Ao Chen

4.9k total citations · 5 hit papers
78 papers, 4.2k citations indexed

About

Ao Chen is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Ao Chen has authored 78 papers receiving a total of 4.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 64 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 18 papers in Materials Chemistry and 16 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Ao Chen's work include Advanced battery technologies research (45 papers), Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (43 papers) and Advancements in Battery Materials (25 papers). Ao Chen is often cited by papers focused on Advanced battery technologies research (45 papers), Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (43 papers) and Advancements in Battery Materials (25 papers). Ao Chen collaborates with scholars based in China, Hong Kong and United States. Ao Chen's co-authors include Chunyi Zhi, Qing Li, Donghong Wang, Zhaodong Huang, Ze Chen, Qi Yang, Xinliang Li, Guojin Liang, Xiaoqi Wang and Zengxia Pei and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Advanced Materials and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Ao Chen

77 papers receiving 4.2k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

“Soft Shorts” Hidden in Zinc Metal Anode Research

2022 368 citations Qing Li, Ao Chen et al. profile →
Grafted MXene/polymer electrolyte for high performance solid zinc batteries with enhanced shelf life at low/high temperatures

2021 258 citations Ze Chen, Xinliang Li et al. Energy & Environmental Science profile →
Tailoring the metal electrode morphology via electrochemical protocol optimization for long-lasting aqueous zinc batteries

2022 250 citations Qing Li, Ao Chen et al. Nature Communications profile →
Gradient fluorinated alloy to enable highly reversible Zn-metal anode chemistry

2022 242 citations Guojin Liang, Jiaxiong Zhu et al. Energy & Environmental Science profile →
Development of rechargeable high-energy hybrid zinc-iodine aqueous batteries exploiting reversible chlorine-based redox reaction

2023 133 citations Guojin Liang, Ao Chen et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ao Chen China	35	3.9k	1.1k	767	587	540	78	4.2k
Zhaowei Guo China	24	4.4k 1.1×	1.4k 1.2×	993 1.3×	393 0.7×	445 0.8×	38	4.6k
Tengsheng Zhang China	21	3.9k 1.0×	1.1k 1.0×	867 1.1×	409 0.7×	655 1.2×	39	4.1k
Guoqiang Ma China	36	4.3k 1.1×	994 0.9×	1.3k 1.8×	555 0.9×	480 0.9×	55	4.6k
Zhenxing Wang China	24	2.8k 0.7×	839 0.8×	815 1.1×	449 0.8×	274 0.5×	52	3.2k
Xiao Wang China	36	4.4k 1.1×	1.3k 1.2×	1.3k 1.7×	756 1.3×	437 0.8×	111	4.7k
Xuan Gao China	25	2.3k 0.6×	828 0.8×	502 0.7×	521 0.9×	411 0.8×	63	2.8k
Yanbin Yin China	26	3.2k 0.8×	1.1k 1.0×	799 1.0×	303 0.5×	562 1.0×	40	3.4k
Qingchao Liu China	26	3.2k 0.8×	880 0.8×	756 1.0×	645 1.1×	671 1.2×	88	3.6k
Daliang Han China	21	3.2k 0.8×	1.4k 1.2×	587 0.8×	875 1.5×	725 1.3×	40	3.9k
Yongbiao Mu China	29	2.5k 0.6×	696 0.6×	567 0.7×	513 0.9×	571 1.1×	120	2.9k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Chen, Ao, et al.. (2025). Mechanism of graphitization from fragmental carbon to graphite film. Materials Today Communications. 42. 111529–111529. 4 indexed citations

Chen, Ao, et al.. (2025). Photoanode/electrolyte interface modification in solar PEC cells sensitized with Cd0.8Zn0.2S quantum dots for efficient dye degradation. Applied Surface Science. 698. 163123–163123. 1 indexed citations

Chen, Ze, Ying Liu, Zhiquan Wei, et al.. (2025). Fluorinated-oligomeric ionic liquids for high-performance wide-temperature solid zinc batteries. Energy & Environmental Science. 18(7). 3296–3304. 8 indexed citations

Zheng, Wei, et al.. (2025). The effect of Bi2S3/Bi2MoO6/TiO2 photoanode microstructure on solar PEC degradation on several typical dyes. Solar Energy. 288. 113298–113298. 2 indexed citations

