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148
Citations
77639
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171
National Ranking
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Zhongwei 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 Zhongwei Chen sits on this spectrum.

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 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 622 publications — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Zhongwei 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 Zhongwei Chen 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: 148 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Materials Science in Canada Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Materials Science in Canada Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Materials Science in Canada Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Materials Science in Canada Leader Award
  • 2019 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science

Overview

Zhongwei Chen is affiliated with the University of Waterloo in Canada. Their research focuses on Engineering and Materials Science, with significant contributions in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Materials Chemistry, Automotive Engineering, and Polymers and Plastics.

Their work prominently covers various topics including Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies, Advancements in Battery Materials, Advanced Battery Technologies Research, Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion, Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication, and Fuel Cells and Related Materials.

Chen has published numerous papers in well-known scientific venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Advanced Energy Materials
  • Advanced Materials
  • Nano Energy
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Chen include:

  • Dan Luo
  • Aiping Yu
  • Xin Wang
  • Haozhen Dou
  • Yongguang Zhang

Some of Chen's recent published papers are:

  • A review of composite solid-state electrolytes for lithium batteries: fundamentals, key materials and advanced structures, 2020, Chemical Society Reviews
  • New Concepts in Electrolytes, 2020, Chemical Reviews
  • Recycling of mixed cathode lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles: Current status and future outlook, 2020, Carbon Energy
  • Developing high safety Li-metal anodes for future high-energy Li-metal batteries: strategies and perspectives, 2020, Chemical Society Reviews
  • Design strategies for nonaqueous multivalent-ion and monovalent-ion battery anodes, 2020, Nature Reviews Materials

Chen has been recognized as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 2019 for contributions acknowledged by the Academy of Science.

Best Publications

  • 30 Years of Lithium-Ion Batteries.

    Matthew Li;Matthew Li;Jun Lu;Zhongwei Chen;Khalil Amine;Khalil Amine;Khalil Amine

  • Batteries and fuel cells for emerging electric vehicle markets

    Zachary P. Cano;Dustin Banham;Siyu Ye;Andreas Hintennach

  • A review on non-precious metal electrocatalysts for PEM fuel cells

    Zhongwei Chen;Drew Higgins;Aiping Yu;Lei Zhang

  • Electrically Rechargeable Zinc–Air Batteries: Progress, Challenges, and Perspectives

    Jing Fu;Zachary Paul Cano;Moon Gyu Park;Aiping Yu

  • Automotive Li-Ion Batteries: Current Status and Future Perspectives

    Yuanli Ding;Zachary P. Cano;Aiping Yu;Jun Lu

  • A review of graphene and graphene oxide sponge: material synthesis and applications to energy and the environment

    Victor Chabot;Drew Higgins;Aiping Yu;Xingcheng Xiao

  • Low-Cost High-Performance Solid-State Asymmetric Supercapacitors Based on MnO2 Nanowires and Fe2O3 Nanotubes

    Peihua Yang;Yong Ding;Ziyin Lin;Zhongwei Chen

  • Supportless Pt and PtPd nanotubes as electrocatalysts for oxygen-reduction reactions.

    Zhongwei Chen;Mahesh Waje;Wenzhen Li;Yushan Yan

  • Silicon-Based Anodes for Lithium-Ion Batteries: From Fundamentals to Practical Applications.

    Kun Feng;Matthew Li;Wenwen Liu;Ali Ghorbani Kashkooli

  • A review of composite solid-state electrolytes for lithium batteries: fundamentals, key materials and advanced structures.

    Yun Zheng;Yuze Yao;Jiahua Ou;Matthew Li;Matthew Li

  • New Concepts in Electrolytes.

    Matthew Li;Matthew Li;Chunsheng Wang;Zhongwei Chen;Kang Xu

  • A Soluble and Highly Conductive Ionomer for High‐Performance Hydroxide Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells

    Shuang Gu;Rui Cai;Ting Luo;Zhongwei Chen

  • High-Performance Anode Materials for Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Batteries

    Jun Lu;Zhongwei Chen;Feng Pan;Yi Cui;Yi Cui

  • Revisiting the Role of Polysulfides in Lithium-Sulfur Batteries.

    Gaoran Li;Shun Wang;Yining Zhang;Matthew Li

  • Durability investigation of carbon nanotube as catalyst support for proton exchange membrane fuel cell

    Xin Wang;Xin Wang;Wenzhen Li;Zhongwei Chen;Mahesh Waje

  • One-pot synthesis of a mesoporous NiCo2O4 nanoplatelet and graphene hybrid and its oxygen reduction and evolution activities as an efficient bi-functional electrocatalyst

    Dong Un Lee;Bae Jung Kim;Zhongwei Chen

  • The application of graphene and its composites in oxygen reduction electrocatalysis: a perspective and review of recent progress

    Drew Higgins;Pouyan Zamani;Aiping Yu;Zhongwei Chen

  • Recent Progress in Electrically Rechargeable Zinc–Air Batteries

    Jing Fu;Ruilin Liang;Guihua Liu;Aiping Yu

  • Recycling of mixed cathode lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles: Current status and future outlook

    Tyler Or;Storm W. D. Gourley;Karthikeyan Kaliyappan;Aiping Yu

  • Interlayer Material Selection for Lithium-Sulfur Batteries

    Linlin Fan;Matthew Li;Matthew Li;Xifei Li;Wei Xiao

  • Functionalized Graphene Oxide Nanocomposite Membrane for Low Humidity and High Temperature Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells

    Hadis Zarrin;Drew Higgins;Yu Jun;Yu Jun;Zhongwei Chen

  • Durability Investigation of Carbon Nanotube as Catalyst Support for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell Electrode

    Mahesh Waje;Xin Wang;Wenzhen Li;Zhongwei Chen

Frequent Co-Authors

Aiping Yu
Aiping Yu University of Waterloo
Drew Higgins
Drew Higgins McMaster University
Matthew Li
Matthew Li Argonne National Laboratory
Gaoran Li
Gaoran Li Nanjing University of Science and Technology
Zhengyu Bai
Zhengyu Bai Henan Normal University
Yushan Yan
Yushan Yan University of Delaware
Xiaolei Wang
Xiaolei Wang University of Alberta
Ya-Ping Deng
Ya-Ping Deng University of Waterloo
Jun Lu
Jun Lu Zhejiang University
Lin Yang
Lin Yang Henan Normal University

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