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Materials Science 74 3561 3441 978 918 287 25635

Zheng Chen publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Zheng 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. Zheng Chen published across 36 years, from 1990 to 2025, averaging 10.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 47 publications in 2025. 79 of the 382 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 47. Peak 47 publications in 2025. 1990: 1 publication 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 0 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 1 publication 2007: 2 publications 2008: 2 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 2 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 12 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 13 publications 2016: 13 publications 2017: 16 publications 2018: 15 publications 2019: 26 publications 2020: 35 publications 2021: 43 publications 2022: 46 publications 2023: 38 publications 2024: 32 publications 2025: 47 publications
1990 2025

382 publications in total across all disciplines

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Zheng Chen: publications per year, 1990 to 2025
Year Publications
1990 1
1991 0
1992 0
1993 1
1994 0
1995 2
1996 0
1997 0
1998 0
1999 0
2000 0
2001 3
2002 2
2003 3
2004 2
2005 3
2006 1
2007 2
2008 2
2009 3
2010 2
2011 9
2012 12
2013 5
2014 5
2015 13
2016 13
2017 16
2018 15
2019 26
2020 35
2021 43
2022 46
2023 38
2024 32
2025 47
Total 382
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Zheng 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 Zheng 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, 270–289 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: 287 publications — 57th percentile

57% 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
270–289 665 287
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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Zheng 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 Zheng 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, 74–75 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: 74 D-Index — 72nd percentile

72% 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 74
76–77 323
78–79 299
80–81 230
82–83 210
84–85 195
86–87 203
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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Overview

Zheng Chen is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on engineering, with a significant number of publications in electrical and electronic engineering, mechanical engineering, automotive engineering, materials chemistry, and electronic, optical, and magnetic materials.

The scientist's work spans several core topics, including:

  • Advancements in Battery Materials
  • Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies
  • Advanced Battery Technologies Research
  • Advanced battery technologies research
  • Extraction and Separation Processes
  • Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication
  • Recycling and Waste Management Techniques

Frequent publication venues for Zheng Chen include:

  • ECS Meeting Abstracts
  • ACS Energy Letters
  • Advanced Energy Materials
  • Nature Communications
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Zheng Chen has collaborated regularly with several coauthors, such as:

  • John Holoubek
  • Hongpeng Gao
  • Ping Liu
  • Ying Shirley Meng
  • Guorui Cai

Some notable recent papers include:

  • Carbon-free high-loading silicon anodes enabled by sulfide solid electrolytes, 2021, Science
  • Tailoring electrolyte solvation for Li metal batteries cycled at ultra-low temperature, 2021, Nature Energy
  • Hydrated Eutectic Electrolytes with Ligand-Oriented Solvation Shells for Long-Cycling Zinc-Organic Batteries, 2020, Joule
  • From nanoscale interface characterization to sustainable energy storage using all-solid-state batteries, 2020, Nature Nanotechnology
  • Efficient Direct Recycling of Lithium-Ion Battery Cathodes by Targeted Healing, 2020, Joule

Best Publications

  • Highly stretchable, transparent, and conductive polymer

    Yue Wang;Zhenan Bao

  • Self-healing chemistry enables the stable operation of silicon microparticle anodes for high-energy lithium-ion batteries

    Chao Wang;Hui Wu;Hui Wu;Zheng Chen;Matthew T. McDowell

  • Graph Networks as a Universal Machine Learning Framework for Molecules and Crystals

    Chi Chen;Weike Ye;Yunxing Zuo;Chen Zheng

  • High-performance supercapacitors based on intertwined CNT/V2O5 nanowire nanocomposites.

    Zheng Chen;Veronica Augustyn;Jing Wen;Jing Wen;Yuewei Zhang;Yuewei Zhang

  • Zinc anode-compatible in-situ solid electrolyte interphase via cation solvation modulation.

    Huayu Qiu;Xiaofan Du;Jingwen Zhao;Yantao Wang

  • Carbon-free high-loading silicon anodes enabled by sulfide solid electrolytes.

    Darren H. S. Tan;Yu-Ting Chen;Hedi Yang;Wurigumula Bao

  • High-performance sodium-ion pseudocapacitors based on hierarchically porous nanowire composites

    Zheng Chen;Veronica Augustyn;Xilai Jia;Qiangfeng Xiao

  • Tailoring Electrolyte Solvation for Li Metal Batteries Cycled at Ultra-Low Temperature.

