Rongbin Zhang

5.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
169 papers, 4.5k citations indexed

About

Rongbin Zhang is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Catalysis. According to data from OpenAlex, Rongbin Zhang has authored 169 papers receiving a total of 4.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 123 papers in Materials Chemistry, 82 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 47 papers in Catalysis. Recurrent topics in Rongbin Zhang's work include Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (74 papers), Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (64 papers) and Copper-based nanomaterials and applications (30 papers). Rongbin Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (74 papers), Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (64 papers) and Copper-based nanomaterials and applications (30 papers). Rongbin Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Singapore. Rongbin Zhang's co-authors include Xuewen Wang, Gang Feng, Zhang‐Hui Lu, Feiyang Hu, Runping Ye, Chengxi Zhou, Chuanqing Huang, Qiuchan Li, Changyuan Hu and Fei Chen and has published in prestigious journals such as Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Nature Communications and Journal of Power Sources.

In The Last Decade

Rongbin Zhang

163 papers receiving 4.4k 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.

Design of catalysts for selective CO2 hydrogenation

2025 40 citations Runping Ye, Jie Ding et al. Nature Synthesis profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Rongbin Zhang China	40	3.3k	2.1k	1.5k	1.0k	520	169	4.5k
Lianjun Liu China	37	4.2k 1.3×	3.2k 1.6×	1.3k 0.9×	1.2k 1.2×	796 1.5×	73	5.8k
Jinjia Liu China	29	2.4k 0.7×	2.0k 1.0×	1.3k 0.9×	494 0.5×	564 1.1×	71	3.7k
Jiguang Zhang China	39	3.4k 1.0×	1.1k 0.5×	1.9k 1.3×	992 1.0×	411 0.8×	129	4.7k
Ye Tian China	39	3.5k 1.1×	1.9k 0.9×	1.7k 1.1×	1.1k 1.1×	280 0.5×	117	4.9k
Su Ha United States	41	3.1k 0.9×	3.3k 1.6×	1.4k 0.9×	2.6k 2.5×	395 0.8×	140	6.3k
Valérie Keller France	40	3.3k 1.0×	3.1k 1.5×	433 0.3×	1.1k 1.0×	399 0.8×	149	5.3k
Jinyu Ye China	41	2.7k 0.8×	5.6k 2.7×	2.1k 1.4×	2.5k 2.4×	667 1.3×	133	7.0k
Chen Jia China	33	1.4k 0.4×	2.9k 1.4×	1.1k 0.7×	1.3k 1.2×	381 0.7×	85	4.0k
Hui Wan China	35	1.6k 0.5×	722 0.4×	1.4k 0.9×	679 0.7×	439 0.8×	143	3.1k
Xiaobing Zhu China	35	2.1k 0.6×	1.5k 0.7×	1.1k 0.7×	1.4k 1.3×	186 0.4×	78	3.3k

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Ye, Runping, Jie Ding, Tomás Ramı́rez Reina, et al.. (2025). Design of catalysts for selective CO2 hydrogenation. Nature Synthesis. 4(3). 288–302. 40 indexed citations breakdown →

Liu, Yuan, et al.. (2025). Periodic Macroporous K₂Ta₂O₆ Fabricated for Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production from Pure Water Splitting. Inorganic Chemistry. 64(8). 3979–3988. 1 indexed citations

Yu, Yang, Tongtong Wang, Hao Deng, et al.. (2025). Ce-modified Ni/SiO2 catalysts via ammonia evaporation method to Regulate nickel phyllosilicate and enhance CO2 methanation performance. Fuel. 396. 135263–135263. 1 indexed citations

Mo, Maosong, et al.. (2025). ZnS-ZnO-ZnS alternating heterojunctions with quantum wells fabricated via in situ Pt-induced microelectrochemical growth for enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen production performance. Chemical Engineering Journal. 527. 171901–171901.

