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Gen 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 Gen Chen sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 134 publications — 9th percentile

9% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Gen 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 Gen Chen sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 211 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 450 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 612 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 612 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 598 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 657 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 667 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 621 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 597 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 610 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 587 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 606 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 533 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 490 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 469 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 378 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 421 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 359 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 323 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 299 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 230 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 210 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 195 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 203 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 175 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 175 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 142 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 121 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 117 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 107 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 88 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 85 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 68 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 62 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 57 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 45 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 49 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 50 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 34 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 38 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 28 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 24 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 33 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 28 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 21 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 20 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 23 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 17 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 12 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 17 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 21 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 13 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 11 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 13 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 4 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 4 scientists 164 D-Index: 3 scientists 165+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 48 D-Index — 17th percentile

17% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Gen Chen is affiliated with Central South University in China and specializes in engineering with a focus on electrical and electronic engineering, renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, materials chemistry, automotive engineering, and electronic, optical and magnetic materials.

Their research portfolio primarily centers around advancements in battery materials and technologies, electrocatalysts for energy conversion, and photocatalysis techniques. Key topics include:

  • Advancements in Battery Materials
  • Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Advanced battery technologies research
  • Advanced Battery Technologies Research
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication

Gen Chen's frequent collaborators include:

  • Xiaohe Liu
  • Ning Zhang
  • Renzhi Ma
  • Hao Wan
  • Zhicheng Zheng

Their work has been published extensively in several journals, with multiple papers appearing in the following venues:

  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Advanced Functional Materials

Significant recent publications include:

  • Self-assembled multilayers direct a buffer interphase for long-life aqueous zinc-ion batteries, 2023, Energy & Environmental Science
  • Zincophilic Electrode Interphase with Appended Proton Reservoir Ability Stabilizes Zn Metal Anodes, 2022, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Metal-Organic Framework Hexagonal Nanoplates: Bottom-up Synthesis, Topotactic Transformation, and Efficient Oxygen Evolution Reaction, 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Dual redox mediators accelerate the electrochemical kinetics of lithium-sulfur batteries, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Triple-function Hydrated Eutectic Electrolyte for Enhanced Aqueous Zinc Batteries, 2023, Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Gen Chen's publications reflect a strong emphasis on materials chemistry and energy-related technologies, contributing to the fields of battery development and catalytic processes. The combination of coauthorships and presence in specialized journals indicates active engagement in interdisciplinary research within engineering and applied chemical sciences.

Best Publications

  • Activating Hematite Nanoplates via Partial Reduction for Electrocatalytic Oxygen Reduction Reaction

    Hao Wan;Menghua Lv;Xiaohe Liu;Gen Chen

  • Manipulating the ion-transfer kinetics and interface stability for high-performance zinc metal anodes

    Xuesong Xie;Shuquan Liang;Jiawei Gao;Shan Guo

  • Pseudocapacitive Sodium Storage in Mesoporous Single-Crystal-like TiO2–Graphene Nanocomposite Enables High-Performance Sodium-Ion Capacitors

    Zaiyuan Le;Fang Liu;Ping Nie;Xinru Li

  • Resolving the Compositional and Structural Defects of Degraded LiNixCoyMnzO2 Particles to Directly Regenerate High-Performance Lithium-Ion Battery Cathodes

    Yang Shi;Gen Chen;Fang Liu;Xiujun Yue

  • Effective regeneration of LiCoO2 from spent lithium-ion batteries: a direct approach towards high-performance active particles

    Yang Shi;Gen Chen;Zheng Chen

  • Anion-Sorbent Composite Separators for High-Rate Lithium-Ion Batteries

    Chen Zhang;Chen Zhang;Li Shen;Li Shen;Jianqiang Shen;Fang Liu

  • Nanoscale Engineering of Heterostructured Anode Materials for Boosting Lithium-Ion Storage

    Gen Chen;Litao Yan;Hongmei Luo;Shaojun Guo

  • Facile synthesis, magnetic and microwave absorption properties of Fe3O4/polypyrrole core/shell nanocomposite

    Yongbo Li;Gen Chen;Qihou Li;Guanzhou Qiu

  • Reduced Graphene Oxide Wrapped FeS Nanocomposite for Lithium-Ion Battery Anode with Improved Performance

    Ling Fei;Qianglu Lin;Bin Yuan;Gen Chen

  • Recent advances in nanostructured Nb-based oxides for electrochemical energy storage

    Litao Yan;Litao Yan;Xianhong Rui;Gen Chen;Weichuan Xu

  • Constructing Conductive Interfaces between Nickel Oxide Nanocrystals and Polymer Carbon Nitride for Efficient Electrocatalytic Oxygen Evolution Reaction

    Chengan Liao;Baopeng Yang;Ning Zhang;Min Liu

  • Graphene Caging Silicon Particles for High-Performance Lithium-Ion Batteries.

    Ping Nie;Ping Nie;Ping Nie;Zaiyuan Le;Gen Chen;Dan Liu

  • A Ternary Molten Salt Approach for Direct Regeneration of LiNi0.5 Co0.2 Mn0.3 O2 Cathode.

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  • Metal-Organic Framework Hexagonal Nanoplates: Bottom-up Synthesis, Topotactic Transformation, and Efficient Oxygen Evolution Reaction.

    Yifan Lin;Hao Wan;Dan Wu;Gen Chen

  • Phase-Transfer Ligand Exchange of Lead Chalcogenide Quantum Dots for Direct Deposition of Thick, Highly Conductive Films

    Qianglu Lin;Hyeong Jin Yun;Wenyong Liu;Hyung Jun Song

  • Dual redox mediators accelerate the electrochemical kinetics of lithium-sulfur batteries.

    Fang Liu;Geng Sun;Hao Bin Wu;Gen Chen

  • Engineering of carbon and other protective coating layers for stabilizing silicon anode materials

    Fenglin Wang;Gen Chen;Ning Zhang;Xiaohe Liu

  • Layered Metal Hydroxides and Their Derivatives: Controllable Synthesis, Chemical Exfoliation, and Electrocatalytic Applications

    Gen Chen;Hao Wan;Wei Ma;Ning Zhang

  • Ultrafine Nb2O5 Nanocrystal Coating on Reduced Graphene Oxide as Anode Material for High Performance Sodium Ion Battery.

    Litao Yan;Gen Chen;Swagotom Sarker;Stephanie Richins

  • Oxygen Production of Modified Core–Shell CuO@ZrO2 Nanocomposites by Microwave Radiation to Alleviate Cancer Hypoxia for Enhanced Chemo-Microwave Thermal Therapy

    Zengzhen Chen;Meng Niu;Gen Chen;Qiong Wu

  • A-site Excessive (La0.8Sr0.2)1+xMnO3 Perovskite Oxides for Bifunctional Oxygen Catalyst in Alkaline Media

    Weichuan Xu;Nicholas Apodaca;Haizhen Wang;Litao Yan

Frequent Co-Authors

Xiaohe Liu
Xiaohe Liu Central South University
Renzhi Ma
Renzhi Ma National Institute for Materials Science
Hongmei Luo
Hongmei Luo New Mexico State University
Guanzhou Qiu
Guanzhou Qiu Central South University
Wei Ma
Wei Ma Xi'an Jiaotong University
Yunfeng Lu
Yunfeng Lu University of California, Los Angeles
Shuguang Deng
Shuguang Deng Arizona State University
Hao Bin Wu
Hao Bin Wu Zhejiang University
Shuquan Liang
Shuquan Liang Central South University
Min Liu
Min Liu Central South University

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