Ying Chen

51.0k total citations · 17 hit papers
1.1k papers, 43.5k citations indexed

About

Ying Chen is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Ying Chen has authored 1.1k papers receiving a total of 43.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 507 papers in Materials Chemistry, 349 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 162 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Ying Chen's work include Graphene research and applications (155 papers), Advancements in Battery Materials (138 papers) and Boron and Carbon Nanomaterials Research (106 papers). Ying Chen is often cited by papers focused on Graphene research and applications (155 papers), Advancements in Battery Materials (138 papers) and Boron and Carbon Nanomaterials Research (106 papers). Ying Chen collaborates with scholars based in China, Australia and United States. Ying Chen's co-authors include Lu Hua Li, Alexey M. Glushenkov, Weiwei Lei, Md Mokhlesur Rahman, Si Qin, Shi‐Zhang Qiao, Yao Zheng, Dan Liŭ, Tan Xing and Yan Jiao and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Physical Review Letters and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Ying Chen

1.0k papers receiving 42.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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. Molecule-Level g-C3N4 Coordinated Transition Metals as a New Class of Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Electrode Reactions
    2017 1.2k citations Ying Chen et al. profile →
  2. High oxygen-reduction activity and durability of nitrogen-doped graphene
    2011 1.1k citations Ying Chen et al. profile →
  3. High Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution Activity of an Anomalous Ruthenium Catalyst
    2016 983 citations Ying Chen et al. profile →
  4. Toward Design of Synergistically Active Carbon-Based Catalysts for Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution
    2014 956 citations Ying Chen et al. profile →
  5. Porous boron nitride nanosheets for effective water cleaning
    2013 880 citations Ying Chen et al. Nature Communications profile →
  6. Boron nitride nanotubes: Pronounced resistance to oxidation
    2004 767 citations Ying Chen et al. profile →
  7. Boron nitride colloidal solutions, ultralight aerogels and freestanding membranes through one-step exfoliation and functionalization
    2015 755 citations Ying Chen et al. Nature Communications profile →
  8. Mechanical properties of atomically thin boron nitride and the role of interlayer interactions
    2017 722 citations Ying Chen et al. Nature Communications profile →
  9. Strong Oxidation Resistance of Atomically Thin Boron Nitride Nanosheets
    2014 679 citations Ying Chen et al. profile →
  10. Observation of Active Sites for Oxygen Reduction Reaction on Nitrogen-Doped Multilayer Graphene
    2014 539 citations Ying Chen et al. profile →
  11. Ball-milling-induced amorphization inNixZrycompounds: A parametric study
    1993 523 citations Ying Chen et al. profile →
  12. Mechanical Property and Structure of Covalent Functionalised Graphene/Epoxy Nanocomposites
    2014 484 citations Ying Chen et al. profile →
  13. High thermal conductivity of high-quality monolayer boron nitride and its thermal expansion
    2019 437 citations Ying Chen et al. profile →
  14. Hexagonal boron nitride nanosheets: Preparation, heat transport property and application as thermally conductive fillers
    2023 145 citations Ying Chen et al. profile →
  15. A Thermoregulatory Flexible Phase Change Nonwoven for All-Season High-Efficiency Wearable Thermal Management
    2023 92 citations Ying Chen et al. Nano-Micro Letters profile →
  16. Phase change composite based on lignin carbon aerogel/nickel foam dual-network for multisource energy harvesting and superb EMI shielding
    2024 78 citations Ying Chen, Xinxin Sheng et al. profile →
  17. A “net-ball” structure fiber membrane with electro-/photo-thermal heating and phase change synchronous temperature regulation capacity via electrospinning
    2024 63 citations Xinxin Sheng, Ying Chen et al. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Ying Chen 23.0k 16.0k 8.6k 6.8k 6.4k 1.1k 43.5k
Eric A. Stach 29.3k 1.3× 19.6k 1.2× 8.3k 1.0× 10.5k 1.6× 10.6k 1.6× 490 47.0k
Jian Liu 20.6k 0.9× 15.6k 1.0× 13.4k 1.6× 8.2k 1.2× 6.1k 1.0× 773 42.4k
Stefan Kaskel 27.0k 1.2× 20.3k 1.3× 8.5k 1.0× 12.9k 1.9× 6.1k 0.9× 793 54.3k
Jin Zhang 23.0k 1.0× 14.2k 0.9× 8.1k 0.9× 7.7k 1.1× 8.2k 1.3× 774 37.7k
Weitao Zheng 22.0k 1.0× 20.1k 1.3× 9.8k 1.1× 6.9k 1.0× 5.2k 0.8× 1.1k 41.0k
Ivan P. Parkin 22.5k 1.0× 20.7k 1.3× 12.4k 1.4× 8.7k 1.3× 9.8k 1.5× 1.0k 50.8k
Jun Ding 16.1k 0.7× 9.2k 0.6× 6.4k 0.8× 8.1k 1.2× 5.5k 0.9× 657 32.1k
Wei Li 25.4k 1.1× 22.0k 1.4× 16.2k 1.9× 11.3k 1.7× 7.5k 1.2× 1.2k 54.1k
Lin Guo 16.7k 0.7× 13.4k 0.8× 9.4k 1.1× 11.5k 1.7× 6.3k 1.0× 704 36.9k
Bao‐Lian Su 18.9k 0.8× 10.6k 0.7× 10.0k 1.2× 5.0k 0.7× 4.3k 0.7× 669 33.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ying Chen

