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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 64 5816 5627 1766 1759 188 17187
Chemistry 66 7191 6517 1274 1260 196 18144

Wenhua Zhang publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Wenhua Zhang between 1993 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Wenhua Zhang published across 33 years, from 1993 to 2025, averaging 10.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 32 publications in 2022. 62 of the 338 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1993 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 32. Peak 32 publications in 2022. 1993: 1 publication 1994: 0 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 1 publication 1997: 2 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 0 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 0 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 10 publications 2009: 13 publications 2010: 8 publications 2011: 16 publications 2012: 12 publications 2013: 15 publications 2014: 13 publications 2015: 10 publications 2016: 9 publications 2017: 17 publications 2018: 9 publications 2019: 19 publications 2020: 17 publications 2021: 23 publications 2022: 32 publications 2023: 30 publications 2024: 32 publications 2025: 30 publications
1993 2025

338 publications in total across all disciplines

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Wenhua Zhang: publications per year, 1993 to 2025
Year Publications
1993 1
1994 0
1995 1
1996 1
1997 2
1998 0
1999 0
2000 3
2001 1
2002 0
2003 0
2004 0
2005 5
2006 4
2007 5
2008 10
2009 13
2010 8
2011 16
2012 12
2013 15
2014 13
2015 10
2016 9
2017 17
2018 9
2019 19
2020 17
2021 23
2022 32
2023 30
2024 32
2025 30
Total 338
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Wenhua Zhang 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 Wenhua Zhang 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, 170–189 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: 188 publications — 26th percentile

26% 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
170–189 850 188
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
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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Wenhua Zhang 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 Wenhua Zhang 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, 64–65 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: 64 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% 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 64
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
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

Wenhua Zhang is affiliated with the University of Science and Technology of China. Their research work spans multiple fields including Engineering, Materials Science, and Energy, with publications heavily focused in subfields such as Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Catalysis, and Organic Chemistry.

The scientist's primary research topics cover areas like Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion, Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, Catalytic Processes in Materials Science, Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction, Advanced Battery Technologies Research, and Advancements in Battery Materials.

Frequent co-authors in their publications include Jinlong Yang, Lanlan Chen, Yanan Zhou, Bingbing Gong, and Li Sheng.

Wenhua Zhang has contributed multiple papers to well-known academic venues. Their frequent publication venues include The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, SSRN Electronic Journal, Nano Research, Nature Communications, and ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces.

The recent notable papers by Wenhua Zhang are:

  • A single-Pt-atom-on-Ru-nanoparticle electrocatalyst for CO-resilient methanol oxidation (2022, Nature Catalysis)
  • Single Atoms of Iron on MoS2 Nanosheets for N2 Electroreduction into Ammonia (2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition)
  • The active sites of Cu-ZnO catalysts for water gas shift and CO hydrogenation reactions (2021, Nature Communications)
  • Understanding Single-Atom Catalysis in View of Theory (2021, JACS Au)
  • Coordination modulation of iridium single-atom catalyst maximizing water oxidation activity (2022, Nature Communications)

Best Publications

  • Partially oxidized atomic cobalt layers for carbon dioxide electroreduction to liquid fuel

    Shan Gao;Yue Lin;Xingchen Jiao;Yongfu Sun

  • Synergetic interaction between neighbouring platinum monomers in CO 2 hydrogenation.

    Hongliang Li;Liangbing Wang;Yizhou Dai;Zhengtian Pu

  • Highly Active and Stable Metal Single-Atom Catalysts Achieved by Strong Electronic Metal-Support Interactions.

    Junjie Li;Qiaoqiao Guan;Hong Wu;Wei Liu

  • Bottom-up precise synthesis of stable platinum dimers on graphene.

