Lenan Zhang

5.2k total citations · 4 hit papers
90 papers, 4.2k citations indexed

About

Lenan Zhang is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Computational Mechanics and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Lenan Zhang has authored 90 papers receiving a total of 4.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 24 papers in Computational Mechanics and 20 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Lenan Zhang's work include Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods (19 papers), Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer (10 papers) and Heat Transfer and Boiling Studies (10 papers). Lenan Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods (19 papers), Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer (10 papers) and Heat Transfer and Boiling Studies (10 papers). Lenan Zhang collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Singapore. Lenan Zhang's co-authors include Evelyn N. Wang, Lin Zhao, Bikram Bhatia, Zhenyuan Xu, Yang Zhong, Arny Leroy, Shuai Gong, Zhengmao Lu, Kyle L. Wilke and Youngsup Song and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Advanced Materials and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Lenan Zhang

89 papers receiving 4.1k 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.

Ultrahigh-efficiency desalination via a thermally-localized multistage solar still

2020 441 citations Zhenyuan Xu, Lenan Zhang et al. Energy & Environmental Science profile →
High-performance subambient radiative cooling enabled by optically selective and thermally insulating polyethylene aerogel

2019 414 citations Arny Leroy, Bikram Bhatia et al. Science Advances profile →
Bubble growth and departure modes on wettable/non-wettable porous foams in alkaline water splitting

2021 272 citations Ryuichi Iwata, Lenan Zhang et al. profile →
Highly efficient and salt rejecting solar evaporation via a wick-free confined water layer

2022 251 citations Lenan Zhang, Xiangyu Li et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Lenan Zhang United States	31	2.0k	923	905	709	614	90	4.2k
Hongbo Xü China	39	1.1k 0.6×	484 0.5×	753 0.8×	1.4k 2.0×	529 0.9×	179	4.8k
Wen Shi China	25	3.5k 1.7×	839 0.9×	1.7k 1.9×	504 0.7×	206 0.3×	59	4.9k
Bo Li China	39	857 0.4×	1.1k 1.2×	430 0.5×	949 1.3×	377 0.6×	241	5.6k
Kang Liu China	45	2.8k 1.4×	888 1.0×	1.0k 1.1×	2.8k 4.0×	875 1.4×	205	7.9k
Meijie Chen China	42	1.7k 0.9×	549 0.6×	171 0.2×	642 0.9×	1.6k 2.6×	134	4.6k
Yanwei Hu China	37	1.8k 0.9×	1.7k 1.8×	433 0.5×	480 0.7×	201 0.3×	100	3.7k
Ying Chen China	33	1.2k 0.6×	1.2k 1.3×	1.4k 1.6×	875 1.2×	120 0.2×	176	4.2k
Jun Yang China	47	1.4k 0.7×	1.0k 1.1×	632 0.7×	2.4k 3.4×	117 0.2×	262	8.1k
Xueyang Wang China	19	1.2k 0.6×	444 0.5×	481 0.5×	235 0.3×	315 0.5×	70	2.0k
Hongjie Yan China	31	350 0.2×	572 0.6×	208 0.2×	390 0.6×	1.1k 1.8×	124	2.9k

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Gao, Junqi, et al.. (2025). Over 12% efficiency solar-powered green hydrogen production from seawater. Energy & Environmental Science. 18(11). 5264–5276. 15 indexed citations

Dong, Pengbo, Shihao Chen, Lenan Zhang, et al.. (2024). Ammonia diffusion combustion and emission formation characteristics in a single cylinder two stroke engine. Energy. 311. 133432–133432. 14 indexed citations

Dong, Pengbo, et al.. (2024). Study on the synergistic control of nitrogenous emissions and greenhouse gas of ammonia/diesel dual direct injection two-stroke engine. Energy. 307. 132657–132657. 14 indexed citations

Lin, Chongjia, Muhan Zhang, Lenan Zhang, et al.. (2024). Alleviating heat stress in cultivated plants with a radiative cooling and moisturizing film. Energy Conversion and Management. 315. 118786–118786. 7 indexed citations

