Chuan‐Feng Chen

19.8k total citations · 10 hit papers
392 papers, 17.0k citations indexed

About

Chuan‐Feng Chen is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry and Spectroscopy. According to data from OpenAlex, Chuan‐Feng Chen has authored 392 papers receiving a total of 17.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 311 papers in Organic Chemistry, 235 papers in Materials Chemistry and 169 papers in Spectroscopy. Recurrent topics in Chuan‐Feng Chen's work include Supramolecular Chemistry and Complexes (187 papers), Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials (176 papers) and Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection (148 papers). Chuan‐Feng Chen is often cited by papers focused on Supramolecular Chemistry and Complexes (187 papers), Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials (176 papers) and Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection (148 papers). Chuan‐Feng Chen collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Chuan‐Feng Chen's co-authors include Meng Li, Ying Han, Yun Shen, Haiyan Lu, Dawei Zhang, Yinfeng Wang, Zhi‐Tang Huang, Xiao‐Ni Han, Zheng Meng and Qi‐Yu Zheng and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Chemical Society Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Chuan‐Feng Chen

382 papers receiving 16.8k citations

Hit Papers

Helicenes: Synthesis and Applications 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 2020 2021 2018 2019 400 800 1.2k
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  1. Helicenes: Synthesis and Applications
    2011 1.3k citations Yun Shen, Chuan‐Feng Chen profile →
  2. Recent advances in circularly polarized electroluminescence based on organic light-emitting diodes
    2020 840 citations Meng Li, Chuan‐Feng Chen et al. profile →
  3. Frontiers in circularly polarized luminescence: molecular design, self-assembly, nanomaterials, and applications
    2021 495 citations Chuan‐Feng Chen et al. profile →
  4. Stable Enantiomers Displaying Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence: Efficient OLEDs with Circularly Polarized Electroluminescence
    2018 424 citations Meng Li, Chuan‐Feng Chen et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  5. Advances in helicene derivatives with circularly polarized luminescence
    2019 353 citations Wenlong Zhao, Meng Li et al. Chemical Communications profile →
  6. Recent advances in the synthesis and applications of macrocyclic arenes
    2023 176 citations Xiao‐Ni Han, Ying Han et al. profile →
  7. Recent Progress of Circularly Polarized Luminescence Materials from Chinese Perspectives
    2023 132 citations Chuan‐Feng Chen et al. profile →
  8. B,N‐Embedded Hetero[9]helicene Toward Highly Efficient Circularly Polarized Electroluminescence
    2024 98 citations Wei‐Chen Guo, Wenlong Zhao et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  9. A general supramolecular strategy for fabricating full-color-tunable thermally activated delayed fluorescence materials
    2024 68 citations Nan Xue, He‐Ye Zhou et al. Nature Communications profile →
  10. Fluorescent Macrocyclic Arenes: Synthesis and Applications
    2025 23 citations Xiao‐Ni Han, Ying Han et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Chuan‐Feng Chen China 67 11.8k 10.2k 6.1k 3.3k 1.9k 392 17.0k
Françisco M. Raymo United States 68 9.0k 0.8× 11.5k 1.1× 5.4k 0.9× 3.9k 1.2× 3.2k 1.7× 257 19.8k
Amar H. Flood United States 58 7.2k 0.6× 5.6k 0.5× 4.5k 0.7× 2.0k 0.6× 2.7k 1.4× 193 12.4k
Angel E. Kaifer United States 68 10.4k 0.9× 6.2k 0.6× 6.1k 1.0× 4.0k 1.2× 2.6k 1.3× 236 17.3k
Shigehiro Yamaguchi Japan 81 12.9k 1.1× 12.1k 1.2× 2.8k 0.5× 6.0k 1.8× 1.1k 0.6× 354 21.1k
Tomoki Ogoshi Japan 56 10.6k 0.9× 6.1k 0.6× 6.3k 1.0× 733 0.2× 868 0.5× 224 13.7k
Ayyappanpillai Ajayaghosh India 70 7.7k 0.7× 12.7k 1.2× 3.5k 0.6× 2.8k 0.8× 2.8k 1.4× 236 18.8k
Pablo Ballester Spain 62 7.2k 0.6× 4.9k 0.5× 5.7k 0.9× 979 0.3× 2.3k 1.2× 297 13.5k
Lyle Isaacs United States 68 13.2k 1.1× 5.6k 0.5× 8.1k 1.3× 852 0.3× 2.9k 1.5× 223 17.4k
Nianyong Zhu Hong Kong 74 9.0k 0.8× 8.6k 0.8× 1.7k 0.3× 5.4k 1.6× 1.4k 0.7× 354 17.9k
Kenichiro Itami Japan 97 29.1k 2.5× 8.6k 0.8× 1.3k 0.2× 2.9k 0.9× 2.2k 1.1× 437 32.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Chuan‐Feng Chen

