Chi Zhang

26.6k total citations · 6 hit papers
811 papers, 22.7k citations indexed

About

Chi Zhang is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Chi Zhang has authored 811 papers receiving a total of 22.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 387 papers in Materials Chemistry, 237 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and 228 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Chi Zhang's work include Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications (122 papers), Magnetism in coordination complexes (83 papers) and Nonlinear Optical Materials Studies (79 papers). Chi Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications (122 papers), Magnetism in coordination complexes (83 papers) and Nonlinear Optical Materials Studies (79 papers). Chi Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, Australia and United States. Chi Zhang's co-authors include Zhipeng Huang, Mark G. Humphrey, Chuanxi Wang, Cuncai Lv, Chao Wu, Xingxing Jiang, Zheshuai Lin, Jinfang Zhang, Huihui Lin and Zhongzhong Chen and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Chemical Society Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Chi Zhang

768 papers receiving 22.4k citations

Hit Papers

Improved quantum efficiency for electroluminescence in se... 1999 2026 2008 2017 1999 2013 2020 2014 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. Improved quantum efficiency for electroluminescence in semiconducting polymers
    1999 720 citations Chi Zhang et al. profile →
  2. Hydrogenated TiO2 Nanocrystals: A Novel Microwave Absorbing Material
    2013 520 citations Chi Zhang et al. profile →
  3. Long-term phototransformation of microplastics under simulated sunlight irradiation in aquatic environments: Roles of reactive oxygen species
    2020 481 citations Chi Zhang et al. profile →
  4. Cobalt phosphide nanorods as an efficient electrocatalyst for the hydrogen evolution reaction
    2014 477 citations Zhipeng Huang, Mark G. Humphrey et al. profile →
  5. Large Second-Harmonic Response and Giant Birefringence of CeF2(SO4) Induced by Highly Polarizable Polyhedra
    2021 205 citations Chao Wu, Tianhui Wu et al. profile →
  6. Record Second-Harmonic Generation and Birefringence in an Ultraviolet Antimonate by Bond Engineering
    2024 90 citations Xingxing Jiang, Kaining Duanmu 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
Chi Zhang China 73 11.4k 7.2k 6.0k 4.9k 3.4k 811 22.7k
Peng Wang China 87 13.9k 1.2× 14.6k 2.0× 4.3k 0.7× 6.3k 1.3× 4.8k 1.4× 845 29.9k
Wei Zhang China 66 8.0k 0.7× 5.1k 0.7× 5.6k 0.9× 3.3k 0.7× 5.2k 1.5× 574 21.2k
Jing Ma China 69 7.8k 0.7× 9.1k 1.3× 3.3k 0.6× 5.3k 1.1× 1.4k 0.4× 491 19.8k
De‐en Jiang United States 100 20.6k 1.8× 8.6k 1.2× 8.8k 1.5× 6.5k 1.3× 3.5k 1.0× 453 32.8k
Abdullah G. Al‐Sehemi Saudi Arabia 60 7.0k 0.6× 6.2k 0.9× 4.4k 0.7× 3.8k 0.8× 2.3k 0.7× 817 17.7k
Sara Bals Belgium 79 14.8k 1.3× 8.2k 1.1× 5.6k 0.9× 4.6k 0.9× 4.5k 1.3× 568 24.9k
Honglai Liu China 66 9.2k 0.8× 4.7k 0.7× 2.2k 0.4× 4.0k 0.8× 4.1k 1.2× 878 21.3k
Dapeng Cao China 86 14.4k 1.3× 8.8k 1.2× 4.2k 0.7× 8.8k 1.8× 3.2k 1.0× 435 27.6k
Long Chen China 85 17.2k 1.5× 8.9k 1.2× 3.5k 0.6× 8.0k 1.6× 2.9k 0.9× 590 26.9k
Matthew Segall United Kingdom 27 17.8k 1.6× 6.8k 0.9× 6.0k 1.0× 2.5k 0.5× 1.4k 0.4× 63 25.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Chi Zhang

