Chen‐Zi Zhao

27.9k total citations · 22 hit papers
105 papers, 23.9k citations indexed

About

Chen‐Zi Zhao is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Automotive Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Chen‐Zi Zhao has authored 105 papers receiving a total of 23.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 97 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 53 papers in Automotive Engineering and 8 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Chen‐Zi Zhao's work include Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (95 papers), Advancements in Battery Materials (90 papers) and Advanced Battery Technologies Research (53 papers). Chen‐Zi Zhao is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (95 papers), Advancements in Battery Materials (90 papers) and Advanced Battery Technologies Research (53 papers). Chen‐Zi Zhao collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and France. Chen‐Zi Zhao's co-authors include Qiang Zhang, Xin‐Bing Cheng, Rui Zhang, Jia‐Qi Huang, Yang Lu, Xue‐Qiang Zhang, Hong‐Jie Peng, Lynden A. Archer, Qing Zhao and Sanjuna Stalin and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Chemical Reviews and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Chen‐Zi Zhao

100 papers receiving 23.6k citations

Hit Papers

Toward Safe Lithium Metal Anode in Rechargeable Batteries... 2015 2026 2018 2022 2017 2020 2015 2022 2016 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k 5.0k
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. Toward Safe Lithium Metal Anode in Rechargeable Batteries: A Review
    2017 5.3k citations Xin‐Bing Cheng, Rui Zhang et al. profile →
  2. Designing solid-state electrolytes for safe, energy-dense batteries
    2020 1.9k citations Chen‐Zi Zhao et al. profile →
  3. A Review of Solid Electrolyte Interphases on Lithium Metal Anode
    2015 1.6k citations Xin‐Bing Cheng, Rui Zhang et al. profile →
  4. The timescale identification decoupling complicated kinetic processes in lithium batteries
    2022 1.2k citations Yang Lu, Chen‐Zi Zhao et al. Joule profile →
  5. Dendrite‐Free Lithium Deposition Induced by Uniformly Distributed Lithium Ions for Efficient Lithium Metal Batteries
    2016 933 citations Xin‐Bing Cheng, Rui Zhang et al. profile →
  6. A review of rechargeable batteries for portable electronic devices
    2019 921 citations Chen‐Zi Zhao, Hong Yuan et al. profile →
  7. An anion-immobilized composite electrolyte for dendrite-free lithium metal anodes
    2017 788 citations Chen‐Zi Zhao, Xue‐Qiang Zhang et al. profile →
  8. Recent Advances in Energy Chemistry between Solid-State Electrolyte and Safe Lithium-Metal Anodes
    2019 753 citations Xin‐Bing Cheng, Chen‐Zi Zhao et al. profile →
  9. Coralloid Carbon Fiber-Based Composite Lithium Anode for Robust Lithium Metal Batteries
    2018 664 citations Rui Zhang, Xiang Chen et al. Joule profile →
  10. Artificial Interphases for Highly Stable Lithium Metal Anode
