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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 89 2136 1915 390 381 504 35007

Ping Chen publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ping Chen between 1993 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ping Chen published across 33 years, from 1993 to 2025, averaging 22.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 53 publications in 2025. 98 of the 753 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40 50
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1993 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 53. Peak 53 publications in 2025. 1993: 1 publication 1994: 0 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 2 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 4 publications 1999: 8 publications 2000: 6 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 8 publications 2006: 15 publications 2007: 13 publications 2008: 23 publications 2009: 13 publications 2010: 25 publications 2011: 24 publications 2012: 37 publications 2013: 47 publications 2014: 34 publications 2015: 41 publications 2016: 44 publications 2017: 44 publications 2018: 41 publications 2019: 40 publications 2020: 38 publications 2021: 43 publications 2022: 46 publications 2023: 39 publications 2024: 45 publications 2025: 53 publications
1993 2025

753 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ping Chen: publications per year, 1993 to 2025
Year Publications
1993 1
1994 0
1995 1
1996 2
1997 1
1998 4
1999 8
2000 6
2001 4
2002 6
2003 5
2004 2
2005 8
2006 15
2007 13
2008 23
2009 13
2010 25
2011 24
2012 37
2013 47
2014 34
2015 41
2016 44
2017 44
2018 41
2019 40
2020 38
2021 43
2022 46
2023 39
2024 45
2025 53
Total 753
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Ping Chen 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 Ping Chen 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, 501–520 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: 504 publications — 89th percentile

89% 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
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
501–520 201 504
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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Ping Chen 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 Ping Chen 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, 88–89 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: 89 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% 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
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 89
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

Ping Chen is affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China. Their research primarily focuses on materials science, with particular specialization in materials chemistry and catalysis.

The scientist's work covers a diverse range of topics within materials science including ammonia synthesis and nitrogen reduction, hydrogen storage and materials, nanomaterials for catalytic reactions, catalytic processes in materials science, advanced photocatalysis techniques, hybrid renewable energy systems, and caching and content delivery.

Recent notable publications by Ping Chen include:

  • "Emerging Materials and Methods toward Ammonia-Based Energy Storage and Conversion," 2021, Advanced Materials
  • "Methods for nitrogen activation by reduction and oxidation," 2021, Nature Reviews Methods Primers
  • "Direct transformation of dinitrogen: synthesis of N-containing organic compounds via N−C bond formation," 2020, National Science Review
  • "Ternary ruthenium complex hydrides for ammonia synthesis via the associative mechanism," 2021, Nature Catalysis
  • "A meta-analysis of the medium- and long-term effects of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy and laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass," 2020, BMC Surgery

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Ping Chen include Jianping Guo, Teng He, Hujun Cao, Wenbo Gao, and Qianru Wang, reflecting ongoing research partnerships across several subfields.

The scientist's research is frequently published in several venues, indicating an active and consistent contribution to the scientific literature. Key publication venues include:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Chemical Communications
  • Catalysis Science & Technology

Within the subfields of study, Ping Chen's publications are concentrated in materials chemistry, catalysis, organic chemistry, electrical and electronic engineering, and renewable energy, sustainability and the environment. This multidisciplinary approach underlines a broad engagement with the scientific challenges related to energy conversion and materials development.

Best Publications

  • Interaction of hydrogen with metal nitrides and imides

    Ping Chen;Zhitao Xiong;Jizhong Luo;Jianyi Lin

  • Unusual and Highly Tunable Missing-Linker Defects in Zirconium Metal–Organic Framework UiO-66 and Their Important Effects on Gas Adsorption

    Hui Wu;Hui Wu;Yong Shen Chua;Yong Shen Chua;Vaiva Krungleviciute;Vaiva Krungleviciute;Madhusudan Tyagi;Madhusudan Tyagi

  • Materials for hydrogen-based energy storage – past, recent progress and future outlook

    Michael Hirscher;Volodymyr A. Yartys;Marcello Baricco;Jose Bellosta von Colbe

  • H‐Doped Black Titania with Very High Solar Absorption and Excellent Photocatalysis Enhanced by Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance

