Cheng Wen

2.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
37 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Cheng Wen is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering and Civil and Structural Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Cheng Wen has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Materials Chemistry, 13 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 8 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering. Recurrent topics in Cheng Wen's work include High Entropy Alloys Studies (11 papers), Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition (9 papers) and Concrete Corrosion and Durability (8 papers). Cheng Wen is often cited by papers focused on High Entropy Alloys Studies (11 papers), Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition (9 papers) and Concrete Corrosion and Durability (8 papers). Cheng Wen collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Japan. Cheng Wen's co-authors include Yanjing Su, Dezhen Xue, Changxin Wang, Stoichko Antonov, Yang Bai, Turab Lookman, Yan Zhang, Lan-Hong Dai, Yan Zhang and Yan Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Analytical Chemistry and Applied Catalysis B: Environmental.

In The Last Decade

Cheng Wen

33 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

Machine learning assisted design of high entropy alloys w... 2019 2026 2021 2023 2019 2019 2021 200 400 600
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.

  1. Machine learning assisted design of high entropy alloys with desired property
    2019 687 citations Cheng Wen, Yan Zhang et al. Acta Materialia profile →
  2. Phase prediction in high entropy alloys with a rational selection of materials descriptors and machine learning models
    2019 348 citations Yan Zhang, Cheng Wen et al. Acta Materialia profile →
  3. Modeling solid solution strengthening in high entropy alloys using machine learning
    2021 185 citations Cheng Wen, Changxin Wang et al. Acta Materialia profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Cheng Wen China 16 1.2k 1.0k 515 430 220 37 2.1k
S. Sridhar United States 24 975 0.8× 841 0.8× 344 0.7× 253 0.6× 249 1.1× 94 1.9k
Yang Chen China 27 1.4k 1.2× 846 0.8× 697 1.4× 225 0.5× 172 0.8× 130 2.3k
Jianqiao Yang China 27 518 0.4× 1.1k 1.1× 903 1.8× 785 1.8× 202 0.9× 101 2.2k
Prashant Singh United States 27 1.2k 1.0× 838 0.8× 644 1.3× 215 0.5× 228 1.0× 114 2.4k
Cong Zhang China 22 1.1k 1.0× 753 0.7× 248 0.5× 227 0.5× 183 0.8× 119 1.7k
Mao Zhang China 23 1.0k 0.8× 587 0.6× 567 1.1× 159 0.4× 147 0.7× 123 1.8k
A. Heinzel Germany 30 949 0.8× 1.7k 1.7× 1.2k 2.4× 247 0.6× 110 0.5× 64 2.4k
Tengfei Ma China 23 979 0.8× 749 0.7× 279 0.5× 198 0.5× 478 2.2× 120 2.2k
Henry Hu Canada 27 1.8k 1.6× 977 1.0× 750 1.5× 160 0.4× 217 1.0× 132 2.7k
Guoliang Chen China 22 1.5k 1.3× 871 0.9× 376 0.7× 143 0.3× 129 0.6× 118 2.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Cheng Wen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Cheng Wen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Cheng Wen

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Cheng Wen. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Cheng Wen based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Cheng Wen. Cheng Wen is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Wang, Yiliang, et al.. (2025). In-situ grown Mg-Fe-inhibitor-LDH conversion film on steel for improving corrosion protection in the chloride contaminated environment. Materials Today Communications. 46. 112488–112488. 2 indexed citations
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Li, Qibo, et al.. (2025). LDH-inhibitor conversion film on steel rebar for mitigating chloride-induced corrosion in reinforced concrete environment. Construction and Building Materials. 501. 144306–144306.
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Zhang, Yan, Cheng Wen, Pengfei Dang, et al.. (2025). Elemental numerical descriptions to enhance classification and regression model performance for high-entropy alloys. npj Computational Materials. 11(1). 2 indexed citations
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Wen, Cheng, et al.. (2025). Analyzing real-world adverse events of spironolactone with the FAERS database. PLoS ONE. 20(9). e0330659–e0330659.
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Wen, Cheng, Yan Zhang, Changxin Wang, et al.. (2024). Machine-Learning-Assisted Compositional Design of Refractory High-Entropy Alloys with Optimal Strength and Ductility. Engineering. 46. 214–223. 17 indexed citations
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Liu, Pei, Haiyou Huang, Cheng Wen, Turab Lookman, & Yanjing Su. (2023). The γ/γ′ microstructure in CoNiAlCr-based superalloys using triple-objective optimization. npj Computational Materials. 9(1). 13 indexed citations
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Wang, Changxin, Yan Zhang, Cheng Wen, et al.. (2022). Symbolic regression in materials science via dimension-synchronous-computation. Journal of Material Science and Technology. 122. 77–83. 23 indexed citations
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Liu, Guifeng, Yuan-Jun Tong, Yu‐Xin Ye, et al.. (2020). Headspace solid-phase microextraction of semi-volatile ultraviolet filters based on a superhydrophobic metal-organic framework stable in high-temperature steam. Talanta. 219. 121175–121175. 29 indexed citations
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Ye, Yu‐Xin, Cheng Wen, Jinhui Pan, et al.. (2020). Visible-Light Driven Efficient Overall H2O2 Production on Modified Graphitic Carbon Nitride under Ambient Conditions. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 285. 119726–119726. 65 indexed citations
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Huang, Zeai, et al.. (2020). Metallic Pt and PtOx dual-cocatalyst-loaded WO3 for photocatalytic production of peroxydisulfate and hydrogen peroxide. Journal of Materials Science. 55(26). 11829–11840. 33 indexed citations
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Wen, Cheng, Yan Zhang, Changxin Wang, et al.. (2019). Machine learning assisted design of high entropy alloys with desired property. Acta Materialia. 170. 109–117. 687 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zhang, Yan, Cheng Wen, Changxin Wang, et al.. (2019). Phase prediction in high entropy alloys with a rational selection of materials descriptors and machine learning models. Acta Materialia. 185. 528–539. 348 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wen, Cheng & Yongyou Hu. (2004). Research on the Characteristics of Four Bioflocculants. Fain kemikaru. 2 indexed citations
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Wen, Cheng. (2001). Two new sterols in the husk of Xanthoceras sorbifolia. Zhongcaoyao. 5 indexed citations
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Guo, X. J., Cheng Wen, & H.C. Shih. (1999). A new phase with nano-rod structure evolved from ferroelectric thin film. Materials Letters. 41(5). 215–221. 1 indexed citations
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Wen, Cheng, et al.. (1977). Reactivity of Coal and Char. 1. In Carbon Dioxide Atmosphere. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Process Design and Development. 16(1). 20–30. 271 indexed citations

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