Wen Chen

9.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
295 papers, 6.5k citations indexed

About

Wen Chen is a scholar working on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Media Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, Wen Chen has authored 295 papers receiving a total of 6.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 113 papers in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, 94 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 79 papers in Media Technology. Recurrent topics in Wen Chen's work include Random lasers and scattering media (74 papers), Advanced Optical Imaging Technologies (63 papers) and Chaos-based Image/Signal Encryption (46 papers). Wen Chen is often cited by papers focused on Random lasers and scattering media (74 papers), Advanced Optical Imaging Technologies (63 papers) and Chaos-based Image/Signal Encryption (46 papers). Wen Chen collaborates with scholars based in China, Hong Kong and Singapore. Wen Chen's co-authors include Xudong Chen, Bahram Javidi, Colin J. R. Sheppard, Yin Xiao, Lina Zhou, Chenggen Quan, C.J. Tay, Xiaogang Wang, Guorong Xuan and Yingchun Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Advanced Materials and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Wen Chen

273 papers receiving 6.1k citations

Hit Papers

Advances in optical security systems 2014 2026 2018 2022 2014 100 200 300 400
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. Advances in optical security systems
    2014 443 citations Wen Chen 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
Wen Chen China 41 3.3k 1.4k 1.2k 1.1k 863 295 6.5k
Zhengjun Liu China 46 4.0k 1.2× 1.4k 1.0× 687 0.6× 220 0.2× 698 0.8× 281 6.2k
Xin Yuan China 48 3.4k 1.0× 325 0.2× 1.7k 1.4× 500 0.4× 2.4k 2.8× 342 8.0k
Edmund Y. Lam Hong Kong 40 3.1k 0.9× 1.7k 1.2× 2.2k 1.8× 212 0.2× 1.4k 1.7× 432 6.8k
Xin Zhou China 26 894 0.3× 368 0.3× 329 0.3× 241 0.2× 481 0.6× 250 2.3k
Donald Goldfarb United States 39 2.5k 0.8× 494 0.4× 578 0.5× 20 0.0× 1.0k 1.2× 104 11.8k
Xudong Jiang Singapore 53 4.9k 1.5× 744 0.5× 704 0.6× 46 0.0× 758 0.9× 414 10.8k
Yushu Zhang China 54 6.0k 1.8× 83 0.1× 196 0.2× 105 0.1× 322 0.4× 360 8.7k
Jian Liang China 35 1.0k 0.3× 1.0k 0.7× 452 0.4× 233 0.2× 584 0.7× 137 4.6k
Pei Zhang China 32 715 0.2× 1.1k 0.8× 165 0.1× 136 0.1× 1.1k 1.2× 248 4.0k
Hongwei Chen China 33 244 0.1× 1.7k 1.2× 95 0.1× 137 0.1× 636 0.7× 536 4.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Wen Chen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Wen Chen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Wen Chen. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Wen Chen. The network helps show where Wen Chen may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wen Chen

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Wen Chen. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Wen 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 Wen Chen. Wen Chen 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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Du, Yang, Changcheng Chen, Zhengjun Wang, et al.. (2025). Wearable radiation monitoring: exploration of A2BX6 perovskite detector screening based on machine learning and DFT. Chemical Engineering Journal. 521. 166794–166794.
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Liu, Yingjia, Wen Chen, Sami Ramadan, et al.. (2025). Two-pot ready-to-use reagents achieved quadruple-signal amplification for the ultra-sensitive biosensing of Salmonella Typhimurium in foods. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 286. 117627–117627.
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Chen, Changcheng, Han Zhao, Zhengjun Wang, et al.. (2025). Machine learning screening and DFT calculations for exploring Cs2Ag0.75X0.25BiCl6 (X=Na, K, Rb) double perovskites as underwater photovoltaic materials. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells. 289. 113674–113674.
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Chen, Wen, et al.. (2025). Ghost imaging through complex scattering media with random light disturbance. Applied Physics Letters. 126(1). 3 indexed citations
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Chen, Mengjie, et al.. (2024). Double hook-type aptamer-based colorimetric and electrochemical biosensor enables rapid and robust analysis of EpCAM expression. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 266. 116717–116717. 8 indexed citations
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Yang, Shengli, Xiaojing Liu, Jinbo Zan, et al.. (2024). Multi-method luminescence dating of young aeolian dunes in the central Tibetan plateau. Quaternary Geochronology. 83. 101595–101595.
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Chandran, Hrisheekesh Thachoth, Ruijie Ma, Jipsa Chelora, et al.. (2024). High‐Detectivity All‐Polymer Photodiode Empowers Smart Vitality Surveillance and Computational Imaging Rivaling Silicon Diodes. Advanced Materials. 36(38). e2407271–e2407271. 22 indexed citations
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Cheng, Wanli, Wei Dai, Wen Chen, et al.. (2024). Nematodes exposed to furfural acetone exhibit a species-specific vacuolar H+-ATPase response. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 288. 117407–117407.
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Chen, Wen, et al.. (2024). Dual-modality ghost diffraction in a complex disordered environment using untrained neural networks. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(3). 3 indexed citations
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Hu, Zhiqiang, et al.. (2023). A Laplacian Pyramid Based Generative H&E Stain Augmentation Network. IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging. 43(2). 701–713. 3 indexed citations
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Liu, Qi, Jingyu Zhang, Tao He, et al.. (2023). Research on preparing seedling substrates using edible mushroom waste and application. Folia Horticulturae. 35(2). 275–285. 3 indexed citations
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Chen, Wen, Philippe Roelli, Huatian Hu, et al.. (2021). Continuous-wave frequency upconversion with a molecular optomechanical nanocavity. Science. 374(6572). 1264–1267. 94 indexed citations
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Tian, Feng, Yadi Fan, Yu Zhang, et al.. (2021). Hybrid theranostic microbubbles for ultrasound/photoacoustic imaging guided starvation/low-temperature photothermal/hypoxia-activated synergistic cancer therapy. Journal of Materials Chemistry B. 9(45). 9358–9369. 15 indexed citations
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Chen, Wen, Lei Xu, & Yonggui Yuan. (2021). Dyslipidemia: Causes, Symptoms and Treatment. International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development. 3 indexed citations
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Dixon, Brian E., et al.. (2018). Advanced Visualization and Analysis of Data Quality for Syndromic Surveillance Systems. Online Journal of Public Health Informatics. 10(1). 1 indexed citations
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Chen, Wen, Wei Wu, Chengming Sun, et al.. (2016). Application and prospect of UAV remote sensing in crop monitoring.. Shanghai nongye xuebao. 32(2). 138–143. 1 indexed citations
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Huangfu, Luwen, et al.. (2013). Identifying Personal Narratives in Chinese Weblog Posts. Proceedings of the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Interactive Digital Entertainment. 9(4). 23–29. 3 indexed citations
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Chen, Wen. (2000). Improvement for Measuring Accuracy of Fourier Transform Profilometry with Gray Image. Guangdian gongcheng. 2 indexed citations
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Chen, Wen, et al.. (1997). On Irregular Sampling in Wavelet Subspaces. IEICE Transactions on Fundamentals of Electronics Communications and Computer Sciences. 80(7). 1299–1307. 4 indexed citations

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