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◆ ARA Academy Federal Grant PI High Impact

Professor

Last publication 2025 Last refreshed 2026-05-22

faculty

chenj@uark.edu

80 h-index 599 pubs 34,255 cited

Biography and Research Information

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Jingyi Chen is a Professor at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville with a research h-index of 80 and over 614 publications, accumulating more than 34,000 citations. Chen has served as Principal Investigator (PI) on six federal grants totaling $1,807,595, primarily funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). These grants include support for "Template Directed Synthesis of Earth Abundant Metal Oxide and Chalcogenide Nanoshells" ($493,595), "REU Site: Sustainable Chemistry for Integrative Synthesis and Measurements (SCISM)" ($540,000), and "Robust and efficient high-order algorithms for fluid dynamics simulations: structure-preserving methods and optimization-based limiters" ($210,000).

Chen's research interests span multiple disciplines, as evidenced by recent publications on topics such as combining FGFR inhibitors with immune checkpoint blockade for cancer therapy, photocatalytic degradation of glyphosate using cerium oxide nanoparticles, and the role of aggregation-induced emission luminogens in precision medicine. Other publications address bacterial growth analysis, psychological empowerment in organizational settings, prognostic lncRNAs in colorectal cancer, and the effects of propionate on myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury.

Chen is recognized as an ARA Academy member (ARA Fellow) and a highly cited researcher in the field of nanoscience. Collaborations include work with Ryan Manso and Lauren F. Greenlee at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. Chen leads an active research group and maintains a laboratory website.

Metrics

  • h-index: 80
  • Publications: 599
  • Citations: 34,255

Selected Publications

  • Revealing Structural Evolution of Nickel Phosphide-Iron Oxide Core–Shell Nanocatalysts in Alkaline Medium for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction (2024)
    21 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Effects of polyphenol-rich grape seed and green tea extracts on the physicochemical properties of 3D-printed edible soy protein films (2023)
    42 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Temporal Ni K-Edge X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy Study Reveals the Kinetics of the Ni Redox Behavior of the Iron-Nickel Oxide Bimetallic OER Catalyst (2023)
    20 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Bacterial mobility and motility in porous media mimicked by microspheres (2023)
    17 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Fe Coordination Environment, Fe-Incorporated Ni(OH)<sub>2</sub> Phase, and Metallic Core Are Key Structural Components to Active and Stable Nanoparticle Catalysts for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction (2022)
    47 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Label-Free Quartz Crystal Microbalance Biosensor Based on Aptamer-Capped Gold Nanocages Loaded with Polyamidoamine for Thrombin Detection (2021)
    23 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Photothermal Response Induced by Nanocage-Coated Artificial Extracellular Matrix Promotes Neural Stem Cell Differentiation (2021)
    18 citations DOI OpenAlex

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ARA Academy 2018 ARA Fellow

Dr. Chen develops multifunctional metal-based nanostructures and their hybrid materials for applications in energy conversion, tribology, and biomedicine. Prior experience includes Postdoctoral Fellow at Brookhaven National Laboratory (2006-2008) and Research Assistant Professor at Washington University in St. Louis (2008-2010).

Policy Impact

Develops multifunctional nanomaterials for energy and biomedical applications, attracting federal research funding and advancing Arkansas's materials science capabilities.

Growth Areas

['Materials Engineering Applications']

Federal Grants 6 $1,807,595 total

NSF Co-PI Oct 2025 - Sep 2026

Conference: The 10th SIAM Central States Section Annual Meeting at the University of Arkansas, October 11-12, 2025

COMPUTATIONAL MATHEMATICS, APPLIED MATHEMATICS $24,000
NSF PI Sep 2025 - Aug 2028

Robust and efficient high-order algorithms for fluid dynamics simulations: structure-preserving methods and optimization-based limiters

OFFICE OF MULTIDISCIPLINARY AC, COMPUTATIONAL MATHEMATICS $210,000
NSF PI Sep 2023 - Aug 2027

CAS: Template Directed Synthesis of Earth Abundant Metal Oxide and Chalcogenide Nanoshells

Macromolec/Supramolec/Nano, EPSCoR Co-Funding $493,595
NSF Co-PI Aug 2025 - Jul 2028

Towards expanding versatility of extracellular matrix hydrogels

Engineering of Biomed Systems $490,000
NSF PI Apr 2024 - Mar 2028

REU Site: Sustainable Chemistry for Integrative Synthesis and Measurements (SCISM)

UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS IN CHEM $540,000

Collaboration Network

333 Collaborators 92 Institutions 9 Countries

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