Xihan Chen

9.5k total citations · 6 hit papers
120 papers, 6.4k citations indexed

About

Xihan Chen is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Polymers and Plastics. According to data from OpenAlex, Xihan Chen has authored 120 papers receiving a total of 6.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 86 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 68 papers in Materials Chemistry and 27 papers in Polymers and Plastics. Recurrent topics in Xihan Chen's work include Perovskite Materials and Applications (69 papers), Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties (31 papers) and Conducting polymers and applications (26 papers). Xihan Chen is often cited by papers focused on Perovskite Materials and Applications (69 papers), Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties (31 papers) and Conducting polymers and applications (26 papers). Xihan Chen collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Hong Kong. Xihan Chen's co-authors include Matthew C. Beard, Haipeng Lu, Kai Zhu, Chuanxiao Xiao, Joseph J. Berry, Fei Zhang, Bryon W. Larson, Tanja Cuk, Shaokuan Gong and Qian Zhao and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Xihan Chen

115 papers receiving 6.3k citations

Hit Papers

Spin-dependent charge transport through 2D chiral hybrid ... 2019 2026 2021 2023 2019 2019 2019 2023 2021 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. Spin-dependent charge transport through 2D chiral hybrid lead-iodide perovskites
    2019 428 citations Haipeng Lu, Jingying Wang et al. Science Advances profile →
  2. High efficiency perovskite quantum dot solar cells with charge separating heterostructure
    2019 398 citations Xihan Chen, Chuanxiao Xiao et al. profile →
  3. Enhanced Charge Transport in 2D Perovskites via Fluorination of Organic Cation
    2019 332 citations Fei Zhang, Haipeng Lu et al. profile →
  4. 2D/3D heterojunction engineering at the buried interface towards high-performance inverted methylammonium-free perovskite solar cells
    2023 295 citations Jing Li, Cheng Gong et al. profile →
  5. Reconfiguring the band-edge states of photovoltaic perovskites by conjugated organic cations
    2021 255 citations Xihan Chen, Kai Zhu et al. profile →
  6. Conjugated linker-boosted self-assembled monolayer molecule for inverted perovskite solar cells
    2024 128 citations Shaokuan Gong, Kui Jiang 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
Xihan Chen China 42 4.7k 3.6k 1.7k 875 394 120 6.4k
Yaohong Zhang China 40 4.1k 0.9× 3.5k 1.0× 1.0k 0.6× 1.0k 1.2× 737 1.9× 118 6.4k
Ming Cheng China 49 5.2k 1.1× 2.8k 0.8× 3.2k 1.9× 2.0k 2.3× 89 0.2× 255 8.3k
Xudong Guo China 27 2.7k 0.6× 2.0k 0.5× 1.1k 0.6× 211 0.2× 130 0.3× 103 3.9k
Eike Brunner Germany 55 1.8k 0.4× 4.7k 1.3× 449 0.3× 1.4k 1.6× 163 0.4× 233 10.4k
Robbie Goodhue Ireland 11 2.1k 0.5× 4.4k 1.2× 467 0.3× 431 0.5× 72 0.2× 24 5.6k
Piers R. F. Barnes United Kingdom 44 8.1k 1.7× 7.4k 2.0× 3.2k 1.9× 4.0k 4.6× 138 0.4× 102 12.4k
Zhi Yang China 34 2.4k 0.5× 2.4k 0.7× 580 0.3× 458 0.5× 158 0.4× 140 3.9k
A. Aldaz Spain 61 5.3k 1.1× 3.3k 0.9× 733 0.4× 6.7k 7.7× 124 0.3× 245 11.2k
Ryuhei Nakamura Japan 53 5.0k 1.1× 3.7k 1.0× 290 0.2× 6.7k 7.6× 213 0.5× 142 10.8k
Xu Pan China 50 3.8k 0.8× 3.5k 1.0× 1.9k 1.1× 1.8k 2.0× 63 0.2× 237 8.0k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Zeng, Lei, Chuang‐Dao Jiang, Wei Yang, et al.. (2025). Constructing dual active sites modified crystalline carbon nitride with diminished excitation binding energy for overall photosynthesis of H2O2. Chemical Engineering Journal. 506. 160091–160091. 3 indexed citations
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Li, Jianhui, Mingxi Chen, Pan Wang, et al.. (2025). Machine learning-driven prediction of ultrafast spin relaxation in metal halide perovskites for spintronic applications. Chemical Science. 16(46). 22071–22083. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Daozeng, Jun Fang, Xin Wang, et al.. (2025). Highly Efficient and Stable Wide Band Gap Quasi-2D Perovskite Solar Cells via Interfacial Quantum Well Regulation. ACS Nano. 19(13). 13427–13435. 1 indexed citations
