Zhen Zhou

51.7k total citations · 20 hit papers
622 papers, 46.0k citations indexed

About

Zhen Zhou is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhen Zhou has authored 622 papers receiving a total of 46.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 395 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 227 papers in Materials Chemistry and 119 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Zhen Zhou's work include Advancements in Battery Materials (242 papers), Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (204 papers) and Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication (78 papers). Zhen Zhou is often cited by papers focused on Advancements in Battery Materials (242 papers), Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (204 papers) and Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication (78 papers). Zhen Zhou collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Puerto Rico. Zhen Zhou's co-authors include Xu Zhang, Zhongfang Chen, Qing Tang, Pan‐Wen Shen, Yu Jing, Dihua Wu, Jinping Wei, Liwei Su, Zihe Zhang and Zhaojun Xie and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Chemical Society Reviews and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Zhen Zhou

588 papers receiving 45.4k citations

Hit Papers

Are MXenes Promising Anode Materials for Li Ion Ba... 2002 2026 2010 2018 2012 2008 2015 2016 2013 500 1000 1.5k
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. Are MXenes Promising Anode Materials for Li Ion Batteries? Computational Studies on Electronic Properties and Li Storage Capability of Ti3C2 and Ti3C2X2 (X = F, OH) Monolayer
    2012 1.9k citations Zhen Zhou et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  2. MoS2 Nanoribbons: High Stability and Unusual Electronic and Magnetic Properties
    2008 873 citations Zhen Zhou, Zhongfang Chen et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  3. Recent advances in MXene: Preparation, properties, and applications
    2015 832 citations Xu Zhang, Zhen Zhou et al. profile →
  4. S‐Doped N‐Rich Carbon Nanosheets with Expanded Interlayer Distance as Anode Materials for Sodium‐Ion Batteries
    2016 713 citations Zhen Zhou et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  5. Recent progress in high-voltage lithium ion batteries
    2013 699 citations Zhen Zhou et al. profile →
  6. Graphene-analogous low-dimensional materials
    2013 659 citations Zhen Zhou et al. profile →
  7. MXene-based materials for electrochemical energy storage
    2017 648 citations Xu Zhang, Zhen Zhou et al. profile →
  8. Metallic VS2 Monolayer: A Promising 2D Anode Material for Lithium Ion Batteries
    2013 629 citations Zhen Zhou, Zhongfang Chen et al. profile →
  9. Towards practical lithium-metal anodes
    2020 625 citations Yongan Yang, Zhen Zhou et al. profile →
  10. Graphene-related nanomaterials: tuning properties by functionalization
    2013 596 citations Zhen Zhou, Zhongfang Chen et al. profile →
  11. The Influence of Carboxyl Groups on the Photoluminescence of Mercaptocarboxylic Acid-Stabilized CdTe Nanoparticles
    2002 530 citations Zhen Zhou et al. profile →
  12. Spin Gapless Semiconductor−Metal−Half-Metal Properties in Nitrogen-Doped Zigzag Graphene Nanoribbons
    2009 492 citations Zhen Zhou, Zhongfang Chen et al. profile →
  13. Li ion battery materials with core–shell nanostructures
    2011 488 citations Zhen Zhou et al. profile →
  14. Recent Breakthroughs in Supercapacitors Boosted by Nitrogen‐Rich Porous Carbon Materials
    2017 402 citations Zhen Zhou et al. profile →
  15. Atomic Interface Engineering and Electric‐Field Effect in Ultrathin Bi2MoO6 Nanosheets for Superior Lithium Ion Storage
    2017 400 citations Zhen Zhou et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  16. Metal–Organic Frameworks (MOFs) and MOF-Derived Materials for Energy Storage and Conversion
    2018 390 citations Xu Zhang, Zhen Zhou et al. profile →
  17. Frenkel-defected monolayer MoS2 catalysts for efficient hydrogen evolution
    2022 289 citations Jie Xu, Gonglei Shao et al. Nature Communications profile →
  18. What is the Real Origin of the Activity of Fe–N–C Electrocatalysts in the O2 Reduction Reaction? Critical Roles of Coordinating Pyrrolic N and Axially Adsorbing Species
    2022 236 citations Xu Hu, Letian Chen et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  19. Non‐Metal Ion Co‐Insertion Chemistry in Aqueous Zn/MnO2 Batteries
    2021 228 citations Xu Zhang, Zhen Zhou et al. profile →
  20. Oxygen Reduction Kinetics of Fe–N–C Single Atom Catalysts Boosted by Pyridinic N Vacancy for Temperature-Adaptive Zn–Air Batteries
    2024 133 citations Zhen Zhou et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society 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 Zhou China 117 29.8k 23.0k 10.6k 10.5k 4.2k 622 46.0k
Jianmin Ma China 108 26.0k 0.9× 10.9k 0.5× 11.1k 1.0× 9.5k 0.9× 4.2k 1.0× 472 36.4k
Qingyu Yan Singapore 125 35.9k 1.2× 23.4k 1.0× 19.1k 1.8× 14.0k 1.3× 3.6k 0.9× 565 53.8k
Shi‐Gang Sun China 105 29.8k 1.0× 14.9k 0.6× 8.9k 0.8× 22.4k 2.1× 4.8k 1.1× 841 46.0k
Bing−Joe Hwang Taiwan 93 28.2k 0.9× 11.1k 0.5× 6.5k 0.6× 11.0k 1.0× 6.5k 1.6× 588 37.5k
Dong Su United States 126 34.9k 1.2× 22.4k 1.0× 12.1k 1.1× 29.2k 2.8× 3.5k 0.8× 615 56.9k
John Wang Singapore 108 31.1k 1.0× 18.5k 0.8× 21.6k 2.0× 13.0k 1.2× 2.7k 0.7× 576 47.9k
Hailiang Wang United States 86 31.9k 1.1× 19.3k 0.8× 9.4k 0.9× 26.7k 2.5× 2.2k 0.5× 301 49.6k
Yuyan Shao United States 88 33.7k 1.1× 10.6k 0.5× 9.3k 0.9× 14.5k 1.4× 5.8k 1.4× 179 40.9k
Jim Yang Lee Singapore 104 22.5k 0.8× 18.4k 0.8× 13.6k 1.3× 8.4k 0.8× 2.4k 0.6× 382 38.5k
Gang Chen China 90 17.2k 0.6× 15.0k 0.7× 7.0k 0.7× 16.3k 1.6× 1.4k 0.3× 547 30.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhen Zhou

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Han, Jiale, et al.. (2025). Recent advances in metal–organic frameworks for Li–O 2 batteries: advantages, challenges, and innovative design. Materials Horizons. 12(20). 8334–8350. 1 indexed citations
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Ruan, Jian-zhi, et al.. (2025). High-performance flocculant from g-C₃N₄-mediated cross-linking of chitosan and polyacrylamide for turbid water treatment. Carbohydrate Polymer Technologies and Applications. 12. 101033–101033.
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Yin, Luming, Letian Chen, Yanbang Li, et al.. (2025). Size- and crystallinity-dependent oxygen vacancy engineering to modulate Fe active sites for enhanced reversible nitrogen fixation in Lithium-nitrogen batteries. Energy storage materials. 76. 104171–104171. 1 indexed citations
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Hu, Xu, Yuxuan Wang, Yaying Dou, et al.. (2025). Toward Practical Photo‐Assisted Li‐O 2 Batteries: a Four‐Electron Pathway Enabled by Ru‐Doped β‐MnO 2. Advanced Materials. 37(34). e2507891–e2507891. 3 indexed citations
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Wang, Rui, Chunyu Tian, Tao Li, et al.. (2025). Designing PEO‐Based Electrolytes via Entropy‐Enthalpy Engineering for High‐Voltage Solid‐State Lithium Metal Batteries. Advanced Functional Materials. 36(9). 3 indexed citations
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Zhou, Zhen, Lvkang Shen, Qiankun Zhang, et al.. (2025). Observation of tunable terahertz optical response in nanoscale lithium ferrite driven by magnetic field and laser. Journal of Materiomics. 11(6). 101068–101068. 2 indexed citations
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Wei, Jiang, Runlin Ma, Xu Zhang, et al.. (2025). Screening functionalized Ti 3 C 2 MXenes as promising anode candidates for alkali metal ion batteries. Chemical Communications. 61(90). 17621–17624.
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Zhou, Zhen, et al.. (2024). Study on the effect of Ni-modified biochar-based catalysts on the steam reforming process of biomass and plastics for hydrogen production. Journal of the Energy Institute. 119. 101960–101960. 7 indexed citations
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Yang, Zhendong, Bin Tang, Xinyu Yu, et al.. (2024). Advancing solid-state sodium batteries: Status quo of sulfide-based solid electrolytes. Materials Today. 80. 429–449. 21 indexed citations
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Ma, Wei, Jiahao Yao, Fang Xie, et al.. (2024). Optimizing electronic structure through point defect engineering for enhanced electrocatalytic energy conversion. Green Energy & Environment. 10(1). 109–131. 14 indexed citations
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Li, Minghui, et al.. (2024). Unleashing the potential of Li–O2 batteries with electronic modulation and lattice strain in pre-lithiated electrocatalysts. Chemical Science. 15(33). 13209–13217. 5 indexed citations
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Shao, Gonglei, Changfei Jing, Zhinan Ma, et al.. (2024). Dynamic coordination engineering of 2D PhenPtCl2 nanosheets for superior hydrogen evolution. Nature Communications. 15(1). 385–385. 34 indexed citations
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Sun, Chenyang, et al.. (2024). Catalytic pyrolysis of wheat straw based on dual catalyst CaO/ZSM-5 with acid washing and torrefaction pretreatment to enhance aromatic yield in bio-oils. Journal of the Energy Institute. 117. 101836–101836. 5 indexed citations
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Li, Tao, Zhen Zhou, Jun Tao, et al.. (2023). High contribution of new particle formation to ultrafine particles in four seasons in an urban atmosphere in south China. The Science of The Total Environment. 889. 164202–164202. 8 indexed citations
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Jiang, Haoyang, Junqing Liu, Bin Tang, et al.. (2023). Regulation Mechanism on A Bilayer Li2O‐Rich Interface between Lithium Metal and Garnet‐Type Solid Electrolytes. Advanced Functional Materials. 34(4). 14 indexed citations
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Tang, Bin, et al.. (2023). How Does Stacking Pressure Affect the Performance of Solid Electrolytes and All‐Solid‐State Lithium Metal Batteries?. Energy & environment materials. 7(4). 44 indexed citations
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Mehmood, Rashid, Wenjun Fan, Xu Hu, et al.. (2023). Confirming High-Valent Iron as Highly Active Species of Water Oxidation on the Fe, V-Coupled Bimetallic Electrocatalyst: In Situ Analysis of X-ray Absorption and Mössbauer Spectroscopy. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 145(22). 12206–12213. 68 indexed citations
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Zhang, Shi‐Yuan, Zhongyan Wang, Jie Gao, et al.. (2019). A Gadolinium(III) Zeolite-like Metal-Organic-Framework-Based Magnetic Resonance Thermometer. Chem. 5(6). 1609–1618. 47 indexed citations

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