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Materials Science

D-Index
67
Citations
22863
World Ranking
5012
National Ranking
1551

Chemistry

D-Index
67
Citations
23401
World Ranking
6760
National Ranking
1208

Yongfu Sun 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 Yongfu Sun sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 106 publications — 4th percentile

4% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more.

Yongfu Sun 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 Yongfu Sun sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 67 D-Index — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.

Overview

Yongfu Sun is affiliated with the University of Science and Technology of China in China. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Energy and Materials Science, contributing extensively to topics such as CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts, Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, and Catalytic Processes in Materials Science.

Their work is frequently published in several prominent scientific venues, including:

  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Nano Letters
  • Science China Chemistry

Yongfu Sun collaborates regularly with a core group of coauthors, which includes:

  • Yi Xie
  • Junfa Zhu
  • Li Li
  • Yang Pan
  • Kai Zheng

Their research covers several specialized subfields such as Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Materials Chemistry, Catalysis, Process Chemistry and Technology, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Among the recent papers associated with Yongfu Sun are several significant publications:

  • Rational design of electrocatalytic carbon dioxide reduction for a zero-carbon network (2022, Chemical Society Reviews)
  • Photocatalytic Conversion of Waste Plastics into C2 Fuels under Simulated Natural Environment Conditions (2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition)
  • Fundamentals and challenges of ultrathin 2D photocatalysts in boosting CO2 photoreduction (2020, Chemical Society Reviews)
  • Ultrastable and Efficient Visible-light-driven CO2 Reduction Triggered by Regenerative Oxygen-Vacancies in Bi2O2CO3 Nanosheets (2021, Angewandte Chemie International Edition)
  • Progress and perspective for conversion of plastic wastes into valuable chemicals (2022, Chemical Society Reviews)

Yongfu Sun's main research topics include:

  • CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Ionic liquids properties and applications
  • Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions

Best Publications

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

    Shan Gao;Yue Lin;Xingchen Jiao;Yongfu Sun

  • Selective visible-light-driven photocatalytic CO 2 reduction to CH 4 mediated by atomically thin CuIn 5 S 8 layers

    Xiaodong Li;Yongfu Sun;Jiaqi Xu;Yanjie Shao

  • Oxygen vacancies confined in ultrathin indium oxide porous sheets for promoted visible-light water splitting.

    Fengcai Lei;Yongfu Sun;Katong Liu;Shan Gao

  • Atomically-thin two-dimensional sheets for understanding active sites in catalysis

    Yongfu Sun;Shan Gao;Fengcai Lei;Yi Xie

  • 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

  • Freestanding Tin Disulfide Single‐Layers Realizing Efficient Visible‐Light Water Splitting

    Yongfu Sun;Hao Cheng;Shan Gao;Zhihu Sun

  • Metallic tin quantum sheets confined in graphene toward high-efficiency carbon dioxide electroreduction.

    Fengcai Lei;Wei Liu;Yongfu Sun;Jiaqi Xu

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

    Ju Wu;Xiaodong Li;Wen Shi;Peiquan Ling

  • Highly Efficient and Exceptionally Durable CO2 Photoreduction to Methanol over Freestanding Defective Single-unit-cell Bismuth Vanadate Layers.

    Shan Gao;Bingchuan Gu;Xingchen Jiao;Yongfu Sun

  • Fabrication of flexible and freestanding zinc chalcogenide single layers

    Yongfu Sun;Zhihu Sun;Shan Gao;Hao Cheng

  • Ultrathin Co3O4 Layers Realizing Optimized CO2 Electroreduction to Formate

    Shan Gao;Xingchen Jiao;Zhongti Sun;Wenhua Zhang

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

    Xingchen Jiao;Xiaodong Li;Xiuyu Jin;Yongfu Sun

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

    Shan Gao;Zhongti Sun;Wei Liu;Xingchen Jiao

  • Efficient and Robust Carbon Dioxide Electroreduction Enabled by Atomically Dispersed Sn δ + Sites.

    Xiaolong Zu;Xiaodong Li;Wei Liu;Yongfu Sun

  • Single Unit Cell Bismuth Tungstate Layers Realizing Robust Solar CO2 Reduction to Methanol

    Liang Liang;Fengcai Lei;Shan Gao;Yongfu Sun

  • Pits confined in ultrathin cerium(IV) oxide for studying catalytic centers in carbon monoxide oxidation

    Yongfu Sun;Qinghua Liu;Shan Gao;Hao Cheng

  • Photocatalytic Conversion of Waste Plastics into C2 Fuels under Simulated Natural Environment Conditions

    Xingchen Jiao;Kai Zheng;Qingxia Chen;Xiaodong Li

  • Fundamentals and challenges of ultrathin 2D photocatalysts in boosting CO2 photoreduction

    Xingchen Jiao;Kai Zheng;Liang Liang;Xiaodong Li

  • Atomically-thin non-layered cobalt oxide porous sheets for highly efficient oxygen-evolving electrocatalysts

    Yongfu Sun;Shan Gao;Fengcai Lei;Jiawei Liu

  • Ultrahigh energy density realized by a single-layer β-Co(OH)2 all-solid-state asymmetric supercapacitor.

    Shan Gao;Yongfu Sun;Fengcai Lei;Liang Liang

  • Infrared Light-Driven CO2 Overall Splitting at Room Temperature

    Liang Liang;Xiaodong Li;Yongfu Sun;Yuanlong Tan

  • Atomically-thick two-dimensional crystals: electronic structure regulation and energy device construction

    Yongfu Sun;Shan Gao;Yi Xie

  • Atomically Thick Bismuth Selenide Freestanding Single Layers Achieving Enhanced Thermoelectric Energy Harvesting

    Yongfu Sun;Hao Cheng;Shan Gao;Qinghua Liu

Frequent Co-Authors

Yi Xie
Yi Xie University of Science and Technology of China
Shiqiang Wei
Shiqiang Wei University of Science and Technology of China
Junfa Zhu
Junfa Zhu University of Science and Technology of China
Chengming Wang
Chengming Wang University of Science and Technology of China
Wensheng Yan
Wensheng Yan University of Science and Technology of China
Changzheng Wu
Changzheng Wu University of Science and Technology of China
Bicai Pan
Bicai Pan University of Science and Technology of China
Tao Yao
Tao Yao University of Science and Technology of China
Zhihu Sun
Zhihu Sun University of Science and Technology of China
Qinghua Liu
Qinghua Liu University of Science and Technology of China

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