Heng Rao

3.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
68 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Heng Rao is a scholar working on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Materials Chemistry and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Heng Rao has authored 68 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 62 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 40 papers in Materials Chemistry and 14 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Heng Rao's work include Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (53 papers), CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts (24 papers) and Covalent Organic Framework Applications (16 papers). Heng Rao is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (53 papers), CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts (24 papers) and Covalent Organic Framework Applications (16 papers). Heng Rao collaborates with scholars based in China, France and United States. Heng Rao's co-authors include Julien Bonin, Marc Robert, Luciana C. Schmidt, Jun‐Sheng Qin, Ping She, Jihong Yu, Shouhua Feng, Zhan Shi, Yiqiang He and Kepeng Song and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Heng Rao

64 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

Visible-light-driven methane formation from CO2 with a mo... 2017 2026 2020 2023 2017 2019 2025 250 500 750
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. Visible-light-driven methane formation from CO2 with a molecular iron catalyst
    2017 865 citations Heng Rao et al. profile →
  2. 3D Hierarchical ZnIn2S4 Nanosheets with Rich Zn Vacancies Boosting Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction
    2019 406 citations Heng Rao et al. profile →
  3. Synergistic Bifunctional Covalent Organic Framework for Efficient Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction and Water Oxidation
    2025 39 citations Xue Zhao, Jing Zhang et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →

Peers

Heng Rao
Dachao Hong Japan
Lingjing Chen China
Yunyang Qian China
Hong Zhong China
Chenfan Xie China
Souvik Roy India
Claudio Cometto France
Kang Sun China
Aaron J. Sathrum United States
Zhenguo Guo China
Dachao Hong Japan
Heng Rao
Citations per year, relative to Heng Rao Heng Rao (= 1×) peers Dachao Hong

Countries citing papers authored by Heng Rao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Heng Rao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Heng Rao

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Heng Rao. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Heng Rao 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 Heng Rao. Heng Rao 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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Zhao, Xue, et al.. (2025). Synergistic Bifunctional Covalent Organic Framework for Efficient Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction and Water Oxidation. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 147(12). 10587–10597. 39 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wu, Jiahui, et al.. (2025). Facilitated charge transfer of stable multivariate transition Metal-organic frameworks for photocatalytic CO2 reduction. Chemical Engineering Journal. 515. 163381–163381. 1 indexed citations
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Meng, Ying, Bo Shu, Jing Zhang, et al.. (2025). Photocatalyst-free photochemical deuteration via H/D exchange with D2O. Nature Communications. 16(1). 6744–6744. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Zhaohui, Qiang Xü, Yunhai Zhu, et al.. (2025). Electron-Rich Macrocycle-Based Metal–Organic Frameworks for Efficient Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 147(37). 33330–33336. 4 indexed citations
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Zhao, Xue, Changyan Zhu, Heng Rao, et al.. (2024). Local microenvironment modulation of zirconium-porphyrinic frameworks for CO2 reduction. Chemical Engineering Journal. 496. 153875–153875. 11 indexed citations
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Zhao, Xue, et al.. (2024). Microenvironment modulation of Fe-porphyrinic metal–organic frameworks for CO2 photoreduction. Journal of Catalysis. 439. 115745–115745. 4 indexed citations
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Bao, Tengfei, et al.. (2024). Regulated charge transfer by cascade dual Z-scheme heterojunction of HCdS@ZnIn2S4-Cobalt porphyrin for efficient photocatalytic solar fuel production. Chemical Engineering Journal. 499. 156323–156323. 5 indexed citations
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Zhao, Xue, et al.. (2024). Ionic Liquid Modified Fe-Porphyrinic Metal–Organic Frameworks as Efficient and Selective Photocatalysts for CO2 Reduction. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 16(20). 26272–26279. 13 indexed citations
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Rao, Heng, et al.. (2024). Confinement of Z-scheme organic-inorganic heterojunction into mesoporous zeolite for efficient photocatalytic solar fuel generation. Chemical Engineering Journal. 500. 157419–157419. 3 indexed citations
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Rao, Heng, et al.. (2024). A Review of Metal–Organic Frameworks Derived Hollow‐Structured Photocatalysts: Synthesis and Applications. Small. 20(48). e2405533–e2405533. 13 indexed citations
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Sun, Hai, et al.. (2024). Graphite conjugated nickel phthalocyanine for efficient CO2 electroreduction and Zn–CO2 batteries. Chemical Science. 15(38). 15670–15678. 5 indexed citations
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Bao, Tengfei, et al.. (2023). Efficient visible-light-driven CO2 reduction into tunable syngas by cobalt phthalocyanine modified flower-like ZnIn2S4 nanosheets. Applied Surface Science. 641. 158492–158492. 10 indexed citations
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She, Ping, Yuanyuan Qi, Tengfei Bao, et al.. (2022). Bioinspired Self‐Supporting Phthalocyanine@ZnIn2S4 Foam for Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction Under Visible Light Irradiation. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(6). 6 indexed citations
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Qiao, Guanyu, De‐Hui Guan, Shuai Yuan, et al.. (2021). Perovskite Quantum Dots Encapsulated in a Mesoporous Metal–Organic Framework as Synergistic Photocathode Materials. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 143(35). 14253–14260. 208 indexed citations
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She, Ping, Jun‐Sheng Qin, Heng Rao, Buyuan Guan, & Jihong Yu. (2020). Spatially separated bimetallic cocatalysts on hollow-structured TiO2 for photocatalytic hydrogen generation. Materials Chemistry Frontiers. 4(6). 1671–1678. 23 indexed citations
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She, Ping, Heng Rao, Buyuan Guan, Jun‐Sheng Qin, & Jihong Yu. (2020). Spatially Separated Bifunctional Cocatalysts Decorated on Hollow-Structured TiO2 for Enhanced Photocatalytic Hydrogen Generation. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 12(20). 23356–23362. 38 indexed citations
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Qiao, Guanyu, Shuai Yuan, Jiandong Pang, et al.. (2020). Functionalization of Zirconium‐Based Metal–Organic Layers with Tailored Pore Environments for Heterogeneous Catalysis. Angewandte Chemie. 132(41). 18381–18385. 8 indexed citations
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Qiao, Guanyu, Shuai Yuan, Jiandong Pang, et al.. (2020). Functionalization of Zirconium‐Based Metal–Organic Layers with Tailored Pore Environments for Heterogeneous Catalysis. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 59(41). 18224–18228. 65 indexed citations

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