World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!
Award Badge
Chemistry
USA
2026
Award Badge
Materials Science
USA
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Materials Science

D-Index
148
Citations
74132
World Ranking
172
National Ranking
75

Chemistry

D-Index
151
Citations
75383
World Ranking
131
National Ranking
67

Gang Wu 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 Gang Wu sits on this spectrum.

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 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 606 publications — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Gang Wu 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 Gang Wu 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: 151 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in United States Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Materials Science in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Materials Science in United States Leader Award

Overview

Gang Wu is a researcher affiliated with the University at Buffalo, State University of New York in the United States. Their work primarily spans the fields of Materials Science and Engineering, with a focus on subfields such as Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Civil and Structural Engineering, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, and Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics.

The scientist's research topics include advanced thermoelectric materials and devices, thermal properties of materials, thermal radiation and cooling technologies, advancements in battery materials, pharmaceutical and antibiotic environmental impacts, advanced battery materials and technologies, and chalcogenide semiconductor thin films.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Gang Wu include:

  • Shuo-Wang Yang
  • Xiaojian Tan
  • Guoqiang Liu
  • Jun Jiang
  • Peng Sun

They have published extensively in several scientific venues, with repeated contributions to:

  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Advanced Functional Materials
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry A
  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Advanced Materials

Selected recent publications by Gang Wu include:

  • "Hierarchical assembly of donor-acceptor covalent organic frameworks for photosynthesis of hydrogen peroxide from water and air," 2024, Nature Synthesis
  • "Three-Component Donor−π-Acceptor Covalent-Organic Frameworks for Boosting Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution," 2023, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "High-Performance Industrial-Grade p-Type (Bi,Sb)2Te3 Thermoelectric Enabled by a Stepwise Optimization Strategy," 2023, Advanced Materials
  • "Prolonging the cycling lifetime of lithium metal batteries with a monolithic and inorganic-rich solid electrolyte interphase," 2023, Energy & Environmental Science
  • "Correlating charge and thermoelectric transport to paracrystallinity in conducting polymers," 2020, Nature Communications

Best Publications

  • High-Performance Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Reduction Derived from Polyaniline, Iron, and Cobalt

    Gang Wu;Karren Leslie More;Christina Johnston;Piotr Zelenay

  • Superconductivity at 43 K in SmFeAsO1-xFx.

    X. H. Chen;T. Wu;G. Wu;R. H. Liu

  • Recent advances in non-precious metal catalysis for oxygen-reduction reaction in polymer electrolyte fuel cells

    Frédéric Jaouen;Eric Proietti;Michel Lefèvre;Régis Chenitz

  • Single Atomic Iron Catalysts for Oxygen Reduction in Acidic Media: Particle Size Control and Thermal Activation.

    Hanguang Zhang;Sooyeon Hwang;Maoyu Wang;Zhenxing Feng

  • Atomically dispersed manganese catalysts for oxygen reduction in proton-exchange membrane fuel cells

    Jiazhan Li;Jiazhan Li;Mengjie Chen;David A. Cullen;Sooyeon Hwang

  • Nanostructured Nonprecious Metal Catalysts for Oxygen Reduction Reaction

    Gang Wu;Piotr Zelenay

  • Achievements, challenges and perspectives on cathode catalysts in proton exchange membrane fuel cells for transportation

    Xiao Xia Wang;Mark T. Swihart;Gang Wu

  • Nitrogen-Coordinated Single Cobalt Atom Catalysts for Oxygen Reduction in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells.

    Xiao Xia Wang;Xiao Xia Wang;David A. Cullen;Yung‐Tin Pan;Sooyeon Hwang

  • Transition metal (Fe, Co, Ni, and Mn) oxides for oxygen reduction and evolution bifunctional catalysts in alkaline media

    Hannah Osgood;Surya V. Devaguptapu;Hui Xu;Jaephil Cho

  • Advanced Electrocatalysts with Single-Metal-Atom Active Sites.

