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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 70 4471 4325 1393 1387 152 16303

Qi Sun publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Qi Sun between 2011 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Qi Sun published across 16 years, from 2011 to 2026, averaging 11.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 26 publications in 2017. 21 of the 190 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2011 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 26. Peak 26 publications in 2017. 2011: 3 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 14 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 7 publications 2017: 26 publications 2018: 21 publications 2019: 18 publications 2020: 14 publications 2021: 18 publications 2022: 5 publications 2023: 8 publications 2024: 7 publications 2025: 20 publications 2026: 1 publication
2011 2026

190 publications in total across all disciplines

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Qi Sun: publications per year, 2011 to 2026
Year Publications
2011 3
2012 9
2013 14
2014 11
2015 8
2016 7
2017 26
2018 21
2019 18
2020 14
2021 18
2022 5
2023 8
2024 7
2025 20
2026 1
Total 190
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Qi Sun 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 Sun sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 57 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 50–69 to 1,163+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 891. Most scientists, 891, have 190–209 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 150–169 publications, is where this scientist sits. 50–69 publications: 28 scientists 70–89 publications: 152 scientists 90–109 publications: 356 scientists 110–129 publications: 487 scientists 130–149 publications: 723 scientists 150–169 publications: 835 scientists 170–189 publications: 850 scientists 190–209 publications: 891 scientists 210–229 publications: 862 scientists 230–249 publications: 766 scientists 250–269 publications: 726 scientists 270–289 publications: 665 scientists 290–309 publications: 593 scientists 310–329 publications: 537 scientists 330–349 publications: 477 scientists 350–369 publications: 440 scientists 370–389 publications: 356 scientists 390–409 publications: 321 scientists 410–429 publications: 256 scientists 430–449 publications: 246 scientists 450–469 publications: 216 scientists 470–489 publications: 212 scientists 490–509 publications: 174 scientists 510–529 publications: 194 scientists 530–549 publications: 162 scientists 550–569 publications: 131 scientists 570–589 publications: 111 scientists 590–609 publications: 103 scientists 610–629 publications: 99 scientists 630–649 publications: 77 scientists 650–669 publications: 92 scientists 670–689 publications: 56 scientists 690–709 publications: 53 scientists 710–729 publications: 53 scientists 730–749 publications: 38 scientists 750–769 publications: 52 scientists 770–789 publications: 43 scientists 790–809 publications: 38 scientists 810–829 publications: 34 scientists 830–849 publications: 25 scientists 850–869 publications: 18 scientists 870–889 publications: 20 scientists 890–909 publications: 24 scientists 910–929 publications: 27 scientists 930–949 publications: 20 scientists 950–969 publications: 17 scientists 970–989 publications: 10 scientists 990–1,009 publications: 16 scientists 1,010–1,029 publications: 13 scientists 1,030–1,049 publications: 12 scientists 1,050–1,069 publications: 9 scientists 1,070–1,089 publications: 8 scientists 1,090–1,109 publications: 7 scientists 1,110–1,129 publications: 9 scientists 1,130–1,149 publications: 2 scientists 1,150–1,162 publications: 5 scientists 1,163+ publications: 100 scientists
50–69 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 152 publications — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Materials Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
50–69 28
70–89 152
90–109 356
110–129 487
130–149 723
150–169 835 152
170–189 850
190–209 891
210–229 862
230–249 766
250–269 726
270–289 665
290–309 593
310–329 537
330–349 477
350–369 440
370–389 356
390–409 321
410–429 256
430–449 246
450–469 216
470–489 212
490–509 174
510–529 194
530–549 162
550–569 131
570–589 111
590–609 103
610–629 99
630–649 77
650–669 92
670–689 56
690–709 53
710–729 53
730–749 38
750–769 52
770–789 43
790–809 38
810–829 34
830–849 25
850–869 18
870–889 20
890–909 24
910–929 27
930–949 20
950–969 17
970–989 10
990–1,009 16
1,010–1,029 13
1,030–1,049 12
1,050–1,069 9
1,070–1,089 8
1,090–1,109 7
1,110–1,129 9
1,130–1,149 2
1,150–1,162 5
1,163+ 100
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Qi Sun 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 Sun sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 165+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 667. Most scientists, 667, have 52–53 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 70–71 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 211 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 450 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 612 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 612 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 598 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 657 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 667 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 621 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 597 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 610 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 587 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 606 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 533 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 490 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 469 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 378 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 421 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 359 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 323 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 299 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 230 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 210 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 195 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 203 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 175 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 175 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 142 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 121 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 117 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 107 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 88 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 85 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 68 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 62 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 57 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 45 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 49 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 50 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 34 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 38 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 28 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 24 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 33 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 28 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 21 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 20 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 23 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 17 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 12 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 17 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 21 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 13 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 11 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 13 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 4 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 4 scientists 164 D-Index: 3 scientists 165+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 70 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Materials Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 211
42–43 450
44–45 612
46–47 612
48–49 598
50–51 657
52–53 667
54–55 621
56–57 597
58–59 610
60–61 587
62–63 606
64–65 533
66–67 490
68–69 469
70–71 378 70
72–73 421
74–75 359
76–77 323
78–79 299
80–81 230
82–83 210
84–85 195
86–87 203
88–89 175
90–91 175
92–93 142
94–95 121
96–97 117
98–99 107
100–101 88
102–103 85
104–105 68
106–107 62
108–109 57
110–111 45
112–113 49
114–115 50
116–117 34
118–119 38
120–121 37
122–123 29
124–125 28
126–127 24
128–129 33
130–131 28
132–133 21
134–135 20
136–137 23
138–139 17
140–141 12
142–143 17
144–145 21
146–147 13
148–149 11
150–151 14
152–153 13
154–155 9
156–157 10
158–159 7
160–161 4
162–163 4
164 3
165+ 98
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Overview

