Cen Zhang

5.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
127 papers, 4.2k citations indexed

About

Cen Zhang is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Biomaterials. According to data from OpenAlex, Cen Zhang has authored 127 papers receiving a total of 4.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Materials Chemistry, 29 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 21 papers in Biomaterials. Recurrent topics in Cen Zhang's work include Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications (15 papers), Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies (14 papers) and Perovskite Materials and Applications (12 papers). Cen Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications (15 papers), Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies (14 papers) and Perovskite Materials and Applications (12 papers). Cen Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, Singapore and United States. Cen Zhang's co-authors include Hui Zhang, Peng Wang, Fengqin Feng, Rongqing Zhang, Yang Li, Liping Xie, Jochen Weiß, Guowen Zhang, Deming Gong and Abdullah and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Cen Zhang

122 papers receiving 4.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Electrospinning of nanofibers: Potentials and perspectives for active food packaging

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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Cen Zhang China	36	1.5k	906	828	720	640	127	4.2k
Bo Pang China	29	1.3k 0.9×	758 0.8×	1.1k 1.4×	522 0.7×	265 0.4×	101	3.7k
Kefu Chen China	42	2.0k 1.3×	1.1k 1.3×	2.0k 2.5×	558 0.8×	297 0.5×	224	5.3k
Xiaorong Liu China	35	731 0.5×	821 0.9×	994 1.2×	1.1k 1.5×	207 0.3×	104	4.1k
Seong‐Cheol Kim South Korea	38	841 0.6×	1.9k 2.1×	905 1.1×	976 1.4×	200 0.3×	401	5.4k
Xi Zhang China	36	894 0.6×	585 0.6×	993 1.2×	376 0.5×	197 0.3×	165	3.8k
Ting Zhang China	39	1.2k 0.8×	1.3k 1.4×	703 0.8×	220 0.3×	1.6k 2.5×	213	5.7k
Yang Qin China	45	778 0.5×	1.3k 1.5×	575 0.7×	1.4k 1.9×	1.2k 1.9×	232	6.0k
Fan Xie China	36	588 0.4×	910 1.0×	706 0.9×	308 0.4×	735 1.1×	141	3.9k
Mingjie Chen China	42	861 0.6×	584 0.6×	1.1k 1.3×	395 0.5×	363 0.6×	205	5.8k
Rui Zhang China	32	530 0.4×	930 1.0×	824 1.0×	688 1.0×	274 0.4×	215	4.4k

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Chen, Di, Wenjing Lü, Cen Zhang, et al.. (2025). Characterization of polyvinyl alcohol/chitosan nanofibers loaded with royal jelly by blending electrospinning for potential wound dressings. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 307(Pt 2). 141977–141977. 8 indexed citations

Zhang, Cen, Sicheng Li, Di Chen, Wenjing Lü, & Chaogeng Xiao. (2025). Emulsion-coaxial electrospinning: The role of zein as a shell layer in multicore-shell structured nanofibers for bioactive delivery. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 306(Pt 1). 141432–141432. 3 indexed citations

Zhang, Cen, Wenjing Lü, Di Chen, et al.. (2025). Potential of beef tallow/palm oil blend as Chongqing hotpot oil from a physicochemical and flavor perspective. Food Chemistry X. 27. 102371–102371.

Zhang, Yuqiang, Cen Zhang, Xiaomeng Chu, et al.. (2025). Quasi-single-ion selective polymer of intrinsic microporosity interface: bifunctional promoter for achieving uniform lithium metal deposition. Chemical Engineering Journal. 514. 163342–163342.

