Dan Qu

11.6k citations

107 papers · 10.3k indexed · 8 hit papers · h-index 44

Impact in

Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment top 0.5%
- Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
Materials Chemistry top 0.2%
- Carbon and Quantum Dots Applications
- Nanocluster Synthesis and Applications
- Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials
- Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties
- Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis

Papers in ⓘ

Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 54
- Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques 45
- Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion 9
- TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells 9
Materials Chemistry 70
- Carbon and Quantum Dots Applications 28
- Nanocluster Synthesis and Applications 17
- Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties 9
- Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials 9
- Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials 9

Co-authors: Zaicheng Sun (65 shared papers)Min Zheng (11 shared papers)Zhigang Xie (9 shared papers)Xiabin Jing (5 shared papers)Hongyou Fan (6 shared papers)Li An (33 shared papers)Xiang Shui Miao (5 shared papers)Peng Du (3 shared papers)
Journals: Applied Catalysis B: Environmental (8 papers)RSC Advances (6 papers)Nano Research (4 papers)Advanced Materials (3 papers)ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering (3 papers)
Partner nations: China United States Poland

In The Last Decade

Dan Qu

105 papers receiving 10.1k citations

Hit Papers

8 papers align trajectories log scale

Red Emissive Sulfur, Nitrogen Codoped Carbon Dots and Their Application in Ion Detection and Theraonostics 2017 · 422 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2017 ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
2017 Advanced Materials
2015 ACS Nano
2015 Light Science & Applications
2014 Advanced Materials
2014 Scientific Reports
2013 ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
2013 Nanoscale

