Lei Chai

4.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
79 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

Lei Chai is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering and Computational Mechanics. According to data from OpenAlex, Lei Chai has authored 79 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 28 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 16 papers in Computational Mechanics. Recurrent topics in Lei Chai's work include Heat Transfer and Optimization (23 papers), Heat Transfer Mechanisms (16 papers) and Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer (12 papers). Lei Chai is often cited by papers focused on Heat Transfer and Optimization (23 papers), Heat Transfer Mechanisms (16 papers) and Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer (12 papers). Lei Chai collaborates with scholars based in China, United Kingdom and United States. Lei Chai's co-authors include Guodong Xia, Mingzheng Zhou, Hua Sheng Wang, S.A. Tassou, Liang Wang, Zhenzhen Cui, Giuseppe Bianchi, Jian Li, Haiyan Wang and Martin T. White and has published in prestigious journals such as Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta and Chemical Engineering Journal.

In The Last Decade

Lei Chai

76 papers receiving 3.8k 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.

Review of supercritical CO 2 technologies and systems for power generation

2020 330 citations Lei Chai, S.A. Tassou et al. Applied Thermal Engineering profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Lei Chai China	30	3.1k	1.4k	591	492	313	79	3.9k
Bu‐Xuan Wang China	26	1.8k 0.6×	1.5k 1.1×	1.0k 1.7×	377 0.8×	233 0.7×	93	3.1k
Huijin Xu China	37	2.6k 0.8×	1.5k 1.1×	1.2k 2.0×	1.1k 2.1×	355 1.1×	118	3.8k
Man-Hoe Kim South Korea	41	4.2k 1.4×	1.6k 1.2×	1.3k 2.2×	678 1.4×	398 1.3×	140	5.5k
Hang Li China	30	1.5k 0.5×	523 0.4×	470 0.8×	256 0.5×	336 1.1×	127	2.4k
Chongfang Ma China	38	3.0k 1.0×	804 0.6×	392 0.7×	2.0k 4.0×	724 2.3×	198	4.4k
G. P. Peterson United States	27	1.4k 0.5×	1.1k 0.8×	541 0.9×	193 0.4×	260 0.8×	52	2.5k
Jinjia Wei China	32	2.2k 0.7×	794 0.6×	1.5k 2.5×	388 0.8×	361 1.2×	182	3.5k
Reiyu Chein Taiwan	31	1.8k 0.6×	1.4k 1.0×	442 0.7×	370 0.8×	347 1.1×	104	3.6k
Elham Doroodchi Australia	39	2.0k 0.7×	1.9k 1.4×	1.8k 3.1×	579 1.2×	428 1.4×	131	4.3k
José González‐Aguilar Spain	31	1.9k 0.6×	1.1k 0.8×	210 0.4×	1.4k 2.9×	703 2.2×	127	3.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Lei Chai

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lei Chai

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Chai, Lei, Sida Huo, Yue Wang, et al.. (2025). Cu/LiF-rich dual-layered solid electrolyte interphase enabling high ionic flux and uniform electric field for dendrite-free lithium metal anodes. Chemical Engineering Journal. 513. 162742–162742. 1 indexed citations

Chai, Lei & S.A. Tassou. (2025). A technology review of pumped thermal energy storage based on CO2 cycles. Applied Thermal Engineering. 281. 128586–128586. 1 indexed citations

Huo, Sida, Lei Chai, Yue Wang, et al.. (2025). Thermally activated homologous defect engineering for ultra-stable ultrahigh-nickel cathodes via self-driven short-range disorder. Energy storage materials. 84. 104750–104750.

Chai, Lei, et al.. (2025). Molecularly engineered cyclic phosphate ester as a flame-retardant electrolyte solvent for high-voltage lithium-ion batteries. Electrochimica Acta. 538. 147048–147048.

Chai, Lei. (2025). Numerical Investigation on Heat Transfer of Supercritical CO2 in Minichannel with Fins Integrated in Sidewalls. Processes. 13(8). 2630–2630.

Chai, Lei, Xiaoping Wang, Ping Gong, et al.. (2024). The human health risks and corresponding body thresholds of OCPs and PCBs in the Tibetan Plateau. Applied Geochemistry. 177. 106221–106221. 1 indexed citations

Wang, Xingyu, Lei Chai, Sida Huo, et al.. (2024). Cation‐Loaded Porous Mg ²⁺ ‐Zeolite Layer Direct Dendrite‐Free Deposition toward Long‐Life Lithium Metal Anodes. Advanced Science. 11(23). e2308939–e2308939. 5 indexed citations

Chai, Lei, et al.. (2023). Insight into the decay mechanism of non-ultra-thin silicon film anode for lithium-ion batteries. Electrochimica Acta. 448. 142112–142112. 8 indexed citations

Chai, Lei, et al.. (2023). Soil contamination and carrying capacity across the Tibetan plateau using structural equation models. Environmental Pollution. 337. 122640–122640. 9 indexed citations

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Chai, Lei & S.A. Tassou. (2023). Recent Progress on High Temperature and High Pressure Heat Exchangers for Supercritical CO ₂ Power Generation and Conversion Systems. Heat Transfer Engineering. 44(21-22). 1950–1968. 13 indexed citations

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Jiang, Chengzhi, et al.. (2022). A 56-to-66 GHz in-Phase Injection-Coupled Quadrature Voltage-Controlled Oscillator with Low Phase-Noise in 65nm CMOS. 342–345. 1 indexed citations

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Chai, Lei, Konstantinos M. Tsamos, & S.A. Tassou. (2020). Modelling and Evaluation of the Thermohydraulic Performance of Finned-Tube Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Gas Coolers. Energies. 13(5). 1031–1031. 13 indexed citations

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Zhong, Min, Lei Chai, & Yijie Wang. (2018). Core-shell structure of ZnO@TiO2 nanorod arrays as electron transport layer for perovskite solar cell with enhanced efficiency and stability. Applied Surface Science. 464. 301–310. 49 indexed citations

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Chai, Lei, Rabia Shaukat, Liang Wang, & Hua Sheng Wang. (2018). A review on heat transfer and hydrodynamic characteristics of nano/microencapsulated phase change slurry (N/MPCS) in mini/microchannel heat sinks. Applied Thermal Engineering. 135. 334–349. 136 indexed citations

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Zhong, Min, et al.. (2017). Morphology-controllable growth of vertical ZnO nanorod arrays by a polymer soft template method: Growth mechanism and optical properties. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 725. 1018–1026. 24 indexed citations

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Chai, Lei, et al.. (2016). Current Operation State Analysis and Optimization Method Exploration on Double-Tower Double-Cycle Wet-FGD Systems. 49(10). 135. 1 indexed citations

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Chai, Lei, et al.. (2016). Recent research progress in perovskite solar cells. Acta Physica Sinica. 65(23). 237902–237902. 7 indexed citations

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Wang, Yifei, et al.. (2015). Numerical study on thermal performance characteristics of a cascaded latent heat storage unit. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part A Journal of Power and Energy. 230(1). 126–137. 6 indexed citations

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Chai, Lei, et al.. (2013). Microstructural evolution of cast TiAlNb intermetallics for third generation gas turbine components. Materials Science and Technology. 29(8). 937–942. 4 indexed citations

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Chai, Lei, et al.. (2012). Optimum thermal design of interrupted microchannel heat sink with rectangular ribs in the transverse microchambers. Applied Thermal Engineering. 51(1-2). 880–889. 205 indexed citations

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