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Ning Han

Ning Han

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 61 6884 6652 70 68 246 11012
Engineering and Technology 61 2105 2009 23 23 242 10958

Ning Han publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ning Han between 1999 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ning Han published across 27 years, from 1999 to 2025, averaging 10.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 34 publications in 2018. 25 of the 287 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1999 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 34. Peak 34 publications in 2018. 1999: 1 publication 2000: 0 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 1 publication 2005: 0 publications 2006: 0 publications 2007: 1 publication 2008: 1 publication 2009: 3 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 13 publications 2012: 14 publications 2013: 15 publications 2014: 10 publications 2015: 11 publications 2016: 18 publications 2017: 16 publications 2018: 34 publications 2019: 30 publications 2020: 29 publications 2021: 28 publications 2022: 18 publications 2023: 9 publications 2024: 12 publications 2025: 13 publications
1999 2025

287 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ning Han: publications per year, 1999 to 2025
Year Publications
1999 1
2000 0
2001 0
2002 2
2003 1
2004 1
2005 0
2006 0
2007 1
2008 1
2009 3
2010 7
2011 13
2012 14
2013 15
2014 10
2015 11
2016 18
2017 16
2018 34
2019 30
2020 29
2021 28
2022 18
2023 9
2024 12
2025 13
Total 287
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Ning Han publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ning Han sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 78 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 804+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 457. Most scientists, 457, have 148–157 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 238–247 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 20 scientists 48–57 publications: 35 scientists 58–67 publications: 96 scientists 68–77 publications: 135 scientists 78–87 publications: 190 scientists 88–97 publications: 259 scientists 98–107 publications: 283 scientists 108–117 publications: 369 scientists 118–127 publications: 341 scientists 128–137 publications: 386 scientists 138–147 publications: 372 scientists 148–157 publications: 457 scientists 158–167 publications: 415 scientists 168–177 publications: 407 scientists 178–187 publications: 421 scientists 188–197 publications: 378 scientists 198–207 publications: 403 scientists 208–217 publications: 317 scientists 218–227 publications: 346 scientists 228–237 publications: 321 scientists 238–247 publications: 260 scientists 248–257 publications: 280 scientists 258–267 publications: 240 scientists 268–277 publications: 214 scientists 278–287 publications: 242 scientists 288–297 publications: 203 scientists 298–307 publications: 166 scientists 308–317 publications: 154 scientists 318–327 publications: 175 scientists 328–337 publications: 159 scientists 338–347 publications: 99 scientists 348–357 publications: 131 scientists 358–367 publications: 106 scientists 368–377 publications: 118 scientists 378–387 publications: 97 scientists 388–397 publications: 108 scientists 398–407 publications: 82 scientists 408–417 publications: 71 scientists 418–427 publications: 64 scientists 428–437 publications: 55 scientists 438–447 publications: 54 scientists 448–457 publications: 60 scientists 458–467 publications: 47 scientists 468–477 publications: 40 scientists 478–487 publications: 30 scientists 488–497 publications: 29 scientists 498–507 publications: 38 scientists 508–517 publications: 40 scientists 518–527 publications: 32 scientists 528–537 publications: 23 scientists 538–547 publications: 28 scientists 548–557 publications: 23 scientists 558–567 publications: 19 scientists 568–577 publications: 16 scientists 578–587 publications: 17 scientists 588–597 publications: 18 scientists 598–607 publications: 22 scientists 608–617 publications: 15 scientists 618–627 publications: 9 scientists 628–637 publications: 11 scientists 638–647 publications: 21 scientists 648–657 publications: 12 scientists 658–667 publications: 9 scientists 668–677 publications: 11 scientists 678–687 publications: 9 scientists 688–697 publications: 6 scientists 698–707 publications: 14 scientists 708–717 publications: 7 scientists 718–727 publications: 8 scientists 728–737 publications: 10 scientists 738–747 publications: 9 scientists 748–757 publications: 5 scientists 758–767 publications: 5 scientists 768–777 publications: 11 scientists 778–787 publications: 7 scientists 788–797 publications: 2 scientists 798–803 publications: 4 scientists 804+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 804+

This scientist: 242 publications — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

