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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 52 13401 12058 3511 2871 126 12074

Ou Chen publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ou Chen between 2003 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ou Chen published across 24 years, from 2003 to 2026, averaging 8.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 23 publications in 2020. 18 of the 197 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2003 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 23. Peak 23 publications in 2020. 2003: 1 publication 2004: 1 publication 2005: 2 publications 2006: 1 publication 2007: 0 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 11 publications 2016: 8 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 17 publications 2019: 12 publications 2020: 23 publications 2021: 22 publications 2022: 9 publications 2023: 15 publications 2024: 18 publications 2025: 16 publications 2026: 2 publications
2003 2026

197 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ou Chen: publications per year, 2003 to 2026
Year Publications
2003 1
2004 1
2005 2
2006 1
2007 0
2008 3
2009 3
2010 4
2011 4
2012 4
2013 7
2014 4
2015 11
2016 8
2017 10
2018 17
2019 12
2020 23
2021 22
2022 9
2023 15
2024 18
2025 16
2026 2
Total 197
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Ou Chen publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

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

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000 1,250
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 61–80 to 1,295+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,350. Most scientists, 1,350, have 161–180 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 121–140 publications, is where this scientist sits. 61–80 publications: 66 scientists 81–100 publications: 302 scientists 101–120 publications: 623 scientists 121–140 publications: 918 scientists 141–160 publications: 1,218 scientists 161–180 publications: 1,350 scientists 181–200 publications: 1,344 scientists 201–220 publications: 1,281 scientists 221–240 publications: 1,216 scientists 241–260 publications: 1,100 scientists 261–280 publications: 979 scientists 281–300 publications: 939 scientists 301–320 publications: 764 scientists 321–340 publications: 643 scientists 341–360 publications: 628 scientists 361–380 publications: 522 scientists 381–400 publications: 459 scientists 401–420 publications: 397 scientists 421–440 publications: 327 scientists 441–460 publications: 270 scientists 461–480 publications: 265 scientists 481–500 publications: 252 scientists 501–520 publications: 201 scientists 521–540 publications: 185 scientists 541–560 publications: 148 scientists 561–580 publications: 148 scientists 581–600 publications: 132 scientists 601–620 publications: 114 scientists 621–640 publications: 104 scientists 641–660 publications: 91 scientists 661–680 publications: 92 scientists 681–700 publications: 73 scientists 701–720 publications: 57 scientists 721–740 publications: 54 scientists 741–760 publications: 67 scientists 761–780 publications: 45 scientists 781–800 publications: 46 scientists 801–820 publications: 39 scientists 821–840 publications: 32 scientists 841–860 publications: 36 scientists 861–880 publications: 29 scientists 881–900 publications: 26 scientists 901–920 publications: 24 scientists 921–940 publications: 14 scientists 941–960 publications: 23 scientists 961–980 publications: 28 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 15 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 29 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 12 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 19 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 12 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 6 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 8 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 12 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 5 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 6 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 14 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 7 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 2 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 6 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 4 scientists 1,281–1,294 publications: 6 scientists 1,295+ publications: 100 scientists
61–80 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 126 publications — 7th percentile

7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
61–80 66
81–100 302
101–120 623
121–140 918 126
141–160 1,218
161–180 1,350
181–200 1,344
201–220 1,281
221–240 1,216
241–260 1,100
261–280 979
281–300 939
301–320 764
321–340 643
341–360 628
361–380 522
381–400 459
401–420 397
421–440 327
441–460 270
461–480 265
481–500 252
501–520 201
521–540 185
541–560 148
561–580 148
581–600 132
601–620 114
621–640 104
641–660 91
661–680 92
681–700 73
701–720 57
721–740 54
741–760 67
761–780 45
781–800 46
801–820 39
821–840 32
841–860 36
861–880 29
881–900 26
901–920 24
921–940 14
941–960 23
961–980 28
981–1,000 15
1,001–1,020 29
1,021–1,040 12
1,041–1,060 19
1,061–1,080 12
1,081–1,100 6
1,101–1,120 8
1,121–1,140 12
1,141–1,160 5
1,161–1,180 6
1,181–1,200 14
1,201–1,220 7
1,221–1,240 2
1,241–1,260 6
1,261–1,280 4
1,281–1,294 6
1,295+ 100
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Ou Chen D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

