Ji‐Guang Zhang

86.0k total citations · 55 hit papers
398 papers, 74.9k citations indexed

About

Ji‐Guang Zhang is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Automotive Engineering and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Ji‐Guang Zhang has authored 398 papers receiving a total of 74.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 355 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 202 papers in Automotive Engineering and 56 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. Recurrent topics in Ji‐Guang Zhang's work include Advancements in Battery Materials (329 papers), Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (300 papers) and Advanced Battery Technologies Research (202 papers). Ji‐Guang Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Advancements in Battery Materials (329 papers), Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (300 papers) and Advanced Battery Technologies Research (202 papers). Ji‐Guang Zhang collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and South Korea. Ji‐Guang Zhang's co-authors include Wu Xu, Jie Xiao, Jun Liu, Jianming Zheng, Mark Engelhard, Chongmin Wang, Xilin Chen, Fei Ding, Zimin Nie and Meng Gu and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Chemical Reviews and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Ji‐Guang Zhang

390 papers receiving 74.1k citations

Hit Papers

Lithium metal anodes for rechargeable batteries 2009 2026 2014 2020 2013 2019 2015 2013 2015 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k
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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.

  1. Lithium metal anodes for rechargeable batteries
    2013 4.1k citations Wu Xu, Ji‐Guang Zhang et al. Energy & Environmental Science profile →
  2. Pathways for practical high-energy long-cycling lithium metal batteries
    2019 2.8k citations Jun Liu, Yi Cui et al. Nature Energy profile →
  3. High rate and stable cycling of lithium metal anode
    2015 2.2k citations Jiangfeng Qian, Wu Xu et al. profile →
  4. Dendrite-Free Lithium Deposition via Self-Healing Electrostatic Shield Mechanism
    2013 1.9k citations Wu Xu, Yuyan Shao et al. profile →
  5. A Review of Solid Electrolyte Interphases on Lithium Metal Anode
    2015 1.6k citations Ji‐Guang Zhang et al. profile →
  6. Self-Assembled TiO2–Graphene Hybrid Nanostructures for Enhanced Li-Ion Insertion
    2009 1.5k citations Zimin Nie, Chongmin Wang et al. ACS Nano profile →
  7. Advancing Lithium Metal Batteries
    2018 1.4k citations Bin Liu, Ji‐Guang Zhang et al. profile →
  8. Electrolyte additive enabled fast charging and stable cycling lithium metal batteries
    2017 1.2k citations Jianming Zheng, Mark Engelhard et al. Nature Energy profile →
  9. Accurate Determination of Coulombic Efficiency for Lithium Metal Anodes and Lithium Metal Batteries
    2017 1.2k citations Jianming Zheng, Xiaodi Ren et al. Advanced Energy Materials profile →
  10. High‐Voltage Lithium‐Metal Batteries Enabled by Localized High‐Concentration Electrolytes
    2018 1.1k citations Jianming Zheng, Kee Sung Han et al. profile →
  11. Stable cycling of high-voltage lithium metal batteries in ether electrolytes
    2018 1.0k citations Xiaodi Ren, Ruiguo Cao et al. Nature Energy profile →
  12. Enabling High-Voltage Lithium-Metal Batteries under Practical Conditions
    2019 883 citations Xiaodi Ren, Lianfeng Zou et al. profile →
  13. Hierarchically Porous Graphene as a Lithium–Air Battery Electrode
    2011 868 citations Jie Xiao, Xiaolin Li et al. Nano Letters profile →
  14. Localized High-Concentration Sulfone Electrolytes for High-Efficiency Lithium-Metal Batteries
    2018 854 citations Xiaodi Ren, Mark Engelhard et al. profile →
  15. Nanostructured carbon for energy storage and conversion
    2011 841 citations Yuyan Shao, Xiaolin Li et al. profile →
  16. Understanding and applying coulombic efficiency in lithium metal batteries
    2020 838 citations Jie Xiao, Qiuyan Li et al. Nature Energy profile →
  17. Intragranular cracking as a critical barrier for high-voltage usage of layer-structured cathode for lithium-ion batteries
    2017 831 citations Pengfei Yan, Jianming Zheng et al. profile →
  18. Formation of the Spinel Phase in the Layered Composite Cathode Used in Li-Ion Batteries
