Rong Wang

13.4k total citations · 6 hit papers
347 papers, 11.1k citations indexed

About

Rong Wang is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Rong Wang has authored 347 papers receiving a total of 11.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 166 papers in Materials Chemistry, 77 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 61 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Rong Wang's work include Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (61 papers), Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (35 papers) and Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction (34 papers). Rong Wang is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (61 papers), Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (35 papers) and Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction (34 papers). Rong Wang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Japan. Rong Wang's co-authors include Akira Fujishima, Kazuhito Hashimoto, Toshiya Watanabe, Mitsuhide Shimohigoshi, Eiichi Kojima, Atsushi Kitamura, Nobuyuki Sakai, Kemei Wei, Jianxin Lin and Liaohai Chen and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Rong Wang

329 papers receiving 10.9k 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.

Light-induced amphiphilic surfaces

1997 2.9k citations Rong Wang et al. profile →
Photogeneration of Highly Amphiphilic TiO2 Surfaces

1998 714 citations Rong Wang et al. profile →
Studies of Surface Wettability Conversion on TiO₂ Single-Crystal Surfaces

1999 589 citations Rong Wang et al. profile →
Mechanically Robust and UV‐Curable Shape‐Memory Polymers for Digital Light Processing Based 4D Printing

2021 271 citations Rong Wang et al. profile →
Insight into the anti-corrosion performance of crop waste as a degradable corrosion inhibitor for copper in sulfuric acid medium

2024 70 citations Bochuan Tan, Yan Liu et al. Industrial Crops and Products profile →
Nepeta cataria L. leaf extracts as eco-conscious corrosion inhibitor for copper in H2SO4 medium

2025 50 citations Bochuan Tan, Xin Li et al. Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects profile →

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Countries citing papers authored by Rong Wang

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rong Wang

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Rong Wang. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Rong 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 Rong Wang. Rong 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

