Banglin Chen

99.9k total citations · 64 hit papers
584 papers, 88.7k citations indexed

About

Banglin Chen is a scholar working on Inorganic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Banglin Chen has authored 584 papers receiving a total of 88.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 534 papers in Inorganic Chemistry, 473 papers in Materials Chemistry and 141 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Banglin Chen's work include Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications (533 papers), Covalent Organic Framework Applications (348 papers) and Membrane Separation and Gas Transport (100 papers). Banglin Chen is often cited by papers focused on Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications (533 papers), Covalent Organic Framework Applications (348 papers) and Membrane Separation and Gas Transport (100 papers). Banglin Chen collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Netherlands. Banglin Chen's co-authors include Guodong Qian, Wei Zhou, Shengchang Xiang, Yuanjing Cui, Rui‐Biao Lin, Yabing He, Bin Li, Omar M. Yaghi, M. O’Keeffe and Zhangjing Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Chemical Reviews and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Banglin Chen

564 papers receiving 88.1k citations

Hit Papers

Luminescent Functional Metal–Organic Frameworks 2000 2026 2008 2017 2011 2001 2005 2010 2014 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k 5.0k
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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. Luminescent Functional Metal–Organic Frameworks
    2011 5.2k citations Yuanjing Cui, Guodong Qian et al. profile →
  2. Modular Chemistry:  Secondary Building Units as a Basis for the Design of Highly Porous and Robust Metal−Organic Carboxylate Frameworks
    2001 4.7k citations Banglin Chen et al. profile →
  3. Rod Packings and Metal−Organic Frameworks Constructed from Rod-Shaped Secondary Building Units
    2005 2.2k citations Banglin Chen et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  4. Metal−Organic Frameworks with Functional Pores for Recognition of Small Molecules
    2010 1.9k citations Banglin Chen, Shengchang Xiang et al. profile →
  5. Methane storage in metal–organic frameworks
    2014 1.5k citations Yabing He, Wei Zhou et al. Chemical Society Reviews profile →
  6. Metal–Organic Frameworks as Platforms for Functional Materials
    2016 1.5k citations Yuanjing Cui, Bin Li et al. profile →
  7. Emerging Multifunctional Metal–Organic Framework Materials
    2016 1.4k citations Bin Li, Hui‐Min Wen et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  8. Pore chemistry and size control in hybrid porous materials for acetylene capture from ethylene
    2016 1.3k citations Huabin Xing, Qiwei Yang et al. profile →
  9. Interwoven Metal-Organic Framework on a Periodic Minimal Surface with Extra-Large Pores
    2001 1.1k citations Banglin Chen et al. profile →
  10. A Microporous Metal–Organic Framework for Gas‐Chromatographic Separation of Alkanes
    2006 1.1k citations Banglin Chen et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  11. A Luminescent Mixed-Lanthanide Metal–Organic Framework Thermometer
    2012 1.1k citations Yuanjing Cui, Hui Xu et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  12. A Luminescent Metal–Organic Framework with Lewis Basic Pyridyl Sites for the Sensing of Metal Ions
    2008 1.0k citations Banglin Chen, Yuanjing Cui et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  13. Multifunctional porous hydrogen-bonded organic framework materials
