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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 59 7358 7116 2146 2138 254 12989
Chemistry 67 6956 6301 1238 1225 282 14913

Ning Zhao publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ning Zhao between 2002 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ning Zhao published across 24 years, from 2002 to 2025, averaging 14.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 28 publications in 2018. 35 of the 351 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2002 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 28. Peak 28 publications in 2018. 2002: 1 publication 2003: 2 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 16 publications 2007: 19 publications 2008: 13 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 12 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 14 publications 2014: 18 publications 2015: 21 publications 2016: 18 publications 2017: 25 publications 2018: 28 publications 2019: 28 publications 2020: 23 publications 2021: 15 publications 2022: 14 publications 2023: 17 publications 2024: 18 publications 2025: 17 publications
2002 2025

351 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ning Zhao: publications per year, 2002 to 2025
Year Publications
2002 1
2003 2
2004 2
2005 5
2006 16
2007 19
2008 13
2009 6
2010 10
2011 12
2012 9
2013 14
2014 18
2015 21
2016 18
2017 25
2018 28
2019 28
2020 23
2021 15
2022 14
2023 17
2024 18
2025 17
Total 351
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Ning Zhao 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 Ning Zhao sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000 1,250
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 61–80 to 1,295+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,350. Most scientists, 1,350, have 161–180 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 281–300 publications, is where this scientist sits. 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
61–80 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 282 publications — 58th percentile

58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Chemistry scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
61–80 66
81–100 302
101–120 623
121–140 918
141–160 1,218
161–180 1,350
181–200 1,344
201–220 1,281
221–240 1,216
241–260 1,100
261–280 979
281–300 939 282
301–320 764
321–340 643
341–360 628
361–380 522
381–400 459
401–420 397
421–440 327
441–460 270
461–480 265
481–500 252
501–520 201
521–540 185
541–560 148
561–580 148
581–600 132
601–620 114
621–640 104
641–660 91
661–680 92
681–700 73
701–720 57
721–740 54
741–760 67
761–780 45
781–800 46
801–820 39
821–840 32
841–860 36
861–880 29
881–900 26
901–920 24
921–940 14
941–960 23
961–980 28
981–1,000 15
1,001–1,020 29
1,021–1,040 12
1,041–1,060 19
1,061–1,080 12
1,081–1,100 6
1,101–1,120 8
1,121–1,140 12
1,141–1,160 5
1,161–1,180 6
1,181–1,200 14
1,201–1,220 7
1,221–1,240 2
1,241–1,260 6
1,261–1,280 4
1,281–1,294 6
1,295+ 100
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Ning Zhao 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 Ning Zhao sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 159+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,051. Most scientists, 1,051, have 56–57 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 66–67 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 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
40–41 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 67 D-Index — 62nd percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 289
42–43 612
44–45 808
46–47 776
48–49 835
50–51 861
52–53 872
54–55 933
56–57 1,051
58–59 930
60–61 882
62–63 834
64–65 731
66–67 775 67
68–69 683
70–71 646
72–73 561
74–75 501
76–77 437
78–79 388
80–81 354
82–83 292
84–85 275
86–87 254
88–89 235
90–91 185
92–93 192
94–95 155
96–97 163
98–99 125
100–101 105
102–103 105
104–105 112
106–107 88
108–109 68
110–111 69
112–113 65
114–115 79
116–117 61
118–119 44
120–121 37
122–123 40
124–125 33
126–127 26
128–129 34
130–131 35
132–133 25
134–135 27
136–137 17
138–139 16
140–141 20
142–143 20
144–145 15
146–147 9
148–149 9
150–151 16
152–153 11
154–155 9
156–157 3
158 3
159+ 98
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Overview

Ning Zhao is affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China and has contributed extensively to research in engineering and materials science. Their work spans multiple subfields including materials chemistry, renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, biomedical engineering, catalysis, and control and systems engineering.

The scientist has explored several main topics throughout their career, such as catalytic processes in materials science, carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis, advanced photocatalysis techniques, catalysis for biomass conversion, catalysts for methane reforming, electrocatalysts for energy conversion, and metal-organic frameworks: synthesis and applications.

Ning Zhao's frequent coauthors include Fukui Xiao, Jinhai Yang, Min Kang, Haichuan He, and Jianhan Huang. The collaboration with these researchers spans multiple publications and reflects varied expertise contributing to their research output.

The notable publication venues where Ning Zhao has published include the Journal of Fuel Chemistry and Technology, SSRN Electronic Journal, Journal of Membrane Science, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, and Separation and Purification Technology. The number of publications per venue highlights a focus on fuel chemistry, membrane science, and catalysis.

