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D-Index
46
Citations
9492
World Ranking
15897
National Ranking
2458

Daohua Sun 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 Daohua Sun sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 130 publications — 8th percentile

8% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Daohua Sun 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 Daohua Sun sits on this spectrum.

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 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 12th percentile

12% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Daohua Sun is affiliated with Xiamen University in China, focusing primarily on research intersecting materials science and engineering. Their work encompasses multiple subfields including materials chemistry, catalysis, inorganic chemistry, renewable energy, sustainability, the environment, and biomedical engineering.

Their research topics cover a variety of specialized areas such as catalytic processes in materials science, catalysis and oxidation reactions, hydrodesulfurization studies, advanced photocatalysis techniques, zeolite catalysis and synthesis, surface modification and superhydrophobicity, and nanomaterials for catalytic reactions.

Frequent collaborators in Daohua Sun's research include Qingbiao Li, Jiale Huang, Shaodi Sun, Yan Xu, and Junwei Wu. Their work is regularly published in several scientific journals with repeated contributions to venues such as Chemical Engineering Journal, Molecular Catalysis, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, and Journal of Materials Chemistry A.

Notable recent papers include:

  • Durable super-hydrophobic PDMS@SiO2@WS2 sponge for efficient oil/water separation in complex marine environment (2020, Environmental Pollution)
  • Green synthesized iron nanoparticles as highly efficient fenton-like catalyst for degradation of dyes (2020, Chemosphere)
  • Titanium silicalite-1 zeolite encapsulating Au particles as a catalyst for vapor phase propylene epoxidation with H2/O2: a matter of Au-Ti synergic interaction (2020, Journal of Materials Chemistry A)
  • State of arts on the bio-synthesis of noble metal nanoparticles and their biological application (2020, Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering)
  • Highly robust separation for aqueous oils enabled by balsa wood-based cellulose aerogel with intrinsic superior hydrophilicity (2023, Separation and Purification Technology)

Best Publications

  • Biosynthesis of silver and gold nanoparticles by novel sundried Cinnamomum camphora leaf

    Jiale Huang;Qingbiao Li;Daohua Sun;Yinghua Lu

  • Bio-inspired synthesis of metal nanomaterials and applications

    Jiale Huang;Liqin Lin;Daohua Sun;Huimei Chen

  • Green synthesis of palladium nanoparticles using broth of Cinnamomum camphora leaf

    Xin Yang;Qingbiao Li;Huixuan Wang;Jiale Huang

  • Catalytic Hydrolysis of Ammonia Borane via Cobalt Palladium Nanoparticles

    Daohua Sun;Daohua Sun;Vismadeb Mazumder;Önder Metin;Önder Metin;Shouheng Sun

  • A facile synthesis of MPd (M = Co, Cu) nanoparticles and their catalysis for formic acid oxidation.

    Vismadeb Mazumder;Miaofang Chi;Max Mankin;Yi Liu

  • Simultaneous biosorption of cadmium (II) and lead (II) ions by pretreated biomass of Phanerochaete chrysosporium

    Qingbiao Li;Songtao Wu;Gang Liu;Xinkai Liao

  • Rapid Preparation Process of Silver Nanoparticles by Bioreduction and Their Characterizations

    Mouxing Fu;Qingbiao Li;Daohua Sun;Yinghua Lu

  • Biosorption and bioreduction of diamine silver complex by Corynebacterium

    Haoran Zhang;Qingbiao Li;Yinghua Lu;Daohua Sun

  • Biogenic Silver Nanoparticles by Cacumen Platycladi Extract: Synthesis, Formation Mechanism, and Antibacterial Activity

    Jiale Huang;Guowu Zhan;Bingyun Zheng;Bingyun Zheng;Daohua Sun

  • Precisely controlled resorcinol–formaldehyde resin coating for fabricating core–shell, hollow, and yolk–shell carbon nanostructures

    Xiaoliang Fang;Shengjie Liu;Jun Zang;Chaofa Xu

  • Nature factory of silver nanowires: Plant-mediated synthesis using broth of Cassia fistula leaf

    Liqin Lin;Wenta Wang;Jiale Huang;Qingbiao Li

  • Plant-mediated synthesis of platinum nanoparticles and its bioreductive mechanism.

    Bingyun Zheng;Tao Kong;Xiaolian Jing;Tareque Odoom-Wubah

  • Continuous-Flow Biosynthesis of Silver Nanoparticles by Lixivium of Sundried Cinnamomum camphora Leaf in Tubular Microreactors

    Jiale Huang;Liqin Lin;Qingbiao Li;Daohua Sun

  • A complementary study of surface-enhanced Raman scattering and metal nanorod arrays

    J. L. Yao;G. P. Pan;K. H. Xue;D. Y. Wu

  • Ionic liquid-enhanced immobilization of biosynthesized Au nanoparticles on TS-1 toward efficient catalysts for propylene epoxidation

    Mingming Du;Guowu Zhan;Xin Yang;Huixuan Wang

  • Liquid phase oxidation of benzyl alcohol to benzaldehyde with novel uncalcined bioreduction Au catalysts: High activity and durability

    Guowu Zhan;Jiale Huang;Mingming Du;Daohua Sun

  • Catalytic benzene oxidation by biogenic Pd nanoparticles over 3D-ordered mesoporous CeO2

    Yunlong Guo;Yijing Gao;Xiang Li;Guilin Zhuang

  • Plant-mediated synthesis of highly active iron nanoparticles for Cr (VI) removal: Investigation of the leading biomolecules

    Zhengli Xiao;Min Yuan;Bin Yang;Zhaoyan Liu

  • Methanolysis of Ammonia Borane by CoPd Nanoparticles

    Daohua Sun;Daohua Sun;Vismadeb Mazumder;Önder Metin;Shouheng Sun

  • Biosynthesized Bimetallic Au–Pd Nanoparticles Supported on TiO2 for Solvent-Free Oxidation of Benzyl Alcohol

    Yingling Hong;Xiaolian Jing;Jiale Huang;Daohua Sun

  • Influence of Au Particle Size on Au/TiO2 Catalysts for CO Oxidation

    Mingming Du;Daohua Sun;Hongwei Yang;Jiale Huang

Frequent Co-Authors

Qingbiao Li
Qingbiao Li Xiamen University
Jiale Huang
Jiale Huang Xiamen University
Yuanpeng Wang
Yuanpeng Wang Xiamen University
Önder Metin
Önder Metin Koç University
Shouheng Sun
Shouheng Sun Brown University
Xiaonian Li
Xiaonian Li Zhejiang University of Technology
Haitao Wang
Haitao Wang Nankai University
Karren L. More
Karren L. More Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Minhua Shao
Minhua Shao Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Nanfeng Zheng
Nanfeng Zheng Xiamen University

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