Cong Chen

4.8k total citations · 5 hit papers
39 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Cong Chen is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Polymers and Plastics and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Cong Chen has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 21 papers in Polymers and Plastics and 13 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Cong Chen's work include Perovskite Materials and Applications (37 papers), Conducting polymers and applications (21 papers) and Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films (21 papers). Cong Chen is often cited by papers focused on Perovskite Materials and Applications (37 papers), Conducting polymers and applications (21 papers) and Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films (21 papers). Cong Chen collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Hong Kong. Cong Chen's co-authors include Yanfa Yan, Zhaoning Song, Dewei Zhao, Guojia Fang, Chongwen Li, Changlei Wang, Corey R. Grice, Weijun Ke, Zhiliang Chen and Xiaolu Zheng and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Advanced Materials and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Cong Chen

36 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

Efficient two-terminal all-perovskite tandem solar cells ... 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 2018 2025 2025 2025 100 200 300 400
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. Efficient two-terminal all-perovskite tandem solar cells enabled by high-quality low-bandgap absorber layers
    2018 465 citations Dewei Zhao, Cong Chen et al. profile →
  2. Effective Carrier‐Concentration Tuning of SnO2 Quantum Dot Electron‐Selective Layers for High‐Performance Planar Perovskite Solar Cells
    2018 376 citations Cong Chen, Yanfa Yan et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  3. Enhancing Photovoltaically Preferred Orientation in Wide‐Bandgap Perovskite for Efficient All‐Perovskite Tandem Solar Cells
    2025 34 citations Zhanghao Wu, Yue Zhao et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  4. Self-assembled hole-selective contact for efficient Sn-Pb perovskite solar cells and all-perovskite tandems
    2025 34 citations Xiaozhen Huang, Yi Luo et al. Nature Communications profile →
  5. Rationally designed universal passivator for high-performance single-junction and tandem perovskite solar cells
    2025 32 citations Zuolin Zhang, Hong Zhang et al. Nature Communications 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 19 2.2k 1.2k 1.1k 88 72 39 2.3k
Senol Öz Germany 17 1.5k 0.7× 991 0.8× 606 0.6× 79 0.9× 71 1.0× 25 1.6k
Diego Di Girolamo Italy 24 2.2k 1.0× 1.4k 1.1× 1.1k 1.0× 127 1.4× 138 1.9× 44 2.4k
Saba Gharibzadeh Germany 20 2.0k 0.9× 1.3k 1.1× 950 0.9× 51 0.6× 72 1.0× 34 2.1k
Niraj Shrestha United States 28 3.9k 1.8× 2.2k 1.8× 1.9k 1.8× 122 1.4× 84 1.2× 45 4.0k
Seongrok Seo South Korea 16 1.7k 0.8× 1.2k 1.0× 785 0.7× 58 0.7× 87 1.2× 22 1.8k
Randi Azmi Saudi Arabia 25 2.8k 1.3× 1.5k 1.2× 1.4k 1.3× 76 0.9× 138 1.9× 39 2.9k
Shihe Yang China 18 2.4k 1.1× 1.4k 1.2× 1.3k 1.2× 114 1.3× 88 1.2× 23 2.4k
Jae Choul Yu South Korea 22 2.1k 0.9× 1.3k 1.0× 882 0.8× 45 0.5× 82 1.1× 26 2.1k
Eui Dae Jung South Korea 26 2.5k 1.1× 1.4k 1.1× 1.1k 1.0× 59 0.7× 103 1.4× 49 2.6k

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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

