Yi Chen

14.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
421 papers, 11.8k citations indexed

About

Yi Chen is a scholar working on Pollution, Materials Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Yi Chen has authored 421 papers receiving a total of 11.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 76 papers in Pollution, 74 papers in Materials Chemistry and 61 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Yi Chen's work include Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment (42 papers), Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (40 papers) and Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (31 papers). Yi Chen is often cited by papers focused on Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment (42 papers), Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (40 papers) and Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (31 papers). Yi Chen collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Czechia. Yi Chen's co-authors include Qiang He, Xiangyu Yang, Jan Vymazal, Yue Wen, Xiaoxuan Su, Fucheng Guo, Qi Zhou, Mengli Chen, Dongxu Yang and Yiyu Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Advanced Materials and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Yi Chen

402 papers receiving 11.6k 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.

Phytoplankton response to polystyrene microplastics: Perspective from an entire growth period

2018 532 citations Yi Chen, Qiang He et al. profile →
Oxygen Vacancy-Rich Bimetallic Au@Pt Core–Shell Nanosphere-Functionalized Electrospun ZnFe₂O₄ Nanofibers for Chemiresistive Breath Acetone Detection

2024 111 citations Xiaopeng She, Yi Chen et al. profile →
Digital infrastructure construction and urban industrial chain resilience: Evidence from the “Broadband China” strategy

2025 16 citations Yi Chen et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yi Chen China	61	3.5k	2.5k	2.2k	1.7k	1.4k	421	11.8k
Bing Xie China	56	3.9k 1.1×	2.2k 0.9×	1.5k 0.7×	1.5k 0.9×	882 0.6×	428	11.7k
Yang Liu China	62	3.4k 1.0×	2.0k 0.8×	2.2k 1.0×	2.5k 1.5×	3.5k 2.6×	575	14.5k
Peng Liu China	53	3.3k 0.9×	1.7k 0.7×	2.5k 1.1×	2.3k 1.3×	1.9k 1.4×	383	11.2k
Wei Zhang China	56	3.6k 1.0×	1.5k 0.6×	2.3k 1.1×	2.3k 1.3×	2.4k 1.7×	351	11.8k
Hongtao Wang China	50	2.2k 0.6×	1.5k 0.6×	2.5k 1.1×	1.6k 0.9×	2.4k 1.7×	262	9.8k
Yiu Fai Tsang Hong Kong	53	3.5k 1.0×	2.2k 0.9×	1.7k 0.8×	3.3k 1.9×	3.0k 2.2×	281	12.3k
Yi Li China	56	3.6k 1.0×	1.5k 0.6×	2.1k 1.0×	1.3k 0.8×	2.0k 1.4×	456	11.7k
Meng Zhang China	52	3.4k 1.0×	1.2k 0.5×	2.0k 0.9×	1.5k 0.9×	1.5k 1.1×	312	9.2k
Guangming Zhang China	63	3.6k 1.0×	2.4k 1.0×	2.3k 1.0×	2.6k 1.5×	3.8k 2.8×	429	14.5k
Hong Chen China	65	3.2k 0.9×	1.6k 0.6×	2.4k 1.1×	3.7k 2.1×	2.9k 2.2×	552	15.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yi Chen

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Li, Yongdong, Xinya Li, Tong Li, et al.. (2025). Identification of key chromium resistance genes in Cellulomonas using transcriptomics. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 291. 117843–117843. 2 indexed citations

Liu, Wenyong, et al.. (2025). Recent advances in cellulose-based antimicrobial films: A review. Carbohydrate Polymers. 356. 123398–123398. 8 indexed citations

Gu, Kaiyuan, Guicheng Wu, Jiaen Su, et al.. (2025). Mechanisms of tobacco yield enhancement in winter crop-tobacco rotations: Enhancing soil aggregate stability, organic carbon content, and microbial diversity. Applied Soil Ecology. 214. 106352–106352.

Chen, Yi, Li Zhu, Xiao‐Jie Yan, et al.. (2025). Significant Roles of Nanomaterials for Enhancing Disease Resistance in Rice: A Review. Agronomy. 15(8). 1938–1938.

