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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 87 1996 1924 598 560 350 22657
Chemistry 87 2462 2219 863 725 360 22917

Zhan Chen publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Zhan Chen between 1990 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Zhan Chen published across 36 years, from 1990 to 2025, averaging 13.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 46 publications in 2015. 78 of the 496 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1990 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 46. Peak 46 publications in 2015. 1990: 2 publications 1991: 3 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 0 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 2 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 8 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 8 publications 2005: 11 publications 2006: 9 publications 2007: 10 publications 2008: 10 publications 2009: 13 publications 2010: 19 publications 2011: 19 publications 2012: 12 publications 2013: 19 publications 2014: 32 publications 2015: 46 publications 2016: 31 publications 2017: 26 publications 2018: 23 publications 2019: 16 publications 2020: 14 publications 2021: 14 publications 2022: 22 publications 2023: 30 publications 2024: 35 publications 2025: 43 publications
1990 2025

496 publications in total across all disciplines

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Zhan Chen: publications per year, 1990 to 2025
Year Publications
1990 2
1991 3
1992 0
1993 0
1994 1
1995 0
1996 1
1997 2
1998 2
1999 4
2000 2
2001 2
2002 8
2003 7
2004 8
2005 11
2006 9
2007 10
2008 10
2009 13
2010 19
2011 19
2012 12
2013 19
2014 32
2015 46
2016 31
2017 26
2018 23
2019 16
2020 14
2021 14
2022 22
2023 30
2024 35
2025 43
Total 496
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Zhan 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 Zhan 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, 350–369 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: 350 publications — 70th percentile

70% 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
210–229 862
230–249 766
250–269 726
270–289 665
290–309 593
310–329 537
330–349 477
350–369 440 350
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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Zhan 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 Zhan 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, 86–87 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: 87 D-Index — 85th percentile

85% 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 87
88–89 175
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Zhan Chen is affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the field of Engineering, with a notable focus on subfields such as Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics; Electrical and Electronic Engineering; Molecular Biology; Materials Chemistry; and Biomedical Engineering.

The scientist's work encompasses a variety of topics, including:

  • Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies
  • Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies
  • Analytical Chemistry and Sensors
  • Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies
  • Polymer Surface Interaction Studies
  • Advancements in Battery Materials
  • Conducting Polymers and Applications

Zhan Chen has published extensively, with frequent publications in the following venues:

  • Langmuir
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
  • Chemical Science
  • Analytical Chemistry

Some of their recent papers include:

  • "Strong Surface Hydration and Salt Resistant Mechanism of a New Nonfouling Zwitterionic Polymer Based on Protein Stabilizer TMAO," 2021, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "Surface hydration for antifouling and bio-adhesion," 2020, Chemical Science
  • "Surface Hydration and Antifouling Activity of Zwitterionic Polymers," 2022, Langmuir
  • "Hydration behaviors of nonfouling zwitterionic materials," 2023, Chemical Science
  • "Spacer Cation Alloying in Ruddlesden-Popper Perovskites for Efficient Red Light-Emitting Diodes with Precisely Tunable Wavelengths," 2021, Advanced Materials

Frequent co-authors working with Zhan Chen include Xiaoyun Chen, Carol Mohler, Tieyi Lu, Wen Guo, and Daniel Rossi, reflecting ongoing collaborations across multiple research projects.

In 2018, Zhan Chen was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

Best Publications

  • STUDIES OF POLYMER SURFACES BY SUM FREQUENCY GENERATION VIBRATIONAL SPECTROSCOPY

    Zhan Chen;Y. R. Shen;Gabor A. Somorjai

  • Carboxymethyl cellulose/polyacrylamide composite hydrogel for cascaded treatment/reuse of heavy metal ions in wastewater.

    Chirag B. Godiya;Xiao Cheng;Dawei Li;Zhan Chen

  • Carbon Dot-Based Platform for Simultaneous Bacterial Distinguishment and Antibacterial Applications

    Jingjing Yang;Xiaodong Zhang;Yong Hao Ma;Ge Gao

  • Molecular Chemical Structure on Poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) Surface Studied by Sum Frequency Generation (SFG) Vibrational Spectroscopy

    Jie Wang;Chunyan Chen;Sarah M. Buck;Zhan Chen

  • Prediction and design of efficient exciplex emitters for high-efficiency, thermally activated delayed-fluorescence organic light-emitting diodes.

