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Lan Chen

Materials Science · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Established · publishing since 1993
Graphene research and applicationsTopological Materials and Phenomena2D Materials and ApplicationsPerovskite Materials and ApplicationsSurface Chemistry and Catalysis

Publications

701

Citations

23,384

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

34

Publishing since 1993

Research summary
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This publication record appears to combine work from multiple researchers sharing the name Lan Chen, spanning highly varied topics such as nanomaterials and van der Waals heterostructures, catalysis and surface chemistry, perovskite solar cells, biomaterials, and even biomedical bibliometrics. Based on the OpenAlex topic tags, the core materials-science focus involves graphene, topological materials, 2D materials, and perovskite-related applications, though the recent title list suggests substantial topical breadth that may reflect co-authorship across distinct research groups. Prospective students should verify which specific subfield and lab this refers to before drawing conclusions about a single research program.

2D materials and van der Waals heterostructuresTopological materials and nanostructuresSurface chemistry and catalysisPerovskite and energy materialsInterdisciplinary materials applications (biomedical, dielectric, photonic)

Publication output grew notably from 2017 through a peak in 2022, then has gradually declined through 2025, though annual counts remain higher than a decade ago.

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

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 50.2/year recently
2017: 33 publications172018: 29 publications182019: 35 publications192020: 39 publications202021: 43 publications212022: 83 publications83222023: 58 publications232024: 53 publications242025: 48 publications252026: 9 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Nature Communications×18
  • arXiv (Cornell University)×18
  • Physical review. B./Physical review. B×13
  • Nano Letters×13
  • SSRN Electronic Journal×11
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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