    2019 1.0k citations Rui‐Biao Lin, Yabing He et al. Chemical Society Reviews profile →
  14. Ordered macro-microporous metal-organic framework single crystals
    2018 1.0k citations Rafael Luque, Banglin Chen et al. profile →
  15. Lanthanide metal-organic frameworks for luminescent sensing and light-emitting applications
    2013 1.0k citations Yuanjing Cui, Banglin Chen et al. profile →
  16. Ethane/ethylene separation in a metal-organic framework with iron-peroxo sites
    2018 980 citations Libo Li, Rui‐Biao Lin et al. profile →
  17. High H 2 Adsorption in a Microporous Metal–Organic Framework with Open Metal Sites
    2005 978 citations Banglin Chen et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  18. A Luminescent Microporous Metal−Organic Framework for the Recognition and Sensing of Anions
    2008 951 citations Banglin Chen, Guodong Qian et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  19. Luminescent Open Metal Sites within a Metal–Organic Framework for Sensing Small Molecules
    2007 892 citations Banglin Chen, Guodong Qian et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  20. Microporous metal-organic framework with potential for carbon dioxide capture at ambient conditions
    2012 769 citations Shengchang Xiang, Yabing He et al. Nature Communications profile →
  21. Assembly of Metal−Organic Frameworks from Large Organic and Inorganic Secondary Building Units:  New Examples and Simplifying Principles for Complex Structures
    2001 766 citations Banglin Chen et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  22. Microporous Metal-Organic Framework Materials for Gas Separation
    2019 761 citations Rui‐Biao Lin, Shengchang Xiang et al. Chem profile →
  23. Porous metal-organic frameworks for gas storage and separation: Status and challenges
    2019 734 citations Libo Li, Rui‐Biao Lin et al. profile →
  24. Perspective of microporous metal–organic frameworks for CO2capture and separation
    2014 718 citations Zhangjing Zhang, Shengchang Xiang et al. profile →
  25. A Microporous Hydrogen-Bonded Organic Framework for Highly Selective C2H2/C2H4 Separation at Ambient Temperature
    2011 683 citations Yabing He, Shengchang Xiang et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  26. A flexible metal–organic framework with a high density of sulfonic acid sites for proton conduction
    2017 660 citations Hui Wu, Wei Zhou et al. profile →
  27. Molecular sieving of ethylene from ethane using a rigid metal–organic framework
    2018 660 citations Rui‐Biao Lin, Libo Li et al. profile →
  28. Hydrogen-Bonded Organic Frameworks as a Tunable Platform for Functional Materials
    2020 653 citations Rui‐Biao Lin, Zhangjing Zhang et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  29. Exploration of porous metal–organic frameworks for gas separation and purification
    2017 633 citations Rui‐Biao Lin, Shengchang Xiang et al. profile →
  30. Dual‐Emitting MOF⊃Dye Composite for Ratiometric Temperature Sensing
    2015 628 citations Yuanjing Cui, Jiancan Yu et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  31. A Highly Sensitive Mixed Lanthanide Metal–Organic Framework Self-Calibrated Luminescent Thermometer
    2013 621 citations Tao Song, Junkuo Gao et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  32. Metal–organic frameworks with potential for energy-efficient adsorptive separation of light hydrocarbons
    2012 613 citations Yabing He, Banglin Chen et al. profile →
  33. Energy-efficient separation alternatives: metal–organic frameworks and membranes for hydrocarbon separation
    2020 588 citations Banglin Chen, Huabin Xing et al. Chemical Society Reviews profile →
