Zhendong Lei

3.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
55 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Zhendong Lei is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhendong Lei has authored 55 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Materials Chemistry, 20 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 13 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Zhendong Lei's work include Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (11 papers), Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (8 papers) and 2D Materials and Applications (7 papers). Zhendong Lei is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (11 papers), Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (8 papers) and 2D Materials and Applications (7 papers). Zhendong Lei collaborates with scholars based in China, Singapore and United States. Zhendong Lei's co-authors include Yong Zhang, Yong Wang, Liang Tang, Weiwei Sun, Jing Zhan, Li‐Ping Lv, Hao Liu, Yi Xu, Qinsi Yang and Siyu Guo and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Advanced Materials and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Zhendong Lei

51 papers receiving 3.1k citations

Hit Papers

Boosting lithium storage in covalent organic framework vi... 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 2024 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. Boosting lithium storage in covalent organic framework via activation of 14-electron redox chemistry
    2018 623 citations Zhendong Lei, Qinsi Yang et al. Nature Communications profile →
  2. Machine learning-guided realization of full-color high-quantum-yield carbon quantum dots
    2024 91 citations Huazhang Guo, Zhendong Lei et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers

Zhendong Lei
Sheng-Yu Chen China
Yu Xiong China
Hu Liu China
Wenhui He China
Juan Yang China
Jinhui Zhang China
Xiaoyan Jin South Korea
Qi Zhao China
Xinzhe Li China
Gang Wang China
Sheng-Yu Chen China
Zhendong Lei
Citations per year, relative to Zhendong Lei Zhendong Lei (= 1×) peers Sheng-Yu Chen

Countries citing papers authored by Zhendong Lei

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zhendong Lei

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhendong Lei

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Zhang, Xiaomeng, Longqian Xu, Shiyu Tian, et al.. (2025). Novel approach based on source separation for conversion of fresh urine to valuable resources in rural villages. 1(1). 100005–100005. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Yue, Hongyu Li, Yang Zong, et al.. (2025). Defect‐Engineered Inert Interfaces on Iron‐Rich Clay Minerals Boost Exclusive Electron Transfer Pathway in Fenton‐Like Reactions. Advanced Functional Materials. 36(2). 2 indexed citations
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Wang, Yue, Hongyu Li, Hao Liu, et al.. (2025). Mechanochemical‐Triggered Confined Coordination of Iron‐Biomass Composites for Efficient Cr(VI) Reduction Under Circumneutral pH Via Accelerated Electron Extraction. Advanced Science. 12(15). e2417368–e2417368. 5 indexed citations
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Ye, Guojie, Zhengwei Zhou, Zhenyu Zhao, et al.. (2024). High-efficient M-NC single-atom catalysts for catalytic ozonation in water purification: Performance and mechanisms. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 477. 135289–135289. 12 indexed citations
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Liu, Wenhui, Bijun Tang, Kai Huang, et al.. (2024). Radiation‐Synthesized Metal–Organic Frameworks with Ligand‐Induced Lewis Pairs for Selective CO2 Electroreduction. Small. 20(52). e2408688–e2408688. 18 indexed citations
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Hou, Chengsi, Shuai Peng, Ke Wu, et al.. (2024). Enhancing selective NH4+ recovery from wastewater using modified zeolite-based flow electrode capacitive deionization. Water Research. 268(Pt A). 122589–122589. 13 indexed citations
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Hou, Weidong, Kai Huang, Huazhang Guo, et al.. (2024). Engineering Built‐In Electric Field Microenvironment of CQDs/g‐C3N4 Heterojunction for Efficient Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction. Advanced Science. 11(28). e2403607–e2403607. 52 indexed citations
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Guo, Huazhang, Kai Huang, Yongqiang Li, et al.. (2024). Nitrogen‐Rich Carbon Dot‐Mediated n→π* Electronic Transition in Carbon Nitride for Superior Photocatalytic Hydrogen Peroxide Production. Advanced Functional Materials. 34(38). 72 indexed citations
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Shen, Xiaoyu, Zeming Wang, Huazhang Guo, et al.. (2023). Solvent Engineering of Oxygen‐Enriched Carbon Dots for Efficient Electrochemical Hydrogen Peroxide Production. Small. 19(43). e2303156–e2303156. 89 indexed citations
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Lei, Zhendong, et al.. (2023). The inhibitory effect and mechanism of theaflavins on fluoride transport and uptake in HIEC-6 cell model. Food and Chemical Toxicology. 178. 113939–113939. 2 indexed citations
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Shen, Xiaoyu, Zeming Wang, Huazhang Guo, et al.. (2023). Solvent Engineering of Oxygen‐Enriched Carbon Dots for Efficient Electrochemical Hydrogen Peroxide Production (Small 43/2023). Small. 19(43). 2 indexed citations
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Lei, Zhendong, Long Liu, Huaping Zhao, et al.. (2020). Nanoelectrode design from microminiaturized honeycomb monolith with ultrathin and stiff nanoscaffold for high-energy micro-supercapacitors. Nature Communications. 11(1). 299–299. 64 indexed citations
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Lei, Zhendong, Ling Xiao, Qingsong Mei, et al.. (2020). An Excitation Navigating Energy Migration of Lanthanide Ions in Upconversion Nanoparticles. Advanced Materials. 32(9). e1906225–e1906225. 115 indexed citations
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Yu, Peng, Zhendong Lei, Chao Zhu, et al.. (2019). Van der Waals negative capacitance transistors. Nature Communications. 10(1). 3037–3037. 208 indexed citations
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Lei, Zhendong, Qinsi Yang, Yi Xu, et al.. (2018). Boosting lithium storage in covalent organic framework via activation of 14-electron redox chemistry. Nature Communications. 9(1). 576–576. 623 indexed citations breakdown →
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Chen, Weidong, Sanlin Lei, Li Xiong, et al.. (2017). Wild-type and mutant p53 differentially modulate miR-124/iASPP feedback following pohotodynamic therapy in human colon cancer cell line. Cell Death and Disease. 8(10). e3096–e3096. 36 indexed citations
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Lei, Zhendong, et al.. (2016). Efficient photocatalytic degradation of ibuprofen in aqueous solution using novel visible-light responsive graphene quantum dot/AgVO3 nanoribbons. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 312. 298–306. 89 indexed citations

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