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Chemistry
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2025

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 99 1302 1155 39 38 169 56538

Yao Zheng publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Yao Zheng between 2007 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Yao Zheng published across 20 years, from 2007 to 2026, averaging 14.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 43 publications in 2023. 48 of the 283 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2007 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 43. Peak 43 publications in 2023. 2007: 1 publication 2008: 5 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 3 publications 2011: 1 publication 2012: 6 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 9 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 11 publications 2018: 18 publications 2019: 22 publications 2020: 14 publications 2021: 17 publications 2022: 24 publications 2023: 43 publications 2024: 31 publications 2025: 42 publications 2026: 6 publications
2007 2026

283 publications in total across all disciplines

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Yao Zheng: publications per year, 2007 to 2026
Year Publications
2007 1
2008 5
2009 4
2010 3
2011 1
2012 6
2013 7
2014 9
2015 9
2016 10
2017 11
2018 18
2019 22
2020 14
2021 17
2022 24
2023 43
2024 31
2025 42
2026 6
Total 283
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Yao Zheng 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 Yao Zheng 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, 161–180 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: 169 publications — 21st percentile

21% 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 1,350 169
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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Yao Zheng 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 Yao Zheng 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, 98–99 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: 99 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% 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 99
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Australia Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Australia Leader Award

Overview

Yao Zheng is affiliated with the University of Adelaide in Australia and has contributed extensively to research in energy and engineering fields. Their work predominantly focuses on renewable energy, sustainability, catalysis, materials chemistry, and electrochemistry.

Their research covers several subfields including renewable energy, sustainability and the environment; electrical and electronic engineering; catalysis; materials chemistry; and electrochemistry. The main topics of study involve electrocatalysts for energy conversion, CO2 reduction techniques and catalysts, advanced battery technologies research, advanced photocatalysis techniques, fuel cells and related materials, ammonia synthesis and nitrogen reduction, and ionic liquids properties and applications.

Yao Zheng has coauthored numerous publications with frequent collaborators such as Shi-Zhang Qiao, Yan Jiao, Mietek Jaroniec, Kenneth Davey, and Cheng Tang.

The scientist has published in key venues including:

  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Nature Communications
  • ACS Catalysis

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Yao Zheng include:

  • "Tailoring Acidic Oxygen Reduction Selectivity on Single-Atom Catalysts via Modification of First and Second Coordination Spheres," 2021, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "Nickel ferrocyanide as a high-performance urea oxidation electrocatalyst," 2021, Nature Energy
  • "Electrocatalytic Refinery for Sustainable Production of Fuels and Chemicals," 2021, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "Short-Range Ordered Iridium Single Atoms Integrated into Cobalt Oxide Spinel Structure for Highly Efficient Electrocatalytic Water Oxidation," 2021, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "Boosting electrocatalytic CO2-to-ethanol production via asymmetric C-C coupling," 2022, Nature Communications

Best Publications

  • Design of electrocatalysts for oxygen- and hydrogen-involving energy conversion reactions

    Yan Jiao;Yao Zheng;Mietek Jaroniec;Shi Zhang Qiao;Shi Zhang Qiao

  • Hydrogen evolution by a metal-free electrocatalyst

    Yao Zheng;Yan Jiao;Yihan Zhu;Lu Hua Li

  • Advancing the Electrochemistry of the Hydrogen-Evolution Reaction through Combining Experiment and Theory

    Yao Zheng;Yan Jiao;Mietek Jaroniec;Shi Zhang Qiao

  • Emerging Two-Dimensional Nanomaterials for Electrocatalysis

    Huanyu Jin;Chunxian Guo;Xin Liu;Jinlong Liu

  • Graphitic carbon nitride materials: controllable synthesis and applications in fuel cells and photocatalysis

    Yao Zheng;Jian Liu;Ji Liang;Ji Liang;Mietek Jaroniec

  • The Hydrogen Evolution Reaction in Alkaline Solution: From Theory, Single Crystal Models, to Practical Electrocatalysts.

    Yao Zheng;Yan Jiao;Anthony Vasileff;Shi-Zhang Qiao;Shi-Zhang Qiao

  • Two-step boron and nitrogen doping in graphene for enhanced synergistic catalysis.

    Yao Zheng;Yan Jiao;Yan Jiao;Lei Ge;Mietek Jaroniec

  • Molecule-Level g-C3N4 Coordinated Transition Metals as a New Class of Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Electrode Reactions

    Yao Zheng;Yan Jiao;Yihan Zhu;Qiran Cai

  • Origin of the electrocatalytic oxygen reduction activity of graphene-based catalysts: a roadmap to achieve the best performance.

    Yan Jiao;Yao Zheng;Yao Zheng;Mietek Jaroniec;Shi Zhang Qiao

  • Activity origin and catalyst design principles for electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution on heteroatom-doped graphene

    Yan Jiao;Yao Zheng;Kenneth Davey;Shi-Zhang Qiao

  • Toward Design of Synergistically Active Carbon-Based Catalysts for Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution

    Yao Zheng;Yan Jiao;Lu Hua Li;Tan Xing

  • Nanoporous Graphitic-C3N4@Carbon Metal-Free Electrocatalysts for Highly Efficient Oxygen Reduction

    Yao Zheng;Yan Jiao;Jun Chen;Jian Liu

  • High Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution Activity of an Anomalous Ruthenium Catalyst

    Yao Zheng;Yan Jiao;Yihan Zhu;Lu Hua Li

  • Surface and interface engineering of noble-metal-free electrocatalysts for efficient energy conversion processes

    Yun Pei Zhu;Chunxian Guo;Yao Zheng;Shi-Zhang Qiao

  • Understanding the Roadmap for Electrochemical Reduction of CO2 to Multi-Carbon Oxygenates and Hydrocarbons on Copper-Based Catalysts

    Yao Zheng;Anthony Vasileff;Xianlong Zhou;Yan Jiao

  • Building Up a Picture of the Electrocatalytic Nitrogen Reduction Activity of Transition Metal Single-Atom Catalysts.

    Xin Liu;Yan Jiao;Yao Zheng;Mietek Jaroniec

  • Surface and Interface Engineering in Copper-Based Bimetallic Materials for Selective CO2 Electroreduction

    Anthony Vasileff;Chaochen Xu;Yan Jiao;Yao Zheng

  • Facile Oxygen Reduction on a Three‐Dimensionally Ordered Macroporous Graphitic C3N4/Carbon Composite Electrocatalyst

    Ji Liang;Yao Zheng;Jun Chen;Jian Liu

  • Transition-Metal-Doped RuIr Bifunctional Nanocrystals for Overall Water Splitting in Acidic Environments.

    Jieqiong Shan;Tao Ling;Kenneth Davey;Yao Zheng

  • Nanostructured metal-free electrochemical catalysts for highly efficient oxygen reduction.

    Yao Zheng;Yan Jiao;Mietek Jaroniec;Yonggang Jin

Frequent Co-Authors

Shi-Zhang Qiao
Shi-Zhang Qiao University of Adelaide
Yan Jiao
Yan Jiao University of Adelaide
Mietek Jaroniec
Mietek Jaroniec Kent State University
Anthony Vasileff
Anthony Vasileff University of Adelaide
Kenneth Davey
Kenneth Davey University of Adelaide
Zongping Shao
Zongping Shao Curtin University
Ran Ran
Ran Ran Nanjing Tech University
Cheng Tang
Cheng Tang Tsinghua University
Yihan Zhu
Yihan Zhu Zhejiang University of Technology
Lei Ge
Lei Ge University of Southern Queensland

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