  34. Potential of microporous metal–organic frameworks for separation of hydrocarbon mixtures
    2016 577 citations Zongbi Bao, Ganggang Chang et al. profile →
  35. Porous Metal–Organic Frameworks for Gas Storage and Separation: What, How, and Why?
    2014 546 citations Bin Li, Hui‐Min Wen et al. profile →
  36. UTSA-74: A MOF-74 Isomer with Two Accessible Binding Sites per Metal Center for Highly Selective Gas Separation
    2016 534 citations Hui Wu, Tong‐Liang Hu et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  37. Rationally tuned micropores within enantiopure metal-organic frameworks for highly selective separation of acetylene and ethylene
    2011 520 citations Shengchang Xiang, Zhangjing Zhang et al. Nature Communications profile →
  38. Exceptionally High Acetylene Uptake in a Microporous Metal−Organic Framework with Open Metal Sites
    2009 517 citations Shengchang Xiang, Wei Zhou et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  39. Optimized Separation of Acetylene from Carbon Dioxide and Ethylene in a Microporous Material
    2017 500 citations Rui‐Biao Lin, Libo Li et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  40. Multifunctional metal–organic frameworks constructed from meta-benzenedicarboxylate units
    2014 465 citations Yabing He, Bin Li et al. Chemical Society Reviews profile →
  41. Microporous metal–organic framework with dual functionalities for highly efficient removal of acetylene from ethylene/acetylene mixtures
    2015 451 citations Tong‐Liang Hu, Hailong Wang et al. Nature Communications profile →
  42. Cu2(ATC)·6H2O:  Design of Open Metal Sites in Porous Metal−Organic Crystals (ATC:  1,3,5,7-Adamantane Tetracarboxylate)
    2000 436 citations Banglin Chen et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  43. Pore Space Partition within a Metal–Organic Framework for Highly Efficient C2H2/CO2 Separation
    2019 418 citations Rui‐Biao Lin, Wei Zhou et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  44. A Flexible Microporous Hydrogen-Bonded Organic Framework for Gas Sorption and Separation
    2015 411 citations Hailong Wang, Bin Li et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  45. Ethylene/ethane separation in a stable hydrogen-bonded organic framework through a gating mechanism
    2021 396 citations Yisi Yang, Libo Li et al. profile →
  46. Boosting Ethane/Ethylene Separation within Isoreticular Ultramicroporous Metal–Organic Frameworks
    2018 393 citations Rui‐Biao Lin, Hui Wu et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  47. Mixed Metal–Organic Framework with Multiple Binding Sites for Efficient C2H2/CO2Separation
    2020 387 citations Junkuo Gao, Rui‐Biao Lin et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  48. An Ideal Molecular Sieve for Acetylene Removal from Ethylene with Record Selectivity and Productivity
    2017 369 citations Bin Li, Hui‐Min Wen et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  49. Metal–Organic Frameworks as a Versatile Platform for Proton Conductors
    2020 331 citations Shengchang Xiang, Zhangjing Zhang et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  50. Hydrogen-bonded organic frameworks: Chemistry and functions
    2022 302 citations Rui‐Biao Lin, Banglin Chen Chem profile →
  51. Two-Dimensional Covalent Organic Frameworks with Cobalt(II)-Phthalocyanine Sites for Efficient Electrocatalytic Carbon Dioxide Reduction
    2021 300 citations Bin Han, Xu Ding et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  52. Achieving High Performance Metal–Organic Framework Materials through Pore Engineering
    2021 276 citations Rui‐Biao Lin, Zhangjing Zhang et al. profile →
  53. A Fluorescent Metal–Organic Framework for Food Real‐Time Visual Monitoring
    2021 276 citations Banglin Chen et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  54. Fine pore engineering in a series of isoreticular metal-organic frameworks for efficient C2H2/CO2 separation
    2022 268 citations Rui‐Biao Lin, Banglin Chen et al. Nature Communications profile →
  55. Immobilization of Lewis Basic Sites into a Stable Ethane-Selective MOF Enabling One-Step Separation of Ethylene from a Ternary Mixture
