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Discipline name D-index D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines. Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking
Materials Science D-index 53 Citations 16,241 100 World Ranking 6121 National Ranking 20
Rising Stars D-index 53 Citations 16,250 101 World Ranking 156 National Ranking 2

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2023 - Research.com Rising Star of Science Award

2022 - Research.com Rising Star of Science Award

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Oxygen
  • Catalysis
  • Hydrogen

Wee-Jun Ong mainly investigates Photocatalysis, Nanotechnology, Nanocomposite, Heterojunction and Graphene. His Photocatalysis study combines topics in areas such as Hazardous air pollutants, Charge carrier and Titanium dioxide. His research in Nanotechnology intersects with topics in Doping and Band gap.

The Doping study combines topics in areas such as Noble metal, Surface modification, Characterization, Semiconductor and Artificial photosynthesis. His Heterojunction research includes themes of Photochemistry and Graphitic carbon nitride. His research investigates the connection between Graphene and topics such as Oxide that intersect with problems in Inorganic chemistry.

His most cited work include:

  • Graphitic Carbon Nitride (g-C3N4)-Based Photocatalysts for Artificial Photosynthesis and Environmental Remediation: Are We a Step Closer To Achieving Sustainability? (2774 citations)
  • Surface charge modification via protonation of graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) for electrostatic self-assembly construction of 2D/2D reduced graphene oxide (rGO)/g-C3N4 nanostructures toward enhanced photocatalytic reduction of carbon dioxide to methane (449 citations)
  • Highly reactive {001} facets of TiO2-based composites: synthesis, formation mechanism and characterization (303 citations)

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

His scientific interests lie mostly in Photocatalysis, Nanotechnology, Chemical engineering, Catalysis and Graphitic carbon nitride. His Photocatalysis research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Nanocomposite, Nanoparticle, Heterojunction, Visible spectrum and Graphene. His studies deal with areas such as Quantum yield, Semiconductor, Nanodot and Water splitting as well as Heterojunction.

His Nanotechnology study frequently draws connections to adjacent fields such as Artificial photosynthesis. His Chemical engineering research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Hydrogen production and Anatase. His study on Catalysis also encompasses disciplines like

  • Photochemistry, which have a strong connection to Oxygen, Charge carrier, Doping, Reducing agent and Adsorption,
  • Electrochemistry and related Transition metal and Monolayer.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Photocatalysis (61.22%)
  • Nanotechnology (42.86%)
  • Chemical engineering (33.67%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2020-2021)?

  • Photocatalysis (61.22%)
  • Chemical engineering (33.67%)
  • Photochemistry (19.39%)

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

His primary scientific interests are in Photocatalysis, Chemical engineering, Photochemistry, Graphitic carbon nitride and Water splitting. As a part of the same scientific family, Wee-Jun Ong mostly works in the field of Photocatalysis, focusing on Heterojunction and, on occasion, Nanoparticle. His Photochemistry study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Doping, Adsorption and Catalysis.

His Graphitic carbon nitride study incorporates themes from Rhodamine B, Nanocomposite, Thermal stability and Homojunction. His Water splitting research incorporates themes from Bismuth oxychloride, Dielectric spectroscopy, Cobalt, Overpotential and Photocurrent. Wee-Jun Ong performs multidisciplinary study in the fields of Electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide and Nanotechnology via his papers.

Between 2020 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • A highly efficient Fenton-like catalyst based on isolated diatomic Fe-Co anchored on N-doped porous carbon (14 citations)
  • CoS2 engulfed ultra-thin S-doped g-C3N4 and its enhanced electrochemical performance in hybrid asymmetric supercapacitor. (7 citations)
  • MXenes: An Emerging Platform for Wearable Electronics and Looking Beyond (4 citations)

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Best Publications

Graphitic Carbon Nitride (g-C3N4)-Based Photocatalysts for Artificial Photosynthesis and Environmental Remediation: Are We a Step Closer To Achieving Sustainability?

Wee Jun Ong;Lling Lling Tan;Yun Hau Ng;Siek Ting Yong.
Chemical Reviews (2016)

4618 Citations

Surface charge modification via protonation of graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) for electrostatic self-assembly construction of 2D/2D reduced graphene oxide (rGO)/g-C3N4 nanostructures toward enhanced photocatalytic reduction of carbon dioxide to methane

Wee Jun Ong;Lling-Lling Tan;Siang-Piao Chai;Siek Ting Yong.
Nano Energy (2015)

896 Citations

Photocatalytic fixation of nitrogen to ammonia: state-of-the-art advancements and future prospects

Xingzhu Chen;Neng Li;Neng Li;Zhouzhou Kong;Wee-Jun Ong.
Materials horizons (2018)

493 Citations

Graphene oxide as a structure-directing agent for the two-dimensional interface engineering of sandwich-like graphene–g-C3N4 hybrid nanostructures with enhanced visible-light photoreduction of CO2 to methane

Wee Jun Ong;Lling-Lling Tan;Siang-Piao Chai;Siek Ting Yong.
Chemical Communications (2015)

488 Citations

Unravelling charge carrier dynamics in protonated g-C3N4 interfaced with carbon nanodots as co-catalysts toward enhanced photocatalytic CO2 reduction: A combined experimental and first-principles DFT study

Wee Jun Ong;Lutfi Kurnianditia Putri;Yoong Chuen Tan;Lling Lling Tan.
Nano Research (2017)

445 Citations

Highly reactive {001} facets of TiO2-based composites: synthesis, formation mechanism and characterization

Wee Jun Ong;Lling-Lling Tan;Siang-Piao Chai;Siek Ting Yong.
Nanoscale (2014)

441 Citations

Surface and Heterointerface Engineering of 2D MXenes and Their Nanocomposites: Insights into Electro- and Photocatalysis

Jiahe Peng;Xingzhu Chen;Wee-Jun Ong;Xiujian Zhao.
Chem (2019)

425 Citations

Heterojunction engineering of graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) via Pt loading with improved daylight-induced photocatalytic reduction of carbon dioxide to methane

Wee Jun Ong;Lling-Lling Tan;Siang-Piao Chai;Siek Ting Yong.
Dalton Transactions (2015)

403 Citations

Reduced graphene oxide-TiO2 nanocomposite as a promising visible-light-active photocatalyst for the conversion of carbon dioxide

Lling-Lling Tan;Wee Jun Ong;Siang-Piao Chai;Abdul Rahman Mohamed.
Nanoscale Research Letters (2013)

383 Citations

g-C3N4界面改性:掺杂金属硫化物构建新型异质结光催化剂的能源转换展望

Yijie Ren;Deqian Zeng;Wee-Jun Ong.
Chinese Journal of Catalysis (2019)

354 Citations

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