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54
Citations
9934
World Ranking
8944
National Ranking
2557

Zhenghua Tang 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 Zhenghua Tang sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 161 publications — 17th percentile

17% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Zhenghua Tang 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 Zhenghua Tang sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 54 D-Index — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Zhenghua Tang is affiliated with the South China University of Technology in China. Their research primarily focuses on materials science and energy, with significant contributions in subfields such as materials chemistry, renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, electrical and electronic engineering, electronic, optical and magnetic materials, and catalysis.

The scientist's work covers main topics including nanocluster synthesis and applications, electrocatalysts for energy conversion, advanced nanomaterials in catalysis, advanced battery technologies research, gold and silver nanoparticles synthesis and applications, advanced photocatalysis techniques, and catalytic processes in materials science.

Frequent publication venues for Tang include The Cambridge Structural Database, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Chemical Science, and Nano Research. These venues have hosted multiple publications by the researcher, indicating a sustained focus on materials chemistry and related energy fields.

Frequent coauthors who have collaborated extensively with Zhenghua Tang are:

  • Lubing Qin
  • Guanyu Ma
  • Qing Tang
  • Likai Wang
  • Xiaoshuang Ma

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Tang include:

  • Single-atom catalyst for high-performance methanol oxidation (2021, Nature Communications)
  • Homoleptic Alkynyl-Protected Ag15 Nanocluster with Atomic Precision: Structural Analysis and Electrocatalytic Performance toward CO2 Reduction (2021, Angewandte Chemie International Edition)
  • Cobalt phosphide supported by two-dimensional molybdenum carbide (MXene) for the hydrogen evolution reaction, oxygen evolution reaction, and overall water splitting (2021, Journal of Materials Chemistry A)
  • Molecular metal nanoclusters for ORR, HER and OER: Achievements, opportunities and challenges (2021, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy)
  • Electrochemical NO3- Reduction Catalyzed by Atomically Precise Ag30Pd4 Bimetallic Nanocluster: Synergistic Catalysis or Tandem Catalysis? (2023, ACS Nano)

Best Publications

  • Mesoporous N-Doped Carbons Prepared with Thermally Removable Nanoparticle Templates: An Efficient Electrocatalyst for Oxygen Reduction Reaction

    Wenhan Niu;Ligui Li;Xiaojun Liu;Nan Wang

  • Ultrahigh‐Performance Pseudocapacitor Electrodes Based on Transition Metal Phosphide Nanosheets Array via Phosphorization: A General and Effective Approach

    Kai Zhou;Weijia Zhou;Linjing Yang;Jia Lu

  • N-Doped Carbon-Wrapped Cobalt Nanoparticles on N-Doped Graphene Nanosheets for High-Efficiency Hydrogen Production

    Weijia Zhou;Jian Zhou;Yucheng Zhou;Jia Lu

  • CoSe2 nanoparticles embedded defective carbon nanotubes derived from MOFs as efficient electrocatalyst for hydrogen evolution reaction

    Weijia Zhou;Weijia Zhou;Jia Lu;Kai Zhou;Linjing Yang

  • Porous metallic MoO2-supported MoS2 nanosheets for enhanced electrocatalytic activity in the hydrogen evolution reaction

    Linjing Yang;Weijia Zhou;Dongman Hou;Kai Zhou

  • Hierarchical spheres constructed by defect-rich MoS2/carbon nanosheets for efficient electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution

    Linjing Yang;Weijia Zhou;Jia Lu;Dongman Hou

  • Graphitic Nitrogen Is Responsible for Oxygen Electroreduction on Nitrogen-Doped Carbons in Alkaline Electrolytes: Insights from Activity Attenuation Studies and Theoretical Calculations

    Nan Wang;Bingzhang Lu;Ligui Li;Ligui Li;Wenhan Niu

  • MoS2 nanosheet-coated CoS2 nanowire arrays on carbon cloth as three-dimensional electrodes for efficient electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution

    Jilin Huang;Dongman Hou;Yucheng Zhou;Weijia Zhou

  • Single-atom catalyst for high-performance methanol oxidation

    Zhiqi Zhang;Jiapeng Liu;Jian Wang;Qi Wang

  • Removal of heavy metal ions from aqueous solution by zeolite synthesized from fly ash.

