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2026

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Materials Science

D-Index
146
Citations
87681
World Ranking
181
National Ranking
79

Shouheng 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 Shouheng Sun sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 391 publications — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Shouheng 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 Shouheng Sun sits on this spectrum.

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 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 146 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Materials Science in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Materials Science in United States Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Materials Science in United States Leader Award

Overview

Shouheng Sun is affiliated with Brown University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of materials science and energy, with a notable emphasis on renewable energy, sustainability, and the environment.

The scientist's work spans several subfields including materials chemistry, organic chemistry, catalysis, and process chemistry and technology. Their research themes extensively cover CO2 reduction techniques and catalysts, carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis, electrocatalysts for energy conversion, nanomaterials for catalytic reactions, catalytic processes in materials science, ionic liquids properties and applications, and advanced photocatalysis techniques.

Shouheng Sun has contributed numerous publications, particularly in recognized scientific journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Nanoscale
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Chemical Reviews
  • Nature Communications

Their collaboration network includes recurring coauthors such as Kecheng Wei, Honghong Lin, Zhouyang Yin, Mengqi Shen, and Huanqin Guan.

Among the recent papers authored or coauthored by Shouheng Sun are:

  • Magnetic Nanoparticles: Synthesis, Anisotropy, and Applications, 2021, Chemical Reviews
  • Nickel-Platinum Nanoparticles as Peroxidase Mimics with a Record High Catalytic Efficiency, 2021, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • A Heteroleptic Gold Hydride Nanocluster for Efficient and Selective Electrocatalytic Reduction of CO2 to CO, 2022, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • The built-in electric field across FeN/Fe3N interface for efficient electrochemical reduction of CO2 to CO, 2023, Nature Communications
  • A New Hexagonal Cobalt Nanosheet Catalyst for Selective CO2 Conversion to Ethanal, 2021, Journal of the American Chemical Society

Best Publications

  • Monodisperse FePt Nanoparticles and Ferromagnetic FePt Nanocrystal Superlattices

    Shouheng Sun;C. B. Murray;Dieter Weller;Liesl Folks

  • Monodisperse MFe2O4 (M = Fe, Co, Mn) Nanoparticles

    Shouheng Sun;Hao Zeng;David B Robinson;Simone Raoux

  • Size-Controlled Synthesis of Magnetite Nanoparticles

    Shouheng Sun;Hao Zeng

  • Exchange-coupled nanocomposite magnets by nanoparticle self-assembly

    Hao Zeng;Jing Li;J. P. Liu;Zhong L. Wang

  • Synthesis, Functionalization, and Biomedical Applications of Multifunctional Magnetic Nanoparticles

    Rui Hao;Ruijun Xing;Zhichuan Xu;Yanglong Hou

  • Dumbbell-like Bifunctional Au−Fe3O4 Nanoparticles

    Heng Yu;Min Chen;Philip M. Rice;Shan X. Wang

  • Monodisperse Au nanoparticles for selective electrocatalytic reduction of CO2 to CO.

    Wenlei Zhu;Ronald Michalsky;Önder Metin;Haifeng Lv

  • Magnetic nanoparticles: synthesis, functionalization, and applications in bioimaging and magnetic energy storage

    Natalie A. Frey;Sheng Peng;Kai Cheng;Shouheng Sun

  • Colloidal synthesis of nanocrystals and nanocrystal superlattices

    C. B. Murray;Shouheng Sun;W. Gaschler;H. Doyle

  • Recent Advances in Chemical Synthesis, Self‐Assembly, and Applications of FePt Nanoparticles

    Shouheng Sun

  • Tuning Nanoparticle Catalysis for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction

    Shaojun Guo;Sen Zhang;Shouheng Sun

  • Magnetic Core/Shell Fe3O4/Au and Fe3O4/Au/Ag Nanoparticles with Tunable Plasmonic Properties

    Zhichuan Xu;Yanglong Hou;Shouheng Sun

  • A general approach to the size- and shape-controlled synthesis of platinum nanoparticles and their catalytic reduction of oxygen.

    Chao Wang;Hideo Daimon;Taigo Onodera;Tetsunori Koda;Tetsunori Koda

  • Synthesis of monodisperse cobalt nanocrystals and their assembly into magnetic superlattices (invited)

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  • Magnetic recording: advancing into the future

    Andreas Moser;Kentaro Takano;David T Margulies;Manfred Albrecht

  • Active and Selective Conversion of CO2 to CO on Ultrathin Au Nanowires

    Wenlei Zhu;Yin-Jia Zhang;Hongyi Zhang;Haifeng Lv

  • Spin-Dependent Tunneling in Self-Assembled Cobalt-Nanocrystal Superlattices

    C. T. Black;C. B. Murray;R. L. Sandstrom;Shouheng Sun

  • Controlled PEGylation of Monodisperse Fe3O4 Nanoparticles for Reduced Non-Specific Uptake by Macrophage Cells

    Jin Xie;Chenjie Xu;Nathan Kohler;Yanglong Hou

  • Oleylamine-mediated synthesis of Pd nanoparticles for catalytic formic acid oxidation.

    Vismadeb Mazumder;Shouheng Sun

  • FePt nanoparticles assembled on graphene as enhanced catalyst for oxygen reduction reaction.

    Shaojun Guo;Shouheng Sun

  • Monodisperse 3 d Transition-Metal (Co,Ni,Fe) Nanoparticles and Their Assembly intoNanoparticle Superlattices

    C.B. Murray;Shouheng Sun;Hugh Doyle;T. Betley

Frequent Co-Authors

Hao Zeng
Hao Zeng University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Christopher B. Murray
Christopher B. Murray University of Pennsylvania
Chao Wang
Chao Wang Johns Hopkins University
Shaojun Guo
Shaojun Guo Peking University
Xiaolian Sun
Xiaolian Sun China Pharmaceutical University
Chenjie Xu
Chenjie Xu City University of Hong Kong
Dong Su
Dong Su Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jin Xie
Jin Xie University of Georgia
Qing Li
Qing Li Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Önder Metin
Önder Metin Koç University

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