    2022 256 citations Xiao‐Wen Gu, Hui Wu et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  56. Exploring Multifunctional Hydrogen-Bonded Organic Framework Materials
    2022 231 citations Zhangjing Zhang, Shengchang Xiang et al. profile →
  57. Fluorinated metal–organic frameworks for gas separation
    2022 187 citations Abtin Ebadi Amooghin, Hamidreza Sanaeepur et al. Chemical Society Reviews profile →
  58. Linkage conversions in single-crystalline covalent organic frameworks
    2023 172 citations Baoqiu Yu, Rui‐Biao Lin et al. profile →
  59. A Microporous Metal‐Organic Framework with Unique Aromatic Pore Surfaces for High Performance C2H6/C2H4 Separation
    2023 126 citations Yi Xie, Yanshu Shi et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  60. Hydrogen-bonded organic frameworks for membrane separation
    2024 89 citations Banglin Chen et al. Chemical Society Reviews profile →
  61. Flexible–robust MOFs/HOFs for challenging gas separations
    2024 72 citations Abtin Ebadi Amooghin, Hamidreza Sanaeepur et al. profile →
  62. Metal–Organic Framework with Space-Partition Pores by Fluorinated Anions for Benchmark C2H2/CO2 Separation
    2024 69 citations Yabing He, Banglin Chen et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  63. Environmental applications of metal–organic framework-based three-dimensional macrostructures: a review
    2025 41 citations Banglin Chen et al. Chemical Society Reviews profile →
  64. Architecting Metal–Organic Frameworks at Molecular Level toward Direct Air Capture
    2025 27 citations Yi Xie, Shengchang Xiang et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Banglin Chen China 144 74.2k 61.6k 17.0k 15.1k 10.4k 584 88.7k
Hong‐Cai Zhou United States 144 80.7k 1.1× 67.0k 1.1× 19.2k 1.1× 13.8k 0.9× 11.8k 1.1× 568 103.1k
Mohamed Eddaoudi Saudi Arabia 117 65.2k 0.9× 50.4k 0.8× 23.0k 1.3× 12.0k 0.8× 10.1k 1.0× 367 82.7k
Jeffrey R. Long United States 140 56.6k 0.8× 55.6k 0.9× 29.3k 1.7× 16.5k 1.1× 10.0k 1.0× 466 89.3k
Christian Serre France 132 63.9k 0.9× 46.7k 0.8× 12.6k 0.7× 11.7k 0.8× 8.1k 0.8× 485 77.6k
Omar K. Farha United States 157 73.8k 1.0× 65.6k 1.1× 13.5k 0.8× 10.4k 0.7× 14.5k 1.4× 766 100.3k
Susumu Kitagawa Japan 137 70.2k 0.9× 52.9k 0.9× 27.3k 1.6× 7.9k 0.5× 9.1k 0.9× 832 87.7k
M. O’Keeffe United States 79 70.9k 1.0× 55.7k 0.9× 22.8k 1.3× 11.2k 0.7× 9.0k 0.9× 233 88.6k
Joseph T. Hupp United States 160 64.2k 0.9× 65.7k 1.1× 17.3k 1.0× 8.6k 0.6× 18.6k 1.8× 734 102.0k
Jian‐Rong Li China 92 39.1k 0.5× 31.7k 0.5× 9.7k 0.6× 7.9k 0.5× 6.9k 0.7× 409 51.6k
Xiao‐Ming Chen China 120 38.5k 0.5× 29.9k 0.5× 23.7k 1.4× 3.4k 0.2× 6.1k 0.6× 817 55.7k

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Li, Yunbin, Lu Li, Zhitao Wang, et al.. (2024). A Microporous Hydrogen‐Bonded Organic Framework with Open Pyrene Sites Isolated by Hydrogen‐Bonded Helical Chains for Efficient Separation of Xenon and Krypton. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(7). e202418917–e202418917. 15 indexed citations
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Li, Tong, Lu Zhang, Yong Wang, et al.. (2024). Optimizing supramolecular interactions within metal–organic frameworks for ultra‐high purity propylene purification. AIChE Journal. 71(2). 4 indexed citations
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Wang, Shuaiqi, Jun Liu, Shangwei Feng, et al.. (2024). Anionic Hydrogen‐Bonded Frameworks Showing Tautomerism and Colorful Luminescence for the Ultrasensitive Detection of Acetone. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 63(13). e202400742–e202400742. 24 indexed citations
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Cai, Youlie, Gongxun Bai, Junkuo Gao, et al.. (2023). A porous hydrogen-bonded organic framework for sensitive and highly selective fluorescence sensing of carcinoid biomarkers. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials. 361. 112759–112759. 14 indexed citations
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Cai, Youlie, Hongwei Chen, Puxu Liu, et al.. (2023). Robust microporous hydrogen−bonded organic framework for highly selective purification of methane from natural gas. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials. 352. 112495–112495. 50 indexed citations
