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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 89 1761 1694 537 501 209 31987

Shuo Chen publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Shuo Chen between 1995 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Shuo Chen published across 31 years, from 1995 to 2025, averaging 12.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 64 publications in 2025. 106 of the 392 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1995 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 64. Peak 64 publications in 2025. 1995: 1 publication 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 8 publications 2006: 12 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 16 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 18 publications 2016: 8 publications 2017: 23 publications 2018: 27 publications 2019: 18 publications 2020: 14 publications 2021: 13 publications 2022: 42 publications 2023: 39 publications 2024: 42 publications 2025: 64 publications
1995 2025

392 publications in total across all disciplines

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Shuo Chen: publications per year, 1995 to 2025
Year Publications
1995 1
1996 0
1997 0
1998 0
1999 0
2000 0
2001 0
2002 0
2003 0
2004 2
2005 8
2006 12
2007 7
2008 5
2009 4
2010 6
2011 10
2012 16
2013 7
2014 6
2015 18
2016 8
2017 23
2018 27
2019 18
2020 14
2021 13
2022 42
2023 39
2024 42
2025 64
Total 392
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Shuo 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 Shuo Chen sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 57 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 50–69 to 1,163+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 891. Most scientists, 891, have 190–209 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 190–209 publications, is where this scientist sits. 50–69 publications: 28 scientists 70–89 publications: 152 scientists 90–109 publications: 356 scientists 110–129 publications: 487 scientists 130–149 publications: 723 scientists 150–169 publications: 835 scientists 170–189 publications: 850 scientists 190–209 publications: 891 scientists 210–229 publications: 862 scientists 230–249 publications: 766 scientists 250–269 publications: 726 scientists 270–289 publications: 665 scientists 290–309 publications: 593 scientists 310–329 publications: 537 scientists 330–349 publications: 477 scientists 350–369 publications: 440 scientists 370–389 publications: 356 scientists 390–409 publications: 321 scientists 410–429 publications: 256 scientists 430–449 publications: 246 scientists 450–469 publications: 216 scientists 470–489 publications: 212 scientists 490–509 publications: 174 scientists 510–529 publications: 194 scientists 530–549 publications: 162 scientists 550–569 publications: 131 scientists 570–589 publications: 111 scientists 590–609 publications: 103 scientists 610–629 publications: 99 scientists 630–649 publications: 77 scientists 650–669 publications: 92 scientists 670–689 publications: 56 scientists 690–709 publications: 53 scientists 710–729 publications: 53 scientists 730–749 publications: 38 scientists 750–769 publications: 52 scientists 770–789 publications: 43 scientists 790–809 publications: 38 scientists 810–829 publications: 34 scientists 830–849 publications: 25 scientists 850–869 publications: 18 scientists 870–889 publications: 20 scientists 890–909 publications: 24 scientists 910–929 publications: 27 scientists 930–949 publications: 20 scientists 950–969 publications: 17 scientists 970–989 publications: 10 scientists 990–1,009 publications: 16 scientists 1,010–1,029 publications: 13 scientists 1,030–1,049 publications: 12 scientists 1,050–1,069 publications: 9 scientists 1,070–1,089 publications: 8 scientists 1,090–1,109 publications: 7 scientists 1,110–1,129 publications: 9 scientists 1,130–1,149 publications: 2 scientists 1,150–1,162 publications: 5 scientists 1,163+ publications: 100 scientists
50–69 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 209 publications — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Materials Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
50–69 28
70–89 152
90–109 356
110–129 487
130–149 723
150–169 835
170–189 850
190–209 891 209
210–229 862
230–249 766
250–269 726
270–289 665
290–309 593
310–329 537
330–349 477
350–369 440
370–389 356
390–409 321
410–429 256
430–449 246
450–469 216
470–489 212
490–509 174
510–529 194
530–549 162
550–569 131
570–589 111
590–609 103
610–629 99
630–649 77
650–669 92
670–689 56
690–709 53
710–729 53
730–749 38
750–769 52
770–789 43
790–809 38
810–829 34
830–849 25
850–869 18
870–889 20
890–909 24
910–929 27
930–949 20
950–969 17
970–989 10
990–1,009 16
1,010–1,029 13
1,030–1,049 12
1,050–1,069 9
1,070–1,089 8
1,090–1,109 7
1,110–1,129 9
1,130–1,149 2
1,150–1,162 5
1,163+ 100
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Shuo 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 Shuo Chen sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 165+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 667. Most scientists, 667, have 52–53 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 88–89 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 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
40–41 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 89 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Materials Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 211
42–43 450
44–45 612
46–47 612
48–49 598
50–51 657
52–53 667
54–55 621
56–57 597
58–59 610
60–61 587
62–63 606
64–65 533
66–67 490
68–69 469
70–71 378
72–73 421
74–75 359
76–77 323
78–79 299
80–81 230
82–83 210
84–85 195
86–87 203
88–89 175 89
90–91 175
92–93 142
94–95 121
96–97 117
98–99 107
100–101 88
102–103 85
104–105 68
106–107 62
108–109 57
110–111 45
112–113 49
114–115 50
116–117 34
118–119 38
120–121 37
122–123 29
124–125 28
126–127 24
128–129 33
130–131 28
132–133 21
134–135 20
136–137 23
138–139 17
140–141 12
142–143 17
144–145 21
146–147 13
148–149 11
150–151 14
152–153 13
154–155 9
156–157 10
158–159 7
160–161 4
162–163 4
164 3
165+ 98
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Overview

