Wei Wei

10.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
165 papers, 7.6k citations indexed

About

Wei Wei is a scholar working on Catalysis, Materials Chemistry and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Wei Wei has authored 165 papers receiving a total of 7.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 73 papers in Catalysis, 73 papers in Materials Chemistry and 71 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Wei Wei's work include Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (53 papers), CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts (40 papers) and Catalysts for Methane Reforming (38 papers). Wei Wei is often cited by papers focused on Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (53 papers), CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts (40 papers) and Catalysts for Methane Reforming (38 papers). Wei Wei collaborates with scholars based in China, United Kingdom and United States. Wei Wei's co-authors include Yuhan Sun, Yanfang Song, Nannan Sun, Wei Chen, Ning Zhao, Peng Gao, Liangshu Zhong, Shenggang Li, Fukui Xiao and Chengcheng Zhao and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Wei Wei

155 papers receiving 7.5k 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.

Substantial global carbon uptake by cement carbonation

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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Wei Wei China	52	3.5k	3.4k	3.2k	1.6k	1.2k	165	7.6k
Samir Bensaid Italy	47	4.2k 1.2×	1.7k 0.5×	3.0k 0.9×	1.6k 1.0×	341 0.3×	185	6.8k
Fangming Jin China	49	2.4k 0.7×	2.2k 0.6×	2.1k 0.7×	1.5k 1.0×	1.1k 0.9×	388	9.4k
Jason Scott Australia	65	7.1k 2.0×	6.6k 1.9×	2.2k 0.7×	1.1k 0.7×	444 0.4×	254	12.3k
Angela Dibenedetto Italy	44	2.1k 0.6×	4.5k 1.3×	2.3k 0.7×	1.5k 1.0×	5.6k 4.8×	138	9.6k
Tomás Ramı́rez Reina United Kingdom	49	4.2k 1.2×	1.4k 0.4×	3.8k 1.2×	2.3k 1.5×	773 0.7×	200	7.0k
Mohammad M. Hossain Saudi Arabia	40	3.7k 1.1×	2.0k 0.6×	2.5k 0.8×	2.3k 1.5×	132 0.1×	228	7.7k
Chunfei Wu United Kingdom	68	5.6k 1.6×	1.5k 0.4×	4.5k 1.4×	5.0k 3.2×	445 0.4×	274	15.2k
Klaus Hellgardt United Kingdom	44	1.7k 0.5×	1.9k 0.6×	1.2k 0.4×	1.4k 0.9×	139 0.1×	187	5.9k
Tingyu Zhu China	44	4.3k 1.2×	1.0k 0.3×	2.4k 0.8×	2.3k 1.5×	135 0.1×	201	6.1k
Tomás García Spain	55	4.7k 1.4×	1.0k 0.3×	2.7k 0.9×	2.4k 1.6×	94 0.1×	197	9.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Wei Wei

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Fields of papers citing papers by Wei Wei

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wei Wei

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Wei Wei. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Wei Wei 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 Wei Wei. Wei Wei is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Li, Tong, Xiao Dong, Markus Engelhart, & Wei Wei. (2025). Synthesis-acidity modulated TiO2@GO with enriched functional groups for efficient photodegradation of trace contaminant. Chemical Engineering Journal Advances. 24. 100878–100878.

Chen, Kaifei, et al.. (2025). Combined kinetical and thermodynamical enhancement of CO2 oxidative dehydrogenation of ethane by controlling Zn speciation. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 13(2). