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D-Index
50
Citations
6543
World Ranking
10363
National Ranking
2909

Aifan Chen publication distribution in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Materials Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Aifan Chen sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 99 publications — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more.

Aifan Chen D-index placement in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Aifan Chen sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 50 D-Index — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.

Overview

Aifan Chen is affiliated with Beijing University of Chemical Technology in China. Their research spans several interconnected fields centered on materials science, engineering, and energy applications.

The main fields of study for Aifan Chen include:

  • Engineering
  • Materials Science
  • Energy

Within these areas, the scientist focuses on key subfields such as:

  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Bioengineering

The core topics of their work revolve around:

  • Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies
  • Copper-based nanomaterials and applications
  • Analytical Chemistry and Sensors
  • ZnO doping and properties
  • Transition Metal Oxide Nanomaterials

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Aifan Chen include:

  • Ruixian Luo
  • Dianqing Li
  • Yingying Zhao
  • Shouli Bai

Publications by Aifan Chen have appeared in a range of scientific venues, with some journals having multiple articles published:

  • Journal of Colloid and Interface Science
  • Sensors and Actuators B Chemical
  • International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
  • Journal of Alloys and Compounds
  • Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers

Recent notable papers include:

  • WO3-ZnFe2O4 heterojunction and rGO decoration synergistically improve the sensing performance of triethylamine, 2021, Sensors and Actuators B Chemical
  • Synthesis of novel BiVO4/Cu2O heterojunctions for improving BiVO4 towards NO2 sensing properties, 2020, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science
  • rGO decorated NiO-BiVO4 heterojunction for detection of NO2 at low temperature, 2020, Sensors and Actuators B Chemical
  • Reduced graphene oxide decorated SnO2/BiVO4 photoanode for photoelectrochemical water splitting, 2020, Journal of Alloys and Compounds
  • A novel rGO-decorated ZnO/BiVO4 heterojunction for the enhancement of NO2 sensing properties, 2020, Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers

The scientist's work largely focuses on developing and improving nanomaterials and heterojunction structures for gas sensing and photocatalytic applications. Techniques such as reduced graphene oxide (rGO) decoration and various oxide heterojunctions are recurrent themes in their research output.

Best Publications

  • Low-temperature hydrothermal synthesis of WO3 nanorods and their sensing properties for NO2

    Shouli Bai;Kewei Zhang;Ruixian Luo;Dianqing Li

  • Fabricating of Fe2O3/BiVO4 heterojunction based photoanode modified with NiFe-LDH nanosheets for efficient solar water splitting

    Shouli Bai;Shouli Bai;Haomiao Chu;Xu Xiang;Ruixian Luo

  • Different morphologies of ZnO nanorods and their sensing property

    Bai Shouli;Chen Liangyuan;Li Dianqing;Yang Wensheng

  • Quantum-sized ZnO nanoparticles: Synthesis, characterization and sensing properties for NO2

    Shouli Bai;Jingwei Hu;Dianqing Li;Ruixian Luo

  • Improvement of TiO2 photocatalytic properties under visible light by WO3/TiO2 and MoO3/TiO2 composites

    Shouli Bai;Haiyan Liu;Jianhua Sun;Ye Tian

  • Mechanism enhancing gas sensing and first-principle calculations of Al-doped ZnO nanostructures

    Shouli Bai;Teng Guo;Yangbo Zhao;Ruixian Luo

  • Synthesis mechanism and gas-sensing application of nanosheet-assembled tungsten oxide microspheres

    Shouli Bai;Kewei Zhang;Liangshi Wang;Jianhua Sun;Jianhua Sun

  • Synthesis of SnO2–CuO heterojunction using electrospinning and application in detecting of CO

    Shouli Bai;Wentao Guo;Jianhua Sun;Jianhua Sun;Jiao Li

  • Polyaniline@SnO2 heterojunction loading on flexible PET thin film for detection of NH3 at room temperature

    Shouli Bai;Yanli Tian;Meng Cui;Jianhua Sun;Jianhua Sun

  • Preparation, characterization of WO3-SnO2 nanocomposites and their sensing properties for NO2

    Shouli Bai;Dianqing Li;Dongmei Han;Ruixian Luo

  • Synthesis of MoO3/reduced graphene oxide hybrids and mechanism of enhancing H2S sensing performances

    Shouli Bai;Chao Chen;Ruixian Luo;Aifan Chen

  • An Integrating Photoanode of WO3/Fe2O3 Heterojunction Decorated with NiFe-LDH to Improve PEC Water Splitting Efficiency

    Shouli Bai;Xiaojun Yang;Chengyao Liu;Xu Xiang

  • Facile synthesis and gas sensing properties of tubular hierarchical ZnO self-assembled by porous nanosheets

    Faying Fan;Pinggui Tang;Yuanyuan Wang;Yongjun Feng

  • Ultrasensitive room temperature NH3 sensor based on a graphene–polyaniline hybrid loaded on PET thin film

    Shouli Bai;Yangbo Zhao;Jianhua Sun;Jianhua Sun;Ye Tian

  • Synthesis of ZnO–SnO2 nanocomposites by microemulsion and sensing properties for NO2

    Chen Liangyuan;Bai Shouli;Zhou Guojun;Li Dianqing

  • On the construction of hollow nanofibers of ZnO-SnO2 heterojunctions to enhance the NO2 sensing properties

    Shouli Bai;Shouli Bai;Hang Fu;Yingying Zhao;Ke Tian

  • Facile Synthesis and Acetone Sensing Performance of Hierarchical SnO2 Hollow Microspheres with Controllable Size and Shell Thickness

    Jiao Li;Pinggui Tang;Jiajun Zhang;Yongjun Feng

  • Sensing performance and mechanism of Fe-doped ZnO microflowers

    Shouli Bai;Teng Guo;Yangbo Zhao;Jianhua Sun

  • Synthesis of ZnO nanorods and its application in NO2 sensors

    Shouli Bai;Xin Liu;Dianqing Li;Song Chen

  • Preparation of polypyrrole@WO3 hybrids with p-n heterojunction and sensing performance to triethylamine at room temperature

    Jianhua Sun;Jianhua Sun;Xin Shu;Yanli Tian;Zhangfa Tong

  • Intrinsic characteristic and mechanism in enhancing H2S sensing of Cd-doped α-MoO3 nanobelts

    Shouli Bai;Chao Chen;Dongfeng Zhang;Ruixian Luo

  • Two-step electrodeposition to fabricate the p–n heterojunction of a Cu2O/BiVO4 photoanode for the enhancement of photoelectrochemical water splitting

    Shouli Bai;Jingchao Liu;Meng Cui;Ruixian Luo

  • Preparation of conducting films based on α-MoO 3 /PANI hybrids and their sensing properties to triethylamine at room temperature

    Shouli Bai;Yanhong Zhao;Jianhua Sun;Jianhua Sun;Zhangfa Tong

  • Gas sensing properties of Cd-doped ZnO nanofibers synthesized by the electrospinning method

    Shouli Bai;Song Chen;Yangbo Zhao;Teng Guo

Frequent Co-Authors

Shouli Bai
Shouli Bai Beijing University of Chemical Technology
Ruixian Luo
Ruixian Luo Beijing University of Chemical Technology
Dianqing Li
Dianqing Li Beijing University of Chemical Technology
Chung-Chiun Liu
Chung-Chiun Liu Case Western Reserve University
Ning Han
Ning Han KU Leuven
Yuan Lin
Yuan Lin University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

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