Zhen Wei

6.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
130 papers, 5.4k citations indexed

About

Zhen Wei is a scholar working on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Materials Chemistry and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhen Wei has authored 130 papers receiving a total of 5.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 65 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 61 papers in Materials Chemistry and 49 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Zhen Wei's work include Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (54 papers), Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors (21 papers) and Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (21 papers). Zhen Wei is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (54 papers), Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors (21 papers) and Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (21 papers). Zhen Wei collaborates with scholars based in China, Hong Kong and Canada. Zhen Wei's co-authors include Yongfa Zhu, Wenqing Yao, Di Liu, Meili Liu, Zijian Zhang, Hongwei Tan, Wenlu Li, David Lee Phillips, Weiqin Wei and Wenjiao Luo and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Zhen Wei

123 papers receiving 5.3k citations

Hit Papers

Efficient visible-light-driven selective oxygen reduction... 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 2021 2025 200 400 600
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. Efficient visible-light-driven selective oxygen reduction to hydrogen peroxide by oxygen-enriched graphitic carbon nitride polymers
    2018 627 citations Zhen Wei, Meili Liu et al. profile →
  2. Steering Electron–Hole Migration Pathways Using Oxygen Vacancies in Tungsten Oxides to Enhance Their Photocatalytic Oxygen Evolution Performance
    2021 422 citations Zhen Wei, Wenlu Li et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  3. Functional Groups‐Regulated Organic Semiconductors for Efficient Artificial Photosynthesis of Hydrogen Peroxide
    2025 30 citations Zhen Wei, Derek Hao 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 Wei China 39 4.1k 3.4k 2.1k 464 396 130 5.4k
Pengfei Xia China 27 5.5k 1.3× 5.0k 1.4× 2.7k 1.3× 467 1.0× 290 0.7× 51 6.4k
Jun Ke China 42 4.0k 1.0× 4.1k 1.2× 2.1k 1.0× 504 1.1× 572 1.4× 97 6.1k
Ujjwal Pal India 38 2.7k 0.7× 3.2k 0.9× 1.3k 0.6× 324 0.7× 725 1.8× 155 5.0k
Tingting Sun China 33 2.8k 0.7× 1.7k 0.5× 2.3k 1.1× 496 1.1× 663 1.7× 141 4.8k
Can Yang China 41 5.2k 1.3× 5.0k 1.5× 2.5k 1.2× 639 1.4× 544 1.4× 156 7.1k
Guan Zhang China 41 3.0k 0.7× 2.7k 0.8× 1.2k 0.6× 288 0.6× 751 1.9× 147 5.1k
Rui Yang China 38 2.0k 0.5× 1.9k 0.6× 1.9k 0.9× 737 1.6× 445 1.1× 138 4.6k
Elisa I. García‐López Italy 42 4.3k 1.1× 3.5k 1.0× 933 0.4× 283 0.6× 868 2.2× 99 5.7k
Qiuju Li China 32 1.8k 0.4× 1.8k 0.5× 1.7k 0.8× 333 0.7× 218 0.6× 108 3.8k
Fang Deng China 47 4.9k 1.2× 4.0k 1.2× 2.2k 1.0× 363 0.8× 424 1.1× 104 6.8k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhen Wei