Zhang, Xueping, Hao Qu, Xiangyu Li, et al.. (2024). Autonomous Atmospheric Water Harvesting over a Wide RH Range Enabled by Super Hygroscopic Composite Aerogels. Advanced Materials. 36(41). e2310219–e2310219. 52 indexed citations

Chen, Xiaoyu, et al.. (2023). Experimental study on nucleation and micro-explosion characteristics of emulsified heavy fuel oil droplets at elevated temperatures during evaporation. Applied Thermal Engineering. 224. 120114–120114. 18 indexed citations

Fil, Bachir El, et al.. (2023). Significant enhancement of sorption kinetics via boiling-assisted channel templating. Cell Reports Physical Science. 4(9). 101549–101549. 7 indexed citations

Zhong, Yang, Lenan Zhang, Ji Hoon Park, et al.. (2022). A unified approach and descriptor for the thermal expansion of two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenide monolayers. Science Advances. 8(46). eabo3783–eabo3783. 23 indexed citations

Iwata, Ryuichi, et al.. (2022). How Coalescing Bubbles Depart from a Wall. Langmuir. 38(14). 4371–4377. 40 indexed citations

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Zhang, Lenan, Xiangyu Li, Yang Zhong, et al.. (2022). Highly efficient and salt rejecting solar evaporation via a wick-free confined water layer. Nature Communications. 13(1). 849–849. 251 indexed citations breakdown →

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Gong, Shuai, et al.. (2022). Mesoscopic approach for nanoscale liquid-vapor interfacial statics and dynamics. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 194. 123104–123104. 10 indexed citations

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Díaz‐Marín, Carlos D., Lenan Zhang, Bachir El Fil, et al.. (2022). Heat and mass transfer in hygroscopic hydrogels. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 195. 123103–123103. 45 indexed citations

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Xu, Zhenyuan, Lenan Zhang, Lin Zhao, et al.. (2020). Ultrahigh-efficiency desalination via a thermally-localized multistage solar still. Energy & Environmental Science. 13(3). 830–839. 441 indexed citations breakdown →

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Zhang, Liang, Weiqiang Li, Lenan Zhang, et al.. (2020). Framework for analyzing the thermoreflectance spectra of metal thermal transducers with spectrally tunable time-domain thermoreflectance. Journal of Applied Physics. 128(5). 10 indexed citations

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Vaartstra, Geoffrey, Lenan Zhang, Zhengmao Lu, et al.. (2020). Capillary-fed, thin film evaporation devices. Journal of Applied Physics. 128(13). 69 indexed citations

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Zhang, Lenan, Zhenyuan Xu, Bikram Bhatia, et al.. (2020). Modeling and performance analysis of high-efficiency thermally-localized multistage solar stills. Applied Energy. 266. 114864–114864. 85 indexed citations

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Zhu, Jinlong, Lenan Zhang, Xiangyu Li, et al.. (2020). Quasi‐Newtonian Environmental Scanning Electron Microscopy (QN‐ESEM) for Monitoring Material Dynamics in High‐Pressure Gaseous Environments. Advanced Science. 7(19). 2001268–2001268. 6 indexed citations

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Leroy, Arny, Bikram Bhatia, Colin C. Kelsall, et al.. (2019). High-performance subambient radiative cooling enabled by optically selective and thermally insulating polyethylene aerogel. Science Advances. 5(10). eaat9480–eaat9480. 414 indexed citations breakdown →

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Dou, Shengjin, Lenan Zhang, Ruomei Li, & Guopei Zhu. (2018). Phase 2 Study of Apatinib, A Novel VEGFR Inhibitor in Patients With Recurrent and/or Metastatic Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of the Head and Neck: Preliminary Results. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 100(5). 1378–1379. 1 indexed citations

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Zhang, Lenan, Yangying Zhu, Zhengmao Lu, et al.. (2018). Characterization of thin film evaporation in micropillar wicks using micro-Raman spectroscopy. Applied Physics Letters. 113(16). 19 indexed citations

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