2026 Wei Gao: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Materials Science	98	1141	1092	2	2	916	42646

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World Ranking

Current World Ranking

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Materials Science

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42646

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Materials Science in New Zealand Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Materials Science in New Zealand Leader Award

Overview

Wei Gao is affiliated with the University of Auckland in New Zealand. Their research spans primarily the fields of Engineering and Materials Science, with significant focus in subfields such as Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist has contributed to topics including:

Advancements in Battery Materials
Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies
Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication
Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties
Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition
Magnesium Alloys: Properties and Applications
Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion

Wei Gao's recent publications include the following works:

"Effect of heat input on interfacial characterization of the butter joint of hot-rolling CP-Ti/Q235 bimetallic sheets by Laser + CMT," 2021, Scientific Reports
"Magnesium alloys as anodes for neutral aqueous magnesium-air batteries," 2021, Journal of Magnesium and Alloys
"G protein-coupled receptors in neurodegenerative diseases and psychiatric disorders," 2023, Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy
"Green credit and corporate ESG performance: Evidence from China," 2023, Finance Research Letters
"Experimental study on nano-encapsulated inorganic phase change material for lithium-ion battery thermal management and thermal runaway suppression," 2023, Chemical Engineering Journal

The frequent co-authors who have collaborated with Wei Gao multiple times include Shanghai Wei, Peng Cao, Weili Lin, Hong-zhen Lian, and Saifang Huang.

Wei Gao's works are often published in venues such as:

SSRN Electronic Journal
UNC Libraries
arXiv (Cornell University)
The Cambridge Structural Database
Applied Surface Science

Best Publications

New insights into the structure and reduction of graphite oxide

Wei Gao;Lawrence B. Alemany;Lijie Ci;Pulickel M. Ajayan

2921
Citations
Graphene quantum dots derived from carbon fibers.

Juan Peng;Wei Gao;Bipin Kumar Gupta;Bipin Kumar Gupta;Zheng Liu

2536
Citations
Direct laser writing of micro-supercapacitors on hydrated graphite oxide films

Wei Gao;Neelam Singh;Li Song;Zheng Liu

1621
Citations
Catalytic performance of Pt nanoparticles on reduced graphene oxide for methanol electro-oxidation

Yongjie Li;Yongjie Li;Wei Gao;Lijie Ci;Chunming Wang

1065
Citations
Controlled nanocutting of graphene

Lijie Ci;Zhiping Xu;Lili Wang;Wei Gao

595
Citations
Direct Laser‐Patterned Micro‐Supercapacitors from Paintable MoS2 Films

Liujun Cao;Shubin Yang;Wei Gao;Zheng Liu

577
Citations
Nitrogen-Doped Graphene-Rich Catalysts Derived from Heteroatom Polymers for Oxygen Reduction in Nonaqueous Lithium–O2 Battery Cathodes

Gang Wu;Nathan H. Mack;Wei Gao;Shuguo Ma

576
Citations
Pilling-Bedworth ratio for oxidation of alloys

Chunhua Xu;Wei Gao

517
Citations
Solid frustrated-Lewis-pair catalysts constructed by regulations on surface defects of porous nanorods of CeO 2

Sai Zhang;Zheng-Qing Huang;Yuanyuan Ma;Wei Gao

474
Citations
Graphene/Graphene‐Tube Nanocomposites Templated from Cage‐Containing Metal‐Organic Frameworks for Oxygen Reduction in Li–O2 Batteries

Qing Li;Qing Li;Ping Xu;Wei Gao;Shuguo Ma

458
Citations
Engineered Graphite Oxide Materials for Application in Water Purification

Wei Gao;Mainak Majumder;Lawrence B. Alemany;Tharangattu N. Narayanan

425
Citations
Quasi-Molecular Fluorescence from Graphene Oxide

Charudatta Galande;Aditya D. Mohite;Anton V. Naumov;Wei Gao

355
Citations
Adsorption of Rhodamine-B from aqueous solution using treated rice husk-based activated carbon

Lili Ding;Bo Zou;Wei Gao;Qi Liu

312
Citations
Highly sensitive and robust peroxidase-like activity of porous nanorods of ceria and their application for breast cancer detection.

Zhimin Tian;Jing Li;Zhiyun Zhang;Wei Gao

310
Citations
Modulating electronic structure of CoP electrocatalysts towards enhanced hydrogen evolution by Ce chemical doping in both acidic and basic media

Wei Gao;Wei Gao;Ming Yan;Ho-Yuen Cheung;Zhaoming Xia

298
Citations
Hydrogen embrittlement behavior of SUS301L-MT stainless steel laser-arc hybrid welded joint localized zones

Z.H. Fu;Z.H. Fu;Z.H. Fu;B.J. Yang;M.L. Shan;T. Li

291
Citations
Synthesis of magnetic biochar from pine sawdust via oxidative hydrolysis of FeCl2 for the removal sulfamethoxazole from aqueous solution.

Febelyn Reguyal;Ajit K. Sarmah;Wei Gao

285
Citations
ZnO thin films produced by magnetron sputtering

Wei Gao;Zhengwei Li

267
Citations
Artificially stacked atomic layers: toward new van der Waals solids

Guanhui H. Gao;Wei Gao;E. Cannuccia;Jaime Taha-Tijerina

266
Citations
Hybridization of graphene sheets and carbon-coated Fe3O4 nanoparticles as a synergistic adsorbent of organic dyes

Wei Fan;Wei Gao;Chao Zhang;Weng Weei Tjiu

257
Citations
Electroless nickel plating on AZ91 Mg alloy substrate

Zhenmin Liu;Wei Gao

252
Citations