Hong‐Cai Zhou

117.4k total citations · 48 hit papers
568 papers, 103.1k citations indexed

About

Hong‐Cai Zhou is a scholar working on Inorganic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Hong‐Cai Zhou has authored 568 papers receiving a total of 103.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 453 papers in Inorganic Chemistry, 406 papers in Materials Chemistry and 132 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. Recurrent topics in Hong‐Cai Zhou's work include Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications (440 papers), Covalent Organic Framework Applications (184 papers) and Magnetism in coordination complexes (114 papers). Hong‐Cai Zhou is often cited by papers focused on Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications (440 papers), Covalent Organic Framework Applications (184 papers) and Magnetism in coordination complexes (114 papers). Hong‐Cai Zhou collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Qatar. Hong‐Cai Zhou's co-authors include Jian‐Rong Li, Julian P. Sculley, Daqiang Yuan, Jeffrey R. Long, Omar M. Yaghi, Shengqian Ma, Dawei Feng, Susumu Kitagawa, Shuai Yuan and Zhang‐Wen Wei and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Hong‐Cai Zhou

557 papers receiving 102.3k citations

Hit Papers

Selective gas adsorption and separation in metal–organic ... 2006 2026 2012 2019 2009 2012 2011 2014 2018 2.5k 5.0k 7.5k
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  1. Selective gas adsorption and separation in metal–organic frameworks
    2009 7.9k citations Jian‐Rong Li, Hong‐Cai Zhou et al. Chemical Society Reviews profile →
  2. Introduction to Metal–Organic Frameworks
    2012 6.6k citations Hong‐Cai Zhou et al. Chemical Reviews profile →
  3. Metal–Organic Frameworks for Separations
    2011 5.7k citations Jian‐Rong Li, Hong‐Cai Zhou et al. Chemical Reviews profile →
  4. Metal–Organic Frameworks (MOFs)
    2014 3.4k citations Hong‐Cai Zhou et al. Chemical Society Reviews profile →
  5. Stable Metal–Organic Frameworks: Design, Synthesis, and Applications
    2018 2.6k citations Shuai Yuan, Liang Feng et al. profile →
  6. Zr-based metal–organic frameworks: design, synthesis, structure, and applications
    2016 2.2k citations Lin‐Hua Xie, Jian‐Rong Li et al. Chemical Society Reviews profile →
  7. Tuning the structure and function of metal–organic frameworks via linker design
    2014 1.9k citations Zhi‐Yuan Gu, Jinhee Park et al. Chemical Society Reviews profile →
  8. Carbon dioxide capture-related gas adsorption and separation in metal-organic frameworks
    2011 1.8k citations Jian‐Rong Li, Hong‐Cai Zhou et al. Coordination Chemistry Reviews profile →
  9. Zirconium‐Metalloporphyrin PCN‐222: Mesoporous Metal–Organic Frameworks with Ultrahigh Stability as Biomimetic Catalysts
    2012 1.7k citations Zhi‐Yuan Gu, Jian‐Rong Li et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  10. Potential applications of metal-organic frameworks
    2009 1.4k citations Jian‐Rong Li, Daqiang Yuan et al. Coordination Chemistry Reviews profile →
  11. Highly Stable Zr(IV)-Based Metal–Organic Frameworks for the Detection and Removal of Antibiotics and Organic Explosives in Water
    2016 1.4k citations Bin Wang, Xiu‐Liang Lv et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  12. Recent advances in gas storage and separation using metal–organic frameworks
    2017 1.3k citations Christina Lollar, Jialuo Li et al. profile →
  13. Gas storage in porous metal–organic frameworks for clean energy applications
    2009 1.2k citations Hong‐Cai Zhou et al. Chemical Communications profile →
  14. From fundamentals to applications: a toolbox for robust and multifunctional MOF materials