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Liang, Wenqing, Huimin Tong, Cong Chen, et al.. (2025). Large‐Area Stable Flexible X‐Ray Scintillation Screens with Group IIB Ions Doped CsMnCl3 Microcrystals. Laser & Photonics Review. 19(14).
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Wu, Zhanghao, Yue Zhao, Changlei Wang, et al.. (2025). Enhancing Photovoltaically Preferred Orientation in Wide‐Bandgap Perovskite for Efficient All‐Perovskite Tandem Solar Cells. Advanced Materials. 37(8). e2412943–e2412943. 34 indexed citations breakdown →
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Liu, Yuhui, Tianshu Ma, Changlei Wang, et al.. (2025). Synergistic immobilization of ions in mixed tin-lead and all-perovskite tandem solar cells. Nature Communications. 16(1). 3477–3477. 17 indexed citations
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Huang, Xiaozhen, Yi Luo, Yuliang Xu, et al.. (2025). Self-assembled hole-selective contact for efficient Sn-Pb perovskite solar cells and all-perovskite tandems. Nature Communications. 16(1). 240–240. 34 indexed citations breakdown →
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Li, Jiawen, Chunyang Yin, Cong Chen, et al.. (2025). Homogenizing the Halogen Distribution via a Multifunctional Fluorine‐Containing Additive Toward High‐Performance Inverted Wide‐Bandgap Perovskite Solar Cells. Advanced Functional Materials. 35(22). 9 indexed citations
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Wei, Nan, Zhiyu Gao, Qi Feng, et al.. (2025). Robust Organic Photovoltaic Ternary Strategy Pairing Tunable Wide‐Bandgap Perovskites for Efficient Perovskite/Organic Tandems. Advanced Materials. 38(4). e08611–e08611. 1 indexed citations
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Jiang, Peng, Qing Gao, Jiayu You, et al.. (2025). Enhanced buried interface behaviors for high-performance Sn-Pb perovskite solar cells. Journal of Energy Chemistry. 108. 605–613. 2 indexed citations
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Lai, Huagui, Urs Aeberhard, Zhan‐Hong Lin, et al.. (2025). Tailored PEDOT:PSS phase segregation for high-efficiency flexible all-perovskite tandem solar cells and mini-modules. Nature Communications. 16(1). 11468–11468.
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Jiang, Yiting, Zhihao Zhang, Yunfan Wang, et al.. (2025). Crystallization Kinetics Regulation for Strain and Morphology Management Enables Efficient Tin Perovskite Solar Cells. Advanced Functional Materials. 35(31). 8 indexed citations
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Cao, Fangfang, Rui Meng, Yueying Zhang, et al.. (2025). Photo-homogenization assisted segregation easing technique (PHASET) for highly efficient and stable wide-bandgap perovskite solar cells. Nature Communications. 16(1). 8080–8080. 2 indexed citations
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Zhang, Zuolin, Hong Zhang, Jiajia Zhang, et al.. (2025). Rationally designed universal passivator for high-performance single-junction and tandem perovskite solar cells. Nature Communications. 16(1). 753–753. 32 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zhu, Jingwei, Jiayu You, Hao Huang, et al.. (2024). Custom-tailored solvent engineering for efficient wide-bandgap perovskite solar cells with a wide processing window and low VOC losses. Energy & Environmental Science. 17(7). 2662–2669. 67 indexed citations
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Yi, Zongjin, Wanhai Wang, Rui He, et al.. (2023). Achieving a high open-circuit voltage of 1.339 V in 1.77 eV wide-bandgap perovskite solar cells via self-assembled monolayers. Energy & Environmental Science. 17(1). 202–209. 104 indexed citations
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Cui, Guangyao, Xue Zhang, Yu Zhu, et al.. (2023). Reduced open-circuit voltage deficit in wide-bandgap perovskite solar cells enabled by thiazolidine-based interfacial engineering. Journal of Materials Chemistry C. 11(30). 10259–10265. 7 indexed citations
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Li, Mengjia, Zuolin Zhang, Jie Sun, et al.. (2023). Perovskite solar cells with NiOx hole-transport layer. Journal of Semiconductors. 44(10). 100201–100201. 8 indexed citations
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Xu, Dongdong, Yue Jiang, Cong Chen, et al.. (2022). An internal encapsulating layer for efficient, stable, repairable and low-lead-leakage perovskite solar cells. Energy & Environmental Science. 15(9). 3891–3900. 66 indexed citations
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He, Rui, Shengqiang Ren, Cong Chen, et al.. (2021). Wide-bandgap organic–inorganic hybrid and all-inorganic perovskite solar cells and their application in all-perovskite tandem solar cells. Energy & Environmental Science. 14(11). 5723–5759. 221 indexed citations
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Subedi, Biwas, Zhaoning Song, Cong Chen, et al.. (2021). Optical and Electronic Losses Arising from Physically Mixed Interfacial Layers in Perovskite Solar Cells. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 13(4). 4923–4934. 19 indexed citations
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Song, Zhaoning, Cong Chen, Chongwen Li, et al.. (2019). Wide-bandgap, low-bandgap, and tandem perovskite solar cells. Semiconductor Science and Technology. 34(9). 93001–93001. 106 indexed citations
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Liu, Sai, Cong Chen, Dongwei Zhang, et al.. (2019). Recyclable and Flexible Starch-Ag Networks and Its Application in Joint Sensor. Nanoscale Research Letters. 14(1). 127–127. 10 indexed citations

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