Gen Chen

13.6k total citations · 10 hit papers
247 papers, 11.7k citations indexed

About

Gen Chen is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Gen Chen has authored 247 papers receiving a total of 11.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 152 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 74 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 72 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Gen Chen's work include Advancements in Battery Materials (87 papers), Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (66 papers) and Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (56 papers). Gen Chen is often cited by papers focused on Advancements in Battery Materials (87 papers), Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (66 papers) and Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (56 papers). Gen Chen collaborates with scholars based in China, Japan and United States. Gen Chen's co-authors include Xiaohe Liu, Ning Zhang, Renzhi Ma, Hongmei Luo, Jiang Zhou, Zheng Chen, Shuquan Liang, Yang Shi, Xuesong Xie and Hao Wan and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Gen Chen

238 papers receiving 11.5k 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.

Manipulating the ion-transfer kinetics and interface stability for high-performance zinc metal anodes

2019 1.1k citations Xuesong Xie, Shuquan Liang et al. Energy & Environmental Science profile →
Pseudocapacitive Sodium Storage in Mesoporous Single-Crystal-like TiO₂–Graphene Nanocomposite Enables High-Performance Sodium-Ion Capacitors

2017 559 citations Gen Chen et al. ACS Nano profile →
Resolving the Compositional and Structural Defects of Degraded LiNi_xCo_yMn_zO₂ Particles to Directly Regenerate High-Performance Lithium-Ion Battery Cathodes

2018 387 citations Gen Chen et al. profile →
Effective regeneration of LiCoO₂ from spent lithium-ion batteries: a direct approach towards high-performance active particles

2018 365 citations Gen Chen et al. profile →
Self-assembled multilayers direct a buffer interphase for long-life aqueous zinc-ion batteries

2023 188 citations Shuquan Liang, Bingan Lu et al. Energy & Environmental Science profile →
Zincophilic Electrode Interphase with Appended Proton Reservoir Ability Stabilizes Zn Metal Anodes

2022 173 citations Zhenyue Xing, Xuesong Xie et al. profile →
Facing the capacity fading of vanadium-based zinc-ion batteries

2023 136 citations Zhenyue Xing, Guofu Xu et al. Trends in Chemistry profile →
A Universal Molten Salt Method for Direct Upcycling of Spent Ni‐rich Cathode towards Single‐crystalline Li‐rich Cathode

2023 131 citations Zuoyu Qin, Ying Zhang et al. profile →
Triple‐function Hydrated Eutectic Electrolyte for Enhanced Aqueous Zinc Batteries

2023 130 citations Xuesong Xie, Bingan Lu et al. profile →
Dual‐Salt Electrolyte Additive Enables High Moisture Tolerance and Favorable Electric Double Layer for Lithium Metal Battery

2024 89 citations Zuxin Wen, Gen Chen et al. profile →

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Author						Papers	Cites
Gen Chen	8.6k	3.2k	2.9k	2.8k	1.6k	247	11.7k
Hongqiang Wang	6.6k 0.8×	3.4k 1.1×	1.3k 0.5×	2.3k 0.8×	1.2k 0.7×	322	9.2k
Liang An	8.6k 1.0×	1.9k 0.6×	5.1k 1.8×	2.3k 0.8×	2.2k 1.3×	289	11.6k
Yunxiao Wang	11.7k 1.4×	3.5k 1.1×	2.0k 0.7×	4.3k 1.5×	1.5k 0.9×	274	14.7k
Weixin Zhang	5.6k 0.7×	2.4k 0.7×	1.6k 0.6×	4.3k 1.5×	1.0k 0.6×	294	9.5k
Xiaolei Wang	8.1k 0.9×	4.4k 1.4×	3.0k 1.0×	2.7k 1.0×	1.0k 0.6×	235	11.1k
Yang Wu	4.6k 0.5×	2.6k 0.8×	2.2k 0.8×	2.0k 0.7×	678 0.4×	244	8.6k
Peng Li	7.7k 0.9×	2.4k 0.7×	2.5k 0.9×	3.1k 1.1×	1.6k 1.0×	295	11.2k
Bing Li	9.6k 1.1×	5.6k 1.7×	3.9k 1.4×	3.0k 1.1×	1.2k 0.7×	366	12.9k
Yongliang Li	9.3k 1.1×	3.8k 1.2×	4.8k 1.7×	4.4k 1.6×	1.3k 0.8×	345	14.2k
Zhen Zhang	5.4k 0.6×	1.3k 0.4×	3.3k 1.1×	2.8k 1.0×	919 0.6×	254	9.7k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Duan, Lian, Gen Chen, Min Liu, et al.. (2025). CoWO ₄ nanoparticles with dual active sites for highly efficient ammonia synthesis. Nanoscale Horizons. 10(6). 1096–1106. 3 indexed citations

Yuan, Peng, Tao Zhang, Zuoyu Qin, et al.. (2025). High temperature molten salts mediated deep regeneration and recrystallization of ternary nickle-rich cathodes. Advanced Powder Materials. 4(2). 100266–100266. 7 indexed citations

Long, Xiang, Tao Zhang, Zuoyu Qin, et al.. (2025). Structural reinforcement of degraded Ni-rich cathodes via Ta5+-engineering for highly stable lithium-ion batteries. Acta Materialia. 301. 121522–121522.

