2026 Zaicheng Sun: 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	70	4380	4237	1368	1362	191	20235

Overview

Zaicheng Sun is affiliated with Beijing University of Technology in China. Their research primarily spans the fields of Materials Science and Energy, with significant contributions in related subfields such as Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Catalysis, and Organic Chemistry.

The scientist's work focuses on various topics within these areas, including:

Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
Carbon and Quantum Dots Applications
Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction
Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
Copper-based nanomaterials and applications
Perovskite Materials and Applications

Zaicheng Sun has published multiple papers in recurrent venues such as:

Applied Catalysis B: Environmental (9 publications)
Nano Research (7 publications)
Chemical Engineering Journal (4 publications)
Science China Materials (4 publications)
Angewandte Chemie International Edition (3 publications)

Selected recent papers include:

"Enhanced photocatalytic N2 fixation via defective and fluoride modified TiO2 surface" (2020, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental)
"Formation and fluorescent mechanism of red emissive carbon dots from o-phenylenediamine and catechol system" (2022, Light Science & Applications)
"Recent advances of carbon dots as new antimicrobial agents" (2022, SmartMat)
"Photocatalyst for High-Performance H₂ Production: Ga-Doped Polymeric Carbon Nitride" (2021, Angewandte Chemie International Edition)
"The Formation Process and Mechanism of Carbon Dots Prepared from Aromatic Compounds as Precursors: A Review" (2023, Small)

Collaborations are a significant aspect of Zaicheng Sun's work, with frequent co-authors including:

Dan Qu (36 joint publications)
Xiayan Wang (32 joint publications)
Li An (28 joint publications)
Xupeng Zong (18 joint publications)
Lijuan Niu (15 joint publications)

Best Publications

Compound core-shell polymer nanofibers by co-electrospinning

Zaicheng Sun;Eyal Zussman;Alexander L. Yarin;Joachim H. Wendorff

1528
Citations
Highly luminescent S, N co-doped graphene quantum dots with broad visible absorption bands for visible light photocatalysts.

Dan Qu;Min Zheng;Peng Du;Yue Zhou

1221
Citations
Synthesis of Carbon Dots with Multiple Color Emission by Controlled Graphitization and Surface Functionalization.

Xiang Miao;Xiang Miao;Dan Qu;Dongxue Yang;Bing Nie

1216
Citations
Formation mechanism and optimization of highly luminescent N-doped graphene quantum dots

Dan Qu;Min Zheng;Ligong Zhang;Haifeng Zhao

983
Citations
On Off On Fluorescent Carbon Dot Nanosensor for Recognition of Chromium(VI) and Ascorbic Acid Based on the Inner Filter Effect

Min Zheng;Zhigang Xie;Dan Qu;Di Li

796
Citations
Oxygen Vacancy Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity of Pervoskite SrTiO3

Huaqiao Tan;Zhao Zhao;Wan-bin Zhu;Eric N. Coker

789
Citations
Fast response and high sensitivity europium metal organic framework fluorescent probe with chelating terpyridine sites for Fe3

Min Zheng;Huaqiao Tan;Zhigang Xie;Ligong Zhang

660
Citations
Integrating Oxaliplatin with Highly Luminescent Carbon Dots: An Unprecedented Theranostic Agent for Personalized Medicine

Min Zheng;Shi Liu;Jing Li;Dan Qu

606
Citations
Self-Targeting Fluorescent Carbon Dots for Diagnosis of Brain Cancer Cells

Min Zheng;Min Zheng;Shaobo Ruan;Shi Liu;Tingting Sun

584
Citations
Red Emissive Sulfur, Nitrogen Codoped Carbon Dots and Their Application in Ion Detection and Theraonostics

Xiang Miao;Xinlong Yan;Dan Qu;Dan Qu;Dabing Li

459
Citations
A facile and versatile method for preparation of colored TiO2 with enhanced solar-driven photocatalytic activity.

Huaqiao Tan;Zhao Zhao;Mang Niu;Chengyu Mao

459
Citations
Tailoring color emissions from N-doped graphene quantum dots for bioimaging applications

Dan Qu;Min Zheng;Jing Li;Zhigang Xie

451
Citations
Consciously Constructing Heterojunction or Direct Z-Scheme Photocatalysts by Regulating Electron Flow Direction

Wenshuai Jiang;Xupeng Zong;Li An;Shixin Hua

365
Citations
Three Colors Emission from S,N Co‐doped Graphene Quantum Dots for Visible Light H2 Production and Bioimaging

Dan Qu;Zaicheng Sun;Min Zheng;Jing Li

334
Citations
Highly efficient p-type Cu3P/n-type g-C3N4 photocatalyst through Z-scheme charge transfer route

Shixin Hua;Dan Qu;Li An;Wenshuai Jiang

290
Citations
Magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles as T1 contrast agents for magnetic resonance imaging

Yuping Bao;Yuping Bao;Jennifer Sherwood;Zaicheng Sun

250
Citations
Formation and fluorescent mechanism of red emissive carbon dots from o-phenylenediamine and catechol system

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238
Citations
The formation mechanism and fluorophores of carbon dots synthesized via a bottom-up route

Dan Qu;Zaicheng Sun

234
Citations
Recent advances of carbon dots as new antimicrobial agents

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227
Citations
Surface Defects Enhanced Visible Light Photocatalytic H2 Production for Zn-Cd-S Solid Solution.

Xiaoyan Zhang;Zhao Zhao;Wanwan Zhang;Guoqiang Zhang

219
Citations
Reduced TiO2 rutile nanorods with well-defined facets and their visible-light photocatalytic activity

Zhao Zhao;Huaqiao Tan;Haifeng Zhao;Yang Lv

171
Citations
Effect of defects on photocatalytic activity of rutile TiO2 nanorods

Zhao Zhao;Xiaoyan Zhang;Guoqiang Zhang;Zhenyu Liu

168
Citations