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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 79 3583 3248 91 88 285 23656

Chuan Zhao publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Chuan Zhao between 2000 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Chuan Zhao published across 26 years, from 2000 to 2025, averaging 17.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 72 publications in 2022. 79 of the 463 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2000 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 72. Peak 72 publications in 2022. 2000: 1 publication 2001: 3 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 10 publications 2014: 16 publications 2015: 12 publications 2016: 17 publications 2017: 18 publications 2018: 28 publications 2019: 32 publications 2020: 43 publications 2021: 36 publications 2022: 72 publications 2023: 49 publications 2024: 35 publications 2025: 44 publications
2000 2025

463 publications in total across all disciplines

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Chuan Zhao: publications per year, 2000 to 2025
Year Publications
2000 1
2001 3
2002 3
2003 2
2004 4
2005 2
2006 5
2007 2
2008 3
2009 6
2010 4
2011 9
2012 7
2013 10
2014 16
2015 12
2016 17
2017 18
2018 28
2019 32
2020 43
2021 36
2022 72
2023 49
2024 35
2025 44
Total 463
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Chuan Zhao publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Chuan Zhao sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000 1,250
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 61–80 to 1,295+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,350. Most scientists, 1,350, have 161–180 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 281–300 publications, is where this scientist sits. 61–80 publications: 66 scientists 81–100 publications: 302 scientists 101–120 publications: 623 scientists 121–140 publications: 918 scientists 141–160 publications: 1,218 scientists 161–180 publications: 1,350 scientists 181–200 publications: 1,344 scientists 201–220 publications: 1,281 scientists 221–240 publications: 1,216 scientists 241–260 publications: 1,100 scientists 261–280 publications: 979 scientists 281–300 publications: 939 scientists 301–320 publications: 764 scientists 321–340 publications: 643 scientists 341–360 publications: 628 scientists 361–380 publications: 522 scientists 381–400 publications: 459 scientists 401–420 publications: 397 scientists 421–440 publications: 327 scientists 441–460 publications: 270 scientists 461–480 publications: 265 scientists 481–500 publications: 252 scientists 501–520 publications: 201 scientists 521–540 publications: 185 scientists 541–560 publications: 148 scientists 561–580 publications: 148 scientists 581–600 publications: 132 scientists 601–620 publications: 114 scientists 621–640 publications: 104 scientists 641–660 publications: 91 scientists 661–680 publications: 92 scientists 681–700 publications: 73 scientists 701–720 publications: 57 scientists 721–740 publications: 54 scientists 741–760 publications: 67 scientists 761–780 publications: 45 scientists 781–800 publications: 46 scientists 801–820 publications: 39 scientists 821–840 publications: 32 scientists 841–860 publications: 36 scientists 861–880 publications: 29 scientists 881–900 publications: 26 scientists 901–920 publications: 24 scientists 921–940 publications: 14 scientists 941–960 publications: 23 scientists 961–980 publications: 28 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 15 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 29 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 12 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 19 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 12 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 6 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 8 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 12 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 5 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 6 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 14 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 7 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 2 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 6 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 4 scientists 1,281–1,294 publications: 6 scientists 1,295+ publications: 100 scientists
61–80 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 285 publications — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
61–80 66
81–100 302
101–120 623
121–140 918
141–160 1,218
161–180 1,350
181–200 1,344
201–220 1,281
221–240 1,216
241–260 1,100
261–280 979
281–300 939 285
301–320 764
321–340 643
341–360 628
361–380 522
381–400 459
401–420 397
421–440 327
441–460 270
461–480 265
481–500 252
501–520 201
521–540 185
541–560 148
561–580 148
581–600 132
601–620 114
621–640 104
641–660 91
661–680 92
681–700 73
701–720 57
721–740 54
741–760 67
761–780 45
781–800 46
801–820 39
821–840 32
841–860 36
861–880 29
881–900 26
901–920 24
921–940 14
941–960 23
961–980 28
981–1,000 15
1,001–1,020 29
1,021–1,040 12
1,041–1,060 19
1,061–1,080 12
1,081–1,100 6
1,101–1,120 8
1,121–1,140 12
1,141–1,160 5
1,161–1,180 6
1,181–1,200 14
1,201–1,220 7
1,221–1,240 2
1,241–1,260 6
1,261–1,280 4
1,281–1,294 6
1,295+ 100
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Chuan Zhao D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