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All Works

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Gou, Junming, Guoxin Liu, Xiaolian Liu, et al.. (2025). A high-entropy alloy showing gigapascal superelastic stress and nearly temperature-independent modulus. Nature Communications. 16(1). 1227–1227. 7 indexed citations
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Liu, Sisi, Manfang Chen, Yixin Luo, et al.. (2024). Synergistic electrochemical catalysis by high-entropy metal phosphide in lithium–sulfur batteries. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 669. 126–136. 25 indexed citations
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Cao, Yan, et al.. (2024). Novel organically modified disodium hydrogen phosphate dodecahydrate-based phase change composite for efficient solar energy storage and conversion. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells. 268. 112747–112747. 45 indexed citations
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Wang, Lei, Yaning Sun, Zhihao Yao, Ying Chen, & Cong Wang. (2024). Anharmonicity in negative thermal expansion materials ZrW2O8 and ZrV2O7: Three-phonon interactions. Physics Letters A. 517. 129667–129667.
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Chen, Ying, et al.. (2024). Nonvolatile ferroelectric control of both magnetic anisotropy and half-metallicity in multiferroic heterostructures GdI2/Al2Te3. Surfaces and Interfaces. 51. 104597–104597. 3 indexed citations
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Rong, Cheng, et al.. (2024). High-performance supercapacitor electrode materials from composite of bamboo tar pitch activated carbon and tannic acid carbon quantum dots. Journal of Energy Storage. 95. 112657–112657. 7 indexed citations
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Chen, Ying, Huawei Wang, & Yujing Li. (2024). Recent advances in porous structures for oxygen reduction reaction. Progress in Natural Science Materials International. 35(1). 83–97. 2 indexed citations
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Chen, Ying, et al.. (2024). Metal-organic framework-based dressings: Application and opportunities in wound healing. Materials Today Chemistry. 40. 102235–102235. 56 indexed citations
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Liu, Tiantian, Jingwen Hu, Ying Chen, et al.. (2024). High-performance micro supercapacitor assembled by laser-induced graphene electrode and hydrogel electrolyte with excellent interfacial wettability for high capacitance. Journal of Power Sources. 602. 234307–234307. 16 indexed citations
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Chen, Ying, Yue Huang, Tiantian Liu, et al.. (2024). Low-salt organohydrogel electrolytes for wide-potential-window flexible all-solid-state supercapacitors. Applied Energy. 363. 123100–123100. 16 indexed citations
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Wang, Huawei, Changli Chen, Wei Zhao, et al.. (2023). PtNi-W/C with Atomically Dispersed Tungsten Sites Toward Boosted ORR in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell Devices. Nano-Micro Letters. 15(1). 143–143. 36 indexed citations
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Yang, Xiande, et al.. (2023). CdS Nanoparticles Self-Assembled in Porous Anodic Aluminum Oxide Nanochannels and Used for Carcinoembryonic Antigen Detection. Journal of Electronic Materials. 52(8). 5662–5669. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Liping, et al.. (2023). Recent Advances and Challenges in Long Wavelength Sensitive Cationic Photoinitiating Systems. Polymers. 15(11). 2524–2524. 9 indexed citations
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Chen, Ying & Chun Huang. (2023). Realising higher capacity and stability for disordered rocksalt oxyfluoride cathode materials for Li ion batteries. RSC Advances. 13(42). 29343–29353. 10 indexed citations
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Chen, Ying, Asˈad Alizadeh, Azher M. Abed, et al.. (2023). The combustion process of methyl ester-biodiesel in the presence of different nanoparticles: A molecular dynamics approach. Journal of Molecular Liquids. 373. 121232–121232. 27 indexed citations
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Wu, Jiongxin, Ying Chen, Li Zhang, & Xinxin Sheng. (2023). Construction of a high-performance anti-corrosion and anti-wear coating based on the MXene@PTA-Zn(II): Electrochemical/tribological investigations. Progress in Organic Coatings. 182. 107706–107706. 24 indexed citations
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Su, Li, Xuefeng Wang, Pengcheng Xu, et al.. (2022). Electrochemical Sensor with Bimetallic Pt–Ag Nanoparticle as Catalyst for the Measurement of Dissolved Formaldehyde. Journal of The Electrochemical Society. 169(4). 47507–47507. 8 indexed citations

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