2026 Wentao Zhai: 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	57	8008	7742	2316	2308	119	10786
Chemistry	50	14345	12918	2228	2209	85	9340

Overview

Wentao Zhai is affiliated with Sun Yat-sen University in China and has contributed extensively to the fields of Materials Science and Engineering. Their research primarily focuses on polymers, composites, and related engineering applications.

The main academic areas of Wentao Zhai's work include:

Materials Science
Engineering

Within these broad fields, they specialize in several subfields, notably:

Polymers and Plastics
Mechanical Engineering
Biomedical Engineering
Biomaterials
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

Their research covers key topics such as:

Polymer Foaming and Composites
Polymer composites and self-healing
Biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
Cellular and Composite Structures
Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
Injection Molding Process and Properties
Membrane Separation Technologies

Wentao Zhai has been published in several frequent venues including:

Advanced Engineering Materials
Polymer
Materials
Chemical Engineering Journal
The Journal of Supercritical Fluids

Some recent papers by Wentao Zhai or closely related to their collaborations include:

Bioinspired Self-Standing, Self-Floating 3D Solar Evaporators Breaking the Trade-Off between Salt Cycle and Heat Localization for Continuous Seawater Desalination, 2023, Advanced Materials
A review on physical foaming of thermoplastic and vulcanized elastomers, 2021, Polymer Reviews
Lithium extraction from geothermal brine by granulated HTO titanium-based adsorbent with block-co-polymer poly (ethylene-co-vinyl alcohol) (EVAL) as binder, 2023, Chemical Engineering Journal
Polyethylene separator supported thin-film composite forward osmosis membranes for concentrating lithium enriched brine, 2022, Water Research
Evolution of ordered structure of TPU in high-elastic state and their influences on the autoclave foaming of TPU and inter-bead bonding of expanded TPU beads, 2021, Polymer

Their frequent co-authors include:

Junjie Jiang
Yaozong Li
Fangwei Tian
Bichi Chen
Huawen Liu

Best Publications

Ultrathin Flexible Graphene Film: An Excellent Thermal Conducting Material with Efficient EMI Shielding

Bin Shen;Wentao Zhai;Wenge Zheng

937
Citations
Facile preparation of lightweight microcellular polyetherimide/graphene composite foams for electromagnetic interference shielding.

Jianqiang Ling;Jianqiang Ling;Wentao Zhai;Weiwei Feng;Bin Shen

776
Citations
Lightweight, Multifunctional Polyetherimide/Graphene@Fe3O4 Composite Foams for Shielding of Electromagnetic Pollution

Bin Shen;Wentao Zhai;Mimi Tao;Jianqiang Ling

639
Citations
Compressible Graphene-Coated Polymer Foams with Ultralow Density for Adjustable Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) Shielding.

Bin Shen;Yang Li;Wentao Zhai;Wenge Zheng

520
Citations
Microcellular graphene foam for improved broadband electromagnetic interference shielding

Bin Shen;Yang Li;Da Yi;Wentao Zhai

386
Citations
Polyimide/graphene composite foam sheets with ultrahigh thermostability for electromagnetic interference shielding

Yang Li;Xueliang Pei;Bin Shen;Wentao Zhai

284
Citations
Heterogeneous nucleation uniformizing cell size distribution in microcellular nanocomposites foams

Wentao Zhai;Jian Yu;Lichuan Wu;Weiming Ma

262
Citations
Melt Blending In situ Enhances the Interaction between Polystyrene and Graphene through π–π Stacking

Bin Shen;Wentao Zhai;Cao Chen;Dingding Lu

260
Citations
A Study of the Crystallization, Melting, and Foaming Behaviors of Polylactic Acid in Compressed CO2

Wentao Zhai;Yoorim Ko;Wenli Zhu;Anson Wong

241
Citations
Ultrathin carbon foams for effective electromagnetic interference shielding

Yang Li;Bin Shen;Xueliang Pei;Yonggang Zhang

212
Citations
The influence of gradient and sandwich configurations on the electromagnetic interference shielding performance of multilayered thermoplastic polyurethane/graphene composite foams

Yang Li;Bin Shen;Da Yi;Lihua Zhang

211
Citations
Strong flexible polymer/graphene composite films with 3D saw-tooth folding for enhanced and tunable electromagnetic shielding

Bin Shen;Yang Li;Da Yi;Wentao Zhai

194
Citations
Chemical functionalization of graphene oxide toward the tailoring of the interface in polymer composites

Bin Shen;Wentao Zhai;Mimi Tao;Dingding Lu

183
Citations
Porous superhydrophobic polymer/carbon composites for lightweight and self-cleaning EMI shielding application

Xiaohui Ma;Xiaohui Ma;Bin Shen;Lihua Zhang;Yinfeng Liu

179
Citations
Cell Structure Evolution and the Crystallization Behavior of Polypropylene/Clay Nanocomposites Foams Blown in Continuous Extrusion

Wentao Zhai;Takashi Kuboki;Lilac Wang;Chul B. Park

175
Citations
A review on physical foaming of thermoplastic and vulcanized elastomers

Wentao Zhai;Junjie Jiang;Junjie Jiang;Chul B. Park

139
Citations
Enhanced thermoelectric property by the construction of a nanocomposite 3D interconnected architecture consisting of graphene nanolayers sandwiched by polypyrrole nanowires

Zhuang Zhang;Guangming Chen;Hanfu Wang;Wentao Zhai

135
Citations
Synthesis of graphene by low-temperature exfoliation and reduction of graphite oxide under ambient atmosphere

Bin Shen;Dingding Lu;Wentao Zhai;Wenge Zheng

133
Citations
Microcellular Foaming of Poly(lactic acid)/Silica Nanocomposites in Compressed CO2: Critical Influence of Crystallite Size on Cell Morphology and Foam Expansion

Guoying Ji;Wentao Zhai;Dongpo Lin;Qian Ren

131
Citations
Cell coalescence suppressed by crosslinking structure in polypropylene microcellular foaming

Wentao Zhai;Hongying Wang;Jian Yu;Jinyong Dong

125
Citations
Numerical Investigation of Nucleating-Agent-Enhanced Heterogeneous Nucleation

C. Wang;S. N. Leung;M. Bussmann;W. T. Zhai

110
Citations