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Yang, Jie, Sergio Gámez‐Valenzuela, Jinwoo Lee, et al.. (2025). A bithiophene imide-based polymer donor for alloy-like ternary organic solar cells with over 20.5% efficiency and enhanced stability. Energy & Environmental Science. 18(12). 5913–5925. 17 indexed citations
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Yang, Jin, Shaokuan Gong, Xia‐Guang Zhang, et al.. (2024). Auger‐Assisted Secondary Hot Carrier Transfer in a Type I MoS2/PtSe2 Heterostructure. Advanced Functional Materials. 34(23). 7 indexed citations
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Cao, Xiaohu, Xuemeng Yu, Xihan Chen, & Ruquan Ye. (2024). Boosting the photoelectrochemical performance of BiVO4 by borate buffer activation: the role of trace iron impurities. Chemical Communications. 60(75). 10330–10333.
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Gong, Shaokuan, Ying Qiao, Yuling Huang, et al.. (2024). A hot carrier perovskite solar cell with efficiency exceeding 27% enabled by ultrafast hot hole transfer with phthalocyanine derivatives. Energy & Environmental Science. 17(14). 5080–5090. 40 indexed citations
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Liu, Yubo, Jianqing Li, Shaokuan Gong, et al.. (2024). Achieving beyond 100% Triplet State Generation with Singlet Fission Strategy for High-Performance Photosensitizer Design. ACS Materials Letters. 6(3). 896–907. 10 indexed citations
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Hu, Qiushi, Shang Liu, Jingjing Liu, et al.. (2024). Ultrafast Hole Preservation with Undercoordinated Tungsten for Efficient Solar-to-Chemical Conversion. ACS Energy Letters. 9(7). 3252–3260. 4 indexed citations
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Wang, Daozeng, Shaokuan Gong, Xin Wang, et al.. (2024). Quasi-2D Perovskite with Symmetrical n Value Interface Enables a Certified Efficiency over 21.5%. ACS Applied Energy Materials. 7(17). 7159–7168. 3 indexed citations
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He, Dongmei, Ru Li, Baibai Liu, et al.. (2023). Unraveling abnormal buried interface anion defect passivation mechanisms depending on cation-induced steric hindrance for efficient and stable perovskite solar cells. Journal of Energy Chemistry. 80. 1–9. 21 indexed citations
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Li, Xianggao, et al.. (2023). Green-antisolvent-induced homogeneous phase distribution for efficient and stable MA-free 2D perovskite solar cells. Chemical Engineering Journal. 460. 141758–141758. 16 indexed citations
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Ma, Suxiang, Bangbang Li, Shaokuan Gong, et al.. (2023). Biselenophene Imide: Enabling Polymer Acceptor with High Electron Mobility for High‐Performance All‐Polymer Solar Cells. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 62(39). e202308306–e202308306. 36 indexed citations
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Gong, Cheng, Xihan Chen, Jie Zeng, et al.. (2023). Functional‐Group‐Induced Single Quantum Well Dion–Jacobson 2D Perovskite for Efficient and Stable Inverted Perovskite Solar Cells. Advanced Materials. 36(8). e2307422–e2307422. 37 indexed citations
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Yang, Haichao, Ru Li, Shaokuan Gong, et al.. (2023). Multidentate Chelation Achieves Bilateral Passivation toward Efficient and Stable Perovskite Solar Cells with Minimized Energy Losses. Nano Letters. 23(18). 8610–8619. 37 indexed citations
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Hao, Xiaotao, Bohong Chang, Zihao Li, et al.. (2021). Stiffening the Pb-X Framework through a π-Conjugated Small-Molecule Cross-Linker for High-Performance Inorganic CsPbI2Br Perovskite Solar Cells. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 13(34). 40489–40501. 45 indexed citations
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Zeng, Yonghui, Xihan Chen, Anne Mette Madsen, et al.. (2020). Potential Rhodopsin- and Bacteriochlorophyll-Based Dual Phototrophy in a High Arctic Glacier. mBio. 11(6). 23 indexed citations
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Lu, Haipeng, Jingying Wang, Chuanxiao Xiao, et al.. (2019). Spin-dependent charge transport through 2D chiral hybrid lead-iodide perovskites. Science Advances. 5(12). eaay0571–eaay0571. 428 indexed citations breakdown →

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