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Lirong 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 Lirong 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+

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

Lirong 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 Lirong 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+

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

Lirong Zheng is a researcher affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China, with extensive contributions across the fields of engineering, energy, and materials science. Their scholarly work spans numerous subfields, including renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, electrical and electronic engineering, materials chemistry, catalysis, and organic chemistry.

Their research is focused on topics such as electrocatalysts for energy conversion, catalytic processes in materials science, advanced photocatalysis techniques, advanced battery technologies, fuel cells and related materials, CO2 reduction techniques and catalysts, and nanomaterials for catalytic reactions.

Among Lirong Zheng's notable recent papers are:

  • Engineering unsymmetrically coordinated Cu-S1N3 single atom sites with enhanced oxygen reduction activity, 2020, Nature Communications
  • High-valence metals improve oxygen evolution reaction performance by modulating 3d metal oxidation cycle energetics, 2020, Nature Catalysis
  • Iridium single-atom catalyst on nitrogen-doped carbon for formic acid oxidation synthesized using a general host-guest strategy, 2020, Nature Chemistry
  • Electrocatalytic upcycling of polyethylene terephthalate to commodity chemicals and H2 fuel, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Regulating Photocatalysis by Spin-State Manipulation of Cobalt in Covalent Organic Frameworks, 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society

Zheng's frequent co-authors include:

  • Wenling Gu
  • Chengzhou Zhu
  • Dingsheng Wang
  • Lin Gu
  • Buxing Han

The most common publication venues for Zheng's work are:

  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • ACS Catalysis
  • Nature Communications

Best Publications

  • Homogeneously dispersed, multimetal oxygen-evolving catalysts

    Bo Zhang;Bo Zhang;Xueli Zheng;Xueli Zheng;Oleksandr Voznyy;Riccardo Comin

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

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

  • Isolated Single Iron Atoms Anchored on N-Doped Porous Carbon as an Efficient Electrocatalyst for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction

    Yuanjun Chen;Shufang Ji;Yanggang Wang;Juncai Dong

  • Fe–N–C electrocatalyst with dense active sites and efficient mass transport for high-performance proton exchange membrane fuel cells

    Xin Wan;Xiaofang Liu;Yongcheng Li;Ronghai Yu

  • Design of Single-Atom Co–N5 Catalytic Site: A Robust Electrocatalyst for CO2 Reduction with Nearly 100% CO Selectivity and Remarkable Stability

    Yuan Pan;Rui Lin;Yinjuan Chen;Yinjuan Chen;Shoujie Liu;Shoujie Liu

  • Ag/ZnO heterostructure nanocrystals: synthesis, characterization, and photocatalysis.

    Yuanhui Zheng;Lirong Zheng;Yingying Zhan;Xingyi Lin

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

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

  • Defect Effects on TiO2 Nanosheets: Stabilizing Single Atomic Site Au and Promoting Catalytic Properties.

    Jiawei Wan;Wenxing Chen;Chuanyi Jia;Lirong Zheng

  • Functionalized Nano-MoS2 with Peroxidase Catalytic and Near-Infrared Photothermal Activities for Safe and Synergetic Wound Antibacterial Applications

    Wenyan Yin;Jie Yu;Fengting Lv;Liang Yan

  • Enhanced oxygen reduction with single-atomic-site iron catalysts for a zinc-air battery and hydrogen-air fuel cell

    Yuanjun Chen;Shufang Ji;Shu Zhao;Wenxing Chen

  • A Voltage-Boosting Strategy Enabling a Low-Frequency, Flexible Electromagnetic Wave Absorption Device.

    Hualiang Lv;Hualiang Lv;Zhihong Yang;Paul Luyuan Wang;Guangbin Ji

  • Engineering unsymmetrically coordinated Cu-S 1 N 3 single atom sites with enhanced oxygen reduction activity

    Huishan Shang;Xiangyi Zhou;Juncai Dong;Ang Li

  • A Single-Atom Nanozyme for Wound Disinfection Applications

    Bolong Xu;Hui Wang;Weiwei Wang;Lizeng Gao

  • Copper atom-pair catalyst anchored on alloy nanowires for selective and efficient electrochemical reduction of CO 2

    Jiqing Jiao;Jiqing Jiao;Rui Lin;Shoujie Liu;Weng Chon Cheong

  • High-valence metals improve oxygen evolution reaction performance by modulating 3d metal oxidation cycle energetics

    Bo Zhang;Lie Wang;Zhen Cao;Sergey M. Kozlov

  • Bismuth Single Atoms Resulting from Transformation of Metal-Organic Frameworks and Their Use as Electrocatalysts for CO 2 Reduction

    Erhuan Zhang;Tao Wang;Ke Yu;Jia Liu

  • MXene (Ti3C2) Vacancy-Confined Single-Atom Catalyst for Efficient Functionalization of CO2

    Di Zhao;Zheng Chen;Wenjuan Yang;Shoujie Liu;Shoujie Liu

  • Layered‐Double‐Hydroxide Nanosheets as Efficient Visible‐Light‐Driven Photocatalysts for Dinitrogen Fixation

    Yufei Zhao;Yunxuan Zhao;Yunxuan Zhao;Geoffrey I. N. Waterhouse;Lirong Zheng

  • Active Site Dependent Reaction Mechanism over Ru/CeO2 Catalyst toward CO2 Methanation

    Fei Wang;Shan He;Hao Chen;Bin Wang

  • Doping-Enhanced Short-Range Order of Perovskite Nanocrystals for Near-Unity Violet Luminescence Quantum Yield

    Zi-Jun Yong;Shao-Qiang Guo;Ju-Ping Ma;Jun-Ying Zhang

  • Fe Isolated Single Atoms on S, N Codoped Carbon by Copolymer Pyrolysis Strategy for Highly Efficient Oxygen Reduction Reaction

    Qiheng Li;Wenxing Chen;Hai Xiao;Yue Gong

  • Hollow N-Doped Carbon Spheres with Isolated Cobalt Single Atomic Sites: Superior Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Reduction.

    Yunhu Han;Yang-Gang Wang;Wenxing Chen;Ruirui Xu

  • Uncoordinated Amine Groups of Metal–Organic Frameworks to Anchor Single Ru Sites as Chemoselective Catalysts toward the Hydrogenation of Quinoline

    Xin Wang;Wenxing Chen;Lei Zhang;Tao Yao

Frequent Co-Authors

Yadong Li
Yadong Li Tsinghua University
Dingsheng Wang
Dingsheng Wang Tsinghua University
Wenxing Chen
Wenxing Chen Beijing Institute of Technology
Buxing Han
Buxing Han Chinese Academy of Sciences
Qing Peng
Qing Peng Tsinghua University
Lin Gu
Lin Gu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Xingang Li
Xingang Li Tianjin University
Juncai Dong
Juncai Dong Chinese Academy of Sciences
Zhifang Chai
Zhifang Chai Chinese Academy of Sciences
Chen Chen
Chen Chen Xi'an Jiaotong University

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