2026 Zhengzong 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	57	7829	7569	2274	2266	123	28222

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Overview

Zhengzong Sun is affiliated with Fudan University in China and focuses on research in materials science, engineering, and energy. Their work spans multiple subfields including materials chemistry, renewable energy, sustainability, electrical and electronic engineering, catalysis, and biomedical engineering.

Their research primarily addresses topics such as 2D materials and applications, graphene research and applications, CO2 reduction techniques and catalysts, electrocatalysts for energy conversion, MXene and MAX phase materials, ammonia synthesis and nitrogen reduction, and advanced photocatalysis techniques.

Recent publications by Zhengzong Sun cover a range of subjects within these areas and include:

12-inch growth of uniform MoS2 monolayer for integrated circuit manufacture, 2023, Nature Materials
An in-memory computing architecture based on two-dimensional semiconductors for multiply-accumulate operations, 2021, Nature Communications
Single Faceted Two-Dimensional Mo₂C Electrocatalyst for Highly Efficient Nitrogen Fixation, 2020, ACS Catalysis
Wafer-scale functional circuits based on two dimensional semiconductors with fabrication optimized by machine learning, 2021, Nature Communications
CO₂ Reduction on Copper's Twin Boundary, 2020, ACS Catalysis

Zhengzong Sun has collaborated frequently with several researchers, notably Taishi Xiao, Wenzhong Bao, Peng Gong, Kun Ba, and Tong Ye. These partnerships reflect sustained teamwork in related fields.

Their publications are often featured in prominent scientific venues such as:

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
Carbon
Journal of the American Chemical Society
Nature Communications
ACS Catalysis

Best Publications

Improved Synthesis of Graphene Oxide

Daniela C. Marcano;Dmitry V. Kosynkin;Jacob M. Berlin;Alexander Sinitskii

13116
Citations
Growth of graphene from solid carbon sources

Zhengzong Sun;Zheng Yan;Jun Yao;Elvira Beitler

1655
Citations
Toward the synthesis of wafer-scale single-crystal graphene on copper foils.

Zheng Yan;Jian Lin;Zhiwei Peng;Zhengzong Sun

738
Citations
Reduction of graphene oxide via bacterial respiration.

Everett C. Salas;Zhengzong Sun;Andreas Lüttge;James M. Tour

662
Citations
High-yield organic dispersions of unfunctionalized graphene.

Christopher E. Hamilton;Jay R. Lomeda;Zhengzong Sun;James M. Tour

655
Citations
Lower-Defect Graphene Oxide Nanoribbons from Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes

Amanda L. Higginbotham;Dmitry V. Kosynkin;Alexander Sinitskii;Zhengzong Sun

648
Citations
A seamless three-dimensional carbon nanotube graphene hybrid material

Yu Zhu;Lei Li;Chenguang Zhang;Chenguang Zhang;Gilberto Casillas

635
Citations
Growth of graphene from food, insects, and waste.

Gedeng Ruan;Zhengzong Sun;Zhiwei Peng;James M. Tour

629
Citations
3D Printable Graphene Composite.

Xiaojun Wei;Dong Li;Wei Jiang;Wei Jiang;Zheming Gu

542
Citations
Resistive switches and memories from silicon oxide.

Jun Yao;Zhengzong Sun;Lin Zhong;Douglas Natelson

401
Citations
Two-dimensional non-volatile programmable p–n junctions

Dong Li;Mingyuan Chen;Zhengzong Sun;Peng Yu

392
Citations
Evolution of High-Temperature Superconductivity from a Low-T_{c} Phase Tuned by Carrier Concentration in FeSe Thin Flakes.

B. Lei;J. H. Cui;Z. J. Xiang;C. Shang

368
Citations
Rational design of hybrid graphene films for high-performance transparent electrodes.

Yu Zhu;Zhengzong Sun;Zheng Yan;Zhong Jin

355
Citations
Growth of bilayer graphene on insulating substrates.

Zheng Yan;Zhiwei Peng;Zhengzong Sun;Jun Yao

351
Citations
Direct growth of bilayer graphene on SiO₂ substrates by carbon diffusion through nickel.

Zhiwei Peng;Zheng Yan;Zhengzong Sun;James M. Tour

333
Citations
Graphene Chemistry: Synthesis and Manipulation

Zhengzong Sun;Dustin K. James;James M. Tour

304
Citations
Terahertz and Infrared Spectroscopy of Gated Large-Area Graphene

Lei Ren;Qi Zhang;Jun Yao;Zhengzong Sun

301
Citations
Highly Conductive Graphene Nanoribbons by Longitudinal Splitting of Carbon Nanotubes Using Potassium Vapor

Dmitry V. Kosynkin;Wei Lu;Alexander Sinitskii;Gorka Pera

281
Citations
Correction to Improved Synthesis of Graphene Oxide

Daniela C. Marcano;Dmitry V. Kosynkin;Jacob M. Berlin;Alexander Sinitskii

269
Citations
Layer-by-Layer Removal of Graphene for Device Patterning

Ayrat Dimiev;Dmitry V. Kosynkin;Alexander Sinitskii;Alexander Slesarev

263
Citations
Three-dimensional metal-graphene-nanotube multifunctional hybrid materials.

Zheng Yan;Lulu Ma;Yu Zhu;Indranil Lahiri

242
Citations