Shanshan Chen

7.9k total citations · 4 hit papers
98 papers, 6.7k citations indexed

About

Shanshan Chen is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Shanshan Chen has authored 98 papers receiving a total of 6.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 63 papers in Materials Chemistry, 60 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 30 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Shanshan Chen's work include Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (57 papers), Copper-based nanomaterials and applications (21 papers) and Perovskite Materials and Applications (18 papers). Shanshan Chen is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (57 papers), Copper-based nanomaterials and applications (21 papers) and Perovskite Materials and Applications (18 papers). Shanshan Chen collaborates with scholars based in China, Japan and United States. Shanshan Chen's co-authors include Kazunari Domen, Tsuyoshi Takata, Fuxiang Zhang, Can Li, Takashi Hisatomi, Yu Qi, Guiji Liu, Naoya Shibata, Zheng Wang and Qian Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Shanshan Chen

89 papers receiving 6.6k citations

Hit Papers

Particulate photocatalysts for overall water splitting 2017 2026 2020 2023 2017 2018 2022 2024 500 1000 1.5k
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.

  1. Particulate photocatalysts for overall water splitting
    2017 1.8k citations Shanshan Chen, Tsuyoshi Takata et al. profile →
  2. Overall water splitting by Ta3N5 nanorod single crystals grown on the edges of KTaO3 particles
    2018 470 citations Zheng Wang, Takashi Hisatomi et al. profile →
  3. Unraveling of cocatalysts photodeposited selectively on facets of BiVO4 to boost solar water splitting
    2022 358 citations Shanshan Chen, Can Li et al. Nature Communications profile →
  4. Efficient overall water splitting of a suspended photocatalyst boosted by metal-support interaction
    2024 105 citations Shanshan Chen, Guijun Ma et al. profile →

Peers

Shanshan Chen
Ji‐Wook Jang South Korea
Su‐Il In South Korea
Xiaojuan Bai China
Wenjun Jiang China
Xiaoyang Pan China
Su Ha United States
Guohui Tian China
Valérie Keller France
Longlu Wang China
Qianqian Jiang China
Ji‐Wook Jang South Korea
Shanshan Chen
Citations per year, relative to Shanshan Chen Shanshan Chen (= 1×) peers Ji‐Wook Jang

Countries citing papers authored by Shanshan Chen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Shanshan Chen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Shanshan Chen

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Shanshan Chen. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Shanshan Chen 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 Shanshan Chen. Shanshan Chen is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Feng, Dong, et al.. (2025). Capacitance catalysis: A new discovery in photocatalytic H2 production. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 106. 146–155. 7 indexed citations
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Ouyang, Tao, Ji Qi, Yanqiang Li, et al.. (2025). A tri-alkali/alkaline-earth metal fluorophosphate deep-ultraviolet birefringent crystal with coexisting PO3F and PO2F2. Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers. 12(19). 5741–5747. 2 indexed citations
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Wang, Ningning, Can Li, Shuo Wang, et al.. (2025). Synergistic Surface Modifications Enable Direct Photocatalytic Overall Water Splitting over a MgTa 2 O 6– x N y /TaON Heterostructure. ACS Catalysis. 15(21). 18013–18023.
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Chen, Shanshan, Xu Chen, Yong Wang, et al.. (2025). A strongly birefringent sulfate crystal with a wide second-harmonic generation phase-matching range. Journal of Materials Chemistry C. 13(37). 19408–19416.
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Wang, Shuo, Chunjiang Liu, Can Li, et al.. (2025). Achieving photocatalytic water reduction and oxidation over narrow bandgap FeVO4. Chemical Synthesis. 5(2). 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Shuo, Chenyang Li, Yu Qi, et al.. (2025). Etched BiVO4 photocatalyst with charge separation efficiency exceeding 90%. Nature Communications. 16(1). 3776–3776. 15 indexed citations
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Li, Can, Ningning Wang, Shuo Wang, et al.. (2025). Vertically Arrayed Co4N/MoN Nanosheets for Robust Alkaline Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution at Ampere‐Level Current Density. Advanced Functional Materials. 35(28). 7 indexed citations
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Wei, Yuxue, Takashi Hisatomi, Bin Hong, et al.. (2025). Facile and Universal Strategy to Construct Piezo-Photocatalytic Systems via Building Electron Bridges for Highly Efficient Overall Water Splitting. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 17(19). 28287–28293.
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Yuan, Zhongxu, Chunjiang Liu, Shanshan Chen, & Fuxiang Zhang. (2024). Nanostructured (oxy)nitrides controllably synthesized by flux-assisted nitridation for promoted photocatalytic water splitting. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 12(9). 5040–5054. 3 indexed citations
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Chen, Shanshan, Gaocan Qi, Ruilian Yin, et al.. (2023). Electrocatalytic nitrate-to-ammonia conversion on CoO/CuO nanoarrays using Zn–nitrate batteries. Nanoscale. 15(48). 19577–19585. 71 indexed citations
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Guan, Shuang, et al.. (2023). 3-MCPD Induced Mitochondrial Damage of Renal Cells Via the Rhythmic Protein BMAL1 Targeting SIRT3/SOD2. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 71(39). 14351–14364. 8 indexed citations
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Li, Huihui, Junie Jhon M. Vequizo, Takashi Hisatomi, et al.. (2022). Zr-doped BaTaO2N photocatalyst modified with Na–Pt cocatalyst for efficient hydrogen evolution and Z-scheme water splitting. EES Catalysis. 1(1). 26–35. 26 indexed citations
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Li, Can, Wenjun Fan, Shanshan Chen, & Fuxiang Zhang. (2022). Effective Charge Carrier Utilization of BiVO4 for Solar Overall Water Splitting. Chemistry - A European Journal. 28(62). e202201812–e202201812. 9 indexed citations
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Li, Huihui, Daling Lu, Shanshan Chen, et al.. (2021). A Na-containing Pt cocatalyst for efficient visible-light-induced hydrogen evolution on BaTaO2N. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 9(24). 13851–13854. 21 indexed citations
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Wang, Zheng, Ying Luo, Takashi Hisatomi, et al.. (2021). Sequential cocatalyst decoration on BaTaO2N towards highly-active Z-scheme water splitting. Nature Communications. 12(1). 1005–1005. 180 indexed citations
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Chen, Shanshan, Guangli Liu, Renduo Zhang, et al.. (2012). Improved performance of the microbial electrolysis desalination and chemical-production cell using the stack structure. Bioresource Technology. 116. 507–511. 56 indexed citations

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