    2018 1.2k citations Liang Feng, Hannah F. Drake et al. Chemical Society Reviews profile →
  15. Enzyme–MOF (metal–organic framework) composites
    2017 1.2k citations Yu Fang, Elizabeth Joseph et al. Chemical Society Reviews profile →
  16. Metal–Organic Framework-Based Hierarchically Porous Materials: Synthesis and Applications
    2021 1.2k citations Guorui Cai, Yan Peng et al. Chemical Reviews profile →
  17. Luminescent sensors based on metal-organic frameworks
    2017 1.1k citations Shuai Yuan, Gregory S. Day et al. Coordination Chemistry Reviews profile →
  18. Tuning the Topology and Functionality of Metal−Organic Frameworks by Ligand Design
    2010 980 citations Daqiang Yuan, Hong‐Cai Zhou et al. profile →
  19. Construction of Ultrastable Porphyrin Zr Metal–Organic Frameworks through Linker Elimination
    2013 965 citations Zhi‐Yuan Gu, Hai‐Long Jiang et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  20. Size-Controlled Synthesis of Porphyrinic Metal–Organic Framework and Functionalization for Targeted Photodynamic Therapy
    2016 799 citations Hong‐Cai Zhou et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  21. Metal-Organic Framework from an Anthracene Derivative Containing Nanoscopic Cages Exhibiting High Methane Uptake
    2007 780 citations Daofeng Sun, Daqiang Yuan et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  22. Methane storage in advanced porous materials
    2012 711 citations Jian‐Rong Li, Hong‐Cai Zhou et al. Chemical Society Reviews profile →
  23. An Isoreticular Series of Metal–Organic Frameworks with Dendritic Hexacarboxylate Ligands and Exceptionally High Gas‐Uptake Capacity
    2010 678 citations Daqiang Yuan, Daofeng Sun et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  24. Hydrogen storage in metal–organic frameworks
    2007 652 citations Hong‐Cai Zhou et al. profile →
  25. An Exceptionally Stable, Porphyrinic Zr Metal–Organic Framework Exhibiting pH-Dependent Fluorescence
    2013 649 citations Hai‐Long Jiang, Zhi‐Yuan Gu et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  26. Ultrastable Polymolybdate-Based Metal–Organic Frameworks as Highly Active Electrocatalysts for Hydrogen Generation from Water
    2015 592 citations Jun‐Sheng Qin, Hong‐Cai Zhou et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  27. Stable metal-organic frameworks containing single-molecule traps for enzyme encapsulation
    2015 590 citations Mathieu Bosch, Daqiang Yuan et al. profile →
  28. Bridging-ligand-substitution strategy for the preparation of metal–organic polyhedra
    2010 588 citations Jian‐Rong Li, Hong‐Cai Zhou profile →
  29. Rigidifying Fluorescent Linkers by Metal–Organic Framework Formation for Fluorescence Blue Shift and Quantum Yield Enhancement
    2014 576 citations Zhi‐Yuan Gu, Ying‐Pin Chen et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  30. Framework-Catenation Isomerism in Metal−Organic Frameworks and Its Impact on Hydrogen Uptake
    2007 567 citations Daofeng Sun, Hong‐Cai Zhou et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  31. Porous materials with pre-designed single-molecule traps for CO2 selective adsorption
    2013 552 citations Jian‐Rong Li, Hong‐Cai Zhou et al. profile →
  32. Highly Stable Porous Polymer Networks with Exceptionally High Gas‐Uptake Capacities
    2011 542 citations Daqiang Yuan, Hong‐Cai Zhou et al. profile →
  33. Polyamine‐Tethered Porous Polymer Networks for Carbon Dioxide Capture from Flue Gas
    2012 537 citations Daqiang Yuan, Hong‐Cai Zhou et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  34. An Interweaving MOF with High Hydrogen Uptake
