Chunyi Zhi

86.1k total citations · 67 hit papers
696 papers, 74.4k citations indexed

About

Chunyi Zhi is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Chunyi Zhi has authored 696 papers receiving a total of 74.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 451 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 249 papers in Materials Chemistry and 188 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. Recurrent topics in Chunyi Zhi's work include Advanced battery technologies research (353 papers), Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (237 papers) and Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication (171 papers). Chunyi Zhi is often cited by papers focused on Advanced battery technologies research (353 papers), Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (237 papers) and Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication (171 papers). Chunyi Zhi collaborates with scholars based in Hong Kong, China and Japan. Chunyi Zhi's co-authors include Yoshio Bando, Dmitri Golberg, Hongfei Li, Guojin Liang, Zhuoxin Liu, Zhaodong Huang, Yan Huang, Qi Yang, Longtao Ma and Xinliang Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Chemical Society Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Chunyi Zhi

680 papers receiving 73.5k citations

Hit Papers

Boron Nitride Nanotubes and Nanosheets 2006 2026 2012 2019 2010 2009 2018 2022 2019 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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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.

  1. Boron Nitride Nanotubes and Nanosheets
    2010 2.0k citations Dmitri Golberg, Yoshio Bando et al. ACS Nano profile →
  2. Large‐Scale Fabrication of Boron Nitride Nanosheets and Their Utilization in Polymeric Composites with Improved Thermal and Mechanical Properties
    2009 1.5k citations Chunyi Zhi, Yoshio Bando et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  3. Nanoporous CaCO3 Coatings Enabled Uniform Zn Stripping/Plating for Long‐Life Zinc Rechargeable Aqueous Batteries
    2018 1.1k citations Chunyi Zhi et al. profile →
  4. MXene chemistry, electrochemistry and energy storage applications
    2022 1.0k citations Xinliang Li, Zhaodong Huang et al. profile →
  5. Advanced rechargeable zinc-based batteries: Recent progress and future perspectives
    2019 997 citations Hongfei Li, Cuiping Han et al. profile →
  6. Dendrites in Zn‐Based Batteries
    2020 963 citations Qing Li, Zhuoxin Liu et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  7. Boron Nitride Nanotubes
    2007 852 citations Dmitri Golberg, Yoshio Bando et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  8. Photoluminescent Ti3C2 MXene Quantum Dots for Multicolor Cellular Imaging
    2017 845 citations Qi Xue, Minshen Zhu et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  9. An extremely safe and wearable solid-state zinc ion battery based on a hierarchical structured polymer electrolyte
    2018 827 citations Hongfei Li, Cuiping Han et al. Energy & Environmental Science profile →
  10. A Superior δ-MnO2 Cathode and a Self-Healing Zn-δ-MnO2 Battery
    2019 721 citations Donghong Wang, Guojin Liang et al. ACS Nano profile →
  11. Nanostructured Polypyrrole as a flexible electrode material of supercapacitor
    2016 706 citations Yang Huang, Hongfei Li et al. profile →
  12. “White Graphenes”: Boron Nitride Nanoribbons via Boron Nitride Nanotube Unwrapping
    2010 697 citations Haibo Zeng, Chunyi Zhi et al. profile →
  13. A self-healable and highly stretchable supercapacitor based on a dual crosslinked polyelectrolyte
    2015 672 citations Yan Huang, Yang Huang et al. Nature Communications profile →
  14. Voltage issue of aqueous rechargeable metal-ion batteries
    2019 662 citations Zhuoxin Liu, Yan Huang et al. profile →
