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Chao Shen

Engineering · Purdue University West Lafayette

Established · publishing since 1993

Publications

280

Citations

9,155

Est. group size

~1

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

34

Publishing since 1993

Research summary
AI-generated

This record aggregates work primarily on battery and energy-storage materials, including cathode chemistry, sodium- and lithium-ion battery engineering, aerogel and fiber materials, and membrane technologies. It also includes publications from apparently unrelated fields such as optoelectronics, remote sensing, medical imaging, and biomedical research, suggesting the name may correspond to multiple distinct researchers or a mix of collaborative projects. Prospective students should verify which specific subset of this work corresponds to the PI's actual lab focus.

Battery materials and cathode chemistryEnergy storage devices (Li-ion, Na-ion, Zn-I2 batteries)Functional fibers and aerogelsMembrane and ion-transport materialsMiscellaneous topics (optoelectronics, biomedical, remote sensing)

Publication output has grown from around 18-19 papers per year in 2017-2018 to a peak of 37 in 2022, followed by a slight decline to about 21-28 papers annually in 2023-2025, indicating a generally increased but somewhat fluctuating recent output.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 23.4/year recently
2017: 18 publications172018: 15 publications182019: 26 publications192020: 19 publications202021: 19 publications212022: 37 publications37222023: 28 publications232024: 28 publications242025: 21 publications252026: 3 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • arXiv (Cornell University)×9
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces×8
  • Advanced Materials×6
  • Advanced Energy Materials×6
  • Journal of Energy Chemistry×6
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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