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Materials Science

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59
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7358
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Chemistry

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67
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6956
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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.

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61 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.

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.

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+

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.

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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