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Han, Xiao‐Ni, Ying Han, & Chuan‐Feng Chen. (2025). Fluorescent Macrocyclic Arenes: Synthesis and Applications. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(12). e202424276–e202424276. 23 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zhao, Pei, Wei‐Chen Guo, Haiyan Lu, & Chuan‐Feng Chen. (2025). High‐Performance White Circularly Polarized Photoluminescence and Electroluminescence from Multi‐Emission Enantiomers. Angewandte Chemie. 137(17).
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Xue, Nan, et al.. (2024). A general supramolecular strategy for fabricating full-color-tunable thermally activated delayed fluorescence materials. Nature Communications. 15(1). 1425–1425. 68 indexed citations breakdown →
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Guo, Wei‐Chen, et al.. (2024). B,N‐Embedded Hetero[9]helicene Toward Highly Efficient Circularly Polarized Electroluminescence. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 63(18). e202401835–e202401835. 98 indexed citations breakdown →
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Guo, Wei‐Chen, et al.. (2024). Self‐Assembled Chiral Polymers Exhibiting Amplified Circularly Polarized Electroluminescence. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 63(42). e202412283–e202412283. 23 indexed citations
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Zhao, Wenlong, et al.. (2024). Chiral Co‐assembly Based on a Stimuli‐Responsive Polymer towards Amplified Full‐Color Circularly Polarized Luminescence. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(4). e202416863–e202416863. 24 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yuewei, et al.. (2024). Chiral Co‐Assembly with Narrowband Multi‐Resonance Characteristics for High‐Performance Circularly Polarized Organic Light‐Emitting Diodes. Advanced Materials. 36(38). e2406550–e2406550. 37 indexed citations
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Gu, Mengjie, Wei‐Chen Guo, Xiao‐Ni Han, Ying Han, & Chuan‐Feng Chen. (2024). Macrocycle‐Based Charge Transfer Cocrystals with Dynamically Reversible Chiral Self‐Sorting Display Chain Length‐Selective Vapochromism to Alkyl Ketones. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 63(28). e202407095–e202407095. 22 indexed citations
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Han, Xiao‐Ni, et al.. (2024). One‐step Macrocycle‐to‐Macrocycle Conversion Towards Two New Macrocyclic Arenes with Different Structures and Properties. Chemistry - A European Journal. 31(5). e202403630–e202403630. 4 indexed citations
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Teng, Jin‐Ming & Chuan‐Feng Chen. (2023). Chiral TADF Polymers Realizing Highly‐Efficient Deep‐Red Circularly Polarized Electroluminescence Over 660 nm. Advanced Optical Materials. 11(19). 27 indexed citations
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Wan, Shipeng, et al.. (2023). Axially chiral thermally activated delayed fluorescence emitters enabled by molecular engineering towards high-performance circularly polarized OLEDs. Chemical Engineering Journal. 468. 143508–143508. 19 indexed citations
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Han, Xiao‐Ni, Peng-Fei Li, Ying Han, & Chuan‐Feng Chen. (2022). Enantiomeric Water‐Soluble Octopus[3]arenes for Highly Enantioselective Recognition of Chiral Ammonium Salts in Water. Angewandte Chemie. 134(21). 8 indexed citations
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Wang, Shengda, et al.. (2022). Highly efficient charge transport across carbon nanobelts. Science Advances. 8(51). eade4692–eade4692. 28 indexed citations
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Han, Xiao‐Ni, Peng‐Fei Li, Ying Han, & Chuan‐Feng Chen. (2022). Enantiomeric Water‐Soluble Octopus[3]arenes for Highly Enantioselective Recognition of Chiral Ammonium Salts in Water. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 61(21). 72 indexed citations
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Li, Jing, He‐Ye Zhou, Ying Han, & Chuan‐Feng Chen. (2021). Saucer[n]arenes: Synthesis, Structure, Complexation, and Guest‐Induced Circularly Polarized Luminescence Property. Angewandte Chemie. 133(40). 22098–22104. 24 indexed citations
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Li, Jing, He‐Ye Zhou, Ying Han, & Chuan‐Feng Chen. (2021). Saucer[n]arenes: Synthesis, Structure, Complexation, and Guest‐Induced Circularly Polarized Luminescence Property. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 60(40). 21927–21933. 104 indexed citations
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Wang, Yinfeng, Chen Cheng, Lingyun Cui, et al.. (2021). Triptycene-derived TADF enantiomers displaying circularly polarized luminescence and high-efficiency electroluminescence. Organic Electronics. 99. 106355–106355. 9 indexed citations
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Xue, Min, Fangfang Fan, Yong Yang, & Chuan‐Feng Chen. (2019). Syntheses and Functionality of Pillararene-Based Mechanically Interlocked Structures. Huaxue jinzhan. 31(4). 491. 2 indexed citations
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Lin, Weibin, Meng Li, Lei Fang, Yun Shen, & Chuan‐Feng Chen. (2016). Synthesis, Structures, Resolution, and Chiroptical Properties of 1,16‐Diaryl‐Substituted Benzo[5]helicene Derivatives. Chemistry - An Asian Journal. 12(1). 86–94. 17 indexed citations

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