Ren Zhang

716 total citations · 1 hit paper
34 papers, 591 citations indexed

About

Ren Zhang is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Ren Zhang has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 591 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Materials Chemistry, 9 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 7 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. Recurrent topics in Ren Zhang's work include Block Copolymer Self-Assembly (7 papers), Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (6 papers) and Multiferroics and related materials (6 papers). Ren Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Block Copolymer Self-Assembly (7 papers), Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (6 papers) and Multiferroics and related materials (6 papers). Ren Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Ren Zhang's co-authors include Jiaying Pan, Jinguang Li, Haiqiao Wei, Lin Chen, Gequn Shu, Alamgir Karim, Michael R. Bockstaller, Bongjoon Lee, Gurpreet Singh and Brian Berry and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, ACS Nano and Applied Physics Letters.

In The Last Decade

Ren Zhang

32 papers receiving 586 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.

Ammonia and hydrogen blending effects on combustion stabilities in optical SI engines

2023 143 citations Jinguang Li, Ren Zhang et al. Energy Conversion and Management profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ren Zhang China	12	339	158	114	94	74	34	591
Chiao-Peng Hsu Switzerland	13	262 0.8×	72 0.5×	73 0.6×	113 1.2×	79 1.1×	17	470
Arman Boromand United States	14	350 1.0×	125 0.8×	294 2.6×	115 1.2×	115 1.6×	20	838
Xiaolei Xu China	18	353 1.0×	166 1.1×	162 1.4×	16 0.2×	51 0.7×	45	694
Georgios Paterakis Greece	16	352 1.0×	52 0.3×	161 1.4×	60 0.6×	19 0.3×	38	726
Yang Jiao China	12	188 0.6×	27 0.2×	83 0.7×	69 0.7×	64 0.9×	25	464
Stephan Westermann Germany	18	206 0.6×	102 0.6×	199 1.7×	23 0.2×	34 0.5×	46	784
Céline Martin France	14	170 0.5×	27 0.2×	172 1.5×	60 0.6×	24 0.3×	22	600
Charles E. Chaffey Canada	19	297 0.9×	393 2.5×	210 1.8×	251 2.7×	75 1.0×	38	1.0k
Kazuhiro Fukuda Japan	9	107 0.3×	25 0.2×	62 0.5×	122 1.3×	26 0.4×	21	478
Robert A. Stratton United States	13	265 0.8×	239 1.5×	149 1.3×	20 0.2×	47 0.6×	24	887

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ren Zhang

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20 of 20 papers shown

Zhang, Ren, et al.. (2025). Improved ensemble learning enhanced serum fingerprinting spectroscopy for lung cancer diagnosis. Sensors and Actuators B Chemical. 430. 137353–137353. 3 indexed citations

Liu, Ao, Xingyu Jiang, Kai Zhang, et al.. (2025). Effects of laser shock peening on the microstructure and mechanical properties of coatings by laser remelting. Materials Today Communications. 46. 112903–112903.

Chen, Lin, et al.. (2024). Effect of ammonia reforming on combustion and emission characteristics of a 4-valve engine with an active pre-chamber. Journal of the Energy Institute. 117. 101861–101861. 4 indexed citations

Wang, Wanyu, Shihao Chen, Ren Zhang, et al.. (2024). Microstructural evolution and spheroidization mechanism of powder metallurgy Ti-6Al-4 V alloys after high-temperature forging. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 994. 174771–174771. 7 indexed citations

Zhang, Ren, et al.. (2024). Combustion and Emission Characteristics of n-Heptane/NH₃ at RCCI Mode: Emphasis on an Injection Strategy. Energy & Fuels. 38(15). 14730–14742. 5 indexed citations

Yang, Fang, Wanyu Wang, Shihao Chen, et al.. (2024). Microstructural evolution and mechanisms for improved performance of powder metallurgy Ti-6Al-4V alloys after thermal deformation and heat treatment. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 1010. 178082–178082. 4 indexed citations

Li, Jinguang, et al.. (2024). Ammonia and hydrogen blending effects on knocking characteristics in an optical SI engine. Fuel. 385. 134067–134067. 8 indexed citations

Zhang, Ren, Lin Chen, Jinguang Li, et al.. (2024). Optical study on the auto-ignition and knocking behaviors of ammonia/PODE RCCI mode. Fuel. 381. 133467–133467. 6 indexed citations

Zhang, Ren, et al.. (2024). Numerical study for the comparison between direct dual-fuel stratification and reactivity-controlled compression ignition of ammonia-based engines. Applied Thermal Engineering. 258. 124624–124624. 8 indexed citations

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Zhang, Ren, et al.. (2024). On dynamics of flash boiling bubbles within liquid ammonia systems. Physics of Fluids. 36(12).

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Yuan, Gang, Ren Zhang, Yishuang Wang, et al.. (2023). In-situ reconstruction of self-supported amorphous Ni-Mo electrode for stable hydrogen evolution at large and intermittent current density. Molecular Catalysis. 550. 113541–113541. 4 indexed citations

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Li, Jinguang, Ren Zhang, Jiaying Pan, et al.. (2023). Ammonia and hydrogen blending effects on combustion stabilities in optical SI engines. Energy Conversion and Management. 280. 116827–116827. 143 indexed citations breakdown →

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Zhang, Kun, Kai Zhang, Yuman Zhu, et al.. (2021). Effect of Deformation Reduction on Microstructure, Texture, and Mechanical Properties of Forged Ti-6Al-4V. Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance. 30(2). 1147–1156. 9 indexed citations

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Huang, Min, Ren Zhang, Jie Chen, et al.. (2020). Synthesis of Co3S4-SnO2/polyvinylpyrrolidone-cellulose heterojunction as highly performance catalyst for photocatalytic and antimicrobial properties under ultra-violet irradiation. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 162. 220–228. 40 indexed citations

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Zhang, Ren, Yunhua Zhou, Yiyi Zhu, et al.. (2017). First principle investigations of the Pbnm phase BiFeO3, BiFe0.875Mn0.125O3 and Bi0.875X0.125Fe0.875Mn0.125O3 (XBFM) (X = Ce, Gd, Lu). Modern Physics Letters B. 31(32). 1750304–1750304. 5 indexed citations

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Zhang, Ren, Yunhua Zhou, Yiyi Zhu, et al.. (2017). Effects of Ti and Mn Co-substitution on P4mm BiFeO3: An Ab Initio Calculation. Journal of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism. 30(9). 2471–2479. 2 indexed citations

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Zhang, Ren, Bongjoon Lee, Christopher M. Stafford, et al.. (2017). Entropy-driven segregation of polymer-grafted nanoparticles under confinement. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 114(10). 2462–2467. 38 indexed citations

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Schmitt, Michael, Jianan Zhang, Jaejun Lee, et al.. (2016). Polymer ligand–induced autonomous sorting and reversible phase separation in binary particle blends. Science Advances. 2(12). e1601484–e1601484. 31 indexed citations

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Zhang, Ren, Gurpreet Singh, Alei Dang, et al.. (2013). Nanoparticle‐Driven Orientation Transition and Soft‐Shear Alignment in Diblock Copolymer Films via Dynamic Thermal Gradient Field. Macromolecular Rapid Communications. 34(20). 1642–1647. 23 indexed citations

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Zhang, Ren, et al.. (1994). Development of ferrocene burning rate catalysts. Journal of Propulsion Technology. 3. 62–65. 2 indexed citations

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