Nanfeng Zheng

46.2k total citations · 16 hit papers
378 papers, 40.9k citations indexed

About

Nanfeng Zheng is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Nanfeng Zheng has authored 378 papers receiving a total of 40.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 240 papers in Materials Chemistry, 103 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 91 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. Recurrent topics in Nanfeng Zheng's work include Nanocluster Synthesis and Applications (106 papers), Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions (66 papers) and Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications (62 papers). Nanfeng Zheng is often cited by papers focused on Nanocluster Synthesis and Applications (106 papers), Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions (66 papers) and Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications (62 papers). Nanfeng Zheng collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Finland. Nanfeng Zheng's co-authors include Binghui Wu, Xianhui Bu, Pingyun Feng, Ruixuan Qin, Gang Fu, Xiaoqing Huang, Xiaoliang Fang, Pengxin Liu, Shaoheng Tang and Galen D. Stucky and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Chemical Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Nanfeng Zheng

366 papers receiving 40.5k 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.

Catalysis with two-dimensional materials and their heterostructures

2016 2.0k citations Nanfeng Zheng et al. Nature Nanotechnology profile →
Photochemical route for synthesizing atomically dispersed palladium catalysts

2016 1.7k citations Pengxin Liu, Ruixuan Qin et al. profile →
Freestanding palladium nanosheets with plasmonic and catalytic properties

2010 1.4k citations Xiaoqing Huang, Shaoheng Tang et al. Nature Nanotechnology profile →
All-thiol-stabilized Ag44 and Au12Ag32 nanoparticles with single-crystal structures

2013 694 citations Huayan Yang, Yu Wang et al. Nature Communications profile →
Interfacial Effects in Iron-Nickel Hydroxide–Platinum Nanoparticles Enhance Catalytic Oxidation

2014 638 citations Guangxu Chen, Gang Fu et al. profile →
Interfacial electronic effects control the reaction selectivity of platinum catalysts

2016 634 citations Guangxu Chen, Chaofa Xu et al. profile →
Surface Coordination Chemistry of Metal Nanomaterials

2017 570 citations Pengxin Liu, Ruixuan Qin et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
Surface Chemistry of Atomically Precise Coinage–Metal Nanoclusters: From Structural Control to Surface Reactivity and Catalysis

2018 544 citations Nanfeng Zheng et al. profile →
From Hollow Carbon Spheres to N‐Doped Hollow Porous Carbon Bowls: Rational Design of Hollow Carbon Host for Li‐S Batteries

2016 517 citations Xiaoliang Fang, Nanfeng Zheng et al. Advanced Energy Materials profile →
The Interface Chemistry between Chalcogenide Clusters and Open Framework Chalcogenides

2004 509 citations Nanfeng Zheng et al. profile →
Surface Coordination Chemistry of Atomically Dispersed Metal Catalysts

2020 464 citations Ruixuan Qin, Kunlong Liu et al. profile →
Efficient, Hysteresis‐Free, and Stable Perovskite Solar Cells with ZnO as Electron‐Transport Layer: Effect of Surface Passivation

2018 394 citations Binghui Wu, Nanfeng Zheng et al. Advanced Materials profile →
Ultrasound-Switchable Nanozyme Augments Sonodynamic Therapy against Multidrug-Resistant Bacterial Infection

2020 374 citations Nanfeng Zheng et al. profile →
Recent Advances in Hollow Porous Carbon Materials for Lithium–Sulfur Batteries

2019 369 citations Chaozhi Wang, Jingqin Cui et al. profile →
Facet engineering accelerates spillover hydrogenation on highly diluted metal nanocatalysts

2020 313 citations Lizhi Jiang, Kunlong Liu et al. Nature Nanotechnology profile →
The gap between academic research on proton exchange membrane water electrolysers and industrial demands

2024 92 citations Nanfeng Zheng et al. Nature Nanotechnology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Nanfeng Zheng China	108	26.4k	11.9k	11.8k	9.7k	6.6k	378	40.9k
Chun‐Hua Yan China	123	37.5k 1.4×	15.8k 1.3×	13.6k 1.2×	9.6k 1.0×	4.7k 0.7×	661	52.7k
Min Wei China	102	20.9k 0.8×	9.5k 0.8×	11.4k 1.0×	5.9k 0.6×	3.5k 0.5×	491	32.8k
David G. Evans China	96	23.4k 0.9×	8.4k 0.7×	8.9k 0.8×	6.6k 0.7×	3.7k 0.6×	458	33.3k
Zhaoxiong Xie China	86	17.7k 0.7×	11.8k 1.0×	13.3k 1.1×	6.3k 0.6×	4.0k 0.6×	367	29.9k
Yujie Xiong China	118	34.9k 1.3×	17.5k 1.5×	32.3k 2.7×	10.5k 1.1×	5.8k 0.9×	517	55.4k
Shuyan Song China	89	17.2k 0.7×	9.2k 0.8×	7.6k 0.6×	6.3k 0.6×	2.4k 0.4×	480	27.7k
Xin Wang China	92	17.0k 0.6×	16.1k 1.4×	13.6k 1.1×	10.0k 1.0×	4.8k 0.7×	640	33.5k
Jie Zeng China	104	20.0k 0.8×	10.7k 0.9×	19.6k 1.7×	6.4k 0.7×	4.6k 0.7×	543	37.7k
Ferdi Schüth Germany	114	38.1k 1.4×	7.5k 0.6×	10.1k 0.9×	6.5k 0.7×	8.8k 1.3×	505	55.1k
Shouheng Sun United States	135	33.3k 1.3×	17.5k 1.5×	25.9k 2.2×	13.0k 1.3×	9.1k 1.4×	350	64.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nanfeng Zheng

