Cheng Chen

13.4k total citations · 4 hit papers
325 papers, 11.1k citations indexed

About

Cheng Chen is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Cheng Chen has authored 325 papers receiving a total of 11.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 161 papers in Materials Chemistry, 97 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 84 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Cheng Chen's work include Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (40 papers), Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (34 papers) and Membrane Separation Technologies (29 papers). Cheng Chen is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (40 papers), Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (34 papers) and Membrane Separation Technologies (29 papers). Cheng Chen collaborates with scholars based in China, Australia and United States. Cheng Chen's co-authors include Weiwei Lei, Caijin Huang, Thomas F. Fuller, Dan Liŭ, Dan Liu, Guoliang Yang, Sen Lin, Xiaoliang Fang, Jiemin Wang and Nanfeng Zheng and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Cheng Chen

304 papers receiving 10.9k 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.

Carbon-doped BN nanosheets for metal-free photoredox catalysis

2015 651 citations Caijin Huang, Cheng Chen et al. profile →
Photoluminescent Metal−Organic Polymer Constructed from Trimetallic Clusters and Mixed Carboxylates

2003 622 citations Cheng Chen et al. profile →
Achieving high performance corrosion and wear resistant epoxy coatings via incorporation of noncovalent functionalized graphene

2016 401 citations Cheng Chen et al. profile →
Interfacial electric field steering S-scheme charge transfer in MIL-88A(Fe)/polydopamine Heterojunctions: Dual-redox pathways for efficient pollutant mineralization

2025 27 citations Cheng Chen, Liguo Shen et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Cheng Chen	6.1k	3.4k	3.3k	2.4k	1.5k	325	11.1k
Zhangxiong Wu	5.5k 0.9×	3.1k 0.9×	2.7k 0.8×	1.3k 0.5×	2.7k 1.8×	136	10.2k
Qi Wang	3.5k 0.6×	2.5k 0.7×	2.8k 0.8×	1.5k 0.6×	1.9k 1.3×	276	9.0k
Guoliang Liu	3.7k 0.6×	2.7k 0.8×	2.5k 0.8×	1.9k 0.8×	1.3k 0.9×	212	9.3k
Zhen Ma	6.5k 1.1×	3.0k 0.9×	2.6k 0.8×	1.8k 0.8×	1.0k 0.7×	270	11.1k
Shun Li	4.9k 0.8×	2.8k 0.8×	3.2k 1.0×	1.7k 0.7×	2.8k 1.9×	306	9.7k
Zhijian Wu	5.9k 1.0×	4.2k 1.2×	5.3k 1.6×	1.2k 0.5×	1.2k 0.8×	399	12.4k
Xiaoyu Yang	5.5k 0.9×	2.8k 0.8×	2.7k 0.8×	1.3k 0.5×	1.3k 0.9×	295	10.4k
Hui Chen	5.4k 0.9×	2.9k 0.9×	4.1k 1.2×	1.6k 0.6×	988 0.7×	469	12.1k
Baojun Li	7.0k 1.1×	4.1k 1.2×	5.5k 1.7×	1.7k 0.7×	2.4k 1.6×	445	13.8k
Bo Han	3.6k 0.6×	2.2k 0.6×	3.4k 1.0×	1.3k 0.5×	900 0.6×	352	8.8k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Chen, Cheng, Haoyang Zhang, Yan Ren, et al.. (2025). Defect engineering induced nanostructure changes of NiMo-layered double hydroxides/MOF heterostructure on battery type charge storage. Journal of Power Sources. 639. 236685–236685. 8 indexed citations

Hu, Changyu, et al.. (2025). Rapid carbothermic shock synthesis of high-entropy oxides as highly stable oxygen evolution reaction catalysts. Journal of Power Sources. 655. 237967–237967.

Chen, Cheng, Yan Ren, Bo Zhao, et al.. (2025). 3D reticulated NiMo-LDH nanoflower-encapsulated VO2 into rodlike arrays for asymmetric supercapacitors and overall water splitting. Materials Today Chemistry. 45. 102637–102637. 2 indexed citations

Wang, Xiangyu, Lixiang Wang, Ai‐Min Lu, et al.. (2025). A novel Co3O4-(LaO)2SO4 composite assisted with peroxymonosulfate for enhanced degradation of roxarsone and simultaneous immobilization of associated inorganic arsenic. Separation and Purification Technology. 363. 131935–131935.

