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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Rising Stars 65 118 118 41 41 96 15612
Materials Science 65 5576 5392 1689 1682 95 16740

Chuangang Hu publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Chuangang Hu between 2012 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Chuangang Hu published across 14 years, from 2012 to 2025, averaging 10.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 18 publications in 2025. 35 of the 151 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2012 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 18. Peak 18 publications in 2025. 2012: 8 publications 2013: 13 publications 2014: 14 publications 2015: 14 publications 2016: 11 publications 2017: 3 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 5 publications 2020: 7 publications 2021: 11 publications 2022: 13 publications 2023: 10 publications 2024: 17 publications 2025: 18 publications
2012 2025

151 publications in total across all disciplines

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Chuangang Hu: publications per year, 2012 to 2025
Year Publications
2012 8
2013 13
2014 14
2015 14
2016 11
2017 3
2018 7
2019 5
2020 7
2021 11
2022 13
2023 10
2024 17
2025 18
Total 151
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Chuangang Hu 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 Chuangang Hu 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, 90–109 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: 95 publications — 2nd percentile

2% 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 95
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
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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Chuangang Hu 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 Chuangang Hu 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, 64–65 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: 65 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% 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 65
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
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

  • 2025 - Research.com Rising Stars Award

Overview

Chuangang Hu is affiliated with Beijing University of Chemical Technology in China, specializing in research fields closely related to engineering, energy, and materials science. The primary subfields of study include electrical and electronic engineering, renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, as well as materials chemistry, catalysis, and electronic, optical, and magnetic materials.

The main topics of Hu's research focus on electrocatalysts for energy conversion, advanced battery technologies research, fuel cells and related materials, advancements in battery materials, advanced photocatalysis techniques, advanced battery materials and technologies, and ammonia synthesis and nitrogen reduction.

Hu has contributed multiple recent papers, including:

  • Carbon-based metal-free electrocatalysts: from oxygen reduction to multifunctional electrocatalysis (2021, Chemical Society Reviews)
  • Heteroatom-doped carbon catalysts for zinc-air batteries: progress, mechanism, and opportunities (2020, Energy & Environmental Science)
  • Carbon-Defect-Driven Electroless Deposition of Pt Atomic Clusters for Highly Efficient Hydrogen Evolution (2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society)
  • The role of oxygen-vacancy in bifunctional indium oxyhydroxide catalysts for electrochemical coupling of biomass valorization with CO2 conversion (2023, Nature Communications)
  • Carbon-Based Electrocatalysts for Acidic Oxygen Reduction Reaction (2023, Angewandte Chemie International Edition)

Hu frequently publishes in journals such as Advanced Functional Materials, Advanced Materials, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, Advanced Energy Materials, and Chemical Communications. These venues highlight a consistent output in materials science and energy-related catalysis.

Collaborations play a significant role in Hu's research career. The frequent co-authors include Liming Dai, Dong Liu, Fenghui Ye, Baoguang Mao, and Yongde Long, reflecting ongoing partnerships within the field.

Best Publications

  • All‐Graphene Core‐Sheath Microfibers for All‐Solid‐State, Stretchable Fibriform Supercapacitors and Wearable Electronic Textiles

    Yuning Meng;Yang Zhao;Chuangang Hu;Huhu Cheng

  • A Versatile, Ultralight, Nitrogen‐Doped Graphene Framework

    Yang Zhao;Chuangang Hu;Yue Hu;Huhu Cheng

  • Multifunctional Carbon-Based Metal-Free Electrocatalysts for Simultaneous Oxygen Reduction, Oxygen Evolution, and Hydrogen Evolution.

    Chuangang Hu;Liming Dai

  • Highly Compression‐Tolerant Supercapacitor Based on Polypyrrole‐mediated Graphene Foam Electrodes

    Yang Zhao;Jia Liu;Yue Hu;Huhu Cheng

  • Carbon-Based Metal-Free Catalysts for Electrocatalysis beyond the ORR

    Chuangang Hu;Liming Dai

  • Doping of Carbon Materials for Metal-Free Electrocatalysis.

