Wei Ran

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
33 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Wei Ran is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Wei Ran has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 10 papers in Materials Chemistry and 7 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Wei Ran's work include Advancements in Battery Materials (6 papers), Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication (6 papers) and Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies (5 papers). Wei Ran is often cited by papers focused on Advancements in Battery Materials (6 papers), Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication (6 papers) and Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies (5 papers). Wei Ran collaborates with scholars based in China, Singapore and United States. Wei Ran's co-authors include Yufeng Zhao, Faming Gao, Jing He, Jinsong Wu, Long Zhang, Yongfu Tang, Zhifeng Liu, Dawei Gao, Yizhong Huang and Wei Liu and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Functional Materials, Journal of Power Sources and Langmuir.

In The Last Decade

Wei Ran

30 papers receiving 1.1k 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.

  1. Advancements in the treatment of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)
    2023 164 citations Rong Li, Wei Ran et al. Frontiers in Endocrinology profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Wei Ran 710 639 249 211 198 33 1.1k
Qingqing Han 392 0.6× 690 1.1× 170 0.7× 53 0.3× 94 0.5× 47 1.1k
Guofeng Ren 849 1.2× 1.2k 1.9× 350 1.4× 307 1.5× 116 0.6× 34 1.7k
Yuting Yu 217 0.3× 297 0.5× 124 0.5× 40 0.2× 130 0.7× 48 651
Linchun Wang 209 0.3× 193 0.3× 178 0.7× 67 0.3× 46 0.2× 29 643
Hanyin Zhang 441 0.6× 833 1.3× 247 1.0× 59 0.3× 65 0.3× 36 1.1k
Haitao Zheng 157 0.2× 615 1.0× 291 1.2× 78 0.4× 536 2.7× 42 1.0k
Shi Zeng 141 0.2× 348 0.5× 133 0.5× 112 0.5× 111 0.6× 38 965
Wenkai Jiang 156 0.2× 391 0.6× 213 0.9× 89 0.4× 81 0.4× 41 824
Haoqian Li 365 0.5× 392 0.6× 150 0.6× 56 0.3× 175 0.9× 31 722

Countries citing papers authored by Wei Ran

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Fields of papers citing papers by Wei Ran

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wei Ran

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

All Works

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Chen, Jianfang, Gao Cheng, Wei Ran, et al.. (2025). Coherent interface design in sintered GeO₂@Sn-MOF for high-performance lithium-ion anodes. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 1022. 180054–180054. 2 indexed citations
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Ran, Wei, Gao Cheng, Lin Yu, et al.. (2025). High-Entropy Engineering for Multivalency-Induced Stability in SnSb-Based Anodes. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 17(7). 10686–10695. 4 indexed citations
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Zhang, Ying, Xiwen Zhao, Wei Ran, et al.. (2025). Thymic stromal lymphopoietin improves protective immunity of the SARS-CoV-2 subunit vaccine by inducing dendritic cell-dependent germinal center response. Journal of Virology. 99(4). e0232324–e0232324. 1 indexed citations
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Ren, Yi, et al.. (2025). Enhancing the energy absorption capacity of Ti–6Al–4V lattice structure manufactured by additive manufacturing through β-annealing. Journal of Materials Research and Technology. 35. 2369–2376. 6 indexed citations
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Wang, Qiang, Qiang Wang, Hongfei Zheng, et al.. (2024). Unraveling the Lithium/Sodium-Ion Diffusion Mechanism in Alloyed Phosphides for Lithium/Sodium Storage. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 128(21). 8571–8579. 4 indexed citations
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Wang, Qiwei, Wei Ran, Jianfang Chen, et al.. (2024). Strengthening Sn-MOF with SiO2/GeO2 Nanoparticles for Synergistically Enhanced High Capacity and Cycle Stability. Langmuir. 40(25). 13001–13009. 2 indexed citations
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Ren, Yi, et al.. (2023). Mechanical Properties and Deformation Behaviors of Layered‐Hybrid Lattice Structure Fabricated by Selective Laser Melting. Advanced Engineering Materials. 26(1). 3 indexed citations
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Ran, Wei, et al.. (2023). Efficient Leaching of Rubidium from Biotite by Ion Exchange without Destroying the Lamellar Crystal Structure. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 11(24). 8822–8835. 7 indexed citations
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Wang, Qiwei, Yang Li, Gao Cheng, et al.. (2023). Suppressing gas swelling in self-assembled Li4Ti5O12 (4 0 0) for high-performance rechargeable batteries. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 651. 785–793. 5 indexed citations
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Ma, Mengting, Guili Liu, Wei Ran, et al.. (2023). First-principle study of shear deformation effect on Mg adsorption by monolayer SnS2. Journal of Molecular Modeling. 29(12). 390–390. 4 indexed citations
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Li, Rong, Wei Ran, Xiaohong Qi, et al.. (2023). Advancements in the treatment of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Frontiers in Endocrinology. 13. 1087260–1087260. 164 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ren, Yi, Wei Ran, Yu Nie, et al.. (2023). Excellent Mechanical Properties and Energy Absorption of Hexagonal‐Body‐Centered Lattice Structure Fabricated by Selective Laser Melting. Advanced Engineering Materials. 25(20). 16 indexed citations
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Schön, Jacob, et al.. (2020). A modified live bat influenza A virus-based vaccine prototype provides full protection against HPAIV H5N1. npj Vaccines. 5(1). 40–40. 6 indexed citations
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Wei, Fengyu, Tao Liu, Wei Ran, et al.. (2017). Magnetic Recoverable F-N Co-Doped ZnFe 2 O 4 /C/TiO 2 Nanocomposites with UV-Vis Light Photocatalytic Activity. Environmental Engineering Science. 35(1). 37–45. 12 indexed citations
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Ran, Wei, et al.. (2016). One-step approach for the synthesis of CoFe2O4@rGO core-shell nanocomposites as efficient adsorbent for removal of organic pollutants. Water Science & Technology. 75(2). 397–405. 19 indexed citations
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Zhao, Yufeng, Wei Ran, Ding‐Bang Xiong, et al.. (2013). Synthesis of Sn-doped Mn3O4/C nanocomposites as supercapacitor electrodes with remarkable capacity retention. Materials Letters. 118. 80–83. 47 indexed citations
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Zhao, Yufeng, Jing He, Liangdong Fan, et al.. (2013). Synthesis and characterization of hierarchical porous LiNiCuZn-oxides as potential electrode materials for low temperature solid oxide fuel cells. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 38(36). 16558–16562. 11 indexed citations

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