Junfa Zhu

49.3k total citations · 20 hit papers
493 papers, 43.1k citations indexed

About

Junfa Zhu is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Junfa Zhu has authored 493 papers receiving a total of 43.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 309 papers in Materials Chemistry, 204 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 194 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Junfa Zhu's work include Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (148 papers), Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (123 papers) and Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (83 papers). Junfa Zhu is often cited by papers focused on Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (148 papers), Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (123 papers) and Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (83 papers). Junfa Zhu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Germany. Junfa Zhu's co-authors include Huanxin Ju, Xusheng Zheng, Yi Xie, Yujie Xiong, Ling‐Guang Qiu, Fei Ke, Yongfu Sun, Yue Lin, Yupeng Yuan and Xiaodong Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Chemical Reviews and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Junfa Zhu

484 papers receiving 42.6k citations

Hit Papers

Single Cobalt Atoms with Precise N‐Coordination as Superi... 2011 2026 2016 2021 2016 2019 2016 2018 2018 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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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.

  1. Single Cobalt Atoms with Precise N‐Coordination as Superior Oxygen Reduction Reaction Catalysts
    2016 2.1k citations Lirong Zheng, Huanxin Ju et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  2. Selective visible-light-driven photocatalytic CO2 reduction to CH4 mediated by atomically thin CuIn5S8 layers
    2019 1.4k citations Huanxin Ju, Junfa Zhu et al. profile →
  3. Oxide Defect Engineering Enables to Couple Solar Energy into Oxygen Activation
    2016 1.0k citations Huanxin Ju, Chengming Wang et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  4. Tailoring the d‐Band Centers Enables Co4N Nanosheets To Be Highly Active for Hydrogen Evolution Catalysis
    2018 971 citations Xusheng Zheng, Junfa Zhu et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  5. Refining Defect States in W18O49 by Mo Doping: A Strategy for Tuning N2 Activation towards Solar-Driven Nitrogen Fixation
    2018 875 citations Huanxin Ju, Chengming Wang et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  6. Heterogeneous Single-Atom Photocatalysts: Fundamentals and Applications
    2020 865 citations Junfa Zhu et al. profile →
  7. Exclusive Ni–N4 Sites Realize Near-Unity CO Selectivity for Electrochemical CO2 Reduction
    2017 843 citations Huanxin Ju, Wensheng Yan et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  8. Synergetic interaction between neighbouring platinum monomers in CO2 hydrogenation
    2018 682 citations Xusheng Zheng, Junfa Zhu et al. profile →
  9. Sulfur-anchoring synthesis of platinum intermetallic nanoparticle catalysts for fuel cells
    2021 661 citations Huanxin Ju, Junfa Zhu et al. profile →
  10. Highly Active and Stable Metal Single-Atom Catalysts Achieved by Strong Electronic Metal–Support Interactions
    2019 622 citations Xusheng Zheng, Haibin Pan et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  11. Protecting Copper Oxidation State via Intermediate Confinement for Selective CO2 Electroreduction to C2+ Fuels
    2020 610 citations Peng‐Peng Yang, Xiaolong Zhang et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  12. Fabrication of composite photocatalyst g-C3N4–ZnO and enhancement of photocatalytic activity under visible light
    2012 577 citations Junfa Zhu et al. profile →
  13. Scaled‐Up Synthesis of Amorphous NiFeMo Oxides and Their Rapid Surface Reconstruction for Superior Oxygen Evolution Catalysis
    2019 556 citations Yu Duan, Shao‐Jin Hu et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  14. Enhancing CO2 Electroreduction with the Metal–Oxide Interface
    2017 539 citations Junfa Zhu, Guoxiong Wang et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  15. Isolation of Cu Atoms in Pd Lattice: Forming Highly Selective Sites for Photocatalytic Conversion of CO2 to CH4
    2017 504 citations Xusheng Zheng, Junfa Zhu et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  16. Thiol-functionalization of metal-organic framework by a facile coordination-based postsynthetic strategy and enhanced removal of Hg2+ from water
    2011 481 citations Junfa Zhu et al. profile →
  17. Precisely Tuning the Number of Fe Atoms in Clusters on N-Doped Carbon toward Acidic Oxygen Reduction Reaction
    2019 474 citations Xusheng Zheng, Chengming Wang et al. profile →
  18. Tuning orbital orientation endows molybdenum disulfide with exceptional alkaline hydrogen evolution capability
    2019 373 citations Xusheng Zheng, Junfa Zhu et al. Nature Communications profile →
  19. Synergy between Palladium Single Atoms and Nanoparticles via Hydrogen Spillover for Enhancing CO2 Photoreduction to CH4
    2022 325 citations Junfa Zhu, Xusheng Zheng et al. profile →
  20. Engineering the Electronic Structure of Single‐Atom Iron Sites with Boosted Oxygen Bifunctional Activity for Zinc–Air Batteries
    2022 206 citations Junfa Zhu et al. profile →

