Chao Zeng

5.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
128 papers, 5.0k citations indexed

About

Chao Zeng is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Chao Zeng has authored 128 papers receiving a total of 5.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 70 papers in Materials Chemistry, 60 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 55 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Chao Zeng's work include Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (49 papers), Perovskite Materials and Applications (20 papers) and Copper-based nanomaterials and applications (19 papers). Chao Zeng is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (49 papers), Perovskite Materials and Applications (20 papers) and Copper-based nanomaterials and applications (19 papers). Chao Zeng collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Saudi Arabia. Chao Zeng's co-authors include Hongwei Huang, Yihe Zhang, Tierui Zhang, A.H. Reshak, Shuchen Tu, Yingmo Hu, Fan Dong, Xin Du, Hui Jun Liu and Chunhui Dai and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Chao Zeng

122 papers receiving 4.9k 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.

Macroscopic Polarization Enhancement Promoting Photo‐ and Piezoelectric‐Induced Charge Separation and Molecular Oxygen Activation

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Chao Zeng China	35	3.1k	2.9k	2.3k	604	506	128	5.0k
Junqi Li China	38	3.0k 1.0×	2.8k 1.0×	2.4k 1.0×	600 1.0×	485 1.0×	214	5.1k
Xiaodong Wu China	42	2.0k 0.6×	2.6k 0.9×	2.6k 1.1×	677 1.1×	496 1.0×	167	5.9k
Sun-Jae Kim South Korea	33	1.8k 0.6×	2.3k 0.8×	2.1k 0.9×	774 1.3×	363 0.7×	235	4.5k
Lei Shi China	41	3.0k 1.0×	1.6k 0.5×	3.0k 1.3×	372 0.6×	646 1.3×	150	5.3k
Jinwen Shi China	44	4.0k 1.3×	3.7k 1.3×	1.9k 0.8×	372 0.6×	685 1.4×	171	5.6k
Xinghui Liu China	42	2.7k 0.9×	2.7k 0.9×	2.2k 0.9×	397 0.7×	636 1.3×	202	5.5k
Xiao Wang China	29	2.0k 0.7×	2.3k 0.8×	1.4k 0.6×	874 1.4×	461 0.9×	157	3.7k
Hongda Li China	40	2.4k 0.8×	2.4k 0.8×	2.0k 0.9×	365 0.6×	269 0.5×	178	4.3k
Jia Lin China	41	1.8k 0.6×	3.2k 1.1×	2.9k 1.3×	661 1.1×	576 1.1×	335	5.6k
He Miao China	44	2.4k 0.8×	3.1k 1.1×	3.1k 1.3×	913 1.5×	460 0.9×	187	5.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Chao Zeng

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Chao Zeng

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Sun, Fei‐Fei, et al.. (2025). Metamaterial-based vibration suppression stories (VSSs) for mitigating train-induced structural vibrations in multi-story and high-rise buildings. Applied Mathematical Modelling. 144. 116075–116075. 2 indexed citations

Chu, W.Y., Xiaohui Ren, Feng Ma, et al.. (2025). Optimizing Coordinated Active Sites of Transition Metal Complexes: Exploring Metal–Molecule Interactions for Governing CO₂-to-CO Conversion. ACS Nano. 19(18). 17336–17346. 4 indexed citations

Ali, Sajjad, et al.. (2025). Halogen-doped ZnS with selective photocatalytic activity to H2 evolution or CO2 conversion. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 177. 151575–151575.

Chen, Zhenguo, Chunying Zheng, Junxing Liu, et al.. (2025). Leveraging big data to elucidate the impact of heavy metal nanoparticles on anammox processes in wastewater treatment. Journal of Environmental Management. 382. 125243–125243.

Sun, Fei‐Fei, et al.. (2025). Damping-optimized vibration barriers at lower stories: efficient reduced-order modeling framework for railway-induced vibrations in high-rise buildings. Journal of Building Engineering. 113. 114013–114013.