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Wu, Qingyuan, et al.. (2025). Decoupling Electron and Proton Transfer in Noncontact Catalytic Hydrogenation of Nitroaromatics. Advanced Science. 12(43). e11391–e11391. 1 indexed citations

Wu, Shuang, et al.. (2025). Lithium induced emission enhancement of Cr ³⁺ -activated fluoride with high thermal stability, toward night vision and information encryption applications. Journal of Materials Chemistry C. 13(44). 22186–22196.

Tang, Xiongkai, Lin Wang, Liubin Feng, et al.. (2025). Eight-electron Pt/Cu superatom encapsulating three “electron-donating” hydrides. Science Advances. 11(2). eads4488–eads4488. 4 indexed citations

Wu, Qingyuan, Pengxin Liu, Xia‐Guang Zhang, et al.. (2025). Catalytic Hydrogenation Dominated by Concerted Hydrogen Tunneling at Room Temperature. ACS Central Science. 11(11). 2180–2187. 1 indexed citations

Li, Zheng, et al.. (2025). Life cycle environmental and cost assessment of the protonic ceramic electrolysis stack manufacturing. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 145. 633–643. 1 indexed citations

Chang, Qing, Yikai Yun, Kexin Cao, et al.. (2024). Highly Efficient and Stable Perovskite Solar Modules Based on FcPF₆ Engineered Spiro‐OMeTAD Hole Transporting Layer. Advanced Materials. 36(47). e2406296–e2406296. 20 indexed citations

Sun, Xueli, Qingyuan Wu, Ying‐Zi Han, et al.. (2024). Cu₆₆ nanoclusters from hierarchical square motifs: Synthesis, assembly, and catalysis. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6(1). 6 indexed citations

Qiao, Mengfei, Qingyuan Wu, Ying Wang, et al.. (2024). Selective hydrogenation catalysis enabled by nanoscale galvanic reactions. Chem. 10(11). 3385–3395. 12 indexed citations

Wu, Qingyuan, Su Wang, Rui Huang, et al.. (2024). Full Selectivity Control over the Catalytic Hydrogenation of Nitroaromatics Into Six Products. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 63(38). e202408731–e202408731. 17 indexed citations

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Li, Simin, et al.. (2024). Anchoring Frustrated Lewis Pair Active Sites on Copper Nanoclusters for Regioselective Hydrogenation. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 146(40). 27852–27860. 19 indexed citations

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Wang, Yucheng, Weicheng Xu, Huan Huang, et al.. (2023). Mechanism of Particle-Mediated Inhibition of Demetalation for Single-Atom Catalytic Sites in Acidic Electrochemical Environments. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 145(28). 15528–15537. 74 indexed citations

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Wang, Chaozhi, Ying Zheng, Zhe‐Ning Chen, et al.. (2023). Robust Anode‐Free Sodium Metal Batteries Enabled by Artificial Sodium Formate Interface (Adv. Energy Mater. 22/2023). Advanced Energy Materials. 13(22). 3 indexed citations

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Bootharaju, Megalamane S., Chan Woo Lee, Guocheng Deng, et al.. (2023). Atom‐Precise Heteroatom Core‐Tailoring of Nanoclusters for Enhanced Solar Hydrogen Generation. Advanced Materials. 35(18). e2207765–e2207765. 57 indexed citations

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Qin, Ruixuan, Pei Wang, Pengxin Liu, et al.. (2020). Carbon Monoxide Promotes the Catalytic Hydrogenation on Metal Cluster Catalysts. Research. 2020. 4172794–4172794. 20 indexed citations

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Jiang, Lizhi, Kunlong Liu, Sung‐Fu Hung, et al.. (2020). Facet engineering accelerates spillover hydrogenation on highly diluted metal nanocatalysts. Nature Nanotechnology. 15(10). 848–853. 313 indexed citations breakdown →

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Bootharaju, Megalamane S., Hogeun Chang, Guocheng Deng, et al.. (2019). Cd₁₂Ag₃₂(SePh)₃₆: Non-Noble Metal Doped Silver Nanoclusters. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 141(21). 8422–8425. 78 indexed citations

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Zheng, Nanfeng. (2014). Factors Affecting Cotton Maturation and Senescence Processes and the Corresponding Regulative Strategies. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 1 indexed citations

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Yang, Huayan, Yu Wang, Hua-Qi Huang, et al.. (2013). All-thiol-stabilized Ag44 and Au12Ag32 nanoparticles with single-crystal structures. Nature Communications. 4(1). 2422–2422. 694 indexed citations breakdown →

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Huang, Xiaoqing, Shaoheng Tang, Xiaoliang Mu, et al.. (2010). Freestanding palladium nanosheets with plasmonic and catalytic properties. Nature Nanotechnology. 6(1). 28–32. 1438 indexed citations breakdown →

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Zheng, Nanfeng. (1999). On Effects of Some Plant Corrosive Inhibitorson Cathodic Polarization of Steel. Fuzhou daxue xuebao. Ziran kexue ban. 2 indexed citations

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