Tian‐Nan Ye

3.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
60 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

Tian‐Nan Ye is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Catalysis and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Tian‐Nan Ye has authored 60 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Materials Chemistry, 28 papers in Catalysis and 25 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Tian‐Nan Ye's work include Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction (27 papers), Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (16 papers) and Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions (14 papers). Tian‐Nan Ye is often cited by papers focused on Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction (27 papers), Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (16 papers) and Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions (14 papers). Tian‐Nan Ye collaborates with scholars based in China, Japan and United States. Tian‐Nan Ye's co-authors include Hideo Hosono, Masaaki Kitano, Jiang Li, Masato Sasase, Yangfan Lu, Tomofumi Tada, Jie‐Sheng Chen, Xin‐Hao Li, Sang‐Won Park and Kai‐Xue Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Tian‐Nan Ye

55 papers receiving 3.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Vacancy-enabled N2 activation for ammonia synthesis on an Ni-loaded catalyst

2020 474 citations Tian‐Nan Ye, Sang‐Won Park et al. Nature profile →

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Zhili Wang China

Baocang Liu China

Xiangdong Kong China

Qun Fan China

Baihai Li China

Jinmeng Cai China

Geng Wu China

Jinxing Gu China

Changhyeok Choi South Korea

Zhili Wang China

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Tian‐Nan Ye

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Tian‐Nan Ye. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Tian‐Nan Ye 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 Tian‐Nan Ye. Tian‐Nan Ye 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

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Geng, Shitao, Bo Yuan, Q. Xu, et al.. (2026). High-voltage anode-free sodium–sulfur batteries. Nature. 649(8096). 353–359.

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Dai, Bo, Zichuang Li, Jiang Li, et al.. (2025). Precise Vacancy Fitting of Horizontal Dinitrogen for Ammonia Synthesis. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 147(45). 41308–41319.

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Li, Wenqian, Miao Xu, Gang Chen, et al.. (2025). Enabling plasmon-assisted ammonia synthesis: from mechanistic insights to catalyst design. Chemical Science. 17(2). 831–849.

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Tian, Jiayu, et al.. (2024). MOF-derived 1D CGO Cathode for Efficient Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cells. Chemical Research in Chinese Universities. 40(4). 737–746.

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Lu, Yangfan, et al.. (2024). Electrides: Emerging electronic materials for catalysis. Fundamental Research. 6(1). 400–415. 1 indexed citations

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Cai, Weizheng, Xinyi He, Tian‐Nan Ye, et al.. (2024). Discovery of Self‐Assembled 2D Ru/Si Superlattices Boosting Hydrogen Evolution. Small. 20(42). e2402357–e2402357. 2 indexed citations

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Li, Zichuang, Yangfan Lu, Jiang Li, et al.. (2023). Multiple reaction pathway on alkaline earth imide supported catalysts for efficient ammonia synthesis. Nature Communications. 14(1). 6373–6373. 25 indexed citations

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Dai, Bo, Zichuang Li, Miao Xu, et al.. (2023). Encapsulated C12A7 electride material enables a multistep electron transfer process for cross-coupling reactions. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 11(24). 12802–12810. 5 indexed citations

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Zhang, Xiangyu, Zichuang Li, Miao Xu, Hideo Hosono, & Tian‐Nan Ye. (2023). Recent progress and prospects in active anion-bearing C12A7-mediated chemical reactions. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 11(28). 15074–15099. 3 indexed citations

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Lu, Yangfan, Tian‐Nan Ye, Jiang Li, et al.. (2022). Approach to Chemically Durable Nickel and Cobalt Lanthanum‐Nitride‐Based Catalysts for Ammonia Synthesis. Angewandte Chemie. 134(47). 1 indexed citations

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Kadam, Ravishankar G., Tian‐Nan Ye, Dagmar Zaoralová, et al.. (2022). Intermetallic Copper‐Based Electride Catalyst with High Activity for C–H Oxidation and Cycloaddition of CO₂ into Epoxides. Small. 18(38). 7 indexed citations

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Lu, Yangfan, Tian‐Nan Ye, Jiang Li, et al.. (2022). Approach to Chemically Durable Nickel and Cobalt Lanthanum‐Nitride‐Based Catalysts for Ammonia Synthesis. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 61(47). e202211759–e202211759. 21 indexed citations

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Yang, Mengya, Long Jiao, Huilong Dong, et al.. (2020). Conversion of bimetallic MOF to Ru-doped Cu electrocatalysts for efficient hydrogen evolution in alkaline media. Science Bulletin. 66(3). 257–264. 101 indexed citations

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Ye, Tian‐Nan, Zewen Xiao, Jiang Li, et al.. (2020). Stable single platinum atoms trapped in sub-nanometer cavities in 12CaO·7Al2O3 for chemoselective hydrogenation of nitroarenes. Nature Communications. 11(1). 1020–1020. 128 indexed citations

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Li, Jiang, Jiazhen Wu, Haiyun Wang, et al.. (2019). Acid-durable electride with layered ruthenium for ammonia synthesis: boosting the activity via selective etching. Chemical Science. 10(22). 5712–5718. 52 indexed citations

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Ye, Tian‐Nan, Yangfan Lu, Zewen Xiao, et al.. (2019). Palladium-bearing intermetallic electride as an efficient and stable catalyst for Suzuki cross-coupling reactions. Nature Communications. 10(1). 5653–5653. 65 indexed citations

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Wang, Junjie, Tian‐Nan Ye, Yutong Gong, et al.. (2019). Discovery of hexagonal ternary phase Ti2InB2 and its evolution to layered boride TiB. Nature Communications. 10(1). 2284–2284. 272 indexed citations

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Xu, Miao, Min Wang, Tian‐Nan Ye, et al.. (2014). Cube‐in‐Cube Hollow Cu₉S₅ Nanostructures with Enhanced Photocatalytic Activities in Solar H₂ Evolution. Chemistry - A European Journal. 20(42). 13576–13582. 18 indexed citations

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Ye, Tian‐Nan, Miao Xu, Wei Fu, et al.. (2014). The crystallinity effect of mesocrystalline BaZrO₃ hollow nanospheres on charge separation for photocatalysis. Chemical Communications. 50(23). 3021–3023. 28 indexed citations

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Fu, Wei, Fei‐Hu Du, Juan Su, et al.. (2014). In situ catalytic growth of large-area multilayered graphene/MoS2 heterostructures. Scientific Reports. 4(1). 4673–4673. 59 indexed citations

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