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D-Index
59
Citations
10054
World Ranking
2408
National Ranking
494

Zhiming 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 Zhiming Sun sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 180 publications — 40th percentile

40% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Zhiming 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 Zhiming Sun sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 59 D-Index — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Zhiming Sun is affiliated with China University of Mining and Technology in China. Their research primarily focuses on areas intersecting energy, engineering, and environmental science, with specific attention to renewable energy, sustainability, water science and technology, materials chemistry, biomedical engineering, and electrical and electronic engineering.

The main fields of study for this scientist include:

  • Energy
  • Engineering
  • Environmental Science

The subfields they explore are:

  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Water Science and Technology
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Their research covers topics such as:

  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Advanced oxidation water treatment
  • Environmental remediation with nanomaterials
  • TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells
  • Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Arsenic contamination and mitigation

Zhiming Sun has published several papers, including:

  • Diatomite supported hierarchical 2D CoNi3O4 nanoribbons as highly efficient peroxymonosulfate catalyst for atrazine degradation (2020), Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
  • Natural diatomite mediated spherically monodispersed CoFe2O4 nanoparticles for efficient catalytic oxidation of bisphenol A through activating peroxymonosulfate (2020), Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Multidimensional assembly of oxygen vacancy-rich amorphous TiO2-BiOBr-sepiolite composite for rapid elimination of formaldehyde and oxytetracycline under visible light (2020), Journal of Colloid and Interface Science
  • Synergistic activation of peroxymonosulfate via in situ growth FeCo2O4 nanoparticles on natural rectorite: Role of transition metal ions and hydroxyl groups (2020), Chemosphere
  • Single-atomic Pt sites anchored on defective TiO2 nanosheets as a superior photocatalyst for hydrogen evolution (2021), Journal of Energy Chemistry

The frequent co-authors in their scientific collaborations include:

  • Chunquan Li
  • Shuilin Zheng
  • Fang Yuan
  • Xiangwei Zhang
  • Ye Tan

Zhiming Sun often publishes in journals such as:

  • Separation and Purification Technology
  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Journal of Colloid and Interface Science
  • Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Applied Clay Science

Best Publications

  • Monodispersed CuFe2O4 nanoparticles anchored on natural kaolinite as highly efficient peroxymonosulfate catalyst for bisphenol A degradation

    Xiongbo Dong;Xiongbo Dong;Bangxing Ren;Zhiming Sun;Chunquan Li

  • Highly efficient activation of peroxymonosulfate by natural negatively-charged kaolinite with abundant hydroxyl groups for the degradation of atrazine

    Chunquan Li;Chunquan Li;Ying Huang;Xiongbo Dong;Zhiming Sun

  • Natural illite-based ultrafine cobalt oxide with abundant oxygen-vacancies for highly efficient Fenton-like catalysis

    Xiongbo Dong;Xiongbo Dong;Xiaodi Duan;Zhiming Sun;Xiangwei Zhang

  • Highly efficient g-C3N4/TiO2/kaolinite composite with novel three-dimensional structure and enhanced visible light responding ability towards ciprofloxacin and S. aureus

    Chunquan Li;Zhiming Sun;Wanzhong Zhang;Caihong Yu

  • Preparation and thermal energy storage properties of paraffin/calcined diatomite composites as form-stable phase change materials

    Zhiming Sun;Zhiming Sun;Yuzhong Zhang;Shuilin Zheng;Yuri Park

  • Diatomite supported hierarchical 2D CoNi3O4 nanoribbons as highly efficient peroxymonosulfate catalyst for atrazine degradation

    Xiongbo Dong;Xiongbo Dong;Bangxing Ren;Xiangwei Zhang;Xiaorui Liu

  • Porous graphene oxide/carboxymethyl cellulose monoliths, with high metal ion adsorption

    Yongli Zhang;Yue Liu;Xinrui Wang;Zhiming Sun

  • Synthesis of nano-TiO 2 /diatomite composite and its photocatalytic degradation of gaseous formaldehyde

