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D-Index
40
Citations
8878
World Ranking
7191
National Ranking
1317

Zhenkun Sun publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Zhenkun Sun sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 62 publications — 1st percentile

1% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

Zhenkun Sun D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Zhenkun Sun sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index: 59 scientists 31 D-Index: 114 scientists 32 D-Index: 129 scientists 33 D-Index: 189 scientists 34 D-Index: 200 scientists 35 D-Index: 262 scientists 36 D-Index: 311 scientists 37 D-Index: 312 scientists 38 D-Index: 350 scientists 39 D-Index: 385 scientists 40 D-Index: 348 scientists 41 D-Index: 362 scientists 42 D-Index: 426 scientists 43 D-Index: 380 scientists 44 D-Index: 310 scientists 45 D-Index: 341 scientists 46 D-Index: 301 scientists 47 D-Index: 306 scientists 48 D-Index: 271 scientists 49 D-Index: 246 scientists 50 D-Index: 210 scientists 51 D-Index: 253 scientists 52 D-Index: 213 scientists 53 D-Index: 221 scientists 54 D-Index: 195 scientists 55 D-Index: 186 scientists 56 D-Index: 170 scientists 57 D-Index: 167 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 144 scientists 60 D-Index: 152 scientists 61 D-Index: 141 scientists 62 D-Index: 138 scientists 63 D-Index: 131 scientists 64 D-Index: 118 scientists 65 D-Index: 114 scientists 66 D-Index: 119 scientists 67 D-Index: 95 scientists 68 D-Index: 87 scientists 69 D-Index: 77 scientists 70 D-Index: 89 scientists 71 D-Index: 69 scientists 72 D-Index: 54 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 55 scientists 75 D-Index: 54 scientists 76 D-Index: 49 scientists 77 D-Index: 53 scientists 78 D-Index: 46 scientists 79 D-Index: 28 scientists 80 D-Index: 39 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 24 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 36 scientists 85 D-Index: 18 scientists 86 D-Index: 25 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 26 scientists 89 D-Index: 27 scientists 90 D-Index: 23 scientists 91 D-Index: 15 scientists 92 D-Index: 12 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 15 scientists 95 D-Index: 10 scientists 96 D-Index: 13 scientists 97 D-Index: 13 scientists 98 D-Index: 9 scientists 99 D-Index: 7 scientists 100 D-Index: 7 scientists 101 D-Index: 8 scientists 102 D-Index: 7 scientists 103 D-Index: 7 scientists 104 D-Index: 9 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106 D-Index: 9 scientists 107+ D-Index: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 40 D-Index — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

Overview

Zhenkun Sun is affiliated with Southeast University in China and has developed a research profile primarily situated within the field of Engineering. Their work spans several interconnected subfields including Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Catalysis, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

The research topics that define Zhenkun Sun's contributions include:

  • Chemical Looping and Thermochemical Processes
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Catalysts for Methane Reforming
  • Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions
  • Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies
  • Industrial Gas Emission Control
  • Iron and Steelmaking Processes

Their frequent publication venues reflect a focus on chemical and energy engineering disciplines. These include:

  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Energy & Fuels
  • Proceedings of the Combustion Institute
  • Fuel Processing Technology
  • ACS Pharmacology & Translational Science

Zhenkun Sun has authored numerous research papers, including:

  • Review on the Development of Sorbents for Calcium Looping (2020), Energy & Fuels
  • Microemulsion-derived, nanostructured CaO/CuO composites with controllable particle grain size to enhance cyclic CO2 capture performance for combined Ca/Cu looping process (2020), Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Catalysts of Ordered Mesoporous Alumina with a Large Pore Size for Low-Temperature Hydrolysis of Carbonyl Sulfide (2021), Energy & Fuels
  • Concentrated solar CO2 reduction in H2O vapour with >1% energy conversion efficiency (2024), Nature Communications
  • Core-Shell Magnetic Particles: Tailored Synthesis and Applications (2024), Chemical Reviews

Collaboration is a significant aspect of Zhenkun Sun's research activity. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Lunbo Duan
  • Z. C. Zhou
  • Zhendong Song
  • Yinlong Li
  • Jimmy S. Patel

Best Publications

  • Highly Water‐Dispersible Biocompatible Magnetite Particles with Low Cytotoxicity Stabilized by Citrate Groups

    Jia Liu;Zhenkun Sun;Yonghui Deng;Ying Zou

  • Multifunctional Mesoporous Composite Microspheres with Well-Designed Nanostructure: A Highly Integrated Catalyst System

