Cong Chen

2.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
85 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Cong Chen is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Cong Chen has authored 85 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 49 papers in Materials Chemistry, 26 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 24 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Cong Chen's work include Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (17 papers), Topological Materials and Phenomena (16 papers) and Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (15 papers). Cong Chen is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (17 papers), Topological Materials and Phenomena (16 papers) and Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (15 papers). Cong Chen collaborates with scholars based in China, Singapore and United States. Cong Chen's co-authors include Xian‐Lei Sheng, Shengyuan A. Yang, Ziyu Chen, Zhi‐Ming Yu, Y. X. Zhao, Benxia Li, Shoujie Liu, Ting Wang, Meng Huang and Youju Huang and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Nature Communications and Nano Letters.

In The Last Decade

Cong Chen

80 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

Engineering Catalytic Interfaces in Cuδ+/CeO2-TiO2 Photoc... 2022 2026 2023 2024 2022 50 100 150 200
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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. Engineering Catalytic Interfaces in Cuδ+/CeO2-TiO2 Photocatalysts for Synergistically Boosting CO2 Reduction to Ethylene
    2022 249 citations Cong Chen, Meng Huang 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
Cong Chen China 24 1.2k 876 617 435 288 85 2.1k
Ziyu Chen China 24 1.1k 0.9× 938 1.1× 315 0.5× 276 0.6× 480 1.7× 90 2.2k
Gang Xiang China 26 1.3k 1.0× 529 0.6× 348 0.6× 610 1.4× 196 0.7× 180 2.3k
Shi‐Jie Xiong China 23 1.0k 0.8× 812 0.9× 241 0.4× 572 1.3× 223 0.8× 215 2.2k
Xin Fan United States 27 765 0.6× 1.6k 1.8× 388 0.6× 1.1k 2.6× 343 1.2× 71 2.8k
Wei Qiu China 24 437 0.4× 304 0.3× 295 0.5× 305 0.7× 217 0.8× 70 1.5k
Lei Han China 20 637 0.5× 823 0.9× 281 0.5× 487 1.1× 412 1.4× 70 1.8k
José Antonio Garrido Torres United States 20 841 0.7× 478 0.5× 501 0.8× 692 1.6× 37 0.1× 34 1.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Cong Chen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Cong Chen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Cong Chen

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Cong Chen. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Cong Chen 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 Cong Chen. Cong Chen 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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Chen, Cong, Zhihe Wei, Shaoqi Zhan, et al.. (2025). Ru nanoclusters embedded by amorphous NiP alloy with strong metal-support interaction for durable and efficient industrial alkaline water electrolysis. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 385. 126301–126301.
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Li, Ruidi, Cong Chen, Zhihe Wei, et al.. (2025). In situ activation-induced surface reconstruction on Cr-incorporated Ni3S2 for enhanced alkaline hydrogen evolution reaction. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 27(19). 10310–10320.
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Shi, Fangyu, et al.. (2024). Dual oxidative stress biomarkers co-recognition in periodontal microenvironment: A flexible and low-power consumption nanozyme sensing platform. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 265. 116688–116688. 7 indexed citations
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Chen, Cong, et al.. (2024). Synchronous construction of Cu and Ni single-atom sites in ordered porous TiO2 for enhanced photo-conversion of CO2 and H2O to methane. Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 688. 133676–133676. 12 indexed citations
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Gao, Kai, et al.. (2024). Multiplexed representation of others in the hippocampal CA1 subfield of female mice. Nature Communications. 15(1). 3702–3702. 2 indexed citations
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Wu, Yuquan, Zhihe Wei, Cong Chen, et al.. (2024). Sulfidation-Induced Surface Local Electronic and Atomic Structures in a Silver Catalyst Enables Silicon Photocathode for Selective and Efficient Photoelectrochemical CO2 Reduction. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 16(17). 21868–21876. 3 indexed citations
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Chen, Cong, et al.. (2024). Review of Ni‐Based Materials for Industrial Alkaline Hydrogen Production. ChemSusChem. 18(3). e202401415–e202401415. 8 indexed citations
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Wan, Qiuchi, Kangyou Huang, Sufang Chen, et al.. (2023). Fagus diversification in China in relation to East Asian monsoon evolution. Quaternary Science Reviews. 320. 108350–108350. 8 indexed citations
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Chen, Cong, Zihao Xu, Yao Lu, et al.. (2023). The bifunctional 3D-on-2D FeCo/Ni(OH)2 hierarchical nanocatalyst for industrial-level electrocatalytic water splitting. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 48(47). 17882–17893. 11 indexed citations
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Hu, Jiaxin, Cong Chen, Yuquan Wu, et al.. (2023). Facet engineering in Au nanoparticles buried in p-Si photocathodes for enhanced photoelectrochemical CO2 reduction. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 327. 122438–122438. 29 indexed citations
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Huang, Meng, et al.. (2023). Photoinduced deposition of AuCu cocatalyst and polyaniline conducting layer on graphitic-C3N4 for enhanced CO2 photoreduction. Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 670. 131584–131584. 7 indexed citations
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Zhu, Peng, Cong Chen, Zhihe Wei, et al.. (2023). 5.7% Efficiency Si Photoanodes for Solar Water Splitting Catalyzed by Vertically Grown and Oxygen‐Vacancy‐Rich NiFe Hydroxides. Advanced Sustainable Systems. 7(6). 5 indexed citations
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Wang, Yuling, Cong Chen, Peng Zhu, et al.. (2023). Enhanced solar hydrogen production by manipulating the spatial distribution of Pt catalyst onto Si micro-pyramid arrays. Applied Physics Letters. 122(19). 3 indexed citations
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Chen, Cong, et al.. (2023). Ion Irradiation Effects on Two-Dimensional MXene Ti2C for Applications in Extreme Conditions: Combined Ab Initio and Monte Carlo Simulations. ACS Applied Nano Materials. 6(5). 3463–3471. 5 indexed citations
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Fan, Ronglei, Yongjie Wang, Ju Zhou, et al.. (2022). Oxygen-vacancy-rich nickel hydroxide nanosheet: a multifunctional layer between Ir and Si toward enhanced solar hydrogen production in alkaline media. Energy & Environmental Science. 15(7). 3051–3061. 49 indexed citations
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Wang, Yongjie, Cong Chen, Zhihe Wei, et al.. (2022). Reduced graphene oxide grafted on p-Si photocathode as a multifunctional interlayer for enhanced solar hydrogen production. Applied Physics Letters. 121(21). 4 indexed citations
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Zeng, Xu-Tao, et al.. (2022). Second-order and real Chern topological insulator in twisted bilayer α-graphyne. Physical review. B.. 106(3). 17 indexed citations
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Chen, Cong, Yao Lu, Ronglei Fan, & Mingrong Shen. (2020). Integration of Oxygen‐Vacancy‐Rich NiFe‐Layered Double Hydroxide onto Silicon as Photoanode for Enhanced Photoelectrochemical Water Oxidation. ChemSusChem. 13(15). 3893–3900. 23 indexed citations
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Liu, Xiaoshuo, Zhengyang Gao, Hanyu Huang, et al.. (2020). Simultaneous catalytic oxidation of nitric oxide and elemental mercury by single-atom Pd/g-C3N4 catalyst: A DFT study. Molecular Catalysis. 488. 110901–110901. 43 indexed citations

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