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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 57 10933 9868 1773 1758 91 16108

Wenguang Tu publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Wenguang Tu between 2011 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Wenguang Tu published across 15 years, from 2011 to 2025, averaging 8.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 16 publications in 2023. 26 of the 133 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2011 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 16. Peak 16 publications in 2023. 2011: 1 publication 2012: 5 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 6 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 13 publications 2018: 12 publications 2019: 10 publications 2020: 7 publications 2021: 9 publications 2022: 5 publications 2023: 16 publications 2024: 10 publications 2025: 16 publications
2011 2025

133 publications in total across all disciplines

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Wenguang Tu: publications per year, 2011 to 2025
Year Publications
2011 1
2012 5
2013 7
2014 6
2015 6
2016 10
2017 13
2018 12
2019 10
2020 7
2021 9
2022 5
2023 16
2024 10
2025 16
Total 133
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Wenguang Tu 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 Wenguang Tu sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000 1,250
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 61–80 to 1,295+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,350. Most scientists, 1,350, have 161–180 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 81–100 publications, is where this scientist sits. 61–80 publications: 66 scientists 81–100 publications: 302 scientists 101–120 publications: 623 scientists 121–140 publications: 918 scientists 141–160 publications: 1,218 scientists 161–180 publications: 1,350 scientists 181–200 publications: 1,344 scientists 201–220 publications: 1,281 scientists 221–240 publications: 1,216 scientists 241–260 publications: 1,100 scientists 261–280 publications: 979 scientists 281–300 publications: 939 scientists 301–320 publications: 764 scientists 321–340 publications: 643 scientists 341–360 publications: 628 scientists 361–380 publications: 522 scientists 381–400 publications: 459 scientists 401–420 publications: 397 scientists 421–440 publications: 327 scientists 441–460 publications: 270 scientists 461–480 publications: 265 scientists 481–500 publications: 252 scientists 501–520 publications: 201 scientists 521–540 publications: 185 scientists 541–560 publications: 148 scientists 561–580 publications: 148 scientists 581–600 publications: 132 scientists 601–620 publications: 114 scientists 621–640 publications: 104 scientists 641–660 publications: 91 scientists 661–680 publications: 92 scientists 681–700 publications: 73 scientists 701–720 publications: 57 scientists 721–740 publications: 54 scientists 741–760 publications: 67 scientists 761–780 publications: 45 scientists 781–800 publications: 46 scientists 801–820 publications: 39 scientists 821–840 publications: 32 scientists 841–860 publications: 36 scientists 861–880 publications: 29 scientists 881–900 publications: 26 scientists 901–920 publications: 24 scientists 921–940 publications: 14 scientists 941–960 publications: 23 scientists 961–980 publications: 28 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 15 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 29 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 12 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 19 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 12 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 6 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 8 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 12 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 5 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 6 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 14 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 7 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 2 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 6 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 4 scientists 1,281–1,294 publications: 6 scientists 1,295+ publications: 100 scientists
61–80 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 91 publications — 1st percentile

1% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Chemistry scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
61–80 66
81–100 302 91
101–120 623
121–140 918
141–160 1,218
161–180 1,350
181–200 1,344
201–220 1,281
221–240 1,216
241–260 1,100
261–280 979
281–300 939
301–320 764
321–340 643
341–360 628
361–380 522
381–400 459
401–420 397
421–440 327
441–460 270
461–480 265
481–500 252
501–520 201
521–540 185
541–560 148
561–580 148
581–600 132
601–620 114
621–640 104
641–660 91
661–680 92
681–700 73
701–720 57
721–740 54
741–760 67
761–780 45
781–800 46
801–820 39
821–840 32
841–860 36
861–880 29
881–900 26
901–920 24
921–940 14
941–960 23
961–980 28
981–1,000 15
1,001–1,020 29
1,021–1,040 12
1,041–1,060 19
1,061–1,080 12
1,081–1,100 6
1,101–1,120 8
1,121–1,140 12
1,141–1,160 5
1,161–1,180 6
1,181–1,200 14
1,201–1,220 7
1,221–1,240 2
1,241–1,260 6
1,261–1,280 4
1,281–1,294 6
1,295+ 100
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Wenguang Tu 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 Wenguang Tu sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 159+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,051. Most scientists, 1,051, have 56–57 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 56–57 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 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
40–41 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Chemistry scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 289
42–43 612
44–45 808
46–47 776
48–49 835
50–51 861
52–53 872
54–55 933
56–57 1,051 57
58–59 930
60–61 882
62–63 834
64–65 731
66–67 775
68–69 683
70–71 646
72–73 561
74–75 501
76–77 437
78–79 388
80–81 354
82–83 292
84–85 275
86–87 254
88–89 235
90–91 185
92–93 192
94–95 155
96–97 163
98–99 125
100–101 105
102–103 105
104–105 112
106–107 88
108–109 68
110–111 69
112–113 65
114–115 79
116–117 61
118–119 44
120–121 37
122–123 40
124–125 33
126–127 26
128–129 34
130–131 35
132–133 25
134–135 27
136–137 17
138–139 16
140–141 20
142–143 20
144–145 15
146–147 9
148–149 9
150–151 16
152–153 11
154–155 9
156–157 3
158 3
159+ 98
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Overview

