Ruotian Chen

5.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
62 papers, 5.0k citations indexed

About

Ruotian Chen is a scholar working on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Materials Chemistry and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Ruotian Chen has authored 62 papers receiving a total of 5.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 45 papers in Materials Chemistry and 20 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Ruotian Chen's work include Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (42 papers), Copper-based nanomaterials and applications (25 papers) and Electronic and Structural Properties of Oxides (13 papers). Ruotian Chen is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (42 papers), Copper-based nanomaterials and applications (25 papers) and Electronic and Structural Properties of Oxides (13 papers). Ruotian Chen collaborates with scholars based in China, Germany and Russia. Ruotian Chen's co-authors include Fengtao Fan, Can Li, Jian Zhu, Hongyu An, Thomas Dittrich, Yuying Gao, Shan Pang, Sheng Ye, Zhaochi Feng and Yüe Zhao and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Ruotian Chen

61 papers receiving 5.0k 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.

Imaging photogenerated charge carriers on surfaces and interfaces of photocatalysts with surface photovoltage microscopy

2018 480 citations Ruotian Chen, Fengtao Fan et al. profile →
Spatiotemporal imaging of charge transfer in photocatalyst particles

2022 403 citations Ruotian Chen, Yüe Zhao et al. profile →
Achieving High Selectivity in Photocatalytic Oxidation of Toluene on Amorphous BiOCl Nanosheets Coupled with TiO₂

2023 166 citations Dongfeng Li, Ruotian Chen et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ruotian Chen China	33	4.0k	3.6k	1.9k	444	368	62	5.0k
Lu Han China	32	2.6k 0.7×	3.0k 0.8×	2.0k 1.0×	467 1.1×	400 1.1×	73	4.5k
Wenhui Feng China	36	3.0k 0.8×	2.7k 0.8×	1.8k 0.9×	321 0.7×	380 1.0×	93	4.0k
Yiseul Park South Korea	25	4.0k 1.0×	3.4k 0.9×	1.9k 1.0×	412 0.9×	325 0.9×	89	5.1k
Shengyang Wang China	28	2.7k 0.7×	2.7k 0.7×	1.1k 0.6×	391 0.9×	230 0.6×	58	3.5k
Ashish Kumar India	31	2.9k 0.7×	2.8k 0.8×	1.3k 0.7×	364 0.8×	294 0.8×	58	3.8k
Yun Zheng China	30	5.1k 1.3×	4.7k 1.3×	2.5k 1.3×	899 2.0×	383 1.0×	83	6.4k
Ali Han China	32	2.8k 0.7×	2.6k 0.7×	2.6k 1.4×	384 0.9×	277 0.8×	58	4.6k
Yu Shao China	42	4.0k 1.0×	3.4k 0.9×	2.2k 1.2×	570 1.3×	192 0.5×	101	5.2k
Arnold J. Forman United States	17	4.9k 1.2×	3.6k 1.0×	2.1k 1.1×	401 0.9×	234 0.6×	22	6.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ruotian Chen

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Luo, Yanping, Ruotian Chen, Chenwei Ni, et al.. (2026). Spatiotemporal alignment of hole transfer and water oxidation for highly efficient photocatalytic water splitting. Nature Communications. 17(1).

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Fu, Ping, Dong Yang, Yihua Chen, et al.. (2025). Synergistic cooperation between photovoltaic and thermoelectric effects in solar cells. Energy & Environmental Science. 18(14). 7082–7088. 11 indexed citations

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Guo, Pu, Nengchao Luo, Hui Zhang, et al.. (2025). Photochemical H ₂ dissociation for nearly quantitative CO ₂ reduction to ethylene. Science. 389(6764). 1037–1042. 5 indexed citations

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Chen, Ruotian, Changmin Jiang, Kun Wang, & Hangjun Yang. (2024). Engine option in aircraft purchase: Company strategies and policy implications. Transport Policy. 159. 266–283. 1 indexed citations

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Chen, Ruotian, Hangjun Yang, Kun Wang, & Changmin Jiang. (2024). Impacts of a sustainable aviation fuel mandate on airline competition — Full-service carrier vs. low-cost carrier. Transportation Research Part B Methodological. 190. 103098–103098. 9 indexed citations

