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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Engineering and Technology 45 5626 5426 1085 1079 214 6262

Qian Fu publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Qian Fu between 2001 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Qian Fu published across 26 years, from 2001 to 2026, averaging 9.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 26 publications in 2020. 18 of the 238 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2001 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 26. Peak 26 publications in 2020. 2001: 1 publication 2002: 0 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 0 publications 2006: 0 publications 2007: 0 publications 2008: 1 publication 2009: 2 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 2 publications 2013: 12 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 16 publications 2017: 19 publications 2018: 21 publications 2019: 24 publications 2020: 26 publications 2021: 25 publications 2022: 22 publications 2023: 20 publications 2024: 8 publications 2025: 17 publications 2026: 1 publication
2001 2026

238 publications in total across all disciplines

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Qian Fu: publications per year, 2001 to 2026
Year Publications
2001 1
2002 0
2003 0
2004 2
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 1
2009 2
2010 4
2011 3
2012 2
2013 12
2014 5
2015 7
2016 16
2017 19
2018 21
2019 24
2020 26
2021 25
2022 22
2023 20
2024 8
2025 17
2026 1
Total 238
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Qian Fu publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Qian Fu sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 78 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 804+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 457. Most scientists, 457, have 148–157 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 208–217 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 20 scientists 48–57 publications: 35 scientists 58–67 publications: 96 scientists 68–77 publications: 135 scientists 78–87 publications: 190 scientists 88–97 publications: 259 scientists 98–107 publications: 283 scientists 108–117 publications: 369 scientists 118–127 publications: 341 scientists 128–137 publications: 386 scientists 138–147 publications: 372 scientists 148–157 publications: 457 scientists 158–167 publications: 415 scientists 168–177 publications: 407 scientists 178–187 publications: 421 scientists 188–197 publications: 378 scientists 198–207 publications: 403 scientists 208–217 publications: 317 scientists 218–227 publications: 346 scientists 228–237 publications: 321 scientists 238–247 publications: 260 scientists 248–257 publications: 280 scientists 258–267 publications: 240 scientists 268–277 publications: 214 scientists 278–287 publications: 242 scientists 288–297 publications: 203 scientists 298–307 publications: 166 scientists 308–317 publications: 154 scientists 318–327 publications: 175 scientists 328–337 publications: 159 scientists 338–347 publications: 99 scientists 348–357 publications: 131 scientists 358–367 publications: 106 scientists 368–377 publications: 118 scientists 378–387 publications: 97 scientists 388–397 publications: 108 scientists 398–407 publications: 82 scientists 408–417 publications: 71 scientists 418–427 publications: 64 scientists 428–437 publications: 55 scientists 438–447 publications: 54 scientists 448–457 publications: 60 scientists 458–467 publications: 47 scientists 468–477 publications: 40 scientists 478–487 publications: 30 scientists 488–497 publications: 29 scientists 498–507 publications: 38 scientists 508–517 publications: 40 scientists 518–527 publications: 32 scientists 528–537 publications: 23 scientists 538–547 publications: 28 scientists 548–557 publications: 23 scientists 558–567 publications: 19 scientists 568–577 publications: 16 scientists 578–587 publications: 17 scientists 588–597 publications: 18 scientists 598–607 publications: 22 scientists 608–617 publications: 15 scientists 618–627 publications: 9 scientists 628–637 publications: 11 scientists 638–647 publications: 21 scientists 648–657 publications: 12 scientists 658–667 publications: 9 scientists 668–677 publications: 11 scientists 678–687 publications: 9 scientists 688–697 publications: 6 scientists 698–707 publications: 14 scientists 708–717 publications: 7 scientists 718–727 publications: 8 scientists 728–737 publications: 10 scientists 738–747 publications: 9 scientists 748–757 publications: 5 scientists 758–767 publications: 5 scientists 768–777 publications: 11 scientists 778–787 publications: 7 scientists 788–797 publications: 2 scientists 798–803 publications: 4 scientists 804+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 804+

This scientist: 214 publications — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

