Chen Chen

62.5k total citations · 29 hit papers
773 papers, 51.0k citations indexed

About

Chen Chen is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Chen Chen has authored 773 papers receiving a total of 51.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 370 papers in Materials Chemistry, 313 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 253 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Chen Chen's work include Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (173 papers), Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (140 papers) and Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (123 papers). Chen Chen is often cited by papers focused on Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (173 papers), Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (140 papers) and Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (123 papers). Chen Chen collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Macao. Chen Chen's co-authors include Yadong Li, Dingsheng Wang, Qing Peng, Weng‐Chon Cheong, Lirong Zheng, Wenxing Chen, Yu Wang, Xing Cao, Qing Peng and Yuan Pan and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Chemical Reviews and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Chen Chen

726 papers receiving 50.4k 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.

Highly Crystalline Multimetallic Nanoframes with Three-Dimensional Electrocatalytic Surfaces

2014 2.5k citations Chen Chen et al. profile →
Single-Atom Catalysts: Synthetic Strategies and Electrochemical Applications

2018 2.0k citations Chen Chen et al. profile →
Core–Shell ZIF-8@ZIF-67-Derived CoP Nanoparticle-Embedded N-Doped Carbon Nanotube Hollow Polyhedron for Efficient Overall Water Splitting

2018 1.8k citations Kaian Sun, Chen Chen et al. profile →
Single platinum atoms immobilized on an MXene as an efficient catalyst for the hydrogen evolution reaction

2018 1.6k citations Chen Chen, Chung‐Li Dong et al. profile →
Recent progress in resistive random access memories: Materials, switching mechanisms, and performance

2014 1.2k citations Chen Chen et al. profile →
Direct observation of noble metal nanoparticles transforming to thermally stable single atoms

2018 933 citations Chen Chen et al. profile →
Defect Effects on TiO₂ Nanosheets: Stabilizing Single Atomic Site Au and Promoting Catalytic Properties

2018 913 citations Chen Chen et al. profile →
Tuning the Coordination Environment in Single-Atom Catalysts to Achieve Highly Efficient Oxygen Reduction Reactions

2019 870 citations Chen Chen, Yucheng Huang et al. profile →
Enhanced oxygen reduction with single-atomic-site iron catalysts for a zinc-air battery and hydrogen-air fuel cell

2018 861 citations Chen Chen et al. Nature Communications profile →
Atomic site electrocatalysts for water splitting, oxygen reduction and selective oxidation

2020 731 citations Zewen Zhuang, Chen Chen et al. profile →
Bismuth Single Atoms Resulting from Transformation of Metal–Organic Frameworks and Their Use as Electrocatalysts for CO₂ Reduction

2019 667 citations Chen Chen et al. profile →
Fe Isolated Single Atoms on S, N Codoped Carbon by Copolymer Pyrolysis Strategy for Highly Efficient Oxygen Reduction Reaction

2018 659 citations Chen Chen et al. profile →
MXene (Ti₃C₂) Vacancy-Confined Single-Atom Catalyst for Efficient Functionalization of CO₂

2019 641 citations Chen Chen et al. profile →
Hollow N-Doped Carbon Spheres with Isolated Cobalt Single Atomic Sites: Superior Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Reduction

2017 624 citations Chen Chen et al. profile →
A Bimetallic Zn/Fe Polyphthalocyanine‐Derived Single‐Atom Fe‐N₄ Catalytic Site:A Superior Trifunctional Catalyst for Overall Water Splitting and Zn–Air Batteries

2018 542 citations Kaian Sun, Xin Chen et al. profile →
Single Tungsten Atoms Supported on MOF‐Derived N‐Doped Carbon for Robust Electrochemical Hydrogen Evolution

2018 540 citations Chen Chen et al. profile →
Electronic structure and d-band center control engineering over M-doped CoP (M = Ni, Mn, Fe) hollow polyhedron frames for boosting hydrogen production

2018 515 citations Kaian Sun, Chen Chen et al. profile →
Rational Design of Single Molybdenum Atoms Anchored on N‐Doped Carbon for Effective Hydrogen Evolution Reaction

2017 480 citations Chen Chen et al. profile →
Regulating the coordination structure of single-atom Fe-NxCy catalytic sites for benzene oxidation