    Yuxuan Wang;Hongyang Su;Yanghua He;Ligui Li

  • Neutron-Diffraction Measurements of Magnetic Order and a Structural Transition in the Parent BaFe 2 As 2 Compound of FeAs-Based High-Temperature Superconductors

    Q. Huang;Y. Qiu;Y. Qiu;Wei Bao;M. A. Green;M. A. Green

  • Highly active atomically dispersed CoN 4 fuel cell cathode catalysts derived from surfactant-assisted MOFs: carbon-shell confinement strategy

    Yanghua He;Sooyeon Hwang;David A. Cullen;M. Aman Uddin

  • Carbon nanocomposite catalysts for oxygen reduction and evolution reactions: From nitrogen doping to transition-metal addition

    Gang Wu;Ana Santandreu;William Kellogg;Shiva Gupta

  • Atomically dispersed metal–nitrogen–carbon catalysts for fuel cells: advances in catalyst design, electrode performance, and durability improvement

    Yanghua He;Shengwen Liu;Cameron Priest;Qiurong Shi

  • Enhanced photovoltaic performance of CH3NH3PbI3 perovskite solar cells through interfacial engineering using self-assembling monolayer.

    Lijian Zuo;Zhuowei Gu;Tao Ye;Weifei Fu

  • Performance enhancement and degradation mechanism identification of a single-atom Co–N–C catalyst for proton exchange membrane fuel cells

    Xiaohong Xie;Cheng He;Boyang Li;Yanghua He

  • Experimental Observation of Redox-Induced Fe–N Switching Behavior as a Determinant Role for Oxygen Reduction Activity

    Qingying Jia;Qingying Jia;Nagappan Ramaswamy;Nagappan Ramaswamy;Hasnain Hafiz;Hasnain Hafiz;Urszula Tylus;Urszula Tylus

  • Synthesis–structure–performance correlation for polyaniline–Me–C non-precious metal cathode catalysts for oxygen reduction in fuel cells

    Gang Wu;Christina M. Johnston;Nathan H. Mack;Kateryna Artyushkova

  • Silicon-based anodes for lithium-ion batteries: Effectiveness of materials synthesis and electrode preparation

    Anix Casimir;Hanguang Zhang;Ogechi Ogoke;Joseph C. Amine

  • Metal (Ni, Co)‐Metal Oxides/Graphene Nanocomposites as Multifunctional Electrocatalysts

    Xien Liu;Wen Liu;Minseong Ko;Minjoon Park

  • High-performance fuel cell cathodes exclusively containing atomically dispersed iron active sites

    Hanguang Zhang;Hoon T. Chung;David A. Cullen;Stephan Wagner

  • Nitrogen-Doped Graphene-Rich Catalysts Derived from Heteroatom Polymers for Oxygen Reduction in Nonaqueous Lithium–O2 Battery Cathodes

    Gang Wu;Nathan H. Mack;Wei Gao;Shuguo Ma

Frequent Co-Authors

Jinghui Zhang
Jinghui Zhang St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Hongzheng Chen
Hongzheng Chen Zhejiang University
Shaoqian Li
Shaoqian Li University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
John Easton
John Easton St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
James R. Downing
James R. Downing St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Xianhui Chen
Xianhui Chen University of Science and Technology of China
Michael Rusch
Michael Rusch St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Qing Li
Qing Li Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Ah-Lim Tsai
Ah-Lim Tsai The University of Texas at Austin
Piotr Zelenay
Piotr Zelenay Los Alamos National Laboratory

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

Studying chemistry in the USA opens doors to various interdisciplinary career options. Many students consider complementing their chemistry background with degrees that enhance their understanding of legal or healthcare industries. For instance, pursuing an online associates in criminal justice can provide foundational knowledge applicable in forensic science and criminal investigations.

Cost is often a key factor when choosing further education. It's important to research and compare the criminal justice degree online cost to find programs that balance affordability with quality education.

For chemistry graduates interested in law-related careers, exploring degrees for paralegals can be a strategic move. These degrees offer practical legal knowledge, often leading to rewarding roles supporting legal professionals.

Alternatively, graduates keen on healthcare and pharmaceuticals may thrive as pharmaceutical sales representatives. Understanding the pathway to success in this field, including potential earnings, can be found by reviewing details about drug rep salary and career paths.

Best Scientists Citing Gang Wu

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles