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Materials Science
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2022

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 95 1306 1253 50 50 388 39436

Aijun Du publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Aijun Du between 2001 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Aijun Du published across 25 years, from 2001 to 2025, averaging 22.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 56 publications in 2024. 103 of the 567 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40 50
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2001 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 56. Peak 56 publications in 2024. 2001: 6 publications 2002: 7 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 2 publications 2006: 8 publications 2007: 11 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 15 publications 2013: 14 publications 2014: 12 publications 2015: 17 publications 2016: 31 publications 2017: 25 publications 2018: 46 publications 2019: 41 publications 2020: 52 publications 2021: 44 publications 2022: 52 publications 2023: 51 publications 2024: 56 publications 2025: 47 publications
2001 2025

567 publications in total across all disciplines

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Aijun Du: publications per year, 2001 to 2025
Year Publications
2001 6
2002 7
2003 2
2004 1
2005 2
2006 8
2007 11
2008 5
2009 8
2010 4
2011 10
2012 15
2013 14
2014 12
2015 17
2016 31
2017 25
2018 46
2019 41
2020 52
2021 44
2022 52
2023 51
2024 56
2025 47
Total 567
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Aijun Du publication distribution in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Materials Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Aijun Du sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 57 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 50–69 to 1,163+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 891. Most scientists, 891, have 190–209 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 370–389 publications, is where this scientist sits. 50–69 publications: 28 scientists 70–89 publications: 152 scientists 90–109 publications: 356 scientists 110–129 publications: 487 scientists 130–149 publications: 723 scientists 150–169 publications: 835 scientists 170–189 publications: 850 scientists 190–209 publications: 891 scientists 210–229 publications: 862 scientists 230–249 publications: 766 scientists 250–269 publications: 726 scientists 270–289 publications: 665 scientists 290–309 publications: 593 scientists 310–329 publications: 537 scientists 330–349 publications: 477 scientists 350–369 publications: 440 scientists 370–389 publications: 356 scientists 390–409 publications: 321 scientists 410–429 publications: 256 scientists 430–449 publications: 246 scientists 450–469 publications: 216 scientists 470–489 publications: 212 scientists 490–509 publications: 174 scientists 510–529 publications: 194 scientists 530–549 publications: 162 scientists 550–569 publications: 131 scientists 570–589 publications: 111 scientists 590–609 publications: 103 scientists 610–629 publications: 99 scientists 630–649 publications: 77 scientists 650–669 publications: 92 scientists 670–689 publications: 56 scientists 690–709 publications: 53 scientists 710–729 publications: 53 scientists 730–749 publications: 38 scientists 750–769 publications: 52 scientists 770–789 publications: 43 scientists 790–809 publications: 38 scientists 810–829 publications: 34 scientists 830–849 publications: 25 scientists 850–869 publications: 18 scientists 870–889 publications: 20 scientists 890–909 publications: 24 scientists 910–929 publications: 27 scientists 930–949 publications: 20 scientists 950–969 publications: 17 scientists 970–989 publications: 10 scientists 990–1,009 publications: 16 scientists 1,010–1,029 publications: 13 scientists 1,030–1,049 publications: 12 scientists 1,050–1,069 publications: 9 scientists 1,070–1,089 publications: 8 scientists 1,090–1,109 publications: 7 scientists 1,110–1,129 publications: 9 scientists 1,130–1,149 publications: 2 scientists 1,150–1,162 publications: 5 scientists 1,163+ publications: 100 scientists
50–69 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 388 publications — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more.

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Number of Materials Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
50–69 28
70–89 152
90–109 356
110–129 487
130–149 723
150–169 835
170–189 850
190–209 891
210–229 862
230–249 766
250–269 726
270–289 665
290–309 593
310–329 537
330–349 477
350–369 440
370–389 356 388
390–409 321
410–429 256
430–449 246
450–469 216
470–489 212
490–509 174
510–529 194
530–549 162
550–569 131
570–589 111
590–609 103
610–629 99
630–649 77
650–669 92
670–689 56
690–709 53
710–729 53
730–749 38
750–769 52
770–789 43
790–809 38
810–829 34
830–849 25
850–869 18
870–889 20
890–909 24
910–929 27
930–949 20
950–969 17
970–989 10
990–1,009 16
1,010–1,029 13
1,030–1,049 12
1,050–1,069 9
1,070–1,089 8
1,090–1,109 7
1,110–1,129 9
1,130–1,149 2
1,150–1,162 5
1,163+ 100
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Aijun Du D-index placement in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Aijun Du sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 165+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 667. Most scientists, 667, have 52–53 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 94–95 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 211 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 450 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 612 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 612 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 598 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 657 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 667 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 621 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 597 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 610 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 587 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 606 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 533 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 490 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 469 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 378 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 421 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 359 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 323 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 299 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 230 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 210 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 195 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 203 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 175 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 175 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 142 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 121 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 117 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 107 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 88 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 85 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 68 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 62 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 57 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 45 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 49 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 50 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 34 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 38 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 28 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 24 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 33 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 28 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 21 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 20 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 23 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 17 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 12 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 17 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 21 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 13 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 11 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 13 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 4 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 4 scientists 164 D-Index: 3 scientists 165+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 95 D-Index — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.