Liu, Junxing, Chao Zeng, Mi Lin, et al.. (2025). Thermal pretreatment-enhanced partial denitrification/anammox: Mobilising in-situ dissolved organic carbon to improve nitrogen removal in municipal wastewater. Bioresource Technology. 434. 132790–132790.

Dai, Chunhui, Chengyin Liu, Yushuai Jia, et al.. (2024). Fluorine lattice-doped ZnS with accompanying sulfur vacancies for high activity and selectivity of CO2 conversion to CO. Ceramics International. 50(11). 19769–19780. 11 indexed citations

Ali, Sajjad, Chunhui Dai, Qing Zeng, et al.. (2024). A Full-Spectrum ZnS Photocatalyst with Gradient Distribution of Atomic Copper Dopants and Concomitant Sulfur Vacancies for Highly Efficient Hydrogen Evolution. ACS Nano. 46 indexed citations

Jia, Yushuai, Xiaohui Ren, Xin Liu, et al.. (2024). Cr dopants and S vacancies in ZnS to trigger efficient photocatalytic H2 evolution and CO2 reduction. Journal of Material Science and Technology. 199. 75–85. 42 indexed citations

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Zeng, Chao, et al.. (2024). Coupling spin selectivity into ferrimagnet for enhanced electrocatalysis. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 80. 435–439. 1 indexed citations

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Wang, Song, Zhixia Li, Chao Zeng, & Jia Hu. (2023). Transitioning to multi-dimensional estimation of visual distraction and its safety effects under automated driving: A spatiotemporal and directional estimation approach. Transportation Research Part C Emerging Technologies. 153. 104212–104212. 5 indexed citations

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He, Ke, Yong Cao, Yong Xie, et al.. (2023). High-temperature ionic transport and electrochemical characteristics of porous CoS2 electrodes in ternary molten salt electrolytes. Inorganic Chemistry Communications. 155. 111076–111076. 1 indexed citations

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Zhang, Tian, Xiaohui Ren, Feng Ma, et al.. (2023). MOF-derived Co(Ni)Ox species loading on two-dimensional cobalt phosphide: A Janus electrocatalyst toward efficient and stable overall water splitting. Applied Materials Today. 34. 101912–101912. 21 indexed citations

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Jia, Hao, Chao Zeng, Hyung‐Seok Lim, et al.. (2023). Important Role of Ion Flux Regulated by Separators in Lithium Metal Batteries. Advanced Materials. 36(19). e2311312–e2311312. 57 indexed citations

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Liu, Hui Jun, et al.. (2023). Preparation, characterization, and electrochemical behavior of a novel porous Magnéli phase Ti4O7-coated Ti electrode. Ceramics International. 49(12). 20564–20575. 14 indexed citations

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Yang, Ling Xu, et al.. (2021). Corrosion and interfacial contact resistance of nanocrystalline β-Nb2N coating on 430 FSS bipolar plates in the simulated PEMFC anode environment. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 46(63). 32206–32214. 34 indexed citations

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Dong, Yujing, Chunhui Dai, Guodong Xu, et al.. (2021). Optimizing the Electronic Structure of ZnS via Cobalt Surface Doping for Promoted Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production. Inorganic Chemistry. 60(20). 15712–15723. 38 indexed citations

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Zhu, Li‐Yuan, Kaiping Yuan, Chao Zeng, et al.. (2020). ZnO branched p-CuxO @n-ZnO heterojunction nanowires for improving acetone gas sensing performance. Sensors and Actuators B Chemical. 324. 128729–128729. 48 indexed citations

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Zeng, Chao, et al.. (2017). Ecotoxicity assessment of ionic As(III), As(V), In(III) and Ga(III) species potentially released from novel III-V semiconductor materials. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 140. 30–36. 25 indexed citations

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Zeng, Chao, et al.. (2013). Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy Studies of Corrosion of Two-phase Ni-Dy Alloys in Molten (0.62Li,0.38K) ₂ CO ₃ at 650 °C. High Temperature Materials and Processes. 32(5). 443–449. 1 indexed citations

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