Wenguang Tu is affiliated with the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen in China. Their research spans fields primarily focused on Energy and Materials Science, with notable work in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, and Materials Chemistry.

Their research topics cover a range of areas including:

  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts
  • Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions
  • Advanced Battery Technologies Research
  • Copper-based Nanomaterials and Applications

Wenguang Tu's recent publications include:

  • "Catalytic Polysulfide Conversion and Physiochemical Confinement for Lithium-Sulfur Batteries" (2020, Advanced Energy Materials)
  • "Raw biomass electroreforming coupled to green hydrogen generation" (2021, Nature Communications)
  • "New black indium oxide-tandem photothermal CO2-H2 methanol selective catalyst" (2022, Nature Communications)
  • "Isolated Ni single atoms in nitrogen doped ultrathin porous carbon templated from porous g-C3N4 for high-performance CO2 reduction" (2020, Nano Energy)
  • "BiVO4@MoS2 core-shell heterojunction with improved photocatalytic activity for discoloration of Rhodamine B" (2020, Applied Surface Science)

Frequent coauthors who have collaborated extensively with Tu include:

  • Zhigang Zou
  • Yong Zhou
  • Lu Wang
  • Xue Ding
  • Junchuan Sun

The venues where Wenguang Tu has been published frequently include:

  • Advanced Energy Materials
  • ACS Catalysis
  • Joule
  • ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
  • Science China Materials

This body of work reflects a comprehensive involvement in areas critical to catalysis, renewable energy, and advanced material development applied to energy conversion and storage technologies.

Best Publications

  • Photocatalytic Conversion of CO 2 into Renewable Hydrocarbon Fuels: State‐of‐the‐Art Accomplishment, Challenges, and Prospects

    Wenguang Tu;Yong Zhou;Zhigang Zou

  • State‐of‐the‐Art Progress in Diverse Heterostructured Photocatalysts toward Promoting Photocatalytic Performance

    Haijin Li;Haijin Li;Yong Zhou;Wenguang Tu;Jinhua Ye;Jinhua Ye

  • Z-Scheme Photocatalytic Systems for Promoting Photocatalytic Performance: Recent Progress and Future Challenges

    Haijin Li;Haijin Li;Wenguang Tu;Yong Zhou;Zhigang Zou

  • Nickel Nanoparticles Encapsulated in Few-Layer Nitrogen-Doped Graphene Derived from Metal-Organic Frameworks as Efficient Bifunctional Electrocatalysts for Overall Water Splitting.

    You Xu;You Xu;Wenguang Tu;Bowei Zhang;Shengming Yin

  • Amino-Assisted Anchoring of CsPbBr3 Perovskite Quantum Dots on Porous g-C3N4 for Enhanced Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction

    Man Ou;Man Ou;Wenguang Tu;Shengming Yin;Weinan Xing

  • Visible-light-driven removal of tetracycline antibiotics and reclamation of hydrogen energy from natural water matrices and wastewater by polymeric carbon nitride foam.

