Mao Chen

9.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
184 papers, 7.6k citations indexed

About

Mao Chen is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Mao Chen has authored 184 papers receiving a total of 7.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 83 papers in Organic Chemistry, 36 papers in Materials Chemistry and 33 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Mao Chen's work include Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization (50 papers), Photopolymerization techniques and applications (23 papers) and Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (22 papers). Mao Chen is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization (50 papers), Photopolymerization techniques and applications (23 papers) and Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (22 papers). Mao Chen collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Mao Chen's co-authors include Jeremiah A. Johnson, Mingjiang Zhong, Aiwen Lei, Stephen L. Buchwald, Xiaoxiao Yan, Ziliang Chen, Renbing Wu, Yucheng Zhao, Xinrong Lin and Yu Gu and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Mao Chen

173 papers receiving 7.5k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Light-Controlled Radical Polymerization: Mechanisms, Methods, and Applications

2016 995 citations Mao Chen et al. profile →
Multifunctional SiC@SiO2 Nanofiber Aerogel with Ultrabroadband Electromagnetic Wave Absorption

2022 332 citations Mao Chen et al. profile →
Sequencing polymers to enable solid-state lithium batteries

2023 177 citations Shantao Han, Peng Wen et al. Nature Materials profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Mao Chen	3.6k	1.8k	1.7k	1.1k	1.1k	184	7.6k
Lei Liu	2.7k 0.7×	1.8k 1.0×	1.8k 1.1×	1.3k 1.1×	1.1k 1.0×	229	7.3k
Dong Yang	1.5k 0.4×	3.3k 1.9×	2.8k 1.7×	1.5k 1.3×	923 0.8×	209	8.2k
Yapei Wang	2.2k 0.6×	3.0k 1.7×	1.5k 0.9×	3.1k 2.8×	463 0.4×	219	8.2k
Yunfei Zhang	1.4k 0.4×	1.2k 0.7×	651 0.4×	1.6k 1.4×	584 0.5×	220	5.6k
Christopher D. Easton	707 0.2×	2.4k 1.4×	2.7k 1.6×	1.9k 1.7×	795 0.7×	148	7.2k
Kaiqiang Liu	1.1k 0.3×	2.4k 1.3×	1.4k 0.9×	711 0.6×	1.3k 1.2×	179	5.5k
Felix H. Schacher	4.3k 1.2×	3.5k 2.0×	752 0.5×	1.4k 1.3×	454 0.4×	252	8.4k
Yang Zhao	1.2k 0.3×	2.2k 1.2×	2.4k 1.5×	550 0.5×	2.7k 2.5×	236	6.6k
Dapeng Wang	645 0.2×	2.6k 1.5×	2.4k 1.5×	1.3k 1.1×	411 0.4×	264	7.4k
Hailin Cong	1.2k 0.3×	3.6k 2.0×	1.4k 0.9×	3.2k 2.9×	804 0.7×	385	8.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Mao Chen

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mao Chen

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20 of 20 papers shown

Chen, Mao, et al.. (2026). Towards Enhanced Battery Thermal Safety: A Lightweight and Mechanically Robust Aerogel with Superior Insulation. Gels. 12(1). 54–54.

Chen, Mao, et al.. (2026). Association of Early Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction Patterns With Functional Recovery and Outcomes After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement for Pure Aortic Regurgitation. Echocardiography. 43(1). e70391–e70391.

Chen, Mao, Guosong Ni, Sherif A. El‐Khodary, et al.. (2025). Nanoflower porous carbon derived from bio-oils with enhanced supercapacitors by thermoplastic temperature control. Biomass and Bioenergy. 201. 107883–107883. 3 indexed citations

Chen, Yufei, et al.. (2025). Copolymer Sequence Regulation Enabled by Reactivity Ratio Fingerprints via Machine Learning. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(50). e202513086–e202513086.

