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2026

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D-Index
115
Citations
53222
World Ranking
628
National Ranking
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  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in China Leader Award

Overview

Wenxing Chen is affiliated with the Beijing Institute of Technology in China. Their research spans multiple domains within engineering, energy, and materials science, with a strong focus on renewable energy, sustainability, and catalytic processes. Their publication record reflects significant contributions to the fields of materials chemistry and electrical and electronic engineering.

The scientist's recent papers include work on catalytic and electrocatalytic materials published in high-impact journals. Key publications include:

  • Matching the kinetics of natural enzymes with a single-atom iron nanozyme, 2021, Nature Catalysis
  • Engineering unsymmetrically coordinated Cu-S1N3 single atom sites with enhanced oxygen reduction activity, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Iridium single-atom catalyst on nitrogen-doped carbon for formic acid oxidation synthesized using a general host-guest strategy, 2020, Nature Chemistry
  • Atomic-Level Modulation of Electronic Density at Cobalt Single-Atom Sites Derived from Metal-Organic Frameworks: Enhanced Oxygen Reduction Performance, 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Single-atom Rh/N-doped carbon electrocatalyst for formic acid oxidation, 2020, Nature Nanotechnology

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Wenxing Chen include:

  • Dingsheng Wang (55 collaborations)
  • Zhiyi Sun (48 collaborations)
  • Yadong Li (42 collaborations)
  • Lirong Zheng (29 collaborations)
  • Huishan Shang (28 collaborations)

Their publications are often featured in prominent journals such as:

  • Nano Research (31 publications)
  • Nature Communications (19 publications)
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society (13 publications)
  • Advanced Materials (13 publications)
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry A (13 publications)

Chen's research addresses main fields of study including:

  • Engineering (231 publications)
  • Energy (228 publications)
  • Materials Science (208 publications)

Subfields include:

  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment (228 publications)
  • Materials Chemistry (174 publications)
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering (145 publications)
  • Catalysis (49 publications)
  • Organic Chemistry (44 publications)

Their main research topics cover areas such as:

  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (232 publications)
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (156 publications)
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (142 publications)
  • Advanced battery technologies research (98 publications)
  • CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts (72 publications)
  • Fuel Cells and Related Materials (72 publications)
  • Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions (60 publications)

Best Publications

  • Isolated Single Iron Atoms Anchored on N-Doped Porous Carbon as an Efficient Electrocatalyst for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction

    Yuanjun Chen;Shufang Ji;Yanggang Wang;Juncai Dong

  • General synthesis and definitive structural identification of MN4C4 single-atom catalysts with tunable electrocatalytic activities

    Huilong Fei;Juncai Dong;Yexin Feng;Christopher S. Allen

  • Design of N-Coordinated Dual-Metal Sites: A Stable and Active Pt-Free Catalyst for Acidic Oxygen Reduction Reaction

    Jing Wang;Zhengqing Huang;Wei Liu;Chunran Chang

  • Ionic Exchange of Metal–Organic Frameworks to Access Single Nickel Sites for Efficient Electroreduction of CO2

    Changming Zhao;Xinyao Dai;Tao Yao;Wenxing Chen

  • Design of Single-Atom Co–N5 Catalytic Site: A Robust Electrocatalyst for CO2 Reduction with Nearly 100% CO Selectivity and Remarkable Stability

    Yuan Pan;Rui Lin;Yinjuan Chen;Yinjuan Chen;Shoujie Liu;Shoujie Liu

  • Engineering the electronic structure of single atom Ru sites via compressive strain boosts acidic water oxidation electrocatalysis

    Yancai Yao;Sulei Hu;Wenxing Chen;Zheng-Qing Huang

  • Regulation of Coordination Number over Single Co Sites: Triggering the Efficient Electroreduction of CO2.

    Xiaoqian Wang;Zhao Chen;Xuyan Zhao;Tao Yao

  • Matching the kinetics of natural enzymes with a single-atom iron nanozyme

    Shufang Ji;Bing Jiang;Haigang Hao;Yuanjun Chen

  • Direct observation of noble metal nanoparticles transforming to thermally stable single atoms.

    Shengjie Wei;Ang Li;Jin-Cheng Liu;Zhi Li

  • Defect Effects on TiO2 Nanosheets: Stabilizing Single Atomic Site Au and Promoting Catalytic Properties.

    Jiawei Wan;Wenxing Chen;Chuanyi Jia;Lirong Zheng

  • Direct transformation of bulk copper into copper single sites via emitting and trapping of atoms

    Yunteng Qu;Zhijun Li;Wenxing Chen;Yue Lin

  • Enhanced oxygen reduction with single-atomic-site iron catalysts for a zinc-air battery and hydrogen-air fuel cell

    Yuanjun Chen;Shufang Ji;Shu Zhao;Wenxing Chen

  • Engineering unsymmetrically coordinated Cu-S 1 N 3 single atom sites with enhanced oxygen reduction activity

    Huishan Shang;Xiangyi Zhou;Juncai Dong;Ang Li

  • Bismuth Single Atoms Resulting from Transformation of Metal-Organic Frameworks and Their Use as Electrocatalysts for CO 2 Reduction

    Erhuan Zhang;Tao Wang;Ke Yu;Jia Liu

  • Tuning defects in oxides at room temperature by lithium reduction.

    Gang Ou;Yushuai Xu;Bo Wen;Rui Lin

  • Fe Isolated Single Atoms on S, N Codoped Carbon by Copolymer Pyrolysis Strategy for Highly Efficient Oxygen Reduction Reaction

    Qiheng Li;Wenxing Chen;Hai Xiao;Yue Gong

  • Iridium single-atom catalyst on nitrogen-doped carbon for formic acid oxidation synthesized using a general host-guest strategy.

    Zhi Li;Yuanjun Chen;Shufang Ji;Yan Tang

  • Hollow N-Doped Carbon Spheres with Isolated Cobalt Single Atomic Sites: Superior Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Reduction.

    Yunhu Han;Yang-Gang Wang;Wenxing Chen;Ruirui Xu

  • Uncoordinated Amine Groups of Metal–Organic Frameworks to Anchor Single Ru Sites as Chemoselective Catalysts toward the Hydrogenation of Quinoline

    Xin Wang;Wenxing Chen;Lei Zhang;Tao Yao

  • Single-atom tailoring of platinum nanocatalysts for high-performance multifunctional electrocatalysis

    Mufan Li;Kaining Duanmu;Chengzhang Wan;Tao Cheng;Tao Cheng

  • Single Tungsten Atoms Supported on MOF-Derived N-Doped Carbon for Robust Electrochemical Hydrogen Evolution

    Wenxing Chen;Wenxing Chen;Jiajing Pei;Chun-Ting He;Jiawei Wan

Frequent Co-Authors

Yadong Li
Yadong Li Tsinghua University
Dingsheng Wang
Dingsheng Wang Tsinghua University
Lirong Zheng
Lirong Zheng Chinese Academy of Sciences
Juncai Dong
Juncai Dong Chinese Academy of Sciences
Qing Peng
Qing Peng Tsinghua University
Yuen Wu
Yuen Wu University of Science and Technology of China
Zhongbin Zhuang
Zhongbin Zhuang Beijing University of Chemical Technology
Lin Gu
Lin Gu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jun Luo
Jun Luo Nanyang Technological University
Wensheng Yan
Wensheng Yan University of Science and Technology of China

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