Lei Cheng

5.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
75 papers, 4.7k citations indexed

About

Lei Cheng is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Lei Cheng has authored 75 papers receiving a total of 4.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 54 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 31 papers in Materials Chemistry and 16 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Lei Cheng's work include Advancements in Battery Materials (37 papers), Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (28 papers) and Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (13 papers). Lei Cheng is often cited by papers focused on Advancements in Battery Materials (37 papers), Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (28 papers) and Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (13 papers). Lei Cheng collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Austria. Lei Cheng's co-authors include Marca M. Doeff, An‐Hui Lu, Guoying Chen, Fei Wang, Wen‐Cui Li, Qiang Sun, Kristin A. Persson, Wei Chen, Nobumichi Tamura and Duo Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, ACS Nano and Chemistry of Materials.

In The Last Decade

Lei Cheng

73 papers receiving 4.6k 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 origin of high electrolyte–electrode interfacial resistances in lithium cells containing garnet type solid electrolytes

2014 471 citations Lei Cheng, Ethan J. Crumlin et al. profile →
Synchrotron X-ray Analytical Techniques for Studying Materials Electrochemistry in Rechargeable Batteries

2017 439 citations Feng Lin, Yijin Liu et al. profile →

Peers

Lei Cheng

EEE

EOMM

Qi‐Hui Wu China

Wei Tong United States

Dongfeng Chen China

Jianping Long China

Montse Casas‐Cabanas Spain

Irune Villaluenga United States

Judith Grinblat Israel

Xianhua Hou China

Frédéric Le Cras France

Qi‐Hui Wu China

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3.8k ×1.0

EEE

1.4k ×1.0

966 ×0.8

1.1k ×1.2

EOMM

309 ×0.7

Citations per year, relative to Lei Cheng Lei Cheng (= 1×) peers Qi‐Hui Wu

Countries citing papers authored by Lei Cheng

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Fields of papers citing papers by Lei Cheng

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lei Cheng

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Yu, Qingliang, et al.. (2025). Effects of hybrid carbon and steel fibres on self-sensing and electromagnetic wave absorbing properties of concrete. Construction and Building Materials. 460. 139848–139848. 4 indexed citations

Zhao, Xiaowen, Chuanchao Sheng, Zhi Chang, et al.. (2025). Solid-state exfoliation growth mechanism of single-crystal Li-rich layered cathode materials. Energy storage materials. 75. 104093–104093. 7 indexed citations

Stühmeier, Björn M., et al.. (2025). Impact of the Cathode Electrode Platinum Distribution on the Proton Transport Resistance Measurement in a PEMFC. Journal of The Electrochemical Society. 172(4). 44501–44501. 2 indexed citations

Zhang, Bao, Yi Zhao, Qi Wang, et al.. (2024). Optimizing O3-type cathode materials for sodium-ion batteries: Insights from precursor-based structural control and particle sizing strategies. Electrochimica Acta. 477. 143822–143822. 12 indexed citations

Zaffora, Andrea, Monica Santamaria, Svitlana Pylypenko, et al.. (2024). Effect of Microporous Layer Cracks on Catalyst Durability of Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells for Heavy-Duty Applications. ACS Applied Energy Materials. 7(14). 5736–5744. 7 indexed citations

Braaten, Jonathan, Björn M. Stühmeier, Christina Johnston, et al.. (2024). Designer Electrocatalysts for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction with Controlled Platinum Nanoparticle Locality. Advanced Energy Materials. 15(25). 4 indexed citations

Jin, Hesong, Lei Cheng, Jun Liu, Chaoyun Chen, & Feng Xing. (2024). Converting municipal solid waste incineration bottom ash into the value-added artificial lightweight aggregates through cold-bonded granulation technology. Construction and Building Materials. 438. 136930–136930. 13 indexed citations

Lehmann, Michelle, et al.. (2024). Integrated electro- and chemical characterization of sulfide-based solid-state electrolytes. Materials Advances. 5(23). 9138–9159. 7 indexed citations

Zhang, Bao, Yi Zhao, Qi Wang, et al.. (2023). Degradation analysis and doping modification optimization for high-voltage P-type layered cathode in sodium-ion batteries. Journal of Energy Chemistry. 89. 1–9. 10 indexed citations

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Hei, Jinpei, Lei Cheng, Yifan Fu, et al.. (2023). Uniformly confined V2O3 quantum dots embedded in biomass derived mesoporous carbon toward fast and stable energy storage. Ceramics International. 49(10). 16002–16010. 7 indexed citations

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Zaffora, Andrea, Monica Santamaria, Svitlana Pylypenko, et al.. (2023). Revealing in-plane movement of platinum in polymer electrolyte fuel cells after heavy-duty vehicle lifetime. Nature Catalysis. 6(8). 676–686. 35 indexed citations

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Zhang, Bao, Yi Zhao, Qi Wang, et al.. (2023). Amorphous Aluminum Oxide-Coated NaFe_0.33Ni_0.33Mn_0.33O₂ Cathode Materials: Enhancing Interface Charge Transfer for High-Performance Sodium-Ion Batteries. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 15(44). 50994–51003. 20 indexed citations

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Bera, Bapi, Douglas Aaron, Münir M. Besli, et al.. (2022). Spatially Resolved Heterogeneous Electrocatalyst Degradation in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells Subjected to Accelerated Aging Conditions. Journal of The Electrochemical Society. 169(11). 114506–114506. 5 indexed citations

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Cheng, Lei, A. Perego, Michael Metzger, et al.. (2020). Mapping of Heterogeneous Catalyst Degradation in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells. Advanced Energy Materials. 10(28). 38 indexed citations

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Shen, Hao, Eongyu Yi, Lei Cheng, et al.. (2019). Solid-state electrolyte considerations for electric vehicle batteries. Sustainable Energy & Fuels. 3(7). 1647–1659. 46 indexed citations

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Cheng, Lei, Miao Liu, Apurva Mehta, et al.. (2018). Garnet Electrolyte Surface Degradation and Recovery. ACS Applied Energy Materials. 1(12). 7244–7252. 106 indexed citations

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Rettenwander, Daniel, Reinhard Wagner, Andreas Reyer, et al.. (2018). Interface Instability of Fe-Stabilized Li₇La₃Zr₂O₁₂ versus Li Metal. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 122(7). 3780–3785. 102 indexed citations

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Lin, Feng, Dennis Nordlund, Yuyi Li, et al.. (2016). Metal segregation in hierarchically structured cathode materials for high-energy lithium batteries. Nature Energy. 1(1). 230 indexed citations

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Cheng, Lei. (2015). Interface Engineering of Garnet Solid Electrolytes. eScholarship (California Digital Library). 2 indexed citations

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Qian, Dan, et al.. (2013). A Method for Creating Microporous Carbon Materials with Excellent CO₂‐Adsorption Capacity and Selectivity. ChemSusChem. 7(1). 291–298. 121 indexed citations

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