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Wen, Hui‐Min, et al.. (2023). Construction of Negative Electrostatic Pore Environments in a Scalable, Stable and Low‐Cost Metal‐organic Framework for One‐Step Ethylene Purification from Ternary Mixtures. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 62(44). e202309108–e202309108. 79 indexed citations
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Amooghin, Abtin Ebadi, Hamidreza Sanaeepur, Rafael Luque, Hermenegildo Garcı́a, & Banglin Chen. (2022). Fluorinated metal–organic frameworks for gas separation. Chemical Society Reviews. 51(17). 7427–7508. 187 indexed citations breakdown →
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Pei, Jiyan, Xiao‐Wen Gu, Congcong Liang, et al.. (2022). Robust and Radiation-Resistant Hofmann-Type Metal–Organic Frameworks for Record Xenon/Krypton Separation. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 144(7). 3200–3209. 115 indexed citations
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Zhang, Hao, Yunbin Li, Liangji Chen, et al.. (2022). A crystalline and stable microporous framework based on the dative B←N bonds. Chem. 9(1). 242–252. 40 indexed citations
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Pei, Jiyan, Hui‐Min Wen, Xiao‐Wen Gu, et al.. (2021). Dense Packing of Acetylene in a Stable and Low‐Cost Metal–Organic Framework for Efficient C2H2/CO2 Separation. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 60(47). 25068–25074. 166 indexed citations
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Han, Bin, Xu Ding, Baoqiu Yu, et al.. (2021). Two-Dimensional Covalent Organic Frameworks with Cobalt(II)-Phthalocyanine Sites for Efficient Electrocatalytic Carbon Dioxide Reduction. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 143(18). 7104–7113. 300 indexed citations breakdown →
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Gong, Wei, Hadi D. Arman, Zhijie Chen, et al.. (2021). Highly Specific Coordination-Driven Self-Assembly of 2D Heterometallic Metal–Organic Frameworks with Unprecedented Johnson-type (J51) Nonanuclear Zr-Oxocarboxylate Clusters. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 143(2). 657–663. 37 indexed citations
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Lin, Rui‐Biao, Yabing He, Peng Li, et al.. (2019). Multifunctional porous hydrogen-bonded organic framework materials. Chemical Society Reviews. 48(5). 1362–1389. 1041 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lin, Rui‐Biao, Shengchang Xiang, Wei Zhou, & Banglin Chen. (2019). Microporous Metal-Organic Framework Materials for Gas Separation. Chem. 6(2). 337–363. 761 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bao, Zongbi, Danyan Xie, Ganggang Chang, et al.. (2018). Fine Tuning and Specific Binding Sites with a Porous Hydrogen-Bonded Metal-Complex Framework for Gas Selective Separations. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 140(13). 4596–4603. 230 indexed citations
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Ju, Zhanfeng, Guoliang Liu, Yu‐Sheng Chen, Daqiang Yuan, & Banglin Chen. (2017). From Coordination Cages to a Stable Crystalline Porous Hydrogen‐Bonded Framework. Chemistry - A European Journal. 23(20). 4774–4777. 78 indexed citations
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Wen, Hui‐Min, Ganggang Chang, Bin Li, et al.. (2017). Highly Enhanced Gas Uptake and Selectivity via Incorporating Methoxy Groups into a Microporous Metal–Organic Framework. Crystal Growth & Design. 17(4). 2172–2177. 29 indexed citations
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Guo, Yi, Zhongqing Jiang, Ying Wen, et al.. (2017). A DNA‐Threaded ZIF‐8 Membrane with High Proton Conductivity and Low Methanol Permeability. Advanced Materials. 30(2). 172 indexed citations
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Yue, Dan, Dian Zhao, Jun Zhang, et al.. (2017). A luminescent cerium metal–organic framework for the turn-on sensing of ascorbic acid. Chemical Communications. 53(81). 11221–11224. 125 indexed citations
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He, Huajun, En Ma, Yuanjing Cui, et al.. (2016). Polarized three-photon-pumped laser in a single MOF microcrystal. Nature Communications. 7(1). 11087–11087. 188 indexed citations

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