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Number of Engineering and Technology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,796 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 20
48–57 35
58–67 96
68–77 135
78–87 190
88–97 259
98–107 283
108–117 369
118–127 341
128–137 386
138–147 372
148–157 457
158–167 415
168–177 407
178–187 421
188–197 378
198–207 403
208–217 317 214
218–227 346
228–237 321
238–247 260
248–257 280
258–267 240
268–277 214
278–287 242
288–297 203
298–307 166
308–317 154
318–327 175
328–337 159
338–347 99
348–357 131
358–367 106
368–377 118
378–387 97
388–397 108
398–407 82
408–417 71
418–427 64
428–437 55
438–447 54
448–457 60
458–467 47
468–477 40
478–487 30
488–497 29
498–507 38
508–517 40
518–527 32
528–537 23
538–547 28
548–557 23
558–567 19
568–577 16
578–587 17
588–597 18
598–607 22
608–617 15
618–627 9
628–637 11
638–647 21
648–657 12
658–667 9
668–677 11
678–687 9
688–697 6
698–707 14
708–717 7
718–727 8
728–737 10
738–747 9
748–757 5
758–767 5
768–777 11
778–787 7
788–797 2
798–803 4
804+ 100
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Qian Fu D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Qian Fu sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 78 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 107+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 426. Most scientists, 426, have 42 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 45 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 59 scientists 31 D-Index: 114 scientists 32 D-Index: 129 scientists 33 D-Index: 189 scientists 34 D-Index: 200 scientists 35 D-Index: 262 scientists 36 D-Index: 311 scientists 37 D-Index: 312 scientists 38 D-Index: 350 scientists 39 D-Index: 385 scientists 40 D-Index: 348 scientists 41 D-Index: 362 scientists 42 D-Index: 426 scientists 43 D-Index: 380 scientists 44 D-Index: 310 scientists 45 D-Index: 341 scientists 46 D-Index: 301 scientists 47 D-Index: 306 scientists 48 D-Index: 271 scientists 49 D-Index: 246 scientists 50 D-Index: 210 scientists 51 D-Index: 253 scientists 52 D-Index: 213 scientists 53 D-Index: 221 scientists 54 D-Index: 195 scientists 55 D-Index: 186 scientists 56 D-Index: 170 scientists 57 D-Index: 167 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 144 scientists 60 D-Index: 152 scientists 61 D-Index: 141 scientists 62 D-Index: 138 scientists 63 D-Index: 131 scientists 64 D-Index: 118 scientists 65 D-Index: 114 scientists 66 D-Index: 119 scientists 67 D-Index: 95 scientists 68 D-Index: 87 scientists 69 D-Index: 77 scientists 70 D-Index: 89 scientists 71 D-Index: 69 scientists 72 D-Index: 54 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 55 scientists 75 D-Index: 54 scientists 76 D-Index: 49 scientists 77 D-Index: 53 scientists 78 D-Index: 46 scientists 79 D-Index: 28 scientists 80 D-Index: 39 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 24 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 36 scientists 85 D-Index: 18 scientists 86 D-Index: 25 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 26 scientists 89 D-Index: 27 scientists 90 D-Index: 23 scientists 91 D-Index: 15 scientists 92 D-Index: 12 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 15 scientists 95 D-Index: 10 scientists 96 D-Index: 13 scientists 97 D-Index: 13 scientists 98 D-Index: 9 scientists 99 D-Index: 7 scientists 100 D-Index: 7 scientists 101 D-Index: 8 scientists 102 D-Index: 7 scientists 103 D-Index: 7 scientists 104 D-Index: 9 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106 D-Index: 9 scientists 107+ D-Index: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 45 D-Index — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

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Number of Engineering and Technology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,796 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 59
31 114
32 129
33 189
34 200
35 262
36 311
37 312
38 350
39 385
40 348
41 362
42 426
43 380
44 310
45 341 45
46 301
47 306
48 271
49 246
50 210
51 253
52 213
53 221
54 195
55 186
56 170
57 167
58 166
59 144
60 152
61 141
62 138
63 131
64 118
65 114
66 119
67 95
68 87
69 77
70 89
71 69
72 54
73 46
74 55
75 54
76 49
77 53
78 46
79 28
80 39
81 36
82 24
83 26
84 36
85 18
86 25
87 19
88 26
89 27
90 23
91 15
92 12
93 9
94 15
95 10
96 13
97 13
98 9
99 7
100 7
101 8
102 7
103 7
104 9
105 6
106 9
107+ 99
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Overview

Qian Fu is affiliated with Chongqing University in China, contributing extensively to the fields of Engineering and Energy. Their research primarily focuses on areas such as Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, and Environmental Engineering.

The scientist's work spans multiple topics including Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication, CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts, Advanced Battery Technologies Research, Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion, Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation, Fuel Cells and Related Materials, and Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction.

Qian Fu has authored publications in several notable venues, with frequent appearances in the following journals:

  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Journal of Power Sources
  • Applied Energy
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Among recent papers linked to Qian Fu are:

  • "Triple-phase electrocatalysis for the enhanced CO2 reduction to HCOOH on a hydrophobic surface," 2020, Chemical Engineering Journal
  • "Hybrid microbial photoelectrochemical system reduces CO2 to CH4 with 1.28% solar energy conversion efficiency," 2020, Chemical Engineering Journal
  • "A novel method for carbon removal and valuable metal recovery by incorporating steam into the reduction-roasting process of spent lithium-ion batteries," 2021, Waste Management
  • "Minimizing mass transfer losses in microbial fuel cells: Theories, progresses and prospectives," 2020, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
  • "Structure design of 3D hierarchical porous anode for high performance microbial fuel cells: From macro-to micro-scale," 2021, Journal of Power Sources

Frequent co-authors include:

  • Qiang Liao
  • Xun Zhu
  • Jun Li
  • Liang Zhang
  • Yu Shi

The scope of research conducted by Qian Fu reflects a comprehensive engagement with various energy conversion technologies, especially focusing on catalytic processes and bioelectrochemical systems. This includes advanced materials for supercapacitors, microbial fuel cells development, and electrocatalysis aimed at carbon dioxide reduction and sustainable fuel synthesis.

