Xiang Chen

37.0k total citations · 40 hit papers
508 papers, 32.0k citations indexed

About

Xiang Chen is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Automotive Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Xiang Chen has authored 508 papers receiving a total of 32.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 305 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 127 papers in Materials Chemistry and 119 papers in Automotive Engineering. Recurrent topics in Xiang Chen's work include Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (233 papers), Advancements in Battery Materials (221 papers) and Advanced Battery Technologies Research (113 papers). Xiang Chen is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (233 papers), Advancements in Battery Materials (221 papers) and Advanced Battery Technologies Research (113 papers). Xiang Chen collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and South Korea. Xiang Chen's co-authors include Qiang Zhang, Jia‐Qi Huang, Xue‐Qiang Zhang, Xin‐Bing Cheng, Chong Yan, Bo‐Quan Li, Hong‐Jie Peng, Rui Zhang, Xin Shen and Tingzheng Hou and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Chemical Reviews and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Xiang Chen

479 papers receiving 31.6k citations

Hit Papers

Fluoroethylene Carbonate Additives to Render Uniform Li D... 2016 2026 2019 2022 2017 2017 2018 2016 2016 500 1000 1.5k
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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. Fluoroethylene Carbonate Additives to Render Uniform Li Deposits in Lithium Metal Batteries
    2017 1.5k citations Xue‐Qiang Zhang, Xiang Chen et al. Advanced Functional Materials profile →
  2. Lithiophilic Sites in Doped Graphene Guide Uniform Lithium Nucleation for Dendrite‐Free Lithium Metal Anodes
    2017 1.1k citations Xiang Chen, Xue‐Qiang Zhang et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  3. Highly Stable Lithium Metal Batteries Enabled by Regulating the Solvation of Lithium Ions in Nonaqueous Electrolytes
    2018 753 citations Xue‐Qiang Zhang, Xiang Chen et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  4. Design Principles for Heteroatom-Doped Nanocarbon to Achieve Strong Anchoring of Polysulfides for Lithium-Sulfur Batteries
    2016 727 citations Xiang Chen, Jia‐Qi Huang et al. profile →
  5. Topological Defects in Metal‐Free Nanocarbon for Oxygen Electrocatalysis
    2016 687 citations Xiang Chen, Qiang Zhang et al. profile →
  6. Regulating Interfacial Chemistry in Lithium‐Ion Batteries by a Weakly Solvating Electrolyte**
    2020 685 citations Yuxing Yao, Xiang Chen et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  7. Coralloid Carbon Fiber-Based Composite Lithium Anode for Robust Lithium Metal Batteries
    2018 664 citations Xiang Chen, Xue‐Qiang Zhang et al. profile →
  8. Regulating the Inner Helmholtz Plane for Stable Solid Electrolyte Interphase on Lithium Metal Anodes
    2019 655 citations Chong Yan, Xiang Chen et al. profile →
  9. Enhanced Electrochemical Kinetics on Conductive Polar Mediators for Lithium–Sulfur Batteries
    2016 629 citations Xiang Chen, Jia‐Qi Huang et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  10. Lithiophilicity chemistry of heteroatom-doped carbon to guide uniform lithium nucleation in lithium metal anodes
    2019 554 citations Xiang Chen, Qiang Zhang et al. profile →
  11. A Cooperative Interface for Highly Efficient Lithium–Sulfur Batteries
    2016 553 citations Jia‐Qi Huang, Xiang Chen et al. profile →
  12. Lithium Nitrate Solvation Chemistry in Carbonate Electrolyte Sustains High‐Voltage Lithium Metal Batteries
    2018 545 citations Chong Yan, Yuxing Yao et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  13. Lithium Bond Chemistry in Lithium–Sulfur Batteries
    2017 524 citations Xiang Chen, Jia‐Qi Huang et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  14. Implantable Solid Electrolyte Interphase in Lithium-Metal Batteries
    2017 486 citations Chong Yan, Xiang Chen et al. profile →
  15. Dual‐Layered Film Protected Lithium Metal Anode to Enable Dendrite‐Free Lithium Deposition
    2018 481 citations Chong Yan, Xiang Chen et al. profile →
  16. Homogeneous and mechanically stable solid–electrolyte interphase enabled by trioxane-modulated electrolytes for lithium metal batteries
    2023 479 citations Xue‐Qiang Zhang, Nan Yao et al. profile →
  17. Regulating Anions in the Solvation Sheath of Lithium Ions for Stable Lithium Metal Batteries
    2019 425 citations Xue‐Qiang Zhang, Xiang Chen et al. profile →
  18. An ion redistributor for dendrite-free lithium metal anodes
    2018 414 citations Xiang Chen, Xue‐Qiang Zhang et al. profile →