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Performance analysis and multi-objective optimization of a combined seawater desalination and power system based on high-temperature PEMFC and externally fired gas turbine 2025 ·Energy ·Benan Cai, Rong Wang, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Haijun Wang, Weihua Cai	3
2	Hydroxyl‐Promoted C─C Coupling for Selective Methane Conversion into Ethane on Cerium Oxide Photocatalyst 2025 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Lei Luo, Rong Wang, Zongxu Wu, Yejun Xiao, Jiangnan Li, Zhaochi Feng, Fuxiang Zhang	1
3	Enhanced Ru–Ce interface electron transfer and reverse oxygen spillover promote chlorobenzene catalytic oxidation 2025 ·Applied Catalysis B: Environmental ·(unknown), Wenzhe Si, Rong Wang, Xing Yuan, Bin Zhou, Zhen Chen, Yue Peng, Junhua Li	1
4	Scalable solvothermal preparation of microwave-responsive Janus nanocarrier for targeted drug delivery and hyperthermia 2025 ·Materials Today Chemistry ·(unknown), Qiuhua Wu, Yi Teng, Guolin Zhang, Rong Wang	0
5	Design methodology for functional gradient star-shaped honeycomb with enhanced impact resistance and energy absorption 2024 ·Materials Today Communications ·Yiqun Hu, (unknown), Yuhang Zhang, Suhang Ding, Rong Wang, Re Xia	19
6	Co-W18O49/PDI Z-scheme heterojunction photocatalyst for photocatalytic BPA degradation and mechanism 2024 ·Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects ·Jinyuan Liu, Xue Gao, Rong Wang, Shumin Zhu, (unknown), Xingwang Zhu, Dan Li, Qingdong Ruan, Ming Cheng, Bin Wang, Huaming Li, Hui Xu, Paul K. Chu	5
7	Characteristics of carbide-slag-activated GGBS–fly ash materials: Strength, hydration mechanism, microstructure, and sustainability 2024 ·Construction and Building Materials ·Huawei Li, Rong Wang, Muwang Wei, (unknown), Taibing Wei, Feng Liu	24
8	Innovative two-dimensional porphyrin-integrated metal-organic frameworks for enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen peroxide generation in pure water 2024 ·Surfaces and Interfaces ·Tianqing Zhou, Ze Luo, (unknown), (unknown), Lan Li, Rong Wang, Haibo Huang, Hua Tang	9
9	Insight into the anti-corrosion performance of crop waste as a degradable corrosion inhibitor for copper in sulfuric acid medium breakdown → 2024 ·Industrial Crops and Products ·Bochuan Tan, (unknown), Yan Liu, Xin Li, Rong Wang, (unknown), Xianlong Cao, Qingwei Dai, Lei Guo, Hongyan Liu, Mohammad K. Al‐Sadoon	70
10	Low oxygen adsorption energy barrier architectures to facilitate microenvironmental photocatalytic disinfection in Wei River 2024 ·Chemical Engineering Journal ·(unknown), (unknown), Li Ding, Yayun Hu, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Haijiao Xie, Jianlong Wang, Rong Wang	4
11	Manipulation of Mn/Ce ratio for deep chlorobenzene oxidation: Catalytic mechanisms and byproducts analysis 2024 ·Separation and Purification Technology ·(unknown), Tong Chen, Lingling Wang, Xiaojun Ma, Yunfeng Ma, Rong Wang, (unknown), Feiyi Zhou, Zhen Yu, Chen Sun	11
12	Co3O4–TiO2 supported into N-doped magnetic 3D porous microspheres as the “one stone with two birds” strategy for highly efficient removal of organic dyes via synergistic adsorption-photocatalysis 2024 ·Journal of Cleaner Production ·(unknown), Yingying Liu, Xi Deng, (unknown), Yude Liu, Rong Wang, Hailong Peng	3
13	Atomic-level coordination structures meet graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) for photocatalysis: Energy conversion and environmental remediation 2024 ·Applied Catalysis B: Environmental ·Haiwei Su, Haibo Yin, Rong Wang, Yunlong Wang, (unknown), Yue Peng, Junhua Li	61
14	Recycling Cu(II) from complexing copper wastewater using ferrous sulfide stabilized by carboxymethyl cellulose: efficiency and mechanism insights 2023 ·Separation and Purification Technology ·(unknown), Xin Wei, Rong Wang, Jie Li, Wei Sun, Chenyang Zhang	14
15	Detection of cadmium (II) ion in water by a novel electrochemical sensor based on modification of graphite carbon nitride and polyaniline composite 2023 ·Diamond and Related Materials ·Xiaolei Wang, Rong Wang, Qiang Xue, Zeyu Liu, Yao Liu, Jingxia Wang, Changchun Zhu	14
16	Incorporating ionic carbon dots in polyamide nanofiltration membranes for high perm-selectivity and antifouling performance 2023 ·Journal of Membrane Science ·Han Zheng, Zihao Mou, Yu Jie Lim, Бо Лю, Rong Wang, Wang Zhang, Kun Zhou	33
17	Sequential active-site switches in integrated Cu/Fe-TiO2 for efficient electroreduction from nitrate into ammonia 2023 ·Applied Catalysis B: Environmental ·Xiaohui Yang, Rong Wang, Sha Wang, Cheng Song, Shun Lu, Ling Fang, Fengjun Yin, Hong Liu	72
18	Hydrosilylation of alkenes with tertiary silanes under mild conditions by Pt(II)-vinyl complex supported on modified rice straw biochar 2023 ·Molecular Catalysis ·Rong Wang, (unknown), J. Zhu, Mei Luo, Hailong Peng, Ronghui Shi, Yin Wang	5
19	Numerous active sites in self-supporting Co3O4 nanobelt array for boosted and stabilized 5-hydroxymethylfurfural electro-oxidation 2023 ·Applied Catalysis A General ·Dan Liŭ, Yudong Li, Chengyu Wang, Haiyue Yang, Rong Wang, Shujun Li, Xiaohui Yang	28
20	An Au-nanoparticle decorated Sr0·76Ce0·16WO4 photocatalyst for H2 evolution under visible-light irradiation 2020 ·International Journal of Hydrogen Energy ·Jia Yang, Xiaorui Sun, Rong Wang, (unknown), (unknown), Huisheng Huang, Wenbing Shi	16

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