  15. Toward Practical High‐Areal‐Capacity Aqueous Zinc‐Metal Batteries: Quantifying Hydrogen Evolution and a Solid‐Ion Conductor for Stable Zinc Anodes
    2021 661 citations Qing Li, Chunyi Zhi et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  16. Highly Flexible, Freestanding Supercapacitor Electrode with Enhanced Performance Obtained by Hybridizing Polypyrrole Chains with MXene
    2016 649 citations Minshen Zhu, Yang Huang et al. profile →
  17. Three-dimensional strutted graphene grown by substrate-free sugar blowing for high-power-density supercapacitors
    2013 629 citations Xuebin Wang, Chunyi Zhi et al. Nature Communications profile →
  18. A flexible rechargeable aqueous zinc manganese-dioxide battery working at −20 °C
    2019 626 citations Guojin Liang, Zhuoxin Liu et al. Energy & Environmental Science profile →
  19. Do Zinc Dendrites Exist in Neutral Zinc Batteries: A Developed Electrohealing Strategy to In Situ Rescue In‐Service Batteries
    2019 618 citations Guojin Liang, Zhuoxin Liu et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  20. Polyhedral Oligosilsesquioxane‐Modified Boron Nitride Nanotube Based Epoxy Nanocomposites: An Ideal Dielectric Material with High Thermal Conductivity
    2012 566 citations Chunyi Zhi, Dmitri Golberg et al. Advanced Functional Materials profile →
  21. Hydrogel Electrolytes for Flexible Aqueous Energy Storage Devices
    2018 560 citations Hongfei Li, Zijie Tang et al. Advanced Functional Materials profile →
  22. An Intrinsically Stretchable and Compressible Supercapacitor Containing a Polyacrylamide Hydrogel Electrolyte
    2017 525 citations Yan Huang, Zijie Tang et al. profile →
  23. Fabrication and microwave absorption of carbon nanotubes∕CoFe2O4 spinel nanocomposite
    2006 515 citations Chunyi Zhi et al. profile →
  24. Waterproof and Tailorable Elastic Rechargeable Yarn Zinc Ion Batteries by a Cross-Linked Polyacrylamide Electrolyte
    2018 514 citations Hongfei Li, Zhuoxin Liu et al. ACS Nano profile →
  25. Single‐Crystalline ZnS Nanobelts as Ultraviolet‐Light Sensors
    2009 511 citations Yoshio Bando, Chunyi Zhi et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  26. Hydrogen‐Free and Dendrite‐Free All‐Solid‐State Zn‐Ion Batteries
    2020 511 citations Zhuoxin Liu, Zijie Tang et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  27. Ultrathin MXene‐Micropattern‐Based Field‐Effect Transistor for Probing Neural Activity
    2016 502 citations Minshen Zhu, Zengxia Pei et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  28. Initiating a mild aqueous electrolyte Co3O4/Zn battery with 2.2 V-high voltage and 5000-cycle lifespan by a Co(iii) rich-electrode
    2018 482 citations Hongfei Li, Zijie Tang et al. Energy & Environmental Science profile →
  29. Multifunctional Energy Storage and Conversion Devices
    2016 479 citations Yan Huang, Minshen Zhu et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  30. Activating C‐Coordinated Iron of Iron Hexacyanoferrate for Zn Hybrid‐Ion Batteries with 10 000‐Cycle Lifespan and Superior Rate Capability
    2019 467 citations Zhuoxin Liu, Xinliang Li et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  31. Texturing in situ: N,S-enriched hierarchically porous carbon as a highly active reversible oxygen electrocatalyst
    2017 455 citations Zengxia Pei, Hongfei Li et al. Energy & Environmental Science profile →
  32. Achieving High‐Voltage and High‐Capacity Aqueous Rechargeable Zinc Ion Battery by Incorporating Two‐Species Redox Reaction
    2019 449 citations Xinliang Li, Yuwei Zhao et al. profile →
  33. Synthesis and Electrochemical Properties of Two-Dimensional Hafnium Carbide
    2017 445 citations Chunyi Zhi et al. ACS Nano profile →
  34. Zwitterionic Sulfobetaine Hydrogel Electrolyte Building Separated Positive/Negative Ion Migration Channels for Aqueous Zn‐MnO2 Batteries with Superior Rate Capabilities
