Zhen Hou

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
49 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Zhen Hou is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Automotive Engineering and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhen Hou has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 45 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 10 papers in Automotive Engineering and 9 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. Recurrent topics in Zhen Hou's work include Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (42 papers), Advancements in Battery Materials (35 papers) and Advanced battery technologies research (23 papers). Zhen Hou is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (42 papers), Advancements in Battery Materials (35 papers) and Advanced battery technologies research (23 papers). Zhen Hou collaborates with scholars based in China, Hong Kong and France. Zhen Hou's co-authors include Biao Zhang, Yao Gao, Hong Tan, Qianwen Chen, Wenhui Wang, Zewei Quan, Xixia Zhao, Yikang Yu, Rui Zhou and Ziheng Lu and has published in prestigious journals such as Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Nature Communications and Advanced Functional Materials.

In The Last Decade

Zhen Hou

48 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

Realizing high-power and high-capacity zinc/sodium metal ... 2021 2026 2022 2024 2021 50 100 150 200
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. Realizing high-power and high-capacity zinc/sodium metal anodes through interfacial chemistry regulation
    2021 235 citations Zhen Hou, Yao Gao 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
Zhen Hou China 27 2.1k 628 440 279 167 49 2.2k
Michael Regula United States 7 1.6k 0.7× 522 0.8× 521 1.2× 298 1.1× 134 0.8× 8 1.7k
Xingxing Jiao China 23 2.0k 0.9× 895 1.4× 456 1.0× 269 1.0× 118 0.7× 52 2.1k
Xieyu Xu China 22 1.9k 0.9× 866 1.4× 324 0.7× 203 0.7× 100 0.6× 57 2.0k
Nico Eidson United States 15 2.5k 1.2× 834 1.3× 413 0.9× 314 1.1× 96 0.6× 17 2.6k
Lina Cong China 25 1.9k 0.9× 772 1.2× 435 1.0× 357 1.3× 130 0.8× 42 2.0k
Lijing Yan China 23 2.1k 1.0× 603 1.0× 550 1.3× 358 1.3× 124 0.7× 65 2.2k
Yaolin Xu Germany 25 1.9k 0.9× 697 1.1× 441 1.0× 352 1.3× 130 0.8× 48 2.1k
Jin‐Hyon Lee South Korea 11 2.0k 1.0× 675 1.1× 404 0.9× 224 0.8× 228 1.4× 13 2.2k
Xingwei Sun China 18 1.2k 0.6× 460 0.7× 335 0.8× 215 0.8× 211 1.3× 44 1.4k
Fulai Qi China 19 1.4k 0.7× 601 1.0× 368 0.8× 251 0.9× 161 1.0× 37 1.6k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zhen Hou

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhen Hou

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Xia, Shuixin, et al.. (2024). Fast Ion Transport Interphase Integrated with Space Confinement Enabling High‐Rate and Long‐Lifespan Na Metal Batteries. Advanced Functional Materials. 34(21). 16 indexed citations
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Chen, Qianwen, et al.. (2024). Correlating Buffering Agents' Premier pH with Interface Stability Toward Long‐Term Zn Metal Anodes. Small. 20(28). e2309519–e2309519. 3 indexed citations
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Hou, Zhen, et al.. (2024). Dynamic Slicing and Reconstruction Algorithm for Precise Canopy Volume Estimation in 3D Citrus Tree Point Clouds. Remote Sensing. 16(12). 2142–2142. 1 indexed citations
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Hou, Zhen, Rui Zhou, Kai Liu, Junwu Zhu, & Biao Zhang. (2024). A CaI2‐Based Electrolyte Enabled by Borate Ester Anion Receptors for Reversible Ca−Organic and Ca−Se Batteries. Angewandte Chemie. 137(1).
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Zhou, Rui, Zhen Hou, Ke Fan, et al.. (2023). An advanced organic cathode for non-aqueous and aqueous calcium-based dual ion batteries. Journal of Power Sources. 569. 232995–232995. 31 indexed citations
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Gao, Yao, Yongming Sun, Zhen Hou, et al.. (2023). Preserving the Li {110} Texture to Achieve Long Cycle Life in Li Metal Electrode at High Rates. Advanced Functional Materials. 34(11). 11 indexed citations
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Fan, Ke, et al.. (2023). Synergistic proton and Mg2+/Ca2+ insertion boosting aqueous divalent ion batteries. Energy storage materials. 63. 103012–103012. 6 indexed citations
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Huang, Jianqiu, et al.. (2022). A freestanding hydroxylated carbon nanotube film boosting the stability of Zn metal anodes. Materials Today Communications. 32. 103939–103939. 16 indexed citations
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Hou, Zhen, et al.. (2022). Realizing Wide-Temperature Reversible Ca Metal Anodes through a Ca2+-Conducting Artificial Layer. ACS Energy Letters. 8(1). 274–279. 18 indexed citations
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Zhou, Rui, Zhen Hou, Qun Liu, et al.. (2022). Unlocking the Reversible Selenium Electrode for Non‐Aqueous and Aqueous Calcium‐Ion Batteries. Advanced Functional Materials. 32(26). 51 indexed citations
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Gao, Yao, Zhen Hou, Rui Zhou, et al.. (2022). Critical Roles of Mechanical Properties of Solid Electrolyte Interphase for Potassium Metal Anodes. Advanced Functional Materials. 32(17). 69 indexed citations
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Zhou, Rui, Hong Tan, Yao Gao, et al.. (2021). Constructing resilient solid electrolyte interphases on carbon nanofiber film for advanced potassium metal anodes. Carbon. 186. 141–149. 27 indexed citations
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Hou, Zhen, Ziheng Lu, Qianwen Chen, & Biao Zhang. (2021). Realizing wide-temperature Zn metal anodes through concurrent interface stability regulation and solvation structure modulation. Energy storage materials. 42. 517–525. 87 indexed citations
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Gao, Yao, Xiaoqiong Du, Zhen Hou, et al.. (2021). Unraveling the mechanical origin of stable solid electrolyte interphase. Joule. 5(7). 1860–1872. 181 indexed citations
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Zhao, Xixia, Wenhui Wang, Zhen Hou, et al.. (2019). SnP0.94 nanoplates/graphene oxide composite for novel potassium-ion battery anode. Chemical Engineering Journal. 370. 677–683. 76 indexed citations
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Hou, Zhen, Wenhui Wang, Qianwen Chen, et al.. (2019). Hybrid Protective Layer for Stable Sodium Metal Anodes at High Utilization. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 11(41). 37693–37700. 66 indexed citations
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Zhao, Xixia, Wenhui Wang, Zhen Hou, et al.. (2019). Yolk–shell structured SnSe as a high-performance anode for Na-ion batteries. Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers. 6(2). 562–565. 46 indexed citations
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Zhao, Lingfei, Wenhui Wang, Xixia Zhao, et al.. (2019). Ni3N Nanocrystals Decorated Reduced Graphene Oxide with High Ionic Conductivity for Stable Lithium Metal Anode. ACS Applied Energy Materials. 2(4). 2692–2698. 36 indexed citations
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Hou, Zhen, Jiaolong Zhang, Wenhui Wang, et al.. (2019). Towards high-performance lithium metal anodes via the modification of solid electrolyte interphases. Journal of Energy Chemistry. 45. 7–17. 85 indexed citations
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Zhao, Xixia, Wenhui Wang, Zhen Hou, et al.. (2018). Monodisperse tin nanoparticles and hollow tin oxide nanospheres as anode materials for high performance lithium ion batteries. Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers. 6(2). 473–476. 18 indexed citations

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