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

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 159+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,051. Most scientists, 1,051, have 56–57 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 52–53 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 52 D-Index — 26th percentile

26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 289
42–43 612
44–45 808
46–47 776
48–49 835
50–51 861
52–53 872 52
54–55 933
56–57 1,051
58–59 930
60–61 882
62–63 834
64–65 731
66–67 775
68–69 683
70–71 646
72–73 561
74–75 501
76–77 437
78–79 388
80–81 354
82–83 292
84–85 275
86–87 254
88–89 235
90–91 185
92–93 192
94–95 155
96–97 163
98–99 125
100–101 105
102–103 105
104–105 112
106–107 88
108–109 68
110–111 69
112–113 65
114–115 79
116–117 61
118–119 44
120–121 37
122–123 40
124–125 33
126–127 26
128–129 34
130–131 35
132–133 25
134–135 27
136–137 17
138–139 16
140–141 20
142–143 20
144–145 15
146–147 9
148–149 9
150–151 16
152–153 11
154–155 9
156–157 3
158 3
159+ 98
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Overview

Ou Chen is affiliated with Brown University in the United States and conducts research primarily in the fields of Materials Science and Engineering. Their work broadly encompasses various aspects of nanomaterials, focusing on the chemistry and properties of quantum dots and perovskite materials.

Their main research topics include:

  • Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties
  • Perovskite Materials and Applications
  • Solid-state spectroscopy and crystallography
  • Optical properties and cooling technologies in crystalline materials
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films
  • Nanocluster Synthesis and Applications

Their research contributions are published in numerous peer-reviewed journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
  • Nano Letters
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Ou Chen has collaborated with various co-authors frequently, including:

  • Tong Cai
  • Hanjun Yang
  • Yasutaka Nagaoka
  • Hua Zhu
  • Katie Hills-Kimball

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Ou Chen include:

  • Synthesis of Lead-Free Cs2AgBiX6 (X = Cl, Br, I) Double Perovskite Nanoplatelets and Their Application in CO2 Photocatalytic Reduction, 2021, Nano Letters
  • Lead-Free Cs4CuSb2Cl12 Layered Double Perovskite Nanocrystals, 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Recent Advances in Ligand Design and Engineering in Lead Halide Perovskite Nanocrystals, 2021, Advanced Science
  • Mn2+/Yb3+ Codoped CsPbCl3 Perovskite Nanocrystals with Triple-Wavelength Emission for Luminescent Solar Concentrators, 2020, Advanced Science
  • Type-I CdS/ZnS Core/Shell Quantum Dot-Gold Heterostructural Nanocrystals for Enhanced Photocatalytic Hydrogen Generation, 2023, Journal of the American Chemical Society

Best Publications

  • Compact high-quality CdSe–CdS core–shell nanocrystals with narrow emission linewidths and suppressed blinking

    Ou Chen;Jing Zhao;Vikash P. Chauhan;Jian Cui

  • Normalization of Tumour Blood Vessels Improves the Delivery of Nanomedicines in a Size-Dependent Manner

    Vikash Pal Singh Chauhan;Triantafyllos Stylianopoulos;Triantafyllos Stylianopoulos;John D. Martin;John D. Martin;Zoran Popović

  • Next-generation in vivo optical imaging with short-wave infrared quantum dots

    Oliver T. Bruns;Thomas S. Bischof;Daniel K. Harris;Daniel Franke

  • Fluorescent Nanorods and Nanospheres for Real‐Time In Vivo Probing of Nanoparticle Shape‐Dependent Tumor Penetration

    Vikash P. Chauhan;Zoran Popović;Ou Chen;Jian Cui

  • Exceedingly small iron oxide nanoparticles as positive MRI contrast agents

    He Wei;Oliver T. Bruns;Michael G. Kaul;Eric C. Hansen

  • Self-Assembled Colloidal Superparticles from Nanorods

    Tie Wang;Jiaqi Zhuang;Jared Lynch;Ou Chen

  • Radial-position-controlled doping in CdS/ZnS core/shell nanocrystals.

