Qian Wang

13.6k total citations · 6 hit papers
148 papers, 9.9k citations indexed

About

Qian Wang is a scholar working on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Materials Chemistry and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Qian Wang has authored 148 papers receiving a total of 9.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 91 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 89 papers in Materials Chemistry and 48 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Qian Wang's work include Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (82 papers), Perovskite Materials and Applications (26 papers) and Copper-based nanomaterials and applications (25 papers). Qian Wang is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (82 papers), Perovskite Materials and Applications (26 papers) and Copper-based nanomaterials and applications (25 papers). Qian Wang collaborates with scholars based in China, Japan and United Kingdom. Qian Wang's co-authors include Kazunari Domen, Takashi Hisatomi, Tsuyoshi Takata, Erwin Reisner, Naoya Shibata, Taro Yamada, Zhenhua Pan, Chanon Pornrungroj, Tsutomu Minegishi and Masao Katayama and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Chemical Reviews and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Qian Wang

142 papers receiving 9.7k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Particulate Photocatalysts for Light-Driven Water Splitting: Mechanisms, Challenges, and Design Strategies

2019 2.2k citations Qian Wang, Kazunari Domen profile →
A Particulate Photocatalyst Water-Splitting Panel for Large-Scale Solar Hydrogen Generation

2018 574 citations Takashi Hisatomi, Qian Wang et al. profile →
Oxysulfide photocatalyst for visible-light-driven overall water splitting

2019 527 citations Qian Wang, Mamiko Nakabayashi et al. profile →
Overall water splitting by Ta3N5 nanorod single crystals grown on the edges of KTaO3 particles

2018 470 citations Zheng Wang, Takashi Hisatomi et al. profile →
Floating perovskite-BiVO4 devices for scalable solar fuel production

2022 219 citations Virgil Andrei, Geani Maria Ucoski et al. Nature profile →
A scalable solar-driven photocatalytic system for separated H2 and O2 production from water

2025 35 citations Yaqiang Wu, Qian Wang et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers

Qian Wang

RESE

EEE

Lling‐Lling Tan Malaysia

Hao Chen China

Wojciech Macyk Poland

Xiaodong Li China

Jie Li China

Yan Gao China

Venkata Krishnan India

Fang Chen China

Mark D. Symes United Kingdom

Lling‐Lling Tan Malaysia

Qian Wang

11.1k ×1.5

RESE

9.8k ×1.5

4.8k ×1.5

EEE

758 ×0.9

387 ×0.5

Citations per year, relative to Qian Wang Qian Wang (= 1×) peers Lling‐Lling Tan

Countries citing papers authored by Qian Wang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Qian Wang

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Qian Wang

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Qian Wang. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Qian Wang based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Qian Wang. Qian Wang is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

Liu, Haitang, Zhihua Guo, Xiaoyuan Liao, et al.. (2025). Preparation of lignin-based nucleating agents and their effects on the crystallization behavior and properties of poly(ethylene terephthalate) esters. Polymer. 324. 128272–128272.

Wang, Qian, et al.. (2025). Rational synthesis of poly(heptazine imides) nanorod in ternary LiCl/NaCl/KCl for visible light hydrogen production. Chinese Chemical Letters. 36(12). 111621–111621. 3 indexed citations

Zheng, Dandan, Qian Wang, Zhiming Pan, et al.. (2024). Poly(triazine imide) nanospheres with spatially exposed prismatic facets for photocatalytic overall water splitting. Science China Materials. 67(6). 1900–1906. 54 indexed citations

Wang, Changlai, Pengcheng Wang, Jiahe Yang, et al.. (2024). Accelerating Kinetics of Alkaline Hydrogen Oxidation Reaction on Ru through Engineering Oxophilicity. ACS Materials Letters. 6(10). 4491–4497. 6 indexed citations

Zou, Guifu, Qian Wang, Gui Ye, et al.. (2024). Copolymerization of Poly (Triazine Imide) Single Crystal Nanoplates with Enhanced Charge Transfer for Efficient Photocatalytic Overall Water Splitting. Advanced Functional Materials. 35(28). 23 indexed citations

