Zhan Chen

23.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
532 papers, 19.7k citations indexed

About

Zhan Chen is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Molecular Biology and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhan Chen has authored 532 papers receiving a total of 19.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 244 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 165 papers in Molecular Biology and 101 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Zhan Chen's work include Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (216 papers), Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (83 papers) and Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies (52 papers). Zhan Chen is often cited by papers focused on Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (216 papers), Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (83 papers) and Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies (52 papers). Zhan Chen collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Japan. Zhan Chen's co-authors include Fu‐Gen Wu, Jie Wang, Xiaoyun Chen, Xiaodong Zhang, Matthew L. Clarke, Xiaolin Lü, Gábor A. Somorjai, Chuan Leng, Y. R. Shen and Khoi Tan Nguyen and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Zhan Chen

507 papers receiving 19.4k 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.

STUDIES OF POLYMER SURFACES BY SUM FREQUENCY GENERATION VIBRATIONAL SPECTROSCOPY

2002 511 citations Zhan Chen et al. profile →
Carboxymethyl cellulose/polyacrylamide composite hydrogel for cascaded treatment/reuse of heavy metal ions in wastewater

2018 385 citations Zhan Chen, Xiaolin Lü et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Zhan Chen United States	75	6.8k	5.8k	4.9k	4.8k	2.6k	532	19.7k
Paul S. Cremer United States	77	6.3k 0.9×	7.8k 1.3×	3.3k 0.7×	5.8k 1.2×	2.1k 0.8×	171	20.7k
Sanford A. Asher United States	80	7.9k 1.2×	4.9k 0.9×	5.4k 1.1×	4.6k 1.0×	4.7k 1.8×	301	20.9k
Ronald G. Larson United States	80	2.6k 0.4×	4.6k 0.8×	8.3k 1.7×	6.5k 1.4×	4.0k 1.6×	465	29.8k
Steve Granick United States	82	5.1k 0.8×	2.8k 0.5×	10.2k 2.1×	6.1k 1.3×	2.2k 0.9×	340	23.2k
Davide Donadio United States	45	3.6k 0.5×	7.6k 1.3×	8.1k 1.7×	2.7k 0.6×	1.8k 0.7×	152	21.5k
Jan Skov Pedersen Denmark	72	2.1k 0.3×	6.0k 1.0×	6.5k 1.3×	2.7k 0.6×	1.3k 0.5×	453	22.1k
V. Adrian Parsegian United States	74	6.7k 1.0×	9.8k 1.7×	2.5k 0.5×	4.0k 0.8×	930 0.4×	198	18.8k
Ruhong Zhou China	78	2.8k 0.4×	8.9k 1.5×	11.8k 2.4×	7.3k 1.5×	1.9k 0.7×	452	25.4k
Michael Rubinstein United States	78	2.6k 0.4×	3.2k 0.6×	8.4k 1.7×	5.4k 1.1×	1.5k 0.6×	286	26.9k
Yeshayahu Talmon Israel	72	2.0k 0.3×	4.6k 0.8×	7.0k 1.4×	3.4k 0.7×	1.3k 0.5×	332	20.0k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhan Chen

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20 of 20 papers shown

Lu, Tieyi, Wen Guo, Jinpeng Gao, et al.. (2025). Probing Molecular Interactions between Barnacle Peptides and Polymers In Situ to Understand Bioadhesion. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters. 16(16). 4031–4037. 1 indexed citations

Chen, Zhan, Yi Liu, Junxing Hao, & Chengguo Hu. (2025). Ultra-Fast Laser Marking of TiO ₂ /Ti Arrays on Titanium Foils for Scalable Construction of All-Metal Light-Addressable Photoelectrochemical Sensors. Analytical Chemistry. 97(49). 27036–27042.

Chen, Zhan, Kuankuan Ren, Shizhong Yue, Chunhe Li, & Zebo Fang. (2025). Performance-Enhancing Strategies for Wide-Bandgap Perovskite Solar Cells and Their Tandem Applications. ACS Energy Letters. 10(12). 6500–6548.

