Buxing Han

65.0k total citations · 16 hit papers
1.1k papers, 54.7k citations indexed

About

Buxing Han is a scholar working on Catalysis, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Buxing Han has authored 1.1k papers receiving a total of 54.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 467 papers in Catalysis, 398 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 363 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Buxing Han's work include Ionic liquids properties and applications (322 papers), CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts (293 papers) and Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis (240 papers). Buxing Han is often cited by papers focused on Ionic liquids properties and applications (322 papers), CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts (293 papers) and Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis (240 papers). Buxing Han collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Buxing Han's co-authors include Zhimin Liu, Jianling Zhang, Jinliang Song, Tao Jiang, Guanying Yang, Huizhen Liu, Zhaofu Zhang, Xiaofu Sun, Qinggong Zhu and Jun Ma and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Chemical Reviews and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Buxing Han

1.1k papers receiving 53.8k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Fundamentals and Challenges of Electrochemical CO2 Reduction Using Two-Dimensional Materials
    2017 1.0k citations Buxing Han et al. profile →
  2. Green Carbon Science: Scientific Basis for Integrating Carbon Resource Processing, Utilization, and Recycling
    2013 816 citations Mingyuan He, Buxing Han et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  3. Catalytic Transformation of Lignocellulose into Chemicals and Fuel Products in Ionic Liquids
    2016 796 citations Zhanrong Zhang, Jinliang Song et al. profile →
  4. Selective Phenol Hydrogenation to Cyclohexanone Over a Dual Supported Pd–Lewis Acid Catalyst
    2009 611 citations Huizhen Liu, Buxing Han et al. profile →
  5. Desulfurization of Flue Gas: SO2 Absorption by an Ionic Liquid
    2004 509 citations Buxing Han, Zhimin Liu et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  6. Highly Electrocatalytic Ethylene Production from CO2 on Nanodefective Cu Nanosheets
    2020 371 citations Bingxing Zhang, Jianling Zhang et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  7. Selective electroreduction of carbon dioxide to methanol on copper selenide nanocatalysts
    2019 367 citations Qinggong Zhu, Chunjun Chen et al. Nature Communications profile →
  8. Green Carbon Science: Efficient Carbon Resource Processing, Utilization, and Recycling towards Carbon Neutrality
    2021 344 citations Mingyuan He, Buxing Han et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  9. Improving CO2-to-C2+ Product Electroreduction Efficiency via Atomic Lanthanide Dopant-Induced Tensile-Strained CuOx Catalysts
    2023 277 citations Jiaqi Feng, Limin Wu et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  10. p–d Orbital Hybridization Induced by p-Block Metal-Doped Cu Promotes the Formation of C2+ Products in Ampere-Level CO2 Electroreduction
    2023 228 citations Xinchen Kang, Xiaofu Sun et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  11. Adjacent Copper Single Atoms Promote C–C Coupling in Electrochemical CO2 Reduction for the Efficient Conversion of Ethanol
    2023 218 citations Wei Xia, Yijun Xie et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  12. Atomically Dispersed Ni–Cu Catalysts for pH‐Universal CO2 Electroreduction
    2023 191 citations Li‐Bing Zhang, Jiaqi Feng et al. profile →
  13. Oxophilicity-Controlled CO2 Electroreduction to C2+ Alcohols over Lewis Acid Metal-Doped Cuδ+ Catalysts
    2023 184 citations Jiaqi Feng, Limin Wu et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  14. Catalytic self-transfer hydrogenolysis of lignin with endogenous hydrogen: road to the carbon-neutral future
    2022 182 citations Xiaojun Shen, Chaofeng Zhang et al. Chemical Society Reviews profile →
  15. Boosting Electrocatalytic Nitrate‐to‐Ammonia via Tuning of N‐Intermediate Adsorption on a Zn−Cu Catalyst
    2023 164 citations Limin Wu, Jiaqi Feng et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  16. CO2 electrolysis to multi-carbon products in strong acid at ampere-current levels on La-Cu spheres with channels
    2024 103 citations Jiaqi Feng, Limin Wu et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Buxing Han China 113 21.3k 18.9k 18.4k 13.6k 11.9k 1.1k 54.7k
Tao Zhang China 117 31.4k 1.5× 22.1k 1.2× 42.3k 2.3× 15.0k 1.1× 14.3k 1.2× 807 70.7k
Javier Pérez‐Ramírez Switzerland 121 15.2k 0.7× 18.0k 1.0× 36.7k 2.0× 8.0k 0.6× 6.9k 0.6× 643 54.6k
Suojiang Zhang China 102 7.3k 0.3× 18.6k 1.0× 10.1k 0.5× 11.1k 0.8× 6.3k 0.5× 805 43.7k
Jinlong Gong China 119 27.7k 1.3× 19.0k 1.0× 32.4k 1.8× 7.1k 0.5× 3.9k 0.3× 564 51.9k
Jingguang G. Chen United States 106 25.7k 1.2× 20.6k 1.1× 26.0k 1.4× 5.4k 0.4× 4.3k 0.4× 474 48.4k
Aiqin Wang China 101 22.4k 1.1× 13.5k 0.7× 30.9k 1.7× 15.8k 1.2× 12.1k 1.0× 451 54.4k
Emiel J. M. Hensen Netherlands 105 10.0k 0.5× 14.2k 0.8× 23.7k 1.3× 9.5k 0.7× 5.4k 0.5× 669 40.6k
Xinhe Bao China 138 30.6k 1.4× 20.5k 1.1× 44.3k 2.4× 8.3k 0.6× 7.0k 0.6× 1.0k 75.0k
J.L.G. Fierro Spain 111 13.0k 0.6× 24.1k 1.3× 40.7k 2.2× 12.7k 0.9× 7.9k 0.7× 1.1k 58.9k
Bert M. Weckhuysen Netherlands 122 7.1k 0.3× 24.1k 1.3× 36.9k 2.0× 17.3k 1.3× 7.0k 0.6× 910 64.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Buxing Han