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Zhen, Chao, Ruotian Chen, Fengtao Fan, et al.. (2024). Liquid metal-embraced photoactive films for artificial photosynthesis. Nature Communications. 15(1). 1672–1672. 27 indexed citations

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Hu, Rong, et al.. (2024). Competition in cargo and passenger between high-speed rail and airlines—considering the vertical structure of transportation. Transport Policy. 151. 120–133. 13 indexed citations

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Mei, Tingting, Chun Li, Yitian Wu, et al.. (2024). Bioinspired carbon nanotube–based nanofluidic ionic transistor with ultrahigh switching capabilities for logic circuits. Science Advances. 10(11). eadj7867–eadj7867. 37 indexed citations

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Wang, Chunan, Ruotian Chen, & Changmin Jiang. (2024). Welfare implications of a mixed ownership-operations structure of high-speed train. Transportation Research Part A Policy and Practice. 190. 104238–104238. 5 indexed citations

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Chen, Ruotian, Chenwei Ni, Jian Zhu, Fengtao Fan, & Can Li. (2024). Surface photovoltage microscopy for mapping charge separation on photocatalyst particles. Nature Protocols. 19(8). 2250–2282. 51 indexed citations

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Huang, Jie, Yuyang Kang, Jianan Liu, et al.. (2023). Selective Exposure of Robust Perovskite Layer of Aurivillius‐Type Compounds for Stable Photocatalytic Overall Water Splitting. Advanced Science. 10(23). e2302206–e2302206. 42 indexed citations

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Jiang, Wenchao, Chenwei Ni, Ming Shi, et al.. (2023). Graphene Mediates Charge Transfer between Lead Chromate and a Cobalt Cubane Cocatalyst for Photocatalytic Water Oxidation. Angewandte Chemie. 135(21). 7 indexed citations

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Jiang, Wenchao, Chenwei Ni, Ming Shi, et al.. (2023). Graphene Mediates Charge Transfer between Lead Chromate and a Cobalt Cubane Cocatalyst for Photocatalytic Water Oxidation. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 62(21). e202302575–e202302575. 15 indexed citations

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Zhang, Ming‐Jian, Zhuan Wang, Jie Zhang, et al.. (2022). Bipolar charge collecting structure enables overall water splitting on ferroelectric photocatalysts. Nature Communications. 13(1). 4245–4245. 68 indexed citations

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Tian, Qiang, Lingyan Jing, Sheng Ye, et al.. (2021). Nanospatial Charge Modulation of Monodispersed Polymeric Microsphere Photocatalysts for Exceptional Hydrogen Peroxide Production. Small. 17(49). e2103224–e2103224. 76 indexed citations

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Zhang, Doudou, Yuexian Cao, Siva Krishna Karuturi, et al.. (2020). Enabling Unassisted Solar Water Splitting by Single-Junction Amorphous Silicon Photoelectrodes. ACS Applied Energy Materials. 3(5). 4629–4637. 15 indexed citations

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Ye, Sheng, Huichen Xie, Jian Zhu, et al.. (2020). Internal‐Field‐Enhanced Charge Separation in a Single‐Domain Ferroelectric PbTiO₃ Photocatalyst. Advanced Materials. 32(7). e1906513–e1906513. 186 indexed citations

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Xiao, Kai, Lu Chen, Ruotian Chen, et al.. (2019). Artificial light-driven ion pump for photoelectric energy conversion. Nature Communications. 10(1). 74–74. 206 indexed citations

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Tang, Lanqin, Ruotian Chen, Xianguang Meng, et al.. (2018). Unique homo–heterojunction synergistic system consisting of stacked BiOCl nanoplate/Zn–Cr layered double hydroxide nanosheets promoting photocatalytic conversion of CO₂ into solar fuels. Chemical Communications. 54(40). 5126–5129. 33 indexed citations

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Li, Rengui, Xiaoping Tao, Ruotian Chen, Fengtao Fan, & Can Li. (2015). Synergetic Effect of Dual Co‐catalysts on the Activity of p‐Type Cu₂O Crystals with Anisotropic Facets. Chemistry - A European Journal. 21(41). 14337–14341. 79 indexed citations

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