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Materials Science
UK
2022

D-Index & Metrics

Electronics and Electrical Engineering

D-Index
74
Citations
16038
World Ranking
731
National Ranking
32

Materials Science

D-Index
74
Citations
15984
World Ranking
3720
National Ranking
154

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2022 - Research.com Materials Science in United Kingdom Leader Award

Overview

George Chen is affiliated with the University of Southampton in the United Kingdom and has contributed extensively to research in engineering and materials science. Their main research focuses on high voltage insulation, dielectric phenomena, and advanced materials related to energy storage and electrical applications.

The scientist has actively published in areas intersecting engineering and materials chemistry, with a significant portion of their work covering biomedical engineering and electrical and electronic engineering. Their subfields also extend to polymers and plastics, as well as astronomy and astrophysics.

Chen's recent research publications include:

  • High-temperature polyimide dielectric materials for energy storage: theory, design, preparation and properties (2021, Energy & Environmental Science)
  • High-temperature energy storage polyimide dielectric materials: polymer multiple-structure design (2022, Materials Today Energy)
  • Rising of Dynamic Polyimide Materials: A Versatile Dielectric for Electrical and Electronic Applications (2023, Advanced Materials)
  • Dynamic Sustainable Polyimide Film Combining Hardness with Softness via a "Mimosa-Like" Bionic Strategy (2022, Advanced Materials)
  • Surface flashover in 50 years: Theoretical models and competing mechanisms (2023, High Voltage)

Frequent co-authors in their collaborative work include Jun-Wei Zha, Ming-Sheng Zheng, Baoquan Wan, Zhi-Min Dang, and Thomas Andritsch. These collaborations highlight sustained partnerships within their research community.

Their publications mainly appear in the following venues:

  • IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation
  • High Voltage
  • IET conference proceedings.
  • IET Nanodielectrics
  • Advanced Materials

The primary research topics addressed by George Chen cover:

  • High voltage insulation and dielectric phenomena
  • Dielectric materials and actuators
  • Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
  • Power Transformer Diagnostics and Insulation
  • Lightning and Electromagnetic Phenomena
  • Synthesis and properties of polymers
  • Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials

Best Publications

  • High-Temperature Polyimide Dielectric Materials for Energy Storage: Theory, Design, Preparation and Properties

    Xue-Jie Liu;Ming-Sheng Zheng;George Chen;Zhi-Min Dang

  • ROR1 is expressed in human breast cancer and associated with enhanced tumor-cell growth

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  • Short-term breakdown and long-term failure in nanodielectrics: a review

    Shengtao Li;Guilai Yin;G Chen;Jianying Li

  • Review of high voltage direct current cables

    George Chen;Miao Hao;Zhiqiang Xu;Alun Vaughan

  • Charge trapping and detrapping in polymeric materials

    George Chen;Zhiqiang Xu

  • A comparative study of physicochemical, dielectric and thermal properties of pressboard insulation impregnated with natural ester and mineral oil

    Ruijin Liao;Jian Hao;George Chen;Zhiqin Ma

  • Effect of polyethylene interface on space charge formation

    G. Chen;Y. Tanaka;T. Takada;L. Zhong

  • Space charge formation and its modified electric field under applied voltage reversal and temperature gradient in XLPE cable

    M. Fu;L.A. Dissado;G. Chen;J.C. Fothergill

  • Electrodes and charge injection in low-density polyethylene using the pulsed electroacoustic technique

    G. Chen;T.Y.G. Tay;A.E. Davies;Y. Tanaka

  • Space charge behavior in multi-layer oil-paper insulation under different DC voltages and temperatures

    Chao Tang;G Chen;M Fu;Rui-jin Liao

  • Charge trapping and detrapping in polymeric materials: Trapping parameters

    Tian-chun Zhou;George Chen;Rui-jin Liao;Zhiqiang Xu

  • Origin of thickness dependent dc electrical breakdown in dielectrics

    George Chen;Junwei Zhao;Shengtao Li;Lisheng Zhong

  • Partial discharge behavior within a spherical cavity in a solid dielectric material as a function of frequency and amplitude of the applied voltage

    H Illias;G Chen;P L Lewin

  • Electrical treeing characteristics in XLPE power cable insulation in frequency range between 20 and 500 Hz

    G. Chen;C. Tham

  • Propagation mechanism of electrical tree in XLPE cable insulation by investigating a double electrical tree structure

    Xiaoquan Zheng;G. Chen

  • Linking traps to dielectric breakdown through charge dynamics for polymer nanocomposites

    Shengtao Li;Daomin Min;Weiwang Wang;George Chen

  • Influence of thermal treatment and residues on space charge accumulation in XLPE for DC power cable application

    M. Fu;G. Chen;L.A. Dissado;J.C. Fothergill

  • High-temperature energy storage polyimide dielectric materials: polymer multiple-structure design

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  • ac aging and space-charge characteristics in low-density polyethylene polymeric insulation

    G. Chen;M. Fu;X. Z. Liu;L. S. Zhong

  • Nanodielectrics: opportunities and challenges

    K. Y. Lau;A. S. Vaughan;G. Chen

  • On the space charge and DC breakdown behavior of polyethylene/silica nanocomposites

    K. Y. Lau;A. S. Vaughan;G. Chen;I. L. Hosier

  • A new model for surface potential decay of corona-charged polymers

    George Chen

  • High-temperature polyimide dielectric materials for energy storage

    Jun-Wei Zha;Xue-Jie Liu;Yaya Tian;Zhi-Min Dang

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul Lewin
Paul Lewin University of Southampton
Hazlee Azil Illias
Hazlee Azil Illias University of Malaya
Shengtao Li
Shengtao Li Xi'an Jiaotong University
Zhi-Min Dang
Zhi-Min Dang Tsinghua University
Hazlie Mokhlis
Hazlie Mokhlis University of Malaya
Jun-Wei Zha
Jun-Wei Zha University of Science and Technology Beijing
L.A. Dissado
L.A. Dissado University of Leicester
M. R. Adams
M. R. Adams University of Illinois at Chicago
Ab Halim Abu Bakar
Ab Halim Abu Bakar University of Malaya
Stephen J. Beebe
Stephen J. Beebe Old Dominion University

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