Zheng Chen

25.9k total citations · 20 hit papers
299 papers, 22.1k citations indexed

About

Zheng Chen is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Automotive Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Zheng Chen has authored 299 papers receiving a total of 22.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 224 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 72 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 67 papers in Automotive Engineering. Recurrent topics in Zheng Chen's work include Advancements in Battery Materials (156 papers), Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (129 papers) and Advanced Battery Technologies Research (66 papers). Zheng Chen is often cited by papers focused on Advancements in Battery Materials (156 papers), Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (129 papers) and Advanced Battery Technologies Research (66 papers). Zheng Chen collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Australia. Zheng Chen's co-authors include Ying Shirley Meng, Zhenan Bao, Yang Shi, Darren H. S. Tan, Shyue Ping Ong, Hongpeng Gao, Ping Liu, Chi Chen, Guanglei Cui and John Holoubek and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Chemical Reviews and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Zheng Chen

283 papers receiving 21.8k citations

Hit Papers

A highly stretchable, transparent, and conductive polymer 2012 2026 2016 2021 2017 2013 2019 2019 2021 400 800 1.2k
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. A highly stretchable, transparent, and conductive polymer
    2017 1.2k citations Zheng Chen et al. profile →
  2. Self-healing chemistry enables the stable operation of silicon microparticle anodes for high-energy lithium-ion batteries
    2013 1.1k citations Zheng Chen et al. profile →
  3. Graph Networks as a Universal Machine Learning Framework for Molecules and Crystals
    2019 876 citations Chi Chen, Zheng Chen et al. Chemistry of Materials profile →
  4. Zinc anode-compatible in-situ solid electrolyte interphase via cation solvation modulation
    2019 805 citations Huayu Qiu, Xiaofan Du et al. profile →
  5. Carbon-free high-loading silicon anodes enabled by sulfide solid electrolytes
    2021 746 citations Darren H. S. Tan, Yu‐Ting Chen et al. Science profile →
  6. High-Performance Sodium-Ion Pseudocapacitors Based on Hierarchically Porous Nanowire Composites
    2012 707 citations Zheng Chen et al. profile →
  7. Tailoring electrolyte solvation for Li metal batteries cycled at ultra-low temperature
    2021 693 citations John Holoubek, Zhaohui Wu et al. profile →
  8. Hydrated Eutectic Electrolytes with Ligand-Oriented Solvation Shells for Long-Cycling Zinc-Organic Batteries
    2020 643 citations Xiaofan Du, Jingwen Zhao et al. profile →
  9. Efficient Direct Recycling of Lithium-Ion Battery Cathodes by Targeted Healing
    2020 538 citations Hongpeng Gao, Haodong Liu et al. profile →
  10. Elucidating Reversible Electrochemical Redox of Li6PS5Cl Solid Electrolyte
    2019 529 citations Darren H. S. Tan, Erik A. Wu et al. profile →
  11. From nanoscale interface characterization to sustainable energy storage using all-solid-state batteries
    2020 520 citations Darren H. S. Tan, Zheng Chen et al. profile →
  12. Hierarchical N-Doped Carbon as CO2 Adsorbent with High CO2 Selectivity from Rationally Designed Polypyrrole Precursor
    2015 432 citations Zheng Chen et al. profile →
  13. Resolving the Compositional and Structural Defects of Degraded LiNixCoyMnzO2 Particles to Directly Regenerate High-Performance Lithium-Ion Battery Cathodes
    2018 387 citations Zheng Chen et al. profile →
  14. Effective regeneration of LiCoO2 from spent lithium-ion batteries: a direct approach towards high-performance active particles
    2018 365 citations Zheng Chen et al. profile →
  15. Promoting H2O2 production via 2-electron oxygen reduction by coordinating partially oxidized Pd with defect carbon
    2020 340 citations Hongpeng Gao, Zheng Chen et al. profile →
  16. Ambient‐Pressure Relithiation of Degraded LixNi0.5Co0.2Mn0.3O2 (0 < x < 1) via Eutectic Solutions for Direct Regeneration of Lithium‐Ion Battery Cathodes
    2019 314 citations Ying Shirley Meng, Zheng Chen et al. Advanced Energy Materials profile →
  17. An All-Fluorinated Ester Electrolyte for Stable High-Voltage Li Metal Batteries Capable of Ultra-Low-Temperature Operation
    2020 301 citations John Holoubek, Zhaohui Wu et al. profile →
  18. A Materials Perspective on Direct Recycling of Lithium‐Ion Batteries: Principles, Challenges and Opportunities
    2023 194 citations Darren H. S. Tan, Hongpeng Gao et al. profile →
  19. Electrolyte design implications of ion-pairing in low-temperature Li metal batteries
    2022 181 citations John Holoubek, Kangwoon Kim et al. Energy & Environmental Science profile →
  20. Grave-to-cradle photothermal upcycling of waste polyesters over spent LiCoO2
    2024 68 citations Zheng Chen et al. profile →

