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D-Index
106
Citations
41500
World Ranking
953
National Ranking
381

Pingyun Feng 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 Pingyun Feng sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 310 publications — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Pingyun Feng 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 Pingyun Feng sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 106 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2012 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2003 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Pingyun Feng is affiliated with the University of California, Riverside, United States. Their research primarily focuses on materials science and chemistry, with a specialization in materials chemistry and inorganic chemistry. The scientist's work spans fields including renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, mechanical engineering, and electrical and electronic engineering.

Their research topics cover areas such as metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) including synthesis and applications, x-ray diffraction in crystallography, crystallization and solubility studies, covalent organic framework applications, membrane separation and gas transport, as well as advanced photocatalysis techniques and advanced nanomaterials in catalysis.

Frequent collaborators in their work include Xianhui Bu, Huajun Yang, Anh N. Hong, Yanxiang Wang, and Yuchen Xiao.

Pingyun Feng has contributed to a range of scientific literature, with notable papers including:

  • Transition metal-based bimetallic MOFs and MOF-derived catalysts for electrochemical oxygen evolution reaction (2021, Energy & Environmental Science)
  • Pore-Space-Partition-Enabled Exceptional Ethane Uptake and Ethane-Selective Ethane-Ethylene Separation (2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society)
  • How Reproducible are Surface Areas Calculated from the BET Equation? (2022, Advanced Materials)
  • Electron Redistributed S-Doped Nickel Iron Phosphides Derived from One-Step Phosphatization of MOFs for Significantly Boosting Electrochemical Water Splitting (2022, Advanced Functional Materials)
  • Stable Ti3+ Defects in Oriented Mesoporous Titania Frameworks for Efficient Photocatalysis (2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition)

The scientist frequently publishes in venues such as The Cambridge Structural Database, Journal of the American Chemical Society, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Angewandte Chemie, and Advanced Materials.

In recognition of contributions to the scientific community, Pingyun Feng was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2012 and was also a Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 2003.

Best Publications

  • Generalized synthesis of periodic surfactant/inorganic composite materials

    Qisheng Huo;David I. Margolese;Ulrike Ciesla;Pingyun Feng

  • Organization of Organic Molecules with Inorganic Molecular Species into Nanocomposite Biphase Arrays

    Q. Huo;D. I. Margolese;U. Ciesla;D. G. Demuth;D. G. Demuth

  • Self-Doped Ti3+ Enhanced Photocatalyst for Hydrogen Production under Visible Light

    Fan Zuo;Le Wang;Tao Wu;Zhenyu Zhang

  • Hierarchically ordered oxides

    Peidong Yang;Tao Deng;Dongyuan Zhao;Pingyun Feng

  • Metal-Organic Frameworks for Separation.

    Xiang Zhao;Yanxiang Wang;Dong-Sheng Li;Xianhui Bu

  • Synthesis and Efficient Visible Light Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution of Polymeric g-C3N4 Coupled with CdS Quantum Dots

    Lei Ge;Lei Ge;Fan Zuo;Jikai Liu;Quan Ma

  • Transition metal-based bimetallic MOFs and MOF-derived catalysts for electrochemical oxygen evolution reaction

    Songsong Li;Songsong Li;Yangqin Gao;Ning Li;Lei Ge

  • Hydrothermal syntheses and structural characterization of zeolite analogue compounds based on cobalt phosphate

    Pingyun Feng;Xianhui Bu;Galen D. Stucky

  • The Interface Chemistry between Chalcogenide Clusters and Open Framework Chalcogenides

    Pingyun Feng;Xianhui Bu;Nanfeng Zheng

  • Pore Space Partition in Metal–Organic Frameworks

    Quan-Guo Zhai;Xianhui Bu;Xiang Zhao;Dong-Sheng Li

  • Stable Hierarchical Bimetal-Organic Nanostructures as HighPerformance Electrocatalysts for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction.

    Wei Zhou;Dan-Dan Huang;Ya-Pan Wu;Jun Zhao

  • Visible light-driven α-Fe₂O₃ nanorod/graphene/BiV₁-xMoxO₄ core/shell heterojunction array for efficient photoelectrochemical water splitting.

    Yang Hou;Fan Zuo;Alex Dagg;Pingyun Feng

  • Branched WO3 nanosheet array with layered C3 N4 heterojunctions and CoOx nanoparticles as a flexible photoanode for efficient photoelectrochemical water oxidation.

    Yang Hou;Fan Zuo;Alexander P. Dagg;Jikai Liu

  • Microporous and Photoluminescent Chalcogenide Zeolite Analogs

    Nanfeng Zheng;Xianhui Bu;Bing Wang;Pingyun Feng

  • Active Facets on Titanium(III)‐Doped TiO2: An Effective Strategy to Improve the Visible‐Light Photocatalytic Activity

    Fan Zuo;Krassimir Bozhilov;Robert J. Dillon;Le Wang

  • A facile and versatile method for preparation of colored TiO2 with enhanced solar-driven photocatalytic activity.

    Huaqiao Tan;Zhao Zhao;Mang Niu;Chengyu Mao

  • pH-responsive nanogated ensemble based on gold-capped mesoporous silica through an acid-labile acetal linker.

    Rui Liu;Ying Zhang;Xiang Zhao;Arun Agarwal

  • Synthetic design of crystalline inorganic chalcogenides exhibiting fast-ion conductivity

    Nanfeng Zheng;Xianhui Bu;Xianhui Bu;Pingyun Feng

  • Tunable Redox-Responsive Hybrid Nanogated Ensembles

    Rui Liu;Xiang Zhao;Tao Wu;Pingyun Feng

  • A three-dimensional branched cobalt-doped α-Fe2O3 nanorod/MgFe2O4 heterojunction array as a flexible photoanode for efficient photoelectrochemical water oxidation.

    Yang Hou;Fan Zuo;Alex Dagg;Pingyun Feng

Frequent Co-Authors

Xianhui Bu
Xianhui Bu California State University, Long Beach
Tao Wu
Tao Wu Soochow University
Galen D. Stucky
Galen D. Stucky University of California, Santa Barbara
Nanfeng Zheng
Nanfeng Zheng Xiamen University
Shou-Tian Zheng
Shou-Tian Zheng Fuzhou University
Quan-Guo Zhai
Quan-Guo Zhai Shaanxi Normal University
Qichun Zhang
Qichun Zhang City University of Hong Kong
Anibal J. Ramirez-Cuesta
Anibal J. Ramirez-Cuesta Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Rui Liu
Rui Liu Tongji University
Yang Hou
Yang Hou Zhejiang University

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