Chen, Mao, Jia‐Min Wu, Zhang-Ao Shi, et al.. (2025). Fabrication of SiCw reinforced SiC ceramics by binder jetting combined with particulate pyrolytic carbon (PyC) encapsulated SiCw modification method. Ceramics International. 51(12). 15792–15801. 1 indexed citations

Yuan, Chuan, Xiaoxue Cheng, Sherif A. El‐Khodary, et al.. (2025). Self-sourced nitrogen doping hierarchical porous carbon materials from algae-derived bio-oil distillation residues for high-performance supercapacitors. Chemical Engineering Journal. 516. 164036–164036. 8 indexed citations

Zhang, Jiangshan, Mao Chen, Sivakumar Esakkimuthu, et al.. (2025). Dry distillation of pyrolyzed bio-oils: Exploring the evolution mechanism of heat polymerization in algae-derived bio-oils. Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis. 192. 107302–107302.

Guo, Xing, Peng Wen, Shantao Han, et al.. (2024). Reactive Solid Polymer Layer: From a Single Fluoropolymer to Divergent Fluorinated Interface. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 63(36). e202407304–e202407304. 8 indexed citations

Shi, Zhang-Ao, et al.. (2024). Effect of ZrO2 content on mechanical properties of SiC ceramics prepared based on digital light processing. Ceramics International. 50(21). 44457–44466. 3 indexed citations

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Wang, Hao, et al.. (2024). Reprocessable cellulose acetate strengthened with boric acid. European Polymer Journal. 212. 113036–113036. 5 indexed citations

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Shi, Zhang-Ao, et al.. (2024). Effect of SiO2/AlOOH double-coated SiC powders on the properties of SiC ceramics by vat photopolymerization. Journal of the European Ceramic Society. 45(2). 116933–116933. 2 indexed citations

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Chen, Yufei, et al.. (2024). Controlled Radical Copolymerization toward Tailored F/N Hybrid Polymers by Using Light‐Driven Organocatalysis. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 63(37). e202408611–e202408611. 5 indexed citations

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Yang, Zhiquan, Xiangrui Meng, Shaobin Wang, et al.. (2023). Column-Hemispherical Penetration Grouting Mechanism for Newtonian Fluid Considering the Tortuosity of Porous Media. Processes. 11(6). 1737–1737. 26 indexed citations

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Shi, Zhang-Ao, Jia‐Min Wu, Zhiqiang Fang, et al.. (2023). Investigation of curing behavior and mechanical properties of SiC ceramics prepared by vat photopolymerization combined with pressureless liquid-phase sintering using Al2O3-coated SiC powder. Additive manufacturing. 79. 103942–103942. 17 indexed citations

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Wen, Peng, Hao Wang, Mengli Xu, et al.. (2023). Strengthening cellulose acetate via solution‐reprocessible dynamic interaction with poly(4‐pinacolatoborylstyrene) cross‐linkers. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 140(44). 1 indexed citations

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Han, Shantao, Peng Wen, Lu Zhang, et al.. (2023). Sequencing polymers to enable solid-state lithium batteries. Nature Materials. 22(12). 1515–1522. 177 indexed citations breakdown →

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Wen, Peng, Yimin Liu, Xiaotong Liu, et al.. (2023). Tuning desolvation kinetics of in-situ weakly solvating polyacetal electrolytes for dendrite-free lithium metal batteries. Journal of Energy Chemistry. 79. 340–347. 18 indexed citations

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Zhao, Yucheng, Yufei Chen, Yang Zhou, et al.. (2023). Controlled radical copolymerization of fluoroalkenes by using light-driven redox-relay catalysis. Nature Synthesis. 2(7). 653–662. 41 indexed citations

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Chen, Mao, et al.. (2023). Organocatalyzed Photo‐Controlled Synthesis of Ultrahigh‐Molecular‐Weight Fluorinated Alternating Copolymers. Angewandte Chemie. 136(2). 3 indexed citations

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Gao, Chao‐Ying, Mao Chen, Yang Yang, et al.. (2022). Epoxide activation by a silver phosphonate for heterogeneous catalysis of CO₂ cycloaddition. CrystEngComm. 25(1). 108–113. 10 indexed citations

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