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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 115 630 553 105 101 1019 52127
Engineering and Technology 117 61 57 10 10 1354 59621

Kefa Cen publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Kefa Cen between 1989 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Kefa Cen published across 37 years, from 1989 to 2025, averaging 39.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 117 publications in 2015. 23 of the 1,446 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
25 50 75 100
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1989 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 117. Peak 117 publications in 2015. 1989: 1 publication 1990: 2 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 2 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 6 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 7 publications 1998: 10 publications 1999: 8 publications 2000: 5 publications 2001: 11 publications 2002: 10 publications 2003: 21 publications 2004: 36 publications 2005: 27 publications 2006: 26 publications 2007: 70 publications 2008: 67 publications 2009: 69 publications 2010: 54 publications 2011: 71 publications 2012: 64 publications 2013: 74 publications 2014: 101 publications 2015: 117 publications 2016: 108 publications 2017: 114 publications 2018: 83 publications 2019: 96 publications 2020: 52 publications 2021: 51 publications 2022: 31 publications 2023: 25 publications 2024: 17 publications 2025: 6 publications
1989 2025

1,446 publications in total across all disciplines

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Kefa Cen: publications per year, 1989 to 2025
Year Publications
1989 1
1990 2
1991 1
1992 2
1993 0
1994 1
1995 6
1996 2
1997 7
1998 10
1999 8
2000 5
2001 11
2002 10
2003 21
2004 36
2005 27
2006 26
2007 70
2008 67
2009 69
2010 54
2011 71
2012 64
2013 74
2014 101
2015 117
2016 108
2017 114
2018 83
2019 96
2020 52
2021 51
2022 31
2023 25
2024 17
2025 6
Total 1,446
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Kefa Cen publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kefa Cen sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 78 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 804+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 457. Most scientists, 457, have 148–157 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 804+ publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 20 scientists 48–57 publications: 35 scientists 58–67 publications: 96 scientists 68–77 publications: 135 scientists 78–87 publications: 190 scientists 88–97 publications: 259 scientists 98–107 publications: 283 scientists 108–117 publications: 369 scientists 118–127 publications: 341 scientists 128–137 publications: 386 scientists 138–147 publications: 372 scientists 148–157 publications: 457 scientists 158–167 publications: 415 scientists 168–177 publications: 407 scientists 178–187 publications: 421 scientists 188–197 publications: 378 scientists 198–207 publications: 403 scientists 208–217 publications: 317 scientists 218–227 publications: 346 scientists 228–237 publications: 321 scientists 238–247 publications: 260 scientists 248–257 publications: 280 scientists 258–267 publications: 240 scientists 268–277 publications: 214 scientists 278–287 publications: 242 scientists 288–297 publications: 203 scientists 298–307 publications: 166 scientists 308–317 publications: 154 scientists 318–327 publications: 175 scientists 328–337 publications: 159 scientists 338–347 publications: 99 scientists 348–357 publications: 131 scientists 358–367 publications: 106 scientists 368–377 publications: 118 scientists 378–387 publications: 97 scientists 388–397 publications: 108 scientists 398–407 publications: 82 scientists 408–417 publications: 71 scientists 418–427 publications: 64 scientists 428–437 publications: 55 scientists 438–447 publications: 54 scientists 448–457 publications: 60 scientists 458–467 publications: 47 scientists 468–477 publications: 40 scientists 478–487 publications: 30 scientists 488–497 publications: 29 scientists 498–507 publications: 38 scientists 508–517 publications: 40 scientists 518–527 publications: 32 scientists 528–537 publications: 23 scientists 538–547 publications: 28 scientists 548–557 publications: 23 scientists 558–567 publications: 19 scientists 568–577 publications: 16 scientists 578–587 publications: 17 scientists 588–597 publications: 18 scientists 598–607 publications: 22 scientists 608–617 publications: 15 scientists 618–627 publications: 9 scientists 628–637 publications: 11 scientists 638–647 publications: 21 scientists 648–657 publications: 12 scientists 658–667 publications: 9 scientists 668–677 publications: 11 scientists 678–687 publications: 9 scientists 688–697 publications: 6 scientists 698–707 publications: 14 scientists 708–717 publications: 7 scientists 718–727 publications: 8 scientists 728–737 publications: 10 scientists 738–747 publications: 9 scientists 748–757 publications: 5 scientists 758–767 publications: 5 scientists 768–777 publications: 11 scientists 778–787 publications: 7 scientists 788–797 publications: 2 scientists 798–803 publications: 4 scientists 804+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 804+