    2019 625 citations Rui Xu, Xin‐Bing Cheng et al. Matter profile →
  11. Artificial Soft–Rigid Protective Layer for Dendrite‐Free Lithium Metal Anode
    2018 623 citations Rui Xu, Xue‐Qiang Zhang et al. profile →
  12. Conductive Nanostructured Scaffolds Render Low Local Current Density to Inhibit Lithium Dendrite Growth
    2016 622 citations Rui Zhang, Xin‐Bing Cheng et al. profile →
  13. Controlling Dendrite Growth in Solid-State Electrolytes
    2020 459 citations He Liu, Xin‐Bing Cheng et al. ACS Energy Letters profile →
  14. Critical Current Density in Solid‐State Lithium Metal Batteries: Mechanism, Influences, and Strategies
    2021 456 citations Yang Lu, Chen‐Zi Zhao et al. profile →
  15. An ion redistributor for dendrite-free lithium metal anodes
    2018 414 citations Chen‐Zi Zhao, Rui Zhang et al. Science Advances profile →
  16. Fast Charging Lithium Batteries: Recent Progress and Future Prospects
    2019 341 citations Gaolong Zhu, Chen‐Zi Zhao et al. profile →
  17. The carrier transition from Li atoms to Li vacancies in solid-state lithium alloy anodes
    2021 264 citations Yang Lu, Chen‐Zi Zhao et al. Science Advances profile →
  18. Unlocking the Failure Mechanism of Solid State Lithium Metal Batteries
    2021 249 citations Hong Yuan, Chen‐Zi Zhao et al. profile →
  19. Dry electrode technology, the rising star in solid-state battery industrialization
    2022 244 citations Yang Lu, Chen‐Zi Zhao et al. Matter profile →
  20. Research Progresses of Liquid Electrolytes in Lithium‐Ion Batteries
    2022 215 citations Chen‐Zi Zhao, Xue‐Qiang Zhang et al. profile →
  21. Anode‐Free Solid‐State Lithium Batteries: A Review
    2022 187 citations Wenze Huang, Chen‐Zi Zhao et al. profile →
  22. Eliminating interfacial O-involving degradation in Li-rich Mn-based cathodes for all-solid-state lithium batteries
    2022 156 citations Shuo Sun, Chen‐Zi Zhao et al. Science Advances profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Chen‐Zi Zhao China 53 23.1k 13.2k 2.9k 2.1k 856 105 23.9k
Chong Yan China 66 20.8k 0.9× 12.4k 0.9× 2.0k 0.7× 2.1k 1.0× 877 1.0× 161 21.3k
Jiulin Wang China 70 18.7k 0.8× 7.2k 0.5× 3.4k 1.1× 4.2k 1.9× 1.1k 1.3× 292 19.9k
Xin‐Bing Cheng China 89 40.6k 1.8× 22.2k 1.7× 5.4k 1.8× 4.3k 2.0× 1.0k 1.2× 208 41.7k
Akitoshi Hayashi Japan 78 22.4k 1.0× 8.1k 0.6× 7.9k 2.7× 1.3k 0.6× 705 0.8× 422 23.8k
Rui Xu China 53 11.4k 0.5× 5.4k 0.4× 2.0k 0.7× 1.8k 0.9× 614 0.7× 152 12.2k
Yutao Li United States 73 17.9k 0.8× 6.9k 0.5× 4.7k 1.6× 2.5k 1.2× 596 0.7× 146 19.4k
Dominic Bresser Germany 51 11.4k 0.5× 4.3k 0.3× 1.7k 0.6× 3.5k 1.7× 1.6k 1.9× 207 12.4k
Zhen Li China 61 13.9k 0.6× 3.9k 0.3× 3.3k 1.1× 3.4k 1.6× 461 0.5× 183 15.3k
Jun Ming China 61 10.8k 0.5× 3.9k 0.3× 1.9k 0.7× 2.7k 1.3× 801 0.9× 157 11.9k
Jianming Zheng China 87 28.0k 1.2× 13.0k 1.0× 3.2k 1.1× 5.8k 2.7× 3.1k 3.6× 296 29.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Chen‐Zi Zhao

