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Zhi-You Zhou

Zhi-You Zhou

D-Index & Metrics

Materials Science

D-Index
80
Citations
29611
World Ranking
2654
National Ranking
847

Chemistry

D-Index
81
Citations
29970
World Ranking
3192
National Ranking
577

Zhi-You Zhou 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 Zhi-You Zhou sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 268 publications — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Zhi-You Zhou 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 Zhi-You Zhou sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 80 D-Index — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Zhi-You Zhou is affiliated with Xiamen University in China and has a research focus predominantly in the fields of Engineering and Energy. Their work extensively spans subfields such as Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Materials Chemistry, Catalysis, and Electrochemistry.

The scientist's research mainly revolves around topics related to electrocatalysts and energy conversion. Key subjects covered include:

  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Fuel Cells and Related Materials
  • Advanced Battery Technologies Research
  • CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Electrochemical Analysis and Applications
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques

Zhou has contributed to several journals repeatedly, with frequent publications in venues such as:

  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Advanced Functional Materials
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Some of their recent papers include:

  • "Recent Advances in Electrocatalysts for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells and Alkaline Membrane Fuel Cells," 2021, Advanced Materials
  • "Insight into the Mechanism of Axial Ligands Regulating the Catalytic Activity of Fe-N4 Sites for Oxygen Reduction Reaction," 2022, Advanced Energy Materials
  • "High-Index-Facet- and High-Surface-Energy Nanocrystals of Metals and Metal Oxides as Highly Efficient Catalysts," 2020, Joule
  • "p-d Orbital Hybridization Induced by a Monodispersed Ga Site on a Pt3Mn Nanocatalyst Boosts Ethanol Electrooxidation," 2022, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "A General Carboxylate-Assisted Approach to Boost the ORR Performance of ZIF-Derived Fe/N/C Catalysts for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells," 2021, Advanced Functional Materials

Throughout their career, Zhou has collaborated frequently with several scientists, including:

  • Shi-Gang Sun
  • Yucheng Wang
  • Na Tian
  • Jinyu Ye
  • Pengyang Zhang

Best Publications

  • Shell-isolated nanoparticle-enhanced Raman spectroscopy

    Jian Feng Li;Yi Fan Huang;Yong( Georgia Inst Technol Sch Mat Sci Engn) Ding;Zhi Lin Yang

  • Synthesis of Tetrahexahedral Platinum Nanocrystals with High-Index Facets and High Electro-Oxidation Activity

    Na Tian;Zhi-You Zhou;Shi-Gang Sun;Yong Ding

  • Freestanding palladium nanosheets with plasmonic and catalytic properties

    Xiaoqing Huang;Shaoheng Tang;Xiaoliang Mu;Yan Dai

  • Nanomaterials of high surface energy with exceptional properties in catalysis and energy storage

    Zhi-You Zhou;Na Tian;Jun-Tao Li;Ian Broadwell

  • Interfacial electronic effects control the reaction selectivity of platinum catalysts

    Guangxu Chen;Chaofa Xu;Xiaoqing Huang;Jinyu Ye

  • Phenylenediamine-Based FeNx/C Catalyst with High Activity for Oxygen Reduction in Acid Medium and Its Active-Site Probing

    Qiang Wang;Zhi-You Zhou;Yu-Jiao Lai;Yong You

  • Platinum Metal Catalysts of High-Index Surfaces: From Single-Crystal Planes to Electrochemically Shape-Controlled Nanoparticles

    Na Tian;Zhi-You Zhou;Shi-Gang Sun

  • Recent Advances in Electrocatalysts for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells and Alkaline Membrane Fuel Cells.

    Fei Xiao;Yu-Cheng Wang;Zhi-Peng Wu;Guangyu Chen

  • Crystal Habit-Tuned Nanoplate Material of Li[Li1/3-2x/3NixMn2/3-x/3]O-2 for High-Rate Performance Lithium-Ion Batteries

    Guo-Zhen Wei;Xia Lu;Fu-Sheng Ke;Ling Huang

  • Shape‐Controlled Synthesis of Gold Nanoparticles in Deep Eutectic Solvents for Studies of Structure–Functionality Relationships in Electrocatalysis

    Hong-Gang Liao;Yan-Xia Jiang;Zhi-You Zhou;Sheng-Pei Chen

  • Direct Electrodeposition of Tetrahexahedral Pd Nanocrystals with High-Index Facets and High Catalytic Activity for Ethanol Electrooxidation

    Na Tian;Zhi-You Zhou;Neng-Fei Yu;Li-Yang Wang

  • S‐Doping of an Fe/N/C ORR Catalyst for Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells with High Power Density

    Yu-Cheng Wang;Yu-Jiao Lai;Lin Song;Zhi-You Zhou

  • High-index faceted platinum nanocrystals supported on carbon black as highly efficient catalysts for ethanol electrooxidation.

    Zhi‐You Zhou;Zhi‐Zhong Huang;De‐Jun Chen;Qiang Wang

  • Simplifying the Creation of Hollow Metallic Nanostructures: One‐Pot Synthesis of Hollow Palladium/Platinum Single‐Crystalline Nanocubes

    Xiaoqing Huang;Huihui Zhang;Changyou Guo;Zhiyou Zhou

  • Insight into the Mechanism of Axial Ligands Regulating the Catalytic Activity of Fe–N4 Sites for Oxygen Reduction Reaction

    Unknown

  • Pyrolyzed Fe–N–C Composite as an Efficient Non-precious Metal Catalyst for Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Acidic Medium

    Mei-Qing Wang;Wei-Hua Yang;Hong-Hui Wang;Chi Chen

  • A Lattice-Oxygen-Involved Reaction Pathway to Boost Urea Oxidation.

    Longsheng Zhang;Liping Wang;Haiping Lin;Yunxia Liu

  • P-d orbital hybridization induced by monodispersed Ga site on Pt3Mn nanocatalyst boosts ethanol electrooxidation.

    Unknown

  • In situ FTIR spectroscopic studies of electrooxidation of ethanol on Pd electrode in alkaline media

    Zhi-You Zhou;Qiang Wang;Jian-Long Lin;Na Tian

  • Controlled formation of concave tetrahedral/trigonal bipyramidal palladium nanocrystals.

    Xiaoqing Huang;Shaoheng Tang;Huihui Zhang;Zhiyou Zhou

  • Electrocatalysis of Ethanol on a Pd Electrode in Alkaline Media: An in Situ Attenuated Total Reflection Surface-Enhanced Infrared Absorption Spectroscopy Study

    Yao-Yue Yang;Jie Ren;Qiao-Xia Li;Zhi-You Zhou

  • Electrochemical preparation of Pd nanorods with high-index facets

    Na Tian;Zhi-You Zhou;Shi-Gang Sun

Frequent Co-Authors

Shi-Gang Sun
Shi-Gang Sun Xiamen University
Na Tian
Na Tian Xiamen University
Muhammad A. Rauf
Muhammad A. Rauf Shenzhen University
Shaowei Chen
Shaowei Chen University of California, Santa Cruz
Jun-Tao Li
Jun-Tao Li Xiamen University
Nanfeng Zheng
Nanfeng Zheng Xiamen University
Zhong Lin Wang
Zhong Lin Wang Georgia Institute of Technology
Karim Zaghib
Karim Zaghib Concordia University
Yong Ding
Yong Ding Georgia Institute of Technology
Zhong-Qun Tian
Zhong-Qun Tian Xiamen University

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