    Kuang He;Yuancai Chen;Zhenghua Tang;Yongyou Hu

  • Core–Shell Nanocomposites Based on Gold Nanoparticle@Zinc–Iron-Embedded Porous Carbons Derived from Metal–Organic Frameworks as Efficient Dual Catalysts for Oxygen Reduction and Hydrogen Evolution Reactions

    Jia Lu;Weijia Zhou;Likai Wang;Jin Jia

  • Sulfur and nitrogen self-doped carbon nanosheets derived from peanut root nodules as high-efficiency non-metal electrocatalyst for hydrogen evolution reaction

    Yucheng Zhou;Yanhua Leng;Yanhua Leng;Weijia Zhou;Jilin Huang

  • Comparative study of materials-binding peptide interactions with gold and silver surfaces and nanostructures: A thermodynamic basis for biological selectivity of inorganic materials

    J. Pablo Palafox-Hernandez;Zhenghua Tang;Zak E. Hughes;Yue Li

  • Biomolecular Recognition Principles for Bionanocombinatorics: An Integrated Approach To Elucidate Enthalpic and Entropic Factors

    Zhenghua Tang;J. Pablo Palafox-Hernandez;Wing Cheung Law;Zak E. Hughes

  • Total Water Splitting Catalyzed by Co@Ir Core–Shell Nanoparticles Encapsulated in Nitrogen-Doped Porous Carbon Derived from Metal–Organic Frameworks

    Dongliang Li;Zhuo Zong;Zhenghua Tang;Zhen Liu

  • Metal Nickel Foam as an Efficient and Stable Electrode for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction in Acidic Electrolyte under Reasonable Overpotentials.

    Jia Lu;Tanli Xiong;Weijia Zhou;Linjing Yang

  • Bioreduction of Precious Metals by Microorganism: Efficient Gold@N-Doped Carbon Electrocatalysts for the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction

    Weijia Zhou;Weijia Zhou;Tanli Xiong;Chaohong Shi;Jian Zhou

  • Homoleptic Alkynyl-protected Ag15 Nanocluster with Atomic Precision: Structural Analysis and Electrocatalytic Performance toward CO2 Reduction

    Lubing Qin;Fang Sun;Xiaoshuang Ma;Guanyu Ma

  • Porous Carbon-Supported Gold Nanoparticles for Oxygen Reduction Reaction: Effects of Nanoparticle Size

    Likai Wang;Zhenghua Tang;Wei Yan;Hongyu Yang

  • Mixed dithiolate durene-DT and monothiolate phenylethanethiolate protected Au130 nanoparticles with discrete core and core-ligand energy states.

    Zhenghua Tang;Donald A. Robinson;Nadia Bokossa;Bin Xu

  • Electrochemical NO3- Reduction Catalyzed by Atomically Precise Ag30Pd4 Bimetallic Nanocluster: Synergistic Catalysis or Tandem Catalysis?

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  • Graphene Composites with Cobalt Sulfide: Efficient Trifunctional Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Reversible Catalysis and Hydrogen Production in the Same Electrolyte

    Nan Wang;Ligui Li;Dengke Zhao;Xiongwu Kang

Frequent Co-Authors

Shaowei Chen
Shaowei Chen University of California, Santa Cruz
Ligui Li
Ligui Li South China University of Technology
Weijia Zhou
Weijia Zhou University of Jinan
Paras N. Prasad
Paras N. Prasad University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Mark T. Swihart
Mark T. Swihart University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Marc R. Knecht
Marc R. Knecht University of Miami
Tiffany R. Walsh
Tiffany R. Walsh Deakin University
Francesco Ciucci
Francesco Ciucci Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Zhiming Cui
Zhiming Cui South China University of Technology
Yongyou Hu
Yongyou Hu South China University of Technology

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