Lu Cheng

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
33 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Lu Cheng is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Lu Cheng has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Materials Chemistry, 14 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and 9 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Lu Cheng's work include Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (9 papers), Nonlinear Optical Materials Research (7 papers) and Photorefractive and Nonlinear Optics (6 papers). Lu Cheng is often cited by papers focused on Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (9 papers), Nonlinear Optical Materials Research (7 papers) and Photorefractive and Nonlinear Optics (6 papers). Lu Cheng collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Lu Cheng's co-authors include Seth R. Marder, David N. Beratan, L. K. Cheng, J. D. Bierlein, Kelly J. Perry, A. E. Stiegman, Joseph W. Perry, Lutfur R. Khundkar, Wei Zheng and Xiaoming Cao and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Lu Cheng

31 papers receiving 1.4k citations

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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.

Approaches for Optimizing the First Electronic Hyperpolarizability of Conjugated Organic Molecules

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Lu Cheng China	17	807	723	385	344	300	33	1.5k
Mads R. V. Jørgensen Denmark	21	1.1k 1.4×	485 0.7×	306 0.8×	154 0.4×	362 1.2×	89	1.8k
Andreas‐Neil Unterreiner Germany	24	762 0.9×	225 0.3×	605 1.6×	507 1.5×	192 0.6×	113	1.9k
Ryszard Kubiak Poland	25	1.2k 1.5×	713 1.0×	433 1.1×	166 0.5×	253 0.8×	115	1.8k
V. Maisonneuve France	25	1.2k 1.5×	818 1.1×	207 0.5×	162 0.5×	611 2.0×	115	2.4k
S. K. Kulshreshtha India	20	888 1.1×	565 0.8×	321 0.8×	105 0.3×	177 0.6×	60	1.5k
Fanica Cimpoesu Romania	25	1.2k 1.5×	762 1.1×	979 2.5×	196 0.6×	250 0.8×	82	2.3k
Lyong Sun Pu Japan	19	415 0.5×	167 0.2×	274 0.7×	287 0.8×	346 1.2×	67	1.2k
Lara Ferrighi Italy	25	991 1.2×	280 0.4×	164 0.4×	466 1.4×	613 2.0×	47	1.8k
J.-J. André France	26	1.3k 1.6×	698 1.0×	301 0.8×	180 0.5×	779 2.6×	70	2.1k
Rafael Viruela Spain	27	859 1.1×	705 1.0×	909 2.4×	183 0.5×	609 2.0×	74	1.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lu Cheng

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20 of 20 papers shown

Li, Wenlong, Xuan Tang, Lu Cheng, et al.. (2025). Fe-(μ-O)-Zn dual-atom boosting C-C coupling for direct oxidation of methane to acetic acid using O2. Nature Communications. 16(1). 9471–9471.

Cheng, Lu, et al.. (2025). Revisiting Heterolytic Cleavage Mechanism of Methane C–H Bond Activation over Metal Oxide Surfaces. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters. 16(10). 2460–2467. 1 indexed citations

Cheng, Lu, Bing Yang, Hong Li, et al.. (2024). Surface hydroxyl group dominating aerobic oxidation of methane below room temperature. Energy & Environmental Science. 17(21). 8127–8139. 24 indexed citations

Tang, Xuan, Lu Cheng, Shoujie Zhang, et al.. (2024). Solvent-Free Synthesis Enables Encapsulation of Subnanometric FeO_x Clusters in Pure Siliceous Zeolites for Efficient Catalytic Oxidation Reactions. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 16(19). 24691–24702. 3 indexed citations

Cheng, Lu, Sheng Dai, Yongjun Jiang, et al.. (2023). Silver and Copper Dual Single Atoms Boosting Direct Oxidation of Methane to Methanol via Synergistic Catalysis. Advanced Science. 10(26). e2302143–e2302143. 48 indexed citations

