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Xinchen Wang

Xinchen Wang

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Chemistry
China
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 160 93 79 12 12 399 117315

Xinchen Wang publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Xinchen Wang between 1998 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Xinchen Wang published across 28 years, from 1998 to 2025, averaging 19.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 48 publications in 2023. 90 of the 536 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1998 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 48. Peak 48 publications in 2023. 1998: 1 publication 1999: 1 publication 2000: 0 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 0 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 10 publications 2005: 9 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 10 publications 2009: 12 publications 2010: 15 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 22 publications 2013: 16 publications 2014: 24 publications 2015: 31 publications 2016: 16 publications 2017: 33 publications 2018: 33 publications 2019: 40 publications 2020: 34 publications 2021: 34 publications 2022: 38 publications 2023: 48 publications 2024: 44 publications 2025: 46 publications
1998 2025

536 publications in total across all disciplines

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Xinchen Wang: publications per year, 1998 to 2025
Year Publications
1998 1
1999 1
2000 0
2001 1
2002 0
2003 0
2004 10
2005 9
2006 7
2007 2
2008 10
2009 12
2010 15
2011 9
2012 22
2013 16
2014 24
2015 31
2016 16
2017 33
2018 33
2019 40
2020 34
2021 34
2022 38
2023 48
2024 44
2025 46
Total 536
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Xinchen Wang 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 Xinchen Wang 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, 381–400 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: 399 publications — 80th percentile

80% 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
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
381–400 459 399
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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Xinchen Wang 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 Xinchen Wang 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, 159+ 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: 160 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% 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
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+ 98 160
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in China Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in China Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Chemistry in China Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in China Leader Award

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Catalysis
  • Organic chemistry
  • Oxygen

Xinchen Wang mostly deals with Photocatalysis, Carbon nitride, Graphitic carbon nitride, Nanotechnology and Catalysis. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Hydrogen production, Photochemistry, Redox and Hydrogen evolution. His Carbon nitride study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Hydrogen, Inorganic chemistry, Semiconductor and Chemical engineering, Graphene.

His Graphitic carbon nitride research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Doping and Green chemistry. Xinchen Wang has included themes like Oxide, Organic chemistry, Heterojunction and Photocatalytic water splitting in his Nanotechnology study. His Catalysis study deals with Reactivity intersecting with Zeolitic imidazolate framework, Cobalt, Imidazolate, Calcination and Analytical chemistry.

His most cited work include:

  • A metal-free polymeric photocatalyst for hydrogen production from water under visible light (6443 citations)
  • Polymeric Graphitic Carbon Nitride as a Heterogeneous Organocatalyst: From Photochemistry to Multipurpose Catalysis to Sustainable Chemistry (2077 citations)
  • Semiconductor heterojunction photocatalysts: design, construction, and photocatalytic performances (1926 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Photocatalysis, Carbon nitride, Chemical engineering, Catalysis and Photochemistry. Xinchen Wang has researched Photocatalysis in several fields, including Inorganic chemistry, Nanotechnology and Visible spectrum. His research on Carbon nitride also deals with topics like

  • Polymer which connect with Heptazine,
  • Semiconductor which intersects with area such as Heterojunction.

Xinchen Wang interconnects Hydrogen production, Hydrogen and Photoredox catalysis in the investigation of issues within Chemical engineering. His Catalysis research incorporates elements of Cobalt, Redox and Polymerization. He combines subjects such as Covalent bond, Triazine, Molecule and Aqueous solution with his study of Photochemistry.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Photocatalysis (69.67%)
  • Carbon nitride (45.35%)
  • Chemical engineering (37.54%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2017-2021)?

  • Photocatalysis (69.67%)
  • Carbon nitride (45.35%)
  • Chemical engineering (37.54%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His scientific interests lie mostly in Photocatalysis, Carbon nitride, Chemical engineering, Catalysis and Carbon. His Photocatalysis study incorporates themes from Nanotechnology, Semiconductor, Polymer, Photochemistry and Visible spectrum. His Graphitic carbon nitride research extends to the thematically linked field of Nanotechnology.

His studies in Carbon nitride integrate themes in fields like Copolymer, Nanosheet, Boron, Charge carrier and Nitride. His Chemical engineering research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Hydrogen production, Photoredox catalysis, Polymerization and Water splitting. The Catalysis study combines topics in areas such as Cobalt and Redox.

Between 2017 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Crystalline Carbon Nitride Semiconductors for Photocatalytic Water Splitting. (182 citations)
  • Black Phosphorus and Polymeric Carbon Nitride Heterostructure for Photoinduced Molecular Oxygen Activation (181 citations)
  • Ionothermal Synthesis of Triazine-Heptazine-Based Copolymers with Apparent Quantum Yields of 60 % at 420 nm for Solar Hydrogen Production from "Sea Water". (168 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Organic chemistry
  • Catalysis
  • Oxygen

Xinchen Wang mainly investigates Photocatalysis, Carbon nitride, Chemical engineering, Visible spectrum and Photochemistry. His work carried out in the field of Photocatalysis brings together such families of science as Quantum yield, Nanotechnology, Semiconductor and Polymer. His research in Carbon nitride intersects with topics in Tin oxide, Water splitting, Calcination, Carbon and Quantum efficiency.