2019 436 citations Chen Chen et al. Nature Communications profile →
High Durability of Fe–N–C Single‐Atom Catalysts with Carbon Vacancies toward the Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Alkaline Media

2023 364 citations Kaian Sun, Chen Chen et al. profile →
Phosphorus Induced Electron Localization of Single Iron Sites for Boosted CO₂ Electroreduction Reaction

2021 280 citations Chen Chen et al. profile →
Interfacial water engineering boosts neutral water reduction

2022 239 citations Kaian Sun, Zewen Zhuang et al. Nature Communications profile →
Engineering Lattice Disorder on a Photocatalyst: Photochromic BiOBr Nanosheets Enhance Activation of Aromatic C–H Bonds via Water Oxidation

2022 212 citations Zewen Zhuang, Chen Chen et al. profile →
Distinct Crystal‐Facet‐Dependent Behaviors for Single‐Atom Palladium‐On‐Ceria Catalysts: Enhanced Stabilization and Catalytic Properties

2022 195 citations Kaian Sun, Zewen Zhuang et al. profile →
Stabilizing Copper by a Reconstruction-Resistant Atomic Cu–O–Si Interface for Electrochemical CO₂ Reduction

2023 165 citations Kaian Sun, Zewen Zhuang et al. profile →
Stable hydrogen evolution reaction at high current densities via designing the Ni single atoms and Ru nanoparticles linked by carbon bridges

2024 139 citations Kaian Sun, Chen Chen et al. Nature Communications profile →
Microenvironment reconstitution of highly active Ni single atoms on oxygen-incorporated Mo2C for water splitting

2024 134 citations Chen Chen et al. Nature Communications profile →
Constructing Asymmetric Fe–Nb Diatomic Sites to Enhance ORR Activity and Durability

2024 98 citations Chang Chen, Zhiyuan Xu et al. profile →
A bionic self-driven retinomorphic eye with ionogel photosynaptic retina

