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D-Index
64
Citations
17478
World Ranking
5813
National Ranking
1765

Qi-Long Zhu publication distribution in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Materials Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Qi-Long Zhu sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 139 publications — 11th percentile

11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more.

Qi-Long Zhu D-index placement in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Qi-Long Zhu sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 64 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.

Overview

Qi-Long Zhu is affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China and has contributed extensively to the fields of Materials Science and Energy. Their research spans numerous subfields, including Materials Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Inorganic Chemistry.

The scientist's work covers a variety of main topics, such as:

  • Crystal Structures and Properties
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Advanced Battery Technologies Research
  • Solid-state Spectroscopy and Crystallography

Qi-Long Zhu's research output includes publications in several notable scientific journals. Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
  • Coordination Chemistry Reviews

Co-authorships feature collaborators who have worked closely with Zhu on various projects. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Xin-Tao Wu
  • Hua Lin
  • Wenbo Wei
  • Shenghua Zhou
  • Mao-Yin Ran

Representative recent research papers by Qi-Long Zhu include:

  • "Metal-Organic Layers Leading to Atomically Thin Bismuthene for Efficient Carbon Dioxide Electroreduction to Liquid Fuel" (2020), published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "Ordered Macroporous Superstructure of Nitrogen-Doped Nanoporous Carbon Implanted with Ultrafine Ru Nanoclusters for Efficient pH-Universal Hydrogen Evolution Reaction" (2021), published in Advanced Materials
  • "MOF-based materials for photo- and electrocatalytic CO2 reduction" (2020), published in EnergyChem
  • "Metal-organic framework-derived mesoporous carbon nanoframes embedded with atomically dispersed Fe-N active sites for efficient bifunctional oxygen and carbon dioxide electroreduction" (2020), published in Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
  • "Divergent Paths, Same Goal: A Pair-Electrosynthesis Tactic for Cost-Efficient and Exclusive Formate Production by Metal-Organic-Framework-Derived 2D Electrocatalysts" (2021), published in Advanced Materials

Through numerous publications and collaborations, Qi-Long Zhu has contributed a significant volume of research, particularly in areas related to energy conversion and materials properties. The combination of studies involving crystal structures, catalysis for CO2 reduction, and the development of advanced materials reflects their multidisciplinary approach to addressing key challenges in sustainable energy and materials science.

Best Publications

  • Metal–organic framework composites

    Qi-Long Zhu;Qiang Xu

  • Nanomaterials derived from metal–organic frameworks

    Song Dang;Qi-Long Zhu;Qiang Xu;Qiang Xu

  • Metal-Organic Frameworks for Energy Applications

    Hailong Wang;Qi Long Zhu;Ruqiang Zou;Qiang Xu

  • Liquid organic and inorganic chemical hydrides for high-capacity hydrogen storage

    Qi-Long Zhu;Qiang Xu

  • Immobilization of Ultrafine Metal Nanoparticles to High-Surface-Area Materials and Their Catalytic Applications

    Qi-Long Zhu;Qiang Xu

  • Dehydrogenation of Ammonia Borane by Metal Nanoparticle Catalysts

    Wen-Wen Zhan;Qi-Long Zhu;Qiang Xu;Qiang Xu

  • Metal-Organic Framework-Derived Honeycomb-Like Open Porous Nanostructures as Precious-Metal-Free Catalysts for Highly Efficient Oxygen Electroreduction.

    Qi-Long Zhu;Wei Xia;Tomoki Akita;Ruqiang Zou

  • MOF-based materials for photo- and electrocatalytic CO2 reduction

    Xiaofang Li;Qi-Long Zhu

  • Ordered Macroporous Superstructure of Nitrogen-Doped Nanoporous Carbon Implanted with Ultrafine Ru Nanoclusters for Efficient pH-Universal Hydrogen Evolution Reaction

    Yu-Lin Wu;Xiaofang Li;Yong-Sheng Wei;Zhaoming Fu

  • Atomically Dispersed Fe/N-Doped Hierarchical Carbon Architectures Derived from a Metal–Organic Framework Composite for Extremely Efficient Electrocatalysis

    Qi-Long Zhu;Wei Xia;Li-Rong Zheng;Ruqiang Zou

  • Semisacrificial Template Growth of Self-Supporting MOF Nanocomposite Electrode for Efficient Electrocatalytic Water Oxidation

    Changsheng Cao;Dong‐Dong Ma;Qiang Xu;Qiang Xu;Xin‐Tao Wu

  • Rational design of infrared nonlinear optical chalcogenides by chemical substitution

    Hua Lin;Wen-Bo Wei;Hong Chen;Xin-Tao Wu

  • Introduction of Red-Green-Blue Fluorescent Dyes into a Metal-Organic Framework for Tunable White Light Emission.

    Yuehong Wen;Tianlu Sheng;Xiaoquan Zhu;Chao Zhuo

  • Toward a molecular design of porous carbon materials

    Lars Borchardt;Qi-Long Zhu;Mirian E. Casco;Reinhard Berger

  • Sodium hydroxide-assisted growth of uniform Pd nanoparticles on nanoporous carbon MSC-30 for efficient and complete dehydrogenation of formic acid under ambient conditions

    Qi-Long Zhu;Nobuko Tsumori;Nobuko Tsumori;Qiang Xu

  • Immobilizing Extremely Catalytically Active Palladium Nanoparticles to Carbon Nanospheres: A Weakly-Capping Growth Approach.

    Qi-Long Zhu;Nobuko Tsumori;Nobuko Tsumori;Qiang Xu

  • Metal–organic framework-derived mesoporous carbon nanoframes embedded with atomically dispersed Fe–Nx active sites for efficient bifunctional oxygen and carbon dioxide electroreduction

    Xi Chen;Dong-Dong Ma;Bo Chen;Kexin Zhang

  • Quasi-MOF: Exposing Inorganic Nodes to Guest Metal Nanoparticles for Drastically Enhanced Catalytic Activity

    Nobuko Tsumori;Liyu Chen;Qiuju Wang;Qi-Long Zhu

  • Immobilizing highly catalytically active noble metal nanoparticles on reduced graphene oxide: a non-noble metal sacrificial approach

    Yao Chen;Qi-Long Zhu;Nobuko Tsumori;Nobuko Tsumori;Qiang Xu

  • Divergent Paths, Same Goal: A Pair-Electrosynthesis Tactic for Cost-Efficient and Exclusive Formate Production by Metal–Organic-Framework-Derived 2D Electrocatalysts

    Changsheng Cao;Dong-Dong Ma;Jingchun Jia;Qiang Xu

  • Pore surface engineering of metal–organic frameworks for heterogeneous catalysis

    Yuehong Wen;Jie Zhang;Qiang Xu;Qiang Xu;Xin-Tao Wu

Frequent Co-Authors

Xintao Wu
Xintao Wu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Qiang Xu
Qiang Xu Kyoto University
Xiaofang Li
Xiaofang Li Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology
Ruqiang Zou
Ruqiang Zou Peking University
Li-Ming Wu
Li-Ming Wu Northwestern University
Pradip Pachfule
Pradip Pachfule Technical University of Berlin
Shengchang Xiang
Shengchang Xiang Fujian Normal University
Yong Wang
Yong Wang Nanjing Tech University
Jianjun Tian
Jianjun Tian University of Science and Technology Beijing
Stefan Kaskel
Stefan Kaskel TU Dresden

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