Zhenhua Ni

30.3k total citations · 12 hit papers
296 papers, 23.8k citations indexed

About

Zhenhua Ni is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhenhua Ni has authored 296 papers receiving a total of 23.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 220 papers in Materials Chemistry, 141 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 86 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Zhenhua Ni's work include 2D Materials and Applications (118 papers), Graphene research and applications (99 papers) and Perovskite Materials and Applications (62 papers). Zhenhua Ni is often cited by papers focused on 2D Materials and Applications (118 papers), Graphene research and applications (99 papers) and Perovskite Materials and Applications (62 papers). Zhenhua Ni collaborates with scholars based in China, Singapore and Bangladesh. Zhenhua Ni's co-authors include Zexiang Shen, Ting Yu, Haiyan Nan, Kian Ping Loh, Han Zhang, Yu Wang, Qiaoliang Bao, Yuan Ping Feng, Ding Yuan Tang and Wenhui Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

Zhenhua Ni

276 papers receiving 23.2k citations

Hit Papers

Atomic‐Layer Graphene as a Saturable Absorber for Ultrafa... 2007 2026 2013 2019 2009 2008 2008 2014 2013 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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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. Atomic‐Layer Graphene as a Saturable Absorber for Ultrafast Pulsed Lasers
    2009 2.2k citations Zhenhua Ni et al. profile →
  2. Uniaxial Strain on Graphene: Raman Spectroscopy Study and Band-Gap Opening
    2008 1.3k citations Zhenhua Ni et al. profile →
  3. Raman spectroscopy and imaging of graphene
    2008 1.2k citations Zhenhua Ni et al. profile →
  4. Strong Photoluminescence Enhancement of MoS2 through Defect Engineering and Oxygen Bonding
    2014 1.1k citations Haiyan Nan, Zhenhua Ni et al. profile →
  5. Hopping transport through defect-induced localized states in molybdenum disulphide
    2013 995 citations Haiyan Nan, Zhenhua Ni et al. Nature Communications profile →
  6. Graphene Thickness Determination Using Reflection and Contrast Spectroscopy
    2007 955 citations Zhenhua Ni et al. profile →
  7. Broadband graphene polarizer
    2011 886 citations Zhenhua Ni et al. profile →
  8. Two-dimensional antimonene single crystals grown by van der Waals epitaxy
    2016 825 citations Zhenhua Ni et al. Nature Communications profile →
  9. Two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides: interface and defect engineering
    2018 713 citations Zehua Hu, Zhangting Wu et al. Chemical Society Reviews profile →
  10. Probing Layer Number and Stacking Order of Few‐Layer Graphene by Raman Spectroscopy
    2009 672 citations Zhenhua Ni et al. profile →
  11. Raman Studies of Monolayer Graphene: The Substrate Effect
    2008 639 citations Zhenhua Ni, Wei Chen et al. profile →
  12. High-sensitivity, high-speed, broadband mid-infrared photodetector enabled by a van der Waals heterostructure with a vertical transport channel
    2025 48 citations Wenhui Wang, Zhenliang Hu et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Zhenhua Ni China 66 17.5k 11.5k 6.2k 5.2k 3.3k 296 23.8k
Timothy J. Booth Denmark 31 20.7k 1.2× 8.9k 0.8× 7.8k 1.3× 4.8k 0.9× 3.6k 1.1× 84 25.0k
Artem Mishchenko United Kingdom 43 18.9k 1.1× 9.8k 0.9× 4.1k 0.7× 5.4k 1.0× 2.3k 0.7× 88 23.1k
Barbaros Özyilmaz Singapore 55 18.8k 1.1× 10.1k 0.9× 7.4k 1.2× 5.7k 1.1× 2.7k 0.8× 99 23.3k
Peter Blake United Kingdom 24 19.4k 1.1× 9.9k 0.9× 8.8k 1.4× 5.2k 1.0× 3.3k 1.0× 46 24.6k
Li Yang China 58 15.8k 0.9× 7.7k 0.7× 3.7k 0.6× 4.2k 0.8× 2.6k 0.8× 286 19.3k
Arend M. van der Zande United States 39 16.4k 0.9× 8.7k 0.8× 5.4k 0.9× 4.3k 0.8× 1.7k 0.5× 100 20.1k
F. Schedin United Kingdom 29 25.6k 1.5× 12.0k 1.0× 8.8k 1.4× 7.1k 1.4× 4.5k 1.3× 59 31.1k
Deji Akinwande United States 65 17.3k 1.0× 11.4k 1.0× 5.9k 1.0× 2.8k 0.5× 2.1k 0.6× 306 23.4k
Hailin Peng China 79 15.0k 0.9× 11.4k 1.0× 4.7k 0.8× 3.0k 0.6× 4.2k 1.3× 291 22.1k
Ping‐Heng Tan China 65 17.1k 1.0× 10.1k 0.9× 3.5k 0.6× 3.6k 0.7× 2.5k 0.7× 261 20.9k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Qian, Linbo, Shuwei Shen, Hangyu Li, et al.. (2025). Mechanistic insights into sulfidated zero-valent iron with oxalic acid on Cr(VI) removal: Synergy of electron selectivity and transfer. Chemical Engineering Journal. 511. 161902–161902. 4 indexed citations
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Wang, Chenglin, Haiyan Nan, Qianqian Wu, et al.. (2025). High Responsivity, Wide Spectral Range, Large Anisotropy Ratio, and Self-Driven Detection of MoS2/BP Heterostructure with Interfacial Regulation. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 17(20). 30019–30028. 3 indexed citations