2024 66 citations Chen Chen, Xuemei Dong et al. Nature Communications profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Chameleon-inspired adaptive photoreactive polyurethane films for dynamic secure multidimensional “burn-after-reading” encryption 2025 ·Chemical Engineering Journal ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Yi Xiao, Wenfei Li, Dongdong Chen, Chen Chen, Yang Zhou, (unknown)	6
2	Interface Engineering of Branched PdCoP _x Nanostructures for High‐Performance Lithium–Oxygen Batteries 2025 ·Angewandte Chemie ·Zhiyuan Xu, Yu Zhang, (unknown), Zewen Zhuang, Xingdong Wang, Jiaqi Zhang, (unknown), Chang Chen, Xin Chen, Qiuhua Yuan, Chen Chen	0
3	A bioinspired electrocatalyst for CO ₂ electroreduction to ethanol via secondary-sphere synergy in Fe porphyrinic-based metal–organic frameworks 2025 ·Energy & Environmental Science ·Kaian Sun, (unknown), Ping Guan, Zewen Zhuang, Xin Tan, Wei Yan, Jiujun Zhang, Chen Chen	1
4	Novel benzene sulfonate surfactants: Alkyl-tetralin sulfonates synthesized via coal chemical route 2024 ·Chemical Engineering Science ·Xiaohong Wang, (unknown), Chen Chen, Xu Li, Lei Liu, Jinxiang Dong	1
5	Transition metal phosphides as noble-metal-alternative co-catalysts for solar hydrogen production 2024 ·Coordination Chemistry Reviews ·Tingting Liu, Chen Chen, Sixiang Liu, Zhangsen Chen, Zonghua Pu, Qiufeng Huang, Lei Zhang, Abdullah M. Al‐Enizi, Ayman Nafady, Shuhui Sun, Gaixia Zhang	21
6	Design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of new bis-benzylisoquinoline-based analogues as potential neuromuscular blocking agents 2024 ·Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters ·Lin Fu, (unknown), (unknown), Chen Chen, (unknown), Yong Qin, Gang Chen, Hao Song, Bowen Ke	1
7	CoFe/N doped biomass-derived carbon as multi-layer porous efficient bifunctional composite for zinc-air battery 2024 ·Journal of Energy Storage ·Jincai Yang, Shang Wu, Jiankun Li, Shuo Tian, Jiajia Wang, (unknown), Xia Wang, Chen Chen, Yanbin Wang, Quanlu Yang	4
8	MOF-derived CuO@CB@CF cathode for O2 activation to generate ROSs for efficient electro-Fenton-catalysis 2024 ·Separation and Purification Technology ·Chen Chen, (unknown), Zhen Huang, (unknown), Xiangke Wang, Jianxin Xia, Hua Li	8
9	High-throughput screening of MIMII-PC6 dual-atom electrocatalysts for efficient and selective electrocatalytic reduction of CO2 to C1 and C2 products 2024 ·Materials Today Physics ·Jing Wang, Xiang Feng, Yangyang Song, Haixia Wang, Chen Chen, Xian Zhao, Weiliu Fan	0
10	Nitrate reduction to nitrogen in wastewater using mesoporous carbon encapsulated Pd–Cu nanoparticles combined with in-situ electrochemical hydrogen evolution 2024 ·Journal of Environmental Management ·(unknown), Chen Chen, Chenyu Bao, Jianan Gu, Kan Li, Jinping Jia	3
11	A bionic self-driven retinomorphic eye with ionogel photosynaptic retina breakdown → 2024 ·Nature Communications ·(unknown), Chen Chen, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Xuemei Dong, (unknown), Bin Liu, Zicheng Zhang, Yueyue Wu, Chaoyi Ban, Rong Chen, (unknown), Kai‐Li Wang, (unknown), (unknown), Gang Lü, Juqing Liu, Zhengdong Liu, Wei Huang	66
12	Alkyl-tetralin base oils synthesized from coal-based chemicals and evaluation of their lubricating properties 2023 ·Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering ·Chen Chen, Qiong Tang, Hong Xu, Mingxing Tang, Xuekuan Li, Lei Liu, Jinxiang Dong	5
13	Intermetallic compound evolution and mechanical properties of Cu/Sn58Bi/Cu 3D structures blended with B4C nanoparticles during isothermal aging 2023 ·Journal of Materials Research and Technology ·Chen Chen, Liang Zhang, Xi Wang, Xiao Lu, Yonghuan Guo	10
14	Selective CO2-to-formic acid electrochemical conversion by modulating electronic environment of copper phthalocyanine with defective graphene 2023 ·Chinese Journal of Structural Chemistry ·Hanqing Zhang, Xiaoxia Wang, Chen Chen, Xianfeng Yang, Chung‐Li Dong, Yucheng Huang, Xiaoliang Zhao, Dongjiang Yang	14
15	Rapid preparation of traditional and high-entropy garnet ceramics by SPS at low temperature with ultrafast densification 2023 ·Ceramics International ·Shengtai Zhang, (unknown), Linzhen Wu, Chen Chen, Yongqiang Tan, Xiaosong Zhou	7
16	Orthogonal design optimization for Cu/Sn58Bi-0.4Mg/Cu solder joint strength in ultrasonic-assisted soldering 2023 ·Materials Today Communications ·Xi Huang, Liang Zhang, Jiamin Zhang, Chen Chen, Xiao Lu, Lei Sun	5
17	Understanding the catalytic behavior of ionic liquids in tetralin alkylation with α-olefins through experiment and COSMO-RS model 2023 ·Chemical Engineering Science ·Chen Chen, Xudong Zhang, Qiong Tang, Mingxing Tang, Xuekuan Li, Lei Liu, Jinxiang Dong	5
18	MnCo2O4 decorating porous PbO2 composite with enhanced activity and durability for acidic water oxidation 2023 ·Fuel ·Xuanbing Wang, Junli Wang, Wenhao Jiang, Chen Chen, Jinlong Wei, Bohao Yu, Buming Chen, Ruidong Xu, Linjing Yang	10
19	Nearly Panoramic Neuromorphic Vision with Transparent Photosynapses 2023 ·Advanced Science ·Xuemei Dong, Chen Chen, (unknown), Yinxiang Li, Zicheng Zhang, (unknown), Bin Liu, Zhe Zhou, Yueyue Wu, D. F. Zhang, (unknown), (unknown), Min Xu, Wei Huang, Juqing Liu	17
20	Oxidation behavior of CrAl coating with and without Nb addition in high temperature steam environment 2023 ·Journal of Nuclear Materials ·(unknown), (unknown), Chen Chen, (unknown), (unknown), Yiwang Bao, Xiaochun Han, Haibin Zhang	4

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