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Materials Science

D-Index
54
Citations
13767
World Ranking
8795
National Ranking
2527

Chemistry

D-Index
56
Citations
14278
World Ranking
11467
National Ranking
1837

Zhihu Sun 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 Zhihu Sun sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 171 publications — 21st percentile

21% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Zhihu Sun 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 Zhihu Sun 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

Zhihu Sun is affiliated with the University of Science and Technology of China. Their research primarily spans the fields of Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, and Energy. Within these domains, the scientist has substantial contributions to subfields including Materials Chemistry, Catalysis, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Organic Chemistry.

The main topics explored in Zhihu Sun's work include:

  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions
  • Catalysts for Methane Reforming
  • Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions
  • Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques

They have published extensively in a range of scientific journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Nature Communications
  • ACS Catalysis

Zhihu Sun has collaborated regularly with several coauthors, including:

  • Shiqiang Wei
  • Junling Lu
  • Chao Wang
  • Fengchun Hu
  • Ya Pan

Recent publications by Zhihu Sun illustrate a focus on catalytic materials and energy-related reactions. Selected recent papers include:

  • Synergizing metal-support interactions and spatial confinement boosts dynamics of atomic nickel for hydrogenations, 2021, Nature Nanotechnology
  • Engineering a local acid-like environment in alkaline medium for efficient hydrogen evolution reaction, 2022, Nature Communications
  • Lattice Strain Induced by Linker Scission in Metal-Organic Framework Nanosheets for Oxygen Evolution Reaction, 2020, ACS Catalysis
  • Copper Catalysts in Semihydrogenation of Acetylene: From Single Atoms to Nanoparticles, 2020, ACS Catalysis
  • Boosting Activity and Stability of Metal Single-Atom Catalysts via Regulation of Coordination Number and Local Composition, 2021, Journal of the American Chemical Society

Best Publications

  • Vacancy-Induced Ferromagnetism of MoS2 Nanosheets

    Liang Cai;Jingfu He;Qinghua Liu;Tao Yao

  • Fast Photoelectron Transfer in (Cring)–C3N4 Plane Heterostructural Nanosheets for Overall Water Splitting

    Wei Che;Weiren Cheng;Tao Yao;Fumin Tang

  • CoOOH Nanosheets with High Mass Activity for Water Oxidation

    Junheng Huang;Junting Chen;Tao Yao;Jingfu He

  • Highly Active and Stable Metal Single-Atom Catalysts Achieved by Strong Electronic Metal-Support Interactions.

    Junjie Li;Qiaoqiao Guan;Hong Wu;Wei Liu

  • Freestanding Tin Disulfide Single‐Layers Realizing Efficient Visible‐Light Water Splitting

    Yongfu Sun;Hao Cheng;Shan Gao;Zhihu Sun

  • Bottom-up precise synthesis of stable platinum dimers on graphene.

    Huan Yan;Yue Lin;Hong Wu;Wenhua Zhang

  • Atomically dispersed iron hydroxide anchored on Pt for preferential oxidation of CO in H-2

    Lina Cao;Wei Liu;Qiquan Luo;Ruoting Yin

  • Fabrication of flexible and freestanding zinc chalcogenide single layers

    Yongfu Sun;Zhihu Sun;Shan Gao;Hao Cheng

  • Observation of a Charged (D(D)over-bar*)(+/-) Mass Peak in e(+)e(-) -> pi D(D)over-bar* at root s=4.26 GeV

    M. Ablikim;M. N. Achasov;M. N. Achasov;O. Albayrak;D. J. Ambrose

  • Pits confined in ultrathin cerium(IV) oxide for studying catalytic centers in carbon monoxide oxidation

    Yongfu Sun;Qinghua Liu;Shan Gao;Hao Cheng

  • Synergizing metal–support interactions and spatial confinement boosts dynamics of atomic nickel for hydrogenations

    Jian Gu;Minzhen Jian;Li Huang;Zhihu Sun

  • Atomically Thick Bismuth Selenide Freestanding Single Layers Achieving Enhanced Thermoelectric Energy Harvesting

    Yongfu Sun;Hao Cheng;Shan Gao;Qinghua Liu

  • Unraveling Metal-insulator Transition Mechanism of VO2 Triggered by Tungsten Doping

    Xiaogang Tan;Tao Yao;Ran Long;Zhihu Sun

  • Understanding the nature of the kinetic process in a VO2 metal-insulator transition.

    Tao Yao;Xiaodong Zhang;Zhihu Sun;Shoujie Liu

  • Aligned Fe2TiO5-containing nanotube arrays with low onset potential for visible-light water oxidation

    Qinghua Liu;Jingfu He;Tao Yao;Zhihu Sun

  • Zn vacancy induced room-temperature ferromagnetism in Mn-doped ZnO

    Wensheng Yan;Zhihu Sun;Qinghua Liu;Zhongrui Li

  • All-Surface-Atomic-Metal Chalcogenide Sheets for High-Efficiency Visible-Light Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting

    Yongfu Sun;Zhihu Sun;Shan Gao;Hao Cheng

  • Boosting Activity and Stability of Metal Single-Atom Catalysts via Regulation of Coordination Number and Local Composition.

    Leilei Wang;Chuwei Zhu;Mingquan Xu;Chuanlin Zhao

  • Copper Catalysts in Semihydrogenation of Acetylene: From Single Atoms to Nanoparticles

    Xianxian Shi;Yue Lin;Li Huang;Zhihu Sun

  • Insights into Initial Kinetic Nucleation of Gold Nanocrystals

    Tao Yao;Zhihu Sun;Yuanyuan Li;Zhiyun Pan

  • Lattice Strain Induced by Linker Scission in Metal–Organic Framework Nanosheets for Oxygen Evolution Reaction

    Qianqian Ji;Yuan Kong;Chao Wang;Hao Tan

  • X-ray absorption fine structure spectroscopy in nanomaterials

    Zhihu Sun;Qinghua Liu;Tao Yao;Wensheng Yan

Frequent Co-Authors

Shiqiang Wei
Shiqiang Wei University of Science and Technology of China
Wensheng Yan
Wensheng Yan University of Science and Technology of China
Qinghua Liu
Qinghua Liu University of Science and Technology of China
Tao Yao
Tao Yao University of Science and Technology of China
Yi Xie
Yi Xie University of Science and Technology of China
Ziyu Wu
Ziyu Wu University of Science and Technology of China
Li Huang
Li Huang Southern University of Science and Technology
Wei Hu
Wei Hu Nanjing University
Yue Lin
Yue Lin University of Science and Technology of China
Yongfu Sun
Yongfu Sun University of Science and Technology of China

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