Zhien Zhang

14.4k total citations · 10 hit papers
185 papers, 11.5k citations indexed

About

Zhien Zhang is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhien Zhang has authored 185 papers receiving a total of 11.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 107 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 63 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 22 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Zhien Zhang's work include Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies (67 papers), Membrane Separation and Gas Transport (39 papers) and Phase Equilibria and Thermodynamics (28 papers). Zhien Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies (67 papers), Membrane Separation and Gas Transport (39 papers) and Phase Equilibria and Thermodynamics (28 papers). Zhien Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Zhien Zhang's co-authors include Yunfei Yan, Hao Li, Junlei Wang, Ziqiang He, Wenxiang Zhang, Francisco M. Baena‐Moreno, Wenxiang Zhang, Jianchao Cai, Daniil Yurchenko and A.G. Olabi and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and ACS Nano.

In The Last Decade

Zhien Zhang

180 papers receiving 11.3k citations

Hit Papers

Thermal management and temperature uniformity enhancement... 2018 2026 2020 2023 2020 2020 2018 2019 2018 100 200 300 400 500
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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. Thermal management and temperature uniformity enhancement of electronic devices by micro heat sinks: A review
    2020 592 citations Ziqiang He, Yunfei Yan et al. Energy profile →
  2. Recent advances in carbon dioxide utilization
    2020 543 citations Zhien Zhang, Jianchao Cai et al. profile →
  3. High-performance piezoelectric wind energy harvester with Y-shaped attachments
    2018 458 citations Zhien Zhang et al. profile →
  4. A Review on Reverse Osmosis and Nanofiltration Membranes for Water Purification
    2019 437 citations Zhien Zhang et al. profile →
  5. Biomimetic dynamic membrane for aquatic dye removal
    2018 352 citations Zhien Zhang et al. profile →
  6. A review on agro-industrial waste (AIW) derived adsorbents for water and wastewater treatment
    2018 321 citations Zhien Zhang et al. Journal of Environmental Management profile →
  7. Current status of CO2 chemical absorption research applied to CCS: Towards full deployment at industrial scale
    2019 315 citations Zhien Zhang et al. profile →
  8. Efficiency investigation on energy harvesting from airflows in HVAC system based on galloping of isosceles triangle sectioned bluff bodies
    2019 211 citations Zhien Zhang et al. Energy profile →
  9. Harnessing the power of machine learning for carbon capture, utilisation, and storage (CCUS) – a state-of-the-art review
    2021 183 citations Tohid N. Borhani, Zhien Zhang et al. profile →
  10. Towards Negative Emissions: Hydrothermal Carbonization of Biomass for Sustainable Carbon Materials
    2024 99 citations Shijie Yu, Zhien Zhang et al. Advanced Materials profile →

Peers

Zhien Zhang
Comparison fields: 5 of 163
  • Mechanical Engineering 5.4k
  • Biomedical Engineering 3.1k
  • Water Science and Technology 1.7k
  • Materials Chemistry 1.5k
  • Environmental Engineering 1.5k
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Fields of papers citing papers by Zhien Zhang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhien Zhang

