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Tong-Liang Hu

Tong-Liang Hu

D-Index & Metrics

Materials Science

D-Index
56
Citations
10538
World Ranking
8298
National Ranking
2408

Chemistry

D-Index
57
Citations
10874
World Ranking
11154
National Ranking
1794

Tong-Liang Hu 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-Liang Hu sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 146 publications — 13th percentile

13% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Tong-Liang Hu 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-Liang Hu 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: 56 D-Index — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Tong-Liang Hu is affiliated with Nankai University in China and specializes in research at the intersection of materials science, chemistry, and engineering. Their work primarily emphasizes materials chemistry and inorganic chemistry, with notable engagement in mechanical engineering, catalysis, and process chemistry and technology.

The main research topics covered by Tong-Liang Hu include:

  • Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications
  • Covalent Organic Framework Applications
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Membrane Separation and Gas Transport
  • Catalysts for Methane Reforming
  • Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis
  • Catalysis for Biomass Conversion

Recent publications reflect their focus on metal-organic frameworks and catalysis, with selected research including:

  • Immobilization of the Polar Group into an Ultramicroporous Metal-Organic Framework Enabling Benchmark Inverse Selective CO2/C2H2 Separation with Record C2H2 Production, 2023, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Reverse-selective metal-organic framework materials for the efficient separation and purification of light hydrocarbons, 2022, Coordination Chemistry Reviews
  • In situ encapsulated Co/MnOx nanoparticles inside quasi-MOF-74 for the higher alcohols synthesis from syngas, 2020, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
  • Efficient Purification of Ethylene from C2 Hydrocarbons with a C2H6/C2H2-Selective Metal-Organic Framework, 2020, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • A pH-Stable TbIII-Based Metal-Organic Framework as a Turn-On and Blue-Shift Fluorescence Sensor toward Benzaldehyde and Salicylaldehyde in Aqueous Solution, 2022, Inorganic Chemistry

Frequently publishing in established venues, Tong-Liang Hu has a record of contributions to:

  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Separation and Purification Technology
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Small
  • Chemical Engineering Journal

Their collaborative network includes multiple coauthors prominently associated with their work. These frequent collaborators are:

  • Shan-Qing Yang
  • Qiang Zhang
  • Lei Zhou
  • Zhuofei Li
  • Wengang Cui

Best Publications

  • Metal–Organic Framework Materials for the Separation and Purification of Light Hydrocarbons

    Wen-Gang Cui;Tong-Liang Hu;Xian-He Bu

  • UTSA-74: A MOF-74 Isomer with Two Accessible Binding Sites per Metal Center for Highly Selective Gas Separation

    Feng Luo;Changsheng Yan;Lilong Dang;Rajamani Krishna

  • Flexible Metal-Organic Frameworks: Recent Advances and Potential Applications

    Ze Chang;Dong-Hui Yang;Jian Xu;Tong-Liang Hu

  • Microporous metal–organic framework with dual functionalities for highly efficient removal of acetylene from ethylene/acetylene mixtures

    Tong Liang Hu;Hailong Wang;Bin Li;Rajamani Krishna

  • A Flexible Microporous Hydrogen-Bonded Organic Framework for Gas Sorption and Separation

    Hailong Wang;Bin Li;Hui Wu;Tong Liang Hu

  • Metal-organic framework-based heterogeneous catalysts for the conversion of C1 chemistry: CO, CO2 and CH4

    Wen-Gang Cui;Guo-Ying Zhang;Tong-Liang Hu;Xian-He Bu

  • A Controllable Gate Effect in Cobalt(II) Organic Frameworks by Reversible Structure Transformations

    Qiang Chen;Ze Chang;Wei-Chao Song;Han Song

  • A Water-Stable Luminescent ZnII Metal-Organic Framework as Chemosensor for High-Efficiency Detection of CrVI -Anions (Cr2 O72- and CrO42- ) in Aqueous Solution.