Peers

Junfa Zhu
Comparison fields: 5 of 139
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 27.3k
  • Materials Chemistry 24.0k
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering 16.2k
  • Catalysis 6.3k
  • Inorganic Chemistry 4.9k
Replace Martin Muhler with:
Martin Muhler Germany
Bin Liu China
Tierui Zhang China
Chen Chen China
Jun Luo China
Shiqiang Wei China
Rui Si China
Aijun Du Australia
Yi‐Jun Xu China
Jin‐Song Hu China
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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
# Work Indexed citations
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Surface Reconstruction Activates Non‐Noble Metal Cathode for Proton Exchange Membrane Water Electrolyzer
2025 ·Advanced Energy Materials ·Rui Wu, Heng Liu, Jie Xu, (unknown), (unknown), Xusheng Zheng, Junfa Zhu, Hao Li, Xiaozhi Su, Shu‐Hong Yu
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2
Substrate-modulation effect in on-surface synthesis
2024 ·Surface Science ·(unknown), (unknown), Lei Hu, Junfa Zhu
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3
In situ exsolved CoFe alloy nanoparticles for stable anodic methane reforming in solid oxide electrolysis cells
2024 ·Joule ·Yige Guo, Shuo Wang, Rongtan Li, Jingcheng Yu, Xiaomin Zhang, Mingrun Li, Xusheng Zheng, Junfa Zhu, Yuefeng Song, Guoxiong Wang, Xinhe Bao
37
4
CO adsorption, activation, and oxidation on CeO 2(111)-supported Fe model catalyst surfaces
2024 ·Nano Research ·(unknown), Yi Tu, Dongling Zhang, Dong Han, (unknown), Jun Hu, Honghe Ding, Qian Xu, Junfa Zhu
2
5
Light‐Driven C−C Coupling for Targeted Synthesis of CH3COOH with Nearly 100 % Selectivity from CO2
2024 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·(unknown), (unknown), Juncheng Zhu, Qing Hu, Dongpo He, Yang Wu, Wenxiu Liu, Shan Zhu, Wensheng Yan, Jun Hu, Junfa Zhu, Qingxia Chen, Xingchen Jiao, Yi Xie
46
6
Dualistic insulator states in 1T-TaS2 crystals
2024 ·Nature Communications ·Yihao Wang, Zhi-Hao Li, Xuan Luo, Jingjing Gao, Yuyan Han, Jialiang Jiang, Jin Tang, Huanxin Ju, (unknown), (unknown), Shengtao Cui, Yingguo Yang, Yuping Sun, Junfa Zhu, Xingyu Gao, W. J. Lu, (unknown), Hai Xu, Yimin Xiong, Liang Cao
8
7
Dopant triggered atomic configuration activates water splitting to hydrogen
2023 ·Nature Communications ·Rui Wu, Jie Xu, Chuanlin Zhao, Xiaozhi Su, Xiaolong Zhang, Ya‐Rong Zheng, Fengyi Yang, Xusheng Zheng, Junfa Zhu, Jun Luo, Wei‐Xue Li, Min‐Rui Gao, Shu‐Hong Yu
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8
Adsorption and Oxidation of CO on Co3O4/Ir(100) Thin Films
2022 ·The Journal of Physical Chemistry C ·Xu Cao, Dongling Zhang, (unknown), Qian Xu, Leijie Zhang, (unknown), Yi Tu, Xin Yu, Tianfu Zhang, Yongwang Li, J. W. Niemantsverdriet, Junfa Zhu
5
9
Metal Affinity of Support Dictates Sintering of Gold Catalysts
2022 ·Journal of the American Chemical Society ·Jincheng Liu, Langli Luo, Hai Xiao, Junfa Zhu, Yang He, Jun Li
76
10
Ternary nickel–tungsten–copper alloy rivals platinum for catalyzing alkaline hydrogen oxidation
2021 ·Nature Communications ·Shuai Qin, Yu Duan, Xiaolong Zhang, Lirong Zheng, Fei‐Yue Gao, Peng‐Peng Yang, Zhuang‐Zhuang Niu, Ren Liu, Yang Yu, Xusheng Zheng, Junfa Zhu, Min‐Rui Gao
150
11
Strongly Coupled Cobalt Diselenide Monolayers for Selective Electrocatalytic Oxygen Reduction to H2O2 under Acidic Conditions
