Runchen Lai

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
45 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Runchen Lai is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Runchen Lai has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 35 papers in Materials Chemistry and 4 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Runchen Lai's work include Perovskite Materials and Applications (30 papers), Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties (20 papers) and Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films (12 papers). Runchen Lai is often cited by papers focused on Perovskite Materials and Applications (30 papers), Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties (20 papers) and Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films (12 papers). Runchen Lai collaborates with scholars based in China, United Kingdom and United States. Runchen Lai's co-authors include Kaifeng Wu, Xiaogang Peng, Yuan Niu, Dawei Di, Xiao Luo, Haiyan Qin, Baodan Zhao, Guijie Liang, Yulu Li and Yaoyao Han 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

Runchen Lai

43 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

Ultrastable near-infrared perovskite light-emitting diodes 2022 2026 2023 2024 2022 50 100 150 200 250
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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.

  1. Ultrastable near-infrared perovskite light-emitting diodes
    2022 275 citations Bingbing Guo, Runchen Lai et al. profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Runchen Lai China 25 1.9k 1.8k 315 209 179 45 2.3k
Nathaniel J. L. K. Davis New Zealand 22 1.7k 0.9× 1.9k 1.0× 258 0.8× 282 1.3× 139 0.8× 46 2.1k
Marcus L. Böhm United Kingdom 20 2.1k 1.1× 2.6k 1.4× 469 1.5× 369 1.8× 195 1.1× 26 2.9k
Valerio Pinchetti Italy 26 2.3k 1.2× 2.2k 1.2× 467 1.5× 91 0.4× 150 0.8× 39 2.6k
Liam R. Bradshaw United States 11 1.8k 1.0× 1.7k 0.9× 307 1.0× 149 0.7× 126 0.7× 11 2.2k
Noah D. Bronstein United States 18 2.5k 1.3× 2.1k 1.1× 412 1.3× 100 0.5× 361 2.0× 22 2.9k
Kristopher Williams United States 11 1.2k 0.6× 1.4k 0.7× 322 1.0× 200 1.0× 93 0.5× 14 1.7k
Matthew J. Jurow United States 16 1.2k 0.6× 1.1k 0.6× 139 0.4× 134 0.6× 96 0.5× 25 1.5k
Oliver L. A. Monti United States 21 1.1k 0.6× 1.1k 0.6× 507 1.6× 167 0.8× 140 0.8× 60 1.8k
Sudhir Kumar Switzerland 24 2.7k 1.4× 3.2k 1.7× 333 1.1× 594 2.8× 141 0.8× 55 3.5k
Daniel M. Kroupa United States 20 1.9k 1.0× 1.8k 1.0× 271 0.9× 54 0.3× 161 0.9× 26 2.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Runchen Lai

