Junwang Tang

36.4k total citations · 21 hit papers
329 papers, 31.7k citations indexed

About

Junwang Tang is a scholar working on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Materials Chemistry and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Junwang Tang has authored 329 papers receiving a total of 31.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 225 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 203 papers in Materials Chemistry and 73 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Junwang Tang's work include Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (207 papers), Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (69 papers) and Copper-based nanomaterials and applications (53 papers). Junwang Tang is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (207 papers), Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (69 papers) and Copper-based nanomaterials and applications (53 papers). Junwang Tang collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, China and Japan. Junwang Tang's co-authors include Savio J. A. Moniz, Jinhua Ye, David James Martin, Zhigang Zou, James R. Durrant, Zhengxiao Guo, Stephen A. Shevlin, Yiou Wang, David R. Klug and Jijia Xie and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Chemical Reviews and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Junwang Tang

321 papers receiving 31.2k citations

Hit Papers

Visible-light driven heterojunction photoca... 2004 2026 2011 2018 2015 2017 2014 2020 2008 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. Visible-light driven heterojunction photocatalysts for water splitting – a critical review
    2015 2.1k citations Junwang Tang et al. profile →
  2. Photoelectrochemical devices for solar water splitting – materials and challenges
    2017 1.3k citations Junwang Tang et al. Chemical Society Reviews profile →
  3. Highly Efficient Photocatalytic H2 Evolution from Water using Visible Light and Structure‐Controlled Graphitic Carbon Nitride
    2014 1.1k citations Junwang Tang et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  4. Covalent organic framework photocatalysts: structures and applications
    2020 1.0k citations Hui Wang, Xiyi Li et al. Chemical Society Reviews profile →
  5. Mechanism of Photocatalytic Water Splitting in TiO2. Reaction of Water with Photoholes, Importance of Charge Carrier Dynamics, and Evidence for Four-Hole Chemistry
    2008 885 citations Junwang Tang et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  6. Mimicking Natural Photosynthesis: Solar to Renewable H2 Fuel Synthesis by Z-Scheme Water Splitting Systems
    2018 863 citations Jijia Xie, Junwang Tang et al. profile →
  7. Current understanding and challenges of solar-driven hydrogen generation using polymeric photocatalysts
    2019 841 citations Junwang Tang et al. profile →
  8. Efficient Photocatalytic Decomposition of Organic Contaminants over CaBi2O4 under Visible‐Light Irradiation
    2004 736 citations Junwang Tang et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  9. A critical review of CO2 photoconversion: Catalysts and reactors
    2014 554 citations Xiaoqiang An, Junwang Tang et al. profile →
  10. Time-Resolved Spectroscopic Investigation of Charge Trapping in Carbon Nitrides Photocatalysts for Hydrogen Generation
    2017 505 citations Junwang Tang et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  11. Highly selective oxidation of methane to methanol at ambient conditions by titanium dioxide-supported iron species
    2018 498 citations Jijia Xie, Junwang Tang et al. profile →
  12. Visible Light-Driven Pure Water Splitting by a Nature-Inspired Organic Semiconductor-Based System
    2014 493 citations Junwang Tang et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  13. Rational Design of Two-Dimensional Transition Metal Carbide/Nitride (MXene) Hybrids and Nanocomposites for Catalytic Energy Storage and Conversion