    John Holoubek;Haodong Liu;Zhaohui Wu;Yijie Yin

  • Hydrated Eutectic Electrolytes with Ligand-Oriented Solvation Shells for Long-Cycling Zinc-Organic Batteries

    Wuhai Yang;Wuhai Yang;Xiaofan Du;Jingwen Zhao;Zheng Chen

  • Efficient Direct Recycling of Lithium-Ion Battery Cathodes by Targeted Healing

    Panpan Xu;Qiang Dai;Hongpeng Gao;Haodong Liu

  • Elucidating Reversible Electrochemical Redox of Li6PS5Cl Solid Electrolyte

    Darren H. S. Tan;Erik A. Wu;Han Nguyen;Zheng Chen

  • From nanoscale interface characterization to sustainable energy storage using all-solid-state batteries

    Darren H. S. Tan;Abhik Banerjee;Zheng Chen;Ying Shirley Meng

  • Design and Synthesis of Hierarchical Nanowire Composites for Electrochemical Energy Storage

    Zheng Chen;Yaochun Qin;Ding Weng;Qiangfeng Xiao

  • Hierarchical N-Doped Carbon as CO2 Adsorbent with High CO2 Selectivity from Rationally Designed Polypyrrole Precursor.

    John W.F. To;Jiajun He;Jianguo Mei;Reza Haghpanah

  • Resolving the Compositional and Structural Defects of Degraded LiNixCoyMnzO2 Particles to Directly Regenerate High-Performance Lithium-Ion Battery Cathodes

    Yang Shi;Gen Chen;Fang Liu;Xiujun Yue

  • A Tantalum Nitride Photoanode Modified with a Hole-Storage Layer for Highly Stable Solar Water Splitting

    Guiji Liu;Jingying Shi;Fuxiang Zhang;Zheng Chen

  • Effective regeneration of LiCoO2 from spent lithium-ion batteries: a direct approach towards high-performance active particles

    Yang Shi;Gen Chen;Zheng Chen

  • High‐Performance Supercapacitors Based on Nanocomposites of Nb2O5 Nanocrystals and Carbon Nanotubes

    Xiaolei Wang;Ge Li;Ge Li;Zheng Chen;Veronica Augustyn

  • A Three‐Dimensionally Interconnected Carbon Nanotube–Conducting Polymer Hydrogel Network for High‐Performance Flexible Battery Electrodes

    Zheng Chen;John W. F. To;Chao Wang;Zhenda Lu

  • Enabling an integrated tantalum nitride photoanode to approach the theoretical photocurrent limit for solar water splitting

    Guiji Liu;Guiji Liu;Sheng Ye;Pengli Yan;Fengqiang Xiong

  • Promoting H2O2 production via 2-electron oxygen reduction by coordinating partially oxidized Pd with defect carbon.

    Qiaowan Chang;Pu Zhang;Amir Hassan Bagherzadeh Mostaghimi;Xueru Zhao

  • Ambient-Pressure Relithiation of Degraded LixNi0.5Co0.2Mn0.3O2 (0 < x < 1) via Eutectic Solutions for Direct Regeneration of Lithium-Ion Battery Cathodes

    Yang Shi;Minghao Zhang;Ying Shirley Meng;Zheng Chen

  • Electrospun core-shell microfiber separator with thermal-triggered flame-retardant properties for lithium-ion batteries

    Kai Liu;Wei Liu;Yongcai Qiu;Biao Kong

  • Fast and reversible thermoresponsive polymer switching materials for safer batteries

    Zheng Chen;Po-Chun Hsu;Jeffrey Lopez;Yuzhang Li

  • High-Performance Lithium Metal Negative Electrode with a Soft and Flowable Polymer Coating

    Guangyuan Zheng;Guangyuan Zheng;Chao Wang;Allen Pei;Jeffrey Lopez

Frequent Co-Authors

Yunfeng Lu
Yunfeng Lu University of California, Los Angeles
Yi Cui
Yi Cui Stanford University
Ying Shirley Meng
Ying Shirley Meng University of Chicago
Zhenan Bao
Zhenan Bao Stanford University
Ping Liu
Ping Liu University of California, San Diego
Guanglei Cui
Guanglei Cui Chinese Academy of Sciences
Fei Wei
Fei Wei Tsinghua University
Xiaolei Wang
Xiaolei Wang University of Alberta
Can Li
Can Li Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics
Hexing Li
Hexing Li Shanghai Normal University

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