Cheng, Lu, et al.. (2023). Advantages and limitations of hydrogen peroxide for direct oxidation of methane to methanol at mono-copper active sites in Cu-exchanged zeolites. CHINESE JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS (CHINESE VERSION). 51. 135–144. 4 indexed citations

Jia, Lemin, Lu Cheng, & Wei Zheng. (2023). 8-nm narrowband photodetection in diamonds. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(7). 230010–230010. 38 indexed citations

Cheng, Lu, Qingqing Gu, Bing Yang, et al.. (2022). ZSM-5-confined Cr₁–O₄ active sites boost methane direct oxidation to C1 oxygenates under mild conditions. EES Catalysis. 1(2). 153–161. 21 indexed citations

Xin, Ying, Lu Cheng, Yanan Lv, et al.. (2021). Experimental and Theoretical Insight into the Facet-Dependent Mechanisms of NO Oxidation Catalyzed by Structurally Diverse Mn₂O₃ Nanocrystals. ACS Catalysis. 12(1). 397–410. 56 indexed citations

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Jin, Mingge, Lu Cheng, Wei Zheng, et al.. (2021). Raman tensor of graphite: Symmetry of G, D and D′ phonons. Science China Materials. 65(1). 268–272. 26 indexed citations

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Zhu, Yanming, Wei Zheng, Weiliang Wang, et al.. (2020). Raman tensor of layered black phosphorus. PhotoniX. 1(1). 42 indexed citations

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Cheng, Lu, Siqi Zhu, Wei Zheng, & Feng Huang. (2020). Ultra-wide spectral range (0.4–8 μm) transparent conductive ZnO bulk single crystals: a leading runner for mid-infrared optoelectronics. Materials Today Physics. 14. 100244–100244. 21 indexed citations

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Fennimore, Adam, et al.. (2008). Degradation of carbon nanotube field emitters driven by anode adsorbed water. Applied Physics Letters. 92(10). 8 indexed citations

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Cheng, L. K., et al.. (1994). Crystal growth and characterization of KTiOPO4 isomorphs from the self-fluxes. Journal of Crystal Growth. 137(1-2). 107–115. 82 indexed citations

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Cheng, Lu, L. K. Cheng, Richard L. Harlow, & J. D. Bierlein. (1994). Blue light generation using bulk single crystals of niobium-doped KTiOPO4. Applied Physics Letters. 64(2). 155–157. 64 indexed citations

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Cheng, L. K., et al.. (1993). Development of the nonlinear optical crystal CsTiOAsO4 II. Crystal growth and characterization. Journal of Crystal Growth. 132(1-2). 289–296. 13 indexed citations

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Yuan, Zheng, Nicholas J. Taylor, Yan Sun, et al.. (1993). ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis and Second‐Order Nonlinear Optical Properties of Three‐ Coordinate Organoboranes with Diphenylphosphino and Ferrocenyl Groups as Electron Donors: Crystal and Molecular Structures of (E)‐D‐CH=CH‐B( mes)2 and D‐CC‐B(mes)2 (D=P(C6H5)2, (η‐C5H5)Fe(η‐C5H4) ; mes: 2,4,6‐(CH3)3C6H2).. ChemInform. 24(33). 3 indexed citations

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Cheng, Lu, L. K. Cheng, J. D. Bierlein, & F. C. Zumsteg. (1993). Nonlinear optical and electro-optical properties of single crystal CsTiOAsO4. Applied Physics Letters. 63(19). 2618–2620. 19 indexed citations

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Stiegman, A. E., et al.. (1991). The electronic structure and second-order nonlinear optical properties of donor-acceptor acetylenes: a detailed investigation of structure-property relationships. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 113(20). 7658–7666. 194 indexed citations

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Brown, J. M., L. J. Slutsky, Keith A. Nelson, & Lu Cheng. (1989). Single‐crystal elastic constants for San Carlos peridot: An application of impulsive stimulated scattering. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 94(B7). 9485–9492. 41 indexed citations

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