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D-Index
84
Citations
21508
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2295
National Ranking
661

Yiping Zhao publication distribution in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Materials Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Yiping Zhao sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 379 publications — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more.

Yiping Zhao D-index placement in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Yiping Zhao sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 84 D-Index — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2017 - SPIE Fellow

Overview

Yiping Zhao is affiliated with the University of Georgia in the United States, specializing predominantly in Engineering and Materials Science. Their research contributions span key subfields including Biomedical Engineering, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry, and Biophysics.

The scientist's work frequently addresses core topics such as Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications, Biosensors and Analytical Detection, Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research, Spectroscopy Techniques in Biomedical and Chemical Research, Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications, SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing, and Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies.

Among their recent papers are:

  • Unveiling practical considerations for reliable and standardized SERS measurements: lessons from a comprehensive review of oblique angle deposition-fabricated silver nanorod array substrates, 2023, Chemical Society Reviews
  • Rapid and quantitative detection of respiratory viruses using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy and machine learning, 2022, Biosensors and Bioelectronics
  • Silver nanotriangle array based LSPR sensor for rapid coronavirus detection, 2022, Sensors and Actuators B Chemical
  • Mechanically strong and on-demand dissoluble chitosan hydrogels for wound dressing applications, 2022, Carbohydrate Polymers
  • Harmonizing the bilateral bond strength of the interfacial molecule in perovskite solar cells, 2024, Nature Energy

Zhao has collaborated extensively with several frequent co-authors, including Yoong Sheng Phang, Yanjun Yang, Xianyan Chen, Bin Ai, and Hoang Mai Luong.

Their research has been featured in multiple publication venues, with notable frequency in:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Nanomaterials
  • ACS Sensors
  • Journal of Physics D Applied Physics
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C

In addition to journal articles, Zhao has contributed to book publications; notably, they authored a book titled "Use of Smartphones in Optical Experimentation" published by SPIE in 2022.

Recognition of their professional standing includes being named a SPIE Fellow in 2017.

Best Publications

  • Rapid and sensitive detection of respiratory virus molecular signatures using a silver nanorod array SERS substrate.

    Saratchandra Shanmukh;Les Jones;Jeremy Driskell;Yiping Zhao

  • Ultrafast optical switching properties of single-wall carbon nanotube polymer composites at 1.55 μm

    Y.-C. Chen;N. R. Raravikar;L. S. Schadler;P. M. Ajayan

  • Novel nanostructures for SERS biosensing

    Ralph A. Tripp;Richard A. Dluhy;Yiping Zhao

  • Aligned silver nanorod arrays produce high sensitivity surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy substrates

    Stephen B. Chaney;Saratchandra Shanmukh;Richard A. Dluhy;Y.-P. Zhao

  • Photoelectrochemical Study of Nanostructured ZnO Thin Films for Hydrogen Generation from Water Splitting

    Abraham Wolcott;Wilson A. Smith;Tevye R. Kuykendall;Yiping Zhao

  • Photoelectrochemical water splitting using dense and aligned TiO2 nanorod arrays.

    Abraham Wolcott;Wilson A. Smith;Tevye R. Kuykendall;Yiping Zhao

  • Autonomously motile catalytic nanomotors by bubble propulsion

    J. G. Gibbs;Y.-P. Zhao

  • Characterization of Amorphous and Crystalline Rough Surface: Principles and Applications

    Yiping Zhao;Gwo-Ching Wang;Toh-Ming Lu

  • Thickness dependent electrical resistivity of ultrathin (<40 nm) Cu films

    H.-D Liu;Y.-P Zhao;G Ramanath;S.P Murarka

  • The Use of Aligned Silver Nanorod Arrays Prepared by Oblique Angle Deposition as Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering Substrates

    Jeremy D. Driskell;Saratchandra Shanmukh;Yongjun Liu;Stephen B. Chaney

  • Novel Nano-Column and Nano-Flower Arrays by Glancing Angle Deposition

    Y. P. Zhao;D. X. Ye;G. C. Wang;T. M. Lu

  • Rapid microRNA (miRNA) detection and classification via surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS).

    J.D. Driskell;A.G. Seto;L.P. Jones;S. Jokela

  • Visible-Light-Activated Bactericidal Functions of Carbon “Quantum” Dots

    Mohammed J. Meziani;Xiuli Dong;Lu Zhu;Les P. Jones

  • Designing nanostructures by glancing angle deposition

    Yiping Zhao;Dexian Ye;Gwo-Ching Wang;Toh-Ming Lu

  • Surface-roughness effect on capacitance and leakage current of an insulating film

    Y.P. Zhao;G.C. Wang;T.M. Lu;Georgios Palasantzas

  • Effect of surface roughness on magnetic domain wall thickness, domain size, and coercivity

    Y.-P. Zhao;R. M. Gamache;G.-C. Wang;T.-M. Lu

  • Synthesis and Characterization of Thickness-Aligned Carbon Nanotube−Polymer Composite Films

    Nachiket R. Raravikar;Linda S. Schadler;Aravind Vijayaraghavan;Yiping Zhao

  • Silver nanorod arrays as a surface-enhanced Raman scattering substrate for foodborne pathogenic bacteria detection.

    Hsiaoyun Chu;Yaowen Huang;Yiping Zhao

  • Acceleration of tissue plasminogen activator-mediated thrombolysis by magnetically powered nanomotors.

    Rui Cheng;Weijie Huang;Lijie Huang;Lijie Huang;Bo Yang

  • Designing catalytic nanomotors by dynamic shadowing growth.

    Yuping He;Jinsong Wu;Yiping Zhao

Frequent Co-Authors

Gwo-Ching Wang
Gwo-Ching Wang Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Toh-Ming Lu
Toh-Ming Lu Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Ralph A. Tripp
Ralph A. Tripp University of Georgia
Richard A. Dluhy
Richard A. Dluhy University of Georgia
Jin Z. Zhang
Jin Z. Zhang University of California, Santa Cruz
Wilson A. Smith
Wilson A. Smith University of Colorado Boulder
Zhengjun Zhang
Zhengjun Zhang Tsinghua University
Pulickel M. Ajayan
Pulickel M. Ajayan Rice University
Jinghong Li
Jinghong Li Tsinghua University
Kunlin Jin
Kunlin Jin University of North Texas Health Science Center

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