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Materials Science

D-Index
114
Citations
48495
World Ranking
608
National Ranking
181

Chemistry

D-Index
114
Citations
48653
World Ranking
670
National Ranking
113

Junfa Zhu publication distribution in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Materials Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Junfa Zhu sits on this spectrum.

50–69 publications: 28 scientists 70–89 publications: 152 scientists 90–109 publications: 356 scientists 110–129 publications: 487 scientists 130–149 publications: 723 scientists 150–169 publications: 835 scientists 170–189 publications: 850 scientists 190–209 publications: 891 scientists 210–229 publications: 862 scientists 230–249 publications: 766 scientists 250–269 publications: 726 scientists 270–289 publications: 665 scientists 290–309 publications: 593 scientists 310–329 publications: 537 scientists 330–349 publications: 477 scientists 350–369 publications: 440 scientists 370–389 publications: 356 scientists 390–409 publications: 321 scientists 410–429 publications: 256 scientists 430–449 publications: 246 scientists 450–469 publications: 216 scientists 470–489 publications: 212 scientists 490–509 publications: 174 scientists 510–529 publications: 194 scientists 530–549 publications: 162 scientists 550–569 publications: 131 scientists 570–589 publications: 111 scientists 590–609 publications: 103 scientists 610–629 publications: 99 scientists 630–649 publications: 77 scientists 650–669 publications: 92 scientists 670–689 publications: 56 scientists 690–709 publications: 53 scientists 710–729 publications: 53 scientists 730–749 publications: 38 scientists 750–769 publications: 52 scientists 770–789 publications: 43 scientists 790–809 publications: 38 scientists 810–829 publications: 34 scientists 830–849 publications: 25 scientists 850–869 publications: 18 scientists 870–889 publications: 20 scientists 890–909 publications: 24 scientists 910–929 publications: 27 scientists 930–949 publications: 20 scientists 950–969 publications: 17 scientists 970–989 publications: 10 scientists 990–1,009 publications: 16 scientists 1,010–1,029 publications: 13 scientists 1,030–1,049 publications: 12 scientists 1,050–1,069 publications: 9 scientists 1,070–1,089 publications: 8 scientists 1,090–1,109 publications: 7 scientists 1,110–1,129 publications: 9 scientists 1,130–1,149 publications: 2 scientists 1,150–1,162 publications: 5 scientists 1,163+ publications: 100 scientists
50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 446 publications — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more.

Junfa Zhu D-index placement in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Junfa Zhu sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 211 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 450 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 612 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 612 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 598 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 657 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 667 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 621 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 597 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 610 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 587 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 606 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 533 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 490 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 469 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 378 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 421 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 359 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 323 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 299 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 230 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 210 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 195 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 203 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 175 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 175 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 142 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 121 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 117 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 107 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 88 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 85 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 68 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 62 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 57 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 45 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 49 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 50 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 34 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 38 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 28 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 24 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 33 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 28 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 21 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 20 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 23 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 17 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 12 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 17 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 21 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 13 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 11 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 13 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 4 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 4 scientists 164 D-Index: 3 scientists 165+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 114 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.

Overview

Junfa Zhu is affiliated with the University of Science and Technology of China in China. Their research spans several interconnected scientific fields, primarily focusing on materials science, engineering, and energy. These main fields branch into specialized subfields including materials chemistry, renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, electrical and electronic engineering, biomedical engineering, and catalysis.

The scientific topics Junfa Zhu predominantly explores include catalytic processes in materials science, advanced photocatalysis techniques, electrocatalysts for energy conversion, CO2 reduction techniques and catalysts, surface chemistry and catalysis, catalysis and oxidation reactions, and advanced battery technologies research.

Junfa Zhu's publication record features contributions to highly recognized journals and venues. Frequent publication venues include Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Angewandte Chemie, the Journal of the American Chemical Society, Advanced Materials, and Nano Research.

Their recent notable papers are:

  • Heterogeneous Single-Atom Photocatalysts: Fundamentals and Applications, 2020, Chemical Reviews
  • Sulfur-anchoring synthesis of platinum intermetallic nanoparticle catalysts for fuel cells, 2021, Science
  • Protecting Copper Oxidation State via Intermediate Confinement for Selective CO2 Electroreduction to C2+ Fuels, 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Boosting hydrogen evolution on MoS2 via co-confining selenium in surface and cobalt in inner layer, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Photocatalytic Conversion of Waste Plastics into C2 Fuels under Simulated Natural Environment Conditions, 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Collaborations form an important part of Junfa Zhu's work, with frequent co-authors including Jun Hu, Honghe Ding, Yi Xie, Yang Pan, and Yongfu Sun.