    Chuangang Hu;Liming Dai

  • A Graphitic‐C3N4 “Seaweed” Architecture for Enhanced Hydrogen Evolution

    Qing Han;Bing Wang;Yang Zhao;Chuangang Hu

  • 3D graphene–Fe3O4 nanocomposites with high-performance microwave absorption

    Chuangang Hu;Zhongyu Mou;Gewu Lu;Nan Chen

  • Carbon-based metal-free electrocatalysts: from oxygen reduction to multifunctional electrocatalysis

    Chuangang Hu;Rajib Paul;Quanbin Dai;Liming Dai

  • Textile electrodes woven by carbon nanotube–graphene hybrid fibers for flexible electrochemical capacitors

    Huhu Cheng;Zelin Dong;Chuangang Hu;Yang Zhao

  • Graphene fibers with predetermined deformation as moisture-triggered actuators and robots.

    Huhu Cheng;Jia Liu;Yang Zhao;Chuangang Hu

  • Newly-designed complex ternary Pt/PdCu nanoboxes anchored on three-dimensional graphene framework for highly efficient ethanol oxidation.

    Chuangang Hu;Huhu Cheng;Yang Zhao;Yue Hu

  • Heteroatom-doped carbon catalysts for zinc–air batteries: progress, mechanism, and opportunities

    Xiaofeng Zhu;Chuangang Hu;Rose Amal;Liming Dai

  • Tailored graphene systems for unconventional applications in energy conversion and storage devices

    Chuangang Hu;Long Song;Zhipan Zhang;Nan Chen

  • Carbon-Defect-Driven Electroless Deposition of Pt Atomic Clusters for Highly Efficient Hydrogen Evolution.

    Qingqing Cheng;Qingqing Cheng;Chuangang Hu;Chuangang Hu;Guoliang Wang;Zhiqing Zou

  • One-step preparation of iodine-doped graphitic carbon nitride nanosheets as efficient photocatalysts for visible light water splitting

    Qing Han;Chuangang Hu;Fei Zhao;Zhipan Zhang

  • Large scale production of biomass-derived N-doped porous carbon spheres for oxygen reduction and supercapacitors

    Shuyan Gao;Yanli Chen;Hao Fan;Xianjun Wei

  • MnO 2 -modified hierarchical graphene fiber electrochemical supercapacitor

    Qing Chen;Yuning Meng;Chuangang Hu;Yang Zhao

  • Carbon-Based Metal-Free Catalysts for Energy Storage and Environmental Remediation.

    Chuangang Hu;Yi Lin;John W. Connell;Hui‐Ming Cheng;Hui‐Ming Cheng

  • A Large-Area, Flexible, and Flame-Retardant Graphene Paper

    Liye Dong;Chuangang Hu;Long Song;Xianke Huang

  • Functional graphene nanomesh foam

    Yang Zhao;Chuangang Hu;Long Song;Lixia Wang

  • High‐Density Monolith of N‐Doped Holey Graphene for Ultrahigh Volumetric Capacity of Li‐Ion Batteries

    Xiaopeng Wang;Lingxiao Lv;Zhihua Cheng;Jian Gao

Frequent Co-Authors

Liangti Qu
Liangti Qu Tsinghua University
Liming Dai
Liming Dai University of New South Wales
Nan Chen
Nan Chen Beijing Institute of Technology
Huhu Cheng
Huhu Cheng Tsinghua University
Fei Zhao
Fei Zhao Beijing Institute of Technology
Gaoquan Shi
Gaoquan Shi Tsinghua University
Lan Jiang
Lan Jiang Beijing Institute of Technology
John W. Connell
John W. Connell Langley Research Center
Yi Lin
Yi Lin Langley Research Center
Jia Qu
Jia Qu Wenzhou Medical University

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