This scientist: 1,354 publications — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

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Number of Engineering and Technology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,796 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 20
48–57 35
58–67 96
68–77 135
78–87 190
88–97 259
98–107 283
108–117 369
118–127 341
128–137 386
138–147 372
148–157 457
158–167 415
168–177 407
178–187 421
188–197 378
198–207 403
208–217 317
218–227 346
228–237 321
238–247 260
248–257 280
258–267 240
268–277 214
278–287 242
288–297 203
298–307 166
308–317 154
318–327 175
328–337 159
338–347 99
348–357 131
358–367 106
368–377 118
378–387 97
388–397 108
398–407 82
408–417 71
418–427 64
428–437 55
438–447 54
448–457 60
458–467 47
468–477 40
478–487 30
488–497 29
498–507 38
508–517 40
518–527 32
528–537 23
538–547 28
548–557 23
558–567 19
568–577 16
578–587 17
588–597 18
598–607 22
608–617 15
618–627 9
628–637 11
638–647 21
648–657 12
658–667 9
668–677 11
678–687 9
688–697 6
698–707 14
708–717 7
718–727 8
728–737 10
738–747 9
748–757 5
758–767 5
768–777 11
778–787 7
788–797 2
798–803 4
804+ 100 1,354
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Kefa Cen D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kefa Cen sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 78 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 107+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 426. Most scientists, 426, have 42 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 107+ D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 59 scientists 31 D-Index: 114 scientists 32 D-Index: 129 scientists 33 D-Index: 189 scientists 34 D-Index: 200 scientists 35 D-Index: 262 scientists 36 D-Index: 311 scientists 37 D-Index: 312 scientists 38 D-Index: 350 scientists 39 D-Index: 385 scientists 40 D-Index: 348 scientists 41 D-Index: 362 scientists 42 D-Index: 426 scientists 43 D-Index: 380 scientists 44 D-Index: 310 scientists 45 D-Index: 341 scientists 46 D-Index: 301 scientists 47 D-Index: 306 scientists 48 D-Index: 271 scientists 49 D-Index: 246 scientists 50 D-Index: 210 scientists 51 D-Index: 253 scientists 52 D-Index: 213 scientists 53 D-Index: 221 scientists 54 D-Index: 195 scientists 55 D-Index: 186 scientists 56 D-Index: 170 scientists 57 D-Index: 167 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 144 scientists 60 D-Index: 152 scientists 61 D-Index: 141 scientists 62 D-Index: 138 scientists 63 D-Index: 131 scientists 64 D-Index: 118 scientists 65 D-Index: 114 scientists 66 D-Index: 119 scientists 67 D-Index: 95 scientists 68 D-Index: 87 scientists 69 D-Index: 77 scientists 70 D-Index: 89 scientists 71 D-Index: 69 scientists 72 D-Index: 54 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 55 scientists 75 D-Index: 54 scientists 76 D-Index: 49 scientists 77 D-Index: 53 scientists 78 D-Index: 46 scientists 79 D-Index: 28 scientists 80 D-Index: 39 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 24 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 36 scientists 85 D-Index: 18 scientists 86 D-Index: 25 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 26 scientists 89 D-Index: 27 scientists 90 D-Index: 23 scientists 91 D-Index: 15 scientists 92 D-Index: 12 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 15 scientists 95 D-Index: 10 scientists 96 D-Index: 13 scientists 97 D-Index: 13 scientists 98 D-Index: 9 scientists 99 D-Index: 7 scientists 100 D-Index: 7 scientists 101 D-Index: 8 scientists 102 D-Index: 7 scientists 103 D-Index: 7 scientists 104 D-Index: 9 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106 D-Index: 9 scientists 107+ D-Index: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 117 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