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Zhien Zhang. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Zhien Zhang 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 Zhien Zhang. Zhien Zhang 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
# Work Indexed citations
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Bioinspired Bi2MoO6 Electron Bridge and Carbon Nano‐Island Heterojunctions for Enhanced Photothermal Catalytic CO2 Reduction
2025 ·Carbon Energy ·Ziqi Wang, Zhongqing Yang, Jiang He, Yuan Wang, Mingnv Guo, Xuesen Du, (unknown), Zhien Zhang, Hamidreza Arandiyan
2
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The effects of impurities in carbide slag on the morphological evolution of CaCO3 during carbonation
2024 ·Journal of Environmental Management ·Zihe Pan, Chunxia Cao, Bo Wang, Fengjie Zhang, Lin Chen, Jianjun Zhao, Zhien Zhang, Huaigang Cheng
10
3
Efficient solar-driven interfacial evaporation and desalination using simple, salt-resistant, carbon nanotube-based Janus evaporators
2024 ·Energy ·(unknown), (unknown), Suli Wu, (unknown), Xiaohua Liu, Zhien Zhang
21
4
Advances in life cycle assessment of chemical absorption-based carbon capture technologies
2024 ·Separation and Purification Technology ·Pin Wang, Zhiming Liu, Zhen Pan, Judith González-Arias, Liyan Shang, Yan Wang, Zhien Zhang
39
5
Towards Negative Emissions: Hydrothermal Carbonization of Biomass for Sustainable Carbon Materials (Adv. Mater. 18/2024)
2024 ·Advanced Materials ·Shijie Yu, (unknown), Zhien Zhang, Zhuohua Sun, Mengyin Xie, Yongqing Xu, Xuan Bie, Qinghai Li, Yanguo Zhang, Marta Sevilla, Maria‐Magdalena Titirici, Hui Zhou
30
6
Overall numerical simulation of chemical-thermal-electric conversion for an all-in-one thermoelectric generator based on micro scale combustion
2024 ·Energy ·Ziqiang He, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Wenxiang Zhang, Zhien Zhang
6
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Study on the reducible metal oxide carriers to regulate the catalytic reaction performance of CO2 with ethane
2024 ·International Journal of Hydrogen Energy ·Xiuquan Li, Ziqiang He, Congbo Li, (unknown), Jie Chen, (unknown), Fei Wang, Song Huang, Zhien Zhang
1
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Different reactor configurations for enhancement of CO2 methanation
2023 ·Environmental Research ·Eleana Harkou, Sanaa Hafeez, (unknown), Zhien Zhang, Anastasios I. Tsiotsias, Nikolaos D. Charisiou, Maria A. Goula, S.M. Al–Salem, George Manos, Achilleas Constantinou
10
9
Exergoeconomic, exergoenvironmental analysis and multi-objective optimization of a novel combined cooling, heating and power system for liquefied natural gas cold energy recovery
2023 ·Energy ·(unknown), (unknown), Guiyang Ma, Jingxian Yu, Liyan Shang, Zhien Zhang
61
10
Hydrogen production by catalytic aqueous-phase reforming of waste biomass: a review
2023 ·Environmental Chemistry Letters ·Judith González-Arias, Zhien Zhang, Tomás Ramı́rez Reina, J.A. Odriozola
25
11
Modeling the interaction between a new four-bar subsoiling mechanism and red soil using the improved differential evolution algorithm and DEM
2023 ·Computers and Electronics in Agriculture ·Lei Zhang, (unknown), Chuanyu Wu, (unknown), Zhien Zhang
11
12
Sustainable development of energy, water and environmental systems in the changing world
2023 ·Journal of Cleaner Production ·Hrvoje Mikulčić, Jakov Baleta, Zhien Zhang, Jiří Jaromír Klemeš
15
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A review of carbon dioxide sequestration by mineral carbonation of industrial byproduct gypsum
2021 ·Journal of Cleaner Production ·(unknown), Zihe Pan, Huaigang Cheng, Zhien Zhang, Fangqin Cheng
85
14
Gas Capture Processes
2020 ·Processes ·Zhien Zhang, Tohid N. Borhani, Muftah H. El‐Naas, Salman Masoudi Soltani, Yunfei Yan
2
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The critical factors for permeability-formation factor relation in reservoir rocks: Pore-throat ratio, tortuosity and connectivity
2019 ·Energy ·Jianchao Cai, Zhien Zhang, Wei Wei, (unknown), Shuai Li, Peiqiang Zhao
117
16
Advances in Modelling of Heat and Mass Transfer in Porous Materials
2019 ·Advances in Materials Science and Engineering ·Giorgio Pia, Jianchao Cai, Zhien Zhang, Shimin Liu
4
17
Evolution of the spatiotemporal pattern of PM2.5 concentrations in China – A case study from the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region
2018 ·Atmospheric Environment ·Dan Yan, Yalin Lei, Yukun Shi, Qing Zhu, Li Li, Zhien Zhang
196
18
A robust predictive tool for estimating CO 2 solubility in potassium based amino acid salt solutions
2017 ·Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering ·Ebrahim Soroush, (unknown), Mohammad Mesbah, Mashallah Rezakazemi, Zhien Zhang
45
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Hollow fiber membrane contactor absorption of CO2 from the flue gas: Review and perspective
2014 ·Global NEST Journal ·Zhien Zhang, Li Zhang, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)
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Influence of coal properties on the co-combustion characteristics of low-grade coal and city mud
2014 ·Global NEST Journal ·Zhien Zhang, Li Zhang, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)
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