Fen Ran

10.9k total citations · 9 hit papers
289 papers, 8.9k citations indexed

About

Fen Ran is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and Polymers and Plastics. According to data from OpenAlex, Fen Ran has authored 289 papers receiving a total of 8.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 188 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 173 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and 96 papers in Polymers and Plastics. Recurrent topics in Fen Ran's work include Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication (173 papers), Advancements in Battery Materials (89 papers) and Conducting polymers and applications (87 papers). Fen Ran is often cited by papers focused on Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication (173 papers), Advancements in Battery Materials (89 papers) and Conducting polymers and applications (87 papers). Fen Ran collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Arab Emirates. Fen Ran's co-authors include Long Kang, Ling‐Bin Kong, Shudong Sun, Changsheng Zhao, Yongtao Tan, Ying Liu, Jimin Xue, Tianyun Zhang, Lei Zhao and Pantrangi Manasa and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Fen Ran

266 papers receiving 8.7k citations

Hit Papers

Modification of polyethersulfone membranes – A review of ... 2012 2026 2016 2021 2012 2021 2023 2022 2023 200 400 600
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. Modification of polyethersulfone membranes – A review of methods
    2012 747 citations Fen Ran et al. profile →
  2. Cyclic stability of supercapacitors: materials, energy storage mechanism, test methods, and device
    2021 320 citations Qianghong Wu, Tianqi He et al. profile →
  3. Electrolyte‐Wettability Issues and Challenges of Electrode Materials in Electrochemical Energy Storage, Energy Conversion, and Beyond
    2023 207 citations Lei Zhao, Meimei Yu et al. profile →
  4. Recent progress on biomass waste derived activated carbon electrode materials for supercapacitors applications—A review
    2022 194 citations Sambasivam Sangaraju, Fen Ran et al. Journal of Energy Storage profile →
  5. Fast-charging cathode materials for lithium & sodium ion batteries
    2023 173 citations Fen Ran et al. profile →
  6. “Fast-Charging” Anode Materials for Lithium-Ion Batteries from Perspective of Ion Diffusion in Crystal Structure
    2024 170 citations Rui Wang, Lu Wang et al. profile →
  7. Optimization strategies toward advanced aqueous zinc-ion batteries: From facing key issues to viable solutions
    2023 162 citations Xiangye Li, Yihan Fu et al. profile →
  8. Capacitive contribution matters in facilitating high power battery materials toward fast-charging alkali metal ion batteries
    2023 160 citations Tianqi He, Xiaoya Kang et al. profile →
  9. Key approaches and challenges in fabricating advanced flexible zinc-ion batteries with functional hydrogel electrolytes
    2023 141 citations Xiangye Li, Dahui Wang et al. Energy storage materials profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Fen Ran China 51 5.3k 4.4k 1.8k 1.8k 1.7k 289 8.9k
Yu Song China 49 5.7k 1.1× 4.8k 1.1× 1.5k 0.8× 1.9k 1.1× 1.9k 1.1× 187 8.9k
Mingxian Liu China 62 7.1k 1.3× 7.5k 1.7× 1.5k 0.8× 2.5k 1.4× 2.1k 1.2× 197 10.8k
Yue‐E Miao China 52 4.2k 0.8× 2.8k 0.6× 1.5k 0.8× 1.4k 0.8× 2.0k 1.2× 137 7.6k
Ashok Kumar Nanjundan Australia 52 5.0k 0.9× 3.7k 0.9× 1.7k 0.9× 1.5k 0.8× 2.8k 1.6× 117 8.4k
Libo Deng China 50 4.9k 0.9× 2.8k 0.6× 1.5k 0.8× 1.3k 0.7× 3.0k 1.8× 161 8.9k
Shuijian He China 61 5.6k 1.1× 5.5k 1.2× 2.2k 1.2× 2.1k 1.2× 3.1k 1.8× 211 10.8k
Caizhen Zhu China 47 3.5k 0.7× 1.9k 0.4× 1.3k 0.7× 1.4k 0.8× 2.2k 1.3× 230 7.1k
Jie Wang China 61 8.9k 1.7× 6.8k 1.6× 1.6k 0.9× 1.5k 0.8× 3.4k 2.0× 247 12.6k
Young‐Seak Lee South Korea 47 2.8k 0.5× 2.1k 0.5× 1.8k 1.0× 1.7k 1.0× 2.7k 1.6× 385 7.7k
Yeru Liang China 54 6.0k 1.1× 5.2k 1.2× 1.0k 0.6× 1.2k 0.7× 2.6k 1.5× 164 9.2k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Fen Ran