Xiong, Ying, Cui Zhang, Meiling Qi, et al.. (2025). Automatic identification of oligonucleotide metabolites in complex biological samples using ultra high-performance liquid chromatography high-resolution mass spectrometry combined with the molecule profiler software. Journal of Chromatography B. 1254. 124505–124505. 1 indexed citations

Zou, Cheng, et al.. (2025). Polylactic Acid Film-Enabled Electrospun Au-Modified Tin Oxide Nanotubes for Low-Temperature and Humidity-Tolerant Hydrogen Sulfide Sensing. ACS Applied Nano Materials. 8(47). 22809–22820.

Li, Yao, Qi Ying, Yi Chen, et al.. (2025). Coupling Agricultural Green Development and Park City Development: An Empirical Analysis from Chengdu, China. Agriculture. 15(3). 248–248. 2 indexed citations

Huang, Chengling, et al.. (2024). Sustainable production of in-situ CO2 capture and mineralization of multifunctional nanowood with excellent anisotropic, flame retardant, and durability for building construction. Industrial Crops and Products. 221. 119353–119353. 10 indexed citations

Pei, Huijie, Xin Guan, Yi Chen, et al.. (2024). Multifunctional tri-layer aramid nanofiber composite separators for high-energy-density lithium-sulfur batteries. Nano Energy. 126. 109680–109680. 15 indexed citations

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Sun, Mingjun, Kuan Ding, Yujie Lu, et al.. (2024). Two-dimensional p-n heterojunctions of black phosphorus nanosheet-sensitized α-MoO3 nanoflake for low-temperature chemiresistive NH3 recognition. Microchemical Journal. 207. 111911–111911. 21 indexed citations

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Wang, Wei, Yi Chen, Jiacheng Fang, et al.. (2024). Toxicity of substituted p-phenylenediamine antioxidants and their derived novel quinones on aquatic bacterium: Acute effects and mechanistic insights. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 469. 133900–133900. 25 indexed citations

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Yang, Xiangyu, Yi Chen, Tao Liu, et al.. (2024). Plastic particles affect N2O release via altering core microbial metabolisms in constructed wetlands. Water Research. 255. 121506–121506. 27 indexed citations

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Zhang, Leqiang, Yao Wang, Yanhong Liu, et al.. (2024). Hypoimmunogenic CD19 CAR-NK cells derived from embryonic stem cells suppress the progression of human B-cell malignancies in xenograft animals. Frontiers in Immunology. 15. 1504459–1504459. 3 indexed citations

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Zhao, Tian, et al.. (2023). Recent progress of metal-organic frameworks based high performance batteries separators: A review. Coordination Chemistry Reviews. 502. 215592–215592. 43 indexed citations

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Lu, Zhipeng, et al.. (2022). Investigating the Influences of Healthcare Facility Features on Wayfinding Performance and Associated Stress Using Virtual Reality. HERD Health Environments Research & Design Journal. 15(4). 131–151. 10 indexed citations

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Rao, Li, Yu Su, Yue Fan, et al.. (2020). Lignans and Neolignans with Antioxidant and Human Cancer Cell Proliferation Inhibitory Activities from Cinnamomum bejolghota Confirm Its Functional Food Property. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 68(33). 8825–8835. 19 indexed citations

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Wu, Liping, et al.. (2017). 低収縮ポリプロピレン複合材料の構造と性質【Powered by NICT】. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 134(7). 44275. 3 indexed citations

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Li, Qi, et al.. (2012). Fabrication of Nylon Membrane-based Microfluidic Chips and Its Application in Color Sensing of Glucose. Gaodeng xuexiao huaxue xuebao. 33(11). 2405. 3 indexed citations

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Dong, Lihui, Lianjun Liu, Yuanyuan Lv, et al.. (2012). Surface structure characteristics of CuO/Ti0.5Sn0.5O2 and its activity for CO oxidation. Journal of Molecular Catalysis A Chemical. 365. 87–94. 30 indexed citations

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Chen, Yi. (2005). Analysis on USB Driver Based on VxWorks Operation System. 1 indexed citations

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