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All Works

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Wei, Zhi-Yuan, Lulu Fu, Yang Zhao, et al.. (2025). Poly(methyl methacrylate)-assisted construction for enhanced optical absorption nonlinearities in two-dimensional Dion-Jacobson perovskite films. Materials Today Physics. 51. 101652–101652. 3 indexed citations
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Su, Chang, Yong Geng, Stijn van Ewijk, Aiduan Borrion, & Chi Zhang. (2025). Uncovering the evolution of the global Nickel cycle and trade networks. Resources Conservation and Recycling. 215. 108164–108164. 5 indexed citations
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Zhang, Jinfang, et al.. (2025). Modulation of S and N Active Sites for Coordination Polymers to Achieve Enhanced Hg2+ Sensing Performances. Inorganic Chemistry. 64(14). 7019–7028.
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Zhang, Xianfu, Xingxing Jiang, Hui Gao, et al.. (2025). Breaking the Deep‐UV Transparency/Optical Nonlinearity Trade‐Off: Three‐Parameter Optimization in Oxyfluorides by Tailoring d 0 ‐Metal Incorporation. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(46). e202513438–e202513438.
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Cao, Yingnan, Chi Zhang, Wenchao Wang, et al.. (2024). Binary junctions enhance electron storage and potential difference for photo-assisted electrocatalytic CO2 reduction to HCOOH. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 349. 123867–123867. 8 indexed citations
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Wu, Tianhui, Xingxing Jiang, Kaining Duanmu, et al.. (2024). Giant Optical Anisotropy in a Covalent Molybdenum Tellurite via Oxyanion Polymerization (Adv. Sci. 12/2024). Advanced Science. 11(12). 6 indexed citations
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Wu, Tianhui, Xingxing Jiang, Kaining Duanmu, et al.. (2024). Giant Optical Anisotropy in a Covalent Molybdenum Tellurite via Oxyanion Polymerization. Advanced Science. 11(12). e2306670–e2306670. 30 indexed citations
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Zhang, Chi, et al.. (2024). Pyrrole-substituted difluoroboron β-diketonate dyes: Facile synthesis and multi-state optical properties. Dyes and Pigments. 227. 112180–112180. 1 indexed citations
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Wu, Guangxu, Jie Zhang, Hang Yu, et al.. (2024). Novel pleuromutilin derivatives conjugated with phenyl-sulfide and boron-containing moieties as potent antibacterial agents against antibiotic-resistant bacteria. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 277. 116745–116745. 2 indexed citations
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Zhang, Jinfang, et al.. (2023). A new-AIE-ligand-based metal–organic framework “turn-on” sensor with extremely high sensitivity. New Journal of Chemistry. 47(35). 16706–16712. 3 indexed citations
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Zhang, Chi, Dongqing Wu, Zhong‐Yi Li, et al.. (2023). Azide Ionic Liquids for Safe, Green, and Highly‐Efficient Azidation Reactions to Produce Azide Polymers. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 62(52). e202314052–e202314052. 2 indexed citations
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Zhang, Jinfang, et al.. (2019). AIE-ligand-based luminescent Cd(ii)–organic framework as the first “turn-on” Fe3+ sensor in aqueous medium. Journal of Materials Chemistry C. 8(4). 1427–1432. 68 indexed citations
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Yang, Ziyi, Chengxin Peng, Ruijin Meng, et al.. (2019). Hybrid Anatase/Rutile Nanodots-Embedded Covalent Organic Frameworks with Complementary Polysulfide Adsorption for High-Performance Lithium–Sulfur Batteries. ACS Central Science. 5(11). 1876–1883. 81 indexed citations
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Qian, Jun, Hirofumi Yoshikawa, Mark G. Humphrey, et al.. (2019). In situ formed [M(CN)9] (M = W, Mo) as a building block for the construction of two nona-cyanometalate-bridged heterometallic coordination polymers. CrystEngComm. 21(29). 4363–4372. 2 indexed citations
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Zhang, Chi. (2007). Research Progress in Support Material for Immobilization of Horseradish Peroxidase. Cailiao daobao. 1 indexed citations

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