2026 Jun Di: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Rising Stars	70	82	82	26	26	163	15559
Materials Science	73	3893	3768	1239	1233	160	17357

Research.com Recognitions

2025 - Research.com Rising Stars Award

Overview

Jun Di is affiliated with Nanjing University of Science and Technology in China and has a research focus that bridges materials science, energy, and engineering disciplines. Their work encompasses both fundamental and applied studies in advanced photocatalysis and catalytic processes, with significant attention to environmental and sustainable energy applications.

The scientist's research spans several interconnected fields including:

Materials Science
Energy
Engineering

Within these broad domains, Jun Di's specialized subfields include:

Materials Chemistry
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Catalysis
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials

The main topics of Jun Di's work focus on:

Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors
Covalent Organic Framework Applications
2D Materials and Applications
Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction
CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts

They have published in several prominent scientific journals, including:

Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
Small
Separation and Purification Technology
Chemical Engineering Journal
Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Jun Di has collaborated frequently with peers in their field. Notable coauthors include:

Wei Jiang
Jun Xiong
Zheng Liu
Jiexiang Xia
Pin Song

Some of their recent publications are:

"Surface Local Polarization Induced by Bismuth-Oxygen Vacancy Pairs Tuning Non-Covalent Interaction for CO₂ Photoreduction" (2021, Advanced Energy Materials)
"Cobalt nitride as a novel cocatalyst to boost photocatalytic CO2 reduction" (2020, Nano Energy)
"Linkage Engineering by Harnessing Supramolecular Interactions to Fabricate 2D Hydrazone-Linked Covalent Organic Framework Platforms toward Advanced Catalysis" (2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society)
"Chemical bonding interface in Bi2Sn2O7/BiOBr S-scheme heterojunction triggering efficient N2 photofixation" (2022, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental)
"Bismuth-rich bismuth oxyhalides: a new opportunity to trigger high-efficiency photocatalysis" (2020, Journal of Materials Chemistry A)

Best Publications

Surface Defect Engineering in 2D Nanomaterials for Photocatalysis

Jun Xiong;Jun Xiong;Jun Di;Jun Di;Jiexiang Xia;Wenshuai Zhu

674
Citations
Preparation of sphere-like g-C3N4/BiOI photocatalysts via a reactable ionic liquid for visible-light-driven photocatalytic degradation of pollutants

Jun Di;Jiexiang Xia;Sheng Yin;Hui Xu

639
Citations
Novel visible-light-driven CQDs/Bi2WO6 hybrid materials with enhanced photocatalytic activity toward organic pollutants degradation and mechanism insight

Jun Di;Jiexiang Xia;Yuping Ge;Hongping Li

574
Citations
Bismuth oxyhalide layered materials for energy and environmental applications

Jun Di;Jiexiang Xia;Jiexiang Xia;Huaming Li;Shaojun Guo

563
Citations
Ultrathin 2D Photocatalysts: Electronic-Structure Tailoring, Hybridization, and Applications.

Jun Di;Jun Di;Jun Xiong;Jun Xiong;Huaming Li;Zheng Liu

504
Citations
Isolated single atom cobalt in Bi 3 O 4 Br atomic layers to trigger efficient CO 2 photoreduction

Jun Di;Chao Chen;Shi-Ze Yang;Shuangming Chen

459
Citations
Ionic liquid-induced strategy for carbon quantum dots/BiOX (X = Br, Cl) hybrid nanosheets with superior visible light-driven photocatalysis

Jiexiang Xia;Jun Di;Haitao Li;Hui Xu

452
Citations
Defect-Tailoring Mediated Electron-Hole Separation in Single-Unit-Cell Bi 3 O 4 Br Nanosheets for Boosting Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution and Nitrogen Fixation.

Jun Di;Jun Di;Jiexiang Xia;Jiexiang Xia;Matthew F. Chisholm;Jun Zhong

431
Citations
The synergistic role of carbon quantum dots for the improved photocatalytic performance of Bi2MoO6.

Jun Di;Jiexiang Xia;Mengxia Ji;Hongping Li

428
Citations
Defect-Rich Bi12O17Cl2 Nanotubes Self-Accelerating Charge Separation for Boosting Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction

Jun Di;Jun Di;Chao Zhu;Mengxia Ji;Meilin Duan

419
Citations
Advanced photocatalytic performance of graphene-like BN modified BiOBr flower-like materials for the removal of pollutants and mechanism insight

Jun Di;Jiexiang Xia;Mengxia Ji;Bin Wang

342
Citations
Carbon Quantum Dots Modified BiOCl Ultrathin Nanosheets with Enhanced Molecular Oxygen Activation Ability for Broad Spectrum Photocatalytic Properties and Mechanism Insight

Jun Di;Jiexiang Xia;Mengxia Ji;Bin Wang

336
Citations
Atomically-thin Bi2MoO6 nanosheets with vacancy pairs for improved photocatalytic CO2 reduction

Jun Di;Xiaoxu Zhao;Cheng Lian;Mengxia Ji

322
Citations
Ultrathin two-dimensional materials for photo- and electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution

Jun Di;Jun Di;Cheng Yan;Albertus D. Handoko;Zhi Wei Seh

285
Citations
Controllable synthesis of Bi4O5Br2 ultrathin nanosheets for photocatalytic removal of ciprofloxacin and mechanism insight

Jun Di;Jiexiang Xia;Mengxia Ji;Sheng Yin

285
Citations
Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Quantum Dots/BiOBr Ultrathin Nanosheets: In Situ Strong Coupling and Improved Molecular Oxygen Activation Ability under Visible Light Irradiation

Jun Di;Jiexiang Xia;Mengxia Ji;Bin Wang

264
Citations
A g-C3N4/BiOBr visible-light-driven composite: synthesis via a reactable ionic liquid and improved photocatalytic activity

Jun Di;Jiexiang Xia;Sheng Yin;Hui Xu

238
Citations
Bismuth vacancy mediated single unit cell Bi2WO6 nanosheets for boosting photocatalytic oxygen evolution

Jun Di;Jun Di;Chao Chen;Chao Zhu;Mengxia Ji

221
Citations
Reactable ionic liquid-assisted rapid synthesis of BiOI hollow microspheres at room temperature with enhanced photocatalytic activity

Jun Di;Jiexiang Xia;Yuping Ge;Li Xu

215
Citations
Freestanding atomically-thin two-dimensional materials beyond graphene meeting photocatalysis: Opportunities and challenges

Jun Di;Jun Di;Jiexiang Xia;Huaming Li;Zheng Liu

210
Citations
Facile fabrication and enhanced visible light photocatalytic activity of few-layer MoS2 coupled BiOBr microspheres

Jun Di;Jiexiang Xia;Yuping Ge;Li Xu

200
Citations