    Yongan Yang;Ou Chen;and Alexander Angerhofer;Y. Charles Cao

  • Magneto-fluorescent core-shell supernanoparticles.

    Ou Chen;Lars Riedemann;Fred Etoc;Hendrik Herrmann

  • Nanocube Superlattices of Cesium Lead Bromide Perovskites and Pressure-Induced Phase Transformations at Atomic and Mesoscale Levels.

    Yasutaka Nagaoka;Katie Hills-Kimball;Rui Tan;Ruipeng Li

  • Synthesis of metal-selenide nanocrystals using selenium dioxide as the selenium precursor.

    Ou Chen;Xian Chen;Yongan Yang;Jared Lynch

  • Yb- and Mn-Doped Lead-Free Double Perovskite Cs2AgBiX6 (X = Cl-, Br-) Nanocrystals.

    Na Chen;Tong Cai;Wenhao Li;Katie Hills-Kimball

  • Synthesis of Lead-Free Cs2AgBiX6 (X = Cl, Br, I) Double Perovskite Nanoplatelets and Their Application in CO2 Photocatalytic Reduction.

    Zhenyang Liu;Zhenyang Liu;Hanjun Yang;Junyu Wang;Yucheng Yuan

  • On doping CdS/ZnS core/shell nanocrystals with Mn.

    Yongan Yang;Ou Chen;Alexander Angerhofer;Y. Charles Cao

  • Superstructures generated from truncated tetrahedral quantum dots

    Yasutaka Nagaoka;Rui Tan;Ruipeng Li;Ruipeng Li;Hua Zhu

  • Evolution of the Single-Nanocrystal Photoluminescence Linewidth with Size and Shell: Implications for Exciton–Phonon Coupling and the Optimization of Spectral Linewidths

    Jian Cui;Andrew P. Beyler;Igor Coropceanu;Liam Cleary

  • Lead-Free Cs4CuSb2Cl12 Layered Double Perovskite Nanocrystals.

    Tong Cai;Wenwu Shi;Wenwu Shi;Sooyeon Hwang;Kanishka Kobbekaduwa

  • Direct probe of spectral inhomogeneity reveals synthetic tunability of single-nanocrystal spectral linewidths

    Jian Cui;Andrew P. Beyler;Lisa F. Marshall;Ou Chen

  • Recent Advances in Ligand Design and Engineering in Lead Halide Perovskite Nanocrystals

    Katie Hills-Kimball;Hanjun Yang;Tong Cai;Junyu Wang

  • Mn 2+ /Yb 3+ Codoped CsPbCl 3 Perovskite Nanocrystals with Triple-Wavelength Emission for Luminescent Solar Concentrators.

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  • Lipolysis Triggers a Systemic Insulin Response Essential for Efficient Energy Replenishment of Activated Brown Adipose Tissue in Mice

    Markus Heine;Alexander W. Fischer;Christian Schlein;Caroline Jung

  • Shortwave Infrared in Vivo Imaging with Gold Nanoclusters

    Yue Chen;Daniel M. Montana;He Wei;Jose M. Cordero

  • Surface-Functionalization-Dependent Optical Properties of II–VI Semiconductor Nanocrystals

    Ou Chen;Yongan Yang;Tie Wang;Huimeng Wu

  • Synthesis of formamidinium lead halide perovskite nanocrystals through solid–liquid–solid cation exchange

    K. Hills-Kimball;Y. Nagaoka;C. Cao;E. Chaykovsky

Frequent Co-Authors

Zhongwu Wang
Zhongwu Wang Cornell University
Dai Fukumura
Dai Fukumura Harvard University
Rakesh K. Jain
Rakesh K. Jain Harvard University
Shengli Zou
Shengli Zou University of Central Florida
Ruipeng Li
Ruipeng Li Brookhaven National Laboratory
Jie He
Jie He University of Connecticut
Joerg Heeren
Joerg Heeren Universität Hamburg
Yuzi Liu
Yuzi Liu Argonne National Laboratory
Zoran B. Popović
Zoran B. Popović Cleveland Clinic

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