Mingwei Chen, professor of materials science and engineering, is among the 6,938 individuals on the annual Highly Cited Researchers list compiled by Clarivate Analytics. Using qualitative and quantitative analysis to identify researchers from across the globe whose work holds broad influence, the list is drawn from highly cited papers that rank in the top percentile of citations for field and publication year over the past decade. Chen studies the relationship between structure and properties of advanced materials, particularly non-equilibrium and nanostructured materials and his pioneering contributions that have landed him on this list include twinning in nanocrystalline aluminum, the development of angstrom beam electron diffraction for local structure of amorphous materials, and applications of nanoporous metals for energy storage.