John Wang

54.3k total citations · 19 hit papers
576 papers, 47.9k citations indexed

About

John Wang is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, John Wang has authored 576 papers receiving a total of 47.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 327 papers in Materials Chemistry, 287 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 244 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. Recurrent topics in John Wang's work include Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials (155 papers), Advanced battery technologies research (120 papers) and Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication (117 papers). John Wang is often cited by papers focused on Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials (155 papers), Advanced battery technologies research (120 papers) and Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication (117 papers). John Wang collaborates with scholars based in Singapore, China and United States. John Wang's co-authors include Bruce Dunn, Cao Guan, Julien Polleux, James Lim, Torsten Brezesinski, Sarah H. Tolbert, Xin Li, Ximeng Liu, Jiagang Wu and Qingqing Ke and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Chemical Society Reviews.

In The Last Decade

John Wang

568 papers receiving 47.3k citations

Hit Papers

Pseudocapacitive Contributions to Electrochemical Energy ... 2007 2026 2013 2019 2007 2010 2009 2017 2017 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k
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. Pseudocapacitive Contributions to Electrochemical Energy Storage in TiO2 (Anatase) Nanoparticles
    2007 4.6k citations John Wang, Bruce Dunn et al. profile →
  2. Ordered mesoporous α-MoO3 with iso-oriented nanocrystalline walls for thin-film pseudocapacitors
    2010 3.0k citations Torsten Brezesinski, John Wang et al. profile →
  3. Templated Nanocrystal-Based Porous TiO2 Films for Next-Generation Electrochemical Capacitors
    2009 954 citations Torsten Brezesinski, John Wang et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  4. Rational Design of Metal‐Organic Framework Derived Hollow NiCo2O4 Arrays for Flexible Supercapacitor and Electrocatalysis
    2017 933 citations Ximeng Liu, Xin Li et al. profile →
  5. Two dimensional hexagonal boron nitride (2D-hBN): synthesis, properties and applications
    2017 900 citations Zhengchun Yang, John Wang et al. profile →
  6. Graphene-based materials for supercapacitor electrodes – A review
    2016 797 citations Qingqing Ke, John Wang profile →
  7. A High‐Rate and Stable Quasi‐Solid‐State Zinc‐Ion Battery with Novel 2D Layered Zinc Orthovanadate Array
    2018 659 citations John Wang, Hua Zhang et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  8. Hollow Mo-doped CoP nanoarrays for efficient overall water splitting
    2018 657 citations Haijun Wu, Ximeng Liu et al. profile →
  9. Intrinsically fluorescent carbon dots with tunable emission derived from hydrothermal treatment of glucose in the presence of monopotassium phosphate
    2011 533 citations Siew Yee Wong, John Wang et al. profile →
  10. A Flexible Quasi‐Solid‐State Nickel–Zinc Battery with High Energy and Power Densities Based on 3D Electrode Design
    2016 519 citations Qingqing Ke, John Wang et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  11. Multiferroic bismuth ferrite-based materials for multifunctional applications: Ceramic bulks, thin films and nanostructures
    2016 515 citations John Wang et al. profile →
  12. Iron Oxide-Decorated Carbon for Supercapacitor Anodes with Ultrahigh Energy Density and Outstanding Cycling Stability
    2015 449 citations Lu Mao, Hua Zhang et al. profile →
  13. Metal Phosphides and Phosphates‐based Electrodes for Electrochemical Supercapacitors
    2017 418 citations Xin Li, John Wang et al. Small profile →