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Number of Engineering and Technology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,796 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 20
48–57 35
58–67 96
68–77 135
78–87 190
88–97 259
98–107 283
108–117 369
118–127 341
128–137 386
138–147 372
148–157 457
158–167 415
168–177 407
178–187 421
188–197 378
198–207 403
208–217 317
218–227 346
228–237 321
238–247 260 242
248–257 280
258–267 240
268–277 214
278–287 242
288–297 203
298–307 166
308–317 154
318–327 175
328–337 159
338–347 99
348–357 131
358–367 106
368–377 118
378–387 97
388–397 108
398–407 82
408–417 71
418–427 64
428–437 55
438–447 54
448–457 60
458–467 47
468–477 40
478–487 30
488–497 29
498–507 38
508–517 40
518–527 32
528–537 23
538–547 28
548–557 23
558–567 19
568–577 16
578–587 17
588–597 18
598–607 22
608–617 15
618–627 9
628–637 11
638–647 21
648–657 12
658–667 9
668–677 11
678–687 9
688–697 6
698–707 14
708–717 7
718–727 8
728–737 10
738–747 9
748–757 5
758–767 5
768–777 11
778–787 7
788–797 2
798–803 4
804+ 100
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Ning Han D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ning Han sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 78 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 107+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 426. Most scientists, 426, have 42 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 61 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 59 scientists 31 D-Index: 114 scientists 32 D-Index: 129 scientists 33 D-Index: 189 scientists 34 D-Index: 200 scientists 35 D-Index: 262 scientists 36 D-Index: 311 scientists 37 D-Index: 312 scientists 38 D-Index: 350 scientists 39 D-Index: 385 scientists 40 D-Index: 348 scientists 41 D-Index: 362 scientists 42 D-Index: 426 scientists 43 D-Index: 380 scientists 44 D-Index: 310 scientists 45 D-Index: 341 scientists 46 D-Index: 301 scientists 47 D-Index: 306 scientists 48 D-Index: 271 scientists 49 D-Index: 246 scientists 50 D-Index: 210 scientists 51 D-Index: 253 scientists 52 D-Index: 213 scientists 53 D-Index: 221 scientists 54 D-Index: 195 scientists 55 D-Index: 186 scientists 56 D-Index: 170 scientists 57 D-Index: 167 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 144 scientists 60 D-Index: 152 scientists 61 D-Index: 141 scientists 62 D-Index: 138 scientists 63 D-Index: 131 scientists 64 D-Index: 118 scientists 65 D-Index: 114 scientists 66 D-Index: 119 scientists 67 D-Index: 95 scientists 68 D-Index: 87 scientists 69 D-Index: 77 scientists 70 D-Index: 89 scientists 71 D-Index: 69 scientists 72 D-Index: 54 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 55 scientists 75 D-Index: 54 scientists 76 D-Index: 49 scientists 77 D-Index: 53 scientists 78 D-Index: 46 scientists 79 D-Index: 28 scientists 80 D-Index: 39 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 24 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 36 scientists 85 D-Index: 18 scientists 86 D-Index: 25 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 26 scientists 89 D-Index: 27 scientists 90 D-Index: 23 scientists 91 D-Index: 15 scientists 92 D-Index: 12 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 15 scientists 95 D-Index: 10 scientists 96 D-Index: 13 scientists 97 D-Index: 13 scientists 98 D-Index: 9 scientists 99 D-Index: 7 scientists 100 D-Index: 7 scientists 101 D-Index: 8 scientists 102 D-Index: 7 scientists 103 D-Index: 7 scientists 104 D-Index: 9 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106 D-Index: 9 scientists 107+ D-Index: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 61 D-Index — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

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Number of Engineering and Technology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,796 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 59
31 114
32 129
33 189
34 200
35 262
36 311
37 312
38 350
39 385
40 348
41 362
42 426
43 380
44 310
45 341
46 301
47 306
48 271
49 246
50 210
51 253
52 213
53 221
54 195
55 186
56 170
57 167
58 166
59 144
60 152
61 141 61
62 138
63 131
64 118
65 114
66 119
67 95
68 87
69 77
70 89
71 69
72 54
73 46
74 55
75 54
76 49
77 53
78 46
79 28
80 39
81 36
82 24
83 26
84 36
85 18
86 25
87 19
88 26
89 27
90 23
91 15
92 12
93 9
94 15
95 10
96 13
97 13
98 9
99 7
100 7
101 8
102 7
103 7
104 9
105 6
106 9
107+ 99
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Overview

Ning Han is affiliated with KU Leuven in Belgium and has a research focus primarily on Materials Science and Engineering, with a significant number of publications in subfields such as Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, and Biomedical Engineering.

The scientist's research topics include Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors, ZnO doping and properties, Catalytic Processes in Materials Science, Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies, Copper-based nanomaterials and applications, and Topological Materials and Phenomena.

Frequent coauthors in their published work are Yunfa Chen, Jian Guan, Guijun Fan, Guojun Ma, and Le Zhang. These collaborations have contributed to numerous papers and extended investigations in their fields of study.

Ning Han's work has appeared repeatedly in prominent scientific venues, with multiple publications in Sensors and Actuators B Chemical, Journal of Environmental Sciences, Physical Review B, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, and Applied Surface Science.