  19. Applying Classical, Ab Initio, and Machine-Learning Molecular Dynamics Simulations to the Liquid Electrolyte for Rechargeable Batteries
    2022 400 citations Nan Yao, Xiang Chen et al. profile →
  20. Combining theory and experiment in lithium–sulfur batteries: Current progress and future perspectives
    2018 359 citations Xiang Chen, Qiang Zhang et al. Materials Today profile →
  21. Activating Inert Metallic Compounds for High‐Rate Lithium–Sulfur Batteries Through In Situ Etching of Extrinsic Metal
    2018 339 citations Xiang Chen, Qiang Zhang et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  22. The Failure of Solid Electrolyte Interphase on Li Metal Anode: Structural Uniformity or Mechanical Strength?
    2020 309 citations Xiang Chen, Qiang Zhang et al. profile →
  23. Atomic Insights into the Fundamental Interactions in Lithium Battery Electrolytes
    2020 293 citations Xiang Chen, Qiang Zhang profile →
  24. Non‐Solvating and Low‐Dielectricity Cosolvent for Anion‐Derived Solid Electrolyte Interphases in Lithium Metal Batteries
    2021 283 citations Nan Yao, Xiang Chen et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  25. An Organodiselenide Comediator to Facilitate Sulfur Redox Kinetics in Lithium–Sulfur Batteries
    2021 282 citations Xiang Chen, Jia‐Qi Huang et al. profile →
  26. A review on theoretical models for lithium–sulfur battery cathodes
    2022 264 citations Zhongheng Fu, Xiang Chen et al. profile →
  27. The carrier transition from Li atoms to Li vacancies in solid-state lithium alloy anodes
    2021 264 citations Zhongheng Fu, Xiang Chen et al. profile →
  28. Soil microbial network complexity predicts ecosystem function along elevation gradients on the Tibetan Plateau
    2022 253 citations Xiang Chen et al. profile →
  29. Advanced Electrode Materials in Lithium Batteries: Retrospect and Prospect
    2021 250 citations Xue‐Qiang Zhang, Jia‐Qi Huang et al. profile →
  30. Stable Anion‐Derived Solid Electrolyte Interphase in Lithium Metal Batteries
    2021 239 citations Xue‐Qiang Zhang, Nan Yao et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  31. Taming Solvent–Solute Interaction Accelerates Interfacial Kinetics in Low‐Temperature Lithium‐Metal Batteries
    2022 184 citations Nan Yao, Zeheng Li et al. profile →
  32. A review of deep learning approach to predicting the state of health and state of charge of lithium-ion batteries
    2022 176 citations Xiang Chen et al. Journal of Energy Chemistry profile →
  33. Zn-Ion Transporting, In Situ Formed Robust Solid Electrolyte Interphase for Stable Zinc Metal Anodes over a Wide Temperature Range
    2023 170 citations Nan Yao, Xiang Chen et al. profile →
  34. Eliminating interfacial O-involving degradation in Li-rich Mn-based cathodes for all-solid-state lithium batteries
    2022 156 citations Zhongheng Fu, Xiang Chen et al. profile →
  35. Data-Driven Insight into the Reductive Stability of Ion–Solvent Complexes in Lithium Battery Electrolytes
    2023 132 citations Yuchen Gao, Nan Yao et al. profile →
  36. A data-driven method for extracting aging features to accurately predict the battery health
    2023 119 citations Xiang Chen, Qiang Zhang et al. profile →
  37. Kinetic Evaluation on Lithium Polysulfide in Weakly Solvating Electrolyte toward Practical Lithium–Sulfur Batteries
    2024 109 citations Xiang Chen, Xue‐Qiang Zhang et al. profile →
  38. Machine Learning‐Assisted Property Prediction of Solid‐State Electrolyte
    2024 94 citations Xiang Chen et al. profile →
  39. Unveiling the Reaction Mystery Between Lithium Polysulfides and Lithium Metal Anode in Lithium–Sulfur Batteries
    2024 67 citations Nan Yao, Xiang Chen et al. profile →
  40. Two-Stage Solvation of Lithium Polysulfides in Working Lithium–Sulfur Batteries
    2025 26 citations Xiang Chen, Xue‐Qiang Zhang 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
Xiang Chen China 92 27.6k 12.7k 5.7k 3.0k 2.6k 508 32.0k
Rui Zhang China 66 24.2k 0.9× 13.2k 1.0× 3.6k 0.6× 3.0k 1.0× 1.3k 0.5× 286 26.0k
Jie Xiao United States 102 42.5k 1.5× 18.6k 1.5× 6.3k 1.1× 9.5k 3.1× 3.3k 1.3× 300 45.1k
Chao Wang China 75 18.9k 0.7× 5.2k 0.4× 4.1k 0.7× 6.1k 2.0× 1.3k 0.5× 333 21.9k
Xiaolin Li United States 64 16.4k 0.6× 4.2k 0.3× 3.4k 0.6× 6.6k 2.2× 1.1k 0.4× 193 19.0k
Ying Shirley Meng United States 114 43.1k 1.6× 16.6k 1.3× 8.7k 1.5× 9.4k 3.1× 5.4k 2.1× 474 48.0k
Wei Lv China 92 24.9k 0.9× 6.7k 0.5× 9.6k 1.7× 8.6k 2.8× 1.6k 0.6× 463 31.3k
Jun Zhang China 86 21.4k 0.8× 5.0k 0.4× 7.0k 1.2× 7.9k 2.6× 1.8k 0.7× 506 26.4k
Min‐Sik Park South Korea 78 15.7k 0.6× 4.8k 0.4× 5.6k 1.0× 6.4k 2.1× 1.9k 0.7× 492 22.5k
Baohua Li China 73 18.6k 0.7× 5.5k 0.4× 3.2k 0.6× 6.9k 2.3× 927 0.4× 308 21.4k
Wen Liu China 73 17.8k 0.6× 4.1k 0.3× 6.0k 1.0× 4.2k 1.4× 2.3k 0.9× 568 25.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xiang Chen