    2012 821 citations Jianming Zheng, Jie Xiao et al. ACS Nano profile →
  19. Monolithic solid–electrolyte interphases formed in fluorinated orthoformate-based electrolytes minimize Li depletion and pulverization
    2019 809 citations Xia Cao, Xiaodi Ren et al. Nature Energy profile →
  20. Dendrites and Pits: Untangling the Complex Behavior of Lithium Metal Anodes through Operando Video Microscopy
    2016 763 citations Ji‐Guang Zhang et al. profile →
  21. Ternary Self-Assembly of Ordered Metal Oxide−Graphene Nanocomposites for Electrochemical Energy Storage
    2010 735 citations Zimin Nie, Laxmikant V. Saraf et al. ACS Nano profile →
  22. Mesoporous silicon sponge as an anti-pulverization structure for high-performance lithium-ion battery anodes
    2014 725 citations Xiaolin Li, Pengfei Yan et al. profile →
  23. Tailoring grain boundary structures and chemistry of Ni-rich layered cathodes for enhanced cycle stability of lithium-ion batteries
    2018 721 citations Pengfei Yan, Jianming Zheng et al. Nature Energy profile →
  24. Non-flammable electrolytes with high salt-to-solvent ratios for Li-ion and Li-metal batteries
    2018 703 citations Kee Sung Han, Yuliang Cao et al. Nature Energy profile →
  25. Reversible planar gliding and microcracking in a single-crystalline Ni-rich cathode
    2020 700 citations Yaobin Xu, Enyuan Hu et al. profile →
  26. Lewis Acid–Base Interactions between Polysulfides and Metal Organic Framework in Lithium Sulfur Batteries
    2014 661 citations Jianming Zheng, Wu Xu et al. Nano Letters profile →
  27. Failure Mechanism for Fast‐Charged Lithium Metal Batteries with Liquid Electrolytes
    2014 649 citations Dongping Lu, Yuyan Shao et al. Advanced Energy Materials profile →
  28. High-energy lithium metal pouch cells with limited anode swelling and long stable cycles
    2019 622 citations Chaojiang Niu, Qiuyan Li et al. Nature Energy profile →
  29. Materials Science and Materials Chemistry for Large Scale Electrochemical Energy Storage: From Transportation to Electrical Grid
    2012 621 citations Ji‐Guang Zhang, Jian Zhi Hu et al. Advanced Functional Materials profile →
  30. Anode‐Free Rechargeable Lithium Metal Batteries
    2016 620 citations Jiangfeng Qian, Jianming Zheng et al. Advanced Functional Materials profile →
  31. Lithium Metal Anodes with Nonaqueous Electrolytes
    2020 586 citations Ji‐Guang Zhang, Wu Xu et al. profile →
  32. High-Efficiency Lithium Metal Batteries with Fire-Retardant Electrolytes
    2018 568 citations Jianming Zheng, Xiaodi Ren et al. profile →
  33. Self-smoothing anode for achieving high-energy lithium metal batteries under realistic conditions
    2019 522 citations Chaojiang Niu, Huilin Pan et al. profile →
  34. High Energy Density Lithium–Sulfur Batteries: Challenges of Thick Sulfur Cathodes
    2015 509 citations Jianming Zheng, Qiuyan Li et al. Advanced Energy Materials profile →
  35. Extremely Stable Sodium Metal Batteries Enabled by Localized High-Concentration Electrolytes
    2018 485 citations Jianming Zheng, Wengao Zhao et al. ACS Energy Letters profile →
  36. Making Li‐Air Batteries Rechargeable: Material Challenges
    2012 483 citations Yuyan Shao, Jie Xiao et al. Advanced Functional Materials profile →
  37. Review—Localized High-Concentration Electrolytes for Lithium Batteries
    2020 475 citations Xia Cao, Hao Jia et al. profile →
  38. Recent Progress in Understanding Solid Electrolyte Interphase on Lithium Metal Anodes
    2020 465 citations Haiping Wu, Hao Jia et al. Advanced Energy Materials profile →
  39. Balancing interfacial reactions to achieve long cycle life in high-energy lithium metal batteries
    2021 457 citations Chaojiang Niu, Dianying Liu et al. Nature Energy profile →
  40. Controlling SEI Formation on SnSb‐Porous Carbon Nanofibers for Improved Na Ion Storage
    2014 455 citations Yuyan Shao, Xiaolin Li et al. profile →
  41. Li‐ and Mn‐Rich Cathode Materials: Challenges to Commercialization
    2016 452 citations Jianming Zheng, Pengfei Yan et al. Advanced Energy Materials profile →
  42. Critical Parameters for Evaluating Coin Cells and Pouch Cells of Rechargeable Li-Metal Batteries
    2019 448 citations Chaojiang Niu, Qiuyan Li et al. profile →
