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Lan-Sun Zheng

Lan-Sun Zheng

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Chemistry
China
2025

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Chemistry

D-Index
113
Citations
48627
World Ranking
706
National Ranking
119

Lan-Sun Zheng 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 Lan-Sun Zheng sits on this spectrum.

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 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 791 publications — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Lan-Sun Zheng 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 Lan-Sun Zheng sits on this spectrum.

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 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 113 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in China Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in China Leader Award

Overview

Lan-Sun Zheng is affiliated with Xiamen University in China and has a significant research footprint primarily in the field of Materials Science, with over 400 publications contributing to this area. Their work delves deeply into subfields such as Materials Chemistry, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Inorganic Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Organic Chemistry.

Key research topics covered by Lan-Sun Zheng include:

  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Nanocluster Synthesis and Applications
  • Lanthanide and Transition Metal Complexes
  • Magnetism in coordination complexes
  • Polyoxometalates: Synthesis and Applications
  • Perovskite Materials and Applications

Their recent publications reflect a focus on catalysis, nanostructured materials, and surface chemistry. Representative papers include:

  • "Atomically dispersed hierarchically ordered porous Fe-N-C electrocatalyst for high performance electrocatalytic oxygen reduction in Zn-Air battery" (2020, Nano Energy)
  • "Surface coordination layer passivates oxidation of copper" (2020, Nature)
  • "Ambient-pressure synthesis of ethylene glycol catalyzed by C 60-buffered Cu/SiO 2" (2022, Science)
  • "The function of metal-organic frameworks in the application of MOF-based composites" (2020, Nanoscale Advances)
  • "Reversible dehydrogenation and rehydrogenation of cyclohexane and methylcyclohexane by single-site platinum catalyst" (2022, Nature Communications)

Frequently appearing publication venues for their work include:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Lan-Sun Zheng has collaborated extensively with several co-authors, including La-Sheng Long, Xiang-Jian Kong, Su-Yuan Xie, Ming-Hao Du, and Hai-Xia Zhao, reflecting a broad network of scientific partnership.

Best Publications

  • Synthesis of Titania Nanosheets with a High Percentage of Exposed (001) Facets and Related Photocatalytic Properties

    Xiguang Han;Qin Kuang;Mingshang Jin;Zhaoxiong Xie

  • High-Sensitivity Humidity Sensor Based on a Single SnO2 Nanowire

    Qin Kuang;Changshi Lao;Zhong Lin Wang;Zhaoxiong Xie

  • Semiconductor@Metal–Organic Framework Core–Shell Heterostructures: A Case of ZnO@ZIF-8 Nanorods with Selective Photoelectrochemical Response

    Wen-wen Zhan;Qin Kuang;Jian-zhang Zhou;Xiang-jian Kong

  • MOF-Derived Porous Co/C Nanocomposites with Excellent Electromagnetic Wave Absorption Properties

    Yinyun Lü;Yiting Wang;Hongli Li;Yuan Lin

  • MOF-Templated Synthesis of Porous Co3O4 Concave Nanocubes with High Specific Surface Area and Their Gas Sensing Properties

    Yinyun Lü;Wenwen Zhan;Yue He;Yiting Wang

  • Synthesis of Tin Dioxide Octahedral Nanoparticles with Exposed High‐Energy {221} Facets and Enhanced Gas‐Sensing Properties

    Xiguang Han;Mingshang Jin;Shuifen Xie;Qin Kuang

  • Controlling Morphologies and Tuning the Related Properties of Nano/Microstructured ZnO Crystallites

    Xi-Guang Han;Hui-Zhong He;Qin Kuang;匡勤

  • Synthesis of porous Cu2O/CuO cages using Cu-based metal–organic frameworks as templates and their gas-sensing properties

    Yiting Wang;Yinyun Lü;Wenwen Zhan;Zhaoxiong Xie

  • High-Nuclearity 3d–4f Clusters as Enhanced Magnetic Coolers and Molecular Magnets

    Jun Bo Peng;Qian Chong Zhang;Xiang Jian Kong;Yan Zhen Zheng

  • Synthesis of Trisoctahedral Gold Nanocrystals with Exposed High‐Index Facets by a Facile Chemical Method

    Yanyun Ma;Qin Kuang;Zhiyuan Jiang;Zhaoxiong Xie

  • Platinum-nickel alloy excavated nano-multipods with hexagonal close-packed structure and superior activity towards hydrogen evolution reaction.

    Zhenming Cao;Qiaoli Chen;Jiawei Zhang;Huiqi Li

  • Beauty, symmetry, and magnetocaloric effect-four-shell keplerates with 104 lanthanide atoms

    Jun Bo Peng;Xiang Jian Kong;Qian Chong Zhang;Martin Orendáč

  • Capturing the labile fullerene[50] as C50Cl10

    Su-Yuan Xie;Fei Gao;Xin Lu;Rong-Bin Huang

  • pH-dependent assembly of Keggin-based supramolecular architecture.

    Pei-Qing Zheng;Yan-Ping Ren;La-Sheng Long;Rong-Bin Huang

  • The stabilization of fused-pentagon fullerene molecules

    Yuan-Zhi Tan;Su-Yuan Xie;Rong-Bin Huang;Lan-Sun Zheng

  • Syntheses and Properties of Micro/Nanostructured Crystallites with High-Energy Surfaces

    Zhi-Yuan Jiang;Qin Kuang;Zhao-Xiong Xie;Lan-Sun Zheng

  • Influence of steric hindrance of organic ligand on the structure of Keggin-based coordination polymer

    Yan-Ping Ren;Xiang-Jian Kong;Xiang-Yang Hu;Meng Sun

  • High-Nuclearity Lanthanide-Containing Clusters as Potential Molecular Magnetic Coolers.

    Xiu Ying Zheng;Xiang Jian Kong;Zhiping Zheng;Zhiping Zheng;La Sheng Long

  • Formation of ZnO hexagonal micro-pyramids: a successful control of the exposed polar surfaces with the assistance of an ionic liquid.

    Xi Zhou;Zhao-Xiong Xie;Zhi-Yuan Jiang;Qin Kuang

  • A Chiral 60-Metal Sodalite Cage Featuring 24 Vertex-Sharing [Er4(μ3-OH)4] Cubanes

    Xlang Jlan Kong;Ylnglan Wu;La Sheng Long;Lan Sun Zheng

  • Tailoring the Optical Property by a Three-Dimensional Epitaxial Heterostructure: A Case of ZnO/SnO2

    Qin Kuang;Zhi-Yuan Jiang;Zhao-Xiong Xie;Shui-Chao Lin

Frequent Co-Authors

Rong-Bin Huang
Rong-Bin Huang Xiamen University
Zhaoxiong Xie
Zhaoxiong Xie Xiamen University
Di Sun
Di Sun Shandong University
La-Sheng Long
La-Sheng Long Xiamen University
Qin Kuang
Qin Kuang Xiamen University
Hai-Feng Su
Hai-Feng Su Xiamen University
Xiang-Jian Kong
Xiang-Jian Kong Xiamen University
Chen-Ho Tung
Chen-Ho Tung Shandong University
Seik Weng Ng
Seik Weng Ng University of Malaya
Mohamedally Kurmoo
Mohamedally Kurmoo University of Strasbourg

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