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All Works

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Wei, Zhen, Jing Lin, Yuxi Liu, et al.. (2025). Photon-phonon synergistically driven 3D CoO/MDCF photothermal catalytic oxidation of toluene. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 381. 125876–125876.
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Bai, Xiaojuan, et al.. (2025). Hydrogen-bond-regulated hierarchical porous organic polymers for enhanced photocatalytic H 2 O 2 production. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 13(28). 22761–22771. 2 indexed citations
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Jiang, Haokun, Jiakang Zhang, Peng Cheng, et al.. (2025). Synergistic Strategy of Anion and Cation at the SnO 2 /Perovskite Interface Constructing Efficient and Stable Solar Cells. Small. 21(15). e2500240–e2500240. 3 indexed citations
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Wei, Zhen, Xu Zhang, Xianjie Chen, et al.. (2025). Cobalt Single Atom‐Enhanced Photocatalysis: Hetero‐Phase Elemental Phosphorus for Visible Light Hydrogen Production from Pure Water Splitting. Advanced Functional Materials. 35(38). 8 indexed citations
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Li, Xiao, Lanxin Li, Zhen Wei, et al.. (2025). Oxygen-crosslinker effect on the electrochemical performance of coal tar pitch based porous carbon for aqueous Zn-ion storage. Chemical Engineering Science. 316. 121963–121963. 3 indexed citations
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Zhu, Yi, Zhen Wei, Yu Du, et al.. (2025). The double-edged sword of flame retardants in building cables: fire suppression vs. arc hazard amplification. Polymer Degradation and Stability. 241. 111619–111619.
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Bai, Xiaojuan, et al.. (2025). N-heterocyclic COFs regulate p-π conjugation to realize electron acceleration effect and achieve self-Fenton degradation of chloramphenicol. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 378. 125564–125564. 4 indexed citations
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Cui, Yuming, Qian Chu, Zhizhou Chen, et al.. (2024). Biomass nanostructure: Cattail leaves derived-porous carbon with high electrochemical performance for Zn-ion hybrid supercapacitors. Diamond and Related Materials. 148. 111489–111489. 4 indexed citations
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Dong, Yi, Wei Zhang, Zhuofeng Hu, et al.. (2024). Advancing CO2 to CH4 conversion: The pivotal role of RuCu alloy in crystalline red phosphorus photocatalysis. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 357. 124347–124347. 10 indexed citations
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Wei, Weiqin, Zhen Wei, Hong Yuan, et al.. (2024). Fine-tuning N-doped species of C catalysts for 98% current efficiency of electrocatalytic decarboxylation into hindered ether. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(3). 291–299. 5 indexed citations
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Li, Wenlu, Zhen Wei, Derek Hao, et al.. (2024). Coupling Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production with Key Oxidation Reactions. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 63(50). e202416039–e202416039. 69 indexed citations
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Zhang, Wei, Yun Hau Ng, Zhuofeng Hu, et al.. (2024). Transforming Red Phosphorus Photocatalysis: Dual Roles of Pre‐Anchored Ru Single Atoms in Defect and Interface Engineering. Angewandte Chemie. 136(45). 4 indexed citations
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Wang, Kaiwen, Xu Zhang, Yang Wang, et al.. (2024). Synergistic Defect Sites and CoOx Nanoclusters in Polymeric Carbon Nitride for Enhanced Photocatalytic H2O2 Production. ACS Catalysis. 14(14). 10893–10903. 52 indexed citations
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Chu, Qian, Zhizhou Chen, Can Xie, et al.. (2024). Jackfruit waste derived oxygen-self-doped porous carbon for aqueous Zn-ion supercapacitors. Journal of Power Sources. 629. 235931–235931. 12 indexed citations
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Wei, Zhen, et al.. (2024). Influence of sulfonic acid doping during polypyrrole electrodeposition on the corrosion protection for AA2024-T3. Advanced Composites and Hybrid Materials. 8(1). 2 indexed citations
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Li, Wenlu, Zhen Wei, Yuqiang Sheng, et al.. (2023). Dual Cocatalysts Synergistically Promote Perylene Diimide Polymer Charge Transfer for Enhanced Photocatalytic Water Oxidation. ACS Energy Letters. 8(6). 2652–2660. 60 indexed citations
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Han, Shaojie, Yonggao Xia, Zhen Wei, et al.. (2015). A comparative study on the oxidation state of lattice oxygen among Li₁.₁₄Ni₀.₁₃₆Co₀.₁₃₆Mn₀.₅₄₄O₂, Li₂MnO₃, LiNi₀.₅Co₀.₂Mn₀.₃O₂ and LiCoO₂ for the initial charge–discharge. Journal of Materials Chemistry. 1 indexed citations

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