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Zhen Wen 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 Zhen Wen sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 107 publications — 4th percentile

4% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Zhen Wen 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 Zhen Wen sits on this spectrum.

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 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 69 D-Index — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Rising Stars Award

Overview

Zhen Wen is affiliated with Soochow University in China and conducts research primarily in the fields of Engineering and Materials Science. Their work spans several specialized subfields, including Biomedical Engineering, Polymers and Plastics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry, and Cognitive Neuroscience.

The scientist's main topics of research cover a range of advanced materials and applications, with notable focus on Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials, Conducting Polymers and Applications, Tactile and Sensory Interactions, Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication, Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors, Muscle Activation and Electromyography Studies, and Advanced Memory and Neural Computing.

Among the recent papers authored or coauthored by Zhen Wen are:

  • Micro triboelectric ultrasonic device for acoustic energy transfer and signal communication, 2020, Nature Communications
  • An anti-freezing hydrogel based stretchable triboelectric nanogenerator for biomechanical energy harvesting at sub-zero temperature, 2020, Journal of Materials Chemistry A
  • Recent progress in self-powered multifunctional e-skin for advanced applications, 2022, Exploration
  • Advances in self-powered triboelectric pressure sensors, 2021, Journal of Materials Chemistry A
  • Charge-trapping-blocking layer for enhanced triboelectric nanogenerators, 2020, Nano Energy

Frequent collaborators in Zhen Wen's research activities include Xuhui Sun, Yina Liu, Chun Zhao, Lei Hao, and Zhenqiu Gao.

The scientist has published extensively in several venues, with the most frequent including Nano Energy, Advanced Functional Materials, SSRN Electronic Journal, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, and Advanced Materials.

Best Publications

  • Self-powered textile for wearable electronics by hybridizing fiber-shaped nanogenerators, solar cells, and supercapacitors

    Zhen Wen;Zhen Wen;Zhen Wen;Min-Hsin Yeh;Min-Hsin Yeh;Hengyu Guo;Hengyu Guo;Jie Wang

  • Standards and figure-of-merits for quantifying the performance of triboelectric nanogenerators

    Yunlong Zi;Simiao Niu;Jie Wang;Zhen Wen

  • Harvesting Low-Frequency (<5 Hz) Irregular Mechanical Energy: A Possible Killer Application of Triboelectric Nanogenerator

    Yunlong Zi;Hengyu Guo;Hengyu Guo;Zhen Wen;Zhen Wen;Min-Hsin Yeh

  • Networks of triboelectric nanogenerators for harvesting water wave energy: a potential approach toward blue energy.

    Jun Chen;Jin Yang;Jin Yang;Zhaoling Li;Xing Fan

  • Effective energy storage from a triboelectric nanogenerator

    Yunlong Zi;Jie Wang;Sihong Wang;Shengming Li

  • Liquid-Metal-Based Super-Stretchable and Structure-Designable Triboelectric Nanogenerator for Wearable Electronics

    Yanqin Yang;Na Sun;Zhen Wen;Ping Cheng

  • Largely enhanced triboelectric nanogenerator for efficient harvesting of water wave energy by soft contacted structure

    Ping Cheng;Ping Cheng;Hengyu Guo;Hengyu Guo;Zhen Wen;Chunlei Zhang

  • A Wrinkled PEDOT:PSS Film Based Stretchable and Transparent Triboelectric Nanogenerator for Wearable Energy Harvesters and Active Motion Sensors

    Zhen Wen;Yanqin Yang;Na Sun;Gengfei Li

  • Vitrimer Elastomer-Based Jigsaw Puzzle-Like Healable Triboelectric Nanogenerator for Self-Powered Wearable Electronics.

    Jianan Deng;Jianan Deng;Xiao Kuang;Ruiyuan Liu;Ruiyuan Liu;Wenbo Ding

  • A highly shape-adaptive, stretchable design based on conductive liquid for energy harvesting and self-powered biomechanical monitoring

    Fang Yi;Xiaofeng Wang;Simiao Niu;Shengming Li

  • All-in-One Shape-Adaptive Self-Charging Power Package for Wearable Electronics

    Hengyu Guo;Min-Hsin Yeh;Min-Hsin Yeh;Ying-Chih Lai;Yunlong Zi

  • Electric Eel-Skin-Inspired Mechanically Durable and Super-Stretchable Nanogenerator for Deformable Power Source and Fully Autonomous Conformable Electronic-Skin Applications.

    Ying-Chih Lai;Ying-Chih Lai;Jianan Deng;Simiao Niu;Wenbo Peng

  • A Water‐Proof Triboelectric–Electromagnetic Hybrid Generator for Energy Harvesting in Harsh Environments

    Hengyu Guo;Hengyu Guo;Zhen Wen;Zhen Wen;Yunlong Zi;Min-Hsin Yeh

  • Blow-driven triboelectric nanogenerator as an active alcohol breath analyzer

    Zhen Wen;Zhen Wen;Jun Chen;Min-Hsin Yeh;Hengyu Guo

  • Harvesting Broad Frequency Band Blue Energy by a Triboelectric–Electromagnetic Hybrid Nanogenerator

    Zhen Wen;Zhen Wen;Zhen Wen;Hengyu Guo;Hengyu Guo;Yunlong Zi;Min-Hsin Yeh

  • Integrating a Silicon Solar Cell with a Triboelectric Nanogenerator via a Mutual Electrode for Harvesting Energy from Sunlight and Raindrops

    Yuqiang Liu;Na Sun;Jiawei Liu;Zhen Wen

  • Micro triboelectric ultrasonic device for acoustic energy transfer and signal communication.

    Chen Chen;Chen Chen;Zhen Wen;Jihong Shi;Xiaohua Jian

  • Triboelectrification-Enabled Self-Powered Detection and Removal of Heavy Metal Ions in Wastewater

    Zhaoling Li;Zhaoling Li;Jun Chen;Hengyu Guo;Xing Fan

  • Ultralight Cut-Paper-Based Self-Charging Power Unit for Self-Powered Portable Electronic and Medical Systems.

    Hengyu Guo;Min-Hsin Yeh;Yunlong Zi;Zhen Wen

  • All‐Plastic‐Materials Based Self‐Charging Power System Composed of Triboelectric Nanogenerators and Supercapacitors

    Jie Wang;Jie Wang;Zhen Wen;Yunlong Zi;Pengfei Zhou

  • Fully Packaged Blue Energy Harvester by Hybridizing a Rolling Triboelectric Nanogenerator and an Electromagnetic Generator

    Xin Wang;Xin Wang;Zhen Wen;Zhen Wen;Hengyu Guo;Changsheng Wu

Frequent Co-Authors

Zhong Lin Wang
Zhong Lin Wang Georgia Institute of Technology
Xuhui Sun
Xuhui Sun Soochow University
Hengyu Guo
Hengyu Guo Chongqing University
Liping Zhu
Liping Zhu Zhejiang University
Yunlong Zi
Yunlong Zi Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Min-Hsin Yeh
Min-Hsin Yeh National Taiwan University of Science and Technology
Jie Wang
Jie Wang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Zhizhen Ye
Zhizhen Ye Zhejiang University
Zhaoling Li
Zhaoling Li Donghua University
Chenguo Hu
Chenguo Hu Chongqing University

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