2026 Chuan-Jian Zhong: 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	94	1409	1351	443	413	383	28791
Chemistry	94	1725	1532	650	535	373	28673

Chuan-Jian Zhong 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 Chuan-Jian Zhong sits on this spectrum.

50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 383 publications — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Chuan-Jian Zhong 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 Chuan-Jian Zhong sits on this spectrum.

40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 94 D-Index — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

2019 - Fellow, National Academy of Inventors

Overview

Chuan-Jian Zhong is affiliated with Binghamton University in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within materials science and engineering, with a focus on electrocatalysts and catalytic processes relevant to energy conversion and sustainability.

The main fields of study for their work include:

Materials Science
Engineering

Subfields of study addressed in their research encompass:

Materials Chemistry
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Biomedical Engineering
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials

Key research topics explored by Chuan-Jian Zhong comprise:

Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
Fuel Cells and Related Materials
Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition
Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications
Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions
Magnesium Alloys: Properties and Applications

Among recent publications, notable papers include:

"Hydrogen production from water electrolysis: role of catalysts", 2021, Nano Convergence
"Recent Advances in Electrocatalysts for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells and Alkaline Membrane Fuel Cells", 2021, Advanced Materials
"Alloying-realloying enabled high durability for Pt-Pd-3d-transition metal nanoparticle fuel cell catalysts", 2021, Nature Communications
"Dynamic Core-Shell and Alloy Structures of Multimetallic Nanomaterials and Their Catalytic Synergies", 2020, Accounts of Chemical Research
"Strain-Modulated Platinum-Palladium Nanowires for Oxygen Reduction Reaction", 2020, Nano Letters

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Zhong include:

Shan Wang
Zhi-Peng Wu
Shiyao Shan
Han-Wen Cheng
Guojun Shang

Zhong often publishes in journals such as:

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
Advanced Materials
Nature Communications
Chemical Engineering Journal
ACS Catalysis

Chuan-Jian Zhong was recognized as a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors in 2019.

Best Publications

Alkanethiolate Gold Cluster Molecules with Core Diameters from 1.5 to 5.2 nm: Core and Monolayer Properties as a Function of Core Size

Michael J. Hostetler;Julia E. Wingate;Chuan Jian Zhong;Jay E. Harris

2438
Citations
Hydrogen production from water electrolysis: role of catalysts.

Shan Wang;Aolin Lu;Chuan Jian Zhong

1319
Citations
Size Correlation of Optical and Spectroscopic Properties for Gold Nanoparticles

Peter N. Njoki;I. Im S. Lim;Derrick Mott;Hye Young Park

777
Citations
Monodispersed core-shell Fe3O4@Au nanoparticles.

Lingyan Wang;Jin Luo;Quan Fan;Masatsugu Suzuki

720
Citations
Core–Shell Assembled Nanoparticles as Catalysts

C. J. Zhong;M. M. Maye

664
Citations
Synthesis of size-controlled and shaped copper nanoparticles.

Derrick Mott;Jeffrey Galkowski;Lingyan Wang;Jin Luo

635
Citations
Recent Advances in Electrocatalysts for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells and Alkaline Membrane Fuel Cells.

Fei Xiao;Yu-Cheng Wang;Zhi-Peng Wu;Guangyu Chen

563
Citations
Fabrication of Magnetic Core@Shell Fe Oxide@Au Nanoparticles for Interfacial Bioactivity and Bio-separation

Hye-Young Park;Mark J Schadt;Lingyan Wang;I-Im Stephanie Lim

471
Citations
Heating-Induced Evolution of Thiolate-Encapsulated Gold Nanoparticles: A Strategy for Size and Shape Manipulations

Mathew M. Maye;Wenxia Zheng;Frank L. Leibowitz;and Nam K. Ly

441
Citations
Characterization of carbon-supported AuPt nanoparticles for electrocatalytic methanol oxidation reaction.

Jin Luo;Peter N. Njoki;Yan Lin;Derrick Mott

346
Citations
Phase Properties of Carbon-Supported Gold−Platinum Nanoparticles with Different Bimetallic Compositions

Jin Luo;Mathew M. Maye;Valeri Petkov;Nancy N. Kariuk

311
Citations
Core/Shell Nanoparticles as Electrocatalysts for Fuel Cell Reactions

Jin Luo;Lingyan Wang;Derrick Mott;Peter N. Njoki

298
Citations
Iron oxide-gold core-shell nanoparticles and thin film assembly

Lingyan Wang;Jin Luo;Mathew M. Maye;Quan Fan

289
Citations
Synergistic activity of gold-platinum alloy nanoparticle catalysts

Derrick Mott;Jin Luo;Peter N. Njoki;Yan Lin

286
Citations
Observation of superspin-glass behavior in Fe 3 O 4 nanoparticles

Masatsugu Suzuki;Sharbani I. Fullem;Itsuko S. Suzuki;Lingyan Wang

265
Citations
Nanoscale Alloying, Phase-Segregation, and Core−Shell Evolution of Gold−Platinum Nanoparticles and Their Electrocatalytic Effect on Oxygen Reduction Reaction

Bridgid N. Wanjala;Jin Luo;Rameshwori Loukrakpam;Bin Fang

261
Citations
Evidence for carbon-sulfur bond cleavage in spontaneously adsorbed organosulfide-based monolayers at gold

Chuan Jian Zhong;Marc D. Porter

255
Citations
Nanostructured catalysts in fuel cells

Chuan-Jian Zhong;Jin Luo;Bin Fang;Bridgid N Wanjala

254
Citations
Colorimetric detection of thiol-containing amino acids using gold nanoparticles

Felicia X. Zhang;Li Han;Lisa B. Israel;Jason G. Daras

244
Citations
Core-shell gold nanoparticle assembly as novel electrocatalyst of CO oxidation

Mathew M. Maye;Yongbing Lou;Chuan Jian Zhong

244
Citations
Alloying-realloying enabled high durability for Pt-Pd-3d-transition metal nanoparticle fuel cell catalysts.

Zhi-Peng Wu;Zhi-Peng Wu;Dominic T. Caracciolo;Yazan Maswadeh;Jianguo Wen

242
Citations