Qi Sun is a researcher affiliated with Zhejiang University in China with a focus on materials science and engineering. Their work spans multiple subfields including materials chemistry, inorganic chemistry, biomedical engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, and water science and technology.

The scientist's research topics highlight expertise in advanced materials and separation technologies. Frequent topics covered include covalent organic framework applications, metal-organic framework synthesis and applications, membrane separation technologies, advanced photocatalysis techniques, membrane-based ion separation techniques, chemical synthesis and characterization, and fuel cells and related materials.

Notable recent publications by Qi Sun include:

  • Tailored Porous Organic Polymers for Task-Specific Water Purification, 2020, published in Accounts of Chemical Research

While some significant coauthors in Qi Sun's research network are Shengqian Ma (14 collaborations), Zhuozhi Lai (12 collaborations), Weipeng Xian (9 collaborations), Sai Wang (8 collaborations), and Zhifeng Dai (8 collaborations).

Qi Sun's articles frequently appear in the following journals and publication venues:

  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Advanced Functional Materials
  • Advanced Science
  • Small

This publication record shows a notable presence in journals that are relevant to materials chemistry and advanced functional materials.

Their research integrates concepts from materials science and engineering to explore properties and applications of porous polymers and membranes, including systems tailored for selective ion separation and environmental purification.

Best Publications

  • Postsynthetically Modified Covalent Organic Frameworks for Efficient and Effective Mercury Removal.

    Qi Sun;Briana Aguila;Jason Perman;Lyndsey D. Earl

  • Covalent Organic Frameworks as a Decorating Platform for Utilization and Affinity Enhancement of Chelating Sites for Radionuclide Sequestration.

    Qi Sun;Briana Aguila;Lyndsey D. Earl;Carter W. Abney

  • Porous polymer catalysts with hierarchical structures

    Qi Sun;Zhifeng Dai;Xiangju Meng;Feng-Shou Xiao

  • Opportunities of Covalent Organic Frameworks for Advanced Applications

    Yanpei Song;Qi Sun;Briana Aguila;Shengqian Ma

  • Flexibility Matters: Cooperative Active Sites in Covalent Organic Framework and Threaded Ionic Polymer

    Qi Sun;Briana Aguila;Jason A. Perman;Nicholas Thien-Khoa Nguyen

  • Transesterification Catalyzed by Ionic Liquids on Superhydrophobic Mesoporous Polymers: Heterogeneous Catalysts That Are Faster than Homogeneous Catalysts