Shuo Chen is affiliated with the University of Houston in the United States. Their research spans several interdisciplinary fields, primarily focusing on Engineering and Materials Science. Within these main fields, their work encompasses subfields such as Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Biomedical Engineering, and Civil and Structural Engineering.

Their research topics include Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion, Advanced Battery Technologies Research, Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and Devices, Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, Fuel Cells and Related Materials, Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies, and Perovskite Materials and Applications.

Shuo Chen's recent publications highlight a focus on catalytic materials and energy conversion technologies. Notable papers include:

  • Ultrafast room-temperature synthesis of porous S-doped Ni/Fe (oxy)hydroxide electrodes for oxygen evolution catalysis in seawater splitting (2020, Energy & Environmental Science)
  • Heterogeneous Bimetallic Phosphide Ni2P-Fe2P as an Efficient Bifunctional Catalyst for Water/Seawater Splitting (2020, Advanced Functional Materials)
  • Efficient Alkaline Water/Seawater Hydrogen Evolution by a Nanorod-Nanoparticle-Structured Ni-MoN Catalyst with Fast Water-Dissociation Kinetics (2022, Advanced Materials)
  • Hydrogen Generation from Seawater Electrolysis over a Sandwich-like NiCoN|NixP|NiCoN Microsheet Array Catalyst (2020, ACS Energy Letters)
  • Rational design of core-shell-structured CoP @FeOOH for efficient seawater electrolysis (2021, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental)

Frequent coauthors in Shuo Chen's work include Zhifeng Ren, Shaowei Song, Luo Yu, Fanghao Zhang, and Jianhua Yan. Collaborations have been a significant aspect of their research output.

Their publications appear in a range of venues, often in journals focused on materials science, physics, and energy research. These venues include:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Materials Today Physics
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Advanced Materials
  • UNC Libraries

Best Publications

  • Platinum−Gold Nanoparticles: A Highly Active Bifunctional Electrocatalyst for Rechargeable Lithium−Air Batteries

    Yi-Chun Lu;Zhichuan Xu;Hubert A. Gasteiger;Shuo Chen

  • High-power lithium batteries from functionalized carbon-nanotube electrodes

    Seung Woo Lee;Naoaki Yabuuchi;Betar M. Gallant;Shuo Chen

  • Non-noble metal-nitride based electrocatalysts for high-performance alkaline seawater electrolysis

    Luo Yu;Qing Zhu;Shaowei Song;Brian McElhenny

  • Cu nanowires shelled with NiFe layered double hydroxide nanosheets as bifunctional electrocatalysts for overall water splitting