  14. Cactus‐Like NiCoP/NiCo‐OH 3D Architecture with Tunable Composition for High‐Performance Electrochemical Capacitors
    2018 393 citations Xin Li, Haijun Wu et al. Advanced Functional Materials profile →
  15. Freestanding Metal–Organic Frameworks and Their Derivatives: An Emerging Platform for Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion
    2022 282 citations Zhenghui Pan, John Wang et al. profile →
  16. High-Energy Batteries: Beyond Lithium-Ion and Their Long Road to Commercialisation
    2022 250 citations Yulin Gao, Zhenghui Pan et al. Nano-Micro Letters profile →
  17. Wafer-scale solution-processed 2D material analog resistive memory array for memory-based computing
    2022 170 citations Moaz Waqar, Yong‐Wei Zhang et al. Nature Communications profile →
  18. Machine Learning-Assisted High-Donor-Number Electrolyte Additive Screening toward Construction of Dendrite-Free Aqueous Zinc-Ion Batteries
    2025 42 citations John Wang et al. profile →
  19. Self-powered green energy–harvesting and sensing interfaces based on hygroscopic gel and water-locking effects
    2025 26 citations Junhui Wang, Hao Qu 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
John Wang Singapore 108 31.1k 21.6k 18.5k 13.0k 5.1k 576 47.9k
Qingyu Yan Singapore 125 35.9k 1.2× 19.1k 0.9× 23.4k 1.3× 14.0k 1.1× 4.5k 0.9× 565 53.8k
Hong Jin Fan Singapore 118 38.6k 1.2× 21.3k 1.0× 17.9k 1.0× 14.8k 1.1× 4.8k 0.9× 411 51.5k
Zhong‐Shuai Wu China 99 31.7k 1.0× 24.2k 1.1× 19.2k 1.0× 8.0k 0.6× 8.9k 1.7× 379 46.3k
Husam N. Alshareef Saudi Arabia 132 39.6k 1.3× 20.9k 1.0× 25.8k 1.4× 9.8k 0.8× 11.2k 2.2× 638 58.4k
Xiaogang Zhang China 109 34.1k 1.1× 25.0k 1.2× 10.7k 0.6× 6.8k 0.5× 4.0k 0.8× 674 43.7k
Guozhong Cao United States 121 40.4k 1.3× 20.0k 0.9× 19.9k 1.1× 11.0k 0.9× 4.7k 0.9× 709 54.6k
Chunzhong Li China 99 23.6k 0.8× 13.2k 0.6× 18.0k 1.0× 14.5k 1.1× 6.5k 1.3× 865 44.3k
Yexiang Tong China 134 41.1k 1.3× 30.1k 1.4× 19.2k 1.0× 24.6k 1.9× 6.3k 1.2× 522 61.2k
Jim Yang Lee Singapore 104 22.5k 0.7× 13.6k 0.6× 18.4k 1.0× 8.4k 0.6× 4.0k 0.8× 382 38.5k
Xihong Lu China 115 33.9k 1.1× 25.7k 1.2× 12.1k 0.7× 14.2k 1.1× 5.2k 1.0× 440 46.3k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Li, Xin, et al.. (2025). Synergy of controlled cobalt incorporation and oxygen vacancies in Mn-based spinel electrocatalysts for durable and efficient lattice oxygen evolution. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 690. 137305–137305. 3 indexed citations
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Feng, Ziyi, Yifu Zhang, Hao Yuan, et al.. (2025). Pulling Effects of Interlayer Water Molecules Strengthen Dry‐swimming Zn 2+ Reaction Kinetics in Layered Vanadium Oxides. Advanced Functional Materials. 35(45). 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Ximeng, Dan Zhao, & John Wang. (2024). Challenges and Opportunities in Preserving Key Structural Features of 3D-Printed Metal/Covalent Organic Framework. Nano-Micro Letters. 16(1). 157–157. 23 indexed citations
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Zuo, Chunli, Fangyu Xiong, Ming Li, et al.. (2024). Mitigating Jahn–Teller effect of MnO2 via charge regulation of Mn-local environment for advanced calcium storage. Energy storage materials. 72. 103763–103763. 8 indexed citations
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Sun, Qiaomei, Ying Zhang, Yuan‐Yuan Ma, et al.. (2024). Recycling metal-organic framework residues (MOFRs) as bifunctional additives in fabricating porous ceramic membranes. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 12(5). 114105–114105. 2 indexed citations
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Sun, Jianguo, Jing Yang, Tuo Wang, et al.. (2024). Electrochemical Knocking-Down of Zn Metal Clusters into Single Atoms. Nano Letters. 24(17). 5206–5213. 11 indexed citations
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Kim, Hyun‐Kyung, et al.. (2023). Materials challenges for supercapacitors. APL Materials. 11(7). 9 indexed citations