    Hou Wang;Yan Wu;Mingbao Feng;Wenguang Tu

  • An In Situ Simultaneous Reduction‐Hydrolysis Technique for Fabrication of TiO2‐Graphene 2D Sandwich‐Like Hybrid Nanosheets: Graphene‐Promoted Selectivity of Photocatalytic‐Driven Hydrogenation and Coupling of CO2 into Methane and Ethane

    Wenguang Tu;Yong Zhou;Qi Liu;Shicheng Yan

  • Robust Hollow Spheres Consisting of Alternating Titania Nanosheets and Graphene Nanosheets with High Photocatalytic Activity for CO2 Conversion into Renewable Fuels

    Wenguang Tu;Yong Zhou;Qi Liu;Qi Liu;Zhongping Tian

  • Unique P ? Co ? N Surface Bonding States Constructed on g-C3N4 Nanosheets for Drastically Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity of H2 Evolution

    Chunmei Li;Chunmei Li;Chunmei Li;Yonghua Du;Danping Wang;Shengming Yin

  • Quasi-polymeric construction of stable perovskite-type LaFeO3/g-C3N4 heterostructured photocatalyst for improved Z-scheme photocatalytic activity via solid p-n heterojunction interfacial effect.

    Yan Wu;Hou Wang;Hou Wang;Wenguang Tu;Yue Liu

  • Investigating the Role of Tunable Nitrogen Vacancies in Graphitic Carbon Nitride Nanosheets for Efficient Visible-Light-Driven H2 Evolution and CO2 Reduction

    Wenguang Tu;You Xu;Jiajia Wang;Bowei Zhang

  • Versatile Graphene-Promoting Photocatalytic Performance of Semiconductors: Basic Principles, Synthesis, Solar Energy Conversion, and Environmental Applications

    Wenguang Tu;Yong Zhou;Zhigang Zou

  • Formation of quasi-core-shell In2S3/anatase TiO2@metallic Ti3C2Tx hybrids with favorable charge transfer channels for excellent visible-light-photocatalytic performance

    Hou Wang;Hou Wang;Yan Wu;Tong Xiao;Xingzhong Yuan

  • Electrical promotion of spatially photoinduced charge separation via interfacial-built-in quasi-alloying effect in hierarchical Zn2In2S5/Ti3C2(O, OH)x hybrids toward efficient photocatalytic hydrogen evolution and environmental remediation

    Hou Wang;Yuanmiao Sun;Yan Wu;Wenguang Tu

  • Metal-free photocatalysts for various applications in energy conversion and environmental purification

    Chunmei Li;Chunmei Li;Chunmei Li;You Xu;You Xu;Wenguang Tu;Gang Chen

  • Construction of hierarchical 2D-2D Zn3In2S6/fluorinated polymeric carbon nitride nanosheets photocatalyst for boosting photocatalytic degradation and hydrogen production performance

    Yan Wu;Hou Wang;Wenguang Tu;Yue Liu

  • Photogenerated charge transfer via interfacial internal electric field for significantly improved photocatalysis in direct Z-scheme oxygen-doped carbon nitrogen/CoAl-layered double hydroxide heterojunction

    Yan Wu;Hou Wang;Hou Wang;Yuanmiao Sun;Tong Xiao

  • Template-Induced High-Crystalline g-C3N4 Nanosheets for Enhanced Photocatalytic H2 Evolution

    Weinan Xing;Weinan Xing;Wenguang Tu;Zhonghui Han;Yidong Hu

  • A Highly Efficient Oxygen Evolution Catalyst Consisting of Interconnected Nickel-Iron-Layered Double Hydroxide and Carbon Nanodomains.

    Shengming Yin;Wenguang Tu;Yuan Sheng;Yuan Sheng;Yonghua Du

  • Interface engineering of a noble-metal-free 2D–2D MoS2/Cu-ZnIn2S4 photocatalyst for enhanced photocatalytic H2 production

    Yong-Jun Yuan;Daqin Chen;Jiasong Zhong;Ling-Xia Yang

Frequent Co-Authors

Zhigang Zou
Zhigang Zou Nanjing University
Rong Xu
Rong Xu Nanyang Technological University
Hou Wang
Hou Wang Hunan University
Markus Kraft
Markus Kraft University of Cambridge
Jia Wei Chew
Jia Wei Chew Chalmers University of Technology
Min Xiao
Min Xiao University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
Xingzhong Yuan
Xingzhong Yuan Hunan University
Chunmei Li
Chunmei Li Jiangsu University
Yong-Jun Yuan
Yong-Jun Yuan Hangzhou Dianzi University
Chunfeng Zhang
Chunfeng Zhang Nanjing University

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