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Number of Materials Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 211
42–43 450
44–45 612
46–47 612
48–49 598
50–51 657
52–53 667
54–55 621
56–57 597
58–59 610
60–61 587
62–63 606
64–65 533
66–67 490
68–69 469
70–71 378
72–73 421
74–75 359
76–77 323
78–79 299
80–81 230
82–83 210
84–85 195
86–87 203
88–89 175
90–91 175
92–93 142
94–95 121 95
96–97 117
98–99 107
100–101 88
102–103 85
104–105 68
106–107 62
108–109 57
110–111 45
112–113 49
114–115 50
116–117 34
118–119 38
120–121 37
122–123 29
124–125 28
126–127 24
128–129 33
130–131 28
132–133 21
134–135 20
136–137 23
138–139 17
140–141 12
142–143 17
144–145 21
146–147 13
148–149 11
150–151 14
152–153 13
154–155 9
156–157 10
158–159 7
160–161 4
162–163 4
164 3
165+ 98
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2022 - Research.com Materials Science in Australia Leader Award

Overview

Aijun Du is affiliated with Queensland University of Technology in Australia. Their research primarily focuses on materials science, engineering, and energy, with significant contributions to subfields including materials chemistry, renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, electrical and electronic engineering, catalysis, and electronic, optical, and magnetic materials.

The scientist's work spans several main topics, notably advanced photocatalysis techniques, electrocatalysts for energy conversion, ammonia synthesis and nitrogen reduction, two-dimensional materials and their applications, MXene and MAX phase materials, advancements in battery materials, and perovskite materials and applications.

Recent published papers illustrate the breadth of research interests and include:

  • In Situ Formation of Oxygen Vacancies Achieving Near-Complete Charge Separation in Planar BiVO4 Photoanodes, 2020, Advanced Materials
  • Molten-Salt-Mediated Synthesis of an Atomic Nickel Co-catalyst on TiO2 for Improved Photocatalytic H2 Evolution, 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Edge-Rich Fe−N4 Active Sites in Defective Carbon for Oxygen Reduction Catalysis, 2020, Advanced Materials
  • High-Performance Perovskite Composite Electrocatalysts Enabled by Controllable Interface Engineering, 2021, Small
  • Manipulating the Solvation Structure of Nonflammable Electrolyte and Interface to Enable Unprecedented Stability of Graphite Anodes beyond 2 Years for Safe Potassium-Ion Batteries, 2020, Advanced Materials

Aijun Du frequently collaborates with other researchers, with notable coauthors including Cheng Tang, Xin Mao, Lei Zhang, Hanqing Yin, and Yun Han.

The scientist has a presence in several prominent publication venues, especially in Small, Advanced Materials, Applied Surface Science, SSRN Electronic Journal, and the Journal of the American Chemical Society, reflecting a broad dissemination of research findings across multiple outlets.

Best Publications

  • Hydrogen evolution by a metal-free electrocatalyst

    Yao Zheng;Yan Jiao;Yihan Zhu;Lu Hua Li

  • Ti3C2 MXene co-catalyst on metal sulfide photo-absorbers for enhanced visible-light photocatalytic hydrogen production

    Jingrun Ran;Guoping Gao;Fa-Tang Li;Tian-Yi Ma

  • Single Atom (Pd/Pt) Supported on Graphitic Carbon Nitride as an Efficient Photocatalyst for Visible-Light Reduction of Carbon Dioxide.