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All Works

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Zhai, Jianxin, Longfei Lin, Xi Chen, et al.. (2025). Controllable construction of cobalt nanoparticles in nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes for photothermal CO2 methanation. Chemical Science. 16(29). 13382–13389.
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Yin, Yaoyu, Jiapeng Jiao, Yiyong Wang, et al.. (2025). Enhancing CO2 Electroreduction to Ethylene in Acidic Solution by Optimizing Cation Configuration on the Cu Surface. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 147(29). 25584–25591. 3 indexed citations
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Xue, Tianwei, Chengbin Liu, Ruiqing Li, et al.. (2025). Selective Gold Recycling from Electronic Waste Using a Highly Stable Porous Aromatic Framework/Polymer and Its Application for CO2 Electroreduction. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(18). e202500092–e202500092. 8 indexed citations
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Wang, Yanyan, Minghua Dong, Shaopeng Li, et al.. (2024). The superiority of Pd2+ in CO2 hydrogenation to formic acid. Chemical Science. 15(15). 5525–5530. 11 indexed citations
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Meng, Qinglei, Zhanrong Zhang, Bingfeng Chen, et al.. (2024). Intermetallic synergy in platinum–cobalt electrocatalysts for selective C–O bond cleavage. Nature Catalysis. 7(6). 702–718. 83 indexed citations
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Zhang, Lei, Bingfeng Chen, Xiaomeng Chen, et al.. (2024). Ultra-thin layer HTaMoO6 catalyst for the upgrading of carbohydrates into 5-hydroxymethylfurfural. Chemical Engineering Journal. 492. 152140–152140. 3 indexed citations
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Xing, Tong, Peigen Zhang, Peng Chen, et al.. (2024). Switching CO2 Electroreduction Pathways between Ethylene and Ethanol via Tuning Microenvironment of the Coating on Copper Nanofibers. Angewandte Chemie. 137(1). 1 indexed citations
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Jia, Shunhan, Xingxing Tan, Limin Wu, et al.. (2023). Defective PrOx for Efficient Electrochemical NO2−-to-NH3 in a Wide Potential Range. Chemistry. 5(2). 753–761. 2 indexed citations
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Syzgantseva, Olga A., Yan Huang, Dana Stoian, et al.. (2023). A hydrophobic Cu/Cu2O sheet catalyst for selective electroreduction of CO to ethanol. Nature Communications. 14(1). 501–501. 110 indexed citations
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Xie, Yijun, Wei Xia, Shuaiqiang Jia, et al.. (2023). Silica-nickel catalyst interfaces promote highly efficient CO2 electroreduction to CO with a wide potential range. Chemical Engineering Journal. 461. 141938–141938. 4 indexed citations
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Yan, Xupeng, Menglu Zhang, Yizhen Chen, et al.. (2023). Synergy of Cu/C 3 N 4 Interface and Cu Nanoparticles Dual Catalytic Regions in Electrolysis of CO to Acetic Acid. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 62(22). 58 indexed citations
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Hua, Manli, Jinliang Song, Xin Huang, et al.. (2022). Highly efficient C(CO)–C(alkyl) bond cleavage in ketones to access esters over ultrathin N-doped carbon nanosheets. Chemical Science. 13(18). 5196–5204. 12 indexed citations
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Zhai, Jianxin, Baowen Zhou, Haihong Wu, et al.. (2022). Selective photocatalytic aerobic oxidation of methane into carbon monoxide over Ag/AgCl@SiO2. Chemical Science. 13(16). 4616–4622. 16 indexed citations
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Shen, Xiaojun, Chaofeng Zhang, Buxing Han, & Feng Wang. (2022). Catalytic self-transfer hydrogenolysis of lignin with endogenous hydrogen: road to the carbon-neutral future. Chemical Society Reviews. 51(5). 1608–1628. 182 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zhang, Feng, Safak Bulut, Xiaojun Shen, et al.. (2021). Halogen-free fixation of carbon dioxide into cyclic carbonates via bifunctional organocatalysts. Green Chemistry. 23(3). 1147–1153. 72 indexed citations
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Chen, Yu, Yanfei Zhao, Bo Yu, et al.. (2020). Visible Light-Driven Photoreduction of CO2 to CH4 over TiO2 Using a Multiple-Site Ionic Liquid as an Absorbent and Photosensitizer. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 8(24). 9088–9094. 33 indexed citations
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Zhang, Fanyu, Jianling Zhang, Bingxing Zhang, et al.. (2020). Improved catalytic performance of Co-MOF-74 by nanostructure construction. Green Chemistry. 22(18). 5995–6000. 36 indexed citations
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Shen, Xiaojun, Qinglei Meng, Qingqing Mei, et al.. (2019). Selective catalytic transformation of lignin with guaiacol as the only liquid product. Chemical Science. 11(5). 1347–1352. 96 indexed citations
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Mei, Qingqing, Huizhen Liu, Minqiang Hou, Hangyu Liu, & Buxing Han. (2017). Selective hydration of asymmetric internal aryl alkynes without directing groups to α-aryl ketones over Cu-based catalyst. New Journal of Chemistry. 41(14). 6290–6295. 16 indexed citations
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Ma, Jun, Buxing Han, Jinliang Song, et al.. (2013). Efficient synthesis of quinazoline-2,4(1H,3H)-diones from CO2 and 2-aminobenzonitriles in water without any catalyst. Green Chemistry. 15(6). 1485–1485. 86 indexed citations

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