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Materials Science

D-Index
83
Citations
28479
World Ranking
2336
National Ranking
676

Chemistry

D-Index
83
Citations
28551
World Ranking
2907
National Ranking
988

Chao Wang 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 Chao Wang sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 207 publications — 33rd percentile

33% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Chao Wang 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 Chao Wang sits on this spectrum.

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 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 83 D-Index — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Chao Wang is affiliated with Johns Hopkins University in the United States, focusing primarily on research areas within engineering, materials science, and energy. Their academic work encompasses a significant number of publications that address topics related to renewable energy, sustainability, materials chemistry, and catalytic processes.

Their research spans several subfields, including:

  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Catalysis
  • Mechanical Engineering

Key topics covered in Wang's research contributions include:

  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Fuel Cells and Related Materials
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Advanced Battery Technologies Research
  • CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts
  • Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction

Chao Wang has published extensively in several scientific venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Applied Surface Science
  • International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Coauthor collaborations have been a consistent element in Wang's research, with notable frequent collaborators being:

  • Pengfei Xie
  • Liangbing Hu
  • Canhui Wang
  • Baoyou Geng
  • Yonggang Yao

Recent publications by Chao Wang highlight advanced work in catalyst development and high-entropy materials, including:

  • Advanced Electrocatalysts with Single-Metal-Atom Active Sites, 2020, Chemical Reviews
  • High-entropy nanoparticles: Synthesis-structure-property relationships and data-driven discovery, 2022, Science
  • Computationally aided, entropy-driven synthesis of highly efficient and durable multi-elemental alloy catalysts, 2020, Science Advances
  • Denary oxide nanoparticles as highly stable catalysts for methane combustion, 2021, Nature Catalysis
  • Partial Sulfidation Strategy to NiFe-LDH@FeNi2S4 Heterostructure Enable High-Performance Water/Seawater Oxidation, 2022, Advanced Functional Materials

The scope of these studies indicates a concentration on material design, catalyst performance, and environmentally relevant energy conversion processes. Wang's body of work contributes to advancing knowledge in electrocatalysis, energy conversion technologies, and sustainable material systems within the context of engineering and applied sciences.

Best Publications

  • Carbothermal shock synthesis of high-entropy-alloy nanoparticles

    Yonggang Yao;Zhennan Huang;Pengfei Xie;Steven D. Lacey

  • Improving the hydrogen oxidation reaction rate by promotion of hydroxyl adsorption

    Dusan Strmcnik;Masanobu Uchimura;Chao Wang;Ram Subbaraman

  • A general approach to the size- and shape-controlled synthesis of platinum nanoparticles and their catalytic reduction of oxygen.

    Chao Wang;Hideo Daimon;Taigo Onodera;Tetsunori Koda;Tetsunori Koda

  • Advanced Electrocatalysts with Single-Metal-Atom Active Sites.

    Yuxuan Wang;Hongyang Su;Yanghua He;Ligui Li

  • Highly efficient decomposition of ammonia using high-entropy alloy catalysts.

    Pengfei Xie;Yonggang Yao;Zhennan Huang;Zhenyu Liu

  • Design and Synthesis of Bimetallic Electrocatalyst with Multilayered Pt-Skin Surfaces

    Chao Wang;Miaofang Chi;Dongguo Li;Dongguo Li;Dusan Strmcnik

  • Synthesis of Monodisperse Pt Nanocubes and Their Enhanced Catalysis for Oxygen Reduction

    Chao Wang;Hideo Daimon;Youngmin Lee;Jaemin Kim

  • Synthesis and Stabilization of Monodisperse Fe Nanoparticles

    Sheng Peng;Chao Wang;Jin Xie;Shouheng Sun

  • Au-Fe3O4 Dumbbell Nanoparticles as Dual-Functional Probes

    Chenjie Xu;Jin Xie;Don Ho;Chao Wang

  • Cold welding of ultrathin gold nanowires

    Yang Lu;Jian Yu Huang;Chao Wang;Shouheng Sun

  • Surfactant Removal for Colloidal Nanoparticles from Solution Synthesis: The Effect on Catalytic Performance

    Dongguo Li;Dongguo Li;Chao Wang;Dusan Tripkovic;Shouheng Sun

  • Tunable intrinsic strain in two-dimensional transition metal electrocatalysts

    Lei Wang;Zhenhua Zeng;Wenpei Gao;Tristan Maxson

  • Dumbbell-like Pt−Fe3O4 Nanoparticles and Their Enhanced Catalysis for Oxygen Reduction Reaction

    Chao Wang;Hideo Daimon;Shouheng Sun

  • Ultrathin Au nanowires and their transport properties.

    Chao Wang;Yongjie Hu;Charles M. Lieber;Shouheng Sun

  • Multimetallic Au/FePt3 nanoparticles as highly durable electrocatalyst.

    Chao Wang;Dennis van der Vliet;Karren L. More;Nestor J. Zaluzec

  • Advanced Platinum Alloy Electrocatalysts for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction

    Chao Wang;Nenad M. Markovic;Vojislav R. Stamenkovic

  • A facile synthesis of monodisperse Au nanoparticles and their catalysis of CO oxidation

    Sheng Peng;Youngmin Lee;Chao Wang;Hongfeng Yin

  • Mesostructured thin-films as electrocatalysts with tunable compositions and surface morphology

    Vojislav Stamenkovic;Nenad Markovic

  • Highly Dense Cu Nanowires for Low-Overpotential CO2 Reduction

    David Raciti;Kenneth J. Livi;Chao Wang

  • High temperature shockwave stabilized single atoms.

    Yonggang Yao;Zhennan Huang;Pengfei Xie;Lianping Wu

  • Unique electrochemical adsorption properties of Pt-skin surfaces.

    Dennis F. van der Vliet;Chao Wang;Dongguo Li;Dongguo Li;Arvydas P. Paulikas

Frequent Co-Authors

Shouheng Sun
Shouheng Sun Brown University
Vojislav R. Stamenkovic
Vojislav R. Stamenkovic University of California, Irvine
Nenad M. Markovic
Nenad M. Markovic Argonne National Laboratory
Miaofang Chi
Miaofang Chi Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Guofeng Wang
Guofeng Wang University of Pittsburgh
Karren L. More
Karren L. More Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Jeffrey Greeley
Jeffrey Greeley Purdue University West Lafayette
Liangbing Hu
Liangbing Hu Yale University
Yonggang Yao
Yonggang Yao Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Reza Shahbazian-Yassar
Reza Shahbazian-Yassar University of Illinois at Chicago

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