Zhang, Zhichao, et al.. (2025). Transcription Factor VvbHLH137 Positively Regulates Anthocyanin Accumulation in Grape (Vitis vinifera). Plants. 14(6). 871–871. 2 indexed citations

Rossi, Daniel, et al.. (2025). In Operando and Ex Situ Investigation of the Formation and Aging Processes of SEI/CEI C–H Chemistry in Liquid Electrolyte Lithium-Ion Batteries. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters. 16(11). 2759–2763. 5 indexed citations

Rossi, Daniel, Wen Guo, Xuhong Chen, et al.. (2025). Investigating Interfacial Interactions between the Adjuvant and Antigens in Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine In Situ at the Molecular Level. Analytical Chemistry. 97(37). 20361–20371.

Chen, Zhan, Shengde Dong, Yue Leng, et al.. (2025). P/S Codoped Bamboo-Based Hard Carbon Anode Material Achieves High-Performance Sodium Ion Storage. Langmuir. 41(33). 22236–22245.

Wu, Guangyao, Pengyu Chen, Rong Yang, & Zhan Chen. (2024). Surface Hydration and Antifouling Activity of Coatings of Polymers and Their Zwitterionic Derivatives Prepared Using Initiated Chemical Vapor Deposition (iCVD). The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters. 16(1). 238–244. 2 indexed citations

Chen, Xuhong, Daniel Rossi, Xiaoyun Chen, et al.. (2024). Effect of Corona Treatment on the Adhesion between a Two-Component Polyurethane Adhesive and Polypropylene. Macromolecules. 57(14). 6646–6656. 8 indexed citations

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Guo, Wen, et al.. (2023). Determination of protein conformation and orientation at buried solid/liquid interfaces. Chemical Science. 14(11). 2999–3009. 16 indexed citations

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Gao, Jinpeng, Daniel Rossi, Xuhong Chen, et al.. (2023). Corn Oil–Water Separation: Interfacial Behavior of Extended Surfactant and Glutelin. Langmuir. 39(29). 10088–10097.

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Zhang, Qian, Zhan Chen, Jingru Liu, et al.. (2023). Grapevine bZIP transcription factor bZIP45 regulates VvANN1 and confers drought tolerance in Arabidopsis. Frontiers in Plant Science. 14. 1128002–1128002. 11 indexed citations

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Li, Bolin, Lei Chen, Shuqing Zhang, et al.. (2022). Absolute molecular structure of the polystyrene at the buried polystyrene/silica interface and its relationship to dewetting during annealing. Applied Surface Science. 611. 155715–155715. 10 indexed citations

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Shi, Liwei, et al.. (2022). Underwater Formation System Design and Implement for Small Spherical Robots. IEEE Systems Journal. 17(1). 1259–1269. 8 indexed citations

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Chen, Zhan, Lan Zhang, Xiangkun Wu, et al.. (2019). Effect of N/P ratios on the performance of LiNi0.8Co0.15Al0.05O2||SiO /Graphite lithium-ion batteries. Journal of Power Sources. 439. 227056–227056. 50 indexed citations

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Zhang, Xiaodong, Xiaokai Chen, Yao‐Wen Jiang, et al.. (2018). Glutathione-Depleting Gold Nanoclusters for Enhanced Cancer Radiotherapy through Synergistic External and Internal Regulations. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 10(13). 10601–10606. 100 indexed citations

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Ma, Ningning, Peidang Liu, Nongyue He, et al.. (2017). Action of Gold Nanospikes-Based Nanoradiosensitizers: Cellular Internalization, Radiotherapy, and Autophagy. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 9(37). 31526–31542. 93 indexed citations

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Lin, Fengming, Chengcheng Li, Dong Li, Degang Fu, & Zhan Chen. (2017). Imaging biofilm-encased microorganisms using carbon dots derived from L. plantarum. Nanoscale. 9(26). 9056–9064. 59 indexed citations

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Jasensky, Joshua, Andrew P. Boughton, Alexander Khmaladze, et al.. (2016). Live-cell quantification and comparison of mammalian oocyte cytosolic lipid content between species, during development, and in relation to body composition using nonlinear vibrational microscopy. The Analyst. 141(15). 4694–4706. 27 indexed citations

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He, Shang, et al.. (2009). Research on wetland ecosystem health.. 22(6). 24–30. 2 indexed citations

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