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Lin Gu 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 Lin Gu 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: 970 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Lin Gu 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 Lin Gu 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: 200 D-Index — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Materials Science in China Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Materials Science in China Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Materials Science in China Leader Award

Overview

Lin Gu is a researcher affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China, specializing primarily in materials science and engineering. Their scholarly output includes a significant number of publications in leading journals and conferences with a research focus on materials chemistry, electrical and electronic engineering, and sustainability-related fields.

The scientist has published extensively on topics such as electrocatalysts for energy conversion, advancements in battery materials, and advanced photocatalysis techniques. Additional research interests include electronic and structural properties of oxides, catalytic processes in materials science, and innovative battery technologies.

Lin Gu's notable recent papers illustrate a focus on nanozyme catalysis, hydrogen evolution, and energy storage mechanisms. These include:

  • "Matching the kinetics of natural enzymes with a single-atom iron nanozyme," 2021, Nature Catalysis
  • "Single-Atom Vacancy Defect to Trigger High-Efficiency Hydrogen Evolution of MoS2," 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "Iridium single-atom catalyst on nitrogen-doped carbon for formic acid oxidation synthesized using a general host-guest strategy," 2020, Nature Chemistry
  • "Ultrahigh energy storage in superparaelectric relaxor ferroelectrics," 2021, Science
  • "Extra storage capacity in transition metal oxide lithium-ion batteries revealed by in situ magnetometry," 2020, Nature Materials

Lin Gu frequently collaborates with several scientists, including Qinghua Zhang, Fanqi Meng, Ting Lin, and Er-Jia Guo, among others.

Their research outputs are regularly published in prominent venues such as:

  • Advanced Materials
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Nature Communications
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie

The main fields of study for Lin Gu include Materials Science and Engineering, with major subfields comprising Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, and Condensed Matter Physics.

Best Publications

  • Photochemical route for synthesizing atomically dispersed palladium catalysts

    Pengxin Liu;Yun Zhao;Ruixuan Qin;Shiguang Mo

  • Understanding the High Activity of Fe-N-C Electrocatalysts in Oxygen Reduction: Fe/Fe3C Nanoparticles Boost the Activity of Fe-N(x).

    Wen-Jie Jiang;Lin Gu;Li Li;Yun Zhang;Yun Zhang

  • Smaller sulfur molecules promise better lithium-sulfur batteries.

    Sen Xin;Lin Gu;Na-Hong Zhao;Ya-Xia Yin

  • Enhanced strength and ductility in a high-entropy alloy via ordered oxygen complexes

    Zhifeng Lei;Xiongjun Liu;Yuan Wu;Hui Wang

  • Exploring atomic defects in molybdenum disulphide monolayers

    Jinhua Hong;Zhixin Hu;Matt Probert;Kun Li

  • Ultrafine jagged platinum nanowires enable ultrahigh mass activity for the oxygen reduction reaction

    Mufan Li;Zipeng Zhao;Tao Cheng;Alessandro Fortunelli

  • Tuning element distribution, structure and properties by composition in high-entropy alloys.

    Qingqing Ding;Yin Zhang;Xiao Chen;Xiaoqian Fu

  • Metal–organic frameworks as selectivity regulators for hydrogenation reactions

    Meiting Zhao;Kuo Yuan;Kuo Yuan;Yun Wang;Guodong Li

  • Matching the kinetics of natural enzymes with a single-atom iron nanozyme

    Shufang Ji;Bing Jiang;Haigang Hao;Yuanjun Chen

  • Ultrahigh–energy density lead-free dielectric films via polymorphic nanodomain design

    Hao Pan;Fei Li;Fei Li;Yao Liu;Qinghua Zhang

  • High phase-purity 1T′-MoS 2 - and 1T′-MoSe 2 -layered crystals

    Yifu Yu;Yifu Yu;Gwang-Hyeon Nam;Qiyuan He;Xue-Jun Wu

  • An Electrolytic Zn-MnO 2 Battery for High-Voltage and Scalable Energy Storage

    Dongliang Chao;Wanhai Zhou;Chao Ye;Qinghua Zhang

  • Direct observation of noble metal nanoparticles transforming to thermally stable single atoms.

    Shengjie Wei;Ang Li;Jin-Cheng Liu;Zhi Li

  • Single-Atom Vacancy Defect to Trigger High-Efficiency Hydrogen Evolution of MoS2

    Xin Wang;Yuwei Zhang;Haonan Si;Qinghua Zhang

  • Cobalt carbide nanoprisms for direct production of lower olefins from syngas

    Liangshu Zhong;Fei Yu;Fei Yu;Yunlei An;Yunlei An;Yonghui Zhao

  • Cascade anchoring strategy for general mass production of high-loading single-atomic metal-nitrogen catalysts.

    Lu Zhao;Yun Zhang;Yun Zhang;Lin-Bo Huang;Xiao-Zhi Liu

  • Direct atomic-scale confirmation of three-phase storage mechanism in Li 4 Ti 5 O 12 anodes for room-temperature sodium-ion batteries

    Yang Sun;Liang Zhao;Huilin Pan;Xia Lu

  • Electric-field control of tri-state phase transformation with a selective dual-ion switch

    Nianpeng Lu;Pengfei Zhang;Qinghua Zhang;Ruimin Qiao

  • Atomically isolated nickel species anchored on graphitized carbon for efficient hydrogen evolution electrocatalysis.

    Lili Fan;Peng Fei Liu;Xuecheng Yan;Lin Gu

  • Atomic-layered Au clusters on α-MoC as catalysts for the low-temperature water-gas shift reaction

    Siyu Yao;Xiao Zhang;Wu Zhou;Wu Zhou;Rui Gao

  • Direct Z-scheme g-C_3N_4/WO_3 photocatalyst with atomically defined junction for H_2 production

    Weilai Yu;Weilai Yu;Junxiang Chen;Tongtong Shang;Linfeng Chen

  • Rutile-TiO2 nanocoating for a high-rate Li4Ti5O12 anode of a lithium-ion battery.

    Yong Qing Wang;Lin Gu;Yu Guo Guo;Hong Li

Frequent Co-Authors

Qinghua Zhang
Qinghua Zhang Southwest Jiaotong University
Yue Gong
Yue Gong National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, China
Zhenzhong Yang
Zhenzhong Yang Tsinghua University
Yan Yu
Yan Yu University of Science and Technology of China
Hong Li
Hong Li Chinese Academy of Sciences
Ce-Wen Nan
Ce-Wen Nan Tsinghua University
Liquan Chen
Liquan Chen Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yong-Sheng Hu
Yong-Sheng Hu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Hua Zhang
Hua Zhang City University of Hong Kong
Yadong Li
Yadong Li Tsinghua University

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