Kefa Cen

54.4k total citations · 5 hit papers
1.5k papers, 46.3k citations indexed

About

Kefa Cen is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Computational Mechanics. According to data from OpenAlex, Kefa Cen has authored 1.5k papers receiving a total of 46.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 474 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 429 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 336 papers in Computational Mechanics. Recurrent topics in Kefa Cen's work include Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes (237 papers), Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (185 papers) and Industrial Gas Emission Control (135 papers). Kefa Cen is often cited by papers focused on Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes (237 papers), Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (185 papers) and Industrial Gas Emission Control (135 papers). Kefa Cen collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Kefa Cen's co-authors include Junhu Zhou, Zhongyang Luo, Zhihua Wang, Jianhua Yan, Jianzhong Liu, Xiang Gao, Jun Cheng, Zheng Bo, Jun Cheng and Mingjiang Ni and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Society Reviews, Advanced Materials and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Kefa Cen

1.5k papers receiving 45.3k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Mechanism study of wood lignin pyrolysis by using TG–FTIR analysis

2008 796 citations Shurong Wang, Zhongyang Luo et al. profile →
Experimental and kinetic modeling study of laminar burning velocities of NH3/air, NH3/H2/air, NH3/CO/air and NH3/CH4/air premixed flames

2019 604 citations Zhihua Wang, Yong He et al. Combustion and Flame profile →
Green preparation of reduced graphene oxide for sensing and energy storage applications

2014 483 citations Zheng Bo, Huachao Yang et al. profile →
Experimental and kinetic study on the laminar burning velocities of NH3 mixing with CH3OH and C2H5OH in premixed flames

2021 257 citations Zhihua Wang, Yong He et al. Combustion and Flame profile →
Experimental and kinetic modeling study of laminar burning velocities of NH3/syngas/air premixed flames

2019 250 citations Zhihua Wang, Yong He et al. Combustion and Flame profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kefa Cen China	95	15.6k	12.8k	12.7k	7.8k	7.3k	1.5k	46.3k
Yulong Ding United Kingdom	93	12.1k 0.8×	6.7k 0.5×	20.4k 1.6×	6.4k 0.8×	8.5k 1.2×	771	35.7k
Xi Chen China	102	9.7k 0.6×	17.9k 1.4×	10.1k 0.8×	11.9k 1.5×	7.5k 1.0×	1.6k	48.4k
Duu‐Jong Lee Taiwan	106	13.7k 0.9×	4.3k 0.3×	4.7k 0.4×	4.8k 0.6×	11.1k 1.5×	1.2k	53.1k
Wei‐Hsin Chen Taiwan	101	21.4k 1.4×	7.6k 0.6×	8.6k 0.7×	2.3k 0.3×	5.4k 0.7×	763	37.6k
Aibing Yu Australia	100	6.5k 0.4×	8.9k 0.7×	14.3k 1.1×	8.3k 1.1×	2.2k 0.3×	1.1k	46.2k
Chuguang Zheng China	69	11.5k 0.7×	4.8k 0.4×	5.3k 0.4×	3.5k 0.5×	1.7k 0.2×	372	25.2k
Dennis Y.C. Leung Hong Kong	90	7.7k 0.5×	15.1k 1.2×	6.4k 0.5×	9.0k 1.2×	13.6k 1.9×	418	36.6k
R. Saidur Malaysia	93	8.9k 0.6×	4.5k 0.4×	13.3k 1.0×	6.0k 0.8×	12.1k 1.7×	462	29.5k
Zhihua Wang China	62	4.4k 0.3×	5.6k 0.4×	5.0k 0.4×	2.6k 0.3×	2.4k 0.3×	727	17.3k
Junhu Zhou China	70	6.4k 0.4×	3.9k 0.3×	4.3k 0.3×	1.6k 0.2×	4.6k 0.6×	493	17.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kefa Cen

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Bo, Zheng, et al.. (2024). Ultralow-freezing-point (−70 °C), organic solvent-free aqueous electrolyte with superior ionic conductivity and thermodynamics stability. Journal of Energy Storage. 93. 112379–112379. 6 indexed citations

Wu, Xuecheng, Xuegang Zhang, Zhiming Lin, et al.. (2024). Development of an online dual-cylinder open calorimeter for coal powder: An experimental investigation. Fuel. 372. 132063–132063.

