Hongwei Zhu

43.7k total citations · 17 hit papers
635 papers, 37.2k citations indexed

About

Hongwei Zhu is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Hongwei Zhu has authored 635 papers receiving a total of 37.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 373 papers in Materials Chemistry, 236 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 185 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Hongwei Zhu's work include Graphene research and applications (215 papers), Carbon Nanotubes in Composites (89 papers) and Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (67 papers). Hongwei Zhu is often cited by papers focused on Graphene research and applications (215 papers), Carbon Nanotubes in Composites (89 papers) and Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (67 papers). Hongwei Zhu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Japan. Hongwei Zhu's co-authors include Dehai Wu, Kunlin Wang, Jinquan Wei, Xinming Li, Bingqing Wei, Xiao Li, Tingting Yang, Pengzhan Sun, Vivek Subramanian and Yi Jia and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Hongwei Zhu

619 papers receiving 36.5k citations

Hit Papers

Carbon Nanotube Sponges 2002 2026 2010 2018 2009 2014 2010 2005 2015 400 800 1.2k
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. Carbon Nanotube Sponges
    2009 1.4k citations Kunlin Wang, Hongwei Zhu et al. profile →
  2. Wearable and Highly Sensitive Graphene Strain Sensors for Human Motion Monitoring
    2014 939 citations Tingting Yang, Xiao Li et al. profile →
  3. Graphene‐On‐Silicon Schottky Junction Solar Cells
    2010 938 citations Xinming Li, Hongwei Zhu et al. profile →
  4. Hydrothermal Synthesis and Pseudocapacitance Properties of MnO2 Nanostructures
    2005 891 citations Hongwei Zhu et al. profile →
  5. Two-dimensional MoS2: Properties, preparation, and applications
    2015 803 citations Xiao Li, Hongwei Zhu Journal of Materiomics profile →
  6. Adsorption of methylene blue from aqueous solution by graphene
    2011 674 citations Kunlin Wang, Hongwei Zhu et al. profile →
  7. Direct Synthesis of Long Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Strands
    2002 637 citations Hongwei Zhu et al. profile →
  8. Selective Ion Penetration of Graphene Oxide Membranes
    2012 633 citations Miao Zhu, Kunlin Wang et al. profile →
  9. Recent advances in wearable tactile sensors: Materials, sensing mechanisms, and device performance
    2017 613 citations Tingting Yang, Hongwei Zhu et al. profile →
  10. Recent Developments in Graphene‐Based Membranes: Structure, Mass‐Transport Mechanism and Potential Applications
    2016 576 citations Kunlin Wang, Hongwei Zhu et al. profile →
  11. Stretchable and highly sensitive graphene-on-polymer strain sensors
    2012 544 citations Xiao Li, Hongwei Zhu et al. profile →
  12. Graphene and related two-dimensional materials: Structure-property relationships for electronics and optoelectronics
    2017 502 citations Xinming Li, Hongwei Zhu et al. profile →
  13. High Detectivity Graphene‐Silicon Heterojunction Photodetector
    2015 418 citations Xinming Li, Miao Zhu et al. Small profile →
  14. Engineering graphene and TMDs based van der Waals heterostructures for photovoltaic and photoelectrochemical solar energy conversion
    2018 403 citations Hongwei Zhu et al. profile →
  15. Highly Sensitive, Wearable, Durable Strain Sensors and Stretchable Conductors Using Graphene/Silicon Rubber Composites
    2016 352 citations Hongwei Zhu et al. profile →
  16. Recent advances in friction and lubrication of graphene and other 2D materials: Mechanisms and applications
    2019 294 citations Hongwei Zhu et al. profile →
  17. I Can Find You! Boundary-Guided Separated Attention Network for Camouflaged Object Detection
    2022 129 citations Hongwei Zhu 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
Hongwei Zhu China 95 19.3k 15.4k 13.5k 7.7k 5.7k 635 37.2k
Jun Zhou China 92 11.1k 0.6× 13.5k 0.9× 15.6k 1.2× 10.1k 1.3× 7.9k 1.4× 320 32.5k
Xiaodong Chen Singapore 121 13.1k 0.7× 20.2k 1.3× 20.5k 1.5× 10.2k 1.3× 10.5k 1.9× 543 47.6k
Tao Chen China 100 13.1k 0.7× 14.4k 0.9× 6.8k 0.5× 4.4k 0.6× 5.3k 0.9× 947 37.5k
Lili Wang China 89 10.6k 0.5× 10.2k 0.7× 12.4k 0.9× 3.6k 0.5× 4.1k 0.7× 751 27.3k
Chun Li China 87 17.2k 0.9× 13.0k 0.8× 14.4k 1.1× 10.5k 1.4× 7.0k 1.2× 522 38.0k
Jang‐Kyo Kim Hong Kong 111 15.4k 0.8× 10.4k 0.7× 15.9k 1.2× 10.6k 1.4× 10.6k 1.9× 625 42.8k
Hongzhi Wang China 82 10.5k 0.5× 9.9k 0.6× 12.3k 0.9× 8.2k 1.1× 7.7k 1.3× 660 29.4k
Hui Ying Yang China 99 13.7k 0.7× 7.9k 0.5× 20.8k 1.5× 9.1k 1.2× 2.7k 0.5× 852 35.5k
Peiyi Wu China 91 8.0k 0.4× 11.5k 0.8× 6.6k 0.5× 3.0k 0.4× 6.6k 1.2× 455 27.5k
S. Lanceros‐Méndez Portugal 85 7.6k 0.4× 20.6k 1.3× 9.4k 0.7× 5.1k 0.7× 9.2k 1.6× 989 35.6k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Hongwei Zhu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hongwei Zhu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Hongwei Zhu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Hongwei Zhu 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 Hongwei Zhu. Hongwei Zhu 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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Liu, Jia, Hongwei Zhu, Qiang Zhou, et al.. (2025). Adsorption of cationic organic dyes from aqueous solutions by sulfonated covalent organic frameworks: Characterization and mechanistic explanations. Separation and Purification Technology. 364. 132466–132466. 6 indexed citations