Teh, Kwok Siong, Amelito Enriquez, Hamid Mahmoodi, et al.. (2024). 3D Printing of Short-Fiber Composites as an Effective Tool for Undergraduate Education in Composite Materials. Papers on Engineering Education Repository (American Society for Engineering Education). 1 indexed citations

Chen, Cheng, Qiang Zhang, Huijun Yang, et al.. (2024). High-performance VO2/CNT@PANI with core–shell construction enable printable in-planar symmetric supercapacitors. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 664. 53–62. 16 indexed citations

Guo, Danjun, Cheng Chen, Meng Sun, et al.. (2024). Exploration of binding mechanism of whey protein isolate and proanthocyanidin: Spectroscopic analysis and molecular dynamics simulation. Food Research International. 196. 115054–115054. 11 indexed citations

Xiong, Liping, Wei Yu, Xinyi Lu, et al.. (2024). A novel dual-function antiscalant carboxymethyl cellulose-graft-protocatechuic acid for efficient scaling and biofouling prevention. Journal of Membrane Science. 713. 123357–123357. 4 indexed citations

Wu, Ziheng, et al.. (2024). Multifunctional 1D lanthanide-based coordination polymers exhibiting single-chain magnets and fluorescence detection. Polyhedron. 251. 116847–116847. 4 indexed citations

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Zhou, Xin, et al.. (2024). Highly sensitive and flexible ammonia sensor based on PEDOT:PSS doped with Lewis acid for wireless food monitoring. Chemical Engineering Journal. 493. 152652–152652. 19 indexed citations

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Kang, Fang, et al.. (2024). Huge dielectric properties of lead-free BaxSryLi0.6Ti1.67O3 ceramics. Ceramics International. 50(7). 11510–11517.

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Meng, Sugang, et al.. (2024). Engineering ZnIn2S4 with efficient charge separation and utilization for synergistic accelerate dual-function photocatalysis. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 677(Pt B). 571–582. 13 indexed citations

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Chen, Yaya, et al.. (2024). Numerical simulation of the influence of karst topography on the heat transfer performance of buried pipe. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer. 159. 108030–108030. 2 indexed citations

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Ye, Mingquan, et al.. (2023). Rational design of flower-like core–shell Fe3O4@SiO2@MoSe2 composites for high performance electromagnetic wave absorption. Journal of Materials Science Materials in Electronics. 34(24). 6 indexed citations

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Chen, Cheng, et al.. (2023). A yolk-shell Pd decorated Au@CeO2 with Schottky junction for long-lived charge separation and bandgap optimization to enhance sonodynamic therapy. Chemical Engineering Journal. 470. 144359–144359. 12 indexed citations

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Jia, Jianping, Cheng Chen, Yan Su, et al.. (2023). Rapid change of erosion-deposition evolution in the Minjiang estuary, Southeast China. Ocean & Coastal Management. 238. 106574–106574. 6 indexed citations

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Chen, Cheng, Chen Chen, Lijun Wu, et al.. (2023). Coupling annealed silver nanoparticles with a porous silicon Bragg mirror SERS substrate and machine learning for rapid non-invasive disease diagnosis. Analytica Chimica Acta. 1254. 341116–341116. 62 indexed citations

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Chen, Cheng, et al.. (2023). Comprehensive experimental study on supercritical water gasification of oilfield sludge: Effect of operation parameters, and catalysts on the products. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 48(66). 25683–25692. 11 indexed citations

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Xie, Qiyuan, et al.. (2023). Molecular dynamics simulation of converting waste polyethylene (PE) to chemicals and fuels under non-isothermal and isothermal conditions. Polymer Degradation and Stability. 208. 110249–110249. 6 indexed citations

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Meng, Sugang, Sheng Ye, Weiwei Lei, et al.. (2023). Efficient pollutant removal using tetrahydrofuran functionalized carbon nitride nanosheets with enhanced photocatalytic performance. Applied Surface Science. 649. 159155–159155. 5 indexed citations

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