2026 Kongfa Chen: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Materials Science	48	10935	10566	3044	3031	215	7051

Overview

Kongfa Chen is affiliated with Fuzhou University in China and has a significant research presence primarily in the fields of Materials Science and Engineering. Their work addresses numerous subfields, including Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics.

The scientist's research topics cover a broad range of specialized areas, such as:

Advancements in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
Electronic and Structural Properties of Oxides
Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials
Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication
Quantum and electron transport phenomena
Advanced battery technologies research

Kongfa Chen has contributed numerous publications across frequent venues including:

Ceramics International
Electrochimica Acta
Chemical Engineering Journal
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Kongfa Chen include:

Surface Segregation in Solid Oxide Cell Oxygen Electrodes: Phenomena, Mitigation Strategies and Electrochemical Properties, 2020, Electrochemical Energy Reviews
Recent Progress in Pd-Based Nanocatalysts for Selective Hydrogenation, 2021, ACS Omega (first author Xiaojing Zhao)
Remarkable adsorption performance of MOF-199 derived porous carbons for benzene vapor, 2020, Environmental Research (first author Chenpeng Wang)
A critical review of key materials and issues in solid oxide cells, 2023, Interdisciplinary materials (first author Shuai He)
A comparative study of surface segregation and interface of La0·6Sr0·4Co0·2Fe0·8O3-δ electrode on GDC and YSZ electrolytes of solid oxide fuel cells, 2020, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy (first author Yi Sun)

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

San Ping Jiang
Yanqun Shao
Na Ai
Chengzhi Guan
Zhiyi Chen

Best Publications

Failure mechanism of (La,Sr)MnO3 oxygen electrodes of solid oxide electrolysis cells

Kongfa Chen;San Ping Jiang

249
Citations
Review—Materials Degradation of Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cells

Kongfa Chen;San Ping Jiang

248
Citations
Surface Segregation in Solid Oxide Cell Oxygen Electrodes: Phenomena, Mitigation Strategies and Electrochemical Properties

Kongfa Chen;San Ping Jiang

180
Citations
Performance of an anode-supported SOFC with anode functional layers

Kongfa Chen;Xiangjun Chen;Zhe Lü;Na Ai

160
Citations
Performance stability and degradation mechanism of La0.6Sr0.4Co0.2Fe0.8O3−δ cathodes under solid oxide fuel cells operation conditions

Yihui Liu;Yihui Liu;Yihui Liu;Kongfa Chen;Ling Zhao;Bo Chi

129
Citations
Polarization-Induced Interface and Sr Segregation of in Situ Assembled La0.6Sr0.4Co0.2Fe0.8O3-δ Electrodes on Y2O3-ZrO2 Electrolyte of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells.

Kongfa Chen;Na Li;Na Ai;Yi Cheng

121
Citations
Characterization of GdBaCo2O5+δ cathode for IT-SOFCs

Na Li;Zhe Lü;Bo Wei;Xiqiang Huang

119
Citations
A novel layered perovskite as symmetric electrode for direct hydrocarbon solid oxide fuel cells

Ling Zhao;Kongfa Chen;Yuanxu Liu;Beibei He

113
Citations
Preparation of YSZ film by EPD and its application in SOFCs

Li Jia;Li Jia;Zhe Lü;Xiqiang Huang;Zhiguo Liu

100
Citations
Suppressed Sr segregation and performance of directly assembled La0.6Sr0.4Co0.2Fe0.8O3-δ oxygen electrode on Y2O3-ZrO2 electrolyte of solid oxide electrolysis cells

Na Ai;Shuai He;Na Li;Qi Zhang

97
Citations
Why solid oxide cells can be reversibly operated in solid oxide electrolysis cell and fuel cell modes

Kongfa Chen;Shu Sheng Liu;Na Ai;Michihisa Koyama;Michihisa Koyama

96
Citations
Performance and stability of (La,Sr)MnO3–Y2O3–ZrO2 composite oxygen electrodes under solid oxide electrolysis cell operation conditions

Kongfa Chen;Na Ai;San Ping Jiang

93
Citations
Highly chromium contaminant tolerant BaO infiltrated La0.6Sr0.4Co0.2Fe0.8O3−δ cathodes for solid oxide fuel cells

Kongfa Chen;Na Ai;Kane M. O'Donnell;San Ping Jiang

92
Citations
Effect of composite pore-former on the fabrication and performance of anode-supported membranes for SOFCs

Jinyan Hu;Zhe Lü;Kongfa Chen;Xiqiang Huang

91
Citations
Screen-printed thin YSZ films used as electrolytes for solid oxide fuel cells

Xiaodong Ge;Xiqiang Huang;Yaohui Zhang;Zhe Lu

90
Citations
Development of yttria-stabilized zirconia thin films via slurry spin coating for intermediate-to-low temperature solid oxide fuel cells

Kongfa Chen;Zhe Lü;Na Ai;Xiqiang Huang

89
Citations
Chromium deposition and poisoning at La0.6Sr0.4Co0.2Fe0.8O3−δ oxygen electrodes of solid oxide electrolysis cells

Bo Wei;Bo Wei;Kongfa Chen;Ling Zhao;Zhe Lü

88
Citations
Direct application of cobaltite-based perovskite cathodes on the yttria-stabilized zirconia electrolyte for intermediate temperature solid oxide fuel cells

Kongfa Chen;Kongfa Chen;Na Li;Na Li;Na Ai;Meng Li

84
Citations
Nanostructured (Ba,Sr)(Co,Fe)O3-δ impregnated (La,Sr)mnO3 cathodes for intermediate-temperature solid oxide fuel cells

Na Ai;Na Ai;San Ping Jiang;San Ping Jiang;Zhe Lü;Kongfa Chen

82
Citations
Fabrication and performance of anode-supported YSZ films by slurry spin coating

Kongfa Chen;Zhe Lü;Na Ai;Xiqiang Huang

81
Citations
Highly active and stable Er0.4Bi1.6O3 decorated La0.76Sr0.19MnO3+δ nanostructured oxygen electrodes for reversible solid oxide cells

Na Ai;Na Ai;Na Li;Shuai He;Yi Cheng

80
Citations
Low temperature solid oxide fuel cells based on Sm0.2Ce0.8O1.9 films fabricated by slurry spin coating

Na Ai;Zhe Lü;Kongfa Chen;Xiqiang Huang

77
Citations