    Huan Yan;Yue Lin;Hong Wu;Wenhua Zhang

  • Atomically dispersed iron hydroxide anchored on Pt for preferential oxidation of CO in H-2

    Lina Cao;Wei Liu;Qiquan Luo;Ruoting Yin

  • How graphene is cut upon oxidation

    Zhenyu Li;Wenhua Zhang;Yi Luo;Jinlong Yang

  • Low-temperature growth of graphene by chemical vapor deposition using solid and liquid carbon sources.

    Zhancheng Li;Ping Wu;Chenxi Wang;Xiaodong Fan

  • Ultrathin Co3O4 Layers Realizing Optimized CO2 Electroreduction to Formate

    Shan Gao;Xingchen Jiao;Zhongti Sun;Wenhua Zhang

  • Atomic layer confined vacancies for atomic-level insights into carbon dioxide electroreduction

    Shan Gao;Zhongti Sun;Wei Liu;Xingchen Jiao

  • First-Principles Thermodynamics of Graphene Growth on Cu Surface

    Wenhua Zhang;Ping Wu;Zhenyu Li;Jinlong Yang

  • First-Principles Thermodynamics of Graphene Growth on Cu Surfaces

    Wenhua Zhang;Ping Wu;Zhenyu Li;Jinlong Yang

  • Identification of a prefrontal cortex-to-amygdala pathway for chronic stress-induced anxiety.

    Wei-Zhu Liu;Wen-Hua Zhang;Zhi-Heng Zheng;Jia-Xin Zou

  • Single Cell Isolation and Analysis.

    Ping Hu;Wenhua Zhang;Hongbo Xin;Glenn Deng

  • Tuning Chemical Enhancement of SERS by Controlling the Chemical Reduction of Graphene Oxide Nanosheets

    Xinxin Yu;Hongbing Cai;Wenhua Zhang;Xinjing Li

  • Atomic-level insights in optimizing reaction paths for hydroformylation reaction over Rh/CoO single-atom catalyst.

    Liangbing Wang;Wenbo Zhang;Shenpeng Wang;Zehua Gao

  • Three-Dimensional Ordered Macroporous Metal-Organic Framework Single Crystal-Derived Nitrogen-Doped Hierarchical Porous Carbon for High-Performance Potassium-Ion Batteries.

    Xuefeng Zhou;Lanlan Chen;Wenhua Zhang;Jiawei Wang

  • Single Mo1(Cr1) Atom on Nitrogen-Doped Graphene Enables Highly Selective Electroreduction of Nitrogen into Ammonia

    Wanghui Zhao;Lifu Zhang;Qiquan Luo;Zhenpeng Hu

  • A Theoretical Study of Single-Atom Catalysis of CO Oxidation Using Au Embedded 2D h-BN Monolayer: A CO-Promoted O2 Activation

    Keke Mao;Lei Li;Wenhua Zhang;Yong Pei

  • CO2 Capture on h-BN Sheet with High Selectivity Controlled by External Electric Field

    Hongyan Guo;Hongyan Guo;Hongyan Guo;Wenhua Zhang;Ning Lu;Zhiwen Zhuo

  • One-Step In Situ Growth of Iron-Nickel Sulfide Nanosheets on FeNi Alloy Foils: High-Performance and Self-Supported Electrodes for Water Oxidation.

    Cheng Zong Yuan;Zhong Ti Sun;Yi Fan Jiang;Zheng Kun Yang

Frequent Co-Authors

Jinlong Yang
Jinlong Yang University of Science and Technology of China
Junfa Zhu
Junfa Zhu University of Science and Technology of China
Weixin Huang
Weixin Huang University of Notre Dame
Yi Luo
Yi Luo University of Science and Technology of China
Shiqiang Wei
Shiqiang Wei University of Science and Technology of China
Jianguo Hou
Jianguo Hou University of Science and Technology of China
Wensheng Yan
Wensheng Yan University of Science and Technology of China
Zhihu Sun
Zhihu Sun University of Science and Technology of China
Xusheng Zheng
Xusheng Zheng University of Science and Technology of China
Liangbin Li
Liangbin Li University of Science and Technology of China

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