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Zhong-Ming Sun

Zhong-Ming Sun

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
51
Citations
8695
World Ranking
14022
National Ranking
2173

Zhong-Ming Sun publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Zhong-Ming Sun sits on this spectrum.

61–80 publications: 66 scientists 81–100 publications: 302 scientists 101–120 publications: 623 scientists 121–140 publications: 918 scientists 141–160 publications: 1,218 scientists 161–180 publications: 1,350 scientists 181–200 publications: 1,344 scientists 201–220 publications: 1,281 scientists 221–240 publications: 1,216 scientists 241–260 publications: 1,100 scientists 261–280 publications: 979 scientists 281–300 publications: 939 scientists 301–320 publications: 764 scientists 321–340 publications: 643 scientists 341–360 publications: 628 scientists 361–380 publications: 522 scientists 381–400 publications: 459 scientists 401–420 publications: 397 scientists 421–440 publications: 327 scientists 441–460 publications: 270 scientists 461–480 publications: 265 scientists 481–500 publications: 252 scientists 501–520 publications: 201 scientists 521–540 publications: 185 scientists 541–560 publications: 148 scientists 561–580 publications: 148 scientists 581–600 publications: 132 scientists 601–620 publications: 114 scientists 621–640 publications: 104 scientists 641–660 publications: 91 scientists 661–680 publications: 92 scientists 681–700 publications: 73 scientists 701–720 publications: 57 scientists 721–740 publications: 54 scientists 741–760 publications: 67 scientists 761–780 publications: 45 scientists 781–800 publications: 46 scientists 801–820 publications: 39 scientists 821–840 publications: 32 scientists 841–860 publications: 36 scientists 861–880 publications: 29 scientists 881–900 publications: 26 scientists 901–920 publications: 24 scientists 921–940 publications: 14 scientists 941–960 publications: 23 scientists 961–980 publications: 28 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 15 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 29 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 12 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 19 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 12 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 6 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 8 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 12 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 5 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 6 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 14 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 7 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 2 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 6 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 4 scientists 1,281–1,294 publications: 6 scientists 1,295+ publications: 100 scientists
61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 166 publications — 20th percentile

20% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

Zhong-Ming Sun D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Zhong-Ming Sun sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 51 D-Index — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Overview

Zhong-Ming Sun is affiliated with Nankai University in China and specializes in the fields of Chemistry and Materials Science. Their research output encompasses a broad range of topics and often intersects with inorganic chemistry and materials chemistry. The subfields prominently represented in their work include Inorganic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

The scientist's published work includes contributions to topics such as:

  • Inorganic Chemistry and Materials
  • Synthesis and characterization of novel inorganic/organometallic compounds
  • Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Nanocluster Synthesis and Applications
  • Crystal Structures and Properties

Recent papers reflect a focus on inorganic and materials chemistry, with examples including:

  • "An all-metal fullerene: [K@Au 12 Sb 20] 5−" (2023) published in Science
  • "Urinary exposure of N-nitrosamines and associated risk of esophageal cancer in a high incidence area in China" (2020) published in The Science of The Total Environment
  • "σ-Aromaticity-Induced Stabilization of Heterometallic Supertetrahedral Clusters [Zn6Ge16]4− and [Cd6Ge16]4−" (2020) published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "Site-Selective CO2 Reduction over Highly Dispersed Ru-SnOx Sites Derived from a [Ru@Sn9]6- Zintl Cluster" (2020) published in ACS Catalysis
  • "Inorganic Ferrocene Analogue [Fe(P4)2]2-" (2022) published in Journal of the American Chemical Society

Publication venues where Zhong-Ming Sun frequently publishes include:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Chemical Communications
  • Chinese Chemical Letters
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Zhong-Ming Sun collaborates regularly with a number of co-authors. Frequent collaborators include:

  • Alvaro Muñoz-Castro
  • Lei Qiao
  • John E. McGrady
  • Nikolay V. Tkachenko
  • Alexander I. Boldyrev

Best Publications

  • A layer-structured Eu-MOF as a highly selective fluorescent probe for Fe3+ detection through a cation-exchange approach

    Song Dang;En Ma;Zhong-Ming Sun;Hongjie Zhang

  • Se2(B2O7): A New Type of Second-Order NLO Material

    Fang Kong;Shu Ping Huang;Zhong Ming Sun;Jiang Gao Mao

  • A Series of Multifunctional Metal–Organic Frameworks Showing Excellent Luminescent Sensing, Sensitization, and Adsorbent Abilities

    Fei-Yan Yi;Jian-Ping Li;Dai Wu;Zhong-Ming Sun

  • MOF-76: from a luminescent probe to highly efficient U(VI) sorption material.

