Chao Lei

3.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
79 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Chao Lei is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Biomedical Engineering and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Chao Lei has authored 79 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 16 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 15 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Chao Lei's work include Environmental remediation with nanomaterials (13 papers), Optical Network Technologies (12 papers) and Quantum Information and Cryptography (10 papers). Chao Lei is often cited by papers focused on Environmental remediation with nanomaterials (13 papers), Optical Network Technologies (12 papers) and Quantum Information and Cryptography (10 papers). Chao Lei collaborates with scholars based in China, Singapore and United Kingdom. Chao Lei's co-authors include Binbin Huang, Guangming Zeng, Chaohai Wei, Wenqian Chen, Karren L. More, David A. Cullen, Hui Xu, Hanguang Zhang, Jiazhan Li and Marcos Lucero and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Nucleic Acids Research and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Chao Lei

69 papers receiving 3.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Atomically dispersed manganese catalysts for oxygen reduction in proton-exchange membrane fuel cells

2018 1.3k citations Jiazhan Li, Mengjie Chen et al. Nature Catalysis profile →
Chlorinated volatile organic compounds (Cl-VOCs) in environment — sources, potential human health impacts, and current remediation technologies

2014 676 citations Binbin Huang, Chao Lei et al. Environment International profile →

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Xiaobing Wang China

Shuguang Wang China

Rui Yu China

Xingxing Jiang China

Huiling Liu China

Qiang Wang China

Chunbo Liu China

Zucheng Wu China

Zhonghua Wang China

Zheng Lu China

Xiaobing Wang China

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Chao Lei

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20 of 20 papers shown

Lei, Chao, et al.. (2026). Palladium-catalysed asymmetric anti-Michael-type addition of α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acids with carboranes. Nature Catalysis. 9(2). 161–172.

Lei, Chao, Xuxu Wang, Wenqian Chen, et al.. (2025). Continuous Photocatalytic Acetylene Conversion to Ethylene in Liquid Under Ambient Conditions. Angewandte Chemie. 137(38).

Lei, Chao, Xuxu Wang, Wenqian Chen, et al.. (2025). Continuous Photocatalytic Acetylene Conversion to Ethylene in Liquid Under Ambient Conditions. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(38). e202511422–e202511422. 2 indexed citations

Xia, Changrong, Xuxu Wang, Jinguang Li, et al.. (2025). Palladium Nanosheet Enables Synergistic Electrocatalytic Dehalogenation via Direct and Indirect Electron Transfer Mechanisms. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 17(3). 5047–5055.

Shi, Jingjing, et al.. (2024). Ultrasensitive protein and exosome analysis based on a rolling circle amplification assisted-CRISPR/Cas12a strategy. Talanta. 273. 125906–125906. 17 indexed citations

Wang, Xuxu, Wenqian Chen, Qian Guo, et al.. (2024). Permanganate-promoted photocatalytic oxidation for efficient water treatment via a synergy of nonradical and radical relay process. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 365. 124993–124993. 4 indexed citations

Qin, Shiyi, Chao Lei, Xuxu Wang, Wenqian Chen, & Binbin Huang. (2022). Electrocatalytic activation of organic chlorides via direct and indirect electron transfer using atomic vacancy control of palladium-based catalyst. Cell Reports Physical Science. 3(1). 100713–100713. 42 indexed citations

Kang, Xinyue, Chao Lei, Jingjing Shi, et al.. (2022). A versatile CRISPR/Cas12a-based biosensing platform coupled with a target-protected transcription strategy. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 219. 114801–114801. 19 indexed citations

Zhang, Jingya, Chao Lei, Wenqian Chen, et al.. (2021). Electrochemical-driven nanoparticulate catalysis for highly efficient dechlorination of chlorinated environmental pollutant. Journal of Catalysis. 395. 362–374. 33 indexed citations

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Lei, Chao, et al.. (2021). Conductive-polymer-supported palladium-iron bimetallic nanocatalyst for simultaneous 4-chlorophenol and Cr(VI) removal: Enhanced interfacial electron transfer and mechanism. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 424(Pt D). 127748–127748. 23 indexed citations

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Lei, Chao, et al.. (2020). Catalytic properties of transition metals modified nanoscale zero-valent iron for simultaneous removal of 4-chlorophenol and Cr(VI): Efficacy, descriptor and reductive mechanisms. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 403. 123827–123827. 64 indexed citations

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Zhang, Jie, et al.. (2019). Experiment Demonstration of Physical Layer Secret Key Distribution with Information Reconciliation in Digital Coherent Optical OFDM System. 3 indexed citations

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Lei, Chao, et al.. (2018). Electrochemical reductive dechlorination of chlorinated volatile organic compounds (Cl-VOCs): Effects of molecular structure on the dehalogenation reactivity and mechanisms. Chemical Engineering Journal. 358. 1054–1064. 124 indexed citations

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Li, Jiazhan, Mengjie Chen, David A. Cullen, et al.. (2018). Atomically dispersed manganese catalysts for oxygen reduction in proton-exchange membrane fuel cells. Nature Catalysis. 1(12). 935–945. 1318 indexed citations breakdown →

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Huang, Binbin, Tao Wang, Zhan Yang, et al.. (2017). Iron-Based Bimetallic Nanocatalysts for Highly Selective Hydrogenation of Acetylene in N,N-Dimethylformamide at Room Temperature. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 5(2). 1668–1674. 17 indexed citations

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Huang, Binbin, Tao Wang, Chao Lei, et al.. (2016). Highly efficient and selective catalytic hydrogenation of acetylene in N,N-dimethylformamide at room temperature. Journal of Catalysis. 339. 14–20. 21 indexed citations

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Lei, Chao. (2015). Ethylene Homopolymerization and Ethylene/α- olefin Copolymerization Catalyzed by Supported Metallocene Catalysts with Boron Activators. 1 indexed citations

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Huang, Binbin, Chao Lei, Chaohai Wei, & Guangming Zeng. (2014). Chlorinated volatile organic compounds (Cl-VOCs) in environment — sources, potential human health impacts, and current remediation technologies. Environment International. 71. 118–138. 676 indexed citations breakdown →

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Lei, Chao. (2010). Influence of urea fertilization on the speciation distribution and phytoavailability of cadmium and lead in soil. Shengtaixue zazhi. 2 indexed citations

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Lei, Chao. (2007). Detection of the genes encoding house mite allergens Der f1 and Der p1 from the air-filters of air-conditioners. Zhongguo renshougonghuanbing zazhi. 1 indexed citations

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