    Guoping Gao;Yan Jiao;Eric R. Waclawik;Aijun Du

  • Defect Graphene as a Trifunctional Catalyst for Electrochemical Reactions

    Yi Jia;Longzhou Zhang;Aijun Du;Guoping Gao

  • 2D MXenes: A New Family of Promising Catalysts for the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction

    Guoping Gao;Anthony P. O’Mullane;Aijun Du

  • Nanoporous Graphitic-C3N4@Carbon Metal-Free Electrocatalysts for Highly Efficient Oxygen Reduction

    Yao Zheng;Yan Jiao;Jun Chen;Jian Liu

  • A Heterostructure Coupling of Exfoliated Ni–Fe Hydroxide Nanosheet and Defective Graphene as a Bifunctional Electrocatalyst for Overall Water Splitting

    Yi Jia;Longzhou Zhang;Guoping Gao;Hua Chen

  • Metal-Free Single Atom Catalyst for N2 Fixation Driven by Visible Light.

    Chongyi Ling;Chongyi Ling;Xianghong Niu;Qiang Li;Aijun Du

  • Graphene Defects Trap Atomic Ni Species for Hydrogen and Oxygen Evolution Reactions

    Longzhou Zhang;Yi Jia;Guoping Gao;Xuecheng Yan

  • Hybrid Graphene and Graphitic Carbon Nitride Nanocomposite: Gap Opening, Electron–Hole Puddle, Interfacial Charge Transfer, and Enhanced Visible Light Response

    Aijun Du;Stefano Sanvito;Zhen Li;Dawei Wang

  • Towards lead-free perovskite photovoltaics and optoelectronics by ab-initio simulations

    Roknuzzaman;Kostya Ken Ostrikov;Hongxia Wang;Aijun Du

  • Understanding the enhancement in photoelectrochemical properties of photocatalytically prepared TiO2-reduced graphene oxide composite

    Nicholas J. Bell;Yun Hau Ng;Aijun Du;Hans Coster

  • First-Principles Prediction of a Room-Temperature Ferromagnetic Janus VSSe Monolayer with Piezoelectricity, Ferroelasticity, and Large Valley Polarization

    Chunmei Zhang;Yihan Nie;Stefano Sanvito;Aijun Du

  • Organic-inorganic bismuth (III)-based material: A lead-free, air-stable and solution-processable light-absorber beyond organolead perovskites

    Miaoqiang Lyu;Jung-Ho Yun;Molang Cai;Yalong Jiao

  • A General Two-Step Strategy–Based High-Throughput Screening of Single Atom Catalysts for Nitrogen Fixation

    Chongyi Ling;Chongyi Ling;Yixin Ouyang;Qiang Li;Xiaowan Bai

  • Understanding the Roles of Oxygen Vacancies in Hematite-Based Photoelectrochemical Processes

    Zhiliang Wang;Xin Mao;Peng Chen;Mu Xiao

  • Graphdiyne: a versatile nanomaterial for electronics and hydrogen purification

    Yan Jiao;Aijun Du;Marlies Hankel;Zhonghua Zhu

  • Multifunctional porous graphene for nanoelectronics and hydrogen storage : new properties revealed by first principle calculations

    Aijun Du;Zhonghua Zhu;Sean C. Smith

  • Charge Mediated Semiconducting-to-Metallic Phase Transition in Molybdenum Disulfide Monolayer and Hydrogen Evolution Reaction in New 1T′ Phase

    Guo-Ping Gao;Yan Jiao;Fengxian Ma;Yalong Jiao

  • In Situ Formation of Oxygen Vacancies Achieving Near-Complete Charge Separation in Planar BiVO4 Photoanodes.

    Songcan Wang;Songcan Wang;Tianwei He;Peng Chen;Aijun Du

  • Charge-controlled switchable CO2 capture on boron nitride nanomaterials

    Qiao Sun;Zhen Li;Debra J. Searles;Ying Chen

Frequent Co-Authors

Sean C. Smith
Sean C. Smith Australian National University
Gao Qing Lu
Gao Qing Lu University of Surrey
Zhonghua Zhu
Zhonghua Zhu University of Queensland
Liangzhi Kou
Liangzhi Kou Queensland University of Technology
Qiao Sun
Qiao Sun Soochow University
Xiangdong Yao
Xiangdong Yao Sun Yat-sen University
Yan Jiao
Yan Jiao University of Adelaide
Ying Chen
Ying Chen Deakin University
YuanTong Gu
YuanTong Gu Queensland University of Technology
Chenghua Sun
Chenghua Sun Swinburne University of Technology

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