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D-Index
134
Citations
63206
World Ranking
290
National Ranking
85

Tierui Zhang 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 Tierui Zhang sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 406 publications — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Tierui Zhang 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 Tierui Zhang sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 134 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% 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 China Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Materials Science in China Leader Award

Overview

Tierui Zhang is a researcher affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China. Their work predominantly focuses on the fields of energy and materials science, with significant contributions to renewable energy, sustainability, and the environment, as well as materials chemistry and catalysis. The research spans both advanced photocatalysis techniques and electrocatalysts for energy conversion, addressing catalytic processes in materials science and CO2 reduction techniques and catalysts.

Zhang's frequent co-authors include Run Shi, Geoffrey I. N. Waterhouse, Lu Shang, Yunxuan Zhao, and Jiaqi Zhao, highlighting extensive collaboration within the research community. Their publications commonly appear in several high-profile scientific journals, including

  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Advanced Materials
  • Advanced Energy Materials
  • Science Bulletin

Among Zhang's recent papers are:

  • "Piezocatalysis and Piezo-Photocatalysis: Catalysts Classification and Modification Strategy, Reaction Mechanism, and Practical Application" (2020) published in Advanced Functional Materials
  • "Atomic Cation-Vacancy Engineering of NiFe-Layered Double Hydroxides for Improved Activity and Stability towards the Oxygen Evolution Reaction" (2021) published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "Macroscopic Spontaneous Polarization and Surface Oxygen Vacancies Collaboratively Boosting CO2 Photoreduction on BiOIO3 Single Crystals" (2020) published in Advanced Materials
  • "MIL-101-Derived Mesoporous Carbon Supporting Highly Exposed Fe Single-Atom Sites as Efficient Oxygen Reduction Reaction Catalysts" (2021) published in Advanced Materials
  • "Efficient wettability-controlled electroreduction of CO2 to CO at Au/C interfaces" (2020) published in Nature Communications

Their research topics cover a broad range of areas within energy and material sciences, including

  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts
  • Advanced Battery Technologies Research
  • Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction
  • Fuel Cells and Related Materials

Tierui Zhang's work contributes to the advancement of renewable energy technologies and catalysis, emphasizing sustainable approaches to energy conversion and materials development through experimental and mechanistic studies in cutting-edge scientific domains.

Best Publications

  • Alkali-Assisted Synthesis of Nitrogen Deficient Graphitic Carbon Nitride with Tunable Band Structures for Efficient Visible-Light-Driven Hydrogen Evolution.

    Huijun Yu;Run Shi;Yunxuan Zhao;Tong Bian

  • Macroscopic Polarization Enhancement Promoting Photo- and Piezoelectric-Induced Charge Separation and Molecular Oxygen Activation

    Hongwei Huang;Shuchen Tu;Chao Zeng;Tierui Zhang

  • Tuning Oxygen Vacancies in Ultrathin TiO2 Nanosheets to Boost Photocatalytic Nitrogen Fixation up to 700 nm

    Yunxuan Zhao;Yufei Zhao;Run Shi;Bin Wang

  • Carbon quantum dots/TiO2 composites for efficient photocatalytic hydrogen evolution

    Huijun Yu;Yufei Zhao;Chao Zhou;Lu Shang

  • Piezocatalysis and Piezo-Photocatalysis: Catalysts Classification and Modification Strategy, Reaction Mechanism, and Practical Application

    Shuchen Tu;Yuxi Guo;Yihe Zhang;Cheng Hu

  • In situ assembly of BiOI@Bi12O17Cl2 p-n junction: charge induced unique front-lateral surfaces coupling heterostructure with high exposure of BiOI {001} active facets for robust and nonselective photocatalysis

    Hongwei Huang;Ke Xiao;Ying He;Tierui Zhang

  • Nitrogen-Doped Porous Carbon Nanosheets Templated from g-C3 N4 as Metal-Free Electrocatalysts for Efficient Oxygen Reduction Reaction.

