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D-Index
79
Citations
21962
World Ranking
3614
National Ranking
672

Wei Chu publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Wei Chu sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 474 publications — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

Wei Chu D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Wei Chu sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 79 D-Index — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Overview

Wei Chu is affiliated with Sichuan University in China and focuses primarily on research in engineering and materials science. The scientist's work spans several subfields, with notable contributions in materials chemistry, electrical and electronic engineering, catalysis, renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, as well as mechanical engineering.

Their research covers key topics including catalytic processes in materials science, catalysts for methane reforming, electrocatalysts for energy conversion, advanced battery technologies research, catalysis and oxidation reactions, advanced photocatalysis techniques, and ammonia synthesis along with nitrogen reduction.

Wei Chu has published frequently in specialized scientific venues. The notable publication venues include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
  • Fuel
  • Catalysis Science & Technology
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Among recent scientific papers, Wei Chu has contributed to the following works:

  • "A selective Au-ZnO/TiO2 hybrid photocatalyst for oxidative coupling of methane to ethane with dioxygen," 2021, Nature Catalysis
  • "Generation of oxide surface patches promoting H-spillover in Ru/(TiOx)MnO catalysts enables CO2 reduction to CO," 2023, Nature Catalysis
  • "High-Density and Thermally Stable Palladium Single-Atom Catalysts for Chemoselective Hydrogenations," 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "Efficient Electrochemical Co-Reduction of Carbon Dioxide and Nitrate to Urea with High Faradaic Efficiency on Cobalt-Based Dual-Sites," 2024, Advanced Materials
  • "Anti-sintering mesoporous Ni-Pd bimetallic catalysts for hydrogen production via dry reforming of methane," 2020, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Collaboration with other researchers is frequent, with some of the most common coauthors being:

  • Luming Li
  • Yuefeng Liu
  • Xun He
  • Yan Liu
  • Shengjun Sun

Best Publications

  • Advances in the development of novel cobalt Fischer-Tropsch catalysts for synthesis of long-chain hydrocarbons and clean fuels.

    Andrei Y Khodakov;Wei Chu;Pascal Fongarland

  • Design and elaboration of new solid acids for the synthesis of butylacetate

    Wei Chu;Jianping Hu;Zaiku Xie;Qingling Chen

  • Efficient image super-resolution using pixel attention

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  • Facile Route for Synthesizing Ordered Mesoporous Ni–Ce–Al Oxide Materials and Their Catalytic Performance for Methane Dry Reforming to Hydrogen and Syngas

    Ning Wang;Ning Wang;Kui Shen;Lihong Huang;Xiaopeng Yu

  • Cobalt species in promoted cobalt alumina-supported Fischer–Tropsch catalysts

    Wei Chu;Wei Chu;Petr A. Chernavskii;Léon Gengembre;Galina A. Pankina

  • A selective Au-ZnO/TiO2 hybrid photocatalyst for oxidative coupling of methane to ethane with dioxygen

    Shuang Song;Shuang Song;Hui Song;Hui Song;Luming Li;Shengyao Wang

  • Methanation of carbon dioxide on Ni/ZrO2-Al2O3 catalysts: Effects of ZrO2 promoter and preparation method of novel ZrO2-Al2O3 carrier

    Mengdie Cai;Jie Wen;Wei Chu;Xueqing Cheng

  • Synthesis, characterization and catalytic performances of Ce-SBA-15 supported nickel catalysts for methane dry reforming to hydrogen and syngas

    Ning Wang;Wei Chu;Tao Zhang;X.S. Zhao

  • Environmental Remediation Applications of Carbon Nanotubes and Graphene Oxide: Adsorption and Catalysis

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  • A comparison study on methane dry reforming with carbon dioxide over LaNiO3 perovskite catalysts supported on mesoporous SBA-15, MCM-41 and silica carrier

    Ning Wang;Xiaopeng Yu;Ying Wang;Wei Chu

  • Degradation of benzotriazole by a novel Fenton-like reaction with mesoporous Cu/MnO2: Combination of adsorption and catalysis oxidation

    Yuting Zhang;Cao Liu;Bingbing Xu;Fei Qi

  • Carbon dioxide reforming of methane for syngas production over La-promoted NiMgAl catalysts derived from hydrotalcites

    Xiaopeng Yu;Xiaopeng Yu;Ning Wang;Wei Chu;Ming Liu

  • Glow-Discharge Plasma-Assisted Design of Cobalt Catalysts for Fischer–Tropsch Synthesis†

    Wei Chu;Li‐Nan Wang;Petr A. Chernavskii;Andrei Y. Khodakov

  • UiO-66-NH2/GO Composite: Synthesis, Characterization and CO2 Adsorption Performance

    Yan Cao;Hongmei Zhang;Fujiao Song;Tao Huang

  • Cross‐Coupled Macro‐Mesoporous Carbon Network toward Record High Energy‐Power Density Supercapacitor at 4 V

    Jing Li;Jing Li;Ning Wang;Ning Wang;Jiarui Tian;Weizhong Qian

  • Facile synthesis of Mn-doped BiOCl for metronidazole photodegradation: optimization, degradation pathway, and mechanism

    Jinyan Cao;Jianjun Li;Wei Chu;Wanglai Cen

  • Fractal characterization and methane adsorption features of coal particles taken from shallow and deep coalmine layers

    Wenjing Sun;Wenjing Sun;Yanyan Feng;Chengfa Jiang;Wei Chu

  • A critical study on the adsorption of heterocyclic sulfur and nitrogen compounds by activated carbon: equilibrium, kinetics and thermodynamics.

    Jie Wen;Jie Wen;Xue Han;Hongfei Lin;Ying Zheng

  • Effect of the surface oxygen groups on methane adsorption on coals

    Shixiong Hao;Shixiong Hao;Jie Wen;Xiaopeng Yu;Xiaopeng Yu;Wei Chu

  • High‐Density and Thermally Stable Palladium Single‐Atom Catalysts for Chemoselective Hydrogenations

    Ying Ma;Ying Ma;Yujing Ren;Yanan Zhou;Yanan Zhou;Wei Liu

  • Transition-metal single atoms in nitrogen-doped graphenes as efficient active centers for water splitting: a theoretical study.

    Yanan Zhou;Yanan Zhou;Guoping Gao;Yan Li;Wei Chu

  • Synthesis, characterization and catalytic performance of MgO-coated Ni/SBA-15 catalysts for methane dry reforming to syngas and hydrogen

    Ning Wang;Ning Wang;Xiaopeng Yu;Kui Shen;Wei Chu

Frequent Co-Authors

Frank Lehmkuhl
Frank Lehmkuhl RWTH Aachen University
Tao Zhang
Tao Zhang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Lihong Li
Lihong Li Amazon (United States)
Xiu Song Zhao
Xiu Song Zhao Qingdao University
Yuefeng Liu
Yuefeng Liu Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics
Zoubin Ghahramani
Zoubin Ghahramani University of Cambridge
Andrei Y. Khodakov
Andrei Y. Khodakov University of Lille
Nigel Graham
Nigel Graham Imperial College London
Zhonglin Chen
Zhonglin Chen Harbin Institute of Technology
Weizhong Qian
Weizhong Qian Tsinghua University

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