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Xiaofu Sun

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 48 15232 13726 2360 2341 121 8362

Xiaofu Sun publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Xiaofu Sun between 2005 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Xiaofu Sun published across 21 years, from 2005 to 2025, averaging 8.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 36 publications in 2025. 63 of the 181 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2005 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 36. Peak 36 publications in 2025. 2005: 1 publication 2006: 0 publications 2007: 0 publications 2008: 0 publications 2009: 0 publications 2010: 0 publications 2011: 0 publications 2012: 1 publication 2013: 1 publication 2014: 9 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 13 publications 2017: 5 publications 2018: 11 publications 2019: 6 publications 2020: 13 publications 2021: 9 publications 2022: 12 publications 2023: 30 publications 2024: 27 publications 2025: 36 publications
2005 2025

181 publications in total across all disciplines

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Xiaofu Sun: publications per year, 2005 to 2025
Year Publications
2005 1
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 1
2013 1
2014 9
2015 7
2016 13
2017 5
2018 11
2019 6
2020 13
2021 9
2022 12
2023 30
2024 27
2025 36
Total 181
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Xiaofu Sun 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 Xiaofu Sun 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, 121–140 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: 121 publications — 6th percentile

6% 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
101–120 623
121–140 918 121
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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Xiaofu Sun 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 Xiaofu Sun 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, 48–49 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: 48 D-Index — 16th percentile

16% 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 48
50–51 861
52–53 872
54–55 933
56–57 1,051
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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Best Publications

  • Carbon dioxide electroreduction to C2 products over copper-cuprous oxide derived from electrosynthesized copper complex.

    Qinggong Zhu;Xiaofu Sun;Dexin Yang;Jun Ma

  • Highly Efficient Electroreduction of CO2 to Methanol on Palladium-Copper Bimetallic Aerogels.

    Lu Lu;Xiaofu Sun;Jun Ma;Dexin Yang

  • Highly efficient electrochemical reduction of CO2 to CH4 in an ionic liquid using a metal–organic framework cathode

    Xinchen Kang;Qinggong Zhu;Xiaofu Sun;Jiayin Hu

  • Molybdenum-Bismuth Bimetallic Chalcogenide Nanosheets for Highly Efficient Electrocatalytic Reduction of Carbon Dioxide to Methanol.

    Xiaofu Sun;Qinggong Zhu;Xinchen Kang;Huizhen Liu

  • MoP Nanoparticles Supported on Indium-Doped Porous Carbon: Outstanding Catalysts for Highly Efficient CO2 Electroreduction

    Xiaofu Sun;Lu Lu;Qinggong Zhu;Congyi Wu

  • Efficient Reduction of CO2 into Formic Acid on a Lead or Tin Electrode using an Ionic Liquid Catholyte Mixture

    Qinggong Zhu;Jun Ma;Xinchen Kang;Xiaofu Sun

  • Very highly efficient reduction of CO2 to CH4 using metal-free N-doped carbon electrodes

    Xiaofu Sun;Xinchen Kang;Qinggong Zhu;Jun Ma

  • Water sorption in ionic liquids: kinetics, mechanisms and hydrophilicity

    Yuanyuan Cao;Yu Chen;Xiaofu Sun;Zhongmin Zhang

  • In situ dual doping for constructing efficient CO2-to-methanol electrocatalysts

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  • Highly Efficient Electroreduction of CO2 to C2+ Alcohols on Heterogeneous Dual Active Sites

    Chunjun Chen;Xupeng Yan;Shoujie Liu;Yahui Wu

  • Atomic Indium Catalysts for Switching CO2 Electroreduction Products from Formate to CO.

    Weiwei Guo;Xingxing Tan;Jiahui Bi;Liang Xu

  • Boosting CO2 electroreduction on N, P‐co‐doped carbon aerogels

    Chunjun Chen;Xiaofu Sun;Xupeng Yan;Yahui Wu

  • Highly Efficient CO2 Electroreduction to Methanol through Atomically Dispersed Sn Coupled with Defective CuO Catalysts

    Weiwei Guo;Shoujie Liu;Xingxing Tan;Ruizhi Wu

  • Synthesis of Functional Nanomaterials in Ionic Liquids.

    Xinchen Kang;Xiaofu Sun;Buxing Han

  • Preparation and characterization of regenerated cellulose from ionic liquid using different methods.

    Zhenghui Liu;Xiaofu Sun;Mingyang Hao;Chengyi Huang

  • Boosting CO2 Electroreduction over a Cadmium Single-Atom Catalyst by Tuning of the Axial Coordination Structure.

    Yahui Wu;Chunjun Chen;Xupeng Yan;Xiaofu Sun

  • Design of a Cu(I)/C-doped boron nitride electrocatalyst for efficient conversion of CO2 into acetic acid

    Xiaofu Sun;Qinggong Zhu;Xinchen Kang;Huizhen Liu

  • Aqueous CO 2 Reduction with High Efficiency Using α-Co(OH) 2 -Supported Atomic Ir Electrocatalysts.

    Xiaofu Sun;Chunjun Chen;Shoujie Liu;Song Hong

  • Ionic Liquid-Based electrolytes for CO2 electroreduction and CO2 electroorganic transformation

    Xingxing Tan;Xiaofu Sun;Buxing Han;Buxing Han

  • Hollow Metal-Organic-Framework-Mediated In Situ Architecture of Copper Dendrites for Enhanced CO2 Electroreduction.

    Qinggong Zhu;Dexin Yang;Dexin Yang;Huizhen Liu;Xiaofu Sun

Frequent Co-Authors

Buxing Han
Buxing Han Chinese Academy of Sciences
Qinggong Zhu
Qinggong Zhu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Tiancheng Mu
Tiancheng Mu Renmin University of China
Jun Ma
Jun Ma Harbin Institute of Technology
Huizhen Liu
Huizhen Liu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Lirong Zheng
Lirong Zheng Chinese Academy of Sciences
Guanying Yang
Guanying Yang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Haihong Wu
Haihong Wu East China Normal University
Zhaofu Zhang
Zhaofu Zhang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Zhimin Liu
Zhimin Liu Chinese Academy of Sciences

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Best Scientists Citing Xiaofu Sun

Buxing Han

Buxing Han

Chinese Academy of Sciences

Publications: 40

Tiancheng Mu

Tiancheng Mu

Renmin University of China

Publications: 39

Jianji Wang

Jianji Wang

Henan Normal University

Publications: 22

Zhenyu Sun

Zhenyu Sun

Beijing University of Chemical Technology

Publications: 21

Jieshan Qiu

Jieshan Qiu

Beijing University of Chemical Technology

Publications: 15

Qiang Xu

Qiang Xu

Kyoto University

Publications: 15

Suojiang Zhang

Suojiang Zhang

Chinese Academy of Sciences

Publications: 14

Licheng Sun

Licheng Sun

Royal Institute of Technology

Publications: 12

Huizhen Liu

Huizhen Liu

Chinese Academy of Sciences

Publications: 12

Lirong Zheng

Lirong Zheng

Chinese Academy of Sciences

Publications: 11

Michael Ruck

Michael Ruck

TU Dresden

Publications: 10

Jiujun Zhang

Jiujun Zhang

Shanghai University

Publications: 10

Yuhan Sun

Yuhan Sun

Chinese Academy of Sciences

Publications: 10

Hai-Long Jiang

Hai-Long Jiang

University of Science and Technology of China

Publications: 10

Thomas F. Jaramillo

Thomas F. Jaramillo

Stanford University

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Min Liu

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