Among their recent papers are:

  • Porous Au@Pt nanoparticles with superior peroxidase-like activity for colorimetric detection of spike protein of SARS-CoV-2, 2021, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science
  • Initiative ROS generation of Cu-doped ZIF-8 for excellent antibacterial performance, 2023, Chemical Engineering Journal
  • High performance ozone decomposition spinel (Mn,Co)3O4 catalyst accelerating the rate-determining step, 2021, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
  • Aerosol assisted chemical vapour deposition of nanostructured ZnO thin films for NO2 and ethanol monitoring, 2020, Ceramics International
  • Synthesis of novel BiVO4/Cu2O heterojunctions for improving BiVO4 towards NO2 sensing properties, 2020, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science

Best Publications

  • Recent advances in nanostructured metal nitrides for water splitting

    Ning Han;Pengyun Liu;Jing Jiang;Jing Jiang;Lunhong Ai;Lunhong Ai

  • High‐Quality Ruddlesden–Popper Perovskite Film Formation for High‐Performance Perovskite Solar Cells

    Pengyun Liu;Ning Han;Wei Wang;Ran Ran

  • MOF-derived hierarchical hollow ZnO nanocages with enhanced low-concentration VOCs gas-sensing performance

    Wenhui Li;Xiaofeng Wu;Ning Han;Jiayuan Chen

  • Highly active and humidity resistive perovskite LaFeO3 based catalysts for efficient ozone decomposition

    Shuyan Gong;Zheng Xie;Weiman Li;Xiaofeng Wu

  • Counterintuitive sensing mechanism of ZnO nanoparticle based gas sensors

    Ning Han;Xiaofeng Wu;Linyu Chai;Haidi Liu

  • Improving humidity selectivity in formaldehyde gas sensing by a two-sensor array made of Ga-doped ZnO

    Ning Han;Yajun Tian;Xiaofeng Wu;Yunfa Chen

  • A cation selective separator induced cathode protective layer and regulated zinc deposition for zinc ion batteries

    Buke Wu;Yize Wu;Zhendong Lu;Jianshuo Zhang

  • Photoluminescence investigation on the gas sensing property of ZnO nanorods prepared by plasma-enhanced CVD method

    Ning Han;Peng Hu;Ahui Zuo;Dangwen Zhang

  • Highly formaldehyde-sensitive, transition-metal doped ZnO nanorods prepared by plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition

    Peng Hu;Ning Han;Ning Han;Dangwen Zhang;Johnny C. Ho

  • Ordered Arrays of Bead-Chain-like In2O3 Nanorods and Their Enhanced Sensing Performance for Formaldehyde

    Xiaoyong Lai;Dan Wang;Ning Han;Jiang Du

  • Electrochemical Compression Technologies for High-Pressure Hydrogen: Current Status, Challenges and Perspective

    Jiexin Zou;Jiexin Zou;Ning Han;Ning Han;Jiangyan Yan;Jiangyan Yan;Qi Feng;Qi Feng

  • Evaluating the doping effect of Fe, Ti and Sn on gas sensing property of ZnO

    Ning Han;Linyu Chai;Qi Wang;Yajun Tian

  • Rational Design of Inverted Nanopencil Arrays for Cost-Effective, Broadband, and Omnidirectional Light Harvesting

    Hao Lin;Fei Xiu;Ming Fang;Senpo Yip

  • CdO activated Sn-doped ZnO for highly sensitive, selective and stable formaldehyde sensor

    Ning Han;Xiaofeng Wu;Dangwen Zhang;Genli Shen

  • Decoration of one-dimensional MnO2 with Co3O4 nanoparticles: A heterogeneous interface for remarkably promoting catalytic oxidation activity

    Wenxiang Tang;Wenxiang Tang;Mingshui Yao;Yuzhou Deng;Xiaofei Li

  • Surfactant-assisted chemical vapour deposition of high-performance small-diameter GaSb nanowires.

    Zai Xing Yang;Ning Han;Ming Fang;Hao Lin

  • Hybridization of ZnSnO3 and rGO for improvement of formaldehyde sensing properties

    Jianhua Sun;Jianhua Sun;Shouli Bai;Ye Tian;Yanhong Zhao

  • TiO2/g-C3N4 photocatalyst for the purification of potassium butyl xanthate in mineral processing wastewater.

    Minghui Zhang;Ning Han;Yawen Fei;Jiaojiao Liu

  • Initiative ROS Generation of Cu-doped ZIF-8 for Excellent Antibacterial Performance

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  • Sputtered SnO2:NiO thin films on self-assembled Au nanoparticle arrays for MEMS compatible NO2 gas sensors

    Ying Wang;Chengyao Liu;Zhou Wang;Zhiwei Song

  • Highly sensitive and selective ethanol and acetone gas sensors based on modified ZnO nanomaterials

    Jinxiao Wang;Jinxiao Wang;Jun Yang;Ning Han;Xinyuan Zhou

  • Hydrogel-electrospun fiber composite materials for hydrophilic protein release.

    Ning Han;Jed Johnson;John J. Lannutti;Jessica O. Winter

Frequent Co-Authors

Yunfa Chen
Yunfa Chen Chinese Academy of Sciences
Johnny C. Ho
Johnny C. Ho City University of Hong Kong
Shaomin Liu
Shaomin Liu Tianjin Polytechnic University
Xiao-Feng Wu
Xiao-Feng Wu Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics
Aifan Chen
Aifan Chen Beijing University of Chemical Technology
Ruixian Luo
Ruixian Luo Beijing University of Chemical Technology
Xiaoyao Tan
Xiaoyao Tan Tianjin Polytechnic University
Dianqing Li
Dianqing Li Beijing University of Chemical Technology
Shouli Bai
Shouli Bai Beijing University of Chemical Technology
Aimin Song
Aimin Song University of Manchester

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