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Discipline name D-index D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines. Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking
Chemistry D-index 49 Citations 7,703 105 World Ranking 9382 National Ranking 1238
Rising Stars D-index 49 Citations 7,813 118 World Ranking 285 National Ranking 110

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Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Catalysis
  • Oxygen
  • Hydrogen

His primary areas of study are Catalysis, Inorganic chemistry, Electrocatalyst, Nanoparticle and Electrochemistry. The various areas that Ligang Feng examines in his Catalysis study include Nanotechnology, Methanol, Chronoamperometry, Cyclic voltammetry and Overpotential. Ligang Feng has included themes like Electrolyte, Oxygen evolution and Electrolysis of water in his Overpotential study.

Ligang Feng works mostly in the field of Oxygen evolution, limiting it down to concerns involving Hydrogen and, occasionally, Water splitting. His studies in Inorganic chemistry integrate themes in fields like Electrochemical energy conversion, Phosphotungstic acid, Tafel equation and Formic acid. His Nanoparticle research incorporates elements of Carbide and Electrode.

His most cited work include:

  • Ni2P as a Janus catalyst for water splitting: the oxygen evolution activity of Ni2P nanoparticles (894 citations)
  • Meso/Macroporous Nitrogen‐Doped Carbon Architectures with Iron Carbide Encapsulated in Graphitic Layers as an Efficient and Robust Catalyst for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Both Acidic and Alkaline Solutions (379 citations)
  • Easily-prepared dinickel phosphide (Ni2P) nanoparticles as an efficient and robust electrocatalyst for hydrogen evolution. (307 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Ligang Feng mostly deals with Catalysis, Inorganic chemistry, Electrochemistry, Oxygen evolution and Methanol. His studies deal with areas such as Electrocatalyst, Nanoparticle, Overpotential, Electrolysis of water and Formic acid as well as Catalysis. His research in Inorganic chemistry intersects with topics in Voltammetry, Platinum, Chronoamperometry, Electrode and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy.

He works mostly in the field of Electrochemistry, limiting it down to topics relating to Electronic effect and, in certain cases, Nanorod. His study looks at the intersection of Oxygen evolution and topics like Water splitting with Alkaline water electrolysis, Transition metal and Hydrogen. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Alcohol oxidation, Direct methanol fuel cell, Cyclic voltammetry and Analytical chemistry.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Catalysis (80.00%)
  • Inorganic chemistry (35.45%)
  • Electrochemistry (30.00%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2019-2021)?

  • Catalysis (80.00%)
  • Oxygen evolution (24.55%)
  • Water splitting (11.82%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His primary scientific interests are in Catalysis, Oxygen evolution, Water splitting, Electrolysis of water and Overpotential. His Catalysis research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Nanoparticle and Electrochemistry, Tafel equation. His Oxygen evolution research includes elements of Bifunctional, Doping, Transition metal, Hydroxide and Metal.

He has researched Water splitting in several fields, including Hydrogen, Hydrogen fuel and Bi functional. Ligang Feng interconnects Oxide and Layered double hydroxides in the investigation of issues within Electrolysis of water. His work in Nanorod addresses subjects such as Voltammetry, which are connected to disciplines such as Inorganic chemistry.

Between 2019 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Efficient synergism of NiSe2 nanoparticle/NiO nanosheet for energy-relevant water and urea electrocatalysis (42 citations)
  • Efficient catalysis of N doped NiS/NiS2 heterogeneous structure (32 citations)
  • Surface engineering of nano-ceria facet dependent coupling effect on Pt nanocrystals for electro-catalysis of methanol oxidation reaction (30 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Catalysis
  • Hydrogen
  • Oxygen

Ligang Feng spends much of his time researching Catalysis, Oxygen evolution, Water splitting, Electrolysis of water and Adsorption. His biological study focuses on Bifunctional. His work carried out in the field of Electrolysis of water brings together such families of science as Electrocatalyst, Nickel sulfide and Doping.

His Adsorption research integrates issues from Methanol, Surface engineering, Nanocrystal, Nano- and Cyclic voltammetry. His research integrates issues of Inert, Overpotential and Metal in his study of Alloy. He combines subjects such as Inorganic chemistry, Hydrogen and Bi functional with his study of Electrode.

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Best Publications

Ni2P as a Janus catalyst for water splitting: the oxygen evolution activity of Ni2P nanoparticles

Lucas-Alexandre Stern;Ligang Feng;Fang Song;Xile Hu.
Energy and Environmental Science (2015)

1404 Citations

Meso/Macroporous Nitrogen‐Doped Carbon Architectures with Iron Carbide Encapsulated in Graphitic Layers as an Efficient and Robust Catalyst for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Both Acidic and Alkaline Solutions

Meiling Xiao;Jiangbing Zhu;Ligang Feng;Changpeng Liu.
Advanced Materials (2015)

578 Citations

Easily-prepared dinickel phosphide (Ni2P) nanoparticles as an efficient and robust electrocatalyst for hydrogen evolution.

Ligang Feng;Heron Vrubel;Michaël Bensimon;Xile Hu.
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics (2014)

468 Citations

An Effective Pd–Ni2P/C Anode Catalyst for Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cells

Jinfa Chang;Ligang Feng;Changpeng Liu;Wei Xing.
Angewandte Chemie (2014)

271 Citations

Ni2P enhances the activity and durability of the Pt anode catalyst in direct methanol fuel cells

Jinfa Chang;Ligang Feng;Changpeng Liu;Wei Xing.
Energy and Environmental Science (2014)

245 Citations

Advances in Transition‐Metal Phosphide Applications in Electrochemical Energy Storage and Catalysis

Ligang Feng;Huaiguo Xue.
ChemElectroChem (2017)

126 Citations

Widely available active sites on Ni2P for electrochemical hydrogen evolution - insights from first principles calculations

Martin Hangaard Hansen;Martin Hangaard Hansen;Lucas-Alexandre Stern;Ligang Feng;Jan Rossmeisl.
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics (2015)

102 Citations

Salt-templated synthesis of defect-rich MoN nanosheets for boosted hydrogen evolution reaction

Jie Xiong;Weiwei Cai;Weijia Shi;Xinlei Zhang.
Journal of Materials Chemistry (2017)

95 Citations

Pt–CoP/C as an alternative PtRu/C catalyst for direct methanol fuel cells

Jinfa Chang;Ligang Feng;Kun Jiang;Huaiguo Xue.
Journal of Materials Chemistry (2016)

89 Citations

Coupling Ultrafine Pt Nanocrystals over the Fe2P Surface as a Robust Catalyst for Alcohol Fuel Electro-Oxidation.

Fulong Wang;Bo Fang;Xu Yu;Ligang Feng.
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces (2019)

88 Citations

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