Huachuan Sun

3.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
61 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Huachuan Sun is a scholar working on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Huachuan Sun has authored 61 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 59 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 33 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 27 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Huachuan Sun's work include Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (49 papers), Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (32 papers) and Advanced battery technologies research (26 papers). Huachuan Sun is often cited by papers focused on Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (49 papers), Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (32 papers) and Advanced battery technologies research (26 papers). Huachuan Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Macao. Huachuan Sun's co-authors include Chundong Wang, Xiang Ao, Zhishan Li, Jiangang Li, Jiang Tang, Kostya Ostrikov, Muhammad Humayun, Kan‐Hao Xue, Lin Lv and Xinying Xue and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Nature Communications and ACS Nano.

In The Last Decade

Huachuan Sun

59 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Rh-engineered ultrathin NiFe-LDH nanosheets enable highly-efficient overall water splitting and urea electrolysis

2020 457 citations Huachuan Sun, Zhishan Li et al. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental profile →
Atomic Metal–Support Interaction Enables Reconstruction-Free Dual-Site Electrocatalyst

2021 299 citations Huachuan Sun, Ching‐Wei Tung et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →

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Ragunath Madhu India

Junheng Huang China

Jean Marie Vianney Nsanzimana Singapore

Qizhu Qian China

Jiazhan Li China

Dawei Chen China

Chengtian Zhang China

Zemin Sun China

Isilda Amorim Portugal

Xueqin Mu China

Ragunath Madhu India

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Countries citing papers authored by Huachuan Sun

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Fields of papers citing papers by Huachuan Sun

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Huachuan Sun

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Huachuan Sun. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Huachuan Sun 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 Huachuan Sun. Huachuan Sun is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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Zhou, Tong, Minghui Shi, Yumin Zhang, et al.. (2025). Spin polarization synergizes atomic-level redox sites for photocatalytic hydrogen coupled with benzaldehyde production. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 370. 125190–125190. 5 indexed citations

Wang, Boxue, Huachuan Sun, Mingpeng Chen, et al.. (2025). Electronic modulation of amorphous/crystalline NiFe LDH by atomic Pt loading enabling industrial hydrogen production in alkaline water and seawater. Journal of Energy Chemistry. 107. 427–439. 16 indexed citations

Zhao, Xinru, Huachuan Sun, Mingpeng Chen, et al.. (2025). Enhancing water dissociation kinetics via vanadium-doped nickel oxide/ruthenium heterostructures for efficient hydrogen production at ampere-level current density. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 385. 126271–126271. 1 indexed citations

Chen, Yun, Mingpeng Chen, Huachuan Sun, et al.. (2025). Cross-scale manipulation of Ru single-atom catalyst for enhanced hydrogen evolution and overall water splitting at industrial current density. Chinese Chemical Letters. 111813–111813.

Lu, Qingjie, Tong Zhou, Mingpeng Chen, Huachuan Sun, & Qingju Liu. (2025). Water decomposition side reactions in aqueous supercapacitors. Coordination Chemistry Reviews. 550. 217389–217389.

Zhou, Tong, Kexin Wang, Bin Xiao, et al.. (2024). Insight of indium single atom loading on TiO2 for remarkable photocatalytic hydrogen evolution. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 82. 367–373. 3 indexed citations

Chen, Mingpeng, Huachuan Sun, Qingjie Lu, et al.. (2024). Shining light on atomic vacancies in electrocatalysts for boosted water splitting. Chemical Engineering Journal. 497. 154235–154235. 10 indexed citations

Li, De‐Quan, Mingpeng Chen, Di Liu, et al.. (2024). Engineering Ruthenium Species on Metal–organic Frameworks for Water Electrolysis at Industrial Current Densities. Advanced Energy Materials. 15(15). 33 indexed citations

Chen, Mingpeng, Huachuan Sun, Tong Zhou, et al.. (2024). Modulating the synergy of Pt single atoms and quantum dots on NiFe LDH for efficient and robust hydrogen evolution. Journal of Material Science and Technology. 215. 111–120. 43 indexed citations

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Li, Bo, Hongshun Zheng, Tong Zhou, et al.. (2024). Revealing the synergistic effect of bulk and surface co-doped boron on TiO2 for enhanced photocatalytic H2 evolution. Chemical Engineering Journal. 497. 154726–154726. 13 indexed citations

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Zi, Baoye, Hongshun Zheng, Tong Zhou, et al.. (2024). Pr doping promotes the formation of Pt single atoms by regulating metal-support interaction for remarkable photocatalytic hydrogen production. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 680(Pt A). 298–306. 6 indexed citations

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Chen, Hsiao‐Chien, Linfeng Li, Muhammad Humayun, et al.. (2024). Understanding the Role of Oxygen Vacancy Defects in Iridium‐Leveraged MOFs‐Type Catalyst. Advanced Functional Materials. 34(48). 10 indexed citations

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Chen, Mingpeng, Huachuan Sun, Dequan Li, et al.. (2024). Manipulating anion intercalation into layered double hydroxide for alkaline seawater oxidation at high current density. Catalysis Science & Technology. 14(18). 5206–5210. 5 indexed citations

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Zhou, Tong, Tianwei He, Mingpeng Chen, et al.. (2024). Renewable cycle for CO2 decomposing by liquid metals at ambient conditions. Journal of Cleaner Production. 445. 141386–141386. 2 indexed citations

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Sun, Huachuan, Hsiao‐Chien Chen, Muhammad Humayun, et al.. (2024). Unlocking the Catalytic Potential of Platinum Single Atoms for Industry‐Level Current Density Chlorine Tolerance Hydrogen Generation. Advanced Functional Materials. 34(49). 37 indexed citations

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Zheng, Hongshun, Mingpeng Chen, Huachuan Sun, et al.. (2024). In-situ synthesis to promote surface reconstruction of metal–organic frameworks for high-performance water/seawater oxidation. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 678(Pt A). 795–805. 18 indexed citations

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Wang, Boxue, Huachuan Sun, Mingpeng Chen, et al.. (2023). Ru single-atom regulated Ni(OH)2 nanowires coupled with FeOOH to achieve highly efficient overall water splitting at industrial current density. Chemical Engineering Journal. 479. 147500–147500. 40 indexed citations

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Xu, Xuefei, Hsiao‐Chien Chen, Linfeng Li, et al.. (2023). Leveraging Metal Nodes in Metal–Organic Frameworks for Advanced Anodic Hydrazine Oxidation Assisted Seawater Splitting. ACS Nano. 17(11). 10906–10917. 81 indexed citations

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Zhou, Tong, Tianping Lv, Bin Xiao, et al.. (2023). Cu and Pd dual-single-atoms anchored titanium dioxide for remarkable photocatalytic H2 evolution efficiency. Chemical Engineering Journal. 478. 147372–147372. 27 indexed citations

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Sun, Huachuan, Ching‐Wei Tung, Yang Qiu, et al.. (2021). Atomic Metal–Support Interaction Enables Reconstruction-Free Dual-Site Electrocatalyst. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 144(3). 1174–1186. 299 indexed citations breakdown →

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