Wu Chen

948 total citations · 1 hit paper
26 papers, 590 citations indexed

About

Wu Chen is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Environmental Engineering and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Wu Chen has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 590 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 8 papers in Environmental Engineering and 7 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. Recurrent topics in Wu Chen's work include Extraction and Separation Processes (10 papers), Environmental Impact and Sustainability (8 papers) and Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (7 papers). Wu Chen is often cited by papers focused on Extraction and Separation Processes (10 papers), Environmental Impact and Sustainability (8 papers) and Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (7 papers). Wu Chen collaborates with scholars based in China, Denmark and United States. Wu Chen's co-authors include Minxi Wang, Gang Liu, Xin Li, Na Fan, Litao Liu, Juan Tan, Anqi Zeng, Tao Dai, Jakob K. Keiding and Daniel B. Müller and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Environmental Science & Technology and Journal of Cleaner Production.

In The Last Decade

Wu Chen

21 papers receiving 582 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.

Battery technology and recycling alone will not save the electric mobility transition from future cobalt shortages

2022 227 citations Anqi Zeng, Wu Chen et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Wu Chen China	11	361	208	206	134	91	26	590
Shoki Kosai Japan	16	169 0.5×	113 0.5×	202 1.0×	107 0.8×	88 1.0×	38	601
Abel Ortego Spain	10	337 0.9×	191 0.9×	132 0.6×	83 0.6×	250 2.7×	20	660
Chelsea Chandler United States	6	338 0.9×	212 1.0×	56 0.3×	51 0.4×	177 1.9×	10	575
Hanjiro Ambrose United States	10	421 1.2×	217 1.0×	566 2.7×	490 3.7×	74 0.8×	12	897
Anna Stamp Switzerland	7	468 1.3×	212 1.0×	636 3.1×	488 3.6×	163 1.8×	7	1000
Christine Roxanne Hung Norway	10	208 0.6×	66 0.3×	357 1.7×	249 1.9×	120 1.3×	13	637
Takaaki Furubayashi Japan	13	114 0.3×	70 0.3×	151 0.7×	86 0.6×	101 1.1×	42	548
Xiaoning Xia China	8	303 0.8×	180 0.9×	424 2.1×	255 1.9×	35 0.4×	14	617
Frank Marscheider‐Weidemann Germany	6	261 0.7×	133 0.6×	190 0.9×	111 0.8×	54 0.6×	17	550
Pavel Claudiu	9	239 0.7×	119 0.6×	102 0.5×	69 0.5×	92 1.0×	12	441

Countries citing papers authored by Wu Chen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Wu Chen

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wu Chen

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Chen, Wu, et al.. (2025). Artificial Intelligence, Financial Development, and Energy Efficiency: Synergistic Pathways to Environmental Sustainability in High‐Income Economies. Sustainable Development.

Liu, Qiance, Kun Sun, Xiang Li, et al.. (2025). Spatiotemporal Characteristics of Global Building Material Intensity Revealed for Circular and Low-Carbon Construction. Environmental Science & Technology. 59(46). 24786–24795.

Chen, Wu, Bingran Ma, Chunting Feng, Weiyang Zhao, & Wei Wang. (2025). Changes and drivers of terrestrial ecosystems in protected areas of China. Land Use Policy. 157. 107683–107683.

Hu, Jinyu & Wu Chen. (2025). Nonlocality effect in $$\alpha $$ decay half-lives for even-even nuclei within a two potential approach. The European Physical Journal A. 61(6).

Liu, Litao, Tianming Gao, Tao Dai, et al.. (2024). Spatiotemporal and Multilayer Trade Network Patterns of the Global Cobalt Cycle. Environmental Science & Technology. 7 indexed citations

Li, Tingjun, et al.. (2024). Reflectance Measurement Method with a Large Incident Angle Based on Two-Ray Model. 1853–1854. 1 indexed citations

Dai, Tao, et al.. (2024). Uncovering Availability of the Secondary Iron Resources in China: Integrating Material Flow Analysis and Secondary Resources Reserve Assessment. Environmental Science & Technology. 3 indexed citations

Liu, Litao, Wu Chen, Chao Wang, et al.. (2024). Systematic Risks of the Global Lithium Supply Chain Network: From Static Topological Structures to Cascading Failure Dynamics. Environmental Science & Technology. 58(50). 22135–22147. 12 indexed citations

Chen, Lu, et al.. (2023). Coupling and coordinated evolution characteristics of regional economy-energy-carbon emission multiple systems: A case study of main China's Basin. Journal of Environmental Sciences. 140. 204–218. 14 indexed citations

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Li, Xin, et al.. (2023). Design a reverse logistics network for end-of-life power batteries: A case study of Chengdu in China. Sustainable Cities and Society. 98. 104807–104807. 17 indexed citations

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Zeng, Anqi, Wu Chen, Kasper Dalgas Rasmussen, et al.. (2022). Battery technology and recycling alone will not save the electric mobility transition from future cobalt shortages. Nature Communications. 13(1). 1341–1341. 227 indexed citations breakdown →

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Chen, Wu, Trine Agervig Carstensen, Ranran Wang, et al.. (2022). Historical patterns and sustainability implications of worldwide bicycle ownership and use. Communications Earth & Environment. 3(1). 15 indexed citations

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Fan, Na, et al.. (2022). Lithium extraction from hard rock lithium ores (spodumene, lepidolite, zinnwaldite, petalite): Technology, resources, environment and cost. China Geology. 6(1). 137–153. 112 indexed citations

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Li, Xin, et al.. (2022). Mapping the upstream journey of China's indium: A trade-linked substance flow analysis. Journal of Cleaner Production. 380. 135051–135051. 4 indexed citations

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Chen, Wu, Xin Sun, Litao Liu, et al.. (2022). Carbon neutrality of China’s passenger car sector requires coordinated short-term behavioral changes and long-term technological solutions. One Earth. 5(8). 875–891. 39 indexed citations

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Chen, Wu, Qiance Liu, Chao Zhang, et al.. (2020). Characterizing the stocks, flows, and carbon impact of dockless sharing bikes in China. Resources Conservation and Recycling. 162. 105038–105038. 27 indexed citations

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Liu, Gang, Zhi Cao, Heming Wang, et al.. (2018). Promoting Material Flow and Socioeconomic Metabolism Analysis for Achieving UN 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. University of Southern Denmark Research Portal (University of Southern Denmark). 33(1). 30–39. 3 indexed citations

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Wang, Minxi, et al.. (2017). Assessment of potential copper scrap in China and policy recommendation. Resources Policy. 52. 235–244. 37 indexed citations

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Hung, L.W., Wu Chen, & F. M. Walter. (2011). Optical and X-ray Observations of the Nova KT Eridani 2009. ASPC. 451. 271. 1 indexed citations

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Chen, Wu, et al.. (2001). The massification of Japanese higher education and Trow theory. 1 indexed citations

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