Zhongtao Chen

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
56 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Zhongtao Chen is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhongtao Chen has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Materials Chemistry, 14 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 11 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Zhongtao Chen's work include Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (11 papers), Polymer composites and self-healing (8 papers) and Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis (6 papers). Zhongtao Chen is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (11 papers), Polymer composites and self-healing (8 papers) and Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis (6 papers). Zhongtao Chen collaborates with scholars based in China, Hong Kong and Denmark. Zhongtao Chen's co-authors include Xinli Guo, Weijie Zhang, Yuhong Zhao, Yuanyuan Liu, Yanmei Zheng, Xuan Tang, Yao Zhang, Yixuan Wang, Yuguo Ma and Litao Sun and has published in prestigious journals such as Macromolecules, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental and Carbon.

In The Last Decade

Zhongtao Chen

53 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

Sulfur-doped g-C3N4/rGO porous nanosheets for highly effi... 2019 2026 2021 2023 2019 100 200 300 400
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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. Sulfur-doped g-C3N4/rGO porous nanosheets for highly efficient photocatalytic degradation of refractory contaminants
    2019 407 citations Yanmei Zheng, Yuanyuan Liu et al. Journal of Material Science and Technology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Zhongtao Chen China 23 908 603 579 426 393 56 2.0k
Rongwen Lu China 24 1.2k 1.4× 824 1.4× 375 0.6× 242 0.6× 514 1.3× 77 2.4k
Jing Ning China 26 1.4k 1.6× 651 1.1× 1.2k 2.1× 657 1.5× 219 0.6× 59 2.7k
Xiaofang Li China 22 806 0.9× 983 1.6× 712 1.2× 155 0.4× 177 0.5× 61 2.0k
Bing Yuan China 23 706 0.8× 670 1.1× 1.1k 1.9× 248 0.6× 490 1.2× 119 2.4k
Xuhui Feng United States 30 1.5k 1.6× 1.1k 1.8× 846 1.5× 205 0.5× 136 0.3× 78 2.9k
Chepuri R.K. Rao India 20 690 0.8× 252 0.4× 869 1.5× 1.1k 2.7× 249 0.6× 70 2.7k
Tong Wu China 33 1.1k 1.2× 1.3k 2.1× 1.1k 1.8× 414 1.0× 250 0.6× 118 3.0k
Tingting Cheng China 27 1.1k 1.2× 742 1.2× 739 1.3× 1.0k 2.4× 149 0.4× 79 2.7k
Hui Lü China 26 1.6k 1.8× 358 0.6× 605 1.0× 334 0.8× 164 0.4× 76 2.3k
Xuefeng Ren China 30 1.7k 1.9× 2.1k 3.6× 1.8k 3.1× 316 0.7× 227 0.6× 98 3.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Zhongtao Chen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zhongtao Chen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhongtao Chen

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

All Works

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Mao, Chen, et al.. (2025). Highly sensitive mechanochromism and high-contrast multicolor switching in epoxy nanocomposites for stress visualization and damage monitoring. Composites Science and Technology. 267. 111184–111184. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Yan, Lin Zhou, Huan Zhang, et al.. (2024). Vitrimer composites based on aligned graphite flakes: Accelerated and anisotropic stress relaxation and malleability. Polymer. 295. 126764–126764. 1 indexed citations
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Cheng, Lei, Zhongtao Chen, & Yik‐Chung Wu. (2023). Bayesian Tensor Decomposition for Signal Processing and Machine Learning.
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Chen, Mao, Shuyi Duan, Lin Zhou, et al.. (2023). Recyclable polymer-bonded explosives enabled by thiol-cured disulfide-based epoxy vitrimers. Polymer. 276. 125949–125949. 14 indexed citations
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Cheng, Lei, Zhongtao Chen, Qingjiang Shi, Yik‐Chung Wu, & Sergios Theodoridis. (2022). Towards Flexible Sparsity-Aware Modeling: Automatic Tensor Rank Learning Using the Generalized Hyperbolic Prior. IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing. 70. 1834–1849. 26 indexed citations
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Wu, Yeping, Zhongtao Chen, Mao Chen, et al.. (2021). Biomimetic epoxy adhesive capable of large-scale preparation: From structural underwater bonding to hydrothermal durability. Chemical Engineering Journal. 431. 134011–134011. 33 indexed citations
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Li, Xin, et al.. (2019). Intelligent Fault Detection System for State Grid IoT Equipment Based on Edge Computing. 2019 IEEE 3rd International Electrical and Energy Conference (CIEEC). 1434–1439. 2 indexed citations
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Chen, Zhongtao, Xinli Guo, Yuanyuan Liu, et al.. (2019). Facile preparation of graphene nanowalls/EVA hybrid film for ultraflexible transparent electrodes. Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry. 23(5). 1473–1480. 3 indexed citations
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Liu, Yuanyuan, Xinli Guo, Zhongtao Chen, et al.. (2019). The IV period transition metal modified carbon@TiO2 nanoflower with high photo-electrochemical water oxidation performance under solar irradiation. Applied Surface Science. 493. 795–806. 3 indexed citations
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Lü, Meng Kai, Chaofeng Zhu, Zhongtao Chen, & Meiling Shi. (2018). Ca10Na(PO4)7: Eu2+, Mn2+ phosphors for ultraviolet light emitting diodes. Polyhedron. 153. 139–144. 8 indexed citations
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Chen, Zhongtao, Xinli Guo, Long Zhu, et al.. (2018). Direct growth of graphene on vertically standing glass by a metal-free chemical vapor deposition method. Journal of Material Science and Technology. 34(10). 1919–1924. 20 indexed citations
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Zhu, Long, Xinli Guo, Yuanyuan Liu, et al.. (2018). High-performance Cu nanoparticles/three-dimensional graphene/Ni foam hybrid for catalytic and sensing applications. Nanotechnology. 29(14). 145703–145703. 19 indexed citations
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Zhao, Li, Xinli Guo, Yuanyuan Liu, et al.. (2017). Investigation of dispersion behavior of GO modified by different water reducing agents in cement pore solution. Carbon. 127. 255–269. 149 indexed citations
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Xu, Di, et al.. (2017). Synergistic effect and fluorination effect in ethylene polymerization by nickel phenoxyiminato catalysts. Chinese Journal of Polymer Science. 36(2). 244–251. 12 indexed citations
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Chen, Zhongtao, Yi Du, Zhongfu Li, Dandan Sun, & Chaofeng Zhu. (2015). Synthesis of black pigments containing chromium from leather sludge. Ceramics International. 41(8). 9455–9460. 29 indexed citations
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