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China
2026

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Materials Science

D-Index
137
Citations
65778
World Ranking
263
National Ranking
73

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Materials Science in China Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Materials Science in China Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Materials Science in China Leader Award

Overview

Zhiyong Tang is affiliated with the National Center for Nanoscience and Technology in China. Their research primarily focuses on materials science and engineering, with significant contributions in the fields of materials chemistry, renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, electrical and electronic engineering, inorganic chemistry, and biomedical engineering.

The scientist's work encompasses a broad range of topics, including:

  • Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Covalent Organic Framework Applications
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts
  • Nanocluster Synthesis and Applications

Zhiyong Tang has published extensively, with notable papers including:

  • "Structural transformation of highly active metal-organic framework electrocatalysts during the oxygen evolution reaction" (2020, Nature Energy)
  • "Insights into photoluminescence mechanisms of carbon dots: advances and perspectives" (2020, Science Bulletin)
  • "Single Atom Ruthenium-Doped CoP/CDs Nanosheets via Splicing of Carbon-Dots for Robust Hydrogen Production" (2021, Angewandte Chemie International Edition)
  • "Recent Progress on Two-Dimensional Materials" (2021, Acta Physico-Chimica Sinica)
  • "Rational Design of Multi-Color-Emissive Carbon Dots in a Single Reaction System by Hydrothermal" (2020, Advanced Science)

Their frequent coauthors include Siyu Lu, Chang Long, Caoyu Yang, Jun Guo, and Lianshan Li, each of whom has collaborated on multiple publications.

The venues where this scientist has published frequently include:

  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Nano Research
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Advanced Materials

Zhiyong Tang's publication record shows a strong emphasis on advanced functional materials, particularly involving frameworks and catalysts aimed at energy conversion and environmental applications. The multidisciplinary approach integrates chemistry, materials science, and engineering disciplines.

Best Publications

  • Ultrathin metal–organic framework nanosheets for electrocatalytic oxygen evolution

    Shenlong Zhao;Shenlong Zhao;Yun Wang;Juncai Dong;Chun-Ting He

  • Spontaneous organization of single CdTe nanoparticles into luminescent nanowires.

    Zhiyong Tang;Nicholas A. Kotov;Michael Giersig

  • Nanostructured artificial nacre

    Zhiyong Tang;Nicholas A. Kotov;Sergei Magonov;Birol Ozturk

  • Biomedical Applications of Layer‐by‐Layer Assembly: From Biomimetics to Tissue Engineering

    Zhiyong Tang;Ying Wang;Paul Podsiadlo;Nicholas A. Kotov

  • Metal–organic frameworks as selectivity regulators for hydrogenation reactions

    Meiting Zhao;Kuo Yuan;Kuo Yuan;Yun Wang;Guodong Li

  • Ultrathin platinum nanowires grown on single-layered nickel hydroxide with high hydrogen evolution activity

    Huajie Yin;Shenlong Zhao;Kun Zhao;Abdul Muqsit

  • Self-Assembly of CdTe Nanocrystals into Free-Floating Sheets

    Zhiyong Tang;Zhenli Zhang;Ying Wang;Sharon C. Glotzer

  • Structural transformation of highly active metal–organic framework electrocatalysts during the oxygen evolution reaction

    Shenlong Zhao;Shenlong Zhao;Chunhui Tan;Chunhui Tan;Chun-Ting He;Pengfei An

  • One‐Dimensional Assemblies of Nanoparticles: Preparation, Properties, and Promise

    Zhiyong Tang;Nicholas A. Kotov

  • Accurate Control of Multishelled Co3O4 Hollow Microspheres as High-Performance Anode Materials in Lithium-Ion Batteries

    Jiangyan Wang;Nailiang Yang;Hongjie Tang;Zhenghong Dong

  • MoS2 /Celgard Separator as Efficient Polysulfide Barrier for Long-Life Lithium-Sulfur Batteries.

    Zahid Ali Ghazi;Zahid Ali Ghazi;Xiao He;Xiao He;Abdul Muqsit Khattak;Abdul Muqsit Khattak;Niaz Ali Khan;Niaz Ali Khan

  • Growth of Polypyrrole Ultrathin Films on MoS2 Monolayers as High-Performance Supercapacitor Electrodes

    Hongjie Tang;Jiangyan Wang;Huajie Yin;Huijun Zhao

  • Recent progress in covalent organic framework thin films: fabrications, applications and perspectives

    Han Wang;Zhuotong Zeng;Piao Xu;Lianshan Li

  • Core-shell palladium nanoparticle@metal-organic frameworks as multifunctional catalysts for cascade reactions.

    Meiting Zhao;Ke Deng;Liangcan He;Yong Liu

  • Core–Shell Noble‐Metal@Metal‐Organic‐Framework Nanoparticles with Highly Selective Sensing Property

    Liangcan He;Yong Liu;Jingzhu Liu;Yansong Xiong

  • Facile Synthesis of Surfactant-Free Au Cluster/Graphene Hybrids for High-Performance Oxygen Reduction Reaction

    Huajie Yin;Hongjie Tang;Dan Wang;Yan Gao

  • Facile synthesis of Au@TiO2 core–shell hollow spheres for dye-sensitized solar cells with remarkably improved efficiency

    Jiang Du;Jian Qi;Dan Wang;Zhiyong Tang

  • A General Route to Prepare Low-Ruthenium-Content Bimetallic Electrocatalysts for pH-Universal Hydrogen Evolution Reaction by Using Carbon Quantum Dots

    Yuan Liu;Xue Li;Qinghua Zhang;Weidong Li

  • Self-assembly of self-limiting monodisperse supraparticles from polydisperse nanoparticles

    Yunsheng Xia;Trung Dac Nguyen;Ming Yang;Byeongdu Lee

  • Three‐Dimensional Graphene/Metal Oxide Nanoparticle Hybrids for High‐Performance Capacitive Deionization of Saline Water

    Huajie Yin;Shenlong Zhao;Jiawei Wan;Hongjie Tang

  • Carbonized nanoscale metal-organic frameworks as high performance electrocatalyst for oxygen reduction reaction.

    Shenlong Zhao;Huajie Yin;Lei Du;Liangcan He

Frequent Co-Authors

Nicholas A. Kotov
Nicholas A. Kotov University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Huijun Zhao
Huijun Zhao Griffith University
Yuhan Sun
Yuhan Sun Chinese Academy of Sciences
Huajie Yin
Huajie Yin Griffith University
Dawei Wang
Dawei Wang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Shaoqin Liu
Shaoqin Liu Harbin Institute of Technology
Dan Wang
Dan Wang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Lei Jiang
Lei Jiang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Wenping Hu
Wenping Hu Tianjin University
Yun Wang
Yun Wang Griffith University

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