Yongzhi Chen

2.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
14 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Yongzhi Chen is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Yongzhi Chen has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Materials Chemistry, 7 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 4 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Yongzhi Chen's work include Covalent Organic Framework Applications (7 papers), Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (7 papers) and Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications (4 papers). Yongzhi Chen is often cited by papers focused on Covalent Organic Framework Applications (7 papers), Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (7 papers) and Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications (4 papers). Yongzhi Chen collaborates with scholars based in China, Singapore and United States. Yongzhi Chen's co-authors include Donglin Jiang, Ruoyang Liu, Yifan Gong, Zhuoer Li, Ke Tian Tan, Zhen Lu, Ting He, Shuailei Xie, Hao Yang and Zhi-Gang Luo and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Society Reviews, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Yongzhi Chen

13 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

Covalent organic frameworks: an ideal platform for design... 2020 2026 2022 2024 2020 2024 2024 250 500 750
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. Covalent organic frameworks: an ideal platform for designing ordered materials and advanced applications
    2020 834 citations Ruoyang Liu, Ke Tian Tan et al. Chemical Society Reviews profile →
  2. Linkage-engineered donor–acceptor covalent organic frameworks for optimal photosynthesis of hydrogen peroxide from water and air
    2024 325 citations Ruoyang Liu, Yongzhi Chen et al. Nature Catalysis profile →
  3. Hierarchical assembly of donor–acceptor covalent organic frameworks for photosynthesis of hydrogen peroxide from water and air
    2024 145 citations Yongzhi Chen, Ruoyang Liu et al. Nature Synthesis profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Yongzhi Chen China 10 1.3k 771 761 317 263 14 1.8k
Lan Ding China 17 810 0.6× 125 0.2× 655 0.9× 36 0.1× 457 1.7× 46 1.6k
Yirong Wang China 24 918 0.7× 449 0.6× 972 1.3× 17 0.1× 411 1.6× 57 1.9k
Yanchao Wu China 30 842 0.6× 352 0.5× 146 0.2× 36 0.1× 2.0k 7.7× 66 2.9k
Yuqi Liu China 16 353 0.3× 84 0.1× 230 0.3× 52 0.2× 259 1.0× 67 806
Jixin Li China 15 678 0.5× 241 0.3× 587 0.8× 9 0.0× 328 1.2× 59 1.3k
Xinyu Yan China 22 404 0.3× 66 0.1× 156 0.2× 60 0.2× 525 2.0× 74 1.4k
Yi Liang China 21 367 0.3× 27 0.0× 465 0.6× 426 1.3× 399 1.5× 36 1.4k
Yishan Fang China 18 408 0.3× 107 0.1× 84 0.1× 51 0.2× 191 0.7× 34 906

Countries citing papers authored by Yongzhi Chen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yongzhi Chen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yongzhi Chen

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

All Works

14 of 14 papers shown
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Li, Dongyang, et al.. (2025). Improving the recovery properties of near-spherical porous NiTi alloys by controlling Ni4Ti3 precipitation. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 1020. 179408–179408.
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Chen, Yongzhi, Yuanyuan Guo, Haipei Shao, et al.. (2025). Covalent organic framework photocatalysts for green and efficient photochemical transformations. Nature Communications. 16(1). 6495–6495. 5 indexed citations
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Liu, Ruoyang, Dan Zhao, Haipei Shao, et al.. (2025). Harvesting singlet and triplet excitation energies in covalent organic frameworks for highly efficient photocatalysis. Nature Materials. 24(8). 1245–1257. 21 indexed citations
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Li, Yaling, Shanshan Tao, Yongzhi Chen, et al.. (2025). Crystalline, Porous Figure‐Eight‐Noded Covalent Organic Frameworks. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(15). e202425103–e202425103. 9 indexed citations
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Liu, Ruoyang, Yongzhi Chen, Hongde Yu, et al.. (2024). Linkage-engineered donor–acceptor covalent organic frameworks for optimal photosynthesis of hydrogen peroxide from water and air. Nature Catalysis. 7(2). 195–206. 325 indexed citations breakdown →
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Chen, Yongzhi & Donglin Jiang. (2024). Photocatalysis with Covalent Organic Frameworks. Accounts of Chemical Research. 57(21). 3182–3193. 77 indexed citations
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Chen, Yongzhi, Ruoyang Liu, Yuanyuan Guo, et al.. (2024). Hierarchical assembly of donor–acceptor covalent organic frameworks for photosynthesis of hydrogen peroxide from water and air. Nature Synthesis. 3(8). 998–1010. 145 indexed citations breakdown →
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Chen, Yongzhi, Xiaojuan Xu, Liang Qi, Wen‐Yong Lou, & Zhi-Gang Luo. (2022). Designing a Highly Stable Enzyme–Graphene Oxide Biohybrid as a Sensitive Biorecognition Module for Biosensor Fabrication with Superior Performance and Stability. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 10(9). 2971–2983. 4 indexed citations
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Liu, Ruoyang, Ke Tian Tan, Yifan Gong, et al.. (2020). Covalent organic frameworks: an ideal platform for designing ordered materials and advanced applications. Chemical Society Reviews. 50(1). 120–242. 834 indexed citations breakdown →
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Chen, Yongzhi, Zhi-Gang Luo, & Xuanxuan Lu. (2019). Construction of Novel Enzyme–Graphene Oxide Catalytic Interface with Improved Enzymatic Performance and Its Assembly Mechanism. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 11(12). 11349–11359. 24 indexed citations
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Yang, Qingyu, Xuanxuan Lu, Yongzhi Chen, Zhi-Gang Luo, & Zhigang Xiao. (2018). Fine structure, crystalline and physicochemical properties of waxy corn starch treated by ultrasound irradiation. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry. 51. 350–358. 143 indexed citations
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Xu, Xiaojuan, Yongzhi Chen, Zhi-Gang Luo, & Xuanxuan Lu. (2018). Different variations in structures of A- and B-type starches subjected to microwave treatment and their relationships with digestibility. LWT. 99. 179–187. 92 indexed citations
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Chen, Yongzhi, Qingyu Yang, Xiaojuan Xu, et al.. (2017). Structural changes of waxy and normal maize starches modified by heat moisture treatment and their relationship with starch digestibility. Carbohydrate Polymers. 177. 232–240. 116 indexed citations

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