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D-Index
83
Citations
25443
World Ranking
2936
National Ranking
534

Gongquan 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 Gongquan Sun sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 293 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.

Gongquan 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 Gongquan Sun sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 83 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Gongquan Sun is affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China, where their research primarily focuses on engineering, energy, and materials science. Their body of work encompasses several interconnected subfields, including electrical and electronic engineering, renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, materials chemistry, electrochemistry, and polymers and plastics.

Their scholarly output covers key topics related to energy conversion and storage technologies, underscored by their extensive publications in areas such as electrocatalysts for energy conversion, fuel cells and related materials, and advanced battery technologies. Additional topics in their research portfolio include electrochemical analysis and applications, advancements in solid oxide fuel cells, advanced photocatalysis techniques, and magnesium alloys.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Gongquan Sun include Suli Wang, Huanqiao Li, Xiaoming Zhang, Zhangxun Xia, and Shansheng Yu.

Their recent papers illustrate a concentration on catalysis and energy materials. These papers include the following:

  • NiFe Layered Double Hydroxides with Unsaturated Metal Sites via Precovered Surface Strategy for Oxygen Evolution Reaction, 2020, published in ACS Catalysis
  • Layered transition-metal hydroxides for alkaline hydrogen evolution reaction, 2020, published in CHINESE JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS (CHINESE VERSION)
  • Solid phase microwave-assisted fabrication of Fe-doped ZIF-8 for single-atom Fe-N-C electrocatalysts on oxygen reduction, 2020, published in Journal of Energy Chemistry
  • Iron-based binary metal-organic framework nanorods as an efficient catalyst for the oxygen evolution reaction, 2020, published in CHINESE JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS (CHINESE VERSION)
  • Tailoring interfacial Zn2+ coordination via a robust cation conductive film enables high performance zinc metal battery, 2022, published in Energy storage materials

Gongquan Sun frequently publishes in venues such as SSRN Electronic Journal, CHINESE JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS (CHINESE VERSION), Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, Electrochimica Acta, and ACS Catalysis.

Best Publications

  • Preparation and Characterization of Multiwalled Carbon Nanotube-Supported Platinum for Cathode Catalysts of Direct Methanol Fuel Cells

    Wenzhen Li;Changhai Liang;Weijiang Zhou;Jieshan Qiu

  • Iron Encapsulated within Pod‐like Carbon Nanotubes for Oxygen Reduction Reaction

    Dehui Deng;Liang Yu;Xiaoqi Chen;Guoxiong Wang

  • Toward N-Doped Graphene via Solvothermal Synthesis

    Dehui Deng;Xiulian Pan;Liang Yu;Yi Cui

  • High performance platinum single atom electrocatalyst for oxygen reduction reaction

    Jing Liu;Menggai Jiao;Lanlu Lu;Heather M. Barkholtz

  • Carbon nanotubes as support for cathode catalyst of a direct methanol fuel cell

    Wenzhen Li;Changhai Liang;Jieshan Qiu;Weijiang Zhou

  • Size-controllable synthesis of monodispersed SnO2 nanoparticles and application in electrocatalysts.

    Luhua Jiang;Gongquan Sun;Zhenhua Zhou;Shiguo Sun

  • Bi- and tri-metallic Pt-based anode catalysts for direct ethanol fuel cells

    W.J. Zhou;W.Z. Li;S.Q. Song;Z.H. Zhou

  • Nano-stuctured Pt–Fe/C as cathode catalyst in direct methanol fuel cell

    Wenzhen Li;Weijiang Zhou;Huanqiao Li;Zhenhua Zhou

  • Effect of Surface Manganese Valence of Manganese Oxides on the Activity of the Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Alkaline Media

    Qiwen Tang;Luhua Jiang;Jing Liu;Suli Wang

  • Direct ethanol fuel cells based on PtSn anodes: the effect of Sn content on the fuel cell performance

    W.J. Zhou;S.Q. Song;W.Z. Li;Z.H. Zhou

  • Structure and chemical composition of supported Pt-Sn electrocatalysts for ethanol oxidation

    Luhua Jiang;Gongquan Sun;Shiguo Sun;Jianguo Liu

  • Aqueous metal-air batteries: Fundamentals and applications

    Qianfeng Liu;Qianfeng Liu;Zhefei Pan;Erdong Wang;Liang An

  • FT-IR study of the microstructure of Nafion ® membrane

    Zhenxing Liang;Weimin Chen;Jianguo Liu;Suli Wang

  • Performance comparison of low-temperature direct alcohol fuel cells with different anode catalysts

    W.J Zhou;B Zhou;W.Z Li;Z.H Zhou

  • Carbon-Supported Divacancy-Anchored Platinum Single-Atom Electrocatalysts with Superhigh Pt Utilization for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction.

    Jing Liu;Menggai Jiao;Bingbao Mei;Yuxin Tong

  • Direct ethanol PEM fuel cells: The case of platinum based anodes

    S.Q. Song;W.J. Zhou;Z.H. Zhou;L.H. Jiang

  • Catalyst-Free Synthesis of Crumpled Boron and Nitrogen Co-Doped Graphite Layers with Tunable Bond Structure for Oxygen Reduction Reaction

    Jutao Jin;Fuping Pan;Luhua Jiang;Xiaogang Fu

  • Recent advances in multi-scale design and construction of materials for direct methanol fuel cells

    Zhangxun Xia;Xiaoming Zhang;Hai Sun;Suli Wang

  • Novel synthesis of highly active Pt/C cathode electrocatalyst for direct methanol fuel cell

    Zhenhua Zhou;Suli Wang;Weijiang Zhou;Guoxiong Wang

  • Comparison of different promotion effect of PtRu/C and PtSn/C electrocatalysts for ethanol electro-oxidation

    Huanqiao Li;Gongquan Sun;Lei Cao;Luhua Jiang

  • High rate performance activated carbons prepared from ginkgo shells for electrochemical supercapacitors

    Liang Jiang;Liang Jiang;Jingwang Yan;Lixing Hao;Rong Xue

Frequent Co-Authors

Luhua Jiang
Luhua Jiang Qingdao University of Science and Technology
Suli Wang
Suli Wang Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics
Qin Xin
Qin Xin Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics
Guoxiong Wang
Guoxiong Wang Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics
Dang Sheng Su
Dang Sheng Su Chinese Academy of Sciences
Baolian Yi
Baolian Yi Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics
Wenzhen Li
Wenzhen Li Iowa State University
Wei Sun
Wei Sun Drexel University
Panagiotis Tsiakaras
Panagiotis Tsiakaras University Of Thessaly
Junhu Wang
Junhu Wang Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics

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