Representative recent papers authored by Ning Zhao include:

  • Design of well-defined shell-core covalent organic frameworks/metal sulfide as an efficient Z-scheme heterojunction for photocatalytic water splitting (2021, Chemical Science)
  • Self-crosslinking of bromomethylated 6FDA-DAM polyimide for gas separations (2021, Journal of Membrane Science)
  • Rational design of defect metal oxide/covalent organic frameworks Z-scheme heterojunction for photoreduction CO2 to CO (2023, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental)
  • Carbon molecular sieve gas separation membranes from crosslinkable bromomethylated 6FDA-DAM polyimide (2022, Journal of Membrane Science)
  • Pd-SnO2 interface enables synthesis of syngas with controllable H2/CO ratios by electrocatalytic reduction of CO2 (2022, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental)

Best Publications

  • A short review of catalysis for CO2 conversion

    Jun Ma;Nannan Sun;Xuelan Zhang;Ning Zhao

  • Flexible and ion-conducting membrane electrolytes for solid-state lithium batteries: Dispersion of garnet nanoparticles in insulating polyethylene oxide

    Jingxian Zhang;Ning Zhao;Miao Zhang;Yiqiu Li

  • A review of research progress on CO2 capture, storage, and utilization in Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Lei Li;Ning Zhao;Wei Wei;Yuhan Sun

  • Interphase Engineering Enabled All-Ceramic Lithium Battery

    Fudong Han;Jie Yue;Cheng Chen;Ning Zhao

  • Promising biomass-based activated carbons derived from willow catkins for high performance supercapacitors

    Kai Wang;Ning Zhao;Shiwen Lei;Rui Yan

  • Influence of Zr on the performance of Cu/Zn/Al/Zr catalysts via hydrotalcite-like precursors for CO2 hydrogenation to methanol

    Peng Gao;Feng Li;Haijuan Zhan;Ning Zhao

  • CO2 hydrogenation to methanol over Cu/ZnO/ZrO2 catalysts prepared by precipitation-reduction method

    Xiaosu Dong;Feng Li;Ning Zhao;Fukui Xiao

  • Influence of modifier (Mn, La, Ce, Zr and Y) on the performance of Cu/Zn/Al catalysts via hydrotalcite-like precursors for CO2 hydrogenation to methanol

    Peng Gao;Feng Li;Ning Zhao;Fukui Xiao

  • All solid state lithium batteries based on lamellar garnet-type ceramic electrolytes

    Fuming Du;Ning Zhao;Yiqiu Li;Cheng Chen

  • Iron-doped Mn-Ce/TiO2 catalyst for low temperature selective catalytic reduction of NO with NH3.

    Boxiong Shen;Ting Liu;Ning Zhao;Xiaoyan Yang

  • MgO/Al2O3 Sorbent for CO2 Capture

    Lei Li;Xia Wen;Xin Fu;Feng Wang

  • Methanol synthesis from CO2-rich syngas over a ZrO2 doped CuZnO catalyst

    Cheng Yang;Zhongyi Ma;Ning Zhao;Wei Wei

  • Synthesis of cyclic carbonates from urea and diols over metal oxides

    Qibiao Li;Wenyu Zhang;Ning Zhao;Wei Wei

  • Skin-Inspired Double-Hydrophobic-Coating Encapsulated Hydrogels with Enhanced Water Retention Capacity

    Tang Zhu;Tang Zhu;Chi Jiang;Mingliang Wang;Caizhen Zhu

  • Methanol synthesis from CO2 hydrogenation over La–M–Cu–Zn–O (M = Y, Ce, Mg, Zr) catalysts derived from perovskite-type precursors

    Haijuan Zhan;Feng Li;Peng Gao;Ning Zhao

  • One-step fabrication of biomass-derived hierarchically porous carbon/MnO nanosheets composites for symmetric hybrid supercapacitor

    Ning Zhao;Ning Zhao;Ning Zhao;Libo Deng;Dawei Luo;Peixin Zhang;Peixin Zhang

  • Chemical fixation of carbon dioxide to propylene carbonate over amine-functionalized silica catalysts

    Xuehong Zhang;Ning Zhao;Wei Wei;Yuhan Sun

  • Preparation and activity of Cu/Zn/Al/Zr catalysts via hydrotalcite-containing precursors for methanol synthesis from CO2 hydrogenation

    Peng Gao;Feng Li;Fukui Xiao;Ning Zhao

  • The synthesis of glycerol carbonate from glycerol and CO2 over La2O2CO3–ZnO catalysts

    Hongguang Li;Dengzheng Gao;Peng Gao;Feng Wang

  • Synthesis of glycerol carbonate by direct carbonylation of glycerol with CO2 over solid catalysts derived from Zn/Al/La and Zn/Al/La/M (M = Li, Mg and Zr) hydrotalcites

    Hongguang Li;Xi Jiao;Lei Li;Ning Zhao

  • Synthesis of dimethyl carbonate from urea and methanol over solid base catalysts

    Mouhua Wang;Hui Wang;Ning Zhao;Wei Wei

  • SYNTHESIS OF DIMETHYL CARBONATE FROM UREA AND METHANOL OVER ZNO

    Mouhua Wang;Ning Zhao;Wei Wei;Yuhan Sun

  • Electrochemical assay of active prostate-specific antigen (PSA) using ferrocene-functionalized peptide probes

    Ning Zhao;Ning Zhao;Yuqing He;Xun Mao;Yuhan Sun

Frequent Co-Authors

Yuhan Sun
Yuhan Sun Chinese Academy of Sciences
Liangshu Zhong
Liangshu Zhong ShanghaiTech University
Kai Wang
Kai Wang Qingdao University
Jinhui Li
Jinhui Li Tsinghua University
Quangui Guo
Quangui Guo Chinese Academy of Sciences
Dongdong Li
Dongdong Li Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Lang Liu
Lang Liu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Caizhen Zhu
Caizhen Zhu Shenzhen University
Xun Xu
Xun Xu Beijing Genomics Institute
Xiao Li
Xiao Li China University of Mining and Technology

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