Hui Zhang

15.8k total citations · 4 hit papers
310 papers, 13.9k citations indexed

About

Hui Zhang is a scholar working on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Materials Chemistry and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Hui Zhang has authored 310 papers receiving a total of 13.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 171 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 146 papers in Materials Chemistry and 128 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Hui Zhang's work include Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (141 papers), Advanced battery technologies research (70 papers) and Fuel Cells and Related Materials (49 papers). Hui Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (141 papers), Advanced battery technologies research (70 papers) and Fuel Cells and Related Materials (49 papers). Hui Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Hui Zhang's co-authors include Younan Xia, Mingshang Jin, Deren Yang, Zhaoxiong Xie, Qinghua Liu, Hui Su, Weiren Cheng, Xu Zhao, Fumin Tang and Xiangyang Ma and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Chemical Society Reviews and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Hui Zhang

295 papers receiving 13.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Lattice-strained metal–organic-framework arrays for bifunctional oxygen electrocatalysis

2019 895 citations Hui Zhang et al. profile →
In-situ spectroscopic observation of dynamic-coupling oxygen on atomically dispersed iridium electrocatalyst for acidic water oxidation

2021 310 citations Hui Zhang et al. profile →
Sub‐2 nm IrRuNiMoCo High‐Entropy Alloy with Iridium‐Rich Medium‐Entropy Oxide Shell to Boost Acidic Oxygen Evolution

2024 131 citations Longping Yao, Fengru Zhang et al. Advanced Materials profile →
Enhancing the stability of NiFe-layered double hydroxide nanosheet array for alkaline seawater oxidation by Ce doping

2024 116 citations Yongchao Yao, Shengjun Sun et al. Journal of Energy Chemistry profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Hui Zhang China	62	8.4k	6.7k	6.2k	2.1k	2.1k	310	13.9k
Marc Heggen Germany	55	6.6k 0.8×	5.8k 0.9×	5.3k 0.9×	1.1k 0.5×	1.1k 0.5×	241	12.0k
Kateryna Artyushkova United States	69	9.5k 1.1×	4.3k 0.6×	9.7k 1.6×	2.1k 1.0×	613 0.3×	278	15.1k
Raymond E. Schaak United States	73	11.0k 1.3×	12.6k 1.9×	10.6k 1.7×	3.3k 1.6×	1.9k 0.9×	237	22.0k
Cheng‐Jun Sun United States	65	5.8k 0.7×	5.2k 0.8×	10.1k 1.6×	2.6k 1.2×	713 0.3×	233	15.3k
Xiaoqing Qiu China	55	9.0k 1.1×	8.0k 1.2×	6.6k 1.1×	2.3k 1.1×	803 0.4×	181	13.8k
Tsukasa Torimoto Japan	53	3.8k 0.4×	6.7k 1.0×	4.0k 0.6×	1.1k 0.5×	986 0.5×	242	10.1k
Jinguo Wang China	68	5.6k 0.7×	8.7k 1.3×	3.8k 0.6×	2.2k 1.0×	1.7k 0.8×	247	13.5k
Wenhua Zhang China	59	8.4k 1.0×	8.7k 1.3×	4.8k 0.8×	1.2k 0.6×	1.5k 0.7×	273	15.1k
Jinsong Wu China	73	6.3k 0.7×	7.5k 1.1×	10.6k 1.7×	4.4k 2.1×	684 0.3×	356	17.9k
Yaping Du China	74	7.0k 0.8×	9.4k 1.4×	7.8k 1.3×	3.0k 1.4×	642 0.3×	296	17.5k

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Gao, Xu, Junguo He, Yingying Liu, et al.. (2025). An effective KOH solution etching method in defect characterization of (100) β-Ga2O3. Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing. 192. 109470–109470.

Ji, Liang‐Wen, Xingqiao Wu, Junjie Li, et al.. (2025). Au incorporated sandwich Pd@PdAu@Pt nanocubes for efficient electrocatalytic ethanol oxidation reaction. Chemical Communications. 61(90). 17657–17660.

