Allen Pei

19.8k total citations · 16 hit papers
59 papers, 16.2k citations indexed

About

Allen Pei is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Automotive Engineering and Condensed Matter Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, Allen Pei has authored 59 papers receiving a total of 16.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 25 papers in Automotive Engineering and 9 papers in Condensed Matter Physics. Recurrent topics in Allen Pei's work include Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (42 papers), Advancements in Battery Materials (42 papers) and Advanced Battery Technologies Research (25 papers). Allen Pei is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (42 papers), Advancements in Battery Materials (42 papers) and Advanced Battery Technologies Research (25 papers). Allen Pei collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and South Korea. Allen Pei's co-authors include Yi Cui, Dingchang Lin, Yuzhang Li, Yayuan Liu, Kai Liu, Wei Gao, Yanbin Li, Joseph Wang, Jin Xie and Jiangyan Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Allen Pei

59 papers receiving 16.0k citations

Hit Papers

Materials for lithium-ion battery safety 2013 2026 2017 2021 2018 2017 2019 2017 2018 400 800 1.2k
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Materials for lithium-ion battery safety
    2018 1.3k citations Kai Liu, Yayuan Liu et al. Science Advances profile →
  2. Atomic structure of sensitive battery materials and interfaces revealed by cryo–electron microscopy
    2017 1.2k citations Yuzhang Li, Yanbin Li et al. Science profile →
  3. Ultrathin, flexible, solid polymer composite electrolyte enabled with aligned nanoporous host for lithium batteries
    2019 1.0k citations Jiayu Wan, Jin Xie et al. Nature Nanotechnology profile →
  4. Lithium Metal Anodes with an Adaptive “Solid-Liquid” Interfacial Protective Layer
    2017 514 citations Kai Liu, Allen Pei et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  5. Solubility-mediated sustained release enabling nitrate additive in carbonate electrolytes for stable lithium metal anode
    2018 498 citations Yayuan Liu, Dingchang Lin et al. Nature Communications profile →
  6. A manganese–hydrogen battery with potential for grid-scale energy storage
    2018 460 citations Allen Pei, Yuzhang Li et al. profile →
  7. Surface Fluorination of Reactive Battery Anode Materials for Enhanced Stability
    2017 455 citations Jie Zhao, Lei Liao et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  8. Improving cyclability of Li metal batteries at elevated temperatures and its origin revealed by cryo-electron microscopy
    2019 442 citations Jiangyan Wang, William Huang et al. profile →
  9. Highly Efficient Light-Driven TiO2–Au Janus Micromotors
    2015 424 citations Wei Gao, Allen Pei et al. ACS Nano profile →
  10. Stabilizing Lithium Metal Anodes by Uniform Li-Ion Flux Distribution in Nanochannel Confinement
    2016 419 citations Wei Liu, Dingchang Lin et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  11. Uniform High Ionic Conducting Lithium Sulfide Protection Layer for Stable Lithium Metal Anode
    2019 410 citations Hao Chen, Allen Pei et al. Advanced Energy Materials profile →
  12. Effects of Polymer Coatings on Electrodeposited Lithium Metal
    2018 396 citations Allen Pei, Yi Cui et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  13. Correlating Structure and Function of Battery Interphases at Atomic Resolution Using Cryoelectron Microscopy
    2018 379 citations Yuzhang Li, William Huang et al. Joule profile →
  14. Seawater-driven magnesium based Janus micromotors for environmental remediation
    2013 351 citations Wei Gao, Allen Pei et al. Nanoscale profile →
  15. Stabilized Li3N for efficient battery cathode prelithiation
    2016 342 citations Yongming Sun, Yanbin Li et al. profile →
  16. Bioinspired Helical Microswimmers Based on Vascular Plants
    2013 325 citations Wei Gao, Allen Pei et al. Nano Letters profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Allen Pei United States 56 12.9k 7.2k 2.2k 2.0k 2.0k 59 16.2k
Hye Ryoung Lee United States 31 5.7k 0.4× 1.5k 0.2× 2.4k 1.1× 1.8k 0.9× 672 0.3× 37 9.6k
Eric D. Wachsman United States 63 12.7k 1.0× 5.2k 0.7× 11.1k 5.1× 1.0k 0.5× 373 0.2× 323 19.9k
Yanwei Ma China 65 8.9k 0.7× 1.6k 0.2× 4.2k 1.9× 2.2k 1.1× 2.3k 1.2× 460 15.4k
J. Judy United States 55 12.4k 1.0× 2.2k 0.3× 8.3k 3.8× 2.4k 1.2× 492 0.3× 169 19.3k
Dong‐Liang Peng China 66 10.7k 0.8× 2.2k 0.3× 5.3k 2.4× 848 0.4× 289 0.1× 341 14.8k
Chong Seung Yoon South Korea 88 25.4k 2.0× 10.1k 1.4× 3.7k 1.7× 565 0.3× 261 0.1× 375 27.5k
Yuanfu Chen China 76 12.6k 1.0× 1.3k 0.2× 5.0k 2.3× 1.2k 0.6× 420 0.2× 300 16.3k
Won‐Sub Yoon South Korea 66 14.5k 1.1× 4.2k 0.6× 2.7k 1.2× 637 0.3× 127 0.1× 292 16.3k
Jeffrey W. Fergus United States 37 5.9k 0.5× 1.9k 0.3× 4.6k 2.1× 930 0.5× 146 0.1× 129 9.4k
Xun Xu China 58 5.9k 0.5× 613 0.1× 4.4k 2.0× 929 0.5× 1.6k 0.8× 246 10.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Allen Pei

