Guoliang Chai

9.5k total citations · 7 hit papers
131 papers, 8.3k citations indexed

About

Guoliang Chai is a scholar working on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Guoliang Chai has authored 131 papers receiving a total of 8.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 68 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 65 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 57 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Guoliang Chai's work include Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (47 papers), Advanced battery technologies research (34 papers) and Fuel Cells and Related Materials (22 papers). Guoliang Chai is often cited by papers focused on Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (47 papers), Advanced battery technologies research (34 papers) and Fuel Cells and Related Materials (22 papers). Guoliang Chai collaborates with scholars based in China, United Kingdom and United States. Guoliang Chai's co-authors include Ruikuan Xie, Zhengxiao Guo, Maria‐Magdalena Titirici, Jun‐Dong Yi, Yuan‐Biao Huang, Rong Cao, Zhufeng Hou, Zhenhai Wen, Guanjie He and Huan Xie and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Advanced Materials and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Guoliang Chai

125 papers receiving 8.2k 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.

Alleviation of Dendrite Formation on Zinc Anodes via Electrolyte Additives

2021 505 citations Ningjing Luo, Guoliang Chai et al. ACS Energy Letters profile →
Highly Selective CO₂ Electroreduction to CH₄ by In Situ Generated Cu₂O Single‐Type Sites on a Conductive MOF: Stabilizing Key Intermediates with Hydrogen Bonding

2020 491 citations Jun‐Dong Yi, Ruikuan Xie et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
Active sites engineering leads to exceptional ORR and OER bifunctionality in P,N Co-doped graphene frameworks

2017 472 citations Guoliang Chai, Maria‐Magdalena Titirici et al. Energy & Environmental Science profile →
Conductive Two‐Dimensional Phthalocyanine‐based Metal–Organic Framework Nanosheets for Efficient Electroreduction of CO₂

2021 303 citations Jun‐Dong Yi, Duan‐Hui Si et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
Rational design of a topological polymeric solid electrolyte for high-performance all-solid-state alkali metal batteries

2022 239 citations Guoliang Chai et al. profile →
Amphiphilic electrolyte additive as an ion-flow stabilizer enables superb zinc metal batteries

2024 120 citations Yilun Sun, Yifan Su et al. Energy & Environmental Science profile →
Methanol-Enhanced Low-Cell-Voltage Hydrogen Generation at Industrial-Grade Current Density by Triadic Active Sites of Pt₁–Pd_n–(Ni,Co)(OH)_x

2025 46 citations An Pei, Ruikuan Xie et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Guoliang Chai China	47	5.1k	4.5k	3.1k	1.2k	1.1k	131	8.3k
Junxiang Chen China	53	6.8k 1.3×	6.0k 1.3×	3.5k 1.1×	1.6k 1.3×	1.7k 1.5×	123	9.9k
Xiaobo Zheng China	36	3.5k 0.7×	3.7k 0.8×	2.1k 0.7×	795 0.7×	770 0.7×	91	6.2k
Kuang‐Hsu Wu Australia	41	4.3k 0.8×	3.5k 0.8×	2.3k 0.7×	937 0.8×	624 0.6×	99	6.2k
Guangbo Chen China	40	7.8k 1.5×	5.4k 1.2×	4.5k 1.5×	1.0k 0.9×	1.2k 1.1×	78	10.3k
Li‐Yong Gan China	47	4.4k 0.9×	4.0k 0.9×	4.8k 1.6×	657 0.6×	775 0.7×	195	8.0k
Wangsheng Chu China	46	8.0k 1.6×	6.9k 1.5×	3.4k 1.1×	1.2k 1.0×	1.5k 1.3×	101	10.7k
Wenhan Guo China	40	4.1k 0.8×	4.1k 0.9×	3.3k 1.1×	1.2k 1.0×	2.2k 1.9×	74	8.6k
Zhenxing Liang China	49	5.2k 1.0×	5.4k 1.2×	2.6k 0.8×	528 0.4×	963 0.9×	176	7.8k
Zengxi Wei China	49	5.8k 1.1×	6.8k 1.5×	3.3k 1.1×	1.8k 1.6×	2.2k 1.9×	102	10.6k
Kaiqi Nie China	33	4.2k 0.8×	3.4k 0.7×	2.6k 0.9×	754 0.6×	810 0.7×	96	6.2k

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Deng, Yi, et al.. (2025). A crown-like ether for lithium extraction from brine. Separation and Purification Technology. 364. 132591–132591. 3 indexed citations

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Yang, Ming, Yu‐Ru Lin, Peirong Chen, et al.. (2025). Unlocking Ultrafast‐Kinetics Asymmetric Heterojunction with Multi‐Anionic Redox Chemistry Enables High Energy/Power Density and Low‐Temperature Zinc‐Ion Batteries. Angewandte Chemie. 137(32).

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Pei, An, Ruikuan Xie, Lihua Zhu, et al.. (2025). Methanol-Enhanced Low-Cell-Voltage Hydrogen Generation at Industrial-Grade Current Density by Triadic Active Sites of Pt₁–Pd_n–(Ni,Co)(OH)_x. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 147(4). 3185–3194. 46 indexed citations breakdown →

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Yang, Ming, Mingyan Chuai, Jianhui Zhu, et al.. (2025). Customizable crystalline-amorphous rectifying heterostructure cathodes for durable and super-fast zinc storage. Energy & Environmental Science. 18(10). 4651–4664. 10 indexed citations

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Yang, Ming, Yu‐Ru Lin, Peirong Chen, et al.. (2025). Unlocking Ultrafast‐Kinetics Asymmetric Heterojunction with Multi‐Anionic Redox Chemistry Enables High Energy/Power Density and Low‐Temperature Zinc‐Ion Batteries. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(32). e202510907–e202510907. 7 indexed citations

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Li, Kang, Ruikuan Xie, Zhuoyue Wang, et al.. (2025). Synthesis of one-dimensional phosphonate metal − organic framework with perylenediimide for efficient photocatalytic water oxidation. Chemical Engineering Journal. 516. 163950–163950. 2 indexed citations

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Sun, Yilun, et al.. (2024). Zwitterion‐Separated Ion Pair Dominated Additive‐Electrolyte Structure for Ultra‐Stable Aqueous Zinc Ion Batteries. Advanced Functional Materials. 34(48). 26 indexed citations

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Wang, Ruichen, et al.. (2024). Designing Bi‐In₂O₃ Nanoflower Catalysts for Enhanced Performance of Electrochemical CO₂ Reduction to Formate. ChemNanoMat. 10(7). 2 indexed citations

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Zheng, Yan, Ruikuan Xie, Guoliang Chai, et al.. (2024). Stabilizing Sn/SnO₂ Mott–Schottky Heterojunction on Biomass-Derived Carbon Boosting Highly Selective and Robust Formate Production for Electrochemical CO₂ Reduction. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 12(51). 18434–18444. 1 indexed citations

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Xu, Yue, Ruikuan Xie, Qi Li, et al.. (2023). Pyridine Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes: Unveiling the Role of External Pyridinic Nitrogen Sites for Oxygen Reduction Reaction. Small. 19(45). e2302795–e2302795. 35 indexed citations

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Li, Qun, Qun Li, Ningjing Luo, et al.. (2022). Interfacial effects in CuO/Co₃O₄ heterostructures enhance benzene catalytic oxidation performance. Environmental Science Nano. 9(2). 781–796. 25 indexed citations

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Zhang, Tao, Shunqi Xu, Yang Hou, et al.. (2021). Solvent-mediated engineering of copper-metalated acetylenic polymer scaffolds with enhanced photoelectrochemical performance. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 9(15). 9729–9734. 10 indexed citations

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Yi, Jun‐Dong, Duan‐Hui Si, Ruikuan Xie, et al.. (2021). Conductive Two‐Dimensional Phthalocyanine‐based Metal–Organic Framework Nanosheets for Efficient Electroreduction of CO₂. Angewandte Chemie. 133(31). 17245–17251. 60 indexed citations

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Xie, Huan, Shaoqing Chen, Jiashun Liang, et al.. (2021). Weakening Intermediate Bindings on CuPd/Pd Core/shell Nanoparticles to Achieve Pt‐Like Bifunctional Activity for Hydrogen Evolution and Oxygen Reduction Reactions. Advanced Functional Materials. 31(26). 104 indexed citations

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Li, Yan, Junwei Li, Junheng Huang, et al.. (2021). Boosting Electroreduction Kinetics of Nitrogen to Ammonia via Tuning Electron Distribution of Single‐Atomic Iron Sites. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 60(16). 9078–9085. 205 indexed citations

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Huang, Jiajia, Jingyi Wang, Ruikuan Xie, et al.. (2020). A universal pH range and a highly efficient Mo₂C-based electrocatalyst for the hydrogen evolution reaction. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 8(38). 19879–19886. 62 indexed citations

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Wu, Qiao, Ruikuan Xie, Min‐Jie Mao, et al.. (2020). Integration of Strong Electron Transporter Tetrathiafulvalene into Metalloporphyrin-Based Covalent Organic Framework for Highly Efficient Electroreduction of CO₂. ACS Energy Letters. 5(3). 1005–1012. 228 indexed citations

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Yi, Jun‐Dong, Ruikuan Xie, Zailai Xie, et al.. (2020). Highly Selective CO₂ Electroreduction to CH₄ by In Situ Generated Cu₂O Single‐Type Sites on a Conductive MOF: Stabilizing Key Intermediates with Hydrogen Bonding. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 59(52). 23641–23648. 491 indexed citations breakdown →

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Yi, Jun‐Dong, Rui Xu, Guoliang Chai, et al.. (2018). Cobalt single-atoms anchored on porphyrinic triazine-based frameworks as bifunctional electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction and hydrogen evolution reactions. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 7(3). 1252–1259. 167 indexed citations

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Chai, Guoliang, Zhufeng Hou, Takashi Ikeda, & Kiyoyuki Terakura. (2017). Two-Electron Oxygen Reduction on Carbon Materials Catalysts: Mechanisms and Active Sites. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 121(27). 14524–14533. 105 indexed citations

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