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All Works

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Huang, Xueyan, Chen‐Zi Zhao, Fang Fu, et al.. (2025). Mitigating lithium void formation in all-solid-state batteries via a high lithium diffusion 3D composite interlayer. Journal of Energy Chemistry. 111. 86–93. 2 indexed citations
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Zhu, Ting, Chen‐Zi Zhao, Dong Wang, et al.. (2024). BRAF‐V600E mutations in plasma and peripheral blood mononuclear cells correlate with prognosis of pediatric Langerhans cell histiocytosis treated with first‐line therapy. Pediatric Blood & Cancer. 71(9). e31099–e31099. 4 indexed citations
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Zhao, Chen‐Zi, Nan Yao, Yang Lu, et al.. (2024). The Regulation of Solid Electrolyte Interphase on Composite Lithium Anodes in Solid‐State Batteries. Angewandte Chemie. 137(2). 7 indexed citations
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Liu, Yukun, Xueyan Huang, Jundong Zhang, et al.. (2024). A high-flash-point quasi-solid polymer electrolyte for stable nickel-rich lithium metal batteries. Journal of Energy Chemistry. 99. 149–158. 2 indexed citations
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Wang, Zixuan, Lu Yang, Chen‐Zi Zhao, et al.. (2024). Suppressing Li voids in all-solid-state lithium metal batteries through Li diffusion regulation. Joule. 8(10). 2794–2810. 39 indexed citations
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Hu, Chao, Shan Guo, Fei Huang, et al.. (2024). Carbonate Ester‐Based Sodium Metal Battery with High‐Capacity Retention at −50 °C Enabled by Weak Solvents and Electrodeposited Anode. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 63(40). e202407075–e202407075. 39 indexed citations
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Hu, Chao, Shan Guo, Fei Huang, et al.. (2024). Carbonate Ester‐Based Sodium Metal Battery with High‐Capacity Retention at −50 °C Enabled by Weak Solvents and Electrodeposited Anode. Angewandte Chemie. 136(40). 2 indexed citations
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Yang, Shi‐Jie, Jiang‐Kui Hu, Feng‐Ni Jiang, et al.. (2023). Oxygen-induced thermal runaway mechanisms of Ah-level solid-state lithium metal pouch cells. eTransportation. 18. 100279–100279. 68 indexed citations
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Zhao, Chen‐Zi, Shuo Sun, Yukun Liu, et al.. (2023). Achieving high-energy and high-safety lithium metal batteries with high-voltage-stable solid electrolytes. Matter. 6(4). 1096–1124. 101 indexed citations
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Liu, Zeyu, Wenze Huang, Jundong Zhang, et al.. (2023). Nanocomposite Current Collectors for Anode-Free All-Solid-State Lithium Batteries. Acta Physico-Chimica Sinica. 40(3). 2305040–2305040. 11 indexed citations
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Shi, Peng, Zhongheng Fu, Mingyue Zhou, et al.. (2022). Inhibiting intercrystalline reactions of anode with electrolytes for long-cycling lithium batteries. Science Advances. 8(33). eabq3445–eabq3445. 99 indexed citations
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Sun, Shuo, Chen‐Zi Zhao, Hong Yuan, et al.. (2022). Eliminating interfacial O-involving degradation in Li-rich Mn-based cathodes for all-solid-state lithium batteries. Science Advances. 8(47). eadd5189–eadd5189. 156 indexed citations breakdown →
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Fu, Zhongheng, Xiang Chen, Chen‐Zi Zhao, et al.. (2021). Stress Regulation on Atomic Bonding and Ionic Diffusivity: Mechanochemical Effects in Sulfide Solid Electrolytes. Energy & Fuels. 35(12). 10210–10218. 25 indexed citations
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Lu, Yang, Chen‐Zi Zhao, Rui Zhang, et al.. (2021). The carrier transition from Li atoms to Li vacancies in solid-state lithium alloy anodes. Science Advances. 7(38). eabi5520–eabi5520. 264 indexed citations breakdown →
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Liu, He, Xin‐Bing Cheng, Jia‐Qi Huang, et al.. (2020). Controlling Dendrite Growth in Solid-State Electrolytes. ACS Energy Letters. 5(3). 833–843. 459 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lu, Yang, Xiang Chen, Chen‐Zi Zhao, & Qiang Zhang. (2020). Machine Learning towards Screening Solid-state Lithium Ion Conductors. 结构化学. 39(1). 8–10. 3 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yushan, Bin‐Mei Zhang, Yuxia Hu, et al.. (2020). Diamine molecules double lock-link structured graphene oxide sheets for high-performance sodium ions storage. Energy storage materials. 34. 45–52. 52 indexed citations
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Hong, Yanshuai, Chen‐Zi Zhao, Ye Xiao, et al.. (2019). Safe Lithium‐Metal Anodes for Li−O2 Batteries: From Fundamental Chemistry to Advanced Characterization and Effective Protection. Batteries & Supercaps. 2(7). 638–658. 77 indexed citations

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