Sun, Chunyan, Runping Ye, Claudia Li, et al.. (2025). Tri-synergistic catalytic mechanism of La-doped ternary hydrotalcite for low-temperature CO2 hydrogenation. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 382. 125909–125909. 3 indexed citations

Chen, Xiaohan, Runping Ye, Chunyan Sun, et al.. (2024). Optimizing low-temperature CO2 methanation through frustrated Lewis pairs on Ni/CeO2 catalysts. Chemical Engineering Journal. 484. 149471–149471. 46 indexed citations

Wu, Rundong, Li Li, Zhang‐Hui Lu, et al.. (2024). DFT insights into doping and oxygen vacancy effects on CO and CO₂ adsorptions over CuAl2O4 spinel surfaces. Journal of Catalysis. 434. 115502–115502. 8 indexed citations

Ye, Runping, et al.. (2024). Construction of robust Ni-based catalysts for low-temperature Sabatier reaction. Chemical Communications. 60(81). 11466–11482. 11 indexed citations

Zhang, Rongbin, et al.. (2024). Identification and characterization of novel dual-function antioxidant and umami peptides from protein hydrolysates of Huangjiu lees. Food Quality and Safety. 8. 6 indexed citations

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Chen, Xiaohan, Yihuan Zhang, Chunyan Sun, et al.. (2024). Lanthanum-mediated enhancement of nickel nanoparticles for efficient CO2 methanation. Fuel. 371. 131998–131998. 17 indexed citations

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Yao, Xiaojie, et al.. (2024). Defective ordered macroporous ZIF–8/ZnO heterostructure for enhanced visible–light photo–oxidation performance. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 983. 173899–173899. 12 indexed citations

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Wu, Rundong, Muhammad Asif Nawaz, Shuai Meng, et al.. (2024). Investigation of Sn Promoter on Ni/CeO₂ Catalysts for Enhanced Acetylene Semihydrogenation to Ethylene. Inorganic Chemistry. 63(51). 24313–24330. 1 indexed citations

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Zhang, Rongbin, et al.. (2024). The Microbial Diversity and Flavor Metabolism Regulation of Xiangzao During Different Natural Fermentation Time Periods. Foods. 13(23). 3931–3931. 2 indexed citations

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Liu, Dong, Feiyang Hu, Yue Yan, et al.. (2023). Promotion of oxygen vacancies and metal-support interaction over 3DOM Au/CeO2 catalyst for CO oxidation. Applied Surface Science. 629. 157438–157438. 13 indexed citations

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Chen, Xiaohan, Runping Ye, Chengkai Jin, et al.. (2023). A highly efficient Ni/3DOM-La2O2CO3 catalyst with ordered macroporous structure for CO2 methanation. Journal of Catalysis. 428. 115129–115129. 13 indexed citations

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Zheng, Shizheng, Cuiqing Zhang, Changyuan Hu, et al.. (2023). Trace Water‐induced Morphology Engineering and Oxygen Vacancy for Enhancing the Capacity of Bi₂O₃ Alkaline Battery‐Anode. Batteries & Supercaps. 6(7). 2 indexed citations

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Jin, Chengkai, Xue Zhang, Zhang‐Hui Lu, et al.. (2023). Comparative First-Principles Study on Tetravalent Ion-Incorporated MTW-Type Zeolites. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 127(7). 3837–3848. 1 indexed citations

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Hu, Feiyang, Chengkai Jin, Kang Hui Lim, et al.. (2023). Promoting hydrogen spillover of NiFe/CeO2 catalyst with plasma-treatment for CO2 methanation. Fuel Processing Technology. 250. 107873–107873. 23 indexed citations

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Wang, Wuyou, Kai Zhu, Beibei Zhang, et al.. (2022). Improved photoredox activity of the 2D Bi₄Ti₃O₁₂–BiVO₄–Bi₄V₂O₁₀ heterostructure via the piezoelectricity-enhanced charge transfer effect. Dalton Transactions. 51(42). 16389–16396. 14 indexed citations

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Zhu, Kai, Wuyou Wang, Beibei Zhang, et al.. (2022). Interface Engineering of a 2D/2D BiVO₄/Bi₄V₂O₁₀ Heterostructure with Improved Photocatalytic Photoredox Activity. Langmuir. 38(24). 7558–7566. 11 indexed citations

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