    2020 450 citations Haiying Jiang, Junwang Tang et al. profile →
  14. Strategies and Challenges on Selectivity of Photocatalytic Oxidation of Organic Substances
    2021 390 citations Lunqiao Xiong, Junwang Tang profile →
  15. Single-atom Cu anchored catalysts for photocatalytic renewable H2 production with a quantum efficiency of 56%
    2022 385 citations Wen Zhang, Jiani Ma et al. Nature Communications profile →
  16. Insight on Reaction Pathways of Photocatalytic CO2 Conversion
    2022 351 citations Junwang Tang et al. ACS Catalysis profile →
  17. Methane transformation by photocatalysis
    2022 302 citations Xiyi Li, Chao Wang et al. profile →
  18. Synergy of Pd atoms and oxygen vacancies on In2O3 for methane conversion under visible light
    2022 246 citations Lei Luo, Junwang Tang et al. Nature Communications profile →
  19. High quantum efficiency of hydrogen production from methanol aqueous solution with PtCu–TiO2 photocatalysts
    2023 206 citations Hui Wang, Xiyi Li et al. profile →
  20. Methane oxidation to ethanol by a molecular junction photocatalyst
    2025 33 citations Jijia Xie, Lunqiao Xiong et al. profile →
  21. Highly selective upcycling of plastic mixture waste by microwave-assisted catalysis over Zn/b-ZnO
    2025 23 citations Lunqiao Xiong, Junwang Tang et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Junwang Tang United Kingdom 90 25.4k 23.0k 9.8k 2.6k 2.6k 329 31.7k
Kazuhiro Takanabe Japan 67 26.4k 1.0× 22.1k 1.0× 13.2k 1.3× 4.3k 1.6× 2.4k 0.9× 247 32.6k
Yun Hau Ng Australia 76 21.3k 0.8× 18.8k 0.8× 10.2k 1.0× 1.7k 0.6× 2.3k 0.9× 289 27.2k
Ying Dai China 92 19.8k 0.8× 25.4k 1.1× 11.7k 1.2× 2.0k 0.8× 4.8k 1.9× 652 34.3k
Chenghua Sun China 77 18.2k 0.7× 18.3k 0.8× 8.6k 0.9× 5.3k 2.0× 2.5k 1.0× 406 28.1k
Jun Zhong China 77 16.5k 0.7× 12.8k 0.6× 10.7k 1.1× 3.1k 1.2× 2.6k 1.0× 332 25.5k
Xianzhi Fu China 92 31.6k 1.2× 29.6k 1.3× 12.4k 1.3× 1.8k 0.7× 3.2k 1.2× 356 40.0k
Shuangming Chen China 76 15.8k 0.6× 11.3k 0.5× 11.0k 1.1× 3.0k 1.2× 2.4k 0.9× 223 22.5k
Shiqiang Wei China 79 20.6k 0.8× 18.3k 0.8× 12.2k 1.2× 4.8k 1.8× 3.8k 1.5× 373 32.1k
Xuxu Wang China 80 15.9k 0.6× 15.1k 0.7× 7.5k 0.8× 1.2k 0.5× 1.8k 0.7× 357 20.9k
Jingxiang Low China 52 24.5k 1.0× 21.2k 0.9× 9.6k 1.0× 1.9k 0.7× 2.0k 0.8× 117 27.3k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Savateev, Aleksandr, et al.. (2025). Photocatalytic water splitting versus H2 generation coupled with organic synthesis: A large critical review. CHINESE JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS (CHINESE VERSION). 70. 44–114. 6 indexed citations
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Wang, Hui, Eleana Harkou, Achilleas Constantinou, et al.. (2025). Correction: From photocatalysis to photon–phonon co-driven catalysis for methanol reforming to hydrogen and valuable by-products. Chemical Society Reviews. 54(5). 2653–2653. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Xiyi, et al.. (2025). CO2 Promoted methanol conversion to methyl formate by photocatalysis. Chemical Engineering Journal. 510. 161860–161860. 3 indexed citations
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Zhu, Yangyang, Zhuo Li, Ji Bian, et al.. (2025). Highly Selective Photo-Oxidation of Methane to Methanol by Fe–Au Site-Supported SrTiO3 Hollow Nanotubes with Oxygen Vacancies. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 147(38). 34959–34971. 2 indexed citations
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Yao, Qi, Junwang Tang, Yiming Ke, et al.. (2024). Anti-tropical cyclone load reduction control of wind turbines based on deep neural network yaw algorithm. Applied Energy. 376. 124329–124329. 5 indexed citations
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Wang, Jingyi, Xiyi Li, Chia‐Hao Chang, et al.. (2024). Engineering Single Ni Sites on 3D Cage‐like Cucurbit[n]uril Ligands for Efficient and Selective CO2 Photocatalytic Reduction. Angewandte Chemie. 137(5).
