Hong Bin Yang

12.1k total citations · 12 hit papers
103 papers, 10.4k citations indexed

About

Hong Bin Yang is a scholar working on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Hong Bin Yang has authored 103 papers receiving a total of 10.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 59 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 57 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 40 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Hong Bin Yang's work include Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (37 papers), Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (28 papers) and Advanced battery technologies research (19 papers). Hong Bin Yang is often cited by papers focused on Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (37 papers), Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (28 papers) and Advanced battery technologies research (19 papers). Hong Bin Yang collaborates with scholars based in China, Singapore and Hong Kong. Hong Bin Yang's co-authors include Bin Liu, Jiajian Gao, Chang Ming Li, Sung‐Fu Hung, Jianwei Miao, Weizheng Cai, Yanqiang Huang, Hao Ming Chen, Hua Bing Tao and Chunxian Guo and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Chemical Society Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Hong Bin Yang

97 papers receiving 10.3k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Atomically dispersed Ni(i) as the active site for electrochemical CO2 reduction

2018 2.0k citations Hong Bin Yang, Sung‐Fu Hung et al. Nature Energy profile →
Enabling Direct H2O2 Production in Acidic Media through Rational Design of Transition Metal Single Atom Catalyst

2020 622 citations Jiajian Gao, Hong Bin Yang et al. profile →
Carbon nanotube catalysts: recent advances in synthesis, characterization and applications

2015 618 citations Yibo Yan, Hong Bin Yang et al. Chemical Society Reviews profile →
Layered Graphene/Quantum Dots for Photovoltaic Devices

2010 606 citations Chunxian Guo, Hong Bin Yang et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
Layered Structure Causes Bulk NiFe Layered Double Hydroxide Unstable in Alkaline Oxygen Evolution Reaction

2019 514 citations Sung‐Fu Hung, Daojin Zhou et al. profile →
Orbital coupling of hetero-diatomic nickel-iron site for bifunctional electrocatalysis of CO2 reduction and oxygen evolution

2021 441 citations Zhiping Zeng, Li Gan et al. Nature Communications profile →
Long‐Term Stability Challenges and Opportunities in Acidic Oxygen Evolution Electrocatalysis

2022 230 citations Qilun Wang, Yaqi Cheng et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
Recent Advances in Carbon‐Supported Noble‐Metal Electrocatalysts for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction: Syntheses, Structures, and Properties

2022 212 citations Yuhang Liu, Qilun Wang et al. profile →
Surface Doping vs. Bulk Doping of Cathode Materials for Lithium-Ion Batteries: A Review

2022 187 citations Hong Bin Yang et al. profile →
A tin-based tandem electrocatalyst for CO2 reduction to ethanol with 80% selectivity

2023 173 citations Jie Ding, Hong Bin Yang et al. Nature Energy profile →
Breaking linear scaling relationships in oxygen evolution via dynamic structural regulation of active sites

2025 39 citations Hong Bin Yang, Yang‐Gang Wang et al. Nature Communications profile →
Breaking the linear scaling limit in multi-electron-transfer electrocatalysis through intermediate spillover

2025 35 citations Qilun Wang, Sung‐Fu Hung et al. Nature Catalysis profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Hong Bin Yang China	46	7.7k	4.8k	4.6k	1.5k	887	103	10.4k
Hongbin Yang China	46	7.2k 0.9×	4.5k 1.0×	4.2k 0.9×	1.0k 0.7×	718 0.8×	91	9.7k
Yunteng Qu China	37	6.9k 0.9×	3.9k 0.8×	4.3k 0.9×	1.2k 0.8×	657 0.7×	71	8.8k
Daobin Liu China	52	8.6k 1.1×	5.9k 1.2×	6.7k 1.5×	1.7k 1.1×	664 0.7×	108	12.8k
Guangbo Chen China	40	7.8k 1.0×	4.5k 0.9×	5.4k 1.2×	1.0k 0.7×	701 0.8×	78	10.3k
Kaian Sun China	47	7.4k 1.0×	2.9k 0.6×	5.6k 1.2×	1.2k 0.8×	999 1.1×	78	9.4k
Fengcai Lei China	44	7.6k 1.0×	5.1k 1.1×	4.7k 1.0×	1.9k 1.3×	612 0.7×	116	10.4k
Fanfei Sun China	45	7.4k 1.0×	3.6k 0.8×	4.5k 1.0×	2.5k 1.7×	601 0.7×	111	9.5k
Weizheng Cai China	27	7.2k 0.9×	3.2k 0.7×	3.4k 0.7×	1.5k 1.0×	781 0.9×	42	8.3k
Yinlong Zhu China	53	7.6k 1.0×	4.6k 1.0×	6.6k 1.4×	905 0.6×	1.0k 1.1×	113	10.7k
Dafeng Yan China	36	7.5k 1.0×	3.1k 0.7×	5.6k 1.2×	1.1k 0.7×	1.1k 1.2×	71	9.2k

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Chen, Xin, et al.. (2025). Single-atom iron fabricated electrochemical flexible sensor for detection of hypochlorite ions in water samples. Microchemical Journal. 211. 113145–113145. 2 indexed citations