    Xiao-Ke Liu;Xiao-Ke Liu;Zhan Chen;Cai-Jun Zheng;Chuan-Lin Liu

  • Probing the Surface Hydration of Nonfouling Zwitterionic and PEG Materials in Contact with Proteins.

    Chuan Leng;Hsiang-Chieh Hung;Shuwen Sun;Dayang Wang

  • Highly Sensitive and Selective Detection of Dopamine Using One-Pot Synthesized Highly Photoluminescent Silicon Nanoparticles

    Xiaodong Zhang;Xiaokai Chen;Siqi Kai;Hong Yin Wang

  • Remanagement of Singlet and Triplet Excitons in Single-Emissive-Layer Hybrid White Organic Light-Emitting Devices Using Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescent Blue Exciplex.

    Xiao Ke Liu;Zhan Chen;Jian Qing;Wen Jun Zhang

  • Nearly 100% Triplet Harvesting in Conventional Fluorescent Dopant-Based Organic Light-Emitting Devices Through Energy Transfer from Exciplex

    Xiao-Ke Liu;Zhan Chen;Cai-Jun Zheng;Miao Chen

  • Influence of nanoparticle shape, size, and surface functionalization on cellular uptake.

    Ningning Ma;Chao Ma;Chuanyan Li;Ting Wang

  • Measuring Polymer Surface Ordering Differences in Air and Water by Sum Frequency Generation Vibrational Spectroscopy

    Jie Wang;Zoltan Paszti;Mark A. Even;Zhan Chen

  • Shape-Dependent Radiosensitization Effect of Gold Nanostructures in Cancer Radiotherapy: Comparison of Gold Nanoparticles, Nanospikes, and Nanorods

    Ningning Ma;Fu Gen Wu;Xiaodong Zhang;Yao Wen Jiang

  • Enhanced fluorescence of gold nanoclusters composed of HAuCl4 and histidine by glutathione: glutathione detection and selective cancer cell imaging.

    Xiaodong Zhang;Fu-Gen Wu;Peidang Liu;Ning Gu

  • Detection of chiral sum frequency generation vibrational spectra of proteins and peptides at interfaces in situ

    Jie Wang;Xiaoyun Chen;Matthew L. Clarke;Zhan Chen

  • Molecular level studies on interfacial hydration of zwitterionic and other antifouling polymers in situ

    Chuan Leng;Shuwen Sun;Kexin Zhang;Shaoyi Jiang

  • Carbon quantum dots with intrinsic mitochondrial targeting ability for mitochondria-based theranostics

    Xian Wu Hua;Yan Wen Bao;Zhan Chen;Fu Gen Wu

  • Strong Surface Hydration and Salt Resistant Mechanism of a New Nonfouling Zwitterionic Polymer Based on Protein Stabilizer TMAO.

    Hao Huang;Chengcheng Zhang;Ralph Crisci;Tieyi Lu

  • Different surface-restructuring behaviors of poly(methacrylate)s detected by SFG in water.

    Jie Wang;Sara E. Woodcock;Sarah M. Buck;Chunyan Chen

  • Bacteria-derived fluorescent carbon dots for microbial live/dead differentiation.

    Xian Wu Hua;Yan Wen Bao;Hong Yin Wang;Zhan Chen

  • SUM FREQUENCY GENERATION VIBRATIONAL SPECTROSCOPY STUDIES ON MOLECULAR CONFORMATION AND ORIENTATION OF BIOLOGICAL MOLECULES AT INTERFACES

    Xiaoyun Chen;Matthew L. Clarke;Jie Wang;Zhan Chen

  • Detection of amide I signals of interfacial proteins in situ using SFG.

    Jie Wang;Mark A. Even;Xiaoyun Chen;Alvin H. Schmaier

  • Multiple orientation of melittin inside a single lipid bilayer determined by combined vibrational spectroscopic studies.

    Xiaoyun Chen;Jie Wang;Andrew P Boughton;Cornelius B Kristalyn

Frequent Co-Authors

Fu-Gen Wu
Fu-Gen Wu Southeast University
Chi Zhang
Chi Zhang Hohai University
Xiaohong Zhang
Xiaohong Zhang Soochow University
Ning Gu
Ning Gu Southeast University
Charles L. Brooks
Charles L. Brooks University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
E. Neil G. Marsh
E. Neil G. Marsh University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Chun-Sing Lee
Chun-Sing Lee City University of Hong Kong
Gabor A. Somorjai
Gabor A. Somorjai University of California, Berkeley
Cai-Jun Zheng
Cai-Jun Zheng University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
Shaoyi Jiang
Shaoyi Jiang Cornell University

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