2026 Darren Delai Sun: 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	71	4279	4144	90	89	198	16605

Overview

Darren Delai Sun is affiliated with Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. Their research primarily spans the fields of Environmental Science, Energy, and Engineering, with a particular focus on several subfields such as Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Water Science and Technology, Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, and Organic Chemistry.

Their scholarly work covers a range of scientific topics, including:

Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
Membrane Separation Technologies
Advanced oxidation water treatment
Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques
Iron oxide chemistry and applications
Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions
MXene and MAX Phase Materials

Among their recent publications are the following papers:

"Engineered Co2AlO4/CoAl2O4@Al2O3 monolithic catalysts for peroxymonosulfate activation: Co3+/Co2+ and ODefect/OLattice ratios dependence and mechanism" (2020) published in Chemical Engineering Journal
"Deciphering the simultaneous removal of carbamazepine and metronidazole by monolithic Co2AlO4@Al2O3 activated peroxymonosulfate" (2022) published in Chemical Engineering Journal
"Surface Al and Co coordination for peroxymonosulfate activation: Identification and mechanism" (2023) published in Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
"Spin state-tailored tetrahedral and octahedral cobalt centers on millimetric Co-Al oxide catalysts as dual sites for synergistic peroxymonosulfate activation" (2023) published in Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
"Electron complementary effect of cerium tailored the electron/valence state of Mn-Ce dual-atom monolithic catalyst for enhanced Ozone catalysis" (2025) published in Applied Catalysis B: Environmental

Their frequent co-authors include Jia-Cheng E. Yang, Min-Ping Zhu, Ming-Lai Fu, Baoling Yuan, and Zhengtao Li.

Key venues where this scientist has published include:

SSRN Electronic Journal
Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
Chemical Engineering Journal
Construction and Building Materials
Journal of Cleaner Production

Best Publications

High-quality reduced graphene oxide-nanocrystalline platinum hybrid materials prepared by simultaneous co-reduction of graphene oxide and chloroplatinic acid

Yinjie Wang;Jincheng Liu;Lei Liu;Darren Delai Sun

1074
Citations
Self-Assembling TiO2 Nanorods on Large Graphene Oxide Sheets at a Two-Phase Interface and Their Anti-Recombination in Photocatalytic Applications

Jincheng Liu;Hongwei Bai;Yinjie Wang;Zhaoyang Liu

874
Citations
An efficient bicomponent TiO2/SnO2 nanofiber photocatalyst fabricated by electrospinning with a side-by-side dual spinneret method.

Zhaoyang Liu;Darren Delai Sun;Peng Guo;James O. Leckie

813
Citations
Self-etching reconstruction of hierarchically mesoporous F-TiO2 hollow microspherical photocatalyst for concurrent membrane water purifications.

Jia Hong Pan;Xiwang Zhang;Alan Jianhong Du;Darren D. Sun

470
Citations
Nano Gives the Answer: Breaking the Bottleneck of Internal Concentration Polarization with a Nanofiber Composite Forward Osmosis Membrane for a High Water Production Rate

Xiaoxiao Song;Zhaoyang Liu;Darren Delai Sun

432
Citations
Hybridized nanowires and cubes: A novel architecture of a heterojunctioned TiO2/SrTiO3 thin film for efficient water splitting

Jiawei Ng;Shiping Xu;Xiwang Zhang;Hui Ying Yang

338
Citations
Concurrent filtration and solar photocatalytic disinfection/degradation using high-performance Ag/TiO2 nanofiber membrane

Lei Liu;Zhaoyang Liu;Hongwei Bai;Darren Delai Sun

324
Citations
Significant improvement of photocatalytic hydrogen generation rate over TiO2 with deposited CuO

Shiping Xu;Darren Delai Sun

312
Citations
Graphene oxide–CdS composite with high photocatalytic degradation and disinfection activities under visible light irradiation

Peng Gao;Jincheng Liu;Darren Delai Sun;Wunjern Ng

306
Citations
High-Performance Multifunctional TiO2 Nanowire Ultrafiltration Membrane with a Hierarchical Layer Structure for Water Treatment

Xiwang Zhang;Tong Zhang;Jiawei Ng;Darren Delai Sun

273
Citations
Highly efficient and flexible electrospun carbon-silica nanofibrous membrane for ultrafast gravity-driven oil-water separation.

Ming Hang Tai;Peng Gao;Benny Yong Liang Tan;Darren Delai Sun

270
Citations
Highly efficient CuO incorporated TiO2 nanotube photocatalyst for hydrogen production from water

Shiping Xu;Alan Jianhong Du;Jincheng Liu;Jiawei Ng

260
Citations
One-step fabrication and high photocatalytic activity of porous TiO2 hollow aggregates by using a low-temperature hydrothermal method without templates.

Zhaoyang Liu;Darren D. Sun;Peng Guo;James O. Leckie

252
Citations
TiO2 nanowire membrane for concurrent filtration and photocatalytic oxidation of humic acid in water

Xiwang Zhang;Alan Jianhong Du;Peifung Lee;Darren Delai Sun

250
Citations
Facile synthesis of monodispersed silver nanoparticles on graphene oxide sheets with enhanced antibacterial activity

Lei Liu;Jincheng Liu;Yinjie Wang;Xiaoli Yan

244
Citations
Graphene oxide enwrapped Ag3PO4 composite: towards a highly efficient and stable visible-light-induced photocatalyst for water purification

Lei Liu;Jincheng Liu;Darren Delai Sun

240
Citations
Fabrication and comparison of highly efficient Cu incorporated TiO2 photocatalyst for hydrogen generation from water

Shiping Xu;Jiawei Ng;Xiwang Zhang;Hongwei Bai

238
Citations
Novel-structured electrospun TiO2/CuO composite nanofibers for high efficient photocatalytic cogeneration of clean water and energy from dye wastewater.

Siew Siang Lee;Hongwei Bai;Zhaoyang Liu;Darren Delai Sun

229
Citations
Energy recovery from concentrated seawater brine by thin-film nanofiber composite pressure retarded osmosis membranes with high power density

Xiaoxiao Song;Zhaoyang Liu;Darren Delai Sun

206
Citations
Value-added utilisation of recycled concrete in hot-mix asphalt.

Yiik Diew Wong;Darren Delai Sun;Dickson Lai

206
Citations