    2006 533 citations Daofeng Sun, Hong‐Cai Zhou et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  35. Sulfonate-Grafted Porous Polymer Networks for Preferential CO2 Adsorption at Low Pressure
    2011 526 citations Daqiang Yuan, Hong‐Cai Zhou et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  36. Porous Polymer Networks: Synthesis, Porosity, and Applications in Gas Storage/Separation
    2010 518 citations Daqiang Yuan, Hong‐Cai Zhou et al. Chemistry of Materials profile →
  37. Destruction of Metal–Organic Frameworks: Positive and Negative Aspects of Stability and Lability
    2020 503 citations Liang Feng, Kunyu Wang et al. Chemical Reviews profile →
  38. Interpenetration control in metal–organic frameworks for functional applications
    2013 488 citations Hai‐Long Jiang, Hong‐Cai Zhou et al. Coordination Chemistry Reviews profile →
  39. Effect of Imidazole Arrangements on Proton-Conductivity in Metal–Organic Frameworks
    2017 479 citations Jun‐Sheng Qin, Hong‐Cai Zhou et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  40. Stable Metal–Organic Frameworks with Group 4 Metals: Current Status and Trends
    2018 457 citations Shuai Yuan, Jun‐Sheng Qin et al. profile →
  41. Metal–Organic Frameworks for Food Safety
    2019 442 citations Lin‐Hua Xie, Elizabeth Joseph et al. Chemical Reviews profile →
  42. Catalytic reactions within the cavity of coordination cages
    2019 403 citations Yu Fang, Errui Li et al. Chemical Society Reviews profile →
  43. Optimizing Multivariate Metal–Organic Frameworks for Efficient C2H2/CO2 Separation
    2020 403 citations Weidong Fan, Shuai Yuan et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  44. Boosting Interfacial Charge-Transfer Kinetics for Efficient Overall CO2 Photoreduction via Rational Design of Coordination Spheres on Metal–Organic Frameworks
    2020 393 citations Hong‐Cai Zhou et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  45. Controlled Hydrolysis of Metal–Organic Frameworks: Hierarchical Ni/Co-Layered Double Hydroxide Microspheres for High-Performance Supercapacitors
    2019 363 citations Zhenyu Xiao, Yingjie Mei et al. ACS Nano profile →
  46. Bioinspired Framework Catalysts: From Enzyme Immobilization to Biomimetic Catalysis
    2023 264 citations Kunyu Wang, Hengyu Lin et al. Chemical Reviews profile →
  47. Exceptionally High Perfluorooctanoic Acid Uptake in Water by a Zirconium-Based Metal–Organic Framework through Synergistic Chemical and Physical Adsorption
    2024 81 citations Rong‐Ran Liang, Yihao Yang et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  48. Modular Construction of Multivariate Metal–Organic Frameworks for Luminescent Sensing
    2025 38 citations Kunyu Wang, Rong‐Ran Liang et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Hong‐Cai Zhou United States 144 80.7k 67.0k 19.2k 13.8k 11.8k 568 103.1k
Omar K. Farha United States 157 73.8k 0.9× 65.6k 1.0× 13.5k 0.7× 10.4k 0.8× 14.5k 1.2× 766 100.3k
Joseph T. Hupp United States 160 64.2k 0.8× 65.7k 1.0× 17.3k 0.9× 8.6k 0.6× 18.6k 1.6× 734 102.0k
Jeffrey R. Long United States 140 56.6k 0.7× 55.6k 0.8× 29.3k 1.5× 16.5k 1.2× 10.0k 0.8× 466 89.3k
Banglin Chen China 144 74.2k 0.9× 61.6k 0.9× 17.0k 0.9× 15.1k 1.1× 10.4k 0.9× 584 88.7k
Mohamed Eddaoudi Saudi Arabia 117 65.2k 0.8× 50.4k 0.8× 23.0k 1.2× 12.0k 0.9× 10.1k 0.9× 367 82.7k
Christian Serre France 132 63.9k 0.8× 46.7k 0.7× 12.6k 0.7× 11.7k 0.8× 8.1k 0.7× 485 77.6k
M. O’Keeffe United States 79 70.9k 0.9× 55.7k 0.8× 22.8k 1.2× 11.2k 0.8× 9.0k 0.8× 233 88.6k
Susumu Kitagawa Japan 137 70.2k 0.9× 52.9k 0.8× 27.3k 1.4× 7.9k 0.6× 9.1k 0.8× 832 87.7k
Jian‐Rong Li China 92 39.1k 0.5× 31.7k 0.5× 9.7k 0.5× 7.9k 0.6× 6.9k 0.6× 409 51.6k
Hiroyasu Furukawa United States 68 42.2k 0.5× 36.0k 0.5× 8.0k 0.4× 10.2k 0.7× 6.7k 0.6× 132 57.2k