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Liu, Ximeng, Junhui Wang, Wanwan Wang, et al.. (2023). Interfacial Synergy in Mo2C/MoC Heterostructure Promoting Sequential Polysulfide Conversion in High‐Performance Lithium–Sulfur Battery. Small. 20(12). e2307902–e2307902. 21 indexed citations
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Mao, Lu, Yu Zhang, Siew Yee Wong, et al.. (2023). Hierarchical Cu Nanoarray/NiFe Hydroxide Nanostructures for Efficient Electrochemical Water Oxidation. ACS Applied Nano Materials. 6(11). 9857–9864. 3 indexed citations
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Sun, Tao, Wenjie Zang, Jianguo Sun, et al.. (2023). SACs on Non‐Carbon Substrates: Can They Outperform for Water Splitting?. Advanced Functional Materials. 33(30). 43 indexed citations
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Gao, Yulin, Zhenghui Pan, Jianguo Sun, Zhaolin Liu, & John Wang. (2022). High-Energy Batteries: Beyond Lithium-Ion and Their Long Road to Commercialisation. Nano-Micro Letters. 14(1). 94–94. 250 indexed citations breakdown →
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Waqar, Moaz, Haijun Wu, Khuong P. Ong, et al.. (2022). Origin of giant electric-field-induced strain in faulted alkali niobate films. Nature Communications. 13(1). 3922–3922. 23 indexed citations
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Niu, Huimin, Ruirui Li, Zhengchun Yang, et al.. (2022). One-pot hydrothermal synthesis of fluorescent carbon quantum dots with tunable emission color for application in electroluminescence detection of dopamine. Biosensors and Bioelectronics X. 10. 100141–100141. 29 indexed citations
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Liu, Binbin, Qinghua Zhang, Lina Zhang, et al.. (2022). Electrochemically Exfoliated Chlorine‐Doped Graphene for Flexible All‐Solid‐State Micro‐Supercapacitors with High Volumetric Energy Density. Advanced Materials. 34(19). e2106309–e2106309. 74 indexed citations
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Wu, Haijun, Shoucong Ning, Moaz Waqar, et al.. (2021). Alkali-deficiency driven charged out-of-phase boundaries for giant electromechanical response. Nature Communications. 12(1). 2841–2841. 25 indexed citations
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Jiang, Jiangmin, Zhenghui Pan, Zongkui Kou, et al.. (2020). Lithiophilic polymer interphase anchored on laser-punched 3D holey Cu matrix enables uniform lithium nucleation leading to super-stable lithium metal anodes. Energy storage materials. 29. 84–91. 86 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yaoxin, Hong Zhang, Ting Xiong, et al.. (2020). Manipulating unidirectional fluid transportation to drive sustainable solar water extraction and brine-drenching induced energy generation. Energy & Environmental Science. 13(12). 4891–4902. 216 indexed citations
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Zhang, Zhixiao, Tze Chiang Albert Ng, Qilin Gu, et al.. (2019). Highly permeable Al 2 O 3 microfiltration membranes with holey interior structure achieved through sacrificial C particles. Journal of the American Ceramic Society. 103(5). 3361–3372. 12 indexed citations
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Ke, Qingqing, Guan Cao, Xiao Zhang, et al.. (2017). 高性能スーパーキャパシタのための表面電荷仲介生成H TiO_2@Ni(OH)_2ヘテロ構造【Powered by NICT】. Advanced Materials. 29(5). 201604164. 1 indexed citations
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Brezesinski, Kirstin, John Wang, Jan Haetge, et al.. (2010). Pseudocapacitive Contributions to Charge Storage in Highly Ordered Mesoporous Group V Transition Metal Oxides with Iso-Oriented Layered Nanocrystalline Domains. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 132(20). 6982–6990. 340 indexed citations

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