    Luo Yu;Luo Yu;Haiqing Zhou;Jingying Sun;Fan Qin

  • Instability of Supported Platinum Nanoparticles in Low-Temperature Fuel Cells

    Y. Shao-Horn;W. C. Sheng;S. Chen;Paulo J Ferreira

  • High Performance Bifunctional Porous Non-Noble Metal Phosphide Catalyst for Overall Water Splitting

    Fang Yu;Fang Yu;Haiqing Zhou;Haiqing Zhou;Yufeng Huang;Jingying Sun

  • Carbon nanotube/manganese oxide ultrathin film electrodes for electrochemical capacitors.

    Seung Woo Lee;Junhyung Kim;Shuo Chen;Paula T. Hammond

  • Layer-by-layer assembly of all carbon nanotube ultrathin films for electrochemical applications.

    Seung Woo Lee;Byeong Su Kim;Shuo Chen;Yang Shao-Horn

  • Thermoelectric Property Studies on Cu-Doped n-type CuxBi2Te2.7Se0.3 Nanocomposites

    Wei-Shu Liu;Qinyong Zhang;Yucheng Lan;Shuo Chen

  • Coherent phonon heat conduction in superlattices.

    Maria N. Luckyanova;Jivtesh Garg;Keivan Esfarjani;Adam Jandl

  • Recent progress of half-Heusler for moderate temperature thermoelectric applications

    Shuo Chen;Zhifeng Ren

  • Heterogeneous Bimetallic Phosphide Ni2P-Fe2P as an Efficient Bifunctional Catalyst for Water/Seawater Splitting

    Libo Wu;Libo Wu;Luo Yu;Fanghao Zhang;Brian McElhenny

  • Water splitting by electrolysis at high current densities under 1.6 volts

    Haiqing Zhou;Haiqing Zhou;Fang Yu;Fang Yu;Qing Zhu;Jingying Sun

  • Unusual high thermal conductivity in boron arsenide bulk crystals

    Fei Tian;Bai Song;Xi Chen;Navaneetha K. Ravichandran

  • Efficient Alkaline Water/Seawater Hydrogen Evolution by a Nanorod‐Nanoparticle‐Structured Ni‐MoN Catalyst with Fast Water‐Dissociation Kinetics

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  • Superplastic carbon nanotubes

    J. Y. Huang;S. Chen;Z. Q. Wang;K. Kempa

  • Platinum-Alloy Cathode Catalyst Degradation in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells: Nanometer-Scale Compositional and Morphological Changes

    Shuo Chen;Hubert A. Gasteiger;Katsuichiro Hayakawa;Tomoyuki Tada

  • Heavy doping and band engineering by potassium to improve the thermoelectric figure of merit in p-type PbTe, PbSe, and PbTe(1-y)Se(y).

    Qian Zhang;Feng Cao;Weishu Liu;Kevin Lukas

  • Efficient hydrogen evolution by ternary molybdenum sulfoselenide particles on self-standing porous nickel diselenide foam

    Haiqing Zhou;Fang Yu;Yufeng Huang;Jingying Sun

  • Enhanced Activity for Oxygen Reduction Reaction on “Pt3Co” Nanoparticles: Direct Evidence of Percolated and Sandwich-Segregation Structures

    Shuo Chen;Paulo J. Ferreira;Wenchao Sheng;Naoaki Yabuuchi

Frequent Co-Authors

Zhifeng Ren
Zhifeng Ren University of Houston
Haiqing Zhou
Haiqing Zhou Hunan Normal University
Jiming Bao
Jiming Bao University of Houston
Jian Yu Huang
Jian Yu Huang Yanshan University
Weishu Liu
Weishu Liu Southern University of Science and Technology
Zhiming Wang
Zhiming Wang University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
Yucheng Lan
Yucheng Lan Morgan State University
Seung Woo Lee
Seung Woo Lee Korea University
Ching-Wu Chu
Ching-Wu Chu Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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