2021 ·Angewandte Chemie ·Xiaolong Zhang, Xiaozhi Su, Ya‐Rong Zheng, Shao‐Jin Hu, Lei Shi, Fei‐Yue Gao, Peng‐Peng Yang, Zhuang‐Zhuang Niu, Zhi‐Zheng Wu, Shuai Qin, Rui Wu, Yu Duan, Chao Gu, Xusheng Zheng, Junfa Zhu, Min‐Rui Gao
4
12
An Efficient Turing‐Type Ag2Se‐CoSe2 Multi‐Interfacial Oxygen‐Evolving Electrocatalyst**
2021 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Xiaolong Zhang, Peng‐Peng Yang, Ya‐Rong Zheng, Yu Duan, Shao‐Jin Hu, Tao Ma, Fei‐Yue Gao, Zhuang‐Zhuang Niu, Zhi‐Zheng Wu, Shuai Qin, Li‐Ping Chi, Xingxing Yu, Rui Wu, Chao Gu, Chengming Wang, Xusheng Zheng, Xiao Zheng, Junfa Zhu, Min‐Rui Gao
74
13
Dynamic Atom Clusters on AuCu Nanoparticle Surface during CO Oxidation
2020 ·Journal of the American Chemical Society ·Langli Luo, Shuyue Chen, Qian Xu, Yang He, Zejian Dong, Lifeng Zhang, Junfa Zhu, Yingge Du, Bo Yang, Chongmin Wang
54
14
Hollow CuS Nanoboxes as Li‐Free Cathode for High‐Rate and Long‐Life Lithium Metal Batteries
2020 ·Advanced Energy Materials ·Yawei Chen, Jianming Li, Zhanwu Lei, (unknown), Lanlan Yang, Suyuan Zeng, Honghe Ding, Yi Qin, Yulin Jie, Fanyang Huang, Qi Li, Junfa Zhu, Ruiguo Cao, Genqiang Zhang, Shuhong Jiao, Dongsheng Xu
73
15
Protecting Copper Oxidation State via Intermediate Confinement for Selective CO2 Electroreduction to C2+ Fuels breakdown →
2020 ·Journal of the American Chemical Society ·Peng‐Peng Yang, Xiaolong Zhang, Fei‐Yue Gao, Ya‐Rong Zheng, Zhuang‐Zhuang Niu, Xingxing Yu, Ren Liu, Zhi‐Zheng Wu, Shuai Qin, Li‐Ping Chi, Yu Duan, Tao Ma, Xusheng Zheng, Junfa Zhu, Huijuan Wang, Min‐Rui Gao, Shu‐Hong Yu
610
16
Interfacial electronic interaction of atomically dispersed IrClx on ultrathin Co(OH)2/CNTs for efficient electrocatalytic water oxidation
2020 ·Applied Catalysis B: Environmental ·(unknown), Guijuan Wei, Jia He, Cuihua An, Min Hu, Shu Miao, Junfa Zhu, Shuang Yao, Wei Xi, Rui Si, Zhiming Zhang, Changhua An
24
17
High‐Curvature Transition‐Metal Chalcogenide Nanostructures with a Pronounced Proximity Effect Enable Fast and Selective CO2 Electroreduction
2019 ·Angewandte Chemie ·Fei‐Yue Gao, Shao‐Jin Hu, Xiaolong Zhang, Ya‐Rong Zheng, Huijuan Wang, Zhuang‐Zhuang Niu, Peng‐Peng Yang, Ruicheng Bao, Tao Ma, (unknown), Yong Guan, Xusheng Zheng, Xiao Zheng, Junfa Zhu, Min‐Rui Gao, Shu‐Hong Yu
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18
Innenrücktitelbild: A Janus Nickel Cobalt Phosphide Catalyst for High‐Efficiency Neutral‐pH Water Splitting (Angew. Chem. 47/2018)
2018 ·Angewandte Chemie ·Rui Wu, Bing Xiao, Qiang Gao, Ya‐Rong Zheng, Xusheng Zheng, Junfa Zhu, Min‐Rui Gao, Shu‐Hong Yu
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Metal Charge Transfer Doped Carbon Dots with Reversibly Switchable, Ultra-High Quantum Yield Photoluminescence
2018 ·ACS Applied Nano Materials ·Quan Xu, Rigu Su, Yu‐Sheng Chen, Sreeprasad T. Sreenivasan, Neng Li, Xusheng Zheng, Junfa Zhu, Haibin Pan, Weijun Li, Chunming Xu, Zhenhai Xia, Liming Dai
81
20
Doping-induced structural phase transition in cobalt diselenide enables enhanced hydrogen evolution catalysis
2018 ·Nature Communications ·Ya‐Rong Zheng, Ping Wu, Min‐Rui Gao, Xiaolong Zhang, Fei‐Yue Gao, Huanxin Ju, Rui Wu, Qiang Gao, Rui You, Weixin Huang, Shoujie Liu, Shanwei Hu, Junfa Zhu, Zhenyu Li, Shu‐Hong Yu
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