    Huijun Yu;Lu Shang;Tong Bian;Run Shi

  • Ni3FeN Nanoparticles Derived from Ultrathin NiFe-Layered Double Hydroxide Nanosheets: An Efficient Overall Water Splitting Electrocatalyst

    Xiaodan Jia;Xiaodan Jia;Yufei Zhao;Guangbo Chen;Guangbo Chen;Lu Shang

  • Smart Utilization of Carbon Dots in Semiconductor Photocatalysis.

    Huijun Yu;Run Shi;Yufei Zhao;Geoffrey I. N. Waterhouse

  • Anionic Group Self-Doping as a Promising Strategy: Band-Gap Engineering and Multi-Functional Applications of High-Performance CO32–-Doped Bi2O2CO3

    Hongwei Huang;Xiaowei Li;Jinjian Wang;Fan Dong

  • Well-Dispersed ZIF-Derived Co,N-Co-doped Carbon Nanoframes through Mesoporous-Silica-Protected Calcination as Efficient Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalysts

    Lu Shang;Huijun Yu;Xing Huang;Tong Bian

  • Defect‐Rich Ultrathin ZnAl‐Layered Double Hydroxide Nanosheets for Efficient Photoreduction of CO2 to CO with Water

    Yufei Zhao;Guangbo Chen;Guangbo Chen;Tong Bian;Chao Zhou

  • Ultrafine NiO Nanosheets Stabilized by TiO2 from Monolayer NiTi-LDH Precursors: An Active Water Oxidation Electrocatalyst

    Yufei Zhao;Xiaodan Jia;Xiaodan Jia;Guangbo Chen;Guangbo Chen;Lu Shang

  • Precursor-reforming protocol to 3D mesoporous g-C3N4 established by ultrathin self-doped nanosheets for superior hydrogen evolution

    Na Tian;Yihe Zhang;Xiaowei Li;Ke Xiao

  • Defect‐Engineered Ultrathin δ‐MnO2 Nanosheet Arrays as Bifunctional Electrodes for Efficient Overall Water Splitting

    Yunxuan Zhao;Yunxuan Zhao;Chao Chang;Fei Teng;Yufei Zhao

  • Layered‐Double‐Hydroxide Nanosheets as Efficient Visible‐Light‐Driven Photocatalysts for Dinitrogen Fixation

    Yufei Zhao;Yunxuan Zhao;Yunxuan Zhao;Geoffrey I. N. Waterhouse;Lirong Zheng

  • Three-dimensional porous g-C3N4 for highly efficient photocatalytic overall water splitting

    Xianjie Chen;Run Shi;Qian Chen;Zijian Zhang

  • Permeable silica shell through surface-protected etching.

    Qiao Zhang;Tierui Zhang;Jianping Ge;Yadong Yin

  • Atomic Cation-Vacancy Engineering of NiFe-Layered Double Hydroxides for Improved Activity and Stability towards the Oxygen Evolution Reaction

    Lishan Peng;Na Yang;Yuqi Yang;Qing Wang

  • A universal ligand mediated method for large scale synthesis of transition metal single atom catalysts

    Hongzhou Yang;Lu Shang;Qinghua Zhang;Run Shi

  • Core-satellite nanocomposite catalysts protected by a porous silica shell: controllable reactivity, high stability, and magnetic recyclability.

    Jianping Ge;Qiao Zhang;Tierui Zhang;Yadong Yin

  • Macroscopic Spontaneous Polarization and Surface Oxygen Vacancies Collaboratively Boosting CO2 Photoreduction on BiOIO3 Single Crystals

    Fang Chen;Zhaoyu Ma;Liqun Ye;Tianyi Ma

Frequent Co-Authors

Li-Zhu Wu
Li-Zhu Wu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Chen-Ho Tung
Chen-Ho Tung Shandong University
Geoffrey I. N. Waterhouse
Geoffrey I. N. Waterhouse University of Auckland
Lu Shang
Lu Shang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Run Shi
Run Shi Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yufei Zhao
Yufei Zhao Beijing University of Chemical Technology
Yihe Zhang
Yihe Zhang China University of Geosciences
Hongwei Huang
Hongwei Huang China University of Geosciences
Yadong Yin
Yadong Yin University of California, Riverside
Fan Dong
Fan Dong University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

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