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Chen, Xiang, Nan Yao, Zheng Zhao, et al.. (2025). A molecular review on weakly solvating electrolytes for lithium batteries. Materials Today. 85. 304–318. 8 indexed citations
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Chen, Xiang, Xinyu Li, Yongxin Wu, et al.. (2025). Corrosion resistance of PbSrSnAl positive grid alloys for lead-acid batteries. Electrochimica Acta. 519. 145835–145835. 1 indexed citations
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Chen, Xiang, et al.. (2025). Uni‐Electrolyte: An Artificial Intelligence Platform for Designing Electrolyte Molecules for Rechargeable Batteries. Angewandte Chemie. 137(30). 1 indexed citations
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Yang, Yi, Nan Yao, Yuchen Gao, et al.. (2025). Data–Knowledge‐Dual‐Driven Electrolyte Design for Fast‐Charging Lithium Ion Batteries. Angewandte Chemie. 137(24). 2 indexed citations
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Yang, Yi, Nan Yao, Yuchen Gao, et al.. (2025). Data–Knowledge‐Dual‐Driven Electrolyte Design for Fast‐Charging Lithium Ion Batteries. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(24). e202505212–e202505212. 18 indexed citations
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Chen, Xiang, et al.. (2025). Uni‐Electrolyte: An Artificial Intelligence Platform for Designing Electrolyte Molecules for Rechargeable Batteries. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(30). e202503105–e202503105. 12 indexed citations
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Fan, Xiaozhong, Jinhao Zhang, Nan Yao, et al.. (2025). Dielectric Increment of Electrolytes Mediated by Ion Association for Lithium–Sulfur Batteries. Advanced Functional Materials. 35(26). 4 indexed citations
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Li, Siyuan, et al.. (2025). Trustworthy AI-Generative Content for Intelligent Network Service: Robustness, Security, and Fairness. IEEE Communications Magazine. 64(2). 120–126.
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Fu, Zhongheng, Ning Wang, Dominik Legut, et al.. (2024). Two-dimensional Janus transition-metal carbide for flexible anode through surface engineering. Applied Surface Science. 659. 159944–159944. 3 indexed citations
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Lin, Yan, Wanli Song, Cheng Zhang, et al.. (2024). Tailoring the tribological properties of Cu composite coatings via integrating strengthening W particles and lubricant graphene. Applied Surface Science. 679. 161248–161248. 4 indexed citations
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Fu, Zhongheng, Guangtong Hai, Xia‐Xia Ma, et al.. (2024). Rational design of MXene-based vacancy-confined single-atom catalyst for efficient oxygen evolution reaction. Journal of Energy Chemistry. 98. 663–669. 16 indexed citations
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Wu, Yongxin, Xiaowei Liu, Xiang Chen, et al.. (2024). Microstructures and corrosion resistance of PbCaSnAl-M (M=Mg, Sr, Ba) grid alloys. Journal of Energy Storage. 85. 110909–110909. 3 indexed citations
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Chen, Xiang, Ling Liu, Wenming Yan, et al.. (2023). Impacts of calcium peroxide on phosphorus and tungsten releases from sediments. Environmental Research. 231(Pt 1). 116060–116060. 12 indexed citations
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Wu, W. D., Lin Zhang, Wei Yue, et al.. (2023). Improvement of Climate Resource Utilization Efficiency to Enhance Maize Yield through Adjusting Planting Density. Agronomy. 13(3). 846–846. 6 indexed citations
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Wang, Jinxing, Xiao Wang, Jingdong Yang, et al.. (2022). Core-Shell CuS@MoS 2 Cathodes for High-Performance Hybrid Mg-Li Ion Batteries. Journal of The Electrochemical Society. 169(7). 73502–73502. 6 indexed citations
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Yao, Yuxing, Xiang Chen, Chong Yan, et al.. (2020). Regulating Interfacial Chemistry in Lithium‐Ion Batteries by a Weakly Solvating Electrolyte**. Angewandte Chemie. 133(8). 4136–4143. 86 indexed citations
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Chen, Xiang, et al.. (2009). Magnetocaloric effect of (Gd 1− x Ce x )Co 2 compounds in low magnetic fields. Rare Metals. 28(5). 487–490. 3 indexed citations

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