Dezhen Chen

5.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
169 papers, 4.2k citations indexed

About

Dezhen Chen is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Dezhen Chen has authored 169 papers receiving a total of 4.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 91 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 54 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 46 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Dezhen Chen's work include Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes (74 papers), Coal and Its By-products (27 papers) and Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (26 papers). Dezhen Chen is often cited by papers focused on Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes (74 papers), Coal and Its By-products (27 papers) and Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (26 papers). Dezhen Chen collaborates with scholars based in China, Italy and Denmark. Dezhen Chen's co-authors include Lijie Yin, Pinjing He, Huan Wang, Yuyan Hu, Haimiao Yu, Anqing Zheng, Fang He, Haibin Li, Yuheng Feng and Guoqiang Wei and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Applied Physics, The Science of The Total Environment and Journal of Power Sources.

In The Last Decade

Dezhen Chen

156 papers receiving 4.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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. Pyrolysis technologies for municipal solid waste: A review
    2014 469 citations Dezhen Chen, Lijie Yin et al. Waste Management profile →

Author Peers

Peers are selected by citation overlap in the author's most active subfields. citations · hero ref

Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Dezhen Chen 2.5k 1.2k 1.0k 927 604 169 4.2k
Cui Quan 3.2k 1.3× 946 0.8× 1.7k 1.7× 1.2k 1.3× 348 0.6× 117 5.2k
Ningbo Gao 3.5k 1.4× 863 0.7× 1.7k 1.7× 1.3k 1.4× 309 0.5× 111 5.5k
Yanfen Liao 3.0k 1.2× 624 0.5× 977 1.0× 1.2k 1.3× 308 0.5× 114 4.2k
I. Gulyurtlu 2.7k 1.1× 736 0.6× 915 0.9× 634 0.7× 296 0.5× 84 3.7k
Alfons Buekens 1.5k 0.6× 1.2k 1.1× 704 0.7× 1.1k 1.2× 568 0.9× 155 4.9k
Tao Kan 3.5k 1.4× 567 0.5× 1.3k 1.3× 647 0.7× 253 0.4× 68 4.7k
Jingai Shao 3.4k 1.3× 769 0.7× 1.5k 1.5× 1.0k 1.1× 293 0.5× 134 5.7k
Andrei Veksha 1.6k 0.6× 1.3k 1.1× 880 0.9× 1.3k 1.4× 272 0.5× 107 4.7k
Tianhua Yang 2.0k 0.8× 635 0.5× 697 0.7× 422 0.5× 626 1.0× 160 3.5k
Filomena Pinto 3.0k 1.2× 877 0.8× 994 1.0× 595 0.6× 175 0.3× 95 3.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Dezhen Chen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Dezhen Chen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Dezhen Chen

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Dezhen Chen. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Dezhen 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 Dezhen Chen. Dezhen Chen is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Li, Xiaogang, et al.. (2025). Exploring pyrolysis mechanism of waste PET in different degrees of polymerization to regulate the pyrolysis products. Polymer Degradation and Stability. 233. 111175–111175. 14 indexed citations
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Feng, Yuheng, et al.. (2024). Waste-derived char-supported Ni catalyst for syngas methanation: Ni recovery, performance evolution and its implications for assessing char support. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 356. 124234–124234. 2 indexed citations
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Ma, Teng, et al.. (2024). Numerical simulation and intelligent prediction of a 500 t/d municipal solid waste incinerator. Energy. 312. 133646–133646. 4 indexed citations
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Hu, Yuyan, et al.. (2024). Theoretical research of the NO and N2O reduction by char in oxy-fuel CFBC: Influence of H2O. Computational and Theoretical Chemistry. 1244. 115006–115006. 1 indexed citations
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Hu, Yuyan, et al.. (2024). Chlorine-induced Gas-Solid coupled corrosion behaviors of tube materials in high steam parameter MSW incinerator. Waste Management. 186. 11–22. 1 indexed citations
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Chen, Tingyu, Yuyan Hu, Yuheng Feng, et al.. (2024). Theoretical and experimental study on the N2O reduction by H2 over char decorated with transition metal at low temperatures. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 12(2). 111891–111891. 10 indexed citations
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Jia, Yifan, et al.. (2024). Mechanical strength changes of combustible municipal solid waste components during their early pyrolysis stage and mechanism analysis. Waste Management & Research The Journal for a Sustainable Circular Economy. 42(12). 1208–1217. 2 indexed citations
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Chen, Dezhen, et al.. (2023). Producing methane from dry municipal solid wastes: A complete roadmap and the influence of char catalyst. Energy. 290. 130180–130180. 3 indexed citations
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Qian, Kezhen, et al.. (2023). Aromatic production from high-density polyethylene over zinc promoted HZSM-5. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 339. 123159–123159. 36 indexed citations
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Chen, Dezhen, et al.. (2023). Waste-derived chars as methanation catalyst support: Role of inorganics in the char and its guide to catalyst design. Fuel. 349. 128574–128574. 5 indexed citations
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Yu, Haimiao, et al.. (2021). A novel nickel catalyst supported on activated steel slags for syngas production and tar removal from biomass pyrolysis. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 46(75). 37268–37280. 26 indexed citations
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Yu, Haimiao, et al.. (2019). Catalytic characteristics of innovative Ni/slag catalysts for syngas production and tar removal from biomass pyrolysis. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 44(23). 11848–11860. 58 indexed citations
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Yu, Haimiao, Ze Zhang, Zeshen Li, & Dezhen Chen. (2013). Characteristics of tar formation during cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin gasification. Fuel. 118. 250–256. 189 indexed citations
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Chen, Dezhen. (2013). Investigation of urea spiked hydrazine solution as a reductant for selective non-catalytic reduction of NO_x. Acta Scientiae Circumstantiae. 1 indexed citations
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Chen, Dezhen. (2012). Inhibitory effect of carbohydrazide on PCDD/Fs formation in iron ore sintering process. Environmental Pollution & Control. 2 indexed citations
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Chen, Dezhen. (2008). Study of Incineration Fly Ash Stabilization with Phosphate under Hydrothermal Condition. Journal of Building Materials. 1 indexed citations

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