Pengchao Ruan

3.1k total citations · 6 hit papers
28 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Pengchao Ruan is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Pengchao Ruan has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 11 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and 6 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Pengchao Ruan's work include Advanced battery technologies research (28 papers), Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (20 papers) and Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication (11 papers). Pengchao Ruan is often cited by papers focused on Advanced battery technologies research (28 papers), Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (20 papers) and Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication (11 papers). Pengchao Ruan collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Saudi Arabia. Pengchao Ruan's co-authors include Jiang Zhou, Bingan Lu, Shuquan Liang, Hong Jin Fan, Zhangxing He, Lei Dai, Peng Zhou, Xianhong Chen, Xiehong Cao and Wenhui Shi and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Advanced Materials and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Pengchao Ruan

28 papers receiving 2.7k 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.

Design Strategies for High‐Energy‐Density Aqueous Zinc Batteries

2022 658 citations Pengchao Ruan, Shuquan Liang et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
Metal–Organic Frameworks Functionalized Separators for Robust Aqueous Zinc-Ion Batteries

2022 470 citations Song Yang, Pengchao Ruan et al. Nano-Micro Letters profile →
Achieving Highly Proton‐Resistant Zn–Pb Anode through Low Hydrogen Affinity and Strong Bonding for Long‐Life Electrolytic Zn//MnO₂ Battery

2023 129 citations Pengchao Ruan, Xianhong Chen et al. Advanced Materials profile →
Covalent Organic Framework with 3D Ordered Channel and Multi-Functional Groups Endows Zn Anode with Superior Stability

2024 118 citations Bin Li, Pengchao Ruan et al. Nano-Micro Letters profile →
Inducing preferential growth of the Zn (002) plane by using a multifunctional chelator for achieving highly reversible Zn anodes

2024 107 citations Li Xi, Zhenjie Chen et al. Nanoscale profile →
Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Conversion Reaction in Zinc Batteries

2024 70 citations Xianhong Chen, Pengchao Ruan et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Pengchao Ruan China	22	2.6k	771	582	480	240	28	2.7k
Shouxiang Ding China	17	2.6k 1.0×	898 1.2×	599 1.0×	367 0.8×	253 1.1×	19	2.7k
Yunpei Zhu Saudi Arabia	19	2.3k 0.9×	672 0.9×	464 0.8×	327 0.7×	305 1.3×	29	2.4k
Jiaxiong Zhu Hong Kong	26	2.2k 0.8×	571 0.7×	428 0.7×	382 0.8×	264 1.1×	51	2.3k
Shenzhen Deng China	25	2.3k 0.9×	682 0.9×	554 1.0×	257 0.5×	338 1.4×	41	2.5k
Zhexuan Liu China	27	3.1k 1.2×	1.0k 1.3×	670 1.2×	590 1.2×	269 1.1×	56	3.3k
Zhiwei Tie China	21	2.9k 1.1×	888 1.2×	653 1.1×	272 0.6×	362 1.5×	25	3.0k
Huibing He China	29	2.6k 1.0×	682 0.9×	543 0.9×	635 1.3×	315 1.3×	77	2.9k
Yanyan Wang China	21	3.4k 1.3×	832 1.1×	928 1.6×	426 0.9×	378 1.6×	37	3.5k
Haobo Dong United Kingdom	22	2.0k 0.8×	680 0.9×	450 0.8×	313 0.7×	177 0.7×	48	2.2k
Buke Wu China	24	3.2k 1.3×	1.1k 1.5×	694 1.2×	413 0.9×	321 1.3×	33	3.4k

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Ruan, Pengchao, Hao Zhang, Zeinhom M. El‐Bahy, et al.. (2025). Achieving Highly Reversible Mn²⁺/MnO₂ Conversion Reaction in Electrolytic Zn‐MnO₂ Batteries via Electrochemical‐Chemical Process Regulation. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(18). e202423999–e202423999. 12 indexed citations

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Ruan, Pengchao, Hao Zhang, Zeinhom M. El‐Bahy, et al.. (2025). Achieving Highly Reversible Mn²⁺/MnO₂ Conversion Reaction in Electrolytic Zn‐MnO₂ Batteries via Electrochemical‐Chemical Process Regulation. Angewandte Chemie. 137(18). 1 indexed citations

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Wu, Fangfang, Lu Ma, Pengchao Ruan, et al.. (2024). Directing Zn Growth with Biased Adsorption of Straight‐chain Molecules for Superior Zn Anode Stability. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(11). e202421787–e202421787. 27 indexed citations

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Li, Bin, Pengchao Ruan, Xieyu Xu, et al.. (2024). Covalent Organic Framework with 3D Ordered Channel and Multi-Functional Groups Endows Zn Anode with Superior Stability. Nano-Micro Letters. 16(1). 76–76. 118 indexed citations breakdown →

