2026 Wensheng Yan: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Materials Science	89	1750	1684	561	557	311	35708

Overview

Wensheng Yan is affiliated with the University of Science and Technology of China. Their research spans multiple fields primarily within Materials Science, Engineering, and Energy, with a focused interest in subfields such as Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, and Catalysis.

The scientist's work covers a variety of main topics, including:

Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts
Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
Advanced Battery Technologies Research
Fuel Cells and Related Materials
2D Materials and Applications

Wensheng Yan has authored several recent papers, notable among them are:

"Engineering unsymmetrically coordinated Cu-S1N3 single atom sites with enhanced oxygen reduction activity," 2020, Nature Communications
"Black phosphorus composites with engineered interfaces for high-rate high-capacity lithium storage," 2020, Science
"Engineering a local acid-like environment in alkaline medium for efficient hydrogen evolution reaction," 2022, Nature Communications
"Cobalt single atom site catalysts with ultrahigh metal loading for enhanced aerobic oxidation of ethylbenzene," 2021, Nano Research
"Cation-Vacancy-Enriched Nickel Phosphide for Efficient Electrosynthesis of Hydrogen Peroxides," 2022, Advanced Materials

The frequent co-authors involved in their research include:

Hengli Duan
Chao Wang
Qianqian Ji
Junfa Zhu
Yi Xie

Publication venues where Wensheng Yan has regularly contributed are:

Nature Communications
Advanced Materials
Nano Letters
Angewandte Chemie International Edition
Nano Research

Best Publications

Cobalt in Nitrogen-Doped Graphene as Single-Atom Catalyst for High-Sulfur Content Lithium–Sulfur Batteries

Zhenzhen Du;Xingjia Chen;Wei Hu;Chenghao Chuang

1406
Citations
Fe–N–C electrocatalyst with dense active sites and efficient mass transport for high-performance proton exchange membrane fuel cells

Xin Wan;Xiaofang Liu;Yongcheng Li;Ronghai Yu

1300
Citations
Atomically Dispersed Iron–Nitrogen Species as Electrocatalysts for Bifunctional Oxygen Evolution and Reduction Reactions

Pengzuo Chen;Tianpei Zhou;Lili Xing;Kun Xu

1054
Citations
Defect Effects on TiO2 Nanosheets: Stabilizing Single Atomic Site Au and Promoting Catalytic Properties.

Jiawei Wan;Wenxing Chen;Chuanyi Jia;Lirong Zheng

986
Citations
Defect-Mediated Electron–Hole Separation in One-Unit-Cell ZnIn2S4 Layers for Boosted Solar-Driven CO2 Reduction

Xingchen Jiao;Zongwei Chen;Xiaodong Li;Yongfu Sun

972
Citations
Atomic-level insight into super-efficient electrocatalytic oxygen evolution on iron and vanadium co-doped nickel (oxy)hydroxide.

Jian Jiang;Fanfei Sun;Si Zhou;Wei Hu

967
Citations
Exclusive Ni-N4 Sites Realize Near-Unity CO Selectivity for Electrochemical CO2 Reduction.

Xiaogang Li;Wentuan Bi;Minglong Chen;Yuexiang Sun

889
Citations
Engineering unsymmetrically coordinated Cu-S 1 N 3 single atom sites with enhanced oxygen reduction activity

Huishan Shang;Xiangyi Zhou;Juncai Dong;Ang Li

866
Citations
Oxygen-Vacancy-Mediated Exciton Dissociation in BiOBr for Boosting Charge-Carrier-Involved Molecular Oxygen Activation

Hui Wang;Dingyu Yong;Shichuan Chen;Shenlong Jiang

815
Citations
Vacancy-Induced Ferromagnetism of MoS2 Nanosheets

Liang Cai;Jingfu He;Qinghua Liu;Tao Yao

808
Citations
Single-atom dispersed Co–N–C catalyst: structure identification and performance for hydrogenative coupling of nitroarenes

Wengang Liu;Wengang Liu;Leilei Zhang;Wensheng Yan;Xiaoyan Liu

681
Citations
Fe Isolated Single Atoms on S, N Codoped Carbon by Copolymer Pyrolysis Strategy for Highly Efficient Oxygen Reduction Reaction

Qiheng Li;Wenxing Chen;Hai Xiao;Yue Gong

675
Citations
Uncoordinated Amine Groups of Metal–Organic Frameworks to Anchor Single Ru Sites as Chemoselective Catalysts toward the Hydrogenation of Quinoline

Xin Wang;Wenxing Chen;Lei Zhang;Tao Yao

646
Citations
Efficient Visible-Light-Driven CO 2 Reduction Mediated by Defect-Engineered BiOBr Atomic Layers

Ju Wu;Xiaodong Li;Wen Shi;Peiquan Ling

618
Citations
Single Tungsten Atoms Supported on MOF-Derived N-Doped Carbon for Robust Electrochemical Hydrogen Evolution

Wenxing Chen;Wenxing Chen;Jiajing Pei;Chun-Ting He;Jiawei Wan

594
Citations
Rational Design of Single Molybdenum Atoms Anchored on N-Doped Carbon for Effective Hydrogen Evolution Reaction

Wenxing Chen;Jiajing Pei;Chun-Ting He;Jiawei Wan

532
Citations
Black phosphorus composites with engineered interfaces for high-rate high-capacity lithium storage.

Hongchang Jin;Sen Xin;Sen Xin;Chenghao Chuang;Wangda Li

507
Citations
Low-Cost Synthesis of Flowerlike α-Fe2O3 Nanostructures for Heavy Metal Ion Removal: Adsorption Property and Mechanism

Chang-Yan Cao;Jin Qu;Wen-Sheng Yan;Jun-Fa Zhu

495
Citations
Efficient oxygen evolution electrocatalysis in acid by a perovskite with face-sharing IrO 6 octahedral dimers

Lan Yang;Guangtao Yu;Xuan Ai;Wensheng Yan

469
Citations
Partially Oxidized SnS2 Atomic Layers Achieving Efficient Visible-Light-Driven CO2 Reduction

Xingchen Jiao;Xiaodong Li;Xiuyu Jin;Yongfu Sun

458
Citations