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D-Index
55
Citations
10260
World Ranking
3036
National Ranking
613

Tao Shao publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Tao Shao sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 264 publications — 68th percentile

68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

Tao Shao D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Tao Shao sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 55 D-Index — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

Overview

Tao Shao is affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China and has an extensive publication record spanning key fields of engineering and medicine. Their research primarily focuses on electrical and electronic engineering, materials chemistry, radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, and catalysis.

Their main research topics include plasma applications and diagnostics, plasma diagnostics and applications, catalytic processes in materials science, high voltage insulation and dielectric phenomena, electrohydrodynamics and fluid dynamics, electrocatalysts for energy conversion, and ammonia synthesis and nitrogen reduction.

Tao Shao has published numerous papers in several prominent scientific journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Physics D Applied Physics
  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Plasma Processes and Polymers
  • Plasma Sources Science and Technology
  • High Voltage

Selected recent papers by Tao Shao:

  • "Efficient Nitrogen Fixation to Ammonia through Integration of Plasma Oxidation with Electrocatalytic Reduction," 2021, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "Surface ionization wave propagation in the nanosecond pulsed surface dielectric barrier discharge: the influence of dielectric material and pulse repetition rate," 2020, Plasma Sources Science and Technology
  • "A critical review on ozone and co-species, generation and reaction mechanisms in plasma induced by dielectric barrier discharge technologies for wastewater remediation," 2021, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering
  • "Removal of Pharmaceutical Residues from Water and Wastewater Using Dielectric Barrier Discharge Methods-A Review," 2021, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • "Coupling bimetallic Ni-Fe catalysts and nanosecond pulsed plasma for synergistic low-temperature CO2 methanation," 2020, Chemical Engineering Journal

Tao Shao has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Cheng Zhang
  • Shuai Zhang
  • Bangdou Huang
  • Liguang Dou
  • Yuan Gao

The scientist has contributed to scholarly literature beyond articles, including a book published by Springer Nature titled Pulsed Discharge Plasmas (2023).

Best Publications

  • A Scalable, High-Throughput, and Environmentally Benign Approach to Polymer Dielectrics Exhibiting Significantly Improved Capacitive Performance at High Temperatures

    Yao Zhou;Qi Li;Bin Dang;Yang Yang

  • Atmospheric-pressure pulsed discharges and plasmas: mechanism, characteristics and applications

    Tao Shao;Ruixue Wang;Cheng Zhang;Ping Yan

  • Efficient Nitrogen Fixation to Ammonia through Integration of Plasma Oxidation with Electrocatalytic Reduction

    Laiquan Li;Cheng Tang;Xiaoyang Cui;Yao Zheng

  • Enhanced surface flashover strength in vacuum of polymethylmethacrylate by surface modification using atmospheric-pressure dielectric barrier discharge

    Tao Shao;Wenjin Yang;Cheng Zhang;Zheng Niu

  • Development and trend of condition monitoring and fault diagnosis of multi-sensors information fusion for rolling bearings: a review

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  • The synergistic effects of the micro-BN and nano-Al2O3 in micro-nano composites on enhancing the thermal conductivity for insulating epoxy resin

    Wancong Bian;Tong Yao;Ming Chen;Cheng Zhang

  • Surface modification of epoxy using an atmospheric pressure dielectric barrier discharge to accelerate surface charge dissipation

    Tao Shao;Feng Liu;Bin Hai;Yunfei Ma

  • Diffuse discharge, runaway electron, and x-ray in atmospheric pressure air in an inhomogeneous electrical field in repetitive pulsed modes

    Tao Shao;Cheng Zhang;Zheng Niu;Ping Yan

  • A Compact Repetitive Unipolar Nanosecond-Pulse Generator for Dielectric Barrier Discharge Application

    Tao Shao;Dongdong Zhang;Yang Yu;Cheng Zhang

  • Nanosecond pulsed plasma assisted dry reforming of CH4: The effect of plasma operating parameters

    Xiaoling Wang;Xiaoling Wang;Yuan Gao;Shuai Zhang;Hao Sun

  • Experimental study of Q-V Lissajous figures in nanosecond-pulse surface discharges

    Hui Jiang;Tao Shao;Cheng Zhang;Wenfeng Li

  • Highly efficient conversion of methane using microsecond and nanosecond pulsed spark discharges

    Yuan Gao;Shuai Zhang;Hao Sun;Ruixue Wang

  • Plasma surface treatment to improve surface charge accumulation and dissipation of epoxy resin exposed to DC and nanosecond-pulse voltages

    Cheng Zhang;Haofan Lin;Haofan Lin;Shuai Zhang;Qin Xie

  • Surface modification of polymethyl-methacrylate using atmospheric pressure argon plasma jets to improve surface flashover performance in vacuum

    Tao Shao;Yixiao Zhou;Cheng Zhang;Wenjin Yang

  • Microsecond pulse driven Ar/CF4 plasma jet for polymethylmethacrylate surface modification at atmospheric pressure

    Ruixue Wang;Cheng Zhang;Xiong Liu;Xiong Liu;Qing Xie

  • A critical review on ozone and co-species, generation and reaction mechanisms in plasma induced by dielectric barrier discharge technologies for wastewater remediation

    Emile Salomon Massima Mouele;Emile Salomon Massima Mouele;Jimoh O. Tijani;Kassim O. Badmus;Omoniyi Pereao

  • Comparison between helium and argon plasma jets on improving the hydrophilic property of PMMA surface

    Ruixue Wang;Yuan Shen;Cheng Zhang;Ping Yan

  • Surface ionization wave propagation in the nanosecond pulsed surface dielectric barrier discharge: the influence of dielectric material and pulse repetition rate

    Bangdou Huang;Cheng Zhang;Igor Adamovich;Yuri Akishev

  • Removal of Pharmaceutical Residues from Water and Wastewater Using Dielectric Barrier Discharge Methods-A Review.

    Emile S Massima Mouele;Emile S Massima Mouele;Jimoh O Tijani;Kassim O Badmus;Omoniyi Pereao

  • Coupling bimetallic Ni-Fe catalysts and nanosecond pulsed plasma for synergistic low-temperature CO2 methanation

    Yuan Gao;Liguang Dou;Shuai Zhang;Lijun Zong;Lijun Zong

  • Surface Treatment of Polyethylene Terephthalate to Improving Hydrophilicity Using Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Jet

    Zhi Fang;Jingru Yang;Yuan Liu;Tao Shao

  • Spark discharge formation in an inhomogeneous electric field under conditions of runaway electron generation

    Tao Shao;Victor F. Tarasenko;Cheng Zhang;Mikhail I. Lomaev

  • Hydrophobic treatment on polymethylmethacrylate surface by nanosecond-pulse DBDs in CF4 at atmospheric pressure

    Cheng Zhang;Yang Zhou;Tao Shao;Qing Xie

  • Correlation between surface charge and DC surface flashover of plasma treated epoxy resin

    Tao Shao;Fei Kong;Haofan Lin;Yiyang Ma

Frequent Co-Authors

Edl Schamiloglu
Edl Schamiloglu University of New Mexico
Kostya Ostrikov
Kostya Ostrikov Queensland University of Technology
Yuan Gao
Yuan Gao Northeastern University
Weidong Zhu
Weidong Zhu Xidian University
Anthony B. Murphy
Anthony B. Murphy Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Rong Zeng
Rong Zeng Tsinghua University
Jun Hu
Jun Hu Tsinghua University
Jinliang He
Jinliang He Tsinghua University
Qing Wang
Qing Wang Pennsylvania State University
Shi-Zhang Qiao
Shi-Zhang Qiao University of Adelaide

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