Chen Zhao

2.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
45 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Chen Zhao is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and Spectroscopy. According to data from OpenAlex, Chen Zhao has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Materials Chemistry, 27 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and 13 papers in Spectroscopy. Recurrent topics in Chen Zhao's work include Lanthanide and Transition Metal Complexes (19 papers), Magnetism in coordination complexes (19 papers) and Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection (7 papers). Chen Zhao is often cited by papers focused on Lanthanide and Transition Metal Complexes (19 papers), Magnetism in coordination complexes (19 papers) and Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection (7 papers). Chen Zhao collaborates with scholars based in China, Ethiopia and France. Chen Zhao's co-authors include Jinkui Tang, Xiaolei Li, Zhenhua Zhu, Jing Wang, Xun Hong, Tao Yao, Rui You, Yuen Wu, Weixin Huang and Jinlong Yang and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Journal of Hazardous Materials.

In The Last Decade

Chen Zhao

41 papers receiving 2.2k 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.

Regulation of Coordination Number over Single Co Sites: Triggering the Efficient Electroreduction of CO₂

2017 1.0k citations Chen Zhao et al. profile →
Air-Stable Chiral Single-Molecule Magnets with Record Anisotropy Barrier Exceeding 1800 K

2021 270 citations Zhenhua Zhu, Chen Zhao 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						Papers	Cites
Chen Zhao China	17	1.4k	1.0k	792	481	399	45	2.2k
Alena M. Sheveleva United Kingdom	20	1.1k 0.8×	380 0.4×	266 0.3×	897 1.9×	228 0.6×	39	1.6k
Lujia Liu New Zealand	21	1.3k 1.0×	266 0.3×	567 0.7×	1.3k 2.8×	155 0.4×	35	1.9k
Khetpakorn Chakarawet United States	19	1.0k 0.8×	214 0.2×	882 1.1×	484 1.0×	129 0.3×	33	1.5k
Raghu V. Maligal‐Ganesh United States	19	1.1k 0.8×	837 0.8×	129 0.2×	586 1.2×	465 1.2×	32	1.9k
Wen‐Bin Sun China	32	2.3k 1.7×	523 0.5×	1.8k 2.3×	730 1.5×	549 1.4×	115	3.0k
Asamanjoy Bhunia Germany	25	1.7k 1.3×	567 0.6×	426 0.5×	1.6k 3.4×	251 0.6×	44	2.3k
Gurpreet Kaur India	27	1.1k 0.8×	232 0.2×	213 0.3×	537 1.1×	635 1.6×	69	1.8k
Sebastián E. Collins Argentina	31	2.3k 1.7×	916 0.9×	301 0.4×	238 0.5×	255 0.6×	73	2.9k
Lena Seyfarth Germany	16	1.3k 0.9×	809 0.8×	210 0.3×	423 0.9×	416 1.0×	22	1.7k
Qingxia Yao China	31	2.0k 1.5×	722 0.7×	565 0.7×	1.5k 3.1×	884 2.2×	121	3.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Chen Zhao

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Chen Zhao

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All Works

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Yang, Qianqian, Jingjing Lü, Xiaolei Li, et al.. (2025). Synergetic Spin-Crossover and Luminescence in a Fe(II) Complex with Aggregation-Induced Emission and Twisted Intramolecular Charge Transfer. Precision Chemistry. 3(11). 689–694.

Yang, Qianqian, Xiaolei Li, Zhenhua Zhu, et al.. (2025). An AIE-Active Fe(II) Complex Exhibiting Synergistic Spin-Crossover and Luminescent Properties. Crystal Growth & Design. 25(4). 1276–1281. 4 indexed citations

Yang, Qianqian, Jianfeng Wu, Chen Zhao, et al.. (2025). Coupling Dy₃ toroics in macrocycles. Chemical Communications. 61(48). 8751–8754.