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

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 159+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,051. Most scientists, 1,051, have 56–57 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 78–79 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 79 D-Index — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 289
42–43 612
44–45 808
46–47 776
48–49 835
50–51 861
52–53 872
54–55 933
56–57 1,051
58–59 930
60–61 882
62–63 834
64–65 731
66–67 775
68–69 683
70–71 646
72–73 561
74–75 501
76–77 437
78–79 388 79
80–81 354
82–83 292
84–85 275
86–87 254
88–89 235
90–91 185
92–93 192
94–95 155
96–97 163
98–99 125
100–101 105
102–103 105
104–105 112
106–107 88
108–109 68
110–111 69
112–113 65
114–115 79
116–117 61
118–119 44
120–121 37
122–123 40
124–125 33
126–127 26
128–129 34
130–131 35
132–133 25
134–135 27
136–137 17
138–139 16
140–141 20
142–143 20
144–145 15
146–147 9
148–149 9
150–151 16
152–153 11
154–155 9
156–157 3
158 3
159+ 98
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Overview

Chuan Zhao is affiliated with the University of New South Wales in Australia. Their research work primarily spans across the fields of Engineering and Energy, focusing on Electrical and Electronic Engineering as well as Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment.

Their contributions cover a range of subfields including Materials Chemistry, Catalysis, and Electrochemistry. The research topics they focus on involve electrocatalysts for energy conversion, advanced battery technologies, fuel cells and related materials, advancements in battery materials, CO2 reduction techniques and catalysts, and advanced photocatalysis techniques.

Frequent publication venues for Chuan Zhao include:

  • Advanced Materials
  • Small
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Advanced Functional Materials
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Their recent notable papers are:

  • Electronic Structure Engineering of Single-Atom Ru Sites via Co-N4 Sites for Bifunctional pH-Universal Water Splitting, 2022, Advanced Materials
  • Capturing the active sites of multimetallic (oxy)hydroxides for the oxygen evolution reaction, 2020, Energy & Environmental Science
  • Lattice Matching Growth of Conductive Hierarchical Porous MOF/LDH Heteronanotube Arrays for Highly Efficient Water Oxidation, 2021, Advanced Materials
  • Metal-Organic Framework-Derived Bimetallic NiFe Selenide Electrocatalysts with Multiple Phases for Efficient Oxygen Evolution Reaction, 2021, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
  • Noble-Metal-Free Multicomponent Nanointegration for Sustainable Energy Conversion, 2021, Chemical Reviews

Chuan Zhao collaborates frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Quentin Meyer
  • Chen Jia
  • Zhen Su
  • Kamran Dastafkan
  • Yuan Wang

Best Publications

  • Electrodeposition of hierarchically structured three-dimensional nickel-iron electrodes for efficient oxygen evolution at high current densities.

    Xunyu Lu;Chuan Zhao

  • Ultrathin metal-organic framework array for efficient electrocatalytic water splitting.

    Jingjing Duan;Sheng Chen;Chuan Zhao

  • Isolated Diatomic Ni-Fe Metal-Nitrogen Sites for Synergistic Electroreduction of CO2.

