Zhifang Chai

63.0k total citations · 15 hit papers
1.0k papers, 52.9k citations indexed

About

Zhifang Chai is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhifang Chai has authored 1.0k papers receiving a total of 52.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 473 papers in Materials Chemistry, 448 papers in Inorganic Chemistry and 159 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. Recurrent topics in Zhifang Chai's work include Radioactive element chemistry and processing (375 papers), Chemical Synthesis and Characterization (158 papers) and Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications (154 papers). Zhifang Chai is often cited by papers focused on Radioactive element chemistry and processing (375 papers), Chemical Synthesis and Characterization (158 papers) and Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications (154 papers). Zhifang Chai collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Austria. Zhifang Chai's co-authors include Wei‐Qun Shi, Yuliang Zhao, Li‐Yong Yuan, Shuao Wang, Chunying Chen, Jian‐Hui Lan, Juan Diwu, Weiyue Feng, Lanhua Chen and Qun‐Yan Wu and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Zhifang Chai

1.0k papers receiving 52.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Metal–organic framework-based materials: superior adsorbents for the capture of toxic and radioactive metal ions

2018 1.6k citations Zhifang Chai et al. profile →
A general Lewis acidic etching route for preparing MXenes with enhanced electrochemical performance in non-aqueous electrolyte

2020 1.3k citations Zhifang Chai et al. profile →
Element Replacement Approach by Reaction with Lewis Acidic Molten Salts to Synthesize Nanolaminated MAX Phases and MXenes

2019 1.2k citations Zhifang Chai et al. profile →
Binding of blood proteins to carbon nanotubes reduces cytotoxicity

2011 772 citations Liming Wang, Zhifang Chai et al. profile →
Acute toxicological effects of copper nanoparticles in vivo

2005 719 citations Zhifang Chai et al. profile →
Light‐Triggered Assembly of Gold Nanoparticles for Photothermal Therapy and Photoacoustic Imaging of Tumors In Vivo

2016 496 citations Zhifang Chai et al. profile →
Differential Pd-nanocrystal facets demonstrate distinct antibacterial activity against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria

2018 491 citations Zhifang Chai et al. profile →
Synthesis and Electrochemical Properties of Two-Dimensional Hafnium Carbide

2017 445 citations Wei‐Qun Shi, Zhifang Chai et al. profile →
Recent Advances in Design and Fabrication of Upconversion Nanoparticles and Their Safe Theranostic Applications

2013 427 citations Zhifang Chai et al. profile →
A nitrogen-rich covalent organic framework for simultaneous dynamic capture of iodine and methyl iodide

2020 367 citations Linwei He, Long Chen et al. profile →
Chemical scissor–mediated structural editing of layered transition metal carbides

2023 347 citations Zhifang Chai et al. profile →
Halogenated Ti₃C₂ MXenes with Electrochemically Active Terminals for High-Performance Zinc Ion Batteries

2021 308 citations Zhifang Chai et al. profile →
Ultrafiltration separation of Am(VI)-polyoxometalate from lanthanides

2023 188 citations Hailong Zhang, Kai Li et al. profile →
Confining Ti-oxo clusters in covalent organic framework micropores for photocatalytic reduction of the dominant uranium species in seawater

2023 131 citations Lixi Chen, Xing Dai et al. profile →
Perovskite Scintillators for Improved X‐ray Detection and Imaging

2023 114 citations Yumin Wang, Yumin Wang et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Zhifang Chai China	112	31.1k	19.9k	9.5k	7.8k	5.6k	1.0k	52.9k
Xiangke Wang China	152	36.4k 1.2×	26.2k 1.3×	15.6k 1.6×	14.6k 1.9×	8.6k 1.5×	690	75.4k
Christian Serre France	132	46.7k 1.5×	63.9k 3.2×	9.4k 1.0×	3.4k 0.4×	8.1k 1.4×	485	77.6k
Johan A. Martens Belgium	95	18.7k 0.6×	13.6k 0.7×	4.7k 0.5×	1.9k 0.2×	2.9k 0.5×	653	30.5k
Jing Li China	132	46.6k 1.5×	37.4k 1.9×	8.4k 0.9×	2.1k 0.3×	19.7k 3.5×	2.4k	94.7k
Omar K. Farha United States	157	65.6k 2.1×	73.8k 3.7×	8.6k 0.9×	2.8k 0.4×	14.5k 2.6×	766	100.3k
Tian Lu China	47	20.1k 0.6×	7.8k 0.4×	6.0k 0.6×	1.3k 0.2×	10.5k 1.9×	138	51.8k
Dirk De Vos Belgium	105	22.5k 0.7×	22.5k 1.1×	5.3k 0.6×	1.5k 0.2×	3.7k 0.7×	639	41.1k
Galen D. Stucky United States	139	63.9k 2.1×	20.6k 1.0×	12.2k 1.3×	4.5k 0.6×	15.8k 2.8×	820	98.0k
Shaobin Wang Australia	170	40.0k 1.3×	7.5k 0.4×	19.5k 2.1×	7.6k 1.0×	16.0k 2.9×	1.0k	100.1k
Bo Wang China	104	25.1k 0.8×	19.8k 1.0×	6.1k 0.6×	1.1k 0.1×	13.9k 2.5×	913	48.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhifang Chai

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Shen, Nan‐Nan, Bao Xiao, Yuquan Wang, et al.. (2025). Solution‐Processed High‐Resolution Solid Frisch‐Grid Perovskite Detector for Hard Radiation. Advanced Functional Materials. 35(45).

