Zhen Wang

5.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
129 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

Zhen Wang is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Polymers and Plastics and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhen Wang has authored 129 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 77 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 45 papers in Polymers and Plastics and 27 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Zhen Wang's work include Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics (49 papers), Conducting polymers and applications (44 papers) and Perovskite Materials and Applications (40 papers). Zhen Wang is often cited by papers focused on Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics (49 papers), Conducting polymers and applications (44 papers) and Perovskite Materials and Applications (40 papers). Zhen Wang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Hong Kong. Zhen Wang's co-authors include Zhixiang Wei, Jianqi Zhang, Kun Lü, Yunfa Chen, Jin Fang, Lingyun Zhu, Haidi Liu, Zaiyu Wang, Dan Deng and Harald Ade and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Advanced Materials and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Zhen Wang

116 papers receiving 4.3k 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.

Fluorination-enabled optimal morphology leads to over 11% efficiency for inverted small-molecule organic solar cells

2016 561 citations Jianqi Zhang, Zhen Wang et al. Nature Communications profile →
One-Step Synthesis of SnI₂·(DMSO)_x Adducts for High-Performance Tin Perovskite Solar Cells

2021 413 citations Zhen Wang et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Zhen Wang China	31	3.1k	2.2k	1.4k	451	339	129	4.3k
Tao Ye China	37	3.5k 1.1×	1.5k 0.7×	2.2k 1.5×	160 0.4×	122 0.4×	137	4.5k
Can Zhu China	31	7.3k 2.4×	6.0k 2.7×	1.2k 0.8×	151 0.3×	387 1.1×	95	8.2k
Ke Gao China	48	7.4k 2.4×	6.0k 2.7×	1.7k 1.2×	121 0.3×	363 1.1×	126	8.4k
Hui Ren China	24	971 0.3×	704 0.3×	891 0.6×	175 0.4×	269 0.8×	66	2.1k
Bolin Li China	37	2.5k 0.8×	971 0.4×	1.5k 1.1×	173 0.4×	217 0.6×	170	4.4k
Jiyoul Lee South Korea	30	4.0k 1.3×	1.6k 0.7×	2.6k 1.8×	308 0.7×	79 0.2×	108	5.9k
Heng Liu China	42	4.9k 1.6×	1.7k 0.8×	2.0k 1.4×	81 0.2×	422 1.2×	246	6.5k
Jinbao Zhang China	41	4.6k 1.5×	2.4k 1.1×	2.2k 1.5×	75 0.2×	150 0.4×	175	5.6k
Rui Wen China	54	7.3k 2.4×	594 0.3×	2.2k 1.5×	222 0.5×	466 1.4×	251	9.7k
Xiaobin Niu China	38	3.4k 1.1×	399 0.2×	1.8k 1.3×	358 0.8×	304 0.9×	183	5.1k

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Wang, Zhen, Hao Wang, S. Mukherjee, et al.. (2025). Quantitative Understanding of Charge‐Transfer Exciton Diffusion in Y‐Type Acceptors for Efficient Organic Solar Cells. Advanced Functional Materials. 36(19). 1 indexed citations

Li, Jinyan, Lei Liao, Wen Zhang, et al.. (2025). Tuning ligand defect in porphyrins metal-organic frameworks to boost electrochemiluminescence for sensitive detection of amyloid-β1-42. Chemical Engineering Journal. 516. 164016–164016. 3 indexed citations

He, Wanying, et al.. (2025). Tensile thickness debit effect in Ni-based single-crystal superalloy at elevated temperatures. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences. 310. 111111–111111.

Hu, Jia, et al.. (2025). Tissue engineering strategies for treating intervertebral disc degeneration. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 13. 1582189–1582189.