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Zhao, Qi, Ruobing Wang, Yukuo Cen, et al.. (2024). LongRAG: A Dual-Perspective Retrieval-Augmented Generation Paradigm for Long-Context Question Answering. 22600–22632. 2 indexed citations
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Mahmood, Kashif, et al.. (2024). Modification of silicone rubber by nanocomposites for enhancing physicochemical properties: A review. Materials Science and Engineering B. 310. 117664–117664. 6 indexed citations
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Yu, Ling, Hui Wang, Qingkong Chen, et al.. (2023). One-pot microwave synthesized high-performance BiVO4/InVO4 heterojunction for photocatalytic reduction of Cr6+. Separation and Purification Technology. 310. 123143–123143. 28 indexed citations
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Wu, Fan, Yunxuan Zhao, Xuanang Bian, et al.. (2023). Tuning the Interfaces of ZnO/ZnCr2O4 Derived from Layered‐Double‐Hydroxide Precursors to Advance Nitrogen Photofixation. ChemSusChem. 16(22). e202300944–e202300944. 5 indexed citations
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Xie, Jijia, Xiyi Li, Lei Luo, et al.. (2023). Highly selective oxidation of benzene to phenol with air at room temperature promoted by water. Nature Communications. 14(1). 4431–4431. 43 indexed citations
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Wang, Chao, et al.. (2023). Synergy of Ag and AgBr in a Pressurized Flow Reactor for Selective Photocatalytic Oxidative Coupling of Methane. ACS Catalysis. 13(6). 3768–3774. 48 indexed citations
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Yang, Jianlong, et al.. (2022). On-demand continuous H2 release by methanol dehydrogenation and reforming via photocatalysis in a membrane reactor. Green Chemistry. 24(21). 8345–8354. 11 indexed citations
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Qian, Junjie, Shifeng Zhao, Wenqiang Dang, et al.. (2021). Photocatalytic Nitrogen Reduction by Ti₃C₂ MXene Derived Oxygen Vacancy‐Rich C/TiO₂. UCL Discovery (University College London). 15 indexed citations
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Allison‐Logan, Stephanie, Qiang Fu, Min Liu, et al.. (2020). From UV to NIR: A Full‐Spectrum Metal‐Free Photocatalyst for Efficient Polymer Synthesis in Aqueous Conditions. Angewandte Chemie. 132(48). 21576–21580. 12 indexed citations
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Gu, Zhenao, Xiaoqiang An, Ruiping Liu, et al.. (2020). Interface-modulated nanojunction and microfluidic platform for photoelectrocatalytic chemicals upgrading. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 282. 119541–119541. 42 indexed citations
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Liao, Yuan, Jing Qian, Gang Xie, et al.. (2020). 2D-layered Ti3C2 MXenes for promoted synthesis of NH3 on P25 photocatalysts. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 273. 119054–119054. 153 indexed citations
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Wu, Hao, Xin Ying Kong, Xiaoming Wen, et al.. (2020). Metal–Organic Framework Decorated Cuprous Oxide Nanowires for Long‐lived Charges Applied in Selective Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction to CH4. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 60(15). 8455–8459. 206 indexed citations
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Luo, Lei, Keyan Li, Anfeng Zhang, et al.. (2019). Controllable assembly of single/double-thin-shell g-C3N4 vesicles via a shape-selective solid-state templating method for efficient photocatalysis. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 7(30). 17815–17822. 36 indexed citations
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Tang, Junwang, et al.. (2002). Microwave-discharging catalytic reducing process for removing nitrogen oxide. UCL Discovery (University College London). 1 indexed citations

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