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Tong Ren

Materials Science · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Established · publishing since 1990
Crystallization and Solubility StudiesX-ray Diffraction in CrystallographyOrganometallic Complex Synthesis and CatalysisMetal complexes synthesis and propertiesMagnetism in coordination complexes

Publications

532

Citations

7,670

Est. group size

~7

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

36

Publishing since 1990

Research summary
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This record appears to combine work from more than one researcher sharing the name Tong Ren, spanning organometallic chemistry (synthesis of metal complexes and studies of electron transfer using infrared light), crystallography, and unrelated topics like battery thermal behavior, wastewater purification, and biomedical case studies. The core chemistry work focuses on synthesizing cobalt and ruthenium complexes and studying how electrons move through molecules bridged by carbon-based linkers, using X-ray crystal structure determination and spectroscopy to characterize these compounds.

Organometallic and coordination complex synthesisElectron transfer and photochemistry in donor-acceptor moleculesX-ray crystallography and structural characterizationBattery and materials thermal properties (likely distinct co-author cluster)Environmental and biomedical topics (likely distinct co-author cluster)

Publication counts were high and variable from 2017-2023 (ranging roughly 14-41 per year) but have dropped sharply in 2024-2025, suggesting a slowing pace or a shift in indexed output; the mixed subject matter also suggests this trend may reflect multiple same-named authors rather than one continuous research trajectory.

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

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 13.0/year recently
2017: 20 publications172018: 17 publications182019: 32 publications192020: 14 publications202021: 41 publications41212022: 26 publications222023: 25 publications232024: 9 publications242025: 5 publications2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • The Cambridge Structural Database×122
  • Organometallics×12
  • Inorganic Chemistry×12
  • Journal of Organometallic Chemistry×9
  • European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry×6
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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