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Hongwei Hou

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
92
Citations
23774
World Ranking
1933
National Ranking
345

Hongwei Hou 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 Hongwei Hou sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 631 publications — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Hongwei Hou 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 Hongwei Hou sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 92 D-Index — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Hongwei Hou is affiliated with Zhengzhou University in China and has contributed extensively to the field of Materials Science, with a focus on Materials Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, and Biomedical Engineering. Their research outputs total 168 publications in the broader discipline, with significant work in subfields such as Materials Chemistry (127 publications) and Inorganic Chemistry (41 publications).

Their research topics cover several specialized areas, including:

  • Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications
  • Covalent Organic Framework Applications
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Nonlinear Optical Materials Research

Hongwei Hou has published frequently in the following venues:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database (21 publications)
  • Inorganic Chemistry (14 publications)
  • Dalton Transactions (8 publications)
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces (7 publications)
  • Polyhedron (5 publications)

Selected recent publications include:

  • "Proton Conduction of Nafion Hybrid Membranes Promoted by NH3-Modified Zn-MOF with Host-Guest Collaborative Hydrogen Bonds for H2/O2 Fuel Cell Applications", 2021, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • "Efficient and Selective Visible-Light-Driven Oxidative Coupling of Amines to Imines in Air over CdS@Zr-MOFs", 2021, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • "A Double-Helix Metal-Chain Metal-Organic Framework as a High-Output Triboelectric Nanogenerator Material for Self-Powered Anticorrosion", 2022, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "Cation-Exchange-Induced Metal and Alloy Dual-Exsolution in Perovskite Ferrite Oxides Boosting the Performance of Li-O2 Battery", 2021, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "Recent advances in electrochemical sterilization", 2023, Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry

Collaborations have been an important aspect of their research, with frequent co-authors including Zhichao Shao, Kangshuai Geng, Jie Wu, Yang Cui, and Xiaojing Xue. These collaborators have worked on numerous projects together, with co-authorship counts ranging from 16 to 25 publications.

Best Publications

  • Hydrothermal Syntheses, Crystal Structures, and Characteristics of a Series of Cd-btx Coordination Polymers (btx = 1,4-Bis(triazol-1-ylmethyl)benzene)

    Xiangru Meng;Yinglin Song;Hongwei Hou;Huayun Han

  • Optimization of initial substrate and pH levels for germination of sporing hydrogen-producing anaerobes in cow dung compost.

    Yaoting Fan;Chenlin Li;Jiunn-Jyi Lay;Hongwei Hou

  • A functionalized metal–organic framework decorated with O− groups showing excellent performance for lead(II) removal from aqueous solution

    Caixia Yu;Zhichao Shao;Hongwei Hou

  • Novel pb and zn coordination polymers: synthesis, molecular structures, and third-order nonlinear optical properties.

    Xiangru Meng;Yinglin Song;Hongwei Hou;Yaoting Fan

  • Double Metal Ions Synergistic Effect in Hierarchical Multiple Sulfide Microflowers for Enhanced Supercapacitor Performance

    Yang Gao;Liwei Mi;Liwei Mi;Wutao Wei;Shizhong Cui

  • Preparation and characterization of γ-AlOOH nanotubes and nanorods

    Hongwei Hou;Hongwei Hou;Yi Xie;Yi Xie;Qing Yang;Qixun Guo

  • A super water-stable europium–organic framework: guests inducing low-humidity proton conduction and sensing of metal ions

    Rui Wang;Xi-Yan Dong;Hong Xu;Ru-Bo Pei

  • Statistical optimization of process parameters on biohydrogen production from glucose by Clostridium sp. Fanp2.

    C.M. Pan;Y.T. Fan;Y. Xing;H.W. Hou

  • Cation Exchange Induced Tunable Properties of a Nanoporous Octanuclear Cu(II) Wheel with Double-Helical Structure

    Jin’an Zhao;Liwei Mi;Jiyong Hu;Hongwei Hou

  • Aqueous- and vapor-phase detection of nitroaromatic explosives by a water-stable fluorescent microporous MOF directed by an ionic liquid

    Jianhua Qin;Bing Ma;Xiao-Fei Liu;Hong-Lin Lu

  • Metal Ions Play Different Roles in the Third‐Order Nonlinear Optical Properties of d10 Metal–Organic Clusters

    Hongwei Hou;Yongli Wei;Yinglin Song;Liwei Mi

  • Fe(Cu)‐Containing Coordination Polymers: Syntheses, Crystal Structures, and Applications as Benzyl Alcohol Oxidation Catalysts

    Huayun Han;Sujuan Zhang;Hongwei Hou;Yaoting Fan

  • Polynuclear CdII Polymers: Crystal Structures, Topologies, and the Photodegradation for Organic Dye Contaminants

    Lu Liu;Jie Ding;Chao Huang;Ming Li

  • Two-dimensional rhombohedral grid coordination polymers [M(bbbt)(2)(NCS)(2)](n)(M = Co, Mn, or Cd; bbbt = 1,1'-(1,4-butanediyl) bis-1H-benzotriazole): synthesis, crystal structures, and third-order nonlinear optical properties.

    Hongwei Hou;Xiangru Meng;Yinglin Song;Yaoting Fan

  • Three-Dimensional Cd(II) Coordination Polymers Based on Semirigid Bis(Methylbenzimidazole) and Aromatic Polycarboxylates: Syntheses, Topological Structures and Photoluminescent Properties

    Chunying Xu;Linke Li;Yinping Wang;Qianqian Guo

  • Synthesis, crystal structures, and magnetic properties of three novel ferrocenecarboxylato-bridged lanthanide dimers.

    Hongwei Hou;Gang Li;Linke Li;Yu Zhu

  • Design and Development of Graphene Oxide Nanoparticle/Chitosan Hybrids Showing pH-Sensitive Surface Charge-Reversible Ability for Efficient Intracellular Doxorubicin Delivery

    Xubo Zhao;Zhihong Wei;Zhipeng Zhao;Yalei Miao

  • Heterothiometallic polymeric clusters

    Yunyin Niu;Hegen Zheng;Hongwei Hou;Xinquan Xin

  • Water-stable Eu-MOF fluorescent sensors for trivalent metal ions and nitrobenzene

    Honghong Li;Yanbing Han;Zhichao Shao;Na Li

  • 2,5-bis(4-alkoxycarbonylphenyl)-1,4-diaryl-1,4-dihydropyrrolo[3,2-b]pyrrole (AAPP) AIEgens: tunable RIR and TICT characteristics and their multifunctional applications.

    Kai Li;Kai Li;Yuanyuan Liu;Yuanyuan Li;Qi Feng

  • Ferroelectric switchable behavior through fast reversible de/adsorption of water spirals in a chiral 3D metal-organic framework.

    Xi-Yan Dong;Bo Li;Bin-Bin Ma;Shi-Jun Li

  • A tetranuclear Cu4(μ3-OH)2-based metal-organic framework (MOF) with sulfonate-carboxylate ligands for proton conduction.

    Xi-Yan Dong;Rui Wang;Jia-Bin Li;Shuang-Quan Zang

  • Metal-Organic Framework (MOF)-Based Materials as Heterogeneous Catalysts for C-H Bond Activation.

    Mengjia Liu;Jie Wu;Hongwei Hou

  • A novel sensitive turn-on fluorescent Zn2+ chemosensor based on an easy to prepare C3-symmetric Schiff-base derivative in 100% aqueous solution.

    Ying Zhou;Zhan-Xian Li;Shuang-Quan Zang;Yan-Yan Zhu

Frequent Co-Authors

Yaoting Fan
Yaoting Fan Zhengzhou University
Yinglin Song
Yinglin Song Harbin Institute of Technology
Thomas C. W. Mak
Thomas C. W. Mak Chinese University of Hong Kong
Jie Wu
Jie Wu Temple University
Shuang-Quan Zang
Shuang-Quan Zang Zhengzhou University
Weihua Chen
Weihua Chen Zhengzhou University
Zhi Zheng
Zhi Zheng University of Sydney
Seik Weng Ng
Seik Weng Ng University of Malaya
Junbiao Chang
Junbiao Chang Zhengzhou University
Changyu Shen
Changyu Shen Chinese Academy of Sciences

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