Peers

Zheng Chen
Xing‐Long Wu China
Hui Wu China
Renjie Chen China
Yonggang Yao China
Li Lü Singapore
Karim Zaghib Canada
Po‐Chun Hsu United States
Zi‐Feng Ma China
Wei Lv China
Guangmin Zhou China
Xing‐Long Wu China
Zheng Chen
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zheng Chen

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Zheng Chen. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Zheng Chen 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 Zheng Chen. Zheng Chen 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, Zengqi, Zheng Chen, Jianjun Zhang, et al.. (2025). Accelerating Li+ transport kinetics through ion-selective separators for dendrite-free lithium metal anodes. Journal of Power Sources. 654. 237851–237851.
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Tang, Wei, Junlin Wu, Dong Ju Lee, et al.. (2025). Stable Cycling of Sodium All‐Solid‐State Batteries with High‐Capacity Cathode Presodiation. Advanced Energy Materials. 15(23). 2 indexed citations
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Liu, Jianhui, Yijing Su, Hengrui Jia, et al.. (2025). Development of a dual-layer silica fume-epoxy resin composite coating to enhance durability and interfacial bond for FRP bars in alkaline concrete environments. Construction and Building Materials. 487. 142076–142076. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, C., et al.. (2024). A novel device for investigating the anti-melting loss performance of Ni60A coating on coppery tuyere. Materials Letters. 364. 136299–136299. 2 indexed citations
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Chen, Zheng, Xinwei Guan, Zihang Huang, et al.. (2024). Inhibiting irreversible Zn2+/H+ co-insertion chemistry in aqueous zinc-MoO batteries for enhanced capacity stability. Journal of Energy Chemistry. 102. 98–106. 5 indexed citations
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Lewis, Allana, et al.. (2024). Aqueous co-solvent synthesis of Zeolitic Imidazolate Frameworks: The impact of co-solvents in the crystal growth kinetics. Materials Today Chemistry. 40. 102256–102256. 2 indexed citations
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Han, Xiaoqi, Hongzhu Jiang, Pengzhou Mu, et al.. (2024). Helmholtz Plane Regulation Empowers PF6− Permselectivity Towards High Coulombic Efficiency Dual Ion Battery of 5.5 V. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(1). e202412753–e202412753. 8 indexed citations
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Chen, Yu‐Ting, Jihyun Jang, Jin An Sam Oh, et al.. (2024). Enabling Uniform and Accurate Control of Cycling Pressure for All‐Solid‐State Batteries. Advanced Energy Materials. 14(30). 34 indexed citations
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Li, Dagang, Zheng Chen, Fengqi Zhang, et al.. (2024). Nano-tentacled interconnected channels organic gel for rapid uranium extraction from seawater. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 480. 135784–135784. 7 indexed citations
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Li, Shuhua, et al.. (2024). Discourse on Healthy Cities and Healing Environments. 1(2).
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Zhang, Ping, Fei Wu, Rong Liu, et al.. (2023). Energy evolution and failure characteristics of sandstone under high temperature and acidic solutions. Journal of Central South University. 30(9). 3162–3172. 2 indexed citations
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Mu, Anthony U., Guorui Cai, & Zheng Chen. (2023). Metal–Organic Frameworks for the Enhancement of Lithium‐Based Batteries: A Mini Review on Emerging Functional Designs. Advanced Science. 11(2). e2305280–e2305280. 25 indexed citations
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Li, Dagang, Yaozu Liao, Zheng Chen, et al.. (2023). A 3D hierarchical porous adsorbent constructed by cryo-polymerization for ultrafast uranium harvesting from seawater. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 11(19). 10384–10395. 29 indexed citations
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Cai, Guorui, Amanda A. Chen, Sharon Lin, et al.. (2023). Unravelling Ultrafast Li Ion Transport in Functionalized Metal–Organic Framework-Based Battery Electrolytes. Nano Letters. 23(15). 7062–7069. 16 indexed citations
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Liu, Tingting, Han Wu, Xiaofan Du, et al.. (2022). Water-Locked Eutectic Electrolyte Enables Long-Cycling Aqueous Sodium-Ion Batteries. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 14(29). 33041–33051. 42 indexed citations
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Holoubek, John, Kangwoon Kim, Yijie Yin, et al.. (2022). Electrolyte design implications of ion-pairing in low-temperature Li metal batteries. Energy & Environmental Science. 15(4). 1647–1658. 181 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lu, Guoli, Huayu Qiu, Xiaofan Du, et al.. (2022). Heteroleptic Coordination Polymer Electrolytes Initiated by Lewis-Acidic Eutectics for Solid Zinc–Metal Batteries. Chemistry of Materials. 34(19). 8975–8986. 31 indexed citations
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Tan, Darren H. S., Yu‐Ting Chen, Hedi Yang, et al.. (2021). Carbon-free high-loading silicon anodes enabled by sulfide solid electrolytes. Science. 373(6562). 1494–1499. 746 indexed citations breakdown →
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Chen, Zheng, Kiran Mathew, Chi Chen, et al.. (2018). Automated generation and ensemble-learned matching of X-ray absorption spectra. npj Computational Materials. 4(1). 105 indexed citations

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