    Zhou Wang;Chongyin Yang;Tianquan Lin;Hao Yin

  • Visible-light photocatalytic, solar thermal and photoelectrochemical properties of aluminium-reduced black titania

    Zhou Wang;Zhou Wang;Chongyin Yang;Chongyin Yang;Tianquan Lin;Tianquan Lin;Hao Yin

  • Cryo-em study of the chromatin fiber reveals a double helix twisted by tetranucleosomal units

    Feng Song;Ping Chen;Dapeng Sun;Mingzhu Wang

  • High-capacity hydrogen storage in lithium and sodium amidoboranes

    Zhitao Xiong;Chaw Keong Yong;Guotao Wu;Ping Chen

  • Breaking scaling relations to achieve low-temperature ammonia synthesis through LiH-mediated nitrogen transfer and hydrogenation

    Peikun Wang;Peikun Wang;Fei Chang;Fei Chang;Wenbo Gao;Wenbo Gao;Jianping Guo

  • Catalyst: NH3 as an Energy Carrier

    Jianping Guo;Ping Chen

  • Ternary Imides for Hydrogen Storage

    Zhitao Xiong;Guotao Wu;Jianjiang Hu;Ping Chen

  • Recent progress in hydrogen storage

    Ping Chen;Ping Chen;Min Zhu

  • Interaction between Lithium Amide and Lithium Hydride

    Ping Chen;Zhitao Xiong;Jizhong Luo;and Jianyi Lin

  • Growth of Pd, Pt, Ag and Au nanoparticles on carbon nanotubes

    Bin Xue;Ping Chen;Qi Hong;Jianyi Lin

  • Molecular Scaffolding Strategy with Synergistic Active Centers To Facilitate Electrocatalytic CO2 Reduction to Hydrocarbon/Alcohol

    Yan Jiao;Yao Zheng;Ping Chen;Ping Chen;Mietek Jaroniec

  • Electronic Structure and Optical Limiting Behavior of Carbon Nanotubes

    P. Chen;X. Wu;X. Sun;J. Lin

  • Rapid formation of a supramolecular polypeptide-DNA Hydrogel for in situ three-dimensional multilayer bioprinting

    Chuang Li;Alan Faulkner-Jones;Alison R. Dun;Juan Jin

  • Synthesis and Electromagnetic, Microwave Absorbing Properties of Core–Shell Fe3O4–Poly(3, 4-ethylenedioxythiophene) Microspheres

    Wencai Zhou;Xiujie Hu;Xiaoxia Bai;Shuyun Zhou

  • Emerging Materials and Methods toward Ammonia-Based Energy Storage and Conversion.

    Fei Chang;Wenbo Gao;Jianping Guo;Jianping Guo;Ping Chen;Ping Chen

  • Palladium-catalyzed meta-selective C-H bond activation with a nitrile-containing template: computational study on mechanism and origins of selectivity.

    Yun-Fang Yang;Gui-Juan Cheng;Peng Liu;Dasheng Leow

  • Recent progress towards mild-condition ammonia synthesis

    Qianru Wang;Qianru Wang;Jianping Guo;Ping Chen

  • Controlled Growth and Field‐Emission Properties of Cobalt Oxide Nanowalls

    Ting Yu;Yanwu Zhu;Xiaojing Xu;Zexiang Shen

Frequent Co-Authors

Liqun Zhang
Liqun Zhang Xi'an Jiaotong University
Hui Wu
Hui Wu National Institute of Standards and Technology
Chenghua Sun
Chenghua Sun Swinburne University of Technology
Wei Zhou
Wei Zhou National Institute of Standards and Technology
Yongfeng Liu
Yongfeng Liu Zhejiang University
Guotong Du
Guotong Du Jilin University
Jianyi Lin
Jianyi Lin Nanyang Technological University
Yuan Ping Feng
Yuan Ping Feng National University of Singapore
Martin Dornheim
Martin Dornheim University of Nottingham
K.L. Tan
K.L. Tan National University of Singapore

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