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Wei Zhang

Engineering · Purdue University West Lafayette

Established · publishing since 1991

Publications

1,134

Citations

38,134

Est. group size

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

36

Publishing since 1991

Research summary
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This profile appears to aggregate work in materials chemistry and electrochemical engineering, spanning topics such as batteries (zinc, lithium-sulfur), electrocatalysis (oxygen reduction, CO2 conversion, hydrogen evolution), photocatalysis, and organic solar cell materials. The publication record shows work on designing nanoscale materials—metallenes, single-atom catalysts, zeolites, and electron acceptors—for energy conversion and storage applications. Note: the very high output and breadth of subfields suggest this record may represent a common name shared by multiple researchers rather than a single individual.

Electrocatalysis and fuel cellsBattery materials (Zn, Li-S, aqueous)Photocatalysis and solar energy conversionNanomaterials synthesis (metallenes, single atoms)Organic solar cell materials

Publication output grew substantially from 41 in 2017 to a peak of 176 in 2022, then moderated to around 110-127 per year in 2023-2025, indicating strong sustained activity after an earlier growth phase.

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

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 106.4/year recently
2017: 41 publications172018: 56 publications182019: 67 publications192020: 92 publications202021: 71 publications212022: 176 publications176222023: 127 publications232024: 116 publications242025: 110 publications252026: 3 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • SSRN Electronic Journal×48
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition×26
  • Angewandte Chemie×26
  • Journal of Alloys and Compounds×22
  • Chemical Engineering Journal×21
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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