Cheng Zou

3.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
115 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Cheng Zou is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Cheng Zou has authored 115 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 53 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 41 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and 33 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Cheng Zou's work include Liquid Crystal Research Advancements (37 papers), Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors (21 papers) and Transition Metal Oxide Nanomaterials (19 papers). Cheng Zou is often cited by papers focused on Liquid Crystal Research Advancements (37 papers), Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors (21 papers) and Transition Metal Oxide Nanomaterials (19 papers). Cheng Zou collaborates with scholars based in China, Japan and United States. Cheng Zou's co-authors include Yanjie Su, Huai Yang, Yong Zhou, Zhi Yang, Jing Hu, Lanying Zhang, Hongchao Zhao, Ming Li, Nantao Hu and Yafei Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Applied Physics Letters.

In The Last Decade

Cheng Zou

110 papers receiving 2.6k 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.

Oxygen Vacancy-Rich Bimetallic Au@Pt Core–Shell Nanosphere-Functionalized Electrospun ZnFe₂O₄ Nanofibers for Chemiresistive Breath Acetone Detection

2024 111 citations Hongchao Zhao, Xiaopeng She et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Cheng Zou China	27	1.6k	918	896	637	518	115	2.6k
Ming Yang China	36	2.0k 1.3×	1.1k 1.2×	868 1.0×	408 0.6×	455 0.9×	104	3.2k
D. Sastikumar India	31	1.5k 1.0×	1.2k 1.3×	995 1.1×	354 0.6×	533 1.0×	108	2.7k
Yao Yao China	27	2.1k 1.3×	847 0.9×	1.5k 1.7×	379 0.6×	860 1.7×	71	2.9k
Yongxiang Li China	35	2.5k 1.6×	3.1k 3.4×	719 0.8×	601 0.9×	315 0.6×	144	4.1k
Chih‐Wei Hu Taiwan	36	2.1k 1.3×	1.2k 1.3×	627 0.7×	459 0.7×	225 0.4×	168	4.0k
Satinder K. Sharma India	26	1.4k 0.9×	932 1.0×	881 1.0×	457 0.7×	137 0.3×	147	2.3k
J.A. Giacometti Brazil	26	1.0k 0.6×	1.1k 1.2×	982 1.1×	432 0.7×	160 0.3×	148	2.7k
S. Basu India	25	2.1k 1.3×	1.6k 1.7×	924 1.0×	378 0.6×	823 1.6×	98	2.8k
Kalayil Manian Manesh South Korea	31	1.4k 0.9×	467 0.5×	1.7k 1.8×	231 0.4×	353 0.7×	42	3.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Cheng Zou

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Cheng Zou

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Li, Tao, Ruixue Zhang, Xinyu Li, et al.. (2025). Synthesis and antibacterial evaluations of novel vancomycin analogues targeting bacteria membrane to combat Gram-negative infections. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 289. 117483–117483.

Zou, Cheng, et al.. (2025). A novel infrared-shielding smart window based on epoxy-thiol polymer/liquid crystal composites. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells. 282. 113405–113405. 1 indexed citations

Zou, Cheng, et al.. (2025). A multistage modulated smart window based on fluorinated polymer/ liquid crystal composites with passive radiative cooling characteristics. Composites Part A Applied Science and Manufacturing. 195. 108980–108980. 2 indexed citations

Chen, Yi, et al.. (2025). Humidity-activated inorganic Co–Ni layered double hydroxides-organic polyethyleneimine hybrids for room-temperature, sensitive and stable CO2 sensing. Talanta. 297(Pt B). 128719–128719. 3 indexed citations

Zhang, Zuowei, Jianjun Xu, Xian He, et al.. (2024). A novel dual-functional flexible dimming film for smart window applications: Energy saving and self-cleaning performance. Chemical Engineering Journal. 488. 150601–150601. 25 indexed citations

Sun, Mingjun, Kuan Ding, Yujie Lu, et al.. (2024). Two-dimensional p-n heterojunctions of black phosphorus nanosheet-sensitized α-MoO3 nanoflake for low-temperature chemiresistive NH3 recognition. Microchemical Journal. 207. 111911–111911. 21 indexed citations

Xu, Jianjun, Baohua Yuan, Cheng Zou, et al.. (2024). The electrically controlled dimming film of thiol-vinyl ether system with low-voltage and high contrast ratio for smart windows. Composites Part A Applied Science and Manufacturing. 187. 108427–108427. 4 indexed citations

Zou, Cheng, et al.. (2024). Interference mitigation method for LEO satellites with optimal dynamic switching array elements in co‐frequency beams. Electronics Letters. 60(24). 1 indexed citations

Chen, Chao, Xian He, Zuowei Zhang, et al.. (2024). Regulation of refractive index of polymer matrix and its effect on properties of polymer-dispersed liquid crystal films. Journal of Molecular Liquids. 413. 125916–125916. 1 indexed citations

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Zou, Cheng, et al.. (2023). Uncovering the anti-biofilm activity of Ilicicolin B against Staphylococcus aureus. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 684. 149138–149138. 3 indexed citations

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Zhou, Yong, Zhihao Hu, Hongchao Zhao, et al.. (2023). Two-dimensional black phosphorus/tin oxide heterojunctions for high-performance chemiresistive H2S sensing. Analytica Chimica Acta. 1245. 340825–340825. 71 indexed citations

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Ma, Cong, Meina Yu, Yanzi Gao, et al.. (2023). Effect of Liquid Crystalline Acrylates on the Electro-Optical Properties and Micro-Structures of Polymer-Dispersed Liquid Crystal Films. Crystals. 13(9). 1294–1294. 4 indexed citations

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Xu, Jianjun, Meina Yu, Cheng Zou, et al.. (2023). Colored PDLC Films with Wide Gamut Range. Crystals. 13(8). 1216–1216. 4 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yuhan, Chenjie Song, Jinying Bao, et al.. (2023). Near-infrared light-driven liquid crystalline elastomers with simultaneously enhanced actuation strain and stress. Science China Materials. 66(12). 4803–4813. 12 indexed citations

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Liu, Peilong, et al.. (2023). Large Scale Optical Assisted Mm-Wave Beam-Hopping System for Multi-Hop Bent-Pipe LEO Satellite Networks. Applied Sciences. 13(6). 3480–3480. 2 indexed citations

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Zhang, Zuowei, Xian He, Jianjun Xu, et al.. (2023). A novel low-voltage fast-response electrically controlled dimming film based on fluorinated PDLC for smart window applications. Chemical Engineering Journal. 479. 147668–147668. 31 indexed citations

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Zou, Cheng, Jing Hu, Yanjie Su, et al.. (2022). Conducting polymer-bridged three-dimensional heterojunctions of reduced graphene oxide/ γ -Fe2O3 hybrids for high-performance NO2 gas sensing. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 7. 100057–100057. 1 indexed citations

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Yang, Shenglai, et al.. (2021). Influence of Pore Structure on Gas Flow and Recovery in Ultradeep Carbonate Gas Reservoirs at Multiple Scales. Energy & Fuels. 35(5). 3951–3971. 6 indexed citations

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Sakai, Jun, et al.. (1989). Studies on Optimal Control of Farm Power-Transmission-Equipment Systems (Part 1). Journal of the Japanese Society of Agricultural Machinery. 51(1). 3–10.

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Sakai, Jun & Cheng Zou. (1987). Studies on Feedback Power and Power Transmission Systems of Closed-loop for Rotary-Tilling Tractors (Part 2). Journal of the Japanese Society of Agricultural Machinery. 49(3). 109–116. 2 indexed citations

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