Bai, Mingjun, Hao Wan, Ying Zhang, et al.. (2024). Two-dimensional nanomaterials based on rare earth elements for biomedical applications. Chemical Science. 15(41). 16887–16907. 13 indexed citations

Chen, Gen, et al.. (2024). Intelligent transportation systems: Machine learning approaches for urban mobility in smart cities. Sustainable Cities and Society. 107. 105369–105369. 23 indexed citations

Yang, Baopeng, Gen Chen, Jianguo Tang, et al.. (2023). Cu-Ni alloy nanocrystals with heterogenous active sites for efficient urea synthesis. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 343. 123577–123577. 36 indexed citations

Xing, Zhenyue, Guofu Xu, Junwei Han, et al.. (2023). Facing the capacity fading of vanadium-based zinc-ion batteries. Trends in Chemistry. 5(5). 380–392. 136 indexed citations breakdown →

Qin, Zuoyu, Ying Zhang, Wuqing Luo, et al.. (2023). A Universal Molten Salt Method for Direct Upcycling of Spent Ni‐rich Cathode towards Single‐crystalline Li‐rich Cathode. Angewandte Chemie. 135(25). 13 indexed citations

Yang, Baopeng, Qing Kang, Gen Chen, et al.. (2023). Electron-deficient cobalt nanocrystals for promoted nitrate electrocatalytic reduction to synthesize ammonia. Nano Energy. 117. 108901–108901. 69 indexed citations

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He, Yuanqing, Lulu Jia, Xueyi Lu, et al.. (2022). Molecular-Scale Manipulation of Layer Sequence in Heteroassembled Nanosheet Films toward Oxygen Evolution Electrocatalysts. ACS Nano. 16(3). 4028–4040. 48 indexed citations

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Tang, Wei, Jie Jian, Gen Chen, et al.. (2021). Carbon Nanotube Supported Amorphous MoS ₂ via Microwave Heating Synthesis for Enhanced Performance of Hydrogen Evolution Reaction. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2021. 26 indexed citations

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Pang, Hong, Wei Zhou, Baopeng Yang, et al.. (2020). Stabilizing CuGaS₂ by crystalline CdS through an interfacial Z-scheme charge transfer for enhanced photocatalytic CO₂ reduction under visible light. Nanoscale. 12(16). 8693–8700. 58 indexed citations

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Xu, Weichuan, Haizhen Wang, Litao Yan, et al.. (2019). A-site Excessive (La_0.8Sr_0.2)_1+xMnO₃ Perovskite Oxides for Bifunctional Oxygen Catalyst in Alkaline Media. ACS Catalysis. 9(6). 5074–5083. 114 indexed citations

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Xie, Xuesong, Shuquan Liang, Jiawei Gao, et al.. (2019). Manipulating the ion-transfer kinetics and interface stability for high-performance zinc metal anodes. Energy & Environmental Science. 13(2). 503–510. 1125 indexed citations breakdown →

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Peters, Jonathan E., Xinqi Chen, Binsong Li, et al.. (2018). Engineering Molybdenum Diselenide and Its Reduced Graphene Oxide Hybrids for Efficient Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution. ACS Applied Nano Materials. 1(5). 2143–2152. 24 indexed citations

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Chen, Gen, et al.. (2018). Improved Sorption‐Enhanced Steam Methane Reforming via Calcium Oxide–Based Sorbents with Targeted Morphology. Energy Technology. 7(3). 23 indexed citations

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Yan, Litao, Yun Xu, Meng Zhou, et al.. (2015). Porous TiO2 Conformal Coating on Carbon Nanotubes as Energy Storage Materials. Electrochimica Acta. 169. 73–81. 52 indexed citations

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Chen, Gen, Rodrigo Rodríguez, Ling Fei, et al.. (2014). A facile hydrothermal route to iron(III) oxide with conductive additives as composite anode for lithium ion batteries. Journal of Power Sources. 259. 227–232. 33 indexed citations

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Fei, Ling, Yun Xu, Gen Chen, et al.. (2014). A novel solvent-free thermal reaction of ferrocene and sulfur for one-step synthesis of iron sulfide and carbon nanocomposites and their electrochemical performance. Journal of Power Sources. 265. 1–5. 32 indexed citations

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Chen, Gen, Binsong Li, Yun Xu, et al.. (2013). Microwave-assisted synthesis of hybrid CoxNi1−x(OH)2 nanosheets: Tuning the composition for high performance supercapacitor. Journal of Power Sources. 251. 338–343. 102 indexed citations

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