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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 88 1902 1834 609 605 496 23742
Chemistry 91 2007 1799 358 349 411 24698

Tong-Bu Lu publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Tong-Bu Lu between 1984 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Tong-Bu Lu published across 42 years, from 1984 to 2025, averaging 15 papers a year. Output peaked at 60 publications in 2025. 117 of the 631 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1984 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 60. Peak 60 publications in 2025. 1984: 1 publication 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 3 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 11 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 2 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 26 publications 2004: 26 publications 2005: 13 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 9 publications 2009: 9 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 13 publications 2012: 16 publications 2013: 29 publications 2014: 12 publications 2015: 27 publications 2016: 16 publications 2017: 13 publications 2018: 40 publications 2019: 26 publications 2020: 41 publications 2021: 44 publications 2022: 41 publications 2023: 48 publications 2024: 57 publications 2025: 60 publications
1984 2025

631 publications in total across all disciplines

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Tong-Bu Lu: publications per year, 1984 to 2025
Year Publications
1984 1
1985 0
1986 0
1987 3
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 1
1993 11
1994 3
1995 1
1996 2
1997 3
1998 5
1999 4
2000 4
2001 4
2002 6
2003 26
2004 26
2005 13
2006 5
2007 3
2008 9
2009 9
2010 9
2011 13
2012 16
2013 29
2014 12
2015 27
2016 16
2017 13
2018 40
2019 26
2020 41
2021 44
2022 41
2023 48
2024 57
2025 60
Total 631
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Tong-Bu Lu 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 Tong-Bu Lu 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, 490–509 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: 496 publications — 86th percentile

86% 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
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
490–509 174 496
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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Tong-Bu Lu 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 Tong-Bu Lu 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, 88–89 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: 88 D-Index — 86th percentile

86% 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
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 88
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

Tong-Bu Lu is affiliated with Tianjin University of Technology in China. Their research encompasses a broad range of topics primarily within the fields of Energy and Materials Science, with significant contributions to subfields such as Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Inorganic Chemistry, and Catalysis.

The researcher has authored numerous papers focusing on themes including Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts, Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications, Covalent Organic Framework Applications, Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion, Perovskite Materials and Applications, and Catalytic Processes in Materials Science.

Frequently publishing in notable journals, Tong-Bu Lu's work has appeared most often in:

  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
  • Crystal Growth & Design

Some of their recent publications include:

  • Large-Scale and Flexible Optical Synapses for Neuromorphic Computing and Integrated Visible Information Sensing Memory Processing, 2020, ACS Nano
  • Reversed Charge Transfer and Enhanced Hydrogen Spillover in Platinum Nanoclusters Anchored on Titanium Oxide with Rich Oxygen Vacancies Boost Hydrogen Evolution Reaction, 2021, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • π-π stacking interactions: Non-negligible forces for stabilizing porous supramolecular frameworks, 2020, Science Advances
  • Tailoring Crystal Facets of Metal-Organic Layers to Enhance Photocatalytic Activity for CO2 Reduction, 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Best practices for experiments and reporting in photocatalytic CO2 reduction, 2023, Nature Catalysis

Among Tong-Bu Lu's frequent collaborators are Zhiming Zhang, Di-Chang Zhong, Min Zhang, Jia-Mei Chen, and Xia-Lin Dai, reflecting consistent teamwork in related research areas.

Best Publications

  • Encapsulating Perovskite Quantum Dots in Iron-Based Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) for Efficient Photocatalytic CO 2 Reduction

    Li-Yuan Wu;Yan-Fei Mu;Xiao-Xuan Guo;Wen Zhang

  • Engineering the Coordination Environment of Single-Atom Platinum Anchored on Graphdiyne for Optimizing Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution.

    Xue-Peng Yin;Hong-Juan Wang;Shang-Feng Tang;Xiu-Li Lu

  • Fe-CoP Electrocatalyst Derived from a Bimetallic Prussian Blue Analogue for Large-Current-Density Oxygen Evolution and Overall Water Splitting.

    Li-Ming Cao;Yu-Wen Hu;Shang-Feng Tang;Andrey Iljin

  • Two stable 3D metal-organic frameworks constructed by nanoscale cages via sharing the single-layer walls.

    Wen-Guan Lu;Cheng-Yong Su;Tong-Bu Lu;Long Jiang

  • DNA-binding and cleavage studies of macrocyclic copper(II) complexes

    Jie Liu;Tixiang Zhang;Tongbu Lu;Lianghu Qu

  • Controlled Synthesis of a Vacancy-Defect Single-Atom Catalyst for Boosting CO2 Electroreduction.

    Xin Rong;Hong-Juan Wang;Xiu-Li Lu;Rui Si

  • A Dinuclear Cobalt Cryptate as a Homogeneous Photocatalyst for Highly Selective and Efficient Visible‑Light Driven CO 2 Reduction to CO in CH 3 CN/H 2 O Solution

    Ting Ouyang;Hai-Hua Huang;Jia-Wei Wang;Di-Chang Zhong

  • Three-dimensional lanthanide anionic metal-organic frameworks with tunable luminescent properties induced by cation exchange.