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Allen Pei

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Wu, Tong, Bofei Liu, Chong Liu, et al.. (2023). Solar-driven efficient heterogeneous subminute water disinfection nanosystem assembled with fingerprint MoS2. Nature Water. 1(5). 462–470. 52 indexed citations
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Boyle, David, Yuzhang Li, Allen Pei, et al.. (2022). Resolving Current-Dependent Regimes of Electroplating Mechanisms for Fast Charging Lithium Metal Anodes. Nano Letters. 22(20). 8224–8232. 95 indexed citations
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Yang, Ankun, Guangmin Zhou, Xian Kong, et al.. (2020). Electrochemical generation of liquid and solid sulfur on two-dimensional layered materials with distinct areal capacities. Nature Nanotechnology. 15(3). 231–237. 87 indexed citations
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Wang, Hansen, Yangying Zhu, Sang Cheol Kim, et al.. (2020). Underpotential lithium plating on graphite anodes caused by temperature heterogeneity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117(47). 29453–29461. 124 indexed citations
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Boyle, David, Xian Kong, Allen Pei, et al.. (2020). Transient Voltammetry with Ultramicroelectrodes Reveals the Electron Transfer Kinetics of Lithium Metal Anodes. ACS Energy Letters. 5(3). 701–709. 150 indexed citations
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Wu, Tong, Chong Liu, Biao Kong, et al.. (2019). Amidoxime-Functionalized Macroporous Carbon Self-Refreshed Electrode Materials for Rapid and High-Capacity Removal of Heavy Metal from Water. ACS Central Science. 5(4). 719–726. 93 indexed citations
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Chen, Hao, Allen Pei, Dingchang Lin, et al.. (2019). Uniform High Ionic Conducting Lithium Sulfide Protection Layer for Stable Lithium Metal Anode. Advanced Energy Materials. 9(22). 410 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sun, Yongming, Li Wang, Yanbin Li, et al.. (2019). Design of Red Phosphorus Nanostructured Electrode for Fast-Charging Lithium-Ion Batteries with High Energy Density. Joule. 3(4). 1080–1093. 216 indexed citations
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Lin, Dingchang, Yayuan Liu, Yanbin Li, et al.. (2019). Fast galvanic lithium corrosion involving a Kirkendall-type mechanism. Nature Chemistry. 11(4). 382–389. 254 indexed citations
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Yu, Zhiao, David G. Mackanic, Wesley Michaels, et al.. (2019). A Dynamic, Electrolyte-Blocking, and Single-Ion-Conductive Network for Stable Lithium-Metal Anodes. Joule. 3(11). 2761–2776. 215 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xiaokun, Jin Xie, Feifei Shi, et al.. (2018). Vertically Aligned and Continuous Nanoscale Ceramic–Polymer Interfaces in Composite Solid Polymer Electrolytes for Enhanced Ionic Conductivity. Nano Letters. 18(6). 3829–3838. 325 indexed citations
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Li, Yuzhang, William Huang, Yanbin Li, et al.. (2018). Correlating Structure and Function of Battery Interphases at Atomic Resolution Using Cryoelectron Microscopy. Joule. 2(10). 2167–2177. 379 indexed citations breakdown →
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Liu, Yayuan, Dingchang Lin, Yuzhang Li, et al.. (2018). Solubility-mediated sustained release enabling nitrate additive in carbonate electrolytes for stable lithium metal anode. Nature Communications. 9(1). 3656–3656. 498 indexed citations breakdown →
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Liu, Kai, Allen Pei, Hye Ryoung Lee, et al.. (2017). Lithium Metal Anodes with an Adaptive “Solid-Liquid” Interfacial Protective Layer. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 139(13). 4815–4820. 514 indexed citations breakdown →
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Li, Yuzhang, Yanbin Li, Allen Pei, et al.. (2017). Atomic structure of sensitive battery materials and interfaces revealed by cryo–electron microscopy. Science. 358(6362). 506–510. 1249 indexed citations breakdown →
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Xie, Jin, Lei Liao, Yongji Gong, et al.. (2017). Stitching h-BN by atomic layer deposition of LiF as a stable interface for lithium metal anode. Science Advances. 3(11). eaao3170–eaao3170. 279 indexed citations
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Li, Yuzhang, Yanbin Li, Yongming Sun, et al.. (2017). Revealing Nanoscale Passivation and Corrosion Mechanisms of Reactive Battery Materials in Gas Environments. Nano Letters. 17(8). 5171–5178. 95 indexed citations
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Li, Yanbin, Yongming Sun, Allen Pei, et al.. (2017). Robust Pinhole-free Li3N Solid Electrolyte Grown from Molten Lithium. ACS Central Science. 4(1). 97–104. 206 indexed citations
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Gao, Wei, et al.. (2012). Polymer-based tubular microbots: role of composition and preparation. Nanoscale. 4(7). 2447–2447. 130 indexed citations

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