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Meng, Bicheng, et al.. (2025). Exploring the application potential and mechanism of natural pyrite as the high energy storage material under the double-carbon layer effect. Chemical Engineering Journal. 507. 160209–160209. 1 indexed citations

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Wang, Qilun, Sung‐Fu Hung, Fuhua Li, et al.. (2025). Breaking the linear scaling limit in multi-electron-transfer electrocatalysis through intermediate spillover. Nature Catalysis. 8(4). 378–388. 35 indexed citations breakdown →

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Liu, Lingyue, Jinjie Liu, Guangchao Li, et al.. (2025). Exceptional CO ₂ Hydrogenation to Ethanol via Precise Single‐Atom Ir Deposition on Functional P Islands. Angewandte Chemie. 137(17). 3 indexed citations

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Liu, Yuhang, Fuhua Li, Lingyue Liu, et al.. (2024). Atomic Cobalt Metal Centers with Asymmetric N/B‐Coordination for Promoting Oxygen Reduction Reaction. Advanced Functional Materials. 34(48). 47 indexed citations

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Zheng, Yan, et al.. (2024). Sensitive subcellular scale and real-time detection of hydrogen peroxide by a W-doped Pt microelectrode. Chemical Communications. 60(59). 7630–7633. 1 indexed citations

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Liu, Yuhang, Xiaozhi Su, Jie Ding, et al.. (2024). Progress and challenges in structural, in situ and operando characterization of single-atom catalysts by X-ray based synchrotron radiation techniques. Chemical Society Reviews. 53(24). 11850–11887. 57 indexed citations

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Wei, Zhiming, Xiaozhi Su, Lingyue Liu, et al.. (2024). Promoting Electrochemical CO₂ Reduction to Formate via Sulfur‐Assisted Electrolysis. Advanced Functional Materials. 35(21). 34 indexed citations

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Zhang, Qiao, Fuhua Li, Zhiming Wei, et al.. (2023). Boosting the Proton‐coupled Electron Transfer via Fe−P Atomic Pair for Enhanced Electrochemical CO₂ Reduction. Angewandte Chemie. 135(44). 10 indexed citations

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Ding, Jie, Zhiming Wei, Fuhua Li, et al.. (2023). Atomic high-spin cobalt(II) center for highly selective electrochemical CO reduction to CH3OH. Nature Communications. 14(1). 6550–6550. 121 indexed citations

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Wang, Qilun, Huawei Wang, Ching‐Wei Tung, et al.. (2023). Atomic metal–non-metal catalytic pair drives efficient hydrogen oxidation catalysis in fuel cells. Nature Catalysis. 6(10). 916–926. 124 indexed citations

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Ding, Jie, Hong Bin Yang, Xuelu Ma, et al.. (2023). A tin-based tandem electrocatalyst for CO2 reduction to ethanol with 80% selectivity. Nature Energy. 8(12). 1386–1394. 173 indexed citations breakdown →

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Ding, Jie, Fuhua Li, Jincheng Zhang, et al.. (2023). Circumventing CO₂ Reduction Scaling Relations Over the Heteronuclear Diatomic Catalytic Pair. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 145(21). 11829–11836. 75 indexed citations

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Zhang, Qiao, Fuhua Li, Zhiming Wei, et al.. (2023). Boosting the Proton‐coupled Electron Transfer via Fe−P Atomic Pair for Enhanced Electrochemical CO₂ Reduction. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 62(44). e202311550–e202311550. 55 indexed citations

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Yang, Hong Bin, Cong‐Qiao Xu, Sambath Baskaran, et al.. (2023). Identification of non-metal single atomic phosphorus active sites for the CO₂ reduction reaction. EES Catalysis. 1(5). 774–783. 14 indexed citations

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Zhang, Junming, Jun Ma, Tej S. Choksi, et al.. (2022). Strong Metal–Support Interaction Boosts Activity, Selectivity, and Stability in Electrosynthesis of H₂O₂. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 144(5). 2255–2263. 178 indexed citations

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Zeng, Zhiping, Gengtao Fu, Hong Bin Yang, et al.. (2019). Bifunctional N-CoSe₂/3D-MXene as Highly Efficient and Durable Cathode for Rechargeable Zn–Air Battery. ACS Materials Letters. 1(4). 432–439. 103 indexed citations

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Liu, Song, Hong Bin Yang, Sung‐Fu Hung, et al.. (2019). Innentitelbild: Elucidating the Electrocatalytic CO₂ Reduction Reaction over a Model Single‐Atom Nickel Catalyst (Angew. Chem. 2/2020). Angewandte Chemie. 132(2). 518–518. 1 indexed citations

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Yang, Hong Bin, Sung‐Fu Hung, Song Liu, et al.. (2018). Atomically dispersed Ni(i) as the active site for electrochemical CO2 reduction. Nature Energy. 3(2). 140–147. 1962 indexed citations breakdown →

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Qian, Haisheng, Guchang Han, Hong Bin Yang, Guofeng Lin, & Rong Xu. (2008). Investigation on Magnetic Properties of Hematite Superstructures with Controlled Microstructures. ASEAN Journal of Chemical Engineering. 8. 51–60. 1 indexed citations

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