Chunjin Ren

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
16 papers, 944 citations indexed

About

Chunjin Ren is a scholar working on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Materials Chemistry and Catalysis. According to data from OpenAlex, Chunjin Ren has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 944 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 11 papers in Materials Chemistry and 5 papers in Catalysis. Recurrent topics in Chunjin Ren's work include Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (8 papers), CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts (7 papers) and Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (6 papers). Chunjin Ren is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (8 papers), CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts (7 papers) and Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (6 papers). Chunjin Ren collaborates with scholars based in China, Australia and Puerto Rico. Chunjin Ren's co-authors include Jinlan Wang, Kaining Ding, Chongyi Ling, Qiang Li, Wei Lin, Yongfan Zhang, Lirong Zheng, Qing Shen, Yan Shen and Xiaoyong Xu and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Nature Communications and ACS Nano.

In The Last Decade

Chunjin Ren

14 papers receiving 932 citations

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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.

Room-temperature photosynthesis of propane from CO2 with Cu single atoms on vacancy-rich TiO2

2023 265 citations Yan Shen, Chunjin Ren et al. Nature Communications profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Chunjin Ren China	13	675	615	227	219	59	16	944
Laura Collado Spain	15	678 1.0×	664 1.1×	211 0.9×	129 0.6×	50 0.8×	27	915
Haiyan Zhu China	20	1.0k 1.5×	712 1.2×	519 2.3×	257 1.2×	70 1.2×	58	1.3k
Sabrina Younan United States	9	806 1.2×	483 0.8×	443 2.0×	132 0.6×	40 0.7×	10	997
Mengfei Zhu China	13	505 0.7×	296 0.5×	256 1.1×	426 1.9×	53 0.9×	22	827
Baopeng Yang China	18	929 1.4×	418 0.7×	542 2.4×	289 1.3×	56 0.9×	32	1.1k
Chenhuai Yang China	12	578 0.9×	509 0.8×	224 1.0×	257 1.2×	51 0.9×	15	852
Xinnan Mao China	14	907 1.3×	646 1.1×	467 2.1×	282 1.3×	93 1.6×	25	1.2k
Sicong Qiao China	13	638 0.9×	308 0.5×	343 1.5×	155 0.7×	32 0.5×	18	773
Zunhang Lv China	21	1.1k 1.6×	570 0.9×	587 2.6×	229 1.0×	57 1.0×	40	1.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Chunjin Ren

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16 of 16 papers shown

Dong, Ruikang, Yilei Wu, Chunjin Ren, et al.. (2025). A Descriptor-Driven Thermodynamic Framework for Achieving Unidirectional Nucleation in 2D Material Epitaxy. ACS Nano. 19(43). 37972–37982.

Ren, Chunjin, Yu Cui, Qiang Li, Chongyi Ling, & Jinlan Wang. (2025). Single-Atom Saturation: A Fundamental Principle for Single-Atom-Site Catalyst Design. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 147(16). 13610–13617. 24 indexed citations

Cui, Yu, et al.. (2025). Mechanism- and Data-Driven Exploration of a Global Descriptor for CO ₂ Reduction. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 147(47). 43727–43736.

Ren, Chunjin, et al.. (2024). Dynamic Ionization Equilibrium-Induced “Oxygen Exchange” in CO Electroreduction. ACS Catalysis. 14(14). 10737–10745. 3 indexed citations

Ren, Chunjin, et al.. (2024). Hybridization State Transition under Working Conditions: Activity Origin of Single-Atom Catalysts. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 146(22). 15640–15647. 54 indexed citations

Cui, Yu, Chunjin Ren, Mingliang Wu, et al.. (2024). Structure–Stability Relation of Single-Atom Catalysts under Operating Conditions of CO₂ Reduction. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 146(42). 29169–29176. 32 indexed citations

Ren, Chunjin, Qiang Li, Chongyi Ling, & Jinlan Wang. (2023). Mechanism-Guided Design of Photocatalysts for CO₂ Reduction toward Multicarbon Products. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 145(51). 28276–28283. 57 indexed citations

Shen, Yan, Chunjin Ren, Lirong Zheng, et al.. (2023). Room-temperature photosynthesis of propane from CO2 with Cu single atoms on vacancy-rich TiO2. Nature Communications. 14(1). 1117–1117. 265 indexed citations breakdown →

Ren, Chunjin, Shuaihua Lu, Yilei Wu, et al.. (2022). A Universal Descriptor for Complicated Interfacial Effects on Electrochemical Reduction Reactions. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 144(28). 12874–12883. 117 indexed citations

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Ren, Chunjin, et al.. (2020). Density Functional Theory Study of Single-Atom V, Nb, and Ta Catalysts on Graphene and Carbon Nitride for Selective Nitrogen Reduction. ACS Applied Nano Materials. 3(6). 5149–5159. 63 indexed citations

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Lu, Wen, Chunjin Ren, Yu Zou, Wei Lin, & Kaining Ding. (2020). Why it is S-rich around Mo atom in the nitrogenase: A DFT investigation. Applied Surface Science. 534. 147595–147595. 25 indexed citations

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Ren, Chunjin, Lu Wen, Wei Lin, et al.. (2019). Relative Efficacy of Co−X₄ Embedded Graphene (X=N, S, B, and P) Electrocatalysts towards Hydrogen Evolution Reaction: Is Nitrogen Really the Best Choice?. ChemCatChem. 12(2). 536–543. 41 indexed citations

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Ren, Chunjin, Yanli Li, Yongfan Zhang, et al.. (2019). Whether Corrugated or Planar Vacancy Graphene-like Carbon Nitride (g-C₃N₄) Is More Effective for Nitrogen Reduction Reaction?. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 123(28). 17296–17305. 54 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yongli, Chunjin Ren, Yongfan Zhang, Wei Lin, & Kaining Ding. (2019). Improvement of photocatalytic activity of g-C3N4 by five-membered heterocyclic small molecule modifications: A theoretical prediction. Applied Surface Science. 478. 119–127. 19 indexed citations

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Liu, Qiuwen, Cheng Chen, Man Du, et al.. (2018). Porous Hexagonal Boron Nitride Sheets: Effect of Hydroxyl and Secondary Amino Groups on Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution. ACS Applied Nano Materials. 1(9). 4566–4575. 146 indexed citations

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Xu, Fugang, et al.. (2016). Prepare poly-dopamine coated graphene@silver nanohybrid for improved surface enhanced Raman scattering detection of dyes. Sensors and Actuators B Chemical. 243. 609–616. 44 indexed citations

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