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Xu, Peibao, et al.. (2025). Development of a self-sustained chaotic stirrer with electrothermal response liquid crystal elastomers. Chaos Solitons & Fractals. 203. 117656–117656. 6 indexed citations
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Zhang, Lijuan, et al.. (2024). Preparation and heat storage characteristics of high-temperature phase change macrocapsules of chloride eutectic salt. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells. 274. 112972–112972. 6 indexed citations
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Zhu, Hongwei, Yi Wang, Kajia Wei, et al.. (2024). Construction of a cathodic MOF/FeOOH heterojunction for boosted Fe(Ⅲ) reduction in electro-Fenton processes. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 362. 124770–124770. 13 indexed citations
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Dong, Yemin, et al.. (2024). Unveiling the synergistic effect of in-situ generated calcium carbonate by CO2 mixing on the reaction of calcined clay. Cement and Concrete Composites. 148. 105490–105490. 8 indexed citations
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Liu, Yujia, Chenyang Zhao, Bing Sun, et al.. (2024). Effect of TiO2 on catalytic performance of gold-titanium-catalyzed gas-phase epoxidation of propylene. Molecular Catalysis. 560. 114095–114095. 2 indexed citations
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Zhu, Hongwei, Lingen Chen, Huijun Feng, & Yanlin Ge. (2024). Constructal design of comb-shaped high thermal conductivity channel in a stacked chip. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer. 155. 107557–107557. 7 indexed citations
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Rong, Ao, Qi Zhao, Hongfei Shi, et al.. (2024). Fabrication of CoTiO3/MgIn2S4 S–scheme heterojunctions with efficient charge separation to enhance the photocatalytic activities of hydrogen generation and formaldehyde removal. Separation and Purification Technology. 356. 130010–130010. 44 indexed citations
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Wang, Liying, Yi Yang, Xu Zhao, et al.. (2024). Gibberellins regulate masculinization through the SpGAI‐SpSTM module in dioecious spinach. The Plant Journal. 118(6). 1907–1921. 3 indexed citations
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Shi, Hongfei, et al.. (2023). NiCoP as a cocatalyst decorating CdIn2S4 for enhanced photocatalytic performance under visible light: DFT calculation and mechanism insight. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 51. 1287–1302. 51 indexed citations
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Xu, Yin, Wei Li, Hongwei Zhu, et al.. (2023). Electrochemical treatment of municipal reverse osmosis concentrates by a TiO2-BNTs/SnO2-Sb reactive electrochemical membrane. Separation and Purification Technology. 331. 125726–125726. 8 indexed citations
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Zhang, Wei, Chi Zhang, Hongwei Zhu, et al.. (2023). Electrochemical behavior of matrix graphite in nitric acid by cyclic voltammetry. Journal of Nuclear Materials. 581. 154411–154411. 1 indexed citations
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Zhu, Hongwei, Hongfei Shi, Jianping Li, et al.. (2023). Construction of S-scheme Cs3PMo12O40/MnIn2S4 heterojunction for efficient photocatalytic removal of antibiotics: Degradation pathways, toxicity evaluation and mechanism insight. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 976. 173072–173072. 40 indexed citations
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Zhu, Hongwei, et al.. (2021). Topologically Protected Transport of Cargo in a Chiral Active Fluid Aided by Odd-Viscosity-Enhanced Depletion Interactions. Physical Review Letters. 126(19). 198001–198001. 41 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yanbing, Guoke Zhao, Hongwei Zhu, & Lei Jiang. (2020). Enhanced ionic photocurrent generation through a homogeneous graphene derivative composite membrane. Chemical Communications. 56(68). 9819–9822. 8 indexed citations
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Zhao, Xuanliang, Zhongyang Deng, Yu Long, et al.. (2019). Multifunctional sensing platform with pulsed-laser-deposited silver nanoporous structures. Sensors and Actuators A Physical. 293. 136–144. 8 indexed citations
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Li, Xinming, Miao Zhu, Mingde Du, et al.. (2016). Graphene: High Detectivity Graphene‐Silicon Heterojunction Photodetector (Small 5/2016). Small. 12(5). 549–549. 12 indexed citations
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Li, Xiao & Hongwei Zhu. (2015). Two-dimensional MoS2: Properties, preparation, and applications. Journal of Materiomics. 1(1). 33–44. 803 indexed citations breakdown →
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Li, Xinming, Miao Zhu, Mingde Du, et al.. (2015). High Detectivity Graphene‐Silicon Heterojunction Photodetector. Small. 12(5). 595–601. 418 indexed citations breakdown →

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