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Discipline name D-index D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines. Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking
Materials Science D-index 97 Citations 39,439 571 World Ranking 457 National Ranking 102
Chemistry D-index 98 Citations 39,365 560 World Ranking 528 National Ranking 55

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Organic chemistry
  • Oxygen
  • Catalysis

Zhigang Zou mainly investigates Photocatalysis, Photochemistry, Nanotechnology, Visible spectrum and Inorganic chemistry. The study incorporates disciplines such as Semiconductor and Band gap in addition to Photocatalysis. His Photochemistry study combines topics in areas such as Decomposition, Carbon nitride, Photodegradation, Hydrogen production and Rhodamine B.

His Nanotechnology research also works with subjects such as

  • Homojunction most often made with reference to Charge carrier,
  • Solar energy which intersects with area such as Hydrogen fuel and Hydrogen. His research in Visible spectrum intersects with topics in Diffuse reflectance infrared fourier transform, Crystal structure, Monoclinic crystal system, Photocurrent and Density functional theory. In his research on the topic of Inorganic chemistry, Doping, Anatase, Hydrothermal synthesis, Surface states and Diffuse reflection is strongly related with X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy.

His most cited work include:

  • Direct splitting of water under visible light irradiation with an oxide semiconductor photocatalyst (2563 citations)
  • Photodegradation Performance of g-C3N4 Fabricated by Directly Heating Melamine (1755 citations)
  • Photodegradation of Rhodamine B and Methyl Orange over Boron-Doped g-C3N4 under Visible Light Irradiation (1191 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Zhigang Zou mainly focuses on Photocatalysis, Photochemistry, Inorganic chemistry, Catalysis and Nanotechnology. Particularly relevant to Water splitting is his body of work in Photocatalysis. His work in Photochemistry addresses subjects such as Doping, which are connected to disciplines such as Analytical chemistry.

His work deals with themes such as Electrolyte, Adsorption and Mesoporous material, which intersect with Inorganic chemistry. Within one scientific family, he focuses on topics pertaining to Electrocatalyst under Catalysis, and may sometimes address concerns connected to Oxygen evolution. Zhigang Zou combines subjects such as Optoelectronics, Energy conversion efficiency, Dye-sensitized solar cell and Electrode with his study of Nanotechnology.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Photocatalysis (46.35%)
  • Photochemistry (22.71%)
  • Inorganic chemistry (20.58%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2017-2021)?

  • Photocatalysis (46.35%)
  • Water splitting (14.87%)
  • Catalysis (19.65%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His primary scientific interests are in Photocatalysis, Water splitting, Catalysis, Photochemistry and Optoelectronics. Zhigang Zou interconnects Charge carrier, Heterojunction, Semiconductor, Visible spectrum and Quantum yield in the investigation of issues within Photocatalysis. His Visible spectrum study incorporates themes from Hydrogen production and Band gap.

He has researched Water splitting in several fields, including Chemical physics, Doping, Electrolyte, Photocurrent and Band bending. The Catalysis study combines topics in areas such as Electrocatalyst, Oxygen evolution, Electrochemistry, Inorganic chemistry and Layer. His work investigates the relationship between Photochemistry and topics such as Selectivity that intersect with problems in Photosensitizer.

Between 2017 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Liquid exfoliation of g-C3N4 nanosheets to construct 2D-2D MoS2/g-C3N4 photocatalyst for enhanced photocatalytic H2 production activity (213 citations)
  • Liquid exfoliation of g-C3N4 nanosheets to construct 2D-2D MoS2/g-C3N4 photocatalyst for enhanced photocatalytic H2 production activity (213 citations)
  • In situ construction of hierarchical WO3/g-C3N4 composite hollow microspheres as a Z-scheme photocatalyst for the degradation of antibiotics (210 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Organic chemistry
  • Oxygen
  • Catalysis

Zhigang Zou spends much of his time researching Photocatalysis, Catalysis, Water splitting, Semiconductor and Photochemistry. His Photocatalysis study focuses on Charge separation in particular. His Catalysis research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Inorganic chemistry, Electrocatalyst, Oxygen evolution and Dissociation.

He has included themes like Doping, Electrolyte, Electrochemistry, Electrode and Surface states in his Water splitting study. The concepts of his Semiconductor study are interwoven with issues in Nanotechnology, Hydrogen production, Crystal, Engineering physics and Band bending. Zhigang Zou usually deals with Photochemistry and limits it to topics linked to Visible spectrum and Quantum dot and Liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry.

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Best Publications

Direct splitting of water under visible light irradiation with an oxide semiconductor photocatalyst

Zhigang ZoU;Ji nhua Ye;Kazuhiro Sayama;Hironori Arakawa.
Nature (2001)

3928 Citations

Photodegradation Performance of g-C3N4 Fabricated by Directly Heating Melamine

S. C. Yan;Z. S. Li;Z. G. Zou.
Langmuir (2009)

1899 Citations

Photodegradation of Rhodamine B and Methyl Orange over Boron-Doped g-C3N4 under Visible Light Irradiation

S. C. Yan;Z. S. Li;Z. G. Zou.
Langmuir (2010)

1306 Citations

Low temperature preparation and visible light photocatalytic activity of mesoporous carbon-doped crystalline TiO2

Wenjie Ren;Zhihui Ai;Falong Jia;Lizhi Zhang.
Applied Catalysis B-environmental (2007)

1123 Citations

Photoelectrochemical cells for solar hydrogen production: current state of promising photoelectrodes, methods to improve their properties, and outlook

Zhaosheng Li;Wenjun Luo;Minglong Zhang;Jianyong Feng.
Energy and Environmental Science (2013)

819 Citations

Visible‐Light Photocatalytic Properties of Weak Magnetic BiFeO3 Nanoparticles

Feng Gao;Xinyi Chen;Kuibo Yin;Shuai Dong.
Advanced Materials (2007)

804 Citations

Photocatalytic Conversion of CO 2 into Renewable Hydrocarbon Fuels: State‐of‐the‐Art Accomplishment, Challenges, and Prospects

Wenguang Tu;Yong Zhou;Zhigang Zou.
Advanced Materials (2014)

789 Citations

Organic–inorganic composite photocatalyst of g-C3N4 and TaON with improved visible light photocatalytic activities

S. C. Yan;S. B. Lv;Z. S. Li;Z. G. Zou.
Dalton Transactions (2010)

693 Citations

Photocatalytic decomposition of organic contaminants by Bi2WO6 under visible light irradiation

Junwang Tang;Zhigang Zou;Jinhua Ye.
Catalysis Letters (2004)

593 Citations

Solar hydrogen generation from seawater with a modified BiVO4 photoanode

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(2011)

579 Citations

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