Chenghua Zhang

8.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
165 papers, 7.0k citations indexed

About

Chenghua Zhang is a scholar working on Catalysis, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Chenghua Zhang has authored 165 papers receiving a total of 7.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 76 papers in Catalysis, 64 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 57 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Chenghua Zhang's work include Catalysts for Methane Reforming (75 papers), Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies (46 papers) and Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (44 papers). Chenghua Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Catalysts for Methane Reforming (75 papers), Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies (46 papers) and Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (44 papers). Chenghua Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, United Kingdom and Jordan. Chenghua Zhang's co-authors include Yongwang Li, Jianzhong Wu, Meng Cheng, Chao Long, Hongwei Xiang, Yong Yang, Yue Zhou, Yulei Zhu, Baoshan Wu and Hongyan Zheng and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Bioresource Technology and Applied Catalysis B: Environmental.

In The Last Decade

Chenghua Zhang

155 papers receiving 6.8k 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.

  1. Peer-to-Peer energy trading in a Microgrid
    2018 696 citations Chenghua Zhang, Jianzhong Wu et al. profile →
  2. Review of Existing Peer-to-Peer Energy Trading Projects
    2017 359 citations Chenghua Zhang, Jianzhong Wu et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Chenghua Zhang China 44 3.1k 2.8k 2.1k 2.0k 1.7k 165 7.0k
Luis Ricardez‐Sandoval Canada 41 665 0.2× 1.6k 0.6× 1.3k 0.6× 1.0k 0.5× 974 0.6× 248 5.7k
Eric Croiset Canada 45 2.1k 0.7× 3.1k 1.1× 2.4k 1.2× 2.6k 1.3× 1.2k 0.7× 152 7.0k
Jin Xuan United Kingdom 49 1.0k 0.3× 3.0k 1.1× 1.0k 0.5× 1.7k 0.9× 5.8k 3.3× 242 10.0k
Hui Wan China 37 800 0.3× 2.1k 0.8× 1.1k 0.5× 967 0.5× 830 0.5× 177 4.5k
Jinxiang Dong China 36 472 0.2× 2.4k 0.8× 1.5k 0.7× 845 0.4× 562 0.3× 391 5.7k
Mehdi Mehrpooya Iran 73 958 0.3× 2.1k 0.7× 9.2k 4.4× 2.6k 1.3× 2.5k 1.4× 317 14.6k
Jian Li China 59 3.2k 1.0× 11.8k 4.2× 1.6k 0.8× 1.6k 0.8× 5.5k 3.2× 522 15.9k
Asterios Gavriilidis United Kingdom 46 1.1k 0.4× 2.6k 0.9× 1.5k 0.7× 3.8k 1.9× 790 0.5× 197 6.7k
Jan Van herle Switzerland 52 2.0k 0.7× 6.4k 2.3× 984 0.5× 1.4k 0.7× 3.3k 1.9× 289 8.6k
Jihan Kim South Korea 44 542 0.2× 6.1k 2.2× 1.7k 0.8× 1.8k 0.9× 3.0k 1.7× 201 9.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Chenghua Zhang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Chenghua Zhang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Chenghua Zhang

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Chenghua Zhang. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Chenghua Zhang 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 Chenghua Zhang. Chenghua Zhang is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Wei, Yuxue, Mingyang Ren, Rui Wang, et al.. (2025). Intensified Electron Transfer via a Nitrogen-Enriched Surface Boosts Fischer–Tropsch Activity of Fe 3 C@C Catalysts. ACS Catalysis. 15(23). 20004–20011.
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Qu, Fang, Fei Wang, Qiang Chang, et al.. (2025). Study on performance of Fe2N catalyst modified by hydrophobic PDVB-DMF for Fischer-Tropsch synthesis. Journal of Fuel Chemistry and Technology. 53(5). 663–671.
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Wu, Yonghong, Yunfei Yan, Chenghua Zhang, et al.. (2025). Enhancing outer wall temperature uniformity in a micro-combustor for micro thermophotovoltaic system via four-corner tangential inlets injection. Fuel. 401. 135849–135849. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Chenghua, Yunfei Yan, Yonghong Wu, et al.. (2025). Phase-change-integrated magnetic porous carbon for synergistic magnetothermal and photothermal interfacial evaporation. Energy Conversion and Management. 349. 120813–120813.
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Xue, Zongguo, et al.. (2024). Numerical investigation of the influence of heat-generating components on the heat dissipation in a tower server. Applied Thermal Engineering. 257. 124313–124313.
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Xue, Zongguo, et al.. (2024). Performance analysis of trade-off for thermal and hydraulic characteristics for liquid-jet-cooled heat sink. International Journal of Thermal Sciences. 203. 109139–109139. 3 indexed citations
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Zhang, Chenghua, Yunfei Yan, Kaiming Shen, et al.. (2024). Synthesis of high-value porous carbon from waste plastics and structure regulation promote solar interface water evaporation. Separation and Purification Technology. 355. 129622–129622. 6 indexed citations
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Xue, Zongguo, et al.. (2024). Multi-objective optimization of a porous diverter plate for a liquid-cooled micro-jet heat sink via surrogate modeling. Case Studies in Thermal Engineering. 56. 104264–104264. 1 indexed citations
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Xue, Zongguo, et al.. (2023). Thermal performance enhancement of a micro-jet heat sink via parametric investigated micro pin fin arrays. International Journal of Thermal Sciences. 196. 108717–108717. 15 indexed citations
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Xue, Zongguo, et al.. (2023). Thermal-hydraulic performance analysis of a liquid-jet-cooled heat sink with a macroscopic porous flow diverter. Applied Thermal Engineering. 230. 120654–120654. 17 indexed citations
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Jiang, Tao, et al.. (2023). QTL mapping of maize (Zea mays L.) kernel traits under low-phosphorus stress. Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants. 29(3). 435–445. 6 indexed citations
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Zhang, Chenghua, Yunfei Yan, Kaiming Shen, et al.. (2022). Numerical study on combustion characteristics and heat transfer enhancement of the micro combustor embedded with Y-shaped fin for micro thermo-photovoltaic system. Applied Thermal Engineering. 211. 118427–118427. 43 indexed citations
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Gao, Wei, Yunfei Yan, Weiwei Zhang, et al.. (2021). Enhancement of combustion and radiation performances in a counterflow double‐channel combustor with pin fins for micro‐thermophotovoltaic system. International Journal of Energy Research. 46(2). 1575–1592. 7 indexed citations
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Qiu, Jisheng, et al.. (2020). Micro‐pore structure characteristics and macro‐mechanical properties of PP fibre reinforced coal gangue ceramsite concrete. The Journal of Engineering. 2020(12). 1192–1197. 8 indexed citations
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Long, Chao, Jianzhong Wu, Chenghua Zhang, et al.. (2017). Peer-to-peer energy trading in a community microgrid. ORCA Online Research @Cardiff (Cardiff University). 1–5. 246 indexed citations
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Jiang, Jian, et al.. (2009). Multirange Fractal Analysis on the Negative Correlation between Fractal Dimension of Fractured Surface and Toughness of Materials. Journal of Material Science and Technology. 12(4). 318–320. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Chenghua, et al.. (2003). Application of neural networks in the recognition of stored-grain pests. Nongye gongcheng xuebao. 19(1). 142–144. 6 indexed citations

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