    Wen-Guan Lu;Wen-Guan Lu;Long Jiang;Xiao-Long Feng;Tong-Bu Lu

  • Large-Scale and Flexible Optical Synapses for Neuromorphic Computing and Integrated Visible Information Sensing Memory Processing.

    Ya-Xin Hou;Yi Li;Zhi-Cheng Zhang;Jia-Qiang Li

  • Reversed Charge Transfer and Enhanced Hydrogen Spillover in Platinum Nanoclusters Anchored on Titanium Oxide with Rich Oxygen Vacancies Boost Hydrogen Evolution Reaction.

    Zhen-Wei Wei;Hong-Juan Wang;Chao Zhang;Kun Xu

  • Simultaneous Trapping of C 2 H 2 and C 2 H 6 from a Ternary Mixture of C 2 H 2 /C 2 H 4 /C 2 H 6 in a Robust Metal-Organic Framework for the Purification of C 2 H 4

    Hong-Guo Hao;Yun-Feng Zhao;Di-Ming Chen;Jia-Mei Yu

  • π-π stacking interactions: Non-negligible forces for stabilizing porous supramolecular frameworks.

    Ji-Hua Deng;Jie Luo;Yue-Lei Mao;Shan Lai

  • Metal-Free 2D/2D Heterojunction of Graphitic Carbon Nitride/Graphdiyne for Improving the Hole Mobility of Graphitic Carbon Nitride

    Ying-Ying Han;Xiu-Li Lu;Shang-Feng Tang;Xue-Peng Yin

  • Three 3D Coordination Polymers Constructed by Cd(II) and Zn(II) with Imidazole-4,5-Dicarboxylate and 4,4‘-Bipyridyl Building Blocks

    Wen-Guan Lu;Long Jiang;Xiao-Long Feng;Tong-Bu Lu

  • Extraction of nickel from NiFe-LDH into Ni2P@NiFe hydroxide as a bifunctional electrocatalyst for efficient overall water splitting

    Fang-Shuai Zhang;Jia-Wei Wang;Jun Luo;Rui-Rui Liu

  • Homogeneous electrocatalytic water oxidation at neutral pH by a robust macrocyclic nickel(II) complex.

    Mei Zhang;Ming-Tian Zhang;Cheng Hou;Zhuo-Feng Ke

  • Nickel complexes as molecular catalysts for water splitting and CO2 reduction

    Jia-Wei Wang;Jia-Wei Wang;Wen-Ju Liu;Di-Chang Zhong;Tong-Bu Lu;Tong-Bu Lu

  • Two-Dimensional Carbon Graphdiyne: Advances in Fundamental and Application Research.

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  • Tailoring Crystal Facets of Metal–Organic Layers to Enhance Photocatalytic Activity for CO 2 Reduction

    Wei Yang;Hong‐Juan Wang;Rui‐Rui Liu;Jia‐Wei Wang

  • Dinuclear Metal Synergistic Catalysis Boosts Photochemical CO2-to-CO Conversion

    Ting Ouyang;Ting Ouyang;Hong-Juan Wang;Hai-Hua Huang;Jia-Wei Wang

  • Application of nanomaterials in sample preparation

    Jingyu Tian;Jianqiao Xu;Fang Zhu;Tongbu Lu

  • Template-directed synthesis of sulphur doped NiCoFe layered double hydroxide porous nanosheets with enhanced electrocatalytic activity for the oxygen evolution reaction

    Li-Ming Cao;Jia-Wei Wang;Di-Chang Zhong;Tong-Bu Lu;Tong-Bu Lu

  • Interaction of macrocyclic copper(II) complexes with calf thymus DNA: effects of the side chains of the ligands on the DNA-binding behaviors

    Jie Liu;Hao Zhang;Caihong Chen;Hong Deng

  • A highly stable dynamic fluorescent metal-organic framework for selective sensing of nitroaromatic explosives.

    Yun-Nan Gong;Long Jiang;Tong-Bu Lu

Frequent Co-Authors

Zhiming Zhang
Zhiming Zhang Northeast Normal University
Liang-Nian Ji
Liang-Nian Ji Sun Yat-sen University
Zong-Wan Mao
Zong-Wan Mao Sun Yat-sen University
Hong-Cai Zhou
Hong-Cai Zhou Texas A&M University
Cheng-Yong Su
Cheng-Yong Su Sun Yat-sen University
Gangfeng Ouyang
Gangfeng Ouyang Sun Yat-sen University
Rui Si
Rui Si Brookhaven National Laboratory
Xiang-Jian Kong
Xiang-Jian Kong Xiamen University
Chun-Ting He
Chun-Ting He Jiangxi Normal University
Yexiang Tong
Yexiang Tong Sun Yat-sen University

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