Zixuan Chen

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
14 papers, 925 citations indexed

About

Zixuan Chen is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Catalysis and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Zixuan Chen has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 925 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Materials Chemistry, 5 papers in Catalysis and 4 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Zixuan Chen's work include MXene and MAX Phase Materials (7 papers), Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (5 papers) and Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies (4 papers). Zixuan Chen is often cited by papers focused on MXene and MAX Phase Materials (7 papers), Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (5 papers) and Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies (4 papers). Zixuan Chen collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, France and Australia. Zixuan Chen's co-authors include Christoph R. Müller, Alexey Fedorov, Paula M. Abdala, Athanasia Tsoukalou, Denis A. Kuznetsov, Оlga V. Safonova, Agnieszka Kierzkowska, Priyank V. Kumar, Hui Zhou and Pierre Florian and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Zixuan Chen

12 papers receiving 904 citations

Hit Papers

Engineering the Cu/Mo2CTx... 2021 2026 2022 2024 2021 50 100 150 200
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. Engineering the Cu/Mo2CTx (MXene) interface to drive CO2 hydrogenation to methanol
    2021 239 citations Hui Zhou, Zixuan Chen et al. Nature Catalysis profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Zixuan Chen Switzerland 9 740 503 275 259 96 14 925
Pallavi Bothra United States 13 438 0.6× 376 0.7× 218 0.8× 280 1.1× 58 0.6× 14 659
Jianing Mao China 17 419 0.6× 681 1.4× 275 1.0× 355 1.4× 46 0.5× 56 891
Xuxu Ye China 8 716 1.0× 606 1.2× 227 0.8× 339 1.3× 124 1.3× 9 1.0k
Nuoya Yang United States 10 586 0.8× 399 0.8× 334 1.2× 325 1.3× 95 1.0× 11 835
Rafia Ahmad Saudi Arabia 16 390 0.5× 298 0.6× 150 0.5× 258 1.0× 41 0.4× 29 643
Kristin Werner Germany 12 615 0.8× 218 0.4× 133 0.5× 335 1.3× 85 0.9× 13 760
Milutin Smiljanić Serbia 18 415 0.6× 1.1k 2.3× 536 1.9× 416 1.6× 45 0.5× 45 1.3k
Chuanchuan Jin China 10 637 0.9× 268 0.5× 132 0.5× 359 1.4× 110 1.1× 12 819
Lanlu Lu China 10 504 0.7× 783 1.6× 488 1.8× 95 0.4× 76 0.8× 27 1.1k
Sabrina Younan United States 9 483 0.7× 806 1.6× 443 1.6× 132 0.5× 62 0.6× 10 997

Countries citing papers authored by Zixuan Chen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zixuan Chen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zixuan Chen

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

All Works

14 of 14 papers shown
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Chen, Zixuan, Matthias R. Becker, Alexander V. Yakimov, et al.. (2025). Local Structure and Surface Acidity of Overlayers Prepared by Atomic Layer Deposition of Silica on Alumina. Chemistry of Materials. 37(19). 7974–7986.
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Meng, Ling, Ekaterina V. Pokochueva, Zixuan Chen, et al.. (2024). Contrasting Metallic (Rh0) and Carbidic (2D-Mo2C MXene) Surfaces in Olefin Hydrogenation Provides Insights on the Origin of the Pairwise Hydrogen Addition. ACS Catalysis. 14(16). 12500–12511. 6 indexed citations
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Chen, Zixuan, Muhammad Zubair, Alexander V. Yakimov, et al.. (2023). Nature of GaOx Shells Grown on Silica by Atomic Layer Deposition. Chemistry of Materials. 35(18). 7475–7490. 12 indexed citations
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Chen, Zixuan, Alexander I. Serykh, Agnieszka Kierzkowska, et al.. (2023). Reversible transformation of sub-nanometer Ga-based clusters to isolated [4]Ga(4Si) sites creates active centers for propane dehydrogenation. Catalysis Science & Technology. 14(2). 379–390. 3 indexed citations
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Chen, Zixuan, Scott R. Docherty, Pierre Florian, et al.. (2022). From ethene to propene (ETP) on tailored silica–alumina supports with isolated Ni(ii) sites: uncovering the importance of surface nickel aluminate sites and the carbon-pool mechanism. Catalysis Science & Technology. 12(19). 5861–5868. 6 indexed citations
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Kim, Sung Min, Andaç Armutlulu, Wei‐Chih Liao, et al.. (2021). Structural insight into an atomic layer deposition (ALD) grown Al 2 O 3 layer on Ni/SiO 2 : impact on catalytic activity and stability in dry reforming of methane. Catalysis Science & Technology. 11(23). 7563–7577. 22 indexed citations
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Zhou, Hui, Zixuan Chen, Erwin Lam, et al.. (2021). Engineering the Cu/Mo2CTx (MXene) interface to drive CO2 hydrogenation to methanol. Nature Catalysis. 4(10). 860–871. 239 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zhou, Hui, Zixuan Chen, Athanasia Tsoukalou, et al.. (2021). Two-dimensional molybdenum carbide 2D-Mo2C as a superior catalyst for CO2 hydrogenation. Nature Communications. 12(1). 5510–5510. 150 indexed citations
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Kaushik, Monu, César Leroy, Zixuan Chen, et al.. (2021). Atomic-Scale Structure and Its Impact on Chemical Properties of Aluminum Oxide Layers Prepared by Atomic Layer Deposition on Silica. Chemistry of Materials. 33(9). 3335–3348. 27 indexed citations
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Kuznetsov, Denis A., Zixuan Chen, Paula M. Abdala, et al.. (2021). Single-Atom-Substituted Mo2CTx:Fe-Layered Carbide for Selective Oxygen Reduction to Hydrogen Peroxide: Tracking the Evolution of the MXene Phase. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 143(15). 5771–5778. 91 indexed citations
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Kuznetsov, Denis A., Zixuan Chen, Priyank V. Kumar, et al.. (2020). Single Site Substitution in 2D Molybdenum Carbide: Applications in Electrocatalysis. ECS Meeting Abstracts. MA2020-02(38). 2401–2401.
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Kuznetsov, Denis A., Zixuan Chen, Priyank V. Kumar, et al.. (2019). Single Site Cobalt Substitution in 2D Molybdenum Carbide (MXene) Enhances Catalytic Activity in the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 141(44). 17809–17816. 336 indexed citations

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