Qiu, Juan, et al.. (2024). Electrolyte Formulation with Improved Ion Desolvation and Diffusion Kinetics, and Superior Anti-Corrosion Properties for Ultrawide-Temperature Supercapacitors (–70∼100°C). Energy storage materials. 72. 103782–103782. 7 indexed citations

Bo, Zheng, Pengpeng Chen, Jianhua Yan, et al.. (2024). Tightly-connected carbon-coated FeS2 hollow sphere-graphene microstructure for ultrafast and stable potassium ion storage. Journal of Energy Storage. 84. 110984–110984. 9 indexed citations

Chen, Chenlin, Zhihua Wang, Yong He, Wubin Weng, & Kefa Cen. (2024). Ignition characteristics of single coal particles under ammonia co-firing conditions. Combustion and Flame. 263. 113385–113385. 17 indexed citations

Chen, Linghong, et al.. (2023). Evaluation of the chemical effect of carbon dioxide dilution to fuel on soot formation in co-flow laminar ethylene and propane diffusion flames. Journal of the Energy Institute. 108. 101223–101223. 9 indexed citations

Wang, Zhihua, et al.. (2023). Comprehensive comparative analysis of open-loop and closed-loop iodine-sulfur thermochemical cycle for hydrogen production. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 48(40). 14941–14953. 20 indexed citations

Yang, Huachao, Rui Wang, Zheng Bo, et al.. (2023). Plasma‐Activated Solutions Regulate Surface‐Terminating Groups Enhancing Pseudocapacitive Ti₃C₂T_x Electrode Performance. Small. 20(39). e2305383–e2305383. 15 indexed citations

Bo, Zheng, Xu Zhang, Zhesong Huang, et al.. (2023). Binary ionic liquids hybrid electrolyte based supercapacitors with high energy & power density. RSC Advances. 13(23). 15762–15771. 13 indexed citations

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Wu, Shenghao, Guoping Xiong, Huachao Yang, et al.. (2019). Multifunctional Solar Waterways: Plasma‐Enabled Self‐Cleaning Nanoarchitectures for Energy‐Efficient Desalination. Advanced Energy Materials. 9(30). 149 indexed citations

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Ye, Qing, Jun Cheng, Zongbo Yang, et al.. (2018). Improving microalgal growth by strengthening the flashing light effect simulated with computational fluid dynamics in a panel bioreactor with horizontal baffles. RSC Advances. 8(34). 18828–18836. 9 indexed citations

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Cheng, Jun, et al.. (2018). Graphene Nanoplatelet and Reduced Graphene Oxide Functionalized by Ionic Liquid for CO₂ Capture. Energy & Fuels. 32(6). 6918–6925. 14 indexed citations

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Cheng, Jun, Xiaoxu Xuan, Xiao Yang, Junhu Zhou, & Kefa Cen. (2018). Preparation of a Cu(BTC)-rGO catalyst loaded on a Pt deposited Cu foam cathode to reduce CO₂ in a photoelectrochemical cell. RSC Advances. 8(56). 32296–32303. 74 indexed citations

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Ye, Qing, Jun Cheng, Yue An, et al.. (2018). Promoting Photochemical Efficiency of Chlorella PY-ZU1 with Enhanced Velocity Field and Turbulent Kinetics in a Novel Tangential Spiral-Flow Column Photobioreactor. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 7(1). 384–393. 26 indexed citations

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Cheng, Jun, Yannan Li, Leiqing Hu, et al.. (2017). Characterization of CO₂ Absorption and Carbamate Precipitate in Phase-Change N-Methyl-1,3-diaminopropane/N,N-Dimethylformamide Solvent. Energy & Fuels. 31(12). 13972–13978. 16 indexed citations

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Chen, Tong, Mingxiu Zhan, Xiaoqing Lin, et al.. (2014). Inhibition of the de novo synthesis of PCDD/Fs on model fly ash by sludge drying gases. Chemosphere. 114. 226–232. 45 indexed citations

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Guo, Zuogang, Shurong Wang, Qianqian Yin, et al.. (2011). Catalytic Cracking Characteristics of Bio-Oil Molecular Distillation Fraction. Linköping electronic conference proceedings. 57. 552–559. 7 indexed citations

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Cen, Kefa. (2008). Numerical Simulation on Resistance Characteristic of Large Scale Wet Flue Gas Desulphurization Spraying Scrubber. Proceedings of the CSEE. 6 indexed citations

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Cen, Kefa. (2005). Experimental study of wet flue gas desulphurization of impinge liquid column tower. Journal of Zhejiang University(Engineering Science). 2 indexed citations

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Jin, Yuqi, Jianhua Yan, Yong Chi, et al.. (2002). [Combustion characteristics of municipal solid wastes in China].. PubMed. 23(3). 107–10. 8 indexed citations

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