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Wu, Fangfang, Lu Ma, Pengchao Ruan, et al.. (2024). Directing Zn Growth with Biased Adsorption of Straight‐chain Molecules for Superior Zn Anode Stability. Angewandte Chemie. 137(11). 2 indexed citations

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Xi, Li, Zhenjie Chen, Pengchao Ruan, et al.. (2024). Inducing preferential growth of the Zn (002) plane by using a multifunctional chelator for achieving highly reversible Zn anodes. Nanoscale. 16(6). 2923–2930. 107 indexed citations breakdown →

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Chen, Zhenjie, Pengchao Ruan, Xueting Hu, et al.. (2024). Guiding uniform Zn deposition with a multifunctional additive for highly utilized Zn anodes. Nanoscale. 16(40). 18835–18842. 35 indexed citations

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Xu, Dongming, Pengchao Ruan, Xinyu Meng, et al.. (2024). Electric‐Responded 2D Black Phosphorus Nanosheets Induce Uniform Zn²⁺ Deposition for Efficient Aqueous Zinc‐Metal Batteries. Advanced Functional Materials. 34(41). 3 indexed citations

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Ruan, Pengchao, et al.. (2023). Dynamic compensation of MnOOH to mitigate the irregular dissolution of MnO₂in rechargeable aqueous Zn/MnO₂batteries. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 11(28). 15211–15218. 24 indexed citations

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Chen, Xianhong, Xiaodong Shi, Pengchao Ruan, et al.. (2023). Construction of an Artificial Interfacial Layer with Porous Structure toward Stable Zinc‐Metal Anodes. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(6). 2300007–2300007. 38 indexed citations

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Wu, Fangfang, Pengchao Ruan, Ye Chen, et al.. (2023). Regulating zinc deposition behaviors by using a functional PANI modification layer on a separator for high performance aqueous zinc-ion batteries. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 11(21). 11254–11263. 70 indexed citations

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Peng, Zhi, Yuehua Li, Pengchao Ruan, et al.. (2023). Metal-organic frameworks and beyond: The road toward zinc-based batteries. Coordination Chemistry Reviews. 488. 215190–215190. 84 indexed citations

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Ruan, Pengchao, Xianhong Chen, Liping Qin, et al.. (2023). Achieving Highly Proton‐Resistant Zn–Pb Anode through Low Hydrogen Affinity and Strong Bonding for Long‐Life Electrolytic Zn//MnO₂ Battery. Advanced Materials. 35(31). e2300577–e2300577. 129 indexed citations breakdown →

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Peng, Haijun, Yun Fang, Pengchao Ruan, et al.. (2022). Constructing fast-ion-conductive disordered interphase for high-performance zinc-ion and zinc-iodine batteries. Matter. 5(12). 4363–4378. 115 indexed citations

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Yang, Song, Pengchao Ruan, Caiwang Mao, et al.. (2022). Metal–Organic Frameworks Functionalized Separators for Robust Aqueous Zinc-Ion Batteries. Nano-Micro Letters. 14(1). 218–218. 470 indexed citations breakdown →

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Ruan, Pengchao, Shuquan Liang, Bingan Lu, Hong Jin Fan, & Jiang Zhou. (2022). Design Strategies for High‐Energy‐Density Aqueous Zinc Batteries. Angewandte Chemie. 134(17). 127 indexed citations

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Xu, Xilian, Ye Chen, Dong Zheng, et al.. (2021). Ultra‐Fast and Scalable Saline Immersion Strategy Enabling Uniform Zn Nucleation and Deposition for High‐Performance Zn‐Ion Batteries. Small. 17(33). e2101901–e2101901. 91 indexed citations

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Chen, Xianhong, Pengchao Ruan, Xianwen Wu, Shuquan Liang, & Jiang Zhou. (2021). Crystal Structures, Reaction Mechanisms, and Optimization Strategies of MnO<sub>2</sub> Cathode for Aqueous Rechargeable Zinc Batteries. Acta Physico-Chimica Sinica. 0(0). 2111003–0. 46 indexed citations

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Gao, Xinlong, Wenhui Shi, Pengchao Ruan, et al.. (2020). Ultrathin carbon boosted sodium storage performance in aqueous electrolyte. Functional Materials Letters. 13(5). 2030002–2030002. 10 indexed citations

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Liu, Wenxian, Linhai Yu, Ruilian Yin, et al.. (2020). Non‐3d Metal Modulation of a 2D Ni–Co Heterostructure Array as Multifunctional Electrocatalyst for Portable Overall Water Splitting. Small. 16(10). e1906775–e1906775. 160 indexed citations

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