Zhen Wen

20.1k total citations · 10 hit papers
265 papers, 17.1k citations indexed

About

Zhen Wen is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Polymers and Plastics and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhen Wen has authored 265 papers receiving a total of 17.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 152 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 109 papers in Polymers and Plastics and 68 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Zhen Wen's work include Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (137 papers), Conducting polymers and applications (105 papers) and Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication (39 papers). Zhen Wen is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (137 papers), Conducting polymers and applications (105 papers) and Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication (39 papers). Zhen Wen collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Zhen Wen's co-authors include Xuhui Sun, Zhong Lin Wang, Hengyu Guo, Yunlong Zi, Min‐Hsin Yeh, Jie Wang, Chenguo Hu, Li Zhu, Yina Liu and Simiao Niu and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Zhen Wen

257 papers receiving 16.8k citations

Hit Papers

Self-powered textile for wearable electronics by hybridiz... 2015 2026 2018 2022 2016 2015 2016 2015 2016 250 500 750
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. Self-powered textile for wearable electronics by hybridizing fiber-shaped nanogenerators, solar cells, and supercapacitors
    2016 764 citations Zhen Wen, Xuhui Sun et al. profile →
  2. Standards and figure-of-merits for quantifying the performance of triboelectric nanogenerators
    2015 735 citations Zhen Wen et al. Nature Communications profile →
  3. Harvesting Low-Frequency (<5 Hz) Irregular Mechanical Energy: A Possible Killer Application of Triboelectric Nanogenerator
    2016 685 citations Zhen Wen et al. ACS Nano profile →
  4. Networks of Triboelectric Nanogenerators for Harvesting Water Wave Energy: A Potential Approach toward Blue Energy
    2015 556 citations Zhen Wen et al. ACS Nano profile →
  5. Effective energy storage from a triboelectric nanogenerator
    2016 441 citations Sihong Wang, Zhen Wen et al. Nature Communications profile →
  6. Liquid-Metal-Based Super-Stretchable and Structure-Designable Triboelectric Nanogenerator for Wearable Electronics
    2018 412 citations Zhen Wen, Hechuang Zheng et al. ACS Nano profile →
  7. A Wrinkled PEDOT:PSS Film Based Stretchable and Transparent Triboelectric Nanogenerator for Wearable Energy Harvesters and Active Motion Sensors
    2018 337 citations Zhen Wen, Yina Liu et al. Advanced Functional Materials profile →
  8. Recent progress in self‐powered multifunctional e‐skin for advanced applications
    2022 162 citations Zhen Wen, Xuhui Sun et al. profile →
  9. A review on thermal runaway warning technology for lithium-ion batteries
    2024 71 citations Dunan Hu, Sheng Huang et al. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews profile →
  10. Passive Isothermal Flexible Sensor Enabled by Smart Thermal‐Regulating Aerogels
    2025 25 citations Yina Liu, Zhen Wen 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 Wen China 71 12.9k 9.1k 4.8k 3.8k 3.2k 265 17.1k
Chi Zhang China 73 13.7k 1.1× 8.6k 0.9× 4.8k 1.0× 2.9k 0.8× 4.3k 1.3× 457 18.1k
Wei Tang China 72 14.0k 1.1× 8.8k 1.0× 3.7k 0.8× 3.0k 0.8× 3.9k 1.2× 276 17.2k
Kun Dai China 77 11.8k 0.9× 8.9k 1.0× 3.7k 0.8× 3.4k 0.9× 3.0k 0.9× 338 19.0k
Jie Wang China 80 17.8k 1.4× 12.7k 1.4× 6.2k 1.3× 6.5k 1.7× 4.6k 1.4× 443 23.9k
Sihong Wang United States 66 20.5k 1.6× 14.6k 1.6× 6.0k 1.3× 4.6k 1.2× 5.4k 1.7× 103 23.8k
Xiangyu Chen China 67 11.3k 0.9× 7.7k 0.8× 3.6k 0.8× 2.6k 0.7× 2.6k 0.8× 379 16.2k
Hyunhyub Ko South Korea 65 10.9k 0.9× 4.2k 0.5× 5.8k 1.2× 2.9k 0.8× 1.6k 0.5× 169 15.5k
Weiqing Yang China 72 12.2k 0.9× 7.5k 0.8× 7.1k 1.5× 5.1k 1.4× 3.5k 1.1× 388 18.9k
Yunlong Zi China 69 15.8k 1.2× 11.1k 1.2× 3.9k 0.8× 4.3k 1.1× 4.4k 1.4× 179 17.6k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhen Wen

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Zhang, Hongming, Lingjie Xie, Ziang Chen, et al.. (2025). Dual nano/micro tip-array based liquid–solid interface for ultrahigh sensitive triboelectric pressure sensors. Nano Energy. 137. 110810–110810. 2 indexed citations
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Wen, Zhen, Guanglong Li, Sibo Wang, et al.. (2025). Effect of C15 Laves phase ratios on hydrogen absorption and desorption properties of Ti0.50-xV0.25CrxNb0.25 (x = 0.15, 0.25, 0.30, and 0.35) multicomponent alloys. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 1018. 179159–179159. 3 indexed citations
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Qin, Xuan, Hongyang Li, Binbin Chu, et al.. (2025). Wearable electrodriven switch actively delivers macromolecular drugs to fundus in non-invasive and controllable manners. Nature Communications. 16(1). 33–33. 6 indexed citations
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Li, Guanglong, Yue Li, Jian Liang, et al.. (2024). Influence of C14 Laves phase and Zr-rich phase interactions on the hydrogen storage properties of Ti32.5V27.5Zr7.5Nb32.5 high entropy hydrogen storage alloy. Intermetallics. 168. 108239–108239. 13 indexed citations
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Zhang, Liming, Zhenqiu Gao, Lei Hao, et al.. (2024). Strain-insensitive stretchable triboelectric tactile sensors via interfacial stress dispersion. Nano Energy. 133. 110482–110482. 5 indexed citations
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Chen, Guanyu, et al.. (2024). Formaldehyde degradation by soft-sliding-electrification-induced air ionization. Nano Energy. 123. 109431–109431. 4 indexed citations
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Hu, Dunan, Sheng Huang, Zhen Wen, Xiuquan Gu, & Jianguo Lü. (2024). A review on thermal runaway warning technology for lithium-ion batteries. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 206. 114882–114882. 71 indexed citations breakdown →
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Yi, Tao, Lie‐Wen Xie, Wei Zhao, et al.. (2024). Surface-enhanced light harvesting over MOF-derived porous ZnO films for highly efficient QDs-based photoelectrochemical hydrogen generation. Green Energy & Environment. 10(6). 1270–1279. 6 indexed citations
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Hao, Lei, Xu Gao, Chun Zhao, et al.. (2024). Intelligent Tribotronic Transistors Toward Tactile Near‐Sensor Computing. Advanced Functional Materials. 35(21). 19 indexed citations
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Zhang, Weifeng, Xuan Qin, Gaocai Li, et al.. (2024). Self-powered triboelectric-responsive microneedles with controllable release of optogenetically engineered extracellular vesicles for intervertebral disc degeneration repair. Nature Communications. 15(1). 5736–5736. 32 indexed citations
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Liang, Jian, Guanglong Li, Xin Ding, et al.. (2023). Effect of C14 Laves/BCC on microstructure and hydrogen storage properties of (Ti32.5V27.5Zr7.5Nb32.5) 1-xFex (x = 0.03, 0.06, 0.09) high entropy hydrogen storage alloys. Journal of Energy Storage. 73. 108852–108852. 27 indexed citations
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Yi, Tao, Dequan Bao, Zhenqiu Gao, et al.. (2023). Lattice Mn2+ doped CdSe/CdS quantum dots for high-performance photoelectrochemical hydrogen evolution. Nano Energy. 113. 108533–108533. 27 indexed citations
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Cheng, Ping Kwong, Shilei Dai, Youdi Liu, et al.. (2023). An intrinsically stretchable power-source system for bioelectronics. Device. 2(1). 100216–100216. 17 indexed citations
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Gao, Zhenqiu, Liming Zhang, Peng Jiang, et al.. (2023). Flexible microfluidic triboelectric sensor for gesture recognition and information encoding. Nano Energy. 113. 108541–108541. 34 indexed citations
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Xie, Lingjie, Li Yin, Yina Liu, et al.. (2022). Interface Engineering for Efficient Raindrop Solar Cell. ACS Nano. 16(4). 5292–5302. 65 indexed citations
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Wang, Bingjin, Gaocai Li, Qianqian Zhu, et al.. (2022). Bone Repairment via Mechanosensation of Piezo1 Using Wearable Pulsed Triboelectric Nanogenerator. Small. 18(30). e2201056–e2201056. 50 indexed citations
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Li, Gaocai, Qianqian Zhu, Bingjin Wang, et al.. (2021). Rejuvenation of Senescent Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stromal Cells by Pulsed Triboelectric Stimulation. Advanced Science. 8(18). e2100964–e2100964. 52 indexed citations
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Wang, Jinqiang, Jihong Shi, Lingjie Xie, et al.. (2020). Transition metal pincer complex based self-healable, stretchable and transparent triboelecctric nanogenerator. Nano Energy. 78. 105348–105348. 28 indexed citations
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Peng, Mingfa, Xinkai Xie, Hechuang Zheng, et al.. (2018). PbS Quantum Dots/2D Nonlayered CdSxSe1–x Nanosheet Hybrid Nanostructure for High-Performance Broadband Photodetectors. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 10(50). 43887–43895. 34 indexed citations
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Peng, Mingfa, Zhen Wen, Mingwang Shao, & Xuhui Sun. (2017). One-dimensional CdSxSe1−x nanoribbons for high-performance rigid and flexible photodetectors. Journal of Materials Chemistry C. 5(30). 7521–7526. 29 indexed citations

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