Trung Van Nguyen

7.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
100 papers, 6.3k citations indexed

About

Trung Van Nguyen is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Trung Van Nguyen has authored 100 papers receiving a total of 6.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 89 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 71 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 27 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Trung Van Nguyen's work include Fuel Cells and Related Materials (73 papers), Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (70 papers) and Advanced battery technologies research (40 papers). Trung Van Nguyen is often cited by papers focused on Fuel Cells and Related Materials (73 papers), Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (70 papers) and Advanced battery technologies research (40 papers). Trung Van Nguyen collaborates with scholars based in United States, Egypt and Hong Kong. Trung Van Nguyen's co-authors include Ralph E. White, Jung S. Yi, Dilip Natarajan, Guangyu Lin, Wensheng He, Qiang Ye, Robert F. Savinell, Venkata Yarlagadda, Nadezda Fomina and Caroline de Gracia Lux and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, The Journal of Physical Chemistry B and Journal of Power Sources.

In The Last Decade

Trung Van Nguyen

97 papers receiving 6.0k citations

Hit Papers

A Water and Heat Management Model for Proton‐Exchange‐Mem... 1993 2026 2004 2015 1993 2012 250 500 750
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. A Water and Heat Management Model for Proton‐Exchange‐Membrane Fuel Cells
    1993 935 citations Trung Van Nguyen, Ralph E. White Journal of The Electrochemical Society profile →
  2. Biocompatible Polymeric Nanoparticles Degrade and Release Cargo in Response to Biologically Relevant Levels of Hydrogen Peroxide
    2012 530 citations Trung Van Nguyen et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Trung Van Nguyen United States 33 5.5k 4.4k 1.7k 1.5k 757 100 6.3k
Weiwei Zheng China 39 2.6k 0.5× 1.2k 0.3× 2.4k 1.4× 668 0.5× 879 1.2× 113 5.0k
Chao Huang China 36 2.7k 0.5× 2.8k 0.6× 2.2k 1.2× 603 0.4× 158 0.2× 137 5.1k
Bin He China 39 3.0k 0.5× 1.1k 0.3× 1.6k 0.9× 877 0.6× 513 0.7× 178 5.2k
Yongjun Leng United States 31 4.4k 0.8× 1.0k 0.2× 1.8k 1.0× 690 0.5× 2.4k 3.1× 62 6.3k
Jun Yang China 45 5.2k 0.9× 2.1k 0.5× 2.1k 1.2× 799 0.5× 394 0.5× 238 7.3k
Hanguang Zhang United States 32 6.5k 1.2× 7.4k 1.7× 2.7k 1.5× 268 0.2× 233 0.3× 53 9.4k
Wenming Zhang China 34 3.1k 0.6× 1.2k 0.3× 1.1k 0.6× 654 0.4× 346 0.5× 219 4.5k
Jing Fu China 38 6.6k 1.2× 4.3k 1.0× 932 0.5× 456 0.3× 521 0.7× 94 7.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Trung Van Nguyen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Trung Van Nguyen

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Nguyen, Trung Van, et al.. (2025). Acidobasic equilibria of inubosin derivatives studied by UV–Vis spectroscopy. Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy. 334. 125950–125950. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Yuanchao, et al.. (2023). Modification of Nafion's nanostructure for the water management of PEM fuel cells. Journal of Polymer Science. 61(8). 709–722. 3 indexed citations
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Li, Yuanchao & Trung Van Nguyen. (2022). A Solid/Liquid High-Energy-Density Storage Concept for Redox Flow Batteries and Its Demonstration in an H2-V System. Journal of The Electrochemical Society. 169(11). 110509–110509. 3 indexed citations
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Tenny, Kevin M., et al.. (2017). Impact of Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotube Fabrication on Carbon Cloth Electrodes for Hydrogen-Vanadium Reversible Fuel Cells. Journal of The Electrochemical Society. 164(12). A2534–A2538. 14 indexed citations
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Wycisk, Ryszard, et al.. (2016). Electrospun Nafion®/Polyphenylsulfone Composite Membranes for Regenerative Hydrogen Bromine Fuel Cells. Materials. 9(3). 143–143. 28 indexed citations
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Day, Cynthia S., et al.. (2016). Engineering the Ionic Polymer Phase Surface Properties of a PEM Fuel Cell Catalyst Layer. Journal of The Electrochemical Society. 164(2). F138–F146. 17 indexed citations
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Masud, Jahangir, Trung Van Nguyen, Guangyu Lin, et al.. (2014). Synthesis and Characterization of RhxSy/C Catalysts for HOR/HER in HBr. ECS Transactions. 58(37). 37–43. 3 indexed citations
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Tucker, Michael C., Kyu Taek Cho, Adam Z. Weber, Guangyu Lin, & Trung Van Nguyen. (2014). Optimization of electrode characteristics for the Br2/H2 redox flow cell. Journal of Applied Electrochemistry. 45(1). 11–19. 44 indexed citations
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Nguyen, Trung Van, et al.. (2013). Conductive AFM Study to Differentiate between the Surface Ionic Conductivity of Nafion and Electrospun Membranes. ECS Transactions. 58(1). 607–613. 4 indexed citations
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Nguyen, Trung Van, et al.. (2013). HER/HOR Catalysts for the H2-Br2 Fuel Cell System. ECS Transactions. 53(7). 75–81. 20 indexed citations
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Nguyen, Trung Van, Venkata Yarlagadda, Guangyu Lin, et al.. (2013). Comparison of Acid and Alkaline Hydrogen-Bromine Fuel Cell Systems. ECS Meeting Abstracts. MA2013-02(16). 1674–1674.
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Yarlagadda, Venkata, et al.. (2012). Performance Evaluation of a Regenerative Hydrogen-Bromine Fuel Cell. Journal of The Electrochemical Society. 159(7). F331–F337. 72 indexed citations
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Nguyen, Trung Van, Azita Ahosseini, & Xuhai Wang. (2012). Hydrophobic Gas Diffusion Media for PEM Fuel Cells by Direct Fluorination. ECS Meeting Abstracts. MA2012-02(13). 1628–1628. 1 indexed citations
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Gao, Yan, Trung Van Nguyen, Daniel S. Hussey, & David L. Jacobson. (2010). In Situ Imaging of Water Distribution in a Gas Diffusion Layer by Neutron Radiography. ECS Meeting Abstracts. MA2010-02(10). 714–714. 1 indexed citations
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Nguyen, Trung Van, et al.. (2009). Optimization of the Microstructure of the Cathode Catalyst Layer of a PEMFC for Two-Phase Flow. Journal of The Electrochemical Society. 157(2). B260–B260. 34 indexed citations
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Wang, Xuhai & Trung Van Nguyen. (2008). Modeling the Effects of Capillary Property of Porous Media on the Performance of the Cathode of a PEMFC. Journal of The Electrochemical Society. 155(11). B1085–B1085. 59 indexed citations
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He, Wei, et al.. (2004). Active gas management for PEM fuel cell stacks. Journal of Power Sources. 138(1-2). 94–100. 36 indexed citations
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Natarajan, Dilip & Trung Van Nguyen. (2003). Three-dimensional effects of liquid water flooding in the cathode of a PEM fuel cell. Journal of Power Sources. 115(1). 66–80. 239 indexed citations
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Nguyen, Trung Van, et al.. (1988). A Mathematical Model for Predicting Cyclic Voltammograms of Electronically Conductive Polypyrrole. Journal of The Electrochemical Society. 135(8). 1971–1976. 30 indexed citations

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