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Yao, Tao, et al.. (2025). Preparation of high permeability polyamide nanofiltration membranes by constructing stable 1D material interlayers. Journal of Membrane Science. 725. 124006–124006. 3 indexed citations
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Wu, Qianghong, et al.. (2024). Remediation of cobalt(II) by Myriophyllum spicatum and its secondary utilization in supercapacitor. Journal of Energy Storage. 109. 115185–115185. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Rui, et al.. (2024). “Fast-charging” mechanism of Li3VO4 from the perspective of material science for lithium-ion battery. Chemical Engineering Journal. 498. 155371–155371. 6 indexed citations
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Li, Caixia, et al.. (2024). Micro-strain regulation strategy to stabilize perovskite lattice based on the categories and impact of strain on perovskite solar cells. Journal of Energy Chemistry. 100. 578–604. 9 indexed citations
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Wang, Lu, et al.. (2024). Vanadium sulfide decorated at carbon matrix as anode materials for “fast-charging” lithium-ion batteries. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 1002. 175490–175490. 4 indexed citations
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Wang, Xiangya, et al.. (2024). Sulphated natural bio-polysaccharide grafted magnetic nanoparticles: Experimental and simulation towards safe and biocompatible polymeric membrane. Journal of Membrane Science. 712. 123224–123224. 5 indexed citations
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Ashalley, Eric, Xiao Hu, Yue Zhang, et al.. (2024). Flexible micro-supercapacitors: Materials and architectures for smart integrated wearable and implantable devices. Energy storage materials. 73. 103791–103791. 43 indexed citations
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Liu, Guang, Shiyu Zhang, Yuanyou Peng, et al.. (2024). Improving diffusion kinetics of zinc ions/stabilizing zinc anode by molecular slip mechanism and anchoring effect in supramolecular zwitterionic hydrogels. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 678(Pt C). 159–167. 5 indexed citations
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Wang, Xiangya, et al.. (2024). Carbon/copper oxide electrode materials with high atomic utilization constructed by in-situ induced growth strategy of nano metal-organic frameworks. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 677(Pt A). 68–78. 9 indexed citations
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Yu, Meimei, et al.. (2024). Assembling Zn2+ on surface of kevlar NanoFibers as functionalized separator for dendrite-free Zn anode and high-performance Zn metal batteries. Journal of Power Sources. 623. 235389–235389. 3 indexed citations
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Dang, Hao, Yuanyou Peng, Lu Wang, Xiangye Li, & Fen Ran. (2023). Designing interface coatings on anode materials for lithium-ion batteries. Journal of Energy Storage. 74. 109526–109526. 20 indexed citations
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Zhao, Lei, Yuanyou Peng, & Fen Ran. (2023). Constructing mutual-philic electrode/non-liquid electrolyte interfaces in electrochemical energy storage systems: Reasons, progress, and perspectives. Energy storage materials. 58. 48–73. 17 indexed citations
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Wang, Xiangya, Qianqian Zhang, Lei Zhao, et al.. (2023). A renewable hydrogel electrolyte membrane prepared by carboxylated chitosan and polyacrylamide for solid-state supercapacitors with wide working temperature range. Journal of Power Sources. 560. 232704–232704. 28 indexed citations
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Li, Xiangye, Dahui Wang, & Fen Ran. (2023). Key approaches and challenges in fabricating advanced flexible zinc-ion batteries with functional hydrogel electrolytes. Energy storage materials. 56. 351–393. 141 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wu, Qianghong, et al.. (2023). Designing advanced anode materials via regulating accumulation of cobalt ions in polystyrene nanoparticles enriched in Pistia stratiotes. Materials Today Nano. 25. 100438–100438. 8 indexed citations
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Liu, Wenwu, Guanglong Liu, Yawen Zheng, et al.. (2023). Design of atomic cobalt selenide-doped sulfurized polyacrylonitrile cathode with enhanced electrochemical kinetics for high performance lithium-SPAN batteries. Chemical Engineering Journal. 471. 144581–144581. 19 indexed citations
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