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1	Synthesis of Carbon Dots with Multiple Color Emission by Controlled Graphitization and Surface Functionalization Advanced Materials ·Xiang Shui Miao, Dan Qu, Dongxue Yang, Bing Nie, Yikang Zhao, Hongyou Fan, Zaicheng Sun Hit paper breakdown →	2017	1115
2	Highly luminescent S, N co-doped graphene quantum dots with broad visible absorption bands for visible light photocatalysts Nanoscale ·Dan Qu, Min Zheng, Peng Du, Yue Zhou, Ligong Zhang, Di Li, Huaqiao Tan, Zhao Zhao, Zhigang Xie, Zaicheng Sun Hit paper breakdown →	2013	1065
3	Formation mechanism and optimization of highly luminescent N-doped graphene quantum dots Scientific Reports ·Dan Qu, Min Zheng, Ligong Zhang, Haifeng Zhao, Zhigang Xie, Xiabin Jing, Raid Haddad, Hongyou Fan, Zaicheng Sun Hit paper breakdown →	2014	843
4	On–Off–On Fluorescent Carbon Dot Nanosensor for Recognition of Chromium(VI) and Ascorbic Acid Based on the Inner Filter Effect ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces ·Min Zheng, Zhigang Xie, Dan Qu, Di Li, Peng Du, Xiabin Jing, Zaicheng Sun Hit paper breakdown →	2013	714
5	Integrating Oxaliplatin with Highly Luminescent Carbon Dots: An Unprecedented Theranostic Agent for Personalized Medicine Advanced Materials ·Min Zheng, Shi Liu, Jing Li, Dan Qu, Haifeng Zhao, Xingang Guan, Xiuli Hu, Zhigang Xie, Xiabin Jing, Zaicheng Sun Hit paper breakdown →	2014	493
6	Self-Targeting Fluorescent Carbon Dots for Diagnosis of Brain Cancer Cells ACS Nano ·Min Zheng, Shaobo Ruan, Shi Liu, Tingting Sun, Dan Qu, Haifeng Zhao, Zhigang Xie, Huile Gao, Xiabin Jing, Zaicheng Sun Hit paper breakdown →	2015	460
7	Red Emissive Sulfur, Nitrogen Codoped Carbon Dots and Their Application in Ion Detection and Theraonostics ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces ·Xiang Shui Miao, Xinlong Yan, Dan Qu, Dabing Li, Franklin Tao, Zaicheng Sun Hit paper breakdown →	2017	422
8	Tailoring color emissions from N-doped graphene quantum dots for bioimaging applications Light Science & Applications ·Dan Qu, Min Zheng, Jing Li, Zhigang Xie, Zaicheng Sun Hit paper breakdown →	2015	412
9	Three Colors Emission from S,N Co‐doped Graphene Quantum Dots for Visible Light H₂ Production and Bioimaging Advanced Optical Materials ·Dan Qu, Zaicheng Sun, Min Zheng, Jing Li, Yongqiang Zhang, Guoqiang Zhang, Haifeng Zhao, Xingyuan Liu, Zhigang Xie	2015	306
10	Highly efficient p-type Cu3P/n-type g-C3N4 photocatalyst through Z-scheme charge transfer route Applied Catalysis B: Environmental ·Shixin Hua, Dan Qu, Li An, Wenshuai Jiang, Yuanjing Wen, Xiayan Wang, Zaicheng Sun	2018	270
11	Surface Defects Enhanced Visible Light Photocatalytic H₂ Production for Zn‐Cd‐S Solid Solution Small ·Xiaoyan Zhang, Zhao Zhao, Wanwan Zhang, Guoqiang Zhang, Dan Qu, Xiang Miao, Shaorui Sun, Zaicheng Sun	2015	197
12	The formation mechanism and fluorophores of carbon dots synthesized via a bottom-up route Materials Chemistry Frontiers ·Dan Qu, Zaicheng Sun	2019	188
13	Effect of defects on photocatalytic activity of rutile TiO2 nanorods Nano Research ·Zhao Zhao, Xiaoyan Zhang, Guoqiang Zhang, Zhenyu Liu, Dan Qu, Xiang Miao, Pingyun Feng, Zaicheng Sun	2015	167
14	Photocatalyst for High‐Performance H₂ Production: Ga‐Doped Polymeric Carbon Nitride Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Wenshuai Jiang, Yu Zhao, Xupeng Zong, Haodong Nie, Lijuan Niu, Li An, Dan Qu, Xiayan Wang, Zhenhui Kang, Zaicheng Sun	2021	162
15	Formation and fluorescent mechanism of red emissive carbon dots from o-phenylenediamine and catechol system Light Science & Applications ·Pengfei Li, Shanshan Xue, Lu Sun, Xupeng Zong, Li An, Dan Qu, Xiayan Wang, Zaicheng Sun	2022	160
16	Recent advances of carbon dots as new antimicrobial agents SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Pengfei Li, Lu Sun, Shanshan Xue, Dan Qu, Li An, Xiayan Wang, Zaicheng Sun	2022	149
17	Peering into water splitting mechanism of g-C3N4-carbon dots metal-free photocatalyst Applied Catalysis B: Environmental ·Dan Qu, Juan Liu, Xiang Miao, Mumei Han, Haochen Zhang, Zhe Cui, Shaorui Sun, Zhenhui Kang, Hongyou Fan, Zaicheng Sun	2018	144
18	Enhanced photocatalytic N2 fixation by promoting N2 adsorption with a co-catalyst Science Bulletin ·Xiang Gao, Li An, Dan Qu, Wenshuai Jiang, Yanxiao Chai, Shaorui Sun, Xingyuan Liu, Zaicheng Sun	2019	133
19	Interference Effect of Alcohol on Nessler’s Reagent in Photocatalytic Nitrogen Fixation ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering ·Xiang Gao, Yuanjing Wen, Dan Qu, Li An, Shiliang Luan, Wenshuai Jiang, Xupeng Zong, Xingyuan Liu, Zaicheng Sun	2018	116
20	Defective g-C₃N₄ Prepared by the NaBH₄ Reduction for High-Performance H₂ Production ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering ·Yuanjing Wen, Dan Qu, Li An, Xiang Gao, Wenshuai Jiang, Dandan Wu, Dongxue Yang, Zaicheng Sun	2018	114

About Dan Qu

Dan Qu is a scholar working on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Materials Chemistry, Catalysis, Surfaces, Coatings and Films and Electrical and Electronic Engineering, having authored 107 papers that have together received 10.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (45 papers), Carbon and Quantum Dots Applications (28 papers), Nanocluster Synthesis and Applications (17 papers), Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (9 papers), Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties (9 papers), Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials (9 papers), TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells (9 papers) and Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials (9 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment (3.0k citations), Materials Chemistry (8.4k citations), Catalysis (387 citations), Electrical and Electronic Engineering (1.9k citations) and Biomedical Engineering (1.4k citations). Dan Qu has collaborated with scholars based in China, United States and Poland. Frequent co-authors include Zaicheng Sun, Min Zheng, Zhigang Xie, Xiabin Jing, Hongyou Fan, Li An, Xiang Shui Miao, Peng Du, Di Li and Xiayan Wang. Their work appears in journals such as Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, RSC Advances, Nano Research, Advanced Materials and ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering.

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