    Wenhao Ren;Xin Tan;Wanfeng Yang;Chen Jia

  • Overall electrochemical splitting of water at the heterogeneous interface of nickel and iron oxide

    Bryan H. R. Suryanto;Yun Wang;Rosalie K. Hocking;William Adamson

  • Bifunctional Porous NiFe/NiCo2O4/Ni Foam Electrodes with Triple Hierarchy and Double Synergies for Efficient Whole Cell Water Splitting

    Changlong Xiao;Yibing Li;Xunyu Lu;Chuan Zhao

  • Electrocatalytic oxygen evolution at surface-oxidized multiwall carbon nanotubes

    Xunyu Lu;Wai Leung Yim;Bryan H R Suryanto;Chuan Zhao

  • Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy for Direct Imaging of Reaction Rates

    Gunther Wittstock;Malte Burchardt;Sascha E. Pust;Yan Shen

  • Engineering NiS/Ni2P Heterostructures for Efficient Electrocatalytic Water Splitting

    Xin Xiao;Dekang Huang;Yong Qing Fu;Ming Wen

  • Promoting Oxygen Evolution Reactions through Introduction of Oxygen Vacancies to Benchmark NiFe–OOH Catalysts

    Majid Asnavandi;Yichun Yin;Yibing Li;Chenghua Sun

  • Enhancing Water Oxidation Catalysis on a Synergistic Phosphorylated NiFe Hydroxide by Adjusting Catalyst Wettability

    Yibing Li;Chuan Zhao

  • Electrochemistry of Room Temperature Protic Ionic Liquids

    Chuan Zhao;Geoffrey Burrell;Angel Alberto Jesus Torriero;Frances Separovic

  • Capturing the active sites of multimetallic (oxy)hydroxides for the oxygen evolution reaction

    Xin Bo;Rosalie K Hocking;Si Zhou;Si Zhou;Yibing Li

  • Iron-Doped Nickel Phosphate as Synergistic Electrocatalyst for Water Oxidation

    Yibing Li;Chuan Zhao

  • Noble-Metal-Free Multicomponent Nanointegration for Sustainable Energy Conversion.

    Haijiao Lu;Julie Tournet;Kamran Dastafkan;Yun Liu

  • Lattice Matching Growth of Conductive Hierarchical Porous MOF/LDH Heteronanotube Arrays for Highly Efficient Water Oxidation.

    Ying Wang;Liting Yan;Kamran Dastafkan;Chuan Zhao

  • Recent advances in spinel-type electrocatalysts for bifunctional oxygen reduction and oxygen evolution reactions

    Xiao-Meng Liu;Xiaoyang Cui;Kamran Dastafkan;Hao-Fan Wang

  • In Situ Reconstruction of V-Doped Ni2P Pre-Catalysts with Tunable Electronic Structures for Water Oxidation

    Tingwen Zhao;Xiangjian Shen;Yuan Wang;Rosalie K. Hocking

  • Engineering the Activity and Stability of MOF‐Nanocomposites for Efficient Water Oxidation

    Yuan Wang;Borui Liu;Borui Liu;Xiangjian Shen;Hamidreza Arandiyan;Hamidreza Arandiyan

  • Isolated copper–tin atomic interfaces tuning electrocatalytic CO2 conversion

    Wenhao Ren;Xin Tan;Jiangtao Qu;Sesi Li

  • Unusual synergistic effects upon incorporation of Fe and/or Ni into mesoporous Co3O4 for enhanced oxygen evolution.

    Changlong Xiao;Xunyu Lu;Chuan Zhao

  • Highly efficient and robust oxygen evolution catalysts achieved by anchoring nanocrystalline cobalt oxides onto mildly oxidized multiwalled carbon nanotubes

    Xunyu Lu;Chuan Zhao

Frequent Co-Authors

Xianjue Chen
Xianjue Chen University of Newcastle Australia
Alan M. Bond
Alan M. Bond Monash University
Sheng Chen
Sheng Chen University of Southampton
Gunther Wittstock
Gunther Wittstock Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg
Hamidreza Arandiyan
Hamidreza Arandiyan University of Sydney
Sean C. Smith
Sean C. Smith Australian National University
Rosalie K. Hocking
Rosalie K. Hocking Swinburne University of Technology
D. Brynn Hibbert
D. Brynn Hibbert University of New South Wales
Leigh Aldous
Leigh Aldous King's College London
Guang Liu
Guang Liu Taiyuan University of Technology

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