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All Works

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Liu, Yifan, Huihui He, Lei Gao, et al.. (2025). Chemical and mechanical modifications of flexible metal–organic frameworks for enhancing photocatalysis. Chemical Science. 16(33). 14995–15003.
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Razavi, Sayed Ali Akbar, Wenmiao Chen, Hong‐Cai Zhou, & Ali Morsali. (2024). Tuning redox activity in metal–organic frameworks: From structure to application. Coordination Chemistry Reviews. 517. 216004–216004. 33 indexed citations
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Chen, Wenmiao, Peiyu Cai, Hong‐Cai Zhou, & Sherzod T. Madrahimov. (2023). Bridging Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Catalysis: Phosphine‐Functionalized Metal‐Organic Frameworks. Angewandte Chemie. 136(12). 9 indexed citations
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Shang, Shanshan, Chao Yang, Yuanmeng Tian, et al.. (2023). Designing multivariate porphyrin-based metal-organic frameworks with Ni/Co dual-metal atom sites for cooperative NO2 capture and NO retention. Separation and Purification Technology. 320. 124080–124080. 13 indexed citations
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Chen, Wenmiao, Zhi Wang, Qi Wang, et al.. (2023). Monitoring the Activation of Open Metal Sites in [FexM3–x(μ3-O)] Cluster-Based Metal–Organic Frameworks by Single-Crystal X-ray Diffraction. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 145(8). 4736–4745. 40 indexed citations
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Lin, Hengyu, Zhifeng Xiao, Tian‐Hao Yan, et al.. (2022). Assembling Phenothiazine into a Porous Coordination Cage to Improve Its Photocatalytic Efficiency for Organic Transformations. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 61(49). e202214055–e202214055. 23 indexed citations
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Yu, Liang, Errui Li, Kunyu Wang, et al.. (2022). Organo-macrocycle-containing hierarchical metal–organic frameworks and cages: design, structures, and applications. Chemical Society Reviews. 51(19). 8378–8405. 88 indexed citations
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Yang, Liting, Peiyu Cai, Liangliang Zhang, et al.. (2021). Ligand-Directed Conformational Control over Porphyrinic Zirconium Metal–Organic Frameworks for Size-Selective Catalysis. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 143(31). 12129–12137. 100 indexed citations
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Cai, Guorui, Yan Peng, Liangliang Zhang, Hong‐Cai Zhou, & Hai‐Long Jiang. (2021). Metal–Organic Framework-Based Hierarchically Porous Materials: Synthesis and Applications. Chemical Reviews. 121(20). 12278–12326. 1166 indexed citations breakdown →
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Day, Gregory S., Jialuo Li, Elizabeth Joseph, et al.. (2020). Metal oxide decorated porous carbons from controlled calcination of a metal–organic framework. Nanoscale Advances. 2(7). 2758–2767. 18 indexed citations
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Li, Jialuo, Xiaoning Wang, Yumeng Zhao, et al.. (2020). Single-atom implanted two-dimensional MOFs as efficient electrocatalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction. Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers. 7(23). 4661–4668. 30 indexed citations
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Lv, Xiu‐Liang, Shuai Yuan, Lin‐Hua Xie, et al.. (2019). Ligand Rigidification for Enhancing the Stability of Metal–Organic Frameworks. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 141(26). 10283–10293. 250 indexed citations
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Zhang, Liangliang, Shuai Yuan, Weidong Fan, et al.. (2019). Cooperative Sieving and Functionalization of Zr Metal–Organic Frameworks through Insertion and Post-Modification of Auxiliary Linkers. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 11(25). 22390–22397. 67 indexed citations
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Wang, Xiaoning, Yumeng Zhao, Jiandong Pang, et al.. (2019). Structural tuning of zinc–porphyrin frameworks via auxiliary nitrogen-containing ligands towards selective adsorption of cationic dyes. Chemical Communications. 55(46). 6527–6530. 27 indexed citations
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Wang, Ying, Ying Wang, Liang Feng, et al.. (2019). Photosensitizer‐Anchored 2D MOF Nanosheets as Highly Stable and Accessible Catalysts toward Artemisinin Production. Advanced Science. 6(11). 1802059–1802059. 155 indexed citations
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Xiao, Zhenyu, Yingjie Mei, Shuai Yuan, et al.. (2019). Controlled Hydrolysis of Metal–Organic Frameworks: Hierarchical Ni/Co-Layered Double Hydroxide Microspheres for High-Performance Supercapacitors. ACS Nano. 13(6). 7024–7030. 363 indexed citations breakdown →
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Pang, Jiandong, Mingyan Wu, Jun‐Sheng Qin, et al.. (2019). Solvent-Assisted, Thermally Triggered Structural Transformation in Flexible Mesoporous Metal–Organic Frameworks. Chemistry of Materials. 31(21). 8787–8793. 50 indexed citations
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Feng, Liang, Jialuo Li, Gregory S. Day, Xiu‐Liang Lv, & Hong‐Cai Zhou. (2019). Temperature-Controlled Evolution of Nanoporous MOF Crystallites into Hierarchically Porous Superstructures. Chem. 5(5). 1265–1274. 114 indexed citations
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Baek, Kangkyun, Daqiang Yuan, Wooram Kim, et al.. (2017). Reversible photoreduction of Cu(ii)–coumarin metal–organic polyhedra. Chemical Communications. 53(66). 9250–9253. 16 indexed citations
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Chen, Ying‐Pin, Yangyang Liu, Dahuan Liu, Mathieu Bosch, & Hong‐Cai Zhou. (2015). Direct Measurement of Adsorbed Gas Redistribution in Metal–Organic Frameworks. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 137(8). 2919–2930. 40 indexed citations

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