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Liu, Xingsi, Xianghong Kong, Weixin Liu, et al.. (2025). Metaphotonic photodetectors for direct Stokes quantification. Nature Electronics. 8(11). 1099–1107. 1 indexed citations
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Wu, Gang-Zhou, Lingfang Li, Shihua Chen, et al.. (2025). Ultraflat Soliton Microcombs in Driven Quadratic-Kerr Nonlinear Microresonators. Physical Review Letters. 135(11). 113801–113801.
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Yin, Tingting, Xiaowen Liang, Yuqing Huang, et al.. (2025). Engineering Colloidal Quasi-2D Quantum Wells for High-Performance Room-Temperature Single-Photon Sources. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 147(38). 34540–34547.
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Zhang, Zucheng, Junqing Xu, Dingli Guo, et al.. (2025). Gate-driven band modulation hyperdoping for high-performance p-type 2D semiconductor transistors. Science. 388(6752). 1183–1188. 6 indexed citations
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Wang, Chenglin, Qianqian Wu, Qilei Xu, et al.. (2024). High-quality MoS2 monolayers with largely enhanced electrical properties by plasma-treated SiO2/Si substrates based chemical vapor deposition. Applied Surface Science. 655. 159693–159693. 6 indexed citations
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Ni, Zhenhua, et al.. (2024). Fire safety performance of functional vegetated green building systems: A comprehensive review. Journal of Building Engineering. 98. 111200–111200. 2 indexed citations
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Zhong, Fan, et al.. (2024). Multidimensional photodetection of light fields based on metasurfaces or two-dimensional materials. Applied Physics Letters. 124(14). 3 indexed citations
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Liu, Shande, Jiawen Lv, Peifu Wang, et al.. (2024). High-output ∼3 μ m MIR pulsed laser enabled by surface state regulation in PtTe2 optical switch. Applied Physics Letters. 124(21). 14 indexed citations
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Tang, Xiao, Qi Hao, Xiangyu Hou, et al.. (2024). Exploring and Engineering 2D Transition Metal Dichalcogenides toward Ultimate SERS Performance. Advanced Materials. 36(19). e2312348–e2312348. 68 indexed citations
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Zheng, Ting, Xin Wei, Yan Zhang, et al.. (2024). Ozone Intercalation of Transition Metal Dichalcogenide Heterostructures Enhances Photoluminescence Efficiency for Potential Light Emitters. ACS Applied Nano Materials. 7(2). 1598–1605. 1 indexed citations
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Zhou, Jun, et al.. (2024). Highly sensitive MoS2 photodetector on polarized thin-film lithium niobate with extremely low dark current. Modern Physics Letters B. 39(10). 1 indexed citations
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Jiang, Hao, Wenyu Guo, Yan Zhang, et al.. (2024). Metasurface-enabled broadband multidimensional photodetectors. Nature Communications. 15(1). 8347–8347. 40 indexed citations
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Xiong, Yu‐An, Zi‐Jie Feng, Qiang Pan, et al.. (2023). Volume‐Confined Fabrication of Large‐Scale Single‐Crystalline Molecular Ferroelectric Thin Films and Their Applications in 2D Materials. Advanced Science. 11(4). e2305016–e2305016. 6 indexed citations
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Liu, Tianqi, Yuanzhe Li, Xu Han, et al.. (2023). Silver nanoparticle-induced enhancement of light extraction in two-dimensional light-emitting diodes. Optics Letters. 48(16). 4372–4372. 3 indexed citations
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Zhang, Hao, Hao Huang, Xingce Fan, et al.. (2019). Ultrasonic exfoliated ReS 2 nanosheets: fabrication and use as co-catalyst for enhancing photocatalytic efficiency of TiO 2 nanoparticles under sunlight. Nanotechnology. 30(18). 184001–184001. 27 indexed citations
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Hu, Zehua, Zhangting Wu, Cheng Han, et al.. (2018). Two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides: interface and defect engineering. Chemical Society Reviews. 47(9). 3100–3128. 713 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zhang, Chunwei, Weiyu Chen, Yi Tao, et al.. (2017). Electron contributions to the heat conduction across Au/graphene/Au interfaces. Carbon. 115. 665–671. 29 indexed citations
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Wang, Jiaxian, Chang Cui, Haiyan Nan, et al.. (2017). Graphene Sheet-Induced Global Maturation of Cardiomyocytes Derived from Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 9(31). 25929–25940. 56 indexed citations

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