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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 102 1188 1053 215 207 290 32705

Ding Ma publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ding Ma between 1997 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ding Ma published across 29 years, from 1997 to 2025, averaging 18.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 73 publications in 2022. 128 of the 547 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1997 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 73. Peak 73 publications in 2022. 1997: 1 publication 1998: 0 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 10 publications 2001: 9 publications 2002: 9 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 13 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 11 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 12 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 12 publications 2013: 17 publications 2014: 14 publications 2015: 14 publications 2016: 12 publications 2017: 24 publications 2018: 17 publications 2019: 25 publications 2020: 25 publications 2021: 38 publications 2022: 73 publications 2023: 43 publications 2024: 61 publications 2025: 67 publications
1997 2025

547 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ding Ma: publications per year, 1997 to 2025
Year Publications
1997 1
1998 0
1999 3
2000 10
2001 9
2002 9
2003 3
2004 13
2005 6
2006 11
2007 6
2008 12
2009 8
2010 7
2011 7
2012 12
2013 17
2014 14
2015 14
2016 12
2017 24
2018 17
2019 25
2020 25
2021 38
2022 73
2023 43
2024 61
2025 67
Total 547
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Ding Ma 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 Ding Ma 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: 290 publications — 61st percentile

61% 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
281–300 939 290
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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Ding Ma 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 Ding Ma 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, 102–103 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: 102 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% 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
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
102–103 105 102
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

Ding Ma is affiliated with Peking University in China and specializes primarily in Materials Science. Their research extensively covers subfields including Materials Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Catalysis, Organic Chemistry, and Mechanical Engineering.

The scientist's research mainly addresses topics related to Catalytic Processes in Materials Science, Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion, Catalysts for Methane Reforming, Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies, Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions, Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions, and Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis.

Among recent publications, Ding Ma has contributed to:

  • A stable low-temperature H2-production catalyst by crowding Pt on α-MoC, 2021, Nature
  • Supported Metal Clusters: Fabrication and Application in Heterogeneous Catalysis, 2020, ACS Catalysis
  • Principles and applications of photothermal catalysis, 2021, Chem Catalysis
  • Inverse ZrO2/Cu as a highly efficient methanol synthesis catalyst from CO2 hydrogenation, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Ensemble effect for single-atom, small cluster and nanoparticle catalysts, 2022, Nature Catalysis

Ding Ma frequently collaborates with several researchers, including Mi Peng, Meng Wang, Dequan Xiao, Xuetao Qin, and Zirui Gao.

The scientist's work has been published in various prominent venues, with a notable number of publications appearing in:

  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • ACS Catalysis
  • Nature Communications
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Best Publications

  • Low-temperature hydrogen production from water and methanol using Pt/α-MoC catalysts

    Lili Lin;Wu Zhou;Rui Gao;Siyu Yao

  • Interface-Confined Ferrous Centers for Catalytic Oxidation

    Qiang Fu;Wei-Xue Li;Yunxi Yao;Hongyang Liu

  • Methane activation: the past and future

    Pei Tang;Qingjun Zhu;Zhaoxuan Wu;Ding Ma

  • Atomic-layered Au clusters on α-MoC as catalysts for the low-temperature water-gas shift reaction

    Siyu Yao;Xiao Zhang;Wu Zhou;Wu Zhou;Rui Gao

  • Fe5C2 nanoparticles: a facile bromide-induced synthesis and as an active phase for Fischer-Tropsch synthesis.

    Ce Yang;Huabo Zhao;Yanglong Hou;Ding Ma

  • Highly selective oxidation of methane to methanol at ambient conditions by titanium dioxide-supported iron species

    Jijia Xie;Renxi Jin;Ang Li;Yingpu Bi

  • Nitrogen-Doped sp2-Hybridized Carbon as a Superior Catalyst for Selective Oxidation

    Yongjun Gao;Gang Hu;Jun Zhong;Zujin Shi

  • A stable low-temperature H2-production catalyst by crowding Pt on α-MoC.

    Xiao Zhang;Xiao Zhang;Mengtao Zhang;Yuchen Deng;Mingquan Xu

  • Tuning the Selectivity of Catalytic Carbon Dioxide Hydrogenation over Iridium/Cerium Oxide Catalysts with a Strong Metal-Support Interaction.

    Siwei Li;Yao Xu;Yifu Chen;Weizhen Li

  • Heteroatom-Mediated Interactions between Ruthenium Single Atoms and an MXene Support for Efficient Hydrogen Evolution.

    Vinoth Ramalingam;Purushothaman Varadhan;Hui‐Chun Fu;Hyunho Kim

  • Atomically Dispersed Pd on Nanodiamond/Graphene Hybrid for Selective Hydrogenation of Acetylene.

    Fei Huang;Fei Huang;Yuchen Deng;Yunlei Chen;Xiangbin Cai

  • Reduced graphene oxide as a catalyst for hydrogenation of nitrobenzene at room temperature

    Yongjun Gao;Ding Ma;Chunlei Wang;Jing Guan

  • Supported Metal Clusters: Fabrication and Application in Heterogeneous Catalysis

    Chunyang Dong;Yinlong Li;Danyang Cheng;Mengtao Zhang

  • Principles and applications of photothermal catalysis

    Chuqiao Song;Zhaohua Wang;Zhen Yin;Dequan Xiao

  • Inverse ZrO2/Cu as a highly efficient methanol synthesis catalyst from CO2 hydrogenation

    Congyi Wu;Lili Lin;Lili Lin;Lili Lin;Jinjia Liu;Jingpeng Zhang

  • The role of the lateral dimension of graphene oxide in the regulation of cellular responses

    Hua Yue;Wei Wei;Zhanguo Yue;Bin Wang

  • A highly CO-tolerant atomically dispersed Pt catalyst for chemoselective hydrogenation.

    Lili Lin;Siyu Yao;Rui Gao;Rui Gao;Xuan Liang

  • Highly Tunable Selectivity for Syngas-Derived Alkenes over Zinc and Sodium-Modulated Fe5 C2 Catalyst.

    Peng Zhai;Cong Xu;Rui Gao;Xi Liu

  • Highly Dispersed Copper over β-Mo2C as an Efficient and Stable Catalyst for the Reverse Water Gas Shift (RWGS) Reaction

    Xiao Zhang;Xiaobing Zhu;Lili Lin;Siyu Yao

  • Construction of a sp 3 /sp 2 Carbon Interface in 3D N-Doped Nanocarbons for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction

    Jian Gao;Jian Gao;Yun Wang;Haihua Wu;Xi Liu

  • A versatile route to fabricate single atom catalysts with high chemoselectivity and regioselectivity in hydrogenation

    Xiaohui He;Qian He;Yuchen Deng;Mi Peng

  • Toward monodispersed silver nanoparticles with unusual thermal stability.

    Junming Sun;Ding Ma;He Zhang;Xiumei Liu

Frequent Co-Authors

Xinhe Bao
Xinhe Bao Chinese Academy of Sciences
Siyu Yao
Siyu Yao Zhejiang University
Xiaodong Wen
Xiaodong Wen Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yide Xu
Yide Xu Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics
Dang Sheng Su
Dang Sheng Su Chinese Academy of Sciences
Wu Zhou
Wu Zhou University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Xi Liu
Xi Liu Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Chuan Shi
Chuan Shi Dalian University of Technology
Ning Yan
Ning Yan National University of Singapore
Yanxiang Cheng
Yanxiang Cheng University of Science and Technology of China

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