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Number of Engineering and Technology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,796 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 59
31 114
32 129
33 189
34 200
35 262
36 311
37 312
38 350
39 385
40 348
41 362
42 426
43 380
44 310
45 341
46 301
47 306
48 271
49 246
50 210
51 253
52 213
53 221
54 195
55 186
56 170
57 167
58 166
59 144
60 152
61 141
62 138
63 131
64 118
65 114
66 119
67 95
68 87
69 77
70 89
71 69
72 54
73 46
74 55
75 54
76 49
77 53
78 46
79 28
80 39
81 36
82 24
83 26
84 36
85 18
86 25
87 19
88 26
89 27
90 23
91 15
92 12
93 9
94 15
95 10
96 13
97 13
98 9
99 7
100 7
101 8
102 7
103 7
104 9
105 6
106 9
107+ 99 117
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in China Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in China Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in China Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in China Leader Award

Overview

Kefa Cen is affiliated with Zhejiang University in China and has contributed extensively to research in both engineering and materials science. Their work spans multiple subfields including electrical and electronic engineering, materials chemistry, mechanical engineering, renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, and biomedical engineering.

Their research focuses on several main topics, among which are:

  • Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication
  • Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes
  • MXene and MAX Phase Materials
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems
  • Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies
  • Combustion and Flame Dynamics

Kefa Cen has published numerous papers in leading journals, with recent representative works including:

  • Experimental and kinetic study on the laminar burning velocities of NH3 mixing with CH3OH and C2H5OH in premixed flames (2021, Combustion and Flame)
  • MXene-Based Electrodes for Supercapacitor Energy Storage (2022, Energy & Fuels)
  • Low temperature catalytic ozonation of toluene in flue gas over Mn-based catalysts: Effect of support property and SO2/water vapor addition (2020, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental)
  • High-Mass-Loading Porous Ti3C2Tx Films for Ultrahigh-Rate Pseudocapacitors (2020, ACS Energy Letters)
  • Three-dimensional hollow urchin α-MnO2 for enhanced catalytic activity towards toluene decomposition in post-plasma catalysis (2020, Chemical Engineering Journal)

Frequent publication venues for Kefa Cen's work are:

  • Fuel
  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Energy storage materials
  • Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering

Kefa Cen collaborates regularly with several co-authors. Notable frequent collaborators include:

  • Zheng Bo, with 53 joint publications
  • Jianhua Yan, with 51 joint publications
  • Huachao Yang, with 50 joint publications
  • Kostya Ostrikov, with 34 joint publications
  • Zhihua Wang, with 26 joint publications

The scope of their work covers experimental studies on combustion and flame dynamics, research on MXene-based supercapacitor materials, and catalytic performance improvements for environmental applications. Their cross-disciplinary output addresses both theoretical and applied challenges in materials science and engineering.

Best Publications

  • Mechanism study of wood lignin pyrolysis by using TG–FTIR analysis

    Qian Liu;Shurong Wang;Yun Zheng;Zhongyang Luo

  • Experimental and kinetic modeling study of laminar burning velocities of NH3/air, NH3/H2/air, NH3/CO/air and NH3/CH4/air premixed flames

    Xinlu Han;Zhihua Wang;Mário Costa;Zhiwei Sun

  • The activity and characterization of CeO2-TiO2 catalysts prepared by the sol-gel method for selective catalytic reduction of NO with NH3.