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Zhang, Qingqing, Zhendong Dai, Renzhong Wang, et al.. (2025). Surfactant‐Assisted Construction of Covalent Organic Frameworks. Advanced Science. 12(20). e2501580–e2501580. 7 indexed citations
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Zhang, Guoling, Yichen Yang, Weidong Tang, et al.. (2025). Improved Crystallinity and Defect Passivation for Formamidinium Tin Iodide-Based Perovskite Light-Emitting Diodes. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters. 16(10). 2508–2513. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Yahui, Zhenzhu Li, Runchen Lai, et al.. (2025). Dual Oxidation Suppression in Lead‐Free Perovskites for Low‐Threshold and Long‐Lifespan Lasing. Advanced Materials. 37(17). e2418931–e2418931. 5 indexed citations
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Dai, Zhendong, Runchen Lai, Qingqing Zhang, et al.. (2025). Evaluation of eco-friendly 1,3-dimethyl-2-imidazolidinone as an additive to enhance the desalination performance of polyamide membranes. Journal of Membrane Science. 734. 124403–124403. 2 indexed citations
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Yang, Fengtang, Runchen Lai, Yanhai Li, et al.. (2025). Unraveling the functional complexity of the locus coeruleus-norepinephrine system: insights from molecular anatomy to neurodynamic modeling. Cognitive Neurodynamics. 19(1). 29–29.
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Xu, Jiying, Yichen Yang, Runchen Lai, et al.. (2025). Low-Threshold Amplified Spontaneous Emission from Quasi-2D Lead–Bromide Perovskites for Lasing Applications. ACS Nano. 19(11). 11323–11332. 6 indexed citations
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Sun, Ruijia, et al.. (2024). Near-Infrared-to-Visible Photon Upconversion with Efficiency Exceeding 21% Sensitized by InAs Quantum Dots. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 146(26). 17618–17623. 12 indexed citations
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Cao, Xuhui, Shiyu Xing, Runchen Lai, et al.. (2023). Low‐Threshold, External‐Cavity‐Free Flexible Perovskite Lasers. Advanced Functional Materials. 33(19). 24 indexed citations
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Lai, Runchen, Shiyu Xing, Zhengzheng Liu, et al.. (2023). Electronic State Engineering in Perovskite‐Cerium‐Composite Nanocrystals toward Enhanced Triplet Annihilation Upconversion. Advanced Science. 10(34). e2305069–e2305069. 5 indexed citations
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Tang, Weidong, Tianjun Liu, Muyi Zhang, et al.. (2023). The roles of metal oxidation states in perovskite semiconductors. Matter. 6(11). 3782–3802. 24 indexed citations
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Zou, Chen, Runchen Lai, Xuhui Cao, et al.. (2022). Additive and interfacial control for efficient perovskite light-emitting diodes with reduced trap densities. Journal of Semiconductors. 43(5). 50502–50502. 8 indexed citations
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Lian, Yaxiao, Dongchen Lan, Shiyu Xing, et al.. (2022). Ultralow-voltage operation of light-emitting diodes. Nature Communications. 13(1). 3845–3845. 50 indexed citations
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Lai, Runchen, Yangyi Liu, Xiao Luo, et al.. (2021). Shallow distance-dependent triplet energy migration mediated by endothermic charge-transfer. Nature Communications. 12(1). 1532–1532. 68 indexed citations
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Yang, Dexin, Guoling Zhang, Runchen Lai, et al.. (2021). Germanium-lead perovskite light-emitting diodes. Nature Communications. 12(1). 4295–4295. 76 indexed citations
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Yang, Dexin, Baodan Zhao, Tao Yang, et al.. (2021). Toward Stable and Efficient Perovskite Light‐Emitting Diodes. Advanced Functional Materials. 32(9). 147 indexed citations
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He, Shan, Runchen Lai, Qike Jiang, et al.. (2020). Engineering Sensitized Photon Upconversion Efficiency via Nanocrystal Wavefunction and Molecular Geometry. Angewandte Chemie. 132(40). 17879–17884. 2 indexed citations
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Zhu, Chenqi, Weicheng Cao, Runchen Lai, et al.. (2019). Facet‐Dependent On‐Surface Reactions in the Growth of CdSe Nanoplatelets. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 58(49). 17764–17770. 30 indexed citations
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Zhu, Chenqi, Weicheng Cao, Runchen Lai, et al.. (2019). Facet‐Dependent On‐Surface Reactions in the Growth of CdSe Nanoplatelets. Angewandte Chemie. 131(49). 17928–17934. 3 indexed citations
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Luo, Xiao, Runchen Lai, Yulu Li, et al.. (2019). Triplet Energy Transfer from CsPbBr3 Nanocrystals Enabled by Quantum Confinement. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 141(10). 4186–4190. 224 indexed citations
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Pu, Chaodan, et al.. (2013). Highly reactive, flexible yet green Se precursor for metal selenide nanocrystals: Se-octadecene suspension (Se-SUS). Nano Research. 6(9). 652–670. 126 indexed citations

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