    Zhao-Quan Yao;Guang-Yu Li;Jian Xu;Tong-Liang Hu;Tong-Liang Hu

  • Governing metal–organic frameworks towards high stability

    Na Li;Jian Xu;Rui Feng;Tong-Liang Hu

  • Syntheses, Crystal Structures, and Magneto−Structural Correlations of Novel CuII Complexes Containing a Planar [Cu(μ-L1)]2 (HL1 = 3-(2-Pyridyl)pyrazole) Unit: From Dinuclear to Tetranuclear and Then to One-Dimensional Compounds

    Tong-Liang Hu;Jian-Rong Li;Chun-Sen Liu;Xue-Song Shi

  • Enhanced Gas Uptake in a Microporous Metal-Organic Framework via a Sorbate Induced-Fit Mechanism.

    Mei-Hui Yu;Brian Space;Douglas Franz;Wei Zhou

  • Fluorous Metal-Organic Frameworks with Enhanced Stability and High H2/CO2 Storage Capacities

    Da-Shuai Zhang;Ze Chang;Yi-Fan Li;Zhong-Yi Jiang

  • A highly selective on/off fluorescence sensor for cadmium(II).

    Qiang Zhao;Rui-Fang Li;Sheng-Kai Xing;Xiu-Ming Liu

  • Microporous Diaminotriazine-Decorated Porphyrin-Based Hydrogen-Bonded Organic Framework: Permanent Porosity and Proton Conduction

    Wei Yang;Fan Yang;Tong Liang Hu;Stephen Charles King

  • Zn(II) coordination architectures with mixed ligands of dipyrido[3,2-d ∶ 2′,3′-f]quinoxaline/2,3-di-2-pyridylquinoxaline and benzenedicarboxylate: syntheses, crystal structures, and photoluminescence properties

    Xiu-Li Wang;Xiu-Li Wang;Yan-Feng Bi;Guo-Cheng Liu;Hong-Yan Lin

  • Rational Construction of Highly Tunable Donor–Acceptor Materials Based on a Crystalline Host–Guest Platform

    Da-Shuai Zhang;Qiang Gao;Ze Chang;Xiao-Ting Liu

  • Chiral magnetic metal–organic frameworks of MnII with achiral tetrazolate-based ligands by spontaneous resolution

    Xiao-Lan Tong;Tong-Liang Hu;Jiong-Peng Zhao;Yue-Kui Wang

  • New three-dimensional porous metal organic framework with tetrazole functionalized aromatic carboxylic Acid: synthesis, structure, and gas adsorption properties.

    Shu-Ming Zhang;Shu-Ming Zhang;Ze Chang;Tong-Liang Hu;Xian-He Bu

  • d(10) Metal complexes assembled from isomeric benzenedicarboxylates and 3-(2-pyridyl)pyrazole showing 1D chain structures: syntheses, structures and luminescent properties.

    Tong-Liang Hu;Ruo-Qiang Zou;Jian-Rong Li;Xian-He Bu

  • A Two-Fold Interpenetrated Coordination Framework with a Rare (3,6)-Connected loh1 Topology: Magnetic Properties and Photocatalytic Behavior

    Yong-Qiang Chen;Sui-Jun Liu;Yun-Wu Li;Guo-Rong Li

  • A metal–organic framework as a “turn on” fluorescent sensor for aluminum ions

    Mei-Hui Yu;Tong-Liang Hu;Xian-He Bu

Frequent Co-Authors

Xian-He Bu
Xian-He Bu Nankai University
Ze Chang
Ze Chang Nankai University
Sui-Jun Liu
Sui-Jun Liu Jiangxi University of Science and Technology
Banglin Chen
Banglin Chen Fujian Normal University
Jian-Rong Li
Jian-Rong Li Beijing University of Technology
Hui Wu
Hui Wu National Institute of Standards and Technology
Rajamani Krishna
Rajamani Krishna University of Amsterdam
Wei Zhou
Wei Zhou National Institute of Standards and Technology
Rui-Biao Lin
Rui-Biao Lin Sun Yat-sen University
Yu Han
Yu Han King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

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