Wang, Qian, Shiyao Li, Dandan Zheng, et al.. (2024). Prompt Charge Separation at Crystalline–Amorphous Interfaces of Poly(heptazine imides) for Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution. ACS Applied Energy Materials. 7(15). 6090–6095. 9 indexed citations

Wu, Yaqiang, et al.. (2023). Alternatives to water oxidation in the photocatalytic water splitting reaction for solar hydrogen production. Nanoscale. 15(14). 6521–6535. 23 indexed citations

Roghabadi, Farzaneh Arabpour, Ying Luo, Vahid Ahmadi, et al.. (2023). Recent advances in heterogeneous catalysis of solar-driven carbon dioxide conversion. Journal of Environmental Sciences. 140. 165–182. 16 indexed citations

Zhang, Keyu, et al.. (2023). Review of S-Scheme Heterojunction Photocatalyst for H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> Production. Acta Physico-Chimica Sinica. 0(0). 2212010–2212010. 27 indexed citations

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Wang, Qian, Xinchen Wang, & Fuxiang Zhang. (2023). Photocatalysis in energy application: What’s next?. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1(2). 100016–100016. 4 indexed citations

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Wang, Qian, Wei Lv, Xingxing Zhang, et al.. (2023). Construction of a permeable metal-support interface for glycerol oxidation by the topological transformation of 2D precursor. Chemical Engineering Journal. 470. 144172–144172. 10 indexed citations

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Wang, Qian, Guigang Zhang, Wandong Xing, et al.. (2023). Bottom‐up Synthesis of Single‐Crystalline Poly (Triazine Imide) Nanosheets for Photocatalytic Overall Water Splitting. Angewandte Chemie. 135(37). 33 indexed citations

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Andrei, Virgil, Geani Maria Ucoski, Chanon Pornrungroj, et al.. (2022). Floating perovskite-BiVO4 devices for scalable solar fuel production. Nature. 608(7923). 518–522. 219 indexed citations breakdown →

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Li, Ronghua, Yanning Zhang, Minji Yang, et al.. (2022). Band-tail states meditated visible-light-driven overall water splitting in Y₂Ti₂O₅S₂ photocatalyst. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 10(45). 24247–24257. 21 indexed citations

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Xiao, Yequan, Zeyu Fan, Mamiko Nakabayashi, et al.. (2022). Decoupling light absorption and carrier transport via heterogeneous doping in Ta3N5 thin film photoanode. Nature Communications. 13(1). 7769–7769. 70 indexed citations

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Wang, Qian, Mingming Chen, Jiaxin Zhang, et al.. (2021). Hybridizing Carbon-Based Dot-Capped Manganese Dioxide Nanosheets and Gold Nanoparticles as a Highly Sensitive Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering Substrate. Analytical Chemistry. 93(28). 9744–9751. 17 indexed citations

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Li, Lei, Yan Zhao, Qian Wang, et al.. (2021). Boosting photocatalytic hydrogen production activity by a microporous Cu^II-MOF nanoribbon decorated with Pt nanoparticles. Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers. 8(14). 3556–3565. 19 indexed citations

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Liu, Qing, et al.. (2019). New Insights into the Occurrence and Interaction of Inorganic Minerals and Organic Matter in Huadian Oil Shale. Energy & Fuels. 33(2). 859–867. 10 indexed citations

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Li, Yeping, Hao Wang, Liying Huang, et al.. (2019). Promoting LED light driven photocatalytic inactivation of bacteria by novel β-Bi2O3@BiOBr core/shell photocatalyst. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 816. 152665–152665. 56 indexed citations

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Wang, Qian. (2005). Reconstructing International Economic Theory from the Viewpoint of Fictitious Economy——New Development of Contemporary International Economic Relationship and Its Enlightenments to China's Economy. China Industrial Economy. 1 indexed citations

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