    Xiang Gao;Ye Jiang;Yi Zhong;Zhongyang Luo

  • Green preparation of reduced graphene oxide for sensing and energy storage applications

    Zheng Bo;Xiaorui Shuai;Shun Mao;Huachao Yang

  • Effects of various carbon nanofillers on the thermal conductivity and energy storage properties of paraffin-based nanocomposite phase change materials

    Li-Wu Fan;Xin Fang;Xiao Wang;Yi Zeng

  • Comparison of the pyrolysis behavior of lignins from different tree species.

    Shurong Wang;Kaige Wang;Qian Liu;Yueling Gu

  • Plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition synthesis of vertically oriented graphene nanosheets

    Zheng Bo;Yong Yang;Junhong Chen;Kehan Yu

  • Research on biomass fast pyrolysis for liquid fuel

    Zhongyang Luo;Shurong Wang;Yanfen Liao;Jinsong Zhou

  • Preparation and characterization of CeO2/TiO2 catalysts for selective catalytic reduction of NO with NH3

    Xiang Gao;Ye Jiang;Yincheng Fu;Yi Zhong

  • Simultaneous removal of NOx, SO2 and Hg in nitrogen flow in a narrow reactor by ozone injection: Experimental results

    Zhihua Wang;Junhu Zhou;Yanqun Zhu;Zhengcheng Wen

  • Boosting biomethane yield and production rate with graphene: The potential of direct interspecies electron transfer in anaerobic digestion.

    Richen Lin;Jun Cheng;Jiabei Zhang;Junhu Zhou

  • Experimental study on the separation of CO2 from flue gas using hollow fiber membrane contactors without wetting

    Shui-ping Yan;Meng-Xiang Fang;Wei-Feng Zhang;Shu-Yuan Wang

  • A review on solar stills for brine desalination

    Gang Xiao;Xihui Wang;Mingjiang Ni;Fei Wang

  • Separation of bio-oil by molecular distillation

    Shurong Wang;Yueling Gu;Qian Liu;Yan Yao

  • TG-FTIR analysis of PVC thermal degradation and HCl removal

    H.M. Zhu;X.G. Jiang;J.H. Yan;Y. Chi

  • Pilot-Scale Pyrolysis of Scrap Tires in a Continuous Rotary Kiln Reactor

    S.-Q. Li, ,†;Q. Yao;Y. Chi;‡ and J.-H. Yan

  • Relationship between structure and performance of a novel cerium-niobium binary oxide catalyst for selective catalytic reduction of NO with NH3

    Ruiyang Qu;Ruiyang Qu;Xiang Gao;Kefa Cen;Junhua Li

  • Vertically Oriented Graphene Bridging Active‐Layer/Current‐Collector Interface for Ultrahigh Rate Supercapacitors

    Zheng Bo;Weiguang Zhu;Wei Ma;Zhenhai Wen;Zhenhai Wen

  • Kinetic study on pyrolysis and combustion of wood under different oxygen concentrations by using TG-FTIR analysis

    M.X. Fang;D.K. Shen;Y.X. Li;C.J. Yu

  • Emerging energy and environmental applications of vertically-oriented graphenes.

    Zheng Bo;Shun Mao;Zhao Jun Han;Kefa Cen

  • Sulfur removal at high température during coal combustion in furnaces: a review

    Jun Cheng;Junhu Zhou;Jianzhong Liu;Zhijun Zhou

Frequent Co-Authors

Junhu Zhou
Junhu Zhou Zhejiang University
Zhongyang Luo
Zhongyang Luo Zhejiang University
Zhihua Wang
Zhihua Wang Zhejiang University
Jianhua Yan
Jianhua Yan Zhejiang University
Jianzhong Liu
Jianzhong Liu Zhejiang University
Mingjiang Ni
Mingjiang Ni Zhejiang University
Jianren Fan
Jianren Fan Zhejiang University
Zheng Bo
Zheng Bo Zhejiang University
Xiaodong Li
Xiaodong Li Zhejiang University
Yong Chi
Yong Chi Zhejiang University

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