Weinan Chen

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
30 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Weinan Chen is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Condensed Matter Physics and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Weinan Chen has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Organic Chemistry, 8 papers in Condensed Matter Physics and 8 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Weinan Chen's work include Micro and Nano Robotics (8 papers), Synthesis and Properties of Aromatic Compounds (6 papers) and Conducting polymers and applications (6 papers). Weinan Chen is often cited by papers focused on Micro and Nano Robotics (8 papers), Synthesis and Properties of Aromatic Compounds (6 papers) and Conducting polymers and applications (6 papers). Weinan Chen collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Macao. Weinan Chen's co-authors include Hui Xie, Xinjian Fan, Mengmeng Sun, Zhihua Lin, Lei Wang, Lixin Dong, Qiang He, Gang Zhou, Xuefeng Lu and Dingli Liang and has published in prestigious journals such as Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Chemical Communications and ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces.

In The Last Decade

Weinan Chen

27 papers receiving 1.3k 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.

Reconfigurable magnetic microrobot swarm: Multimode transformation, locomotion, and manipulation

2019 602 citations Hui Xie, Mengmeng Sun et al. Science Robotics profile →

Peers

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Krzysztof K. Krawczyk Austria

Andrew Konya United States

Ryan A. Pavlick United States

Fanlong Meng China

Isaac Rozen United States

Pratyush Dayal India

Hang Yang China

Víctor García‐Gradilla United States

Aya Mizutani Akimoto Japan

Angel Martinez United States

Krzysztof K. Krawczyk Austria

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Countries citing papers authored by Weinan Chen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Weinan Chen

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Weinan Chen

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Weinan Chen. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Weinan 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 Weinan Chen. Weinan 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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20 of 20 papers shown

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Zhao, Liming, Weinan Chen, Qicheng Zhang, et al.. (2025). Sowing Methods and Strigolactones Alleviate Damage to the Photosynthetic System of Rice Seedlings Under Salt Stress by Enhancing Antioxidant Capacity. Antioxidants. 14(8). 1020–1020.

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Li, Wen, Weinan Chen, Ping Zhang, & Tong Xu. (2024). YOLOv8 Wheat Disease Detection Based on Lightweight Improvement. 389–393.

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Chen, Weinan, et al.. (2024). Improved YOLOv8 Based Crack Detection on Concrete Surface. 399–402.

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Chen, Weinan, et al.. (2024). Manipulating Intramolecular Charge Transfer and Supramolecular Interaction in D–A–D Conjugated Systems by Regioisomerization. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 89(7). 4523–4529. 3 indexed citations

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Zhang, Junye, Chenfeng Xia, Yaqiong Su, et al.. (2023). Boosted Oxygen Kinetics of Hierarchically Mesoporous Mo₂C/C for High‐current‐density Zn–air Battery. Small. 20(15). e2307378–e2307378. 7 indexed citations

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Chen, Weinan, et al.. (2023). Selective 6-endo-dig and ring-expansion cycloisomerizations of ortho-disubstituted thiophenes bearing 1-en-3-yne moieties. Organic Chemistry Frontiers. 10(14). 3537–3543. 1 indexed citations

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Zong, Hao, Min Wang, Weinan Chen, et al.. (2023). Reducing Contact Resistance in Organic Field-Effect Transistors: A Comprehensive Comparison between 2D and Microrod Single Crystals. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 15(15). 19300–19306. 4 indexed citations

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Liu, Si, et al.. (2023). A Comprehensive Study on Redox Behavior and Halogen Exchange in Telluropyran Derivatives. European Journal of Organic Chemistry. 26(26). 1 indexed citations

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Chen, Weinan, Mingxuan Yang, Xinjian Fan, et al.. (2022). Magnetic Untethered Peanutlike Millirobot Motion Mode Switching Control. IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics. 28(3). 1638–1648. 9 indexed citations

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Chen, Weinan, et al.. (2022). Conjugation Extension and Halochromic Behaviors of S‐Fused Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Bearing Cyclopenta[b]thiopyran Moieties. Chemistry - A European Journal. 29(9). e202203238–e202203238. 5 indexed citations

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Chen, Weinan, Xinjian Fan, Mengmeng Sun, & Hui Xie. (2021). The cube-shaped hematite microrobot for biomedical application. Mechatronics. 74. 102498–102498. 14 indexed citations

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Chen, Weinan, Xi Chen, Mingxuan Yang, et al.. (2021). Triple-Configurational Magnetic Robot for Targeted Drug Delivery and Sustained Release. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 13(38). 45315–45324. 37 indexed citations

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Sun, Mengmeng, Qi Liu, Xinjian Fan, et al.. (2020). Autonomous Biohybrid Urchin‐Like Microperforator for Intracellular Payload Delivery. Small. 16(23). e1906701–e1906701. 80 indexed citations

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Yu, Xuewen, et al.. (2020). Colorless-to-Black Electrochromism from Binary Electrochromes toward Multifunctional Displays. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 12(35). 39505–39514. 52 indexed citations

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Chen, Yijing, Weinan Chen, Yanjun Qiao, Xuefeng Lu, & Gang Zhou. (2020). BN‐Embedded Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Oligomers: Synthesis, Aromaticity, and Reactivity. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 59(18). 7122–7130. 64 indexed citations

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Chen, Weinan, Xinjian Fan, Mengmeng Sun, et al.. (2020). Magnetically actuated intelligent hydrogel-based child-parent microrobots for targeted drug delivery. Journal of Materials Chemistry B. 9(4). 1030–1039. 43 indexed citations

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Chen, Yijing, Weinan Chen, Yanjun Qiao, & Gang Zhou. (2019). B₂N₂‐Embedded Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons with Furan and Thiophene Derivatives Functionalized in Crossed Directions. Chemistry - A European Journal. 25(39). 9326–9338. 17 indexed citations

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Xie, Hui, Mengmeng Sun, Xinjian Fan, et al.. (2019). Reconfigurable magnetic microrobot swarm: Multimode transformation, locomotion, and manipulation. Science Robotics. 4(28). 602 indexed citations breakdown →

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Qiao, Yanjun, et al.. (2019). Cyclopenta[b]thiopyran and cyclopenta[b]selenopyran based heteroarenes: electronic communication between S- and/or Se-fused aromatics. Chemical Communications. 55(35). 5107–5110. 4 indexed citations

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Chen, Weinan, et al.. (2017). Shape-controlled fabrication of cell-laden calcium alginate-PLL hydrogel microcapsules by electrodeposition on microelectrode. Journal of Biomaterials Applications. 32(4). 504–510. 2 indexed citations

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