Cui, Yongjie, et al.. (2025). Manipulating σ‐Hole Interactions in Halogenated Additives for High‐Performance Organic Solar Cells with 19.8 % Efficiency. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(18). e202500085–e202500085. 12 indexed citations

He, Linwei, Baoyu Li, Fuqiang Zhao, et al.. (2024). Task-Driven Tailored Covalent Organic Framework for Dynamic Capture of Trace Radioactive CH₃¹³¹I under High-Flow Rate Conditions. ACS Central Science. 10(11). 2072–2081. 21 indexed citations

Zhang, Simei, Peng Ren, Siyan Liu, et al.. (2023). Efficacious selective separation of U(VI) over Mo(VI) using novel 2,9-diamide-1,10-phenanthroline ligands: Liquid-liquid extraction and coordination chemistry. Chinese Chemical Letters. 34(11). 108440–108440. 19 indexed citations

Chen, Siyu, Jipan Yu, Zhifang Chai, Wei‐Qun Shi, & Li‐Yong Yuan. (2023). Is the sacrificial agent really just a sacrificial agent? A case study on the photocatalytic reduction of U(VI) by alcohols. Chemical Engineering Journal. 460. 141742–141742. 36 indexed citations

Wang, Yumin, Yumin Wang, Ming Li, et al.. (2023). Perovskite Scintillators for Improved X‐ray Detection and Imaging. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 62(38). e202304638–e202304638. 114 indexed citations breakdown →

Wang, Yu‐Min, Gaoyuan Chen, Zibin Zhu, et al.. (2023). Manipulation of Shallow-Trap States in Halide Double Perovskite Enables Real-Time Radiation Dosimetry. ACS Central Science. 9(9). 1827–1834. 14 indexed citations

Lu, Huangjie, Wei Liu, Xia Wang, et al.. (2023). Photochromic Uranyl-Based Coordination Polymer for Quantitative and On-Site Detection of UV Radiation Dose. Inorganic Chemistry. 62(39). 15834–15841. 8 indexed citations

Yang, Liangwei, Zhenyu Li, Linwei He, et al.. (2023). Emergence of a Lanthanide Chalcogenide as an Ideal Scintillator for a Flexible X‐ray Detector. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 62(33). e202306465–e202306465. 22 indexed citations

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Jiang, Shilin, Jian‐Hui Lan, Lin Wang, et al.. (2021). Competitive Coordination of Chloride and Fluoride Anions Towards Trivalent Lanthanide Cations (La³⁺ and Nd³⁺) in Molten Salts. Chemistry - A European Journal. 27(45). 11721–11729. 27 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yugang, Kai Li, Sida Zhang, et al.. (2021). A Trivalent Americium Organic Framework with Decent Structural Stability against Self‐Irradiation. Chinese Journal of Chemistry. 40(7). 801–805. 10 indexed citations

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Zhang, Mingxing, Chengyu Liang, Junchang Chen, et al.. (2021). Intrinsic Semiconducting Behavior in a Large Mixed‐Valent Uranium(V/VI) Cluster. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 60(18). 9886–9890. 51 indexed citations

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Li, Kai, Shu‐Xian Hu, Qing Zou, et al.. (2021). Synthesis and Characterizations of a Plutonium(III) Crown Ether Inclusion Complex. Inorganic Chemistry. 60(12). 8984–8989. 15 indexed citations

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Zhao, Jiating, Xujun Liang, Nali Zhu, et al.. (2020). Immobilization of mercury by nano-elemental selenium and the underlying mechanisms in hydroponic-cultured garlic plant. Environmental Science Nano. 7(4). 1115–1125. 36 indexed citations

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Liang, Chengyu, Shitong Zhang, Liwei Cheng, et al.. (2020). Thermoplastic Membranes Incorporating Semiconductive Metal–Organic Frameworks: An Advance on Flexible X‐ray Detectors. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 59(29). 11856–11860. 79 indexed citations

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Wang, Yumin, Yumin Wang, Xuemiao Yin, et al.. (2019). Gleaming Uranium: An Emerging Emitter for Building X‐ray Scintillators. Chemistry - A European Journal. 26(9). 1900–1905. 23 indexed citations

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Wang, Yaxing, Xuemiao Yin, Wei Liu, et al.. (2018). Innenrücktitelbild: Emergence of Uranium as a Distinct Metal Center for Building Intrinsic X‐ray Scintillators (Angew. Chem. 26/2018). Angewandte Chemie. 130(26). 8031–8031. 1 indexed citations

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Wang, Yangyun, et al.. (2018). Biomineralized Enzyme-Like Cobalt Sulfide Nanodots for Synergetic Phototherapy with Tumor Multimodal Imaging Navigation. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 6(9). 12061–12069. 32 indexed citations

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Liu, Yalan, Ye Guoan, Zhifang Chai, & Wei‐Qun Shi. (2017). Research progress on molten salt electrorefining process by forming aluminum alloys. 39(1). 13–21. 1 indexed citations

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Koeberl, Christian, Th. Ntaflos, G. Kurat, & Zhifang Chai. (1987). Petrology and Geochemistry of the Ningqiang (CV3) Chondrite. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 18. 499. 1 indexed citations

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