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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 148 172 164 75 69 602 74132
Chemistry 151 131 115 67 53 606 75383

Gang Wu publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Gang Wu between 1987 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Gang Wu published across 40 years, from 1987 to 2026, averaging 18.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 73 publications in 2020. 43 of the 724 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1987 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 73. Peak 73 publications in 2020. 1987: 1 publication 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 1 publication 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 0 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 0 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 1 publication 2003: 2 publications 2004: 9 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 19 publications 2007: 20 publications 2008: 37 publications 2009: 36 publications 2010: 25 publications 2011: 23 publications 2012: 17 publications 2013: 34 publications 2014: 38 publications 2015: 33 publications 2016: 32 publications 2017: 46 publications 2018: 46 publications 2019: 56 publications 2020: 73 publications 2021: 60 publications 2022: 20 publications 2023: 12 publications 2024: 29 publications 2025: 38 publications 2026: 5 publications
1987 2026

724 publications in total across all disciplines

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Gang Wu: publications per year, 1987 to 2026
Year Publications
1987 1
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 1
1992 1
1993 0
1994 0
1995 0
1996 0
1997 1
1998 0
1999 1
2000 0
2001 1
2002 1
2003 2
2004 9
2005 7
2006 19
2007 20
2008 37
2009 36
2010 25
2011 23
2012 17
2013 34
2014 38
2015 33
2016 32
2017 46
2018 46
2019 56
2020 73
2021 60
2022 20
2023 12
2024 29
2025 38
2026 5
Total 724
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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.

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, 601–620 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: 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.

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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
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
601–620 114 606
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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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.

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, 150–151 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: 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.

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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
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 16 151
152–153 11
154–155 9
156–157 3
158 3
159+ 98
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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

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