Best Publications

  • Single Cobalt Atoms with Precise N-Coordination as Superior Oxygen Reduction Reaction Catalysts

    Peiqun Yin;Tao Yao;Yuen Wu;Yuen Wu;Lirong Zheng

  • Selective visible-light-driven photocatalytic CO 2 reduction to CH 4 mediated by atomically thin CuIn 5 S 8 layers

    Xiaodong Li;Yongfu Sun;Jiaqi Xu;Yanjie Shao

  • Oxide Defect Engineering Enables to Couple Solar Energy into Oxygen Activation

    Ning Zhang;Xiyu Li;Huacheng Ye;Shuangming Chen

  • Tailoring the d-Band Centers Enables Co4N Nanosheets To Be Highly Active for Hydrogen Evolution Catalysis

    Zhiyan Chen;Zhiyan Chen;Yao Song;Yao Song;Jinyan Cai;Xusheng Zheng

  • Heterogeneous Single-Atom Photocatalysts: Fundamentals and Applications.

    Chao Gao;Jingxiang Low;Ran Long;Tingting Kong

  • Refining Defect States in W18O49 by Mo Doping: A Strategy for Tuning N2 Activation towards Solar-Driven Nitrogen Fixation.

    Ning Zhang;Abdul Jalil;Daoxiong Wu;Shuangming Chen

  • Exclusive Ni-N4 Sites Realize Near-Unity CO Selectivity for Electrochemical CO2 Reduction.

    Xiaogang Li;Wentuan Bi;Minglong Chen;Yuexiang Sun

  • Fabrication of composite photocatalyst g-C3N4–ZnO and enhancement of photocatalytic activity under visible light

    Jia-Xin Sun;Yu-Peng Yuan;Ling-Guang Qiu;Xia Jiang

  • Sulfur-anchoring synthesis of platinum intermetallic nanoparticle catalysts for fuel cells.

    Cheng-Long Yang;Li-Na Wang;Peng Yin;Jieyuan Liu

  • Synergetic interaction between neighbouring platinum monomers in CO 2 hydrogenation.

    Hongliang Li;Liangbing Wang;Yizhou Dai;Zhengtian Pu

  • Highly Active and Stable Metal Single-Atom Catalysts Achieved by Strong Electronic Metal-Support Interactions.

    Junjie Li;Qiaoqiao Guan;Hong Wu;Wei Liu

  • Protecting Copper Oxidation State via Intermediate Confinement for Selective CO2 Electroreduction to C2+ Fuels.

    Peng-Peng Yang;Xiao-Long Zhang;Fei-Yue Gao;Ya-Rong Zheng

  • Enhancing CO2 Electroreduction with the Metal–Oxide Interface

    Dunfeng Gao;Yi Zhang;Yi Zhang;Zhiwen Zhou;Zhiwen Zhou;Fan Cai;Fan Cai

  • Scaled-Up Synthesis of Amorphous NiFeMo Oxides and Their Rapid Surface Reconstruction for Superior Oxygen Evolution Catalysis.

    Yu Duan;Zi-You Yu;Shao-Jin Hu;Xu-Sheng Zheng

  • Thiol-functionalization of metal-organic framework by a facile coordination-based postsynthetic strategy and enhanced removal of Hg2+ from water.

    Fei Ke;Ling-Guang Qiu;Yu-Peng Yuan;Fu-Min Peng

  • Isolation of Cu Atoms in Pd Lattice: Forming Highly Selective Sites for Photocatalytic Conversion of CO2 to CH4

    Ran Long;Yu Li;Yan Liu;Shuangming Chen

  • Enabling unassisted solar water splitting by iron oxide and silicon.

    Ji Wook Jang;Chun Du;Yifan Ye;Yongjing Lin

  • New photocatalysts based on MIL-53 metal-organic frameworks for the decolorization of methylene blue dye.

    Jing-Jing Du;Yu-Peng Yuan;Jia-Xin Sun;Fu-Min Peng

  • Precisely Tuning the Number of Fe Atoms in Clusters on N-Doped Carbon toward Acidic Oxygen Reduction Reaction

    Wei Ye;Wei Ye;Shuangming Chen;Yue Lin;Li Yang

  • Low-Cost Synthesis of Flowerlike α-Fe2O3 Nanostructures for Heavy Metal Ion Removal: Adsorption Property and Mechanism

    Chang-Yan Cao;Jin Qu;Wen-Sheng Yan;Jun-Fa Zhu

  • Heterogeneous Single-Atom Catalyst for Visible-Light-Driven High-Turnover CO2 Reduction: The Role of Electron Transfer.

    Chao Gao;Shuangming Chen;Ying Wang;Jiawen Wang

Frequent Co-Authors

Huanxin Ju
Huanxin Ju CoreTech Integrated Limited
Xusheng Zheng
Xusheng Zheng University of Science and Technology of China
Wenhua Zhang
Wenhua Zhang University of Science and Technology of China
Jinghua Guo
Jinghua Guo Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
J. Michael Gottfried
J. Michael Gottfried Philipp University of Marburg
Shu-Hong Yu
Shu-Hong Yu University of Science and Technology of China
Ling-Guang Qiu
Ling-Guang Qiu Anhui University
Yujie Xiong
Yujie Xiong University of Science and Technology of China
Yu-Peng Yuan
Yu-Peng Yuan Anhui University
Min-Rui Gao
Min-Rui Gao University of Science and Technology of China

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