科研上主要從事強子物理和計算物理研究，主持了國家自然科學基金項目（3項）、教育部科學技術重點項目、教育部王寬誠教育基金項目、重慶市自然科學基金重點項目、重慶市套用基礎研究項目（5項），以第一作者或通訊作者在Phys. Rev. D, Phys. Lett. B, Phys. Rev. C, Eur. Phys. J. A, J. Phys. G, Phys. Rev. B, J. Phys. Chem., Appl. Surf. Sci., Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., J. Phys. D, Comput. Mater. Sci等國際學術期刊上發表SCI收錄論文60餘篇,獲重慶市自然科學獎二等獎和三等獎各一項。人才培養上主要承擔量子力學、物理學中的群論、強子物理等課程的教學任務，主編出版了物理學本科用教材兩部、教學參考書一部，主持了教育部新世紀教育教學工程項目，主講的物理學本科專業量子力學課程為市級精品課程。
近年主持的科研項目
1. 國家自然科學基金面上項目：強子共振態中多夸克和分子組態效應研究(11175146），50萬元，2012.01-2015.12
2. 重慶市自然科學基金重點項目：寬禁帶化合物半導體納米結構儲氫性能的研究（CSTC-2011BA6004），20萬元，2011.06-2014.09
3. 教育部本科質量工程：物理學特色專業建設（TS12398），20萬元，2010.07—2014.07
4. 國家自然科學基金面上項目：重子激發態與五夸克態的理論研究(10575083)，22萬元，2006.01-2008.12
近年代表性論文(本人姓名右上角標有*號的代表是通訊作者)
1. B. Wu，H. K. Yuan，A. L. Kuang，H. Chen*, Y. Feng. Thermodynamic stability, magnetism and half-metallicity of Heusler alloy CoMn(X = Si, Ge, Sn)(1 0 0) surface. Appl. Surf. Sci. 258(20), 4945-4951 (2012)
2. B. Wu，H. K. Yuan，A. L. Kuang，H. Chen*，Song Zhang. Static electric and optical properties of two coupled noble metal nanoparticles. Comput. Mater. Sci. 51 (2012) 430-436
3. B. Wu, H. K. Yuan, A. L. Kuang, Y. Feng and H. Chen*. Tunable magnetism and half-metallicity in bulk and (1 0 0) surface of quaternary CoMnGeGa Heusler alloy. J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 44, 405302 (2011)
4. T. Y. Wang, B. H. Li, J. H. Yang, H. Chen*, L. Chen*. First principles study of oxygen adsorption and dissociation on the Pd/Au surface alloys. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 13(15), 7081-7089 (2011)
5. H. Chen, F.-G. Cao, A. I. Signal. Strange sea distributions of the nucleon. J. Phys. G: Nucl. Part.37, 105006 (2010)
6. A. L. Kuang, H. K. Yuan, and H. Chen*. Ferromagnetism driven by cation vacancy in GaN thin films and nanowires.Appl. Surf. Sci. 256(20), 6040-6046 (2010)
7. H. Chen. Study of $\pi\pi$ phase shifts in $\Psi(2S)\rightarrow\pi^+\pi^-J/Psi$. Phys. Rev. D80, 034029 (2009)
8. H. Chen, R. G. Ping. Charmonium rescattering effects in $\Psi(2S) \rightarrow \gamma \eta_{c}$ decay. Eur. Phys. J. A42, 237-241 (2009)
9. A. L. Kuang, H. K. Yuan, Hong Chen*. First-principles study of manganese absorption on the Si(100) surface. Appl. Surf. Sci. 255 (13-14), 6624-6628 (2009)
10. A. L. Kuang, H. K. Yuan, Hong Chen*. First-principles study of identical Nb clusters on the Si(001) surface . J. Mol. Struct. –THEOCHEM 910 (1-3), 69-73 (2009)
11. H. Chen, R. G. Ping. Calculation of the three-body decay amplitude with high-order Fierz transformation. J. Phys. G: Nucl. Part. Phys. 35, 09500 (2008)
12. H. Chen, H. K. Yuan, A. L. Kuang, Y. Miao, P. Chen, Z. H. Xiong.. Study of geometrical evolution, electronic structures, and magnetic properties of Bi-Mn binary clusters. Phys. Rev B77, 184429 (2008)
13. H. K. Yuan, H. Chen*, A. L. Kuang, Y. Miao, Z. H. Xiong. Density-functional study of small neutral and cationic bismuth clusters Bi and Bi (n=2-24). J. Chem. Phys. 128, 094305 (2008)
14. H. Chen, B. H. Li, H. K. Yuan. Magnetism and optical spectra of half-metallic BaX (X = N, P, As). Comput. Mater. Sci. 44, 476 (2008)
15. H. Chen, R. G. Ping. Helicity amplitude analysis of hyperon nonleptonic decays in $J/\Psi$ or $\Psi(2S)$ decays. Phys. Rev. D76, 036005 (2007)
16. H. Chen, R. G. Ping. Rescattering effects of baryon and antibaryon in heavy quarkonium decays. Phys. Lett. B 644, 54 (2007)
17. H. Chen, R. G. Ping. Study of X(1812)as a ($K^{+}\bar{K}^{+}$) molecular state. J. Phys. G：Nucl. Part. Phys. 34, 2670 (2007)
18. H. Chen, H. Mei, J. Meng, J. M. Yao. Binding energy differences of mirror nuclei in a time-odd triaxial relativistic mean field approach. Phys. Rev. C76, 044325 (2007)
19. H. K. Yuan, H. Chen*, A. L. Kuang, A. S. Ahmed，Z. H. Xiong. Density-functional calculations of the structures electronic and magnetic properties of small Y clusters (n=2-17). Phys. Rev. B75, 174412 (2007)
20. H. K. Yuan, H. Chen*, A. S. Ahmed, J. F. Zhang. Density-functional study of Sc clusters (n=2-16): lowest-energy structures, electronic structure and magnetism. Phys. Rev. B74, 144434 (2006)
