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Materials Science

D-Index
80
Citations
19943
World Ranking
2732
National Ranking
875

Chemistry

D-Index
82
Citations
21250
World Ranking
3146
National Ranking
570

Zhimin Ao 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 Zhimin Ao sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 199 publications — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Zhimin Ao 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 Zhimin Ao 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

Zhimin Ao is affiliated with Guangdong University of Technology in China and has a significant body of research focused on materials science, energy, and engineering. Their work extensively covers subfields including materials chemistry, renewable energy and sustainability, water science and technology, electrical and electronic engineering, and biomedical engineering.

The primary research topics Zhimin Ao engages with center around advanced photocatalysis techniques, advanced oxidation water treatment, catalytic processes in materials science, gas sensing nanomaterials and sensors, electrocatalysts for energy conversion, environmental remediation with nanomaterials, and industrial gas emission control.

Frequent co-authors in Zhimin Ao's publications include:

  • Didi Li
  • Shaobin Wang
  • Junhui Zhou
  • Binghua Jing
  • Bo Lai

Zhimin Ao has published multiple papers in several recurring scientific venues, notably:

  • Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
  • Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Chinese Chemical Letters
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Among the recent publications authored or co-authored by Zhimin Ao are:

  • Core-shell magnetic Fe3O4@Zn/Co-ZIFs to activate peroxymonosulfate for highly efficient degradation of carbamazepine, 2020, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
  • Single-Atom Fe Catalyst Outperforms Its Homogeneous Counterpart for Activating Peroxymonosulfate to Achieve Effective Degradation of Organic Contaminants, 2021, Environmental Science & Technology
  • Experimental and DFT insights into the visible-light driving metal-free C3N5 activated persulfate system for efficient water purification, 2021, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
  • Understanding of the Oxidation Behavior of Benzyl Alcohol by Peroxymonosulfate via Carbon Nanotubes Activation, 2020, ACS Catalysis
  • Insights into the Electron-Transfer Mechanism of Permanganate Activation by Graphite for Enhanced Oxidation of Sulfamethoxazole, 2021, Environmental Science & Technology

Best Publications

  • Nitrogen-Doped Graphene for Generation and Evolution of Reactive Radicals by Metal-Free Catalysis

    Xiaoguang Duan;Zhimin Ao;Hongqi Sun;Stacey Indrawirawan

  • MoS2/Graphene Composite Anodes with Enhanced Performance for Sodium‐Ion Batteries: The Role of the Two‐Dimensional Heterointerface

    Xiuqiang Xie;Zhimin Ao;Dawei Su;Jinqiang Zhang

  • Occurrence of radical and nonradical pathways from carbocatalysts for aqueous and nonaqueous catalytic oxidation

    Xiaoguang Duan;Zhimin Ao;Li Zhou;Hongqi Sun

  • Core-shell magnetic Fe3O4@Zn/Co-ZIFs to activate peroxymonosulfate for highly efficient degradation of carbamazepine

    Zelin Wu;Yupeng Wang;Zhaokun Xiong;Zhimin Ao

  • Enhancement of CO detection in Al doped graphene

    Z.M. Ao;Z.M. Ao;J. Yang;S. Li;Q. Jiang

  • Degradation of Cosmetic Microplastics via Functionalized Carbon Nanosprings

    Jian Kang;Li Zhou;Xiaoguang Duan;Hongqi Sun

  • Unveiling the active sites of graphene-catalyzed peroxymonosulfate activation

    Xiaoguang Duan;Hongqi Sun;Hongqi Sun;Zhimin Ao;Zhimin Ao;Li Zhou

  • Single-Atom Fe Catalyst Outperforms Its Homogeneous Counterpart for Activating Peroxymonosulfate to Achieve Effective Degradation of Organic Contaminants

    Kun Qian;Hong Chen;Wenlang Li;Zhimin Ao

  • Experimental and DFT insights into the visible-light driving metal-free C3N5 activated persulfate system for efficient water purification

    Junlei Zhang;Binghua Jing;Zhuoyun Tang;Zhimin Ao

  • Activation of peroxymonosulfate by carbonaceous oxygen groups: experimental and density functional theory calculations

    Yuxian Wang;Yuxian Wang;Zhimin Ao;Hongqi Sun;Xiaoguang Duan

  • Insights into N-doping in single-walled carbon nanotubes for enhanced activation of superoxides: a mechanistic study

    Xiaoguang Duan;Zhimin Ao;Hongqi Sun;Li Zhou

  • Boosting Fenton-Like Reactions via Single Atom Fe Catalysis

    Yu Yin;Yu Yin;Yu Yin;Lei Shi;Wenlang Li;Xuning Li

  • Topotactic Transformation of Metal-Organic Frameworks to Graphene-Encapsulated Transition-Metal Nitrides as Efficient Fenton-like Catalysts.

    Xuning Li;Zhimin Ao;Jiayi Liu;Jiayi Liu;Hongqi Sun

  • High-capacity hydrogen storage in Al-adsorbed graphene

    Z. M. Ao;F. M. Peeters

  • Al doped graphene : A promising material for hydrogen storage at room temperature

    Z. M. Ao;Q. Jiang;R. Q. Zhang;T. T. Tan

  • Nanodiamonds in sp2/sp3 configuration for radical to nonradical oxidation: Core-shell layer dependence

    Xiaoguang Duan;Zhimin Ao;Huayang Zhang;Martin Saunders

  • Understanding of the Oxidation Behavior of Benzyl Alcohol by Peroxymonosulfate via Carbon Nanotubes Activation

    Jiaquan Li;Mengting Li;Hongqi Sun;Zhimin Ao

  • Abrading bulk metal into single atoms

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  • Insight into the effect of lignocellulosic biomass source on the performance of biochar as persulfate activator for aqueous organic pollutants remediation: Epicarp and mesocarp of citrus peels as examples.

    Hong Meng;Chunyang Nie;Wenlang Li;Xiaoguang Duan

  • Recent progress in g-C3N4 quantum dots: synthesis, properties and applications in photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants

    Teng Wang;Chunyang Nie;Zhimin Ao;Shaobin Wang

  • Insights into the Electron-Transfer Mechanism of Permanganate Activation by Graphite for Enhanced Oxidation of Sulfamethoxazole

    Jiali Peng;Peng Zhou;Hongyu Zhou;Wen Liu;Wen Liu

  • Degradation of organic pollutants by peroxymonosulfate activated by MnO2 with different crystalline structures: Catalytic performances and mechanisms

    Zhi-Gang Zhou;Hong-Mei Du;Zhenhua Dai;Yi Mu

Frequent Co-Authors

Shaobin Wang
Shaobin Wang University of Adelaide
Taicheng An
Taicheng An Guangdong University of Technology
Sean Li
Sean Li University of New South Wales
Hongqi Sun
Hongqi Sun University of Western Australia
Guoxiu Wang
Guoxiu Wang University of Technology Sydney
Xiaoguang Duan
Xiaoguang Duan University of Adelaide
Bo Lai
Bo Lai Sichuan University
Qing Jiang
Qing Jiang Jilin University
Chengyin Wang
Chengyin Wang Yangzhou University
Jiabao Yi
Jiabao Yi University of Newcastle Australia

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