  43. Hierarchical porous silicon structures with extraordinary mechanical strength as high-performance lithium-ion battery anodes
    2020 446 citations Haiping Jia, Xiaolin Li et al. profile →
  44. High‐Performance LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 Spinel Controlled by Mn3+ Concentration and Site Disorder
    2012 446 citations Jie Xiao, Peter V. Sushko et al. profile →
  45. Anodes for Rechargeable Lithium‐Sulfur Batteries
    2015 446 citations Ruiguo Cao, Wu Xu et al. Advanced Energy Materials profile →
  46. Injection of oxygen vacancies in the bulk lattice of layered cathodes
    2019 429 citations Pengfei Yan, Jianming Zheng et al. profile →
  47. High-Concentration Ether Electrolytes for Stable High-Voltage Lithium Metal Batteries
    2019 416 citations Xiaodi Ren, Lianfeng Zou et al. ACS Energy Letters profile →
  48. Electrocatalysts for Nonaqueous Lithium–Air Batteries: Status, Challenges, and Perspective
    2012 413 citations Yuyan Shao, Jie Xiao et al. profile →
  49. Low-solvation electrolytes for high-voltage sodium-ion batteries
    2022 410 citations Mỹ Loan Phụng Lê, Peiyuan Gao et al. Nature Energy profile →
  50. Corrosion/Fragmentation of Layered Composite Cathode and Related Capacity/Voltage Fading during Cycling Process
    2013 361 citations Jianming Zheng, Jie Xiao et al. Nano Letters profile →
  51. Structural and Chemical Evolution of Li- and Mn-Rich Layered Cathode Material
    2015 354 citations Jianming Zheng, Jie Xiao et al. profile →
  52. LiMnPO4 Nanoplate Grown via Solid-State Reaction in Molten Hydrocarbon for Li-Ion Battery Cathode
    2010 343 citations Jie Xiao, Zimin Nie et al. Nano Letters profile →
  53. Progressive growth of the solid–electrolyte interphase towards the Si anode interior causes capacity fading
    2021 282 citations Yang He, Yaobin Xu et al. profile →
  54. Effects of fluorinated solvents on electrolyte solvation structures and electrode/electrolyte interphases for lithium metal batteries
    2021 251 citations Xia Cao, Peiyuan Gao et al. profile →
  55. Localized high-concentration electrolytes get more localized through micelle-like structures
    2023 233 citations Enyuan Hu, Xia Cao et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ji‐Guang Zhang United States 135 71.0k 35.7k 12.9k 9.4k 4.7k 398 74.9k
Jie Xiao United States 102 42.5k 0.6× 18.6k 0.5× 9.5k 0.7× 6.3k 0.7× 3.3k 0.7× 300 45.1k
Kisuk Kang South Korea 116 42.8k 0.6× 9.9k 0.3× 14.7k 1.1× 9.3k 1.0× 4.5k 1.0× 385 47.6k
Jang Wook Choi South Korea 104 37.1k 0.5× 10.9k 0.3× 14.9k 1.1× 9.1k 1.0× 3.5k 0.7× 315 44.6k
Lynden A. Archer United States 103 36.0k 0.5× 12.7k 0.4× 8.9k 0.7× 12.0k 1.3× 2.4k 0.5× 339 46.8k
Renjie Chen China 109 33.6k 0.5× 9.4k 0.3× 10.0k 0.8× 6.6k 0.7× 10.2k 2.2× 794 41.7k
Yet‐Ming Chiang United States 89 23.6k 0.3× 10.5k 0.3× 4.9k 0.4× 8.1k 0.9× 3.9k 0.8× 328 30.9k
Xing‐Long Wu China 93 26.2k 0.4× 5.2k 0.1× 11.3k 0.9× 8.5k 0.9× 3.7k 0.8× 520 31.9k
Liqiang Mai China 149 69.7k 1.0× 11.3k 0.3× 32.5k 2.5× 17.3k 1.8× 4.4k 0.9× 872 80.8k
Li Lü Singapore 83 17.5k 0.2× 5.1k 0.1× 8.2k 0.6× 8.5k 0.9× 6.0k 1.3× 616 26.7k
Helmut Ehrenberg Germany 72 15.0k 0.2× 5.4k 0.2× 6.5k 0.5× 6.7k 0.7× 2.6k 0.6× 615 20.8k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Fu, Hanguang, et al.. (2024). Microstructure and Wear Resistance of In Situ Synthesized (Ti,V)C Reinforced Nickel Matrix Composite Coatings. Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance. 34(11). 9946–9960. 1 indexed citations
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Kim, Ju‐Myung, Peiyuan Gao, Qiushi Miao, et al.. (2024). Tailoring Solvation Solvent in Localized High-Concentration Electrolytes for Lithium||Sulfurized Polyacrylonitrile. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 16(16). 20618–20625. 10 indexed citations
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Tran, Thanh‐Nhan, Xia Cao, Yaobin Xu, et al.. (2024). Enhancing Cycling Stability of Lithium Metal Batteries by a Bifunctional Fluorinated Ether. Advanced Functional Materials. 34(42). 24 indexed citations
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Jiang, Min, Yunfeng Zhu, Yana Liu, et al.. (2023). Nickel-cobalt layered double hydroxide cathode materials with excellent cycle stability for nickel-metal hydride batteries. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 941. 168980–168980. 8 indexed citations