His studies deal with areas such as Hydrogen production, Polymerization, Boron and Charge carrier as well as Chemical engineering. His study in Visible spectrum is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Alcohol oxidation, Catalysis, Nanoparticle and Band gap. His Photochemistry study combines topics in areas such as Acetylacetone, Denticity, Chelation and Resonance.

Best Publications

  • A metal-free polymeric photocatalyst for hydrogen production from water under visible light

    Xinchen Wang;Kazuhiko Maeda;Arne Thomas;Kazuhiro Takanabe

  • Semiconductor heterojunction photocatalysts: design, construction, and photocatalytic performances

    Huanli Wang;Lisha Zhang;Zhigang Chen;Junqing Hu

  • Polymeric Graphitic Carbon Nitride as a Heterogeneous Organocatalyst: From Photochemistry to Multipurpose Catalysis to Sustainable Chemistry

    Yong Wang;Xinchen Wang;Markus Antonietti

  • Exfoliated Graphitic Carbon Nitride Nanosheets as Efficient Catalysts for Hydrogen Evolution Under Visible Light

    Shubin Yang;Yongji Gong;Jinshui Zhang;Liang Zhan

  • Polymer semiconductors for artificial photosynthesis: hydrogen evolution by mesoporous graphitic carbon nitride with visible light.

    Xinchen Wang;Kazuhiko Maeda;Xiufang Chen;Kazuhiro Takanabe

  • Polymeric Graphitic Carbon Nitride for Heterogeneous Photocatalysis

    Xinchen Wang;Siegfried Blechert;Markus Antonietti

  • Synthesis of a carbon nitride structure for visible-light catalysis by copolymerization

    Jinshui Zhang;Xiufang Chen;Kazuhiro Takanabe;Kazuhiko Maeda

  • Fe-g-C3N4-Catalyzed Oxidation of Benzene to Phenol Using Hydrogen Peroxide and Visible Light

    Xiufang Chen;Jinshui Zhang;Xianzhi Fu;Markus Antonietti

  • Graphitic Carbon Nitride Polymers toward Sustainable Photoredox Catalysis.

    Yun Zheng;Lihua Lin;Bo Wang;Xinchen Wang

  • Metal‐Containing Carbon Nitride Compounds: A New Functional Organic–Metal Hybrid Material

    Xinchen Wang;Xiufang Chen;Arne Thomas;Xianzhi Fu

  • mpg-C3N4-Catalyzed Selective Oxidation of Alcohols Using O2 and Visible Light

    Fangzheng Su;Smitha C. Mathew;Grzegorz Lipner;Xianzhi Fu

  • Two-dimensional covalent carbon nitride nanosheets: synthesis, functionalization, and applications

    Jinshui Zhang;Yan Chen;Xinchen Wang

  • Bioinspired hollow semiconductor nanospheres as photosynthetic nanoparticles

    Jianhua Sun;Jinshui Zhang;Mingwen Zhang;Markus Antonietti

  • Graphene‐Based Carbon Nitride Nanosheets as Efficient Metal‐Free Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Reduction Reactions

    Shubin Yang;Xinliang Feng;Xinchen Wang;Klaus Müllen

  • Overall water splitting by Pt/g-C3N4 photocatalysts without using sacrificial agents

    Guigang Zhang;Zhi An Lan;Lihua Lin;Sen Lin

  • Iodine Modified Carbon Nitride Semiconductors as Visible Light Photocatalysts for Hydrogen Evolution

    Guigang Zhang;Mingwen Zhang;Xinxin Ye;Xiaoqing Qiu

  • Tri-s-triazine-Based Crystalline Graphitic Carbon Nitrides for Highly Efficient Hydrogen Evolution Photocatalysis

    Lihua Lin;Honghui Ou;Yongfan Zhang;Xinchen Wang

  • Polycondensation of thiourea into carbon nitride semiconductors as visible light photocatalysts

    Guigang Zhang;Jinshui Zhang;Mingwen Zhang;Xinchen Wang

  • Crumpled Nitrogen‐Doped Graphene Nanosheets with Ultrahigh Pore Volume for High‐Performance Supercapacitor

    Zhenhai Wen;Xinchen Wang;Shun Mao;Zheng Bo

  • Nanospherical Carbon Nitride Frameworks with Sharp Edges Accelerating Charge Collection and Separation at a Soft Photocatalytic Interface

    Jinshui Zhang;Mingwen Zhang;Can Yang;Xinchen Wang

  • Functional carbon nitride materials — design strategies for electrochemical devices

    Fabian K. Kessler;Yun Zheng;Dana Schwarz;Christoph Merschjann

Frequent Co-Authors

Markus Antonietti
Markus Antonietti Max Planck Society
Guigang Zhang
Guigang Zhang Fuzhou University
Xianzhi Fu
Xianzhi Fu Fuzhou University
Jinshui Zhang
Jinshui Zhang Fuzhou University
Yidong Hou
Yidong Hou Fuzhou University
Jimmy C. Yu
Jimmy C. Yu Chinese University of Hong Kong
Zhengxin Ding
Zhengxin Ding Fuzhou University
Maria-Magdalena Titirici
Maria-Magdalena Titirici Imperial College London
Sen Lin
Sen Lin Fuzhou University
Kazunari Domen
Kazunari Domen University of Tokyo

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