2026 Changhua An: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Materials Science	45	11827	11435	3255	3240	132	6785

Overview

Changhua An is affiliated with Tianjin University of Technology in China and has contributed extensively to research in the fields of Energy and Materials Science. Their work spans key subfields including Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Catalysis, and Electrochemistry.

The scientist's research topics cover several areas of interest, with particular emphasis on:

Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
Advanced Battery Technologies Research
Quantum Dots Synthesis and Properties
CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts
MXene and MAX Phase Materials

Changhua An has published articles in multiple notable scientific venues. Frequent publication venues include:

Nano Research
Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
Science China Materials
Inorganic Chemistry
Advanced Functional Materials

Coauthor collaborations have been integral to their research output. Frequent coauthors feature:

Yongli Shen
Shuang Yao
Fan Yang
Linxiu Dai
Baojuan Xi

Selected recent papers authored or coauthored by Changhua An include:

"Enhancing photocatalytic CO2 reduction with TiO2-based materials: Strategies, mechanisms, challenges, and perspectives" (2023) published in Environmental Science and Ecotechnology
"FeNi nanoparticles on Mo2TiC2Tx MXene@nickel foam as robust electrocatalysts for overall water splitting" (2021) in Nano Research
"Progress on the Design of Electrocatalysts for Large-Current Hydrogen Production by Tuning Thermodynamic and Kinetic Factors" (2024) in Advanced Functional Materials
"Hexagonal Phase Ni₃Fe Nanosheets toward High-Performance Water Splitting by a Room-Temperature Methane Plasma Method" (2021) in Advanced Functional Materials
"Core-shell nanoporous AuCu₃@Au monolithic electrode for efficient electrochemical CO₂ reduction" (2020) in Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Best Publications

Facile synthesis of sunlight-driven AgCl:Ag plasmonic nanophotocatalyst.

Changhua An;Sheng Peng;Yugang Sun

841
Citations
Strongly visible-light responsive plasmonic shaped AgX:Ag (X = Cl, Br) nanoparticles for reduction of CO2 to methanol

Changhua An;Jizhuang Wang;Wen Jiang;Meiyu Zhang

291
Citations
Ultrathin Metal-Organic Framework Nanosheet-Derived Ultrathin Co3O4 Nanomeshes with Robust Oxygen-Evolving Performance and Asymmetric Supercapacitors.

Guijuan Wei;Zhen Zhou;Xixia Zhao;Weiqing Zhang

231
Citations
Synthesis of few-layer 1T′-MoTe2 ultrathin nanosheets for high-performance pseudocapacitors

Ming Liu;Zhaojie Wang;Junxue Liu;Guijuan Wei

204
Citations
Rational Design of Co(II) Dominant and Oxygen Vacancy Defective CuCo2O4@CQDs Hollow Spheres for Enhanced Overall Water Splitting and Supercapacitor Performance.

Guijuan Wei;Jia He;Weiqing Zhang;Xixia Zhao

156
Citations
Large‐Scale Synthesis of High Quality Trigonal Selenium Nanowires

Changhua An;Kaibin Tang;Xianming Liu;Yitai Qian

154
Citations
Living Atomically Dispersed Cu Ultrathin TiO2 Nanosheet CO2 Reduction Photocatalyst.

Zaiyong Jiang;Zaiyong Jiang;Wei Sun;Wei Sun;Wenkang Miao;Zhimin Yuan

153
Citations
Synthesis of Ag@AgBr/AgCl heterostructured nanocashews with enhanced photocatalytic performance via anion exchange

Changhua An;Jizhuang Wang;Chuan Qin;Wen Jiang

143
Citations
Plasmonic silver incorporated silver halides for efficient photocatalysis

Changhua An;Shutao Wang;Yugang Sun;Qinhui Zhang

140
Citations
Strategies to enhance CO2 capture and separation based on engineering absorbent materials

Xiaoqing Lu;Dongliang Jin;Shuxian Wei;Zhaojie Wang

123
Citations
Converting AgCl nanocubes to sunlight-driven plasmonic AgCl : Ag nanophotocatalyst with high activity and durability

Changhua An;Ruiping Wang;Shutao Wang;Xiaoyun Zhang

115
Citations
Synthesis of three-dimensional AgI@TiO2 nanoparticles with improved photocatalytic performance

Changhua An;Wen Jiang;Jizhuang Wang;Shutao Wang

104
Citations
Carbon quantum dot-induced self-assembly of ultrathin Ni(OH) 2 nanosheets: A facile method for fabricating three-dimensional porous hierarchical composite micro-nanostructures with excellent supercapacitor performance

Guijuan Wei;Kun Du;Xixia Zhao;Zhaojie Wang

101
Citations
Growth of belt-like SnS crystals from ethylenediamine solution

Changhua An;Kaibin Tang;Guozhen Shen;Chunrui Wang

100
Citations
Preparation and characterization of ternary Cu–Sn–E (E=S, Se) semiconductor nanocrystallites via a solvothermal element reaction route

Xiangying Chen;Xiong Wang;Changhua An;Jianwei Liu

100
Citations
Syntheses and structures of lithium zirconates for high-temperature CO2 absorption

Shutao Wang;Changhua An;Qin-Hui Zhang

98
Citations
Carbon dots decorated ultrathin CdS nanosheets enabling in-situ anchored Pt single atoms: A highly efficient solar-driven photocatalyst for hydrogen evolution

Shujun Qiu;Yongli Shen;Guijuan Wei;Shuang Yao

96
Citations
Hydrothermal preparation of α-MnS nanorods from elements

Changhua An;Kaibin Tang;Xianming Liu;Fanqing Li

94
Citations
Facile aqueous synthesis of β-AgI nanoplates as efficient visible-light-responsive photocatalyst

Wen Jiang;Changhua An;Junxue Liu;Shutao Wang

94
Citations
FeNi nanoparticles on Mo2TiC2Tx MXene@nickel foam as robust electrocatalysts for overall water splitting

Jiayang Wang;Jiayang Wang;Peilei He;Yongli Shen;Linxiu Dai

94
Citations
Surfactant-aided solvothermal synthesis of dinickel phosphide nanocrystallites using red phosphorus as starting materials

Jianwei Liu;Xiangyang Chen;Mingwang Shao;Changhua An

93
Citations