    Fujian Liu;Liang Wang;Qi Sun;Longfeng Zhu

  • Bio-inspired nano-traps for uranium extraction from seawater and recovery from nuclear waste

    Qi Sun;Briana Aguila;Jason Alexander Perman;Aleksandr S. Ivanov

  • Designed copper–amine complex as an efficient template for one-pot synthesis of Cu-SSZ-13 zeolite with excellent activity for selective catalytic reduction of NOx by NH3

    Limin Ren;Longfeng Zhu;Chengguang Yang;Yanmei Chen

  • Pore Environment Control and Enhanced Performance of Enzymes Infiltrated in Covalent Organic Frameworks

    Qi Sun;Chung-Wei Fu;Chung-Wei Fu;Briana Aguila;Jason A. Perman

  • Highly Efficient Heterogeneous Hydroformylation over Rh-Metalated Porous Organic Polymers: Synergistic Effect of High Ligand Concentration and Flexible Framework.

    Qi Sun;Zhifeng Dai;Xiaolong Liu;Na Sheng

  • A Stable Metal-Organic Framework Featuring a Local Buffer Environment for Carbon Dioxide Fixation.

    Hongming He;Qi Sun;Wenyang Gao;Jason A. Perman

  • Efficient Mercury Capture Using Functionalized Porous Organic Polymer

    Briana Aguila;Qi Sun;Jason A. Perman;Lyndsey D. Earl

  • Highly mesoporous single-crystalline zeolite beta synthesized using a nonsurfactant cationic polymer as a dual-function template.

    Jie Zhu;Yihan Zhu;Liangkui Zhu;Marcello S. Rigutto

  • ZSM-5 zeolite single crystals with b-axis-aligned mesoporous channels as an efficient catalyst for conversion of bulky organic molecules.

    Fujian Liu;Fujian Liu;Tom Willhammar;Liang Wang;Longfeng Zhu

  • Functionalized Porous Aromatic Framework for Efficient Uranium Adsorption from Aqueous Solutions

    Baiyan Li;Qi Sun;Yiming Zhang;Carter W. Abney;Carter W. Abney

  • Solvent-Free Synthesis of Silicoaluminophosphate Zeolites†

    Yinying Jin;Qi Sun;Guodong Qi;Chengguang Yang

  • Metalated porous porphyrin polymers as efficient heterogeneous catalysts for cycloaddition of epoxides with CO2 under ambient conditions

    Zhifeng Dai;Qi Sun;Xiaolong Liu;Chaoqun Bian

  • Tailored Porous Organic Polymers for Task-Specific Water Purification.

    Qi Sun;Briana Aguila;Yanpei Song;Shengqian Ma

  • Lower Activation Energy for Catalytic Reactions through Host-Guest Cooperation within Metal-Organic Frameworks.

    Briana Aguila;Qi Sun;Xiaoliang Wang;Erica O'Rourke

  • Optimizing radionuclide sequestration in anion nanotraps with record pertechnetate sorption.

    Qi Sun;Lin Zhu;Briana Aguila;Praveen K. Thallapally

  • Porous organic ligands (POLs) for synthesizing highly efficient heterogeneous catalysts.

    Qi Sun;Miao Jiang;Zhenju Shen;Yinying Jin

  • Task-Specific Design of Porous Polymer Heterogeneous Catalysts beyond Homogeneous Counterparts

    Qi Sun;Zhifeng Dai;Xiangju Meng;Liang Wang

Frequent Co-Authors

Shengqian Ma
Shengqian Ma University of North Texas
Feng-Shou Xiao
Feng-Shou Xiao Zhejiang University
Xiangju Meng
Xiangju Meng Zhejiang University
Liang Wang
Liang Wang Zhejiang University
Xinbin Ma
Xinbin Ma Tianjin University
Lukasz Wojtas
Lukasz Wojtas University of South Florida
Fang Chen
Fang Chen University of North Texas
Feng Deng
Feng Deng Chinese Academy of Sciences
Lin Zhang
Lin Zhang Zhejiang University
Jixue Li
Jixue Li Zhejiang University

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