Ren Z

7.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
84 papers, 6.2k citations indexed

About

Ren Z is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Ren Z has authored 84 papers receiving a total of 6.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 56 papers in Materials Chemistry, 18 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 12 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. Recurrent topics in Ren Z's work include Carbon Nanotubes in Composites (40 papers), Graphene research and applications (28 papers) and ZnO doping and properties (11 papers). Ren Z is often cited by papers focused on Carbon Nanotubes in Composites (40 papers), Graphene research and applications (28 papers) and ZnO doping and properties (11 papers). Ren Z collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Australia. Ren Z's co-authors include Deng Wang, Jianyu Huang, Jianguo Wen, J. Y. Lao, Sung Ho Jo, Zhiwei Huang, Erik T. Thostenson, Tsu−Wei Chou, Yi Tu and D.Z. Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

Ren Z

80 papers receiving 6.1k 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.

Carbon nanotube/carbon fiber hybrid multiscale composites

2002 665 citations Ren Z et al. profile →
ZnO Nanobridges and Nanonails

2002 564 citations Jianyu Huang, Deng Wang et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ren Z United States	38	4.8k	2.1k	1.4k	1.3k	598	84	6.2k
Lu‐Chang Qin United States	47	4.5k 0.9×	2.7k 1.3×	1.3k 0.9×	2.1k 1.6×	711 1.2×	152	6.9k
A. Leonhardt Germany	41	3.9k 0.8×	1.1k 0.5×	1.1k 0.8×	897 0.7×	457 0.8×	159	5.4k
Erlon H. Martins Ferreira Brazil	21	5.1k 1.1×	2.4k 1.1×	2.0k 1.4×	1.2k 0.9×	449 0.8×	36	6.7k
Yoke Khin Yap United States	40	3.9k 0.8×	1.4k 0.7×	1.1k 0.8×	1.1k 0.8×	612 1.0×	159	6.6k
Ganpati Ramanath United States	36	3.8k 0.8×	2.1k 1.0×	934 0.7×	1.0k 0.8×	347 0.6×	138	5.6k
D. Chakravorty India	38	3.7k 0.8×	1.6k 0.7×	890 0.6×	1.8k 1.4×	592 1.0×	378	5.9k
Saikat Talapatra United States	37	4.2k 0.9×	2.1k 1.0×	1.8k 1.3×	942 0.7×	616 1.0×	119	5.6k
Jin Won Seo Belgium	49	4.9k 1.0×	2.3k 1.1×	1.8k 1.3×	2.0k 1.5×	779 1.3×	224	8.4k
Fernando Stavale Brazil	22	5.0k 1.0×	2.3k 1.1×	1.9k 1.4×	1.2k 0.9×	446 0.7×	75	6.6k
Marcus V. O. Moutinho Brazil	13	4.7k 1.0×	2.2k 1.0×	1.8k 1.3×	1.0k 0.8×	395 0.7×	21	5.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Ren Z

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ren Z

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ren Z. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ren Z based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Ren Z. Ren Z is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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Wang, Zhikang, Jisong Yang, Kaixin Yang, et al.. (2025). Crab bioturbation alters the community assemblies of abundant and rare bacteria on an intertidal wetland in the Yellow River estuary. Frontiers in Microbiology. 16. 1521363–1521363.

Shi, Yue, Le Li, Chao Tan, et al.. (2025). “Framework Channel catalysis”: A multiphase synergistic Zn-based coating strategy for high-performance zinc-ion batteries. Chemical Engineering Journal. 519. 165581–165581. 3 indexed citations

Z, Ren, et al.. (2024). CoFe ₂ O ₄ with the In‐Situ Formed Oxygen Vacancies and Co Particles as an Efficient Bifunctional Catalyst for Rechargeable Zinc‐Air Batteries. Chemistry - A European Journal. 31(1). e202403229–e202403229. 1 indexed citations