Best Publications

  • Bioelectrochemical analyses of the development of a thermophilic biocathode catalyzing electromethanogenesis.

    Qian Fu;Yoshihiro Kuramochi;Naoya Fukushima;Haruo Maeda

  • Life-cycle assessment of biofuel production from microalgae via various bioenergy conversion systems

    Chi-He Sun;Qian Fu;Qiang Liao;Ao Xia

  • Kinetic characteristics and modeling of microalgae Chlorella vulgaris growth and CO2 biofixation considering the coupled effects of light intensity and dissolved inorganic carbon.

    Hai-Xing Chang;Yun Huang;Qian Fu;Qiang Liao

  • Photo-bioreactor design for microalgae: A review from the aspect of CO2 transfer and conversion.

    Jingwei Fu;Yun Huang;Qiang Liao;Ao Xia

  • Laccase pretreatment of wheat straw: effects of the physicochemical characteristics and the kinetics of enzymatic hydrolysis

    Zhichao Deng;Ao Xia;Qiang Liao;Xianqing Zhu

  • Enhancement of microalgae production by embedding hollow light guides to a flat-plate photobioreactor.

    Yahui Sun;Yun Huang;Qiang Liao;Qian Fu

  • Comparison of Chlorella vulgaris biomass productivity cultivated in biofilm and suspension from the aspect of light transmission and microalgae affinity to carbon dioxide.

    Yun Huang;Wei Xiong;Qiang Liao;Qian Fu

  • Hybrid solar-to-methane conversion system with a Faradaic efficiency of up to 96%

    Qian Fu;Shuai Xiao;Zhuo Li;Yanbo Li

  • Life-cycle assessment of biohythane production via two-stage anaerobic fermentation from microalgae and food waste

    Chihe Sun;Ao Xia;Qiang Liao;Qian Fu

  • A cryogenic air separation process based on self-heat recuperation for oxy-combustion plants

    Qian Fu;Yasuki Kansha;Chunfeng Song;Yuping Liu

  • Triple-phase electrocatalysis for the enhanced CO2 reduction to HCOOH on a hydrophobic surface

    Pengtao Yue;Qian Fu;Jun Li;Liang Zhang

  • Persulfate: A self-activated cathodic electron acceptor for microbial fuel cells

    Jun Li;Qian Fu;Qiang Liao;Xun Zhu

  • Integrating planar waveguides doped with light scattering nanoparticles into a flat-plate photobioreactor to improve light distribution and microalgae growth.

    Yahui Sun;Qiang Liao;Yun Huang;Ao Xia

  • Improving production of volatile fatty acids and hydrogen from microalgae and rice residue: Effects of physicochemical characteristics and mix ratios

    Chihe Sun;Ao Xia;Qiang Liao;Qian Fu

  • A solar-driven continuous hydrothermal pretreatment system for biomethane production from microalgae biomass

    Chao Xiao;Qiang Liao;Qian Fu;Yun Huang

  • Microalgal lipids production and nutrients recovery from landfill leachate using membrane photobioreactor.

    Haixing Chang;Qian Fu;Nianbing Zhong;Xin Yang

  • A rapid inoculation method for microalgae biofilm cultivation based on microalgae-microalgae co-flocculation and zeta-potential adjustment

    Yaping Zheng;Yun Huang;Ao Xia;Fu Qian

  • Green and facile synthesis of iron oxide nanoparticle-embedded N-doped biocarbon as an efficient oxygen reduction electrocatalyst for microbial fuel cells

    Zeyu Fan;Jun Li;Wei Yang;Qian Fu

  • Enhanced biohydrogen and biomethane production from Chlorella sp. with hydrothermal treatment

    Houkai Wu;Jiaming Li;Qiang Liao;Qian Fu

  • Life cycle and economic assessments of biogas production from microalgae biomass with hydrothermal pretreatment via anaerobic digestion

    Chao Xiao;Qian Fu;Qiang Liao;Yun Huang

  • Startup cathode potentials determine electron transfer behaviours of biocathodes catalysing CO2 reduction to CH4 in microbial electrosynthesis

    Jun Li;Zhuo Li;Shuai Xiao;Qian Fu

  • Physiological-phased kinetic characteristics of microalgae Chlorella vulgaris growth and lipid synthesis considering synergistic effects of light, carbon and nutrients.

    Qiang Liao;Hai-Xing Chang;Qian Fu;Yun Huang

Frequent Co-Authors

Xun Zhu
Xun Zhu Chongqing University
Qiang Liao
Qiang Liao Chongqing University
Jun Li
Jun Li Xi'an Jiaotong University
Wei Yang
Wei Yang Sichuan University
Dingding Ye
Dingding Ye Chongqing University
Rong Chen
Rong Chen Chongqing University
Zidong Wei
Zidong Wei Chongqing University
Jerry D. Murphy
Jerry D. Murphy University College Cork
Kuan Sun
Kuan Sun Chongqing University
Daniel H. C. Chua
Daniel H. C. Chua National University of Singapore

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