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Engineering and Technology
China
2026

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Chemistry

D-Index
115
Citations
40695
World Ranking
643
National Ranking
108

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
120
Citations
49068
World Ranking
49
National Ranking
9

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in China Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in China Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in China Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in China Leader Award

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Oxygen
  • Hydrogen
  • Catalysis

Inorganic chemistry, Catalysis, Methanol, Chemical engineering and Direct methanol fuel cell are his primary areas of study. Tianshou Zhao has researched Inorganic chemistry in several fields, including Battery, Metal, Adsorption and Lithium. His work carried out in the field of Catalysis brings together such families of science as Electrocatalyst, Electrochemistry and Cyclic voltammetry.

His Methanol study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Waste management, Linear sweep voltammetry and Sodium borohydride. His studies deal with areas such as Electrolyte, Cathode and Power density as well as Chemical engineering. Tianshou Zhao usually deals with Direct methanol fuel cell and limits it to topics linked to Analytical chemistry and Anode, Mass transfer, Current, Volumetric flow rate and Mechanics.

His most cited work include:

  • Mechanism study of the ethanol oxidation reaction on palladium in alkaline media (591 citations)
  • Lattice Boltzmann model for incompressible flows through porous media. (476 citations)
  • Non-precious Co3O4 nano-rod electrocatalyst for oxygen reduction reaction in anion-exchange membrane fuel cells (378 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His primary areas of study are Chemical engineering, Inorganic chemistry, Cathode, Anode and Redox. The Chemical engineering study combines topics in areas such as Battery, Electrolyte, Carbon and Electrochemistry. His Inorganic chemistry study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Ion exchange, Electrocatalyst, Catalysis, Oxygen and Cyclic voltammetry.

His studies in Cathode integrate themes in fields like Oxygen transport and Power density. His Anode research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Methanol, Methanol fuel and Analytical chemistry. His research investigates the link between Redox and topics such as Vanadium that cross with problems in Flow battery and Graphite.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Chemical engineering (38.13%)
  • Inorganic chemistry (20.70%)
  • Cathode (20.26%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2018-2021)?

  • Chemical engineering (38.13%)
  • Redox (16.78%)
  • Electrolyte (15.90%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Tianshou Zhao focuses on Chemical engineering, Redox, Electrolyte, Battery and Vanadium. His Chemical engineering study combines topics in areas such as Sulfur, Flow battery, Faraday efficiency, Anode and Energy storage. His Sulfur research includes themes of Cathode and Catalysis.

His Anode research incorporates elements of Oxide and Coating. His Redox study is focused on Inorganic chemistry in general. His Battery research integrates issues from Electrochemistry, Cyclic voltammetry, Graphite, Automotive engineering and Lithium.

Between 2018 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • A high power density and long cycle life vanadium redox flow battery (48 citations)
  • A bi-porous graphite felt electrode with enhanced surface area and catalytic activity for vanadium redox flow batteries (36 citations)
  • A uniformly distributed bismuth nanoparticle-modified carbon cloth electrode for vanadium redox flow batteries (33 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Oxygen
  • Hydrogen
  • Thermodynamics

Tianshou Zhao spends much of his time researching Chemical engineering, Vanadium, Redox, Electrolyte and Battery. The concepts of his Chemical engineering study are interwoven with issues in Specific surface area, Catalysis, Energy storage and Faraday efficiency, Electrochemistry. His research integrates issues of Efficient energy use, Power density and Flow battery in his study of Energy storage.

Tianshou Zhao combines subjects such as Mechanics, Work and Distribution uniformity with his study of Vanadium. His Electrolyte study deals with Lithium intersecting with Lithium fluoride, Anode, Bismuth trifluoride and Cathode. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Graphite, Carbon, Cyclic voltammetry and Current.

Best Publications

  • Lattice Boltzmann model for incompressible flows through porous media.