    Weiting Yang;Zhi-Qiang Bai;Wei-Qun Shi;Li-Yong Yuan

  • Solvents control over the degree of interpenetration in metal-organic frameworks and their high sensitivities for detecting nitrobenzene at ppm level

    Min Guo;Zhong-Ming Sun

  • Highly selective acetone fluorescent sensors based on microporous Cd(II) metal–organic frameworks

    Fei-Yan Yi;Weiting Yang;Zhong-Ming Sun

  • Fe3O4@ZIF-8: a magnetic nanocomposite for highly efficient UO22+ adsorption and selective UO22+/Ln3+ separation.

    Xue Min;Weiting Yang;Yuan-Feng Hui;Chao-Ying Gao

  • Mixed-Ligand Zn-MOFs for Highly Luminescent Sensing of Nitro Compounds

    Hao Wang;Weiting Yang;Zhong-Ming Sun

  • Fast response and highly selective sensing of amine vapors using a luminescent coordination polymer

    Jinlei Chen;Fei-Yan Yi;Hong Yu;Shihui Jiao

  • Polyoxometalates-based heterometallic organic–inorganic hybrid materials for rapid adsorption and selective separation of methylene blue from aqueous solutions

    Fei-Yan Yi;Wei Zhu;Song Dang;Jian-Ping Li

  • Tunable emission based on lanthanide(III) metal-organic frameworks: an alternative approach to white light

    Song Dang;Jian-Han Zhang;Zhong-Ming Sun

  • Synthesis, Characterization, and Crystal Structures of Three New Divalent Metal Carboxylate-Sulfonates with a Layered and One-Dimensional Structure

    Zhong-Ming Sun;Jiang-Gao Mao;Yan-Qiong Sun;Hui-Yi Zeng

  • Tertiary Carbinamine Synthesis by Rhodium‐Catalyzed [3+2] Annulation of N‐Unsubstituted Aromatic Ketimines and Alkynes

    Zhong-Ming Sun;Shuo-Ping Chen;Pinjing Zhao

  • A Highly Anisotropic Cobalt(II)-Based Single-Chain Magnet: Exploration of Spin Canting in an Antiferromagnetic Array

    Andrei V. Palii;Oleg S. Reu;Sergei M. Ostrovsky;Sophia I. Klokishner

  • An ultrastable porous metal–organic framework luminescent switch towards aromatic compounds

    Fei-Yan Yi;Ying Wang;Jian-Ping Li;Dai Wu

  • Facile syntheses of monodisperse ultrasmall Au clusters.

    Massimo F. Bertino;Zhong-Ming Sun;Rui Zhang;Lai-Sheng Wang

  • Lanthanide Metal–Organic Frameworks Showing Luminescence in the Visible and Near-Infrared Regions with Potential for Acetone Sensing

    Song Dang;Xue Min;Weiting Yang;Fei-Yan Yi

  • A microporous Cu-MOF with optimized open metal sites and pore spaces for high gas storage and active chemical fixation of CO2

    Chao-Ying Gao;Hong-Rui Tian;Jing Ai;Lei-Jiao Li

  • New type of single chain magnet based on spin canting in an antiferromagnetically coupled Co(II) chain

    Zhong-Ming Sun;Andrey V. Prosvirin;Han-Hua Zhao;Jiang-Gao Mao

  • Structural chemistry of uranium phosphonates

    Weiting Yang;T. Gannon Parker;Zhong-Ming Sun

  • Rh(I)-Catalyzed Decarboxylative Transformations of Arenecarboxylic Acids: Ligand- and Reagent-Controlled Selectivity toward Hydrodecarboxylation or Heck−Mizoroki Products

    Zhong-Ming Sun;Jing Zhang;Pinjing Zhao

Frequent Co-Authors

Weiting Yang
Weiting Yang Hainan University
Jiang-Gao Mao
Jiang-Gao Mao Chinese Academy of Sciences
Hao Wang
Hao Wang Swinburne University of Technology
Alexander I. Boldyrev
Alexander I. Boldyrev Utah State University
Zhigang Xie
Zhigang Xie Chinese Academy of Sciences
Hua-Jin Zhai
Hua-Jin Zhai Shanxi University
Jun Li
Jun Li National University of Singapore
Lai-Sheng Wang
Lai-Sheng Wang Brown University
Hongjie Zhang
Hongjie Zhang Tsinghua University
John E. McGrady
John E. McGrady University of Oxford

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