Hao Cheng

2.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
53 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Hao Cheng is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Hao Cheng has authored 53 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Materials Chemistry, 18 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 10 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Hao Cheng's work include Advancements in Battery Materials (8 papers), Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (5 papers) and Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials (5 papers). Hao Cheng is often cited by papers focused on Advancements in Battery Materials (8 papers), Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (5 papers) and Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials (5 papers). Hao Cheng collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Malaysia. Hao Cheng's co-authors include Huolin L. Xin, Lili Han, Jun Luo, Xijun Liu, Zhouhong Ren, Jin‐Cheng Zheng, Ruoqian Lin, Pengfei Ou, Zhixiu Liang and Qin Wu and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

Hao Cheng

50 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

Stable and Efficient Single-Atom Zn Catalyst for CO2 Redu... 2020 2026 2022 2024 2020 2022 2024 100 200 300 400
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. Stable and Efficient Single-Atom Zn Catalyst for CO2 Reduction to CH4
    2020 464 citations Lili Han, Mingjie Liu et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  2. A single-atom library for guided monometallic and concentration-complex multimetallic designs
    2022 321 citations Lili Han, Hao Cheng et al. Nature Materials profile →
  3. Multiple Metal–Nitrogen Bonds Synergistically Boosting the Activity and Durability of High-Entropy Alloy Electrocatalysts
    2024 82 citations Xueru Zhao, Hao Cheng et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →

Peers

Hao Cheng
Xiaochen Shen United States
Xiaohui Yang China
Soumyabrata Roy India
Nicole J. LiBretto United States
Zhonghong Xia China
Paulina Indyka Poland
Zewu Zhang China
Linlin Duan China
Xiaochen Shen United States
Hao Cheng
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hao Cheng

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Zhao, Xueru, Hao Cheng, Lijun Wu, et al.. (2025). Sub-angstrom strain in high-entropy intermetallic boosts the oxygen reduction reaction in fuel cell cathodes. Nature Communications. 16(1). 7547–7547. 2 indexed citations
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Zhao, Xueru, Hao Cheng, Xiaobo Chen, et al.. (2024). Multiple Metal–Nitrogen Bonds Synergistically Boosting the Activity and Durability of High-Entropy Alloy Electrocatalysts. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 146(5). 3010–3022. 82 indexed citations breakdown →
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Cheng, Hao, Yifei Xu, Song Hong, et al.. (2024). Hydrogen radical-boosted electrocatalytic CO2 reduction using Ni-partnered heteroatomic pairs. Nature Communications. 15(1). 9881–9881. 45 indexed citations
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Cheng, Hao, Jian Shang, Yinan Xu, et al.. (2024). Simultaneous Tailoring of Chemical Composition and Morphology Configuration in Metal Hexacyanoferrate for Ultrafast and Durable Sodium‐Ion Storage. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(2). e202414302–e202414302. 6 indexed citations
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Cheng, Hao, et al.. (2022). Preparation, luminescence properties, and application of temperature sensing and anti‐counterfeiting of La 2 MgTiO 6 :Yb 3+ /Ln 3+ /Mn 4+. Journal of the American Ceramic Society. 105(7). 4731–4743. 14 indexed citations
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Han, Lili, Hao Cheng, Wei Liu, et al.. (2022). A single-atom library for guided monometallic and concentration-complex multimetallic designs. Nature Materials. 21(6). 681–688. 321 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wang, Chunyang, Lili Han, Rui Zhang, et al.. (2021). Resolving atomic-scale phase transformation and oxygen loss mechanism in ultrahigh-nickel layered cathodes for cobalt-free lithium-ion batteries. Matter. 4(6). 2013–2026. 128 indexed citations
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Cheng, Hao, Xin Pan, Zhe Shi, et al.. (2021). Chitin/corn stalk pith sponge stimulated hemostasis with erythrocyte absorption, platelet activation, and Ca2+-binding capabilities. Carbohydrate Polymers. 284. 118953–118953. 31 indexed citations
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Lai, Fengqin, et al.. (2020). Manipulation of upconversion property and enhancement of sensitivity by tailoring the local structure. Journal of the American Ceramic Society. 104(1). 369–382. 8 indexed citations
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Han, Lili, Machuan Hou, Pengfei Ou, et al.. (2020). Local Modulation of Single-Atomic Mn Sites for Enhanced Ambient Ammonia Electrosynthesis. ACS Catalysis. 11(2). 509–516. 124 indexed citations
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Han, Lili, Mingjie Liu, Siyu Yao, et al.. (2020). Stable and Efficient Single-Atom Zn Catalyst for CO2 Reduction to CH4. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 142(29). 12563–12567. 464 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zhao, Xueru, Hao Cheng, Liang Song, et al.. (2020). Rhombohedral Ordered Intermetallic Nanocatalyst Boosts the Oxygen Reduction Reaction. ACS Catalysis. 11(1). 184–192. 75 indexed citations
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Sun, Tong, Dengchao Wang, Michael V. Mirkin, et al.. (2019). Direct high-resolution mapping of electrocatalytic activity of semi-two-dimensional catalysts with single-edge sensitivity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 116(24). 11618–11623. 85 indexed citations
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Lin, Ruoqian, Enyuan Hu, Mingjie Liu, et al.. (2019). Anomalous metal segregation in lithium-rich material provides design rules for stable cathode in lithium-ion battery. Nature Communications. 10(1). 1650–1650. 75 indexed citations
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Cheng, Hao, Yan Zhang, Benjamin Z. Zydlewski, et al.. (2019). Targeted Surface Doping with Reversible Local Environment Improves Oxygen Stability at the Electrochemical Interfaces of Nickel-Rich Cathode Materials. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 11(41). 37885–37891. 39 indexed citations
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Rahman, Muhammad Mominur, Yahong Xu, Hao Cheng, et al.. (2018). Empowering multicomponent cathode materials for sodium ion batteries by exploring three-dimensional compositional heterogeneities. Energy & Environmental Science. 11(9). 2496–2508. 52 indexed citations
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Zhan, Qiuqiang, Sailing He, Jun Qian, Hao Cheng, & Fuhong Cai. (2013). Optimization of Optical Excitation of Upconversion Nanoparticles for Rapid Microscopy and Deeper Tissue Imaging with Higher Quantum Yield. Theranostics. 3(5). 306–316. 59 indexed citations
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Cheng, Hao, Wei Qin, Jun Qian, et al.. (2013). NANOPARTICLES WITH AGGREGATION-INDUCED EMISSION FOR MONITORING LONG TIME CELL MEMBRANE INTERACTIONS. Electromagnetic waves. 140. 313–325. 9 indexed citations
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Lü, Yonghua, M. Muñoz, Hao Cheng, et al.. (2006). Electrostatic Force Microscopy on Oriented Graphite Surfaces: Coexistence of Insulating and Conducting Behaviors. Physical Review Letters. 97(7). 76805–76805. 63 indexed citations

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