    Zhaoli Guo;Tianshou Zhao

  • Mechanism study of the ethanol oxidation reaction on palladium in alkaline media

    Zhenxing Liang;Tianshou Zhao;Jianbo Xu;Liande Zhu

  • Borophene: A promising anode material offering high specific capacity and high rate capability for lithium-ion batteries

    Haoran Jiang;Ziheng Lu;Maochun Wu;Francesco Ciucci

  • A high-energy and long-cycling lithium-sulfur pouch cell via a macroporous catalytic cathode with double-end binding sites.

    Chen Zhao;Chen Zhao;Gui-Liang Xu;Zhou Yu;Leicheng Zhang

  • Non-precious Co3O4 nano-rod electrocatalyst for oxygen reduction reaction in anion-exchange membrane fuel cells

    Jianbo Xu;Ping Gao;Tianshou Zhao

  • 3D hierarchical graphene matrices enable stable Zn anodes for aqueous Zn batteries

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  • A correlation of optimal heat rejection pressures in transcritical carbon dioxide cycles

    Shengming Liao;Tianshou Zhao;Arne Jakobsen

  • Synthesis of PdNi catalysts for the oxidation of ethanol in alkaline direct ethanol fuel cells

    Shuiyun Shen;Tianshou Zhao;Jianbo Xu;Yinshi Li

  • Advances and challenges in alkaline anion exchange membrane fuel cells

    Z. F. Pan;L. An;Tianshou Zhao;Zikang Tang

  • An experimental investigation of convection heat transfer to supercritical carbon dioxide in miniature tubes

    Shengming Liao;Tianshou Zhao

  • Novel gel polymer electrolyte for high- performance lithium-sulfur batteries

    Ming Liu;Dong Zhou;Yanbing He;Yongzhu Fu

  • Measurements of Heat Transfer Coefficients From Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Flowing in Horizontal Mini/Micro Channels

    Shengming Liao;Tianshou Zhao

  • Recent advances in inorganic 2D materials and their applications in lithium and sodium batteries

    Le Shi;Tianshou Zhao

  • A comparative study of all-vanadium and iron-chromium redox flow batteries for large-scale energy storage

    Yikai Zeng;Tianshou Zhao;Liang An;Xuelong Zhou

  • Numerical investigations of flow field designs for vanadium redox flow batteries

    Qian Xu;Tianshou Zhao;Puiki Leung

  • The effect of methanol concentration on the performance of a passive DMFC

    Jianguo Liu;Tianshou Zhao;Rong Chen;Chungwai Wong

  • A LATTICE BOLTZMANN MODEL FOR CONVECTION HEAT TRANSFER IN POROUS MEDIA

    Zhaoli Guo;Tianshou Zhao

  • A high power density and long cycle life vanadium redox flow battery

    Haoran Jiang;Jing Sun;Lei Wei;Maochun Wu

  • In situ visualization study of CO2 gas bubble behavior in DMFC anode flow fields

    Hao Yang;Tianshou Zhao;Qiang Ye

  • Multiwalled carbon nanotube supported PtRu for the anode of direct methanol fuel cells.

    Joghee Prabhuram;Tianshou Zhao;Zikang Tang;Rong Chen

  • Thermal lattice Boltzmann equation for low Mach number flows: decoupling model

    Zhaoli Guo;Chuguang Zheng;Baochang Shi;Tianshou Zhao

  • Co-current air–water two-phase flow patterns in vertical triangular microchannels

    Tianshou Zhao;Qincheng Bi

Frequent Co-Authors

Liang An
Liang An Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Maochun Wu
Maochun Wu Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Xuelong Zhou
Xuelong Zhou Shenzhen University
Peng Tan
Peng Tan University of Science and Technology of China
Xiaohui Yan
Xiaohui Yan Huawei Technologies (China)
Wei Shyy
Wei Shyy Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Ping Cheng
Ping Cheng Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Qixing Wu
Qixing Wu Shenzhen University
Yinshi Li
Yinshi Li Xi'an Jiaotong University
Qiang Ye
Qiang Ye University of Kansas

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