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Engineering and Technology
China
2026

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Engineering and Technology

D-Index
84
Citations
33287
World Ranking
403
National Ranking
68

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in China Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in China Leader Award

Overview

Meng Ni is affiliated with the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in China and has an extensive research portfolio primarily in the fields of Engineering and Materials Science. Their work intersects multiple subfields, including Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, and Automotive Engineering.

The scientist's research focuses heavily on energy-related technologies, with key topics covering:

  • Advancements in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Advanced battery technologies research
  • Fuel Cells and Related Materials
  • Electronic and Structural Properties of Oxides
  • Chemical Looping and Thermochemical Processes

Notable recent publications by Meng Ni include:

  • Thermal-expansion offset for high-performance fuel cell cathodes, 2021, Nature
  • Hydrogen society: from present to future, 2023, Energy & Environmental Science
  • A comprehensive review of solid oxide fuel cells operating on various promising alternative fuels, 2022, Energy Conversion and Management
  • Rechargeable Zn-air batteries: Recent trends and future perspectives, 2021, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
  • Multi-Functional Hydrogels for Flexible Zinc-Based Batteries Working under Extreme Conditions, 2021, Advanced Energy Materials

Frequent co-authors in their research include:

  • Zongping Shao
  • Qijiao He
  • Zheng Li
  • Yawen Dai
  • Siyuan Zhao

Meng Ni has contributed substantially to several key academic journals, frequently publishing in:

  • International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
  • Journal of Power Sources
  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Energy Conversion and Management
  • Applied Energy

The research portfolio spans a large number of studies in engineering and materials sciences, with a strong emphasis on energy conversion and storage solutions, particularly fuel cells and battery technologies. This work intersects with sustainability and environmental considerations through the development and review of alternative fuels and advanced materials for energy applications.

Best Publications

  • A review and recent developments in photocatalytic water-splitting using TiO2 for hydrogen production

    Meng Ni;Michael K.H. Leung;Dennis Y.C. Leung;K. Sumathy

  • An overview of hydrogen production from biomass

    Meng Ni;Dennis Y.C. Leung;Michael K.H. Leung;K. Sumathy

  • A review on reforming bio-ethanol for hydrogen production

    Meng Ni;Dennis Y.C. Leung;Michael K.H. Leung

  • Technological development of hydrogen production by solid oxide electrolyzer cell (SOEC)

    Meng Ni;Michael K.H. Leung;Dennis Y.C. Leung

  • Recent advances and prospective in ruthenium-based materials for electrochemical water splitting

    Jie Yu;Qijiao He;Guangming Yang;Wei Zhou

  • Energy and exergy analysis of hydrogen production by a proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyzer plant

    Meng Ni;Michael K.H. Leung;Dennis Y.C. Leung

  • A review on hydrogen production using aluminum and aluminum alloys

    Huizhi Wang;Dennis Y C Leung;M.K.H Leung;Meng Ni

  • Thermal-expansion offset for high-performance fuel cell cathodes

    Yuan Zhang;Bin Chen;Bin Chen;Daqin Guan;Meigui Xu

  • Flexible Zn– and Li–air batteries: recent advances, challenges, and future perspectives

    Peng Tan;Bin Chen;Haoran Xu;Houcheng Zhang;Houcheng Zhang

  • Hydrogen production over titania-based photocatalysts

    Dennis Y. C. Leung;Xianliang Fu;Cuifang Wang;Meng Ni

  • Parametric study of solid oxide fuel cell performance

    Meng Ni;Michael K.H. Leung;Dennis Y.C. Leung

  • Potential of renewable hydrogen production for energy supply in Hong Kong

    Meng Ni;Michael K.H. Leung;K. Sumathy;Dennis Y.C. Leung

  • A review of biomass-derived fuel processors for fuel cell systems

    Jin Xuan;Michael K.H. Leung;Dennis Y.C. Leung;Meng Ni

  • Parametric study of solid oxide steam electrolyzer for hydrogen production

    Meng Ni;Michael K.H. Leung;Dennis Y.C. Leung

  • Rechargeable Zn-air batteries: Recent trends and future perspectives

    Kee Wah Leong;Yifei Wang;Meng Ni;Wending Pan

  • Self-catalyzed growth of Co, N-codoped CNTs on carbon-encased CoSx surface: a noble-metal-free bifunctional oxygen electrocatalyst for flexible solid Zn–air batteries

    Qian Lu;Jie Yu;Xiaohong Zou;Kaiming Liao

  • Bigger is Surprisingly Better: Agglomerates of Larger RuP Nanoparticles Outperform Benchmark Pt Nanocatalysts for the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction

    Jie Yu;Yanan Guo;Sixuan She;Shuanshuan Miao

  • Energy and exergy analysis of hydrogen production by solid oxide steam electrolyzer plant

    Meng Ni;Michael K.H. Leung;Dennis Y.C. Leung

  • Multi-Functional Hydrogels for Flexible Zinc-Based Batteries Working under Extreme Conditions

    Siyuan Zhao;Siyuan Zhao;Siyuan Zhao;Yayu Zuo;Tong Liu;Shuo Zhai

  • A modeling study on concentration overpotentials of a reversible solid oxide fuel cell

    Meng Ni;Michael K.H. Leung;Dennis Y.C. Leung

  • 2D thermal modeling of a solid oxide electrolyzer cell (SOEC) for syngas production by H2O/CO2 co-electrolysis

    Meng Ni

Frequent Co-Authors

Zongping Shao
Zongping Shao Curtin University
Peng Tan
Peng Tan University of Science and Technology of China
Michael K.H. Leung
Michael K.H. Leung City University of Hong Kong
Dennis Y.C. Leung
Dennis Y.C. Leung University of Hong Kong
Jin Xuan
Jin Xuan University of Surrey
Meilin Liu
Meilin Liu Georgia Institute of Technology
Changrong Xia
Changrong Xia University of Science and Technology of China
Jiang Liu
Jiang Liu South China University of Technology
Fanglin Chen
Fanglin Chen University of South Carolina
Siew Hwa Chan
Siew Hwa Chan Nanyang Technological University

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