Kaichen Zhu

2.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
38 papers, 1000 citations indexed

About

Kaichen Zhu is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Kaichen Zhu has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 1000 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 12 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 12 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Kaichen Zhu's work include Advanced Memory and Neural Computing (29 papers), Ferroelectric and Negative Capacitance Devices (17 papers) and Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (11 papers). Kaichen Zhu is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Memory and Neural Computing (29 papers), Ferroelectric and Negative Capacitance Devices (17 papers) and Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (11 papers). Kaichen Zhu collaborates with scholars based in China, Saudi Arabia and Spain. Kaichen Zhu's co-authors include Mario Lanza, Chao Wen, Husam N. Alshareef, Xiangming Xu, Wenwen Zheng, Xixiang Zhang, Xu Jing, Fei Xue, Vincent Tung and Areej Aljarb and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Advanced Materials and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Kaichen Zhu

35 papers receiving 981 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.

The development of integrated circuits based on two-dimensional materials

2021 225 citations Kaichen Zhu, Chao Wen et al. Nature Electronics profile →
Synaptic and neural behaviours in a standard silicon transistor

2025 26 citations Sebastián Pazos, Kaichen Zhu et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kaichen Zhu China	16	810	424	210	113	104	38	1000
Victoria Chen United States	10	772 1.0×	531 1.3×	220 1.0×	81 0.7×	129 1.2×	16	1.0k
Aaryan Oberoi United States	10	608 0.8×	366 0.9×	157 0.7×	128 1.1×	61 0.6×	11	822
Andrew Pannone United States	13	571 0.7×	329 0.8×	123 0.6×	164 1.5×	53 0.5×	20	789
Yumin Kim South Korea	13	676 0.8×	270 0.6×	249 1.2×	65 0.6×	115 1.1×	31	778
Xianhu Liang China	10	1.1k 1.4×	434 1.0×	357 1.7×	72 0.6×	206 2.0×	17	1.2k
Furqan Zahoor India	13	1.0k 1.3×	198 0.5×	201 1.0×	118 1.0×	206 2.0×	37	1.1k
Chao Wen China	16	1.1k 1.4×	676 1.6×	239 1.1×	163 1.4×	161 1.5×	30	1.4k
Yangbin Zhu China	16	770 1.0×	550 1.3×	175 0.8×	216 1.9×	144 1.4×	34	1.0k
Akhil Dodda United States	13	623 0.8×	346 0.8×	185 0.9×	148 1.3×	44 0.4×	14	875
Thomas F. Schranghamer United States	12	495 0.6×	284 0.7×	144 0.7×	107 0.9×	40 0.4×	16	655

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kaichen Zhu

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

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Qin, L. Q., Fang Cheng, Yu-Jie Liu, et al.. (2025). Intrinsic ion migration-induced susceptible two-dimensional phase-transition memristor with ultralow power consumption. Science Bulletin. 70(13). 2116–2124. 3 indexed citations

Wang, Tianyu, Xiaocong Ma, Wei Zhang, et al.. (2025). Electro-Dialysis-Reduction-Enabled Synergistic Nitrate Enrichment and Conversion for Wastewater Valorization. Environmental Science & Technology. 59(33). 17881–17889.

Zhu, Kaichen, Maolin Chen, Sebastián Pazos, et al.. (2025). On-chip direct synthesis of boron nitride memristors. Nature Nanotechnology. 20(11). 1596–1604. 5 indexed citations

Zheng, Wenwen, Sebastián Pazos, Yue Yuan, et al.. (2025). Scalable Production of Highly‐Reliable Graphene‐Based Microchips. Advanced Materials. 37(43). e10501–e10501.

Pazos, Sebastián, Kaichen Zhu, Marco A. Villena, et al.. (2025). Synaptic and neural behaviours in a standard silicon transistor. Nature. 640(8057). 69–76. 26 indexed citations breakdown →

Yuan, Bin, Kaichen Zhu, Tingting Han, Sebastián Pazos, & Mario Lanza. (2024). All-2D materials-based 1T1M cells with threshold switching for electronic neurons. Microelectronic Engineering. 294. 112247–112247. 1 indexed citations

Zheng, Wenwen, Marco A. Villena, Kaichen Zhu, et al.. (2024). The origin and mitigation of defects induced by metal evaporation in 2D materials. Materials Science and Engineering R Reports. 160. 100831–100831. 9 indexed citations

Alharbi, Osamah, Sebastián Pazos, Kaichen Zhu, et al.. (2024). Integration of Ag-based threshold switching devices in silicon microchips. Materials Science and Engineering R Reports. 161. 100837–100837. 2 indexed citations

Shen, Yaqing, Kaichen Zhu, Theresia Knobloch, et al.. (2024). Two-dimensional-materials-based transistors using hexagonal boron nitride dielectrics and metal gate electrodes with high cohesive energy. Nature Electronics. 7(10). 856–867. 14 indexed citations

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Han, Tingting, Fernando Aguirre, Kaichen Zhu, et al.. (2024). Fully 2D Materials‐Based Resistive Switching Circuits for Advanced Data Encryption. Advanced Functional Materials. 34(41). 9 indexed citations

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Pazos, Sebastián, Xiangming Xu, Tianchao Guo, et al.. (2024). Solution-processed memristors: performance and reliability. Nature Reviews Materials. 9(5). 358–373. 44 indexed citations

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Pazos, Sebastián, Tommaso Zanotti, Wenwen Zheng, et al.. (2024). Embedded true random number generators enabled by hexagonal boron nitride memristors. IRIS UNIMORE (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia). 1–5. 1 indexed citations

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Zhu, Kaichen, Giovanni Vescio, Sergio González‐Torres, et al.. (2023). Inkjet-printed h-BN memristors for hardware security. Nanoscale. 15(23). 9985–9992. 20 indexed citations

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Acal, Christian, D. Maldonado, Ana M. Aguilera, et al.. (2023). Holistic Variability Analysis in Resistive Switching Memories Using a Two-Dimensional Variability Coefficient. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 15(15). 19102–19110. 9 indexed citations

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Pazos, Sebastián, Marco A. Villena, Wenwen Zheng, et al.. (2023). High‐Temporal‐Resolution Characterization Reveals Outstanding Random Telegraph Noise and the Origin of Dielectric Breakdown in h‐BN Memristors. Advanced Functional Materials. 34(15). 27 indexed citations

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Tao, Ran, Hakkim Vovusha, Xiaole Li, et al.. (2023). Understanding Abs–Copper Adhesion Through a Multiscale Approach: From The Atomic to Macro Level. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations

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Swoboda, Timm, Xing Gao, Fei Hui, et al.. (2023). Spatially-Resolved Thermometry of Filamentary Nanoscale Hot Spots in TiO₂ Resistive Random Access Memories to Address Device Variability. ACS Applied Electronic Materials. 5(9). 5025–5031. 7 indexed citations

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Zhu, Kaichen, Mohammad Reza Mahmoodi, Tao Wang, et al.. (2022). Memristors with Initial Low‐Resistive State for Efficient Neuromorphic Systems. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(8). 15 indexed citations

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Pazos, Sebastián, Wenwen Zheng, Tommaso Zanotti, et al.. (2022). Hardware implementation of a true random number generator integrating a hexagonal boron nitride memristor with a commercial microcontroller. Nanoscale. 15(5). 2171–2180. 24 indexed citations

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Zhu, Kaichen, Chao Wen, Areej Aljarb, et al.. (2021). The development of integrated circuits based on two-dimensional materials. Nature Electronics. 4(11). 775–785. 225 indexed citations breakdown →

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