    Guangxin Zhang;Zhiming Sun;Yongwei Duan;Ruixin Ma

  • Evaluation of paraffin infiltrated in various porous silica matrices as shape-stabilized phase change materials for thermal energy storage

    Yuzhong Zhang;Yuzhong Zhang;Shuilin Zheng;Shuquan Zhu;Jianning Ma

  • Characterization and improved solar light activity of vanadium doped TiO2/diatomite hybrid catalysts

    Bin Wang;Bin Wang;Guangxin Zhang;Xue Leng;Zhiming Sun

  • A facile synthesis of g-C3N4/TiO2 hybrid photocatalysts by sol–gel method and its enhanced photodegradation towards methylene blue under visible light

    Chunquan Li;Zhiming Sun;Yanlei Xue;Guangyuan Yao

  • Synthesis of novel ternary heterogeneous BiOCl/TiO2/sepiolite composite with enhanced visible-light-induced photocatalytic activity towards tetracycline.

    Xiaolong Hu;Zhiming Sun;Junying Song;Guangxin Zhang

  • Photocatalytic CO2 reduction highly enhanced by oxygen vacancies on Pt-nanoparticle-dispersed gallium oxide

    Yun-Xiang Pan;Zheng-Qing Sun;Huai-Ping Cong;Huai-Ping Cong;Yu-Long Men

  • Natural diatomite mediated spherically monodispersed CoFe2O4 nanoparticles for efficient catalytic oxidation of bisphenol A through activating peroxymonosulfate

    Ye Tan;Chunquan Li;Zhiming Sun;Runze Bian

  • A comparative study of different porous amorphous silica minerals supported TiO2 catalysts

    Zhiming Sun;Zhiming Sun;Chunhua Bai;Shuilin Zheng;Xiaoping Yang

  • Synthesis, characterization and activity of an immobilized photocatalyst : natural porous diatomite supported titania nanoparticles

    Bin Wang;Fernanda Condi de Godoi;Zhiming Sun;Qingcong Zeng

  • Flowing nitrogen atmosphere induced rich oxygen vacancies overspread the surface of TiO2/kaolinite composite for enhanced photocatalytic activity within broad radiation spectrum

    Chunquan Li;Chunquan Li;Zhiming Sun;Ankang Song;Xiongbo Dong

  • Bisphenol A sorption by organo-montmorillonite: implications for the removal of organic contaminants from water.

    Yuri Park;Zhiming Sun;Godwin A. Ayoko;Ray L. Frost

  • Influence of calcination temperature on the structural, adsorption and photocatalytic properties of TiO2 nanoparticles supported on natural zeolite

    Qing Sun;Xiaolong Hu;Shuilin Zheng;Zhiming Sun

  • Removal of bisphenol A from wastewater by Ca-montmorillonite modified with selected surfactants

    Shuilin Zheng;Zhiming Sun;Zhiming Sun;Yuri Park;Godwin A. Ayoko

  • Multidimensional assembly of oxygen vacancy-rich amorphous TiO2-BiOBr-sepiolite composite for rapid elimination of formaldehyde and oxytetracycline under visible light.

    Xiaolong Hu;Chunquan Li;Junying Song;Shuilin Zheng

  • Synergistic activation of peroxymonosulfate via in situ growth FeCo2O4 nanoparticles on natural rectorite: Role of transition metal ions and hydroxyl groups.

    Zhiming Sun;Xiaorui Liu;Xiongbo Dong;Xiangwei Zhang

Frequent Co-Authors

Shuilin Zheng
Shuilin Zheng China University of Mining and Technology
Ray L. Frost
Ray L. Frost Queensland University of Technology
Godwin A. Ayoko
Godwin A. Ayoko Queensland University of Technology
Dionysios D. Dionysiou
Dionysios D. Dionysiou University of Cincinnati
Jianping Gao
Jianping Gao Tianjin University
Yunfei Xi
Yunfei Xi Queensland University of Technology
Zaher Hashisho
Zaher Hashisho University of Alberta
Yu Liu
Yu Liu Tianjin University
Sridhar Komarneni
Sridhar Komarneni Pennsylvania State University
Jing-Li Luo
Jing-Li Luo Shenzhen University

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