AL-Hammadi, Saddam A., et al.. (2021). Thermal Decomposition Kinetics of the Indenyl Radical: A Theoretical Study. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 125(13). 2782–2790. 9 indexed citations

Z, Ren & Gabriel da Silva. (2020). Auto-Oxidation of a Volatile Silicon Compound: A Theoretical Study of the Atmospheric Chemistry of Tetramethylsilane. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 124(32). 6544–6551. 4 indexed citations

Bao, Han, Yao Sun, Li Y, et al.. (2020). Preparation, Characterization, and Pharmacokinetic Study of a Novel Long-Acting Targeted Paclitaxel Liposome with Antitumor Activity. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5 indexed citations

Z, Ren, et al.. (2019). Nitramine and nitrosamine formation is a minor pathway in the atmospheric oxidation of methylamine: A theoretical kinetic study of the CH₃NH + O₂ reaction. International Journal of Chemical Kinetics. 51(9). 723–728. 15 indexed citations

Z, Ren & Gabriel da Silva. (2019). Atmospheric Oxidation of Piperazine Initiated by OH: A Theoretical Kinetics Investigation. ACS Earth and Space Chemistry. 3(11). 2510–2516. 13 indexed citations

Z, Ren, et al.. (2019). Experimental and DFT Studies on the Identity Exchange Reactions between Phenyl Chalcogen Iranium Ions and Alkenes. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 123(38). 8200–8207. 11 indexed citations

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Tang, Tao, et al.. (2016). [Total nitrogen and total phosphorus thresholds for epilithic diatom assemblages in inflow tributaries of the Three Gorges Reservoir, China.]. PubMed. 27(8). 2670–2678. 5 indexed citations

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Z, Ren, et al.. (2015). Charge-Transfer Reactions at the Interface between Atmospheric- Pressure Microplasma Anode and Ionic Solution. Acta Physico-Chimica Sinica. 31(7). 1215–1218. 8 indexed citations

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Cai, Dong, Derek Blair, Fay J. Dufort, et al.. (2008). Interaction between carbon nanotubes and mammalian cells: characterization by flow cytometry and application. Nanotechnology. 19(34). 345102–345102. 42 indexed citations

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Yang, Jian, Wenzhong Wang, Yi Ma, et al.. (2006). High Throughput Growth of Zinc Oxide Nanowires from Zinc Powder with the Assistance of Sodium Chloride. Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. 6(7). 2196–2199. 11 indexed citations

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Huang, Jianyu, Shuo Chen, Ziqiang Wang, et al.. (2006). Superplastic carbon nanotubes. Nature. 439(7074). 281–281. 294 indexed citations

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Xiong, Guangyong, et al.. (2005). Effect of temperature, pressure, and gas ratio of methane to hydrogen on the synthesis of double-walled carbon nanotubes by chemical vapour deposition. Nanotechnology. 16(4). 532–535. 50 indexed citations

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Z, Ren. (2003). STUDY OF RELATIONSHIP OF LEVITATION FORCE BETWEEN SINGLE AND MULTIPLE YBCO BULK ABOVE A PERMANENT MAGNETIC GUIDEWAY. 1 indexed citations

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Wen, Jianguo, Zhiwei Huang, Deng Wang, et al.. (2001). Growth and characterization of aligned carbon nanotubes from patterned nickel nanodots and uniform thin films. Journal of materials research/Pratt's guide to venture capital sources. 16(11). 3246–3253. 56 indexed citations

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Cao, Wu‐Chun, et al.. (1997). Success against lymphatic filariasis.. PubMed. 18(1). 17–20. 17 indexed citations

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Chen, Su, et al.. (1995). [Transsphenoidal microsurgical removal of GH-secreting pituitary adenoma in: a report of 200 cases].. PubMed. 17(5). 333–7. 1 indexed citations

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Mayne, R, et al.. (1994). Monoclonal Antibody to the Aminotelopeptide of Type II Collagen: Loss of the Epitope after Stromelysin Digestion. Connective Tissue Research. 31(1). 11–21. 13 indexed citations

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