Congfan Zhao

613 total citations · 1 hit paper
15 papers, 428 citations indexed

About

Congfan Zhao is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Energy Engineering and Power Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, Congfan Zhao has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 428 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 9 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 8 papers in Energy Engineering and Power Technology. Recurrent topics in Congfan Zhao's work include Fuel Cells and Related Materials (12 papers), Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems (8 papers) and Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (7 papers). Congfan Zhao is often cited by papers focused on Fuel Cells and Related Materials (12 papers), Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems (8 papers) and Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (7 papers). Congfan Zhao collaborates with scholars based in China, Belgium and Germany. Congfan Zhao's co-authors include Shu Yuan, Xiaohui Yan, Junliang Zhang, Shuiyun Shen, Lu An, Xiyang Cai, Xiaojing Cheng, Jiewei Yin, Xiaohan Mei and Huiyuan Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Energy Materials, Journal of Power Sources and Journal of The Electrochemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Congfan Zhao

15 papers receiving 409 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Bubble evolution and transport in PEM water electrolysis: Mechanism, impact, and management

2023 248 citations Shu Yuan, Congfan Zhao et al. Progress in Energy and Combustion Science profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Congfan Zhao	339	227	168	93	59	15	428
Shu Yuan	500 1.5×	340 1.5×	202 1.2×	139 1.5×	80 1.4×	25	620
Michael Brodmann	313 0.9×	179 0.8×	223 1.3×	125 1.3×	68 1.2×	26	420
J. Dodwell	366 1.1×	172 0.8×	261 1.6×	92 1.0×	132 2.2×	8	451
Stefan Helmly	338 1.0×	210 0.9×	112 0.7×	66 0.7×	79 1.3×	12	375
Ulrich Rost	310 0.9×	177 0.8×	222 1.3×	102 1.1×	68 1.2×	20	381
Ph. Vermeiren	300 0.9×	162 0.7×	145 0.9×	106 1.1×	58 1.0×	10	382
Jiexin Zou	314 0.9×	209 0.9×	49 0.3×	188 2.0×	65 1.1×	20	420
Jonas Schröter	535 1.6×	358 1.6×	284 1.7×	149 1.6×	126 2.1×	12	661
Malikah Najibah	416 1.2×	171 0.8×	140 0.8×	68 0.7×	63 1.1×	8	473
Fredy Nandjou	321 0.9×	407 1.8×	34 0.2×	209 2.2×	42 0.7×	11	510

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Congfan Zhao

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15 of 15 papers shown

Li, Huiyuan, Shu Yuan, Jia-Bin You, et al.. (2025). Revealing the Oxygen Transport Challenges in Catalyst Layers in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells and Water Electrolysis. Nano-Micro Letters. 17(1). 225–225. 9 indexed citations

Zhao, Congfan, Shu Yuan, Xiaojing Cheng, et al.. (2024). Agglomerate Engineering to Boost PEM Water Electrolyzer Performance. Advanced Energy Materials. 14(41). 14 indexed citations

Yuan, Shu, Congfan Zhao, Cehuang Fu, et al.. (2024). Discovery of bubble accumulation behavior in catalyst layer of proton exchange membrane water electrolyzer. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 227. 125552–125552. 11 indexed citations

Xue, Rui, Congfan Zhao, Guiru Zhang, et al.. (2024). Regulating water transport and salt precipitation for CO2RR by creating a functional layer. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 90. 784–791. 4 indexed citations

Zhao, Congfan, Shu Yuan, Xiaojing Cheng, et al.. (2024). Applications of model electrode for investigations of reaction and transport issues in proton exchange membrane water electrolyzer. Current Opinion in Electrochemistry. 49. 101601–101601. 1 indexed citations

An, Lu, Xiyang Cai, Fan Yang, et al.. (2024). Reconstructed RuMnOx with enhanced performance in acidic water oxidation. Applied Surface Science. 652. 159251–159251. 6 indexed citations

Yuan, Shu, Congfan Zhao, Cehuang Fu, et al.. (2024). Revealing the Role of the Ionomer at the Triple-Phase Boundary in a Proton-Exchange Membrane Water Electrolyzer. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters. 15(19). 5223–5230. 11 indexed citations

Yuan, Shu, Congfan Zhao, Huiyuan Li, et al.. (2024). Rational electrode design for low-cost proton exchange membrane water electrolyzers. Cell Reports Physical Science. 5(3). 101880–101880. 19 indexed citations

Yan, Xiaohui, Shu Yuan, Congfan Zhao, et al.. (2024). Influence and Improvement of Membrane Electrode Assembly Fabrication Methods for Proton Exchange Membrane Water Electrolysis. Journal of The Electrochemical Society. 171(6). 64504–64504. 5 indexed citations

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Zhao, Congfan, Shu Yuan, Xiaojing Cheng, et al.. (2023). Effect of perfluorosulfonic acid ionomer in anode catalyst layer on proton exchange membrane water electrolyzer performance. Journal of Power Sources. 580. 233413–233413. 15 indexed citations

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Yuan, Shu, Congfan Zhao, Xiaohan Mei, et al.. (2023). Bubble management in PEM water electrolysis via imprinting patterned grooves on catalyst layer. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 212. 124249–124249. 41 indexed citations

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Yuan, Shu, et al.. (2023). Measuring three-dimensional bubble dynamics for hydrogen production via water electrolysis. Physics of Fluids. 35(12). 6 indexed citations

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Yuan, Shu, Congfan Zhao, Xiyang Cai, et al.. (2023). Bubble evolution and transport in PEM water electrolysis: Mechanism, impact, and management. Progress in Energy and Combustion Science. 96. 101075–101075. 248 indexed citations breakdown →

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Zhao, Congfan, Xiaohan Mei, Shuiyun Shen, et al.. (2023). Bubble Management in Pem Water Electrolysis Via Imprinting Patterned Grooves on Catalyst Layer. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations

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Zhao, Congfan, Shu Yuan, Xiaojing Cheng, et al.. (2023). The effect of catalyst layer design on catalyst utilization in PEMFC studied via stochastic reconstruction method. Energy and AI. 13. 100245–100245. 37 indexed citations

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