Zhen Tian

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
44 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Zhen Tian is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhen Tian has authored 44 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Materials Chemistry, 21 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 17 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Zhen Tian's work include Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (12 papers), Metal and Thin Film Mechanics (7 papers) and Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research (6 papers). Zhen Tian is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (12 papers), Metal and Thin Film Mechanics (7 papers) and Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research (6 papers). Zhen Tian collaborates with scholars based in China, Germany and Israel. Zhen Tian's co-authors include Yue Zhang, Jie Hu, Xi Yang, Hao Huang, Xin Wang, Zhuo Kang, Jing Wu, Wenhao Zheng, Yu Sun and Yong Xie and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Advanced Materials and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Zhen Tian

40 papers receiving 1.1k 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.

Updating the sub-nanometric cognition of reconstructed oxyhydroxide active phase for water oxidation

2025 29 citations Yu Sun, Yong Xie et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Zhen Tian China	20	626	555	483	124	103	44	1.1k
E. López Cuéllar Mexico	19	545 0.9×	555 1.0×	499 1.0×	62 0.5×	60 0.6×	76	1.1k
Longhai Shen China	12	773 1.2×	563 1.0×	465 1.0×	181 1.5×	139 1.3×	49	1.1k
Peter Kúš Czechia	20	468 0.7×	443 0.8×	592 1.2×	84 0.7×	42 0.4×	58	988
Guangxu Cai China	20	1.0k 1.7×	980 1.8×	576 1.2×	198 1.6×	65 0.6×	57	1.6k
Huizhong Ma China	20	803 1.3×	328 0.6×	526 1.1×	163 1.3×	67 0.7×	86	1.2k
D. Cattaneo Italy	9	526 0.8×	339 0.6×	278 0.6×	66 0.5×	78 0.8×	13	830
Sławomir Dyjak Poland	17	379 0.6×	227 0.4×	328 0.7×	187 1.5×	62 0.6×	43	746
Masashi Hasegawa Japan	22	841 1.3×	330 0.6×	290 0.6×	186 1.5×	283 2.7×	101	1.3k
Denghui Jiang China	20	692 1.1×	511 0.9×	351 0.7×	232 1.9×	76 0.7×	40	1.2k
Youngkwang Kim South Korea	20	344 0.5×	599 1.1×	778 1.6×	187 1.5×	28 0.3×	56	1.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhen Tian

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All Works

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Shi, Xianwu, Yi Zhang, Yi Zhang, et al.. (2025). Mapping Storm Surge Risk at County Level in Coastal Areas of China. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering. 13(3). 427–427. 3 indexed citations

Yao, Yixin, et al.. (2025). Non-contact measurement of light absorbing materials in complex environments using a broad-spectrum optoacoustic detection system. Measurement. 259. 119551–119551.

Tian, Zhen, et al.. (2025). Constructing Ag O C bond bridged Z-Scheme AgI/BiOI/CQDs heterojunctions for enhanced tetracycline degradation: Unraveling the role of interfacial charge transfer pathways. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 13(5). 119022–119022. 1 indexed citations

Yang, Yue, Yan Zhang, Weihua Ma, et al.. (2025). Functional analysis of Ophraella communa Lesage OcomOBP11 in recognition of Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. volatiles. Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology. 210. 106392–106392. 1 indexed citations

Yu, Jiaqi, Xiang Hu, Zhen Tian, et al.. (2025). Defect‐rich and prismatic‐shaped vanadium oxynitride nanohybrids cathodes for high‐rate aqueous zinc ion batteries. Rare Metals. 44(9). 6069–6080.

Sun, Yu, Peng Fei Liu, Zhen Tian, et al.. (2025). Programmable Active Phase Reconstruction in Metal–Organic Framework Toward High‐Efficient Oxygen Evolution. Advanced Materials. 37(44). e09664–e09664. 1 indexed citations

Tian, Zhen, et al.. (2025). Stability and reliability of perovskite photovoltaics: Are we there yet?. MRS Bulletin. 50(4). 512–525. 9 indexed citations

Tian, Zhen, et al.. (2024). Importance of magnetic shape anisotropy in determining triaxial magnetic anisotropy of ferromagnetic semiconductor CrSCl monolayer. Physica Scripta. 99(11). 1159105–1159105.

Tian, Zhen, et al.. (2024). Synergic action of bamboo-cellulose-supported hydrogen-bonded nano-AgBr for robust photocatalysis. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 287. 138364–138364. 2 indexed citations

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Wang, Xin, Jing Wu, Yuwei Zhang, et al.. (2022). Vacancy Defects in 2D Transition Metal Dichalcogenide Electrocatalysts: From Aggregated to Atomic Configuration. Advanced Materials. 35(50). e2206576–e2206576. 135 indexed citations

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Li, Dan, Chao Wang, Yanzhong Wang, et al.. (2022). Binary self-assembly of ordered Bi4Se3/Bi2O2Se lamellar architecture embedded into CNTs@Graphene as a binder-free electrode for superb Na-Ion storage. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 620. 168–178. 19 indexed citations

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Chen, Yufang, Xuefei Wang, Zhen Tian, et al.. (2021). Construction of Ag decorated P-doped g-C3N4 nanosheets Schottky junction via silver mirror reaction for enhanced photocatalytic activities. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 47(1). 250–263. 37 indexed citations

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Tian, Zhen, Xi Yang, Yufang Chen, et al.. (2020). Fabrication of alveolate g-C3N4 with nitrogen vacancies via cobalt introduction for efficient photocatalytic hydrogen evolution. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 45(46). 24792–24806. 27 indexed citations

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Tian, Zhen, Fei Ruan, Jinxiao Bao, et al.. (2019). Preparation and Electrochemical Properties of CaZr_1-_xSc_xO_3-_α. Journal of The Electrochemical Society. 166(6). B441–B448. 18 indexed citations

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Qin, Yanyan, et al.. (2017). Synthesis of AG@AgCl Core–Shell Structure Nanowires and Its Photocatalytic Oxidation of Arsenic (III) Under Visible Light. Nanoscale Research Letters. 12(1). 247–247. 30 indexed citations

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Qin, Yanyan, et al.. (2016). Efficiently Visible-Light Driven Photoelectrocatalytic Oxidation of As(III) at Low Positive Biasing Using Pt/TiO2 Nanotube Electrode. Nanoscale Research Letters. 11(1). 32–32. 26 indexed citations

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Tian, Zhen, D. Sander, & J. Kirschner. (2009). Nonlinear magnetoelastic coupling of epitaxial layers of Fe, Co, and Ni on Ir(100). Physical Review B. 79(2). 34 indexed citations

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Gu, Yousong, Zongfan Duan, Xiangpeng Chang, et al.. (1999). Crystalline β-C3N4 synthesized by MPCVD. Journal of Materials Science. 34(13). 3117–3125. 21 indexed citations

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Gu, Yousong, et al.. (1996). Carbon nitride films prepared by ion implantation. Journal of Materials Science Letters. 15(15). 23 indexed citations

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Wu, Yi, et al.. (1994). An Estimation of the Dislocation Density and Vacancy Concentration in Iron under Different Strain Rates. Materials science forum. 175-178. 573–576. 1 indexed citations

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