主要研究领域包括超导电磁测量、仿真、新型高温超导器件应用、物理演示实验开发，H5数值仿真物理实验开发。以第一、二作者在SCI收录的期刊上发表文章30篇，他引400余次，关于磁体屏蔽电流计算模型的文章本列被评价为领域内2000年以来5篇经典文章之一。第一发明人授权专利8项，磁路法超导带材测试技术与开放式磁场屏蔽专利技术得到应用转化，其中磁路法超导带材测试技术被制定为电工技术学会超导分会的第一份团体标准。    

先后主持过3项国家自然科学基金，已结题项目均获得基金委电工学科交流会评优。2004年北京市科技进步一等奖，2016年南方电网科技进步二等奖。国家标准化技术委员会超导分会委员，IEC-TC90工作组专家，中国电工技术学会生物电工专委会委员。菲律宾欧博allbet集团教工运动会百米冠军多次。

1. Lingfeng Lai and Chen Gu^*，“AC loss calculation in REBCO coils or stacks by solving the equation of motion for current using an integration approach” Supercond. Sci. Technol.，34, 015003, 2021.

2. Siwei Chen, Chen Gu^*, et al, Inductance of Low-Frequency Small-Scale High-Temperature Superconducting Coils, IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, vol. 29(5), 4901404, 2019.

3. C. Gu, S. Chen, T. Pang, and T.-M. Qu, “Experimental realization of open magnetic shielding” Appl. Phys. Lett. , 110, 193505，2017

4. Chen Gu, Timing Qu, XiaoFen Li, and Zhenghe Han “AC losses in HTS Tapes and Devices With Transport Current Solved Through the Resistivity-Adaption Algorithm” IEEE Trans. Appl. Supercond., 23, 8201708, 2013.

5. C. Gu, T.-M. Qu, S.-N Zou and Z. Han “Passive magnetic field cancellation device by multiple high-Tc superconducting coils”Rev. Sci. Instrum.，81, 045101-5. 2010.

6. Chen Gu,Yunzheng Guo, Jiaying Lin, Timing Qu and Zhenghe Han “Design and construction of the magnetic driving vehicle in a two-dimensional testbed”Supercond. Sci. Technol.Vol. , 22, 075011, 2009.

7. Chen Gu, Timing Qu, and Zhenghe Han “Measurement and calculation of Residual field in a Bi2223/Ag Magnet” IEEE Trans. Appl. Supercond., 17, 2394, 2007.

8. Chao Zhuang,Chen Gu^*, D.-X Chen and Zhenghe Han “Persistent current of Bi2223/Ag closed coil in 77 K”IEEE Trans. Appl. Supercond., vol.17, pp.3125-3128. 2007.

9. Gu Chen，Liu Menglin; Xing Huawei; Zhou Tong; Yin Wensheng; Zong Jun; Han Zhenghe “Design, Construction and Performance of an EMS-based HTS Maglev vehicle” Physica C. vol. 423/1-2, pp. 37-44, 2005.

10. Gu Chen, Zhuang Chao, Qu Timing, and Han Zhenghe “Voltage-Current Property of Joint Between Two HTS Tapes Connected by Ordinary Sn-Pb Solder”Physica C, vol.426–431, pp.1385–1389, 2005.

11. Chen Gu and Zhenghe Han “Calculation of Ac Loss in HTS Tape with FEA Program ANSYS”IEEE Trans. Appl. Supercond., vol.15, pp.2859-2862, 2005.

12. D.-X Chen and C. Gu“Transport AC loss in a cylinder with power-law current-voltage characteristic”Appl. Phys. Lett., vol.86, p. 252504, 2005.

13. A K M Alamgir,C Gu and Z Han “Experiment of enhancing critical current in Bi-2223/Ag tape by means of ferromagnetic shielding”Physica C,vol. 432, pp. 153-158, 2005.