Deng, Jiawei, Lixuan Kan, Jiali Song, et al.. (2025). Dual‐Compatible Polarity‐switched Small Molecules Enable Auxiliary Charge Generation and Transport Pathways in Organic Solar Cells. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(50). e202517341–e202517341. 1 indexed citations

Wang, Zhen, et al.. (2024). Effect of B2O3 on the viscosity, structure and crystalline phase of CaO–MgO–Al2O3–SiO2–MnO-based high alumina slags. Ceramics International. 50(19). 36615–36621. 12 indexed citations

Xu, Lei, Sunsun Li, Wenchao Zhao, et al.. (2024). Volatile Solid‐Assisted Molecular Assembly Enables Eco‐Friendly Processed Organic Photovoltaic Cells with High Efficiency and Photostability. Advanced Functional Materials. 34(17). 27 indexed citations

Guo, Jing, Yúang Fu, Xiaodan Miao, et al.. (2024). Engineering ultrafast exciton dynamics to boost organic photovoltaic performance. Energy & Environmental Science. 17(22). 8776–8786. 3 indexed citations

Wang, Zhen, Guangchao Han, Kan Ding, et al.. (2024). The role of interfacial donor–acceptor percolation in efficient and stable all-polymer solar cells. Nature Communications. 15(1). 1212–1212. 28 indexed citations

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Hussain, Sabir, et al.. (2024). A bromide substituted 2D additive for stable and efficient perovskite photovoltaics. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 26(13). 10392–10398. 2 indexed citations

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Wang, Zhen, et al.. (2023). Effects of TiO2 on the structural characteristics of CaO–SiO2–Al2O3–TiO2 glass in the same superheat state studied by Raman spectra. Ceramics International. 49(16). 26494–26504. 17 indexed citations

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Wang, Zhen, Xuan Ye, Jianqiao Hu, et al.. (2023). Can electric heating replace contact heating in high-temperature test for nickel base single crystal superalloy?. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 945. 169321–169321. 3 indexed citations

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Zou, Xinhui, Chao Ma, Jianquan Zhang, et al.. (2021). Optically Probing Field-Dependent Charge Dynamics in Non-Fullerene Organic Photovoltaics with Small Interfacial Energy Offsets. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 125(3). 1714–1722. 7 indexed citations

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Wang, Jie, et al.. (2021). In situ scanning–digital image correlation for high-temperature deformation measurement of nickel-based single crystal superalloy. Measurement Science and Technology. 32(8). 84008–84008. 5 indexed citations

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Yu, Han, Siwei Luo, Zhen Wang, et al.. (2020). Incorporation of alkylthio side chains on benzothiadiazole-based non-fullerene acceptors enables high-performance organic solar cells with over 16% efficiency. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 8(44). 23239–23247. 45 indexed citations

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Hussain, Sabir, Boxin Wang, Chen Yang, et al.. (2019). Orientationally engineered 2D/3D perovskite for high efficiency solar cells. Sustainable Energy & Fuels. 4(1). 324–330. 39 indexed citations

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Gao, Yueyue, Zhen Wang, Fengyun Guo, et al.. (2018). An Asymmetrical Polymer Based on Thieno[2,3-f]benzofuran for Efficient Fullerene-Free Polymer Solar Cells. ACS Applied Energy Materials. 1(5). 1888–1892. 21 indexed citations

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Gao, Yueyue, Zhen Wang, Jianqi Zhang, et al.. (2018). Wide-Bandgap Conjugated Polymers Based on Alkylthiofuran-Substituted Benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b′]difuran for Efficient Fullerene-Free Polymer Solar Cells. Macromolecules. 51(7). 2498–2505. 24 indexed citations

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Hong‐Yi, Fan, et al.. (2018). Time Evolution and Temperature Variation of the Squeezing-Chaotic Mixed Two-Mode Optical Field in One-Mode Diffusion Channel. International Journal of Theoretical Physics. 58(3). 663–671. 1 indexed citations

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Gao, Yueyue, Zhen Wang, Jianqi Zhang, et al.. (2018). Two-dimensional benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b′]difuran-based wide bandgap conjugated polymers for efficient fullerene-free polymer solar cells. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 6(9). 4023–4031. 40 indexed citations

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