Deqi Fan

2.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
35 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Deqi Fan is a scholar working on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Materials Chemistry and Water Science and Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, Deqi Fan has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 13 papers in Materials Chemistry and 10 papers in Water Science and Technology. Recurrent topics in Deqi Fan's work include Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods (24 papers), Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (16 papers) and Membrane Separation Technologies (10 papers). Deqi Fan is often cited by papers focused on Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods (24 papers), Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (16 papers) and Membrane Separation Technologies (10 papers). Deqi Fan collaborates with scholars based in China, Australia and Singapore. Deqi Fan's co-authors include Xiaofei Yang, Yi Lu, Haolan Xu, Chunhua Lu, Hao Zhang, Zupeng Chen, Yida Wang, Huihua Min, Hao Zhang and Weiping Xiao and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, ACS Nano and Advanced Functional Materials.

In The Last Decade

Deqi Fan

33 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

  1. Surface Patterning of Two-Dimensional Nanostructure-Embedded Photothermal Hydrogels for High-Yield Solar Steam Generation
    2021 360 citations Yi Lu, Deqi Fan et al. profile →
  2. Design and performance boost of a MOF-functionalized-wood solar evaporator through tuning the hydrogen-bonding interactions
    2022 260 citations Yi Lu, Deqi Fan et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Deqi Fan China 17 1.7k 710 446 369 269 35 2.0k
Suresh Kumar Megarajan China 11 696 0.4× 307 0.4× 415 0.9× 157 0.4× 131 0.5× 13 1.1k
Yao Zeng China 13 519 0.3× 415 0.6× 311 0.7× 294 0.8× 92 0.3× 21 1.1k
Guilian Zhu China 15 1.3k 0.7× 168 0.2× 978 2.2× 408 1.1× 48 0.2× 16 1.7k
Yuankai Li China 16 599 0.3× 190 0.3× 264 0.6× 373 1.0× 59 0.2× 41 959
Weinan Zhao China 17 662 0.4× 121 0.2× 240 0.5× 723 2.0× 137 0.5× 43 1.3k
Dandan Yin China 18 393 0.2× 200 0.3× 458 1.0× 731 2.0× 62 0.2× 51 1.3k
Yanying Shi China 11 457 0.3× 151 0.2× 213 0.5× 402 1.1× 54 0.2× 19 888
Zhaoning Hu China 8 549 0.3× 127 0.2× 531 1.2× 525 1.4× 61 0.2× 20 1.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Deqi Fan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Deqi Fan

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Deqi Fan. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Deqi Fan based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Deqi Fan. Deqi Fan is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Chen, Xinyu, Deqi Fan, Biao Huang, et al.. (2025). Ce Single Atom‐Engineered Amorphous/Crystalline Nanosheets for Enhanced Alkaline Water Electrolysis. Advanced Materials. 37(50). e08893–e08893. 5 indexed citations
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Lu, Yi, et al.. (2025). Dynamic vapor-catalysis coupling in COF/MXene aerogels for synergistic solar evaporation and photocatalytic CO2 reduction. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 382. 125904–125904. 7 indexed citations
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Huang, Shi‐Yu, Deqi Fan, Chengxiao Zhao, Xin Li, & Xiaofei Yang. (2025). Efficient photoreduction of CO2 to complete CO catalyzed by electrospun Cu-doped In2O3 nanofibers. Sustainable materials and technologies. 45. e01611–e01611. 1 indexed citations
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Lu, Yi, Zongze Li, Guangyao Zhang, et al.. (2025). A Portable Device Utilizing High-Entropy Perovskite Aerogels for Efficient Energy Conversion from Atmospheric Water. Advanced Fiber Materials. 7(2). 563–573. 11 indexed citations
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Wang, Xiang, et al.. (2025). Electrospun bilayer nanofibrous membranes for solar-driven water purification with CO2 mitigation. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 13(6). 120366–120366. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Yi, et al.. (2025). Enhanced Photocatalytic Reduction of CO 2 to Complete  CO  Mediated by Donor–Acceptor Covalent Organic Frameworks. Energy & environment materials. 9(2). 1 indexed citations
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Fan, Deqi, et al.. (2024). Fabrication of two-dimensional FePS3 nanosheets for promising photo/electrocatalytic applications. Surfaces and Interfaces. 51. 104732–104732. 3 indexed citations
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Wang, Xiang, et al.. (2024). Review: wood composites as sustainable energy conversion materials for efficient solar energy harvesting and light management. Journal of Materials Science. 59(11). 4383–4403. 10 indexed citations
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Fan, Deqi, et al.. (2024). Construction of g-C3N4/Ti3CN MXene Schottky heterojunctions for boosting photocatalytic hydrogen production. Surfaces and Interfaces. 51. 104658–104658. 9 indexed citations
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Zhang, Shuchi, Deqi Fan, Yi Lu, et al.. (2024). Single-molecule fluorescence imaging of photocatalytic nanomaterials. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 12(31). 19627–19662. 9 indexed citations
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Fan, Deqi, et al.. (2023). Two birds with one stone: Functionalized wood composites for efficient photocatalytic hydrogen production and solar water evaporation. Chinese Chemical Letters. 35(9). 109441–109441. 17 indexed citations
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Fan, Deqi, Yi Lu, Xueling Xu, et al.. (2023). Multifunctional wood-based hydrogels for wastewater treatment and interfacial solar steam generation. Chemical Engineering Journal. 471. 144421–144421. 48 indexed citations
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Wang, Xiang, et al.. (2023). Wood–hydrogel composites coated with C3N4 photocatalyst for synchronous solar steam generation and photocatalytic degradation. Journal of Materials Science. 58(32). 13154–13164. 10 indexed citations
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Fan, Deqi, et al.. (2023). Integrating high‐entropy alloy oxides with porous wood architectures for boosted salt‐resistant water evaporation. Rare Metals. 42(12). 3960–3968. 33 indexed citations
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Xu, Xueling, et al.. (2022). Janus composite membranes enable efficient solar-powered desalination and soil remediation. Composites Communications. 37. 101438–101438. 16 indexed citations
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Lu, Yi, Hao Zhang, Deqi Fan, Zupeng Chen, & Xiaofei Yang. (2021). Coupling solar-driven photothermal effect into photocatalysis for sustainable water treatment. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 423(Pt B). 127128–127128. 187 indexed citations
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Lu, Yi, Deqi Fan, Haolan Xu, et al.. (2020). Implementing Hybrid Energy Harvesting in 3D Spherical Evaporator for Solar Steam Generation and Synergic Water Purification. Solar RRL. 4(9). 100 indexed citations
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Lu, Yi, et al.. (2019). Anchoring Co3O4 nanoparticles on MXene for efficient electrocatalytic oxygen evolution. Science Bulletin. 65(6). 460–466. 206 indexed citations

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