Xiao, Chaogeng, Cen Zhang, Wenjing Lü, et al.. (2024). Identification of salty peptides from enzymolysis extract of oyster by peptidomics and virtual screening. Food Research International. 195. 114966–114966. 10 indexed citations

Zhang, You‐Ming, et al.. (2024). Three-dimensional Co–MoS2/Ni3S2/Ni assembly with interfacial engineering and electronic modulation for efficient hydrogen evolution reaction. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 67. 42–49. 5 indexed citations

Wang, Haiyan, Di Chen, Wenjing Lü, et al.. (2024). Novel salty peptides derived from bovine bone: Identification, taste characteristic, and salt-enhancing mechanism. Food Chemistry. 447. 139035–139035. 28 indexed citations

Zhang, Cen, Yuqiang Zhang, Yaying Dou, et al.. (2024). Three-dimensional covalent organic framework-based artificial interphase layer endows lithium metal anodes with high stability. Chemical Science. 15(45). 19160–19167. 4 indexed citations

Chang, Bowen, Yuegang Zhang, Cen Zhang, et al.. (2024). Tethered Trimeric Small‐molecular Acceptors through Aromatic‐core Engineering for Highly Efficient and Thermally Stable Polymer Solar Cells. Angewandte Chemie. 136(15). 1 indexed citations

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Cao, Jing, et al.. (2023). Three-dimensional 1T/2H-MoS2/Co nanoflowers array on carbon cloth towards highly efficient hydrogen evolution reaction. Materials Letters. 355. 135458–135458. 4 indexed citations

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Xiao, Chaogeng, Yue Zhang, Ting Gong, et al.. (2023). A Comparative Study of Pickled Salted Eggs by Positive and Negative Pressure-Ultrasonic Method. Foods. 12(7). 1477–1477. 10 indexed citations

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Chen, Di, Cheng Guo, Wenjing Lü, Cen Zhang, & Chaogeng Xiao. (2023). Rapid quantification of royal jelly quality by mid-infrared spectroscopy coupled with backpropagation neural network. Food Chemistry. 418. 135996–135996. 14 indexed citations

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Zhang, Rui, Ming Zhang, Jia Yao, et al.. (2022). Tethered Small‐Molecule Acceptors Simultaneously Enhance the Efficiency and Stability of Polymer Solar Cells. Advanced Materials. 35(2). e2206563–e2206563. 104 indexed citations

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Zhang, Cen, et al.. (2022). Rational construction of Co-promoted 1T-MoS2 nanoflowers towards high-efficiency 4-nitrophenol reduction. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 30(5). 11811–11822. 3 indexed citations

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Lü, Wenjing, Yue Zhang, Cen Zhang, Di Chen, & Chaogeng Xiao. (2022). Influence of calcium sulfate incorporated with gluconolactone coagulant on the quality of whole soybean flour tofu. Food Chemistry X. 17. 100527–100527. 15 indexed citations

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Cao, Jing, You‐Ming Zhang, Li Wang, Cen Zhang, & Congshan Zhou. (2022). Unsupported MoS2-Based Catalysts for Bio-Oil Hydrodeoxygenation: Recent Advances and Future Perspectives. Frontiers in Chemistry. 10. 928806–928806. 12 indexed citations

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Zou, Yucheng, Cen Zhang, Peng Wang, Yipeng Zhang, & Hui Zhang. (2020). Electrospun chitosan/polycaprolactone nanofibers containing chlorogenic acid-loaded halloysite nanotube for active food packaging. Carbohydrate Polymers. 247. 116711–116711. 142 indexed citations

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Wang, Peng, Yang Li, Cen Zhang, Fengqin Feng, & Hui Zhang. (2019). Sequential electrospinning of multilayer ethylcellulose/gelatin/ethylcellulose nanofibrous film for sustained release of curcumin. Food Chemistry. 308. 125599–125599. 161 indexed citations

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Zhang, Cen & Rongqing Zhang. (2006). Matrix Proteins in the Outer Shells of Molluscs. Marine Biotechnology. 8(6). 572–586. 144 indexed citations

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Zhang, Cen, Liping Xie, Jing Huang, Xiaolei Liu, & Rongqing Zhang. (2006). A novel matrix protein family participating in the prismatic layer framework formation of pearl oyster, Pinctada fucata. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 344(3). 735–740. 94 indexed citations

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