Tianfu Wang

3.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
71 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Tianfu Wang is a scholar working on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Materials Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Tianfu Wang has authored 71 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 27 papers in Materials Chemistry and 25 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Tianfu Wang's work include Catalysis for Biomass Conversion (23 papers), CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts (17 papers) and Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (14 papers). Tianfu Wang is often cited by papers focused on Catalysis for Biomass Conversion (23 papers), CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts (17 papers) and Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (14 papers). Tianfu Wang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Japan. Tianfu Wang's co-authors include Brent H. Shanks, Yixin Zhao, Michael W. Nolte, Yuetian Chen, Yomaira J. Pagán‐Torres, James A. Dumesic, Jianying Wang, Jean Marcel R. Gallo, Ting Zhang and Xufang Qian and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Advanced Materials and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Tianfu Wang

67 papers receiving 3.1k 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.

Catalytic dehydration of C₆carbohydrates for the production of hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) as a versatile platform chemical

2013 527 citations Tianfu Wang et al. profile →
Potential lead toxicity and leakage issues on lead halide perovskite photovoltaics

2021 254 citations Xufang Qian, Tianfu Wang et al. Journal of Hazardous Materials profile →
Electrocatalytic Valorization of Poly(ethylene terephthalate) Plastic and CO₂ for Simultaneous Production of Formic Acid

2022 249 citations Jianying Wang, Xin Li et al. ACS Catalysis profile →

Peers

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Tianfu Wang

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Tianfu Wang. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Tianfu 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 Tianfu Wang. Tianfu 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	Dopant-Induced Electron Localization Drives Direct Current Kolbe Coupling of Biomass-Derived Carboxylic Acids 2025 ·ACS Catalysis ·Wenhua Zhou, Bolong Li, (unknown), (unknown), Chao Chen, Jie Zhu, (unknown), (unknown), Lei Guo, Weiyu Song, Jianghao Wang, Tianfu Wang, (unknown)	0
2	Photothermocatalytic Wet Reforming of Waste Plastics to Syngas 2025 ·Journal of the American Chemical Society ·Yaxin Zhang, Bo Sun, Chengcheng Cai, Tianfu Wang, Gao Y, Ding Ma	11
3	Interfacial Diffusion‐Reaction Coupling Strategy for CO ₂ Reduction on Copper Surface in Acidic Medium 2025 ·Angewandte Chemie ·Xinyu Chai, Pengfei Shi, (unknown), Senhe Huang, Kaiyue Jiang, Chenbao Lu, Liqing He, (unknown), Tianfu Wang, (unknown)	1
4	Syngas from waste plastics and water using Joule heating 2025 ·Nature Communications ·(unknown), Gao Y, Chengcheng Cai, Tianfu Wang, Ding Ma	2
5	Ultra-rapid preparation of large-area high-crystallinity covalent organic framework membranes 2025 ·Nature Communications ·(unknown), Gangqiang Yu, Lizhen Gao, (unknown), Yang Lan, Haiqi Gao, Tianfu Wang, Wen-Hai Zhang, Shengqian Ma, (unknown)	0
6	Integrated Electrochemical Biomass Oxidation and CO ₂ Reduction over Ultra‐wide Potential Window 2025 ·Angewandte Chemie ·Chenbao Lu, (unknown), Pengfei Shi, Senhe Huang, Chengcheng Cai, Jinhui Zhu, Xiaodong Zhuang, Tianfu Wang	0
7	Integrated Electrochemical Biomass Oxidation and CO ₂ Reduction over Ultra‐wide Potential Window 2025 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Chenbao Lu, (unknown), Pengfei Shi, Senhe Huang, Chengcheng Cai, Jinhui Zhu, Xiaodong Zhuang, Tianfu Wang	6
8	A review on two-dimensional nanosheet membranes for separation 2024 ·FlatChem ·Xiaoming Yu, Yihua Cai, Tianfu Wang, Tongwen Yu	4
9	Photovoltaic-driven electro-reforming of poly (ethylene terephthalate) (PET) waste plastics and nitrate pollutants 2024 ·Chemical Engineering Science ·Sen Yang, Chengcheng Cai, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Chenbao Lu, Xiaodong Zhuang, Xufang Qian, Yixin Zhao, Tianfu Wang	5
10	Escin’s phytochemistry and pharmacy: biosynthesis, chemistry, synergism and novel activities 2024 ·Phytochemistry Reviews ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Tianfu Wang, Haji Akber Aisa	0
11	Zeolite‐Templated Carbons Supported Rh and Ru Electrocatalysts for Highly Active Hydrogen Evolution Reaction 2024 ·Chemistry - An Asian Journal ·Yuanxin Cao, Xiaoming Yu, Tianfu Wang, (unknown), Nan Li, (unknown), Jie Ying, Tongwen Yu, (unknown)	3
12	Sustainable catalytic strategies for the transformation of plastic wastes into valued products 2023 ·Chemical Engineering Science ·Xin Li, Jianying Wang, Ting Zhang, Sen Yang, Mingze Sun, Xufang Qian, Tianfu Wang, Yixin Zhao	35
13	Rational design of photo− /electro−catalytic systems for the transformation of plastic wastes 2023 ·Applied Catalysis B: Environmental ·Jianying Wang, Xin Li, Ting Zhang, Xufang Qian, Tianfu Wang, Yixin Zhao	39
14	Photovoltaic-driven electrocatalytic upcycling poly(ethylene terephthalate) plastic waste coupled with hydrogen generation 2023 ·Journal of Hazardous Materials ·Ting Zhang, Xin Li, Jianying Wang, Yanfeng Miao, Tianfu Wang, Xufang Qian, Yixin Zhao	35
15	Single‐Atom Anchored Curved Carbon Surface for Efficient CO₂ Electro‐Reduction with Nearly 100% CO Selectivity and Industrially‐Relevant Current Density 2023 ·Advanced Materials ·Tianfu Wang, Jianghao Wang, Chenbao Lu, Kaiyue Jiang, (unknown), Zhouhong Ren, Jichao Zhang, Xi Liu, Liwei Chen, Xiaodong Zhuang, Jie Fu	75
16	Interfacial engineering of bismuth sulfide/oxychloride heterostructure for boosting the conversion from CO2 to formate at large current densities 2023 ·Chemical Engineering Science ·(unknown), Kaiyue Jiang, Pengfei Shi, Xinyu Chai, Jichao Zhang, Chenbao Lu, Yuezeng Su, Xiaodong Zhuang, Tianfu Wang	8
17	N-Doped natural albite mineral as green solid catalyst for efficient isomerization of glucose into fructose in water 2022 ·Reaction Chemistry & Engineering ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Tianfu Wang	4
18	Activating photocatalytic hydrogen generation on inorganic lead-free Cs2AgBiBr6 perovskite via reversible Cu2+/Cu+ redox couple 2022 ·Journal of Catalysis ·Tian Wang, Xin Li, Zhixiao Qin, Tianfu Wang, Yixin Zhao	19
19	Natural mineral bentonite as catalyst for efficient isomerization of biomass-derived glucose to fructose in water 2021 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·Xin Ye, (unknown), Binbin Jin, Heng Zhong, Fangming Jin, Tianfu Wang	42
20	Sustainable nitrogen-containing chemicals and materials from natural marine resources chitin and microalgae 2021 ·Molecular Catalysis ·(unknown), Xin Ye, Heng Zhong, Tianfu Wang, Fangming Jin	29

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