    Yonghui Deng;Yue Cai;Zhenkun Sun;Jia Liu

  • A Controllable Synthesis of Rich Nitrogen-Doped Ordered Mesoporous Carbon for CO2 Capture and Supercapacitors

    Jing Wei;Dandan Zhou;Zhenkun Sun;Yonghui Deng

  • Large-pore ordered mesoporous materials templated from non-Pluronic amphiphilic block copolymers

    Yonghui Deng;Jing Wei;Zhenkun Sun;Dongyuan Zhao

  • Sol–Gel Design Strategy for Ultradispersed TiO2 Nanoparticles on Graphene for High-Performance Lithium Ion Batteries

    Wei Li;Fei Wang;Shanshan Feng;Jinxiu Wang

  • New insight into the synthesis of large-pore ordered mesoporous materials

    Jing Wei;Jing Wei;Zhenkun Sun;Wei Luo;Yuhui Li

  • Free-Standing Mesoporous Carbon Thin Films with Highly Ordered Pore Architectures for Nanodevices

    Dan Feng;Yingying Lv;Zhangxiong Wu;Yuqian Dou

  • A general chelate-assisted co-assembly to metallic nanoparticles-incorporated ordered mesoporous carbon catalysts for Fischer-tropsch synthesis

    Zhenkun Sun;Bo Sun;Minghua Qiao;Jing Wei

  • Hierarchically Ordered Macro-/Mesoporous Silica Monolith: Tuning Macropore Entrance Size for Size-Selective Adsorption of Proteins

    Zhenkun Sun;Yonghui Deng;Jing Wei;Dong Gu

  • Review on the development of sorbents for calcium looping

    Jian Chen;Lunbo Duan;Zhenkun Sun

  • Radially oriented mesoporous TiO2 microspheres with single-crystal–like anatase walls for high-efficiency optoelectronic devices

    Yong Liu;Renchao Che;Gang Chen;Jianwei Fan

  • Solvent evaporation induced aggregating assembly approach to three-dimensional ordered mesoporous silica with ultralarge accessible mesopores.

    Jing Wei;Hai Wang;Yonghui Deng;Zhenkun Sun

  • Controlled Synthesis and Functionalization of Ordered Large-Pore Mesoporous Carbons

    Yonghui Deng;Yue Cai;Zhenkun Sun;Dong Gu

  • Magnetic yolk–shell mesoporous silica microspheres with supported Au nanoparticles as recyclable high-performance nanocatalysts

    Qin Yue;Yu Zhang;Chun Wang;Xiqing Wang

  • A versatile ethanol-mediated polymerization of dopamine for efficient surface modification and the construction of functional core–shell nanostructures

    Qin Yue;Minghong Wang;Zhenkun Sun;Chun Wang

  • Ultra-Large-Pore Mesoporous Carbons Templated from Poly(ethylene oxide)-b-Polystyrene Diblock Copolymer by Adding Polystyrene Homopolymer as a Pore Expander

    Yonghui Deng;Jia Liu;Chong Liu;Dong Gu

  • Ultradispersed Palladium Nanoparticles in Three-Dimensional Dendritic Mesoporous Silica Nanospheres: Toward Active and Stable Heterogeneous Catalysts

    Dengke Shen;Lei Chen;Jianping Yang;Jianping Yang;Renyuan Zhang

  • Design of Amphiphilic ABC Triblock Copolymer for Templating Synthesis of Large-Pore Ordered Mesoporous Carbons with Tunable Pore Wall Thickness

    Junyong Zhang;Yonghui Deng;Jing Wei;Zhenkun Sun

  • Designed Fabrication and Characterization of Three-Dimensionally Ordered Arrays of Core–Shell Magnetic Mesoporous Carbon Microspheres

    Kaiping Yuan;Renchao Che;Qi Cao;Zhenkun Sun

  • Magnetically responsive ordered mesoporous materials: A burgeoning family of functional composite nanomaterials

    Yonghui Deng;Yue Cai;Zhenkun Sun;Dongyuan Zhao

Frequent Co-Authors

Dongyuan Zhao
Dongyuan Zhao Fudan University
Yonghui Deng
Yonghui Deng Fudan University
Jing Wei
Jing Wei Xi'an Jiaotong University
Serge Kaliaguine
Serge Kaliaguine Université Laval
Lunbo Duan
Lunbo Duan Southeast University
Ahmed A. Elzatahry
Ahmed A. Elzatahry University of Houston
Bo Tu
Bo Tu Fudan University
Dennis Y. Lu
Dennis Y. Lu Natural Resources Canada
Jianping Yang
Jianping Yang Donghua University
Dong Gu
Dong Gu Wuhan University

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