Zhao, Chen, Ayesha Aziz, Wenjing Lu, et al.. (2024). A turn-on anthraquinone-derived colorimetric and fluorometric dual-mode probe for highly selective Hg2+ determination and bioimaging in living organisms. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 479. 135694–135694. 10 indexed citations

Zhu, Zhenhua, Chen Zhao, Jianfeng Wu, et al.. (2024). Record Quantum Tunneling Time in an Air-Stable Exchange-Bias Dysprosium Macrocycle. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 146(28). 18899–18904. 30 indexed citations

Zhao, Chen, et al.. (2024). Anthraquinone-metal complex fluorescence sensing platform for monitoring PPi mediated by Al3+ and bioimaging. Journal of Molecular Structure. 1308. 138022–138022. 7 indexed citations

Zhang, Jiachao, Zhenxu Bai, Hao Zheng, et al.. (2024). Characterizing the shaping, transmission, and amplification of near flat-top Gaussian beams through soft-edged apertures. Optics Express. 32(22). 39293–39293. 2 indexed citations

Zhao, Chen, Muhammad Asif, Wenjing Lu, et al.. (2024). Al3+ induced hydrolysis of anthraquinone-based Schiff base fluorescent probe for determination PPi ions and bioimaging. Journal of Molecular Liquids. 400. 124507–124507. 5 indexed citations

Zhao, Chen, Wenjing Lu, Ayesha Aziz, et al.. (2024). A neoteric smartphone-assisted colorimetric and fluorometric dual-mode probe based on anthraquinone derived Schiff base for wide-range pH and Cu2+/S2− determination in bioimaging. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 271. 117085–117085. 2 indexed citations

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Li, Lianjie, et al.. (2024). Vanadium dioxide-based H-shaped terahertz metasurface for beam modulation. Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications. 38(8). 833–841.

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Zhang, Qingli, Rui Zhang, Guihua Sun, et al.. (2023). Mechanical Properties and Nanoindentation Size Effects of YAG Crystals with Different Crystal Faces. Crystal Research and Technology. 58(10). 3 indexed citations

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Zhao, Chen, et al.. (2023). Anthraquinone-based Schiff base fluorescent probe for the sequential sensing of Al3+ and pyrophosphate in a near-perfect aqueous solution and bioimaging. Journal of Molecular Liquids. 391. 123326–123326. 15 indexed citations

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Zhu, Zhenhua, Chen Zhao, Quan Zhou, et al.. (2022). Air-Stable Dy(III)-Macrocycle Enantiomers: From Chiral to Polar Space Group. CCS Chemistry. 4(12). 3762–3771. 39 indexed citations

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Liu, Shuting, Chen Zhao, Zhenhua Zhu, et al.. (2022). A conjugated Schiff-base macrocycle weakens the transverse crystal field of air-stable dysprosium single-molecule magnets. Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers. 9(19). 4982–4989. 40 indexed citations

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Zhu, Zhenhua, Ying Xu, Chen Zhao, Yi‐Quan Zhang, & Jinkui Tang. (2022). A new breakthrough in low-coordinate Dy(iii) single-molecule magnets. Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers. 9(23). 6061–6066. 33 indexed citations

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Xu, Ying, Zhenhua Zhu, Chen Zhao, Yi‐Quan Zhang, & Jinkui Tang. (2022). Five-Coordinated Dysprosium Single-Molecule Magnet Functionalized by the SMe Group. Inorganic Chemistry. 61(50). 20547–20551. 9 indexed citations

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Zhao, Chen, Zhenhua Zhu, Xiaolei Li, & Jinkui Tang. (2022). Air-stable chiral mono- and dinuclear dysprosium single-molecule magnets: steric hindrance of hexaazamacrocycles. Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers. 9(16). 4049–4055. 39 indexed citations

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Li, Hui, Ying Xu, Xiaolei Li, et al.. (2022). Emerging Trends on Designing High-Performance Dysprosium(III) Single-Molecule Magnets. ACS Materials Letters. 4(2). 307–319. 99 indexed citations

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Wang, Yukang, Li-Ming Zhao, Yuqing Fu, et al.. (2018). Combination of N-Arylstilbazolium Organic Nonlinear Optical Chromophores with Iodoargentates: Structural Diversities and Optical Properties. Crystal Growth & Design. 18(7). 3827–3840. 16 indexed citations

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You, Congya, Guoqing Zhang, Wenjie Deng, et al.. (2018). Cascade-type energy band design of a black phosphorus photodetector with high performance. Journal of Materials Chemistry C. 7(8). 2232–2239. 21 indexed citations

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