    2020 437 citations Ze Chen, Guojin Liang et al. profile →
  35. Pd doping-weakened intermediate adsorption to promote electrocatalytic nitrate reduction on TiO2 nanoarrays for ammonia production and energy supply with zinc–nitrate batteries
    2021 413 citations Ying Guo, Rong Zhang et al. Energy & Environmental Science profile →
  36. Insight on Organic Molecules in Aqueous Zn‐Ion Batteries with an Emphasis on the Zn Anode Regulation
    2022 413 citations Donghong Wang, Qing Li et al. profile →
  37. From Industrially Weavable and Knittable Highly Conductive Yarns to Large Wearable Energy Storage Textiles
    2015 413 citations Yan Huang, Hong Hu et al. ACS Nano profile →
  38. Hydrogen‐Substituted Graphdiyne Ion Tunnels Directing Concentration Redistribution for Commercial‐Grade Dendrite‐Free Zinc Anodes
    2020 396 citations Zhuoxin Liu, Zhaodong Huang et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  39. Super‐Stretchable Zinc–Air Batteries Based on an Alkaline‐Tolerant Dual‐Network Hydrogel Electrolyte
    2019 391 citations Donghong Wang, Guojin Liang et al. profile →
  40. Non-metallic charge carriers for aqueous batteries
    2020 389 citations Guojin Liang, Chunyi Zhi et al. profile →
  41. Recent Progress on Flexible and Wearable Supercapacitors
    2017 383 citations Qi Xue, Jinfeng Sun et al. profile →
  42. Recent Advances in Electrolytes for “Beyond Aqueous” Zinc‐Ion Batteries
    2021 372 citations Chunyi Zhi et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  43. Achieving Both High Voltage and High Capacity in Aqueous Zinc‐Ion Battery for Record High Energy Density
    2019 370 citations Zhuoxin Liu, Yuwei Zhao et al. Advanced Functional Materials profile →
  44. “Soft Shorts” Hidden in Zinc Metal Anode Research
    2022 368 citations Qing Li, Ao Chen et al. Joule profile →
  45. Lean-water hydrogel electrolyte for zinc ion batteries
    2023 324 citations Qing Li, Hu Hong et al. Nature Communications profile →
  46. A flexible solid-state zinc ion hybrid supercapacitor based on co-polymer derived hollow carbon spheres
    2019 323 citations Chunyi Zhi et al. Journal of Materials Chemistry A profile →
  47. Halogenated Ti3C2 MXenes with Electrochemically Active Terminals for High-Performance Zinc Ion Batteries
    2021 308 citations Xinliang Li, Guojin Liang et al. ACS Nano profile →
  48. Thermal conductivity of graphene-based polymer nanocomposites
    2020 300 citations Chunyi Zhi et al. profile →
  49. Efficient Ammonia Electrosynthesis and Energy Conversion through a Zn‐Nitrate Battery by Iron Doping Engineered Nickel Phosphide Catalyst
    2022 297 citations Rong Zhang, Ying Guo et al. profile →
  50. Anion‐Trap Engineering toward Remarkable Crystallographic Reorientation and Efficient Cation Migration of Zn Ion Batteries
    2022 294 citations Chunyi Zhi et al. profile →
  51. Engineering hosts for Zn anodes in aqueous Zn-ion batteries
    2023 260 citations Guojin Liang, Chunyi Zhi et al. Energy & Environmental Science profile →
  52. Grafted MXene/polymer electrolyte for high performance solid zinc batteries with enhanced shelf life at low/high temperatures
    2021 258 citations Ze Chen, Xinliang Li et al. Energy & Environmental Science profile →
  53. Tailoring the metal electrode morphology via electrochemical protocol optimization for long-lasting aqueous zinc batteries
    2022 250 citations Qing Li, Ao Chen et al. Nature Communications profile →
  54. Gradient fluorinated alloy to enable highly reversible Zn-metal anode chemistry
    2022 242 citations Guojin Liang, Jiaxiong Zhu et al. Energy & Environmental Science profile →
  55. Multi‐Functional Hydrogels for Flexible Zinc‐Based Batteries Working under Extreme Conditions
    2021 238 citations Chunyi Zhi et al. profile →
  56. Toward a Practical Zn Powder Anode: Ti3C2Tx MXene as a Lattice-Match Electrons/Ions Redistributor
