Zhen Tong

3.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
85 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Zhen Tong is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhen Tong has authored 85 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Materials Chemistry, 28 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 12 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Zhen Tong's work include Thermal properties of materials (28 papers), Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and Devices (15 papers) and Advancements in Battery Materials (12 papers). Zhen Tong is often cited by papers focused on Thermal properties of materials (28 papers), Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and Devices (15 papers) and Advancements in Battery Materials (12 papers). Zhen Tong collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Germany. Zhen Tong's co-authors include Hua Bao, Shouhang Li, Tao Deng, Xiulin Ruan, Thomas Frauenheim, Traian Dumitrică, Jingwei Chao, Minqiang Wu, Si Wu and Taisen Yan and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Zhen Tong

76 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

High‐Performance Thermally Conductive Phase Change Compos... 2019 2026 2021 2023 2019 100 200 300 400
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. High‐Performance Thermally Conductive Phase Change Composites by Large‐Size Oriented Graphite Sheets for Scalable Thermal Energy Harvesting
    2019 447 citations Zhen Tong, Hua Bao et al. profile →

Peers

Zhen Tong
Yanliang Huang China
Shuai Gao China
Mingchao Wang China
Congliang Huang China
Yong Wang China
R. Pérez Mexico
Yang Peng China
Weifu Sun China
Nannan Zhang China
Yanliang Huang China
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Countries citing papers authored by Zhen Tong

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zhen Tong

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhen Tong

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

All Works

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Sun, J. R., Shouhang Li, Cheng Shao, et al.. (2025). Unlocking high hole mobility in diamond over a wide temperature range via efficient shear strain. Applied Physics Reviews. 12(1). 4 indexed citations
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Sun, J. R., Shouhang Li, Zhen Tong, et al.. (2024). Weak effects of electron-phonon interactions on the lattice thermal conductivity of wurtzite GaN with high electron concentrations. Physical review. B.. 109(13). 8 indexed citations
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Sun, J. R., Shouhang Li, Zhen Tong, et al.. (2024). Giant Enhancement of Hole Mobility for 4H-Silicon Carbide through Suppressing Interband Electron–Phonon Scattering. Nano Letters. 24(34). 10569–10576. 8 indexed citations
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Lin, Yu-Ting, Yongchao Wang, Zhen Tong, et al.. (2024). Decoding the influence of low temperature on biofilm development: The hidden roles of c-di-GMP. The Science of The Total Environment. 927. 172376–172376. 13 indexed citations
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Wang, Zhen, Li Deng, Xuerui Yang, et al.. (2024). Tuning CO2 Electrocatalytic Reduction Path for High Performance of Li‐CO2 Battery. Advanced Functional Materials. 34(41). 9 indexed citations
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Tong, Zhen, et al.. (2024). A review on applications and challenges of carbon nanotubes in lithium‐ion battery. Carbon Energy. 7(2). 30 indexed citations
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Hu, Zelin, et al.. (2023). Aerobic Exercise Facilitates the Nuclear Translocation of SREBP2 by Activating AKT/SEC24D to Contribute Cholesterol Homeostasis for Improving Cognition in APP/PS1 Mice. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(16). 12847–12847. 8 indexed citations
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Lv, Chao, Zhen Tong, Shiyuan Zhou, et al.. (2023). Spontaneous local redox reaction to passivate CNTs as lightweight current collector for high energy density lithium ion batteries. Journal of Energy Chemistry. 80. 553–561. 12 indexed citations
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Hu, Zelin, et al.. (2023). Reexamining the Causes and Effects of Cholesterol Deposition in the Brains of Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease. Molecular Neurobiology. 60(12). 6852–6868. 8 indexed citations
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Li, Shouhang, Zhen Tong, Cheng Shao, et al.. (2022). Anomalously Isotropic Electron Transport and Weak Electron–Phonon Interactions in Hexagonal Noble Metals. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters. 13(19). 4289–4296. 5 indexed citations
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Wang, Yongchao, Can Wang, Meng-Fei Han, et al.. (2021). Reduction of biofilm adhesion strength by adjusting the characteristics of biofilms through enzymatic quorum quenching. Chemosphere. 288(Pt 1). 132465–132465. 26 indexed citations
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Tong, Zhen, Traian Dumitrică, & Thomas Frauenheim. (2021). First-principles prediction of infrared phonon and dielectric function in biaxial hyperbolic van der Waals crystal α-MoO3. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 23(35). 19627–19635. 8 indexed citations
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Tong, Zhen, Xiaolong Yang, Tianli Feng, Hua Bao, & Xiulin Ruan. (2020). First-principles predictions of temperature-dependent infrared dielectric function of polar materials by including four-phonon scattering and phonon frequency shift. Physical review. B.. 101(12). 42 indexed citations
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Yu, Changqiang, Min Wen, Zhen Tong, et al.. (2020). Synthesis and enhanced photocatalytic performance of 0D/2D CuO/tourmaline composite photocatalysts. Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology. 11. 407–416. 19 indexed citations
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Tong, Zhen, et al.. (2019). Exploration of day-surgery photoselective vaporization of the prostate (PVP) in Chinese population. Lasers in Medical Science. 35(7). 1503–1507. 6 indexed citations
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Tong, Zhen, et al.. (2017). Safety and feasibility study of holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (HOLEP) on patients receiving dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT). World Journal of Urology. 36(2). 271–276. 21 indexed citations

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