Zhang, Hui, et al.. (2025). High removal efficiency of antibiotic and dyes by heterogeneous photo-Fenton process using red mud and waste Maotai distillers’ grains as catalyst precursors. Applied Surface Science. 692. 162701–162701. 3 indexed citations

Li, Yujia, Hui Zhang, Yongcun Hao, et al.. (2025). Two‐dimensional micrometer‐sized CuFeSeS nanosheets: template‐mediated chemical synthesis and magnetic regulation. Rare Metals. 44(7). 4815–4825. 1 indexed citations

Li, Xian, et al.. (2024). Pine sawdust derived ultra-high specific surface area activated carbon: Towards high-performance hydrogen storage and supercapacitors. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 84. 623–633. 7 indexed citations

Zhang, Hui, Zhourong Xiao, Peng Li, et al.. (2024). LaCoO3 supported Pt for efficient photo-thermal catalytic reverse water-gas shift via the Mott-Schottky effect. Separation and Purification Technology. 350. 127998–127998. 30 indexed citations

Li, Junjie, Ji Liang, Li Xiao, et al.. (2024). Synergistic multiple effects by de-alloyed strategy for efficient and durable oxygen reduction. Journal of Power Sources. 629. 236052–236052. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Hui, Qinghua Liang, & Ke Xie. (2024). How to rationally design homogeneous catalysts for efficient CO2 electroreduction?. iScience. 27(2). 108973–108973. 3 indexed citations

Yao, Longping, Fengru Zhang, Shuai Yang, et al.. (2024). Sub‐2 nm IrRuNiMoCo High‐Entropy Alloy with Iridium‐Rich Medium‐Entropy Oxide Shell to Boost Acidic Oxygen Evolution. Advanced Materials. 36(25). 131 indexed citations breakdown →

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Yao, Yongchao, Shengjun Sun, Hui Zhang, et al.. (2024). Enhancing the stability of NiFe-layered double hydroxide nanosheet array for alkaline seawater oxidation by Ce doping. Journal of Energy Chemistry. 91. 306–312. 116 indexed citations breakdown →

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Zhou, Fen, et al.. (2023). Mechanistic Studies of Improving Pt Catalyst Stability at High Potential via Designing Hydrophobic Micro-Environment with Ionic Liquid in PEMFC. Catalysts. 13(2). 374–374.

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Liang, Kaixin, Hui Zhang, Yongfeng Liang, et al.. (2023). Synergetic influence of nitrogen-doped species and hollow microporous structure on surface active sites of carbonaceous catalysts for oxygen reduction reaction of Zn-air battery. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 967. 171722–171722. 4 indexed citations

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Wu, Jianbo, Chang Geng, Yingju Yang, et al.. (2023). Reactive behaviors and mechanisms of cellulose in chemical looping combustions with iron-based oxygen carriers: An experimental combined with ReaxFF MD study. Applications in Energy and Combustion Science. 14. 100135–100135. 10 indexed citations

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Zhang, Hui, et al.. (2023). Significantly enhanced magnetism in cobalt ferrite by manganese and terbium co-doping. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 971. 172758–172758. 8 indexed citations

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Ding, Degong, et al.. (2023). Lattice engineering of AuPd@Pt core–shell icosahedra for highly efficient electrocatalytic ethanol oxidation. CrystEngComm. 25(25). 3655–3661. 3 indexed citations

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Xing, Xiangdong, et al.. (2023). Low-Temperature CO Oxidation over CuO-CeO2/Fe2O3 Catalyst: Effect of KMnO4 Modification. Metals. 13(2). 186–186. 2 indexed citations

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Zhang, Qingxiao, Pei Han, Hui Zhang, et al.. (2022). Enhanced Oxygen Evolution Activity Aroused from Interfacial Electron Transfer and Synergism in Co(OH) ₂ /MIL-88A Heterostructure. Journal of The Electrochemical Society. 169(10). 106518–106518. 2 indexed citations

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Tang, Chaoyun, Hui Zhang, Qianling Zhang, et al.. (2019). Unconventional molybdenum carbide phases with high electrocatalytic activity for hydrogen evolution reaction. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 7(30). 18030–18038. 81 indexed citations

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Chen, Junchao, Yuan Yao, & Hui Zhang. (2018). Reaction Mechanism of the Elimination of Peroxyl Radical by TEMPO. Gaodeng xuexiao huaxue xuebao. 39(9). 1961. 1 indexed citations

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Zhang, Hui, Bin Dong, Tian Zhou, & Christopher Y. Li. (2012). Directed self-assembly of hetero-nanoparticles using a polymer single crystal template. Nanoscale. 4(24). 7641–7641. 21 indexed citations

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