Li, Xinliang, Ying Liu, Pei Li, et al.. (2025). Aqueous Alkaline Zinc–Iodine Battery with Two-Electron Transfer. ACS Nano. 19(2). 2900–2908. 21 indexed citations

Chen, Ze, Zhaodong Huang, Jiaxiong Zhu, et al.. (2024). Highly Reversible Positive‐Valence Conversion of Sulfur Chemistry for High‐Voltage Zinc–Sulfur Batteries. Advanced Materials. 36(30). e2402898–e2402898. 25 indexed citations

Chen, Xiufen, et al.. (2024). The stability improvement of photoelectrochemical solar cells with Bi2S3 quantum dots sensitized photoanodes. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 67. 259–267. 3 indexed citations

Wei, Zhiquan, Guangmeng Qu, Zhaodong Huang, et al.. (2024). Gradient Distribution of Zincophilic Sites for Stable Aqueous Zinc‐Based Flow Batteries with High Capacity. Advanced Materials. 36(52). e2414388–e2414388. 19 indexed citations

Chen, Ze, Zhaodong Huang, Chenlu Wang, et al.. (2024). Supramolecular Crystals based Fast Single Ion Conductor for Long‐Cycling Solid Zinc Batteries. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 63(52). e202406683–e202406683. 6 indexed citations

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Chen, Ze, Tairan Wang, Zhuoxi Wu, et al.. (2024). Polymer hetero-electrolyte enabled solid-state 2.4-V Zn/Li hybrid batteries. Nature Communications. 15(1). 3748–3748. 11 indexed citations

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Hong, Hu, Yiqiao Wang, Zhiquan Wei, et al.. (2024). Constructing a Janus Catholyte/Cathode Structure: A New Strategy for Stable Zn‐Organic Batteries. Advanced Materials. 36(46). 5 indexed citations

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Hong, Hu, Yu Wang, Yaqin Zhang, et al.. (2024). Hydrogen‐Bonded Ionic Co‐Crystals for Fast Solid‐State Zinc Ion Storage. Advanced Materials. 36(47). e2407150–e2407150. 8 indexed citations

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Chen, Ze, Jiaxiong Zhu, Shuo Yang, et al.. (2024). MXene Supported Electrodeposition Engineering of Layer Double Hydroxide for Alkaline Zinc Batteries. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 63(43). e202411443–e202411443. 15 indexed citations

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Chen, Xiufen, et al.. (2023). High efficiency Bi2S3/Bi2MoO6/TiO2 photoanode for photoelectrochemical hydrogen generation. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 965. 171139–171139. 13 indexed citations

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Li, Qing, Hu Hong, Xun Guo, et al.. (2023). Distinct chemistry between Zn and Li at varied temperature. Science Bulletin. 68(10). 998–1007. 15 indexed citations

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Chen, Xiufen, et al.. (2023). Degradation of organic dyes with solar PEC cells based on Bi2S3/BiVO4/TiO2 photoanode. Inorganic Chemistry Communications. 160. 111849–111849. 8 indexed citations

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Li, Xinliang, Shixun Wang, Dechao Zhang, et al.. (2023). Perovskite Cathodes for Aqueous and Organic Iodine Batteries Operating Under One and Two Electrons Redox Modes. Advanced Materials. 36(4). e2304557–e2304557. 50 indexed citations

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Chen, Ao, Yaqin Zhang, Qing Li, et al.. (2023). An immiscible phase-separation electrolyte and interface ion transfer electrochemistry enable zinc/lithium hybrid batteries with a 3.5 V-class operating voltage. Energy & Environmental Science. 16(9). 4054–4064. 39 indexed citations

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Chen, Ze, Xinliang Li, Donghong Wang, et al.. (2021). Grafted MXene/polymer electrolyte for high performance solid zinc batteries with enhanced shelf life at low/high temperatures. Energy & Environmental Science. 14(6). 3492–3501. 258 indexed citations breakdown →

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Chen, Ze, Yuwei Zhao, Funian Mo, et al.. (2020). Metal‐Tellurium Batteries: A Rising Energy Storage System. Small Structures. 1(2). 66 indexed citations

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