    2021 234 citations Xinliang Li, Qing Li et al. ACS Nano profile →
  57. Electrochemical nitrate reduction in acid enables high-efficiency ammonia synthesis and high-voltage pollutes-based fuel cells
    2023 229 citations Rong Zhang, Chuan Li et al. Nature Communications profile →
  58. Sulfolane-containing aqueous electrolyte solutions for producing efficient ampere-hour-level zinc metal battery pouch cells
    2023 213 citations Jiaxiong Zhu, Rong Zhang et al. Nature Communications profile →
  59. Development of rechargeable high-energy hybrid zinc-iodine aqueous batteries exploiting reversible chlorine-based redox reaction
    2023 133 citations Guojin Liang, Ao Chen et al. Nature Communications profile →
  60. Manipulating Electric Double Layer Adsorption for Stable Solid‐Electrolyte Interphase in 2.3 Ah Zn‐Pouch Cells
    2023 129 citations Jiaxiong Zhu, Qing Li et al. profile →
  61. Phase Engineering of High‐Entropy Alloy for Enhanced Electrocatalytic Nitrate Reduction to Ammonia
    2024 103 citations Rong Zhang, Shaoce Zhang et al. profile →
  62. Materials challenges for aluminum ion based aqueous energy storage devices: Progress and prospects
    2024 98 citations Cuiping Han, Chunyi Zhi et al. profile →
  63. Asymmetric Anion Zinc Salt Derived Solid Electrolyte Interphase Enabled Long‐Lifespan Aqueous Zinc Bromine Batteries
    2024 72 citations Shimei Li, Zhuoxi Wu et al. profile →
  64. A parts-per-million scale electrolyte additive for durable aqueous zinc batteries
    2025 53 citations Shixun Wang, Zhiquan Wei et al. Nature Communications profile →
  65. Corrosion of metallic anodes in aqueous batteries
    2025 39 citations Cuiping Han, Tonghui Cai et al. Energy & Environmental Science profile →
  66. Tailored Polymer‐Inorganic Bilayer SEI with Proton Holder Feature for Aqueous Zn Metal Batteries
    2025 37 citations Chunyi Zhi, Yan Huang et al. profile →
  67. Interface regulation and electrolyte design strategies for zinc anodes in high-performance zinc metal batteries
    2025 27 citations Shaoce Zhang, Hu Hong 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
Chunyi Zhi Hong Kong 147 45.6k 27.5k 23.9k 11.9k 11.2k 696 74.4k
Husam N. Alshareef Saudi Arabia 132 39.6k 0.9× 25.8k 0.9× 20.9k 0.9× 11.2k 0.9× 9.8k 0.9× 638 58.4k
Guihua Yu United States 136 35.1k 0.8× 14.9k 0.5× 16.9k 0.7× 15.5k 1.3× 21.6k 1.9× 398 66.9k
Feng Li China 109 46.1k 1.0× 20.7k 0.8× 27.2k 1.1× 6.7k 0.6× 6.5k 0.6× 580 61.4k
Feiyu Kang China 154 70.7k 1.5× 22.0k 0.8× 32.3k 1.4× 8.7k 0.7× 10.7k 1.0× 1.3k 89.9k
Patrice Simon France 101 64.6k 1.4× 27.1k 1.0× 67.8k 2.8× 14.2k 1.2× 10.9k 1.0× 316 90.4k
Guozhong Cao United States 121 40.4k 0.9× 19.9k 0.7× 20.0k 0.8× 4.7k 0.4× 11.0k 1.0× 709 54.6k
John Wang Singapore 108 31.1k 0.7× 18.5k 0.7× 21.6k 0.9× 5.1k 0.4× 13.0k 1.2× 576 47.9k
Liqiang Mai China 149 69.7k 1.5× 17.3k 0.6× 32.5k 1.4× 3.7k 0.3× 13.3k 1.2× 872 80.8k
Zhong‐Shuai Wu China 99 31.7k 0.7× 19.2k 0.7× 24.2k 1.0× 8.9k 0.7× 8.0k 0.7× 379 46.3k
Pierre‐Louis Taberna France 78 32.7k 0.7× 17.2k 0.6× 31.7k 1.3× 7.4k 0.6× 5.7k 0.5× 229 46.8k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Jiang, Kang, et al.. (2025). Chemical bubbling of 3D porous elastomers toward stretchable high-energy-density Zn-Ag2O microbattery. Chemical Engineering Journal. 507. 160275–160275. 1 indexed citations
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Xiong, Qi, Ruijie Wang, Dedi Li, et al.. (2025). Covalent and polyfluorinated lithium salt for stable LiCoO2 batteries at high temperature and high voltage. Nature Communications. 16(1). 10325–10325.
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Zheng, Xueying, Haotian Zhu, Zhongqiang Wang, et al.. (2025). Nanoengineered aqueous-hydrotrope hybrid liquid electrolyte solutions for efficient zinc batteries across a wide temperature range. Nature Nanotechnology. 21(1). 95–105.
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Wang, Shixun, Zhiquan Wei, Hu Hong, et al.. (2025). A tellurium iodide perovskite structure enabling eleven-electron transfer in zinc ion batteries. Nature Communications. 16(1). 511–511. 11 indexed citations
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Xiong, Qi, Dedi Li, Shimei Li, et al.. (2025). A practical 4.8-V Li||LiCoO 2 battery. Science Advances. 11(38). eadx5020–eadx5020. 3 indexed citations
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Wang, Yiqiao, Hong Hu, Zhiquan Wei, et al.. (2025). Pathways to Realize High‐Energy Density Aqueous Redox Flow Batteries. Advanced Functional Materials. 35(48). 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Dechao, Yuxuan Liu, Dedi Li, et al.. (2024). Salt dissociation and localized high-concentration solvation at the interface of a fluorinated gel and polymer solid electrolyte. Energy & Environmental Science. 18(1). 227–235. 24 indexed citations
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Li, Shimei & Chunyi Zhi. (2024). Versatile Biopolymers for Advanced Lithium and Zinc Metal Batteries. Advanced Materials. 37(22). e2413515–e2413515. 8 indexed citations
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Li, Chuan, Jiaxiong Zhu, Rong Zhang, et al.. (2023). Hydrogels with amphiphilic chains and targeted adhesion for high-areal-capacity zinc batteries. Energy storage materials. 60. 102858–102858. 18 indexed citations
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Zhang, Shaoce, Dong Chen, Ying Guo, et al.. (2023). Piezoelectricity regulated ohmic contact in M/BaTiO3 (M = Ru, Pd, Pt) for charge collision and hydrogen free radical production in ammonia electrosynthesis. Materials Today. 66. 17–25. 41 indexed citations
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Li, Qing, Hu Hong, Xun Guo, et al.. (2023). Distinct chemistry between Zn and Li at varied temperature. Science Bulletin. 68(10). 998–1007. 15 indexed citations
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Li, Xinliang, Shixun Wang, Dechao Zhang, et al.. (2023). Perovskite Cathodes for Aqueous and Organic Iodine Batteries Operating Under One and Two Electrons Redox Modes. Advanced Materials. 36(4). e2304557–e2304557. 50 indexed citations
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Zhang, Guobin, Zhiquan Wei, Linyuan Li, et al.. (2023). Highly Reversible Intercalation of Calcium Ions in Layered Vanadium Compounds Enabled by Acetonitrile–Water Hybrid Electrolyte. ACS Nano. 17(13). 12040–12051. 29 indexed citations
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Li, Xuejin, Yongchao Tang, Chuan Li, et al.. (2022). Relieving hydrogen evolution and anodic corrosion of aqueous aluminum batteries with hybrid electrolytes. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 10(9). 4739–4748. 29 indexed citations
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Hu, Pengfei, et al.. (2020). Tetragonal VO2 hollow nanospheres as robust cathode material for aqueous zinc ion batteries. Materials Today Energy. 17. 100431–100431. 153 indexed citations
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Li, Hongfei, Zijie Tang, Zhuoxin Liu, & Chunyi Zhi. (2019). Evaluating Flexibility and Wearability of Flexible Energy Storage Devices. Joule. 3(3). 613–619. 323 indexed citations
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Zhou, Wenhan, Xuhai Liu, Xuemin Hu, et al.. (2018). Band offsets in new BN/BX (X = P, As, Sb) lateral heterostructures based on bond-orbital theory. Nanoscale. 10(34). 15918–15925. 22 indexed citations
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Sun, Jinfeng, Yan Huang, Qi Xue, et al.. (2017). Recent progress of fiber-shaped asymmetric supercapacitors. Materials Today Energy. 5. 1–14. 84 indexed citations
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Huang, Yang, Yang Huang, Wei Chen, et al.. (2017). Graphene stirrer with designed movements: Targeting on environmental remediation and supercapacitor applications. Green Energy & Environment. 3(1). 86–96. 12 indexed citations
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Zhi, Chunyi, Shigenori Ueda, Haibo Zeng, et al.. (2013). Weak morphology dependent valence band structure of boron nitride. Journal of Applied Physics. 114(5). 13 indexed citations

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