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Cao, Xia, Yaobin Xu, Lianfeng Zou, et al.. (2023). Stability of solid electrolyte interphases and calendar life of lithium metal batteries. Energy & Environmental Science. 16(4). 1548–1559. 50 indexed citations
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Liu, Guangdong, Yang He, Zhixiao Liu, et al.. (2023). In Situ Visualization of the Pinning Effect of Planar Defects on Li Ion Insertion. Nano Letters. 23(15). 6839–6844. 2 indexed citations
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Lim, Hyung‐Seok, Won‐Jin Kwak, Dan Thien Nguyen, et al.. (2023). Three-dimensionally semi-ordered macroporous air electrodes for metal–oxygen batteries. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 11(11). 5746–5753. 11 indexed citations
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Kautz, David J., Xia Cao, Peiyuan Gao, et al.. (2023). Designing Electrolytes With Controlled Solvation Structure for Fast‐Charging Lithium‐Ion Batteries. Advanced Energy Materials. 13(35). 53 indexed citations
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Zhang, Ji‐Guang. (2023). Electrolyte for high efficiency cycling of sodium metal and rechargeable sodium-based batteries comprising the electrolyte. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information).
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Xiang, Yuxuan, Mingming Tao, Guiming Zhong, et al.. (2021). Quantitatively analyzing the failure processes of rechargeable Li metal batteries. Science Advances. 7(46). eabj3423–eabj3423. 133 indexed citations
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Yang, Guang, Sarah Frisco, Runming Tao, et al.. (2021). Robust Solid/Electrolyte Interphase (SEI) Formation on Si Anodes Using Glyme-Based Electrolytes. ACS Energy Letters. 6(5). 1684–1693. 146 indexed citations
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Gao, Peiyuan, Haiping Wu, Xianhui Zhang, et al.. (2021). Optimization of Magnesium‐Doped Lithium Metal Anode for High Performance Lithium Metal Batteries through Modeling and Experiment. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 60(30). 16506–16513. 60 indexed citations
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Cao, Xia, Yaobin Xu, Linchao Zhang, et al.. (2019). Nonflammable Electrolytes for Lithium Ion Batteries Enabled by Ultraconformal Passivation Interphases. ACS Energy Letters. 4(10). 2529–2534. 142 indexed citations
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Liu, Jian, Dongping Lu, Jianming Zheng, et al.. (2018). Minimizing Polysulfide Shuttle Effect in Lithium-Ion Sulfur Batteries by Anode Surface Passivation. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 10(26). 21965–21972. 26 indexed citations
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Lu, Dongping, Qiuyan Li, Jian Liu, et al.. (2018). Enabling High-Energy-Density Cathode for Lithium–Sulfur Batteries. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 10(27). 23094–23102. 67 indexed citations
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Yin, Liang, Zhou Li, Jianming Zheng, et al.. (2018). Extending the limits of powder diffraction analysis: Diffraction parameter space, occupancy defects, and atomic form factors. Review of Scientific Instruments. 89(9). 93002–93002. 21 indexed citations
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Pan, Huilin, Junzheng Chen, Ruiguo Cao, et al.. (2017). Non-encapsulation approach for high-performance Li–S batteries through controlled nucleation and growth. Nature Energy. 2(10). 813–820. 373 indexed citations
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Wan, Chuan, Mary Y. Hu, Oleg Borodin, et al.. (2016). Natural abundance 17O, 6Li NMR and molecular modeling studies of the solvation structures of lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide/1,2-dimethoxyethane liquid electrolytes. Journal of Power Sources. 307. 231–243. 69 indexed citations
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Li, Xiaolin, Yuliang Cao, Wen Qi, et al.. (2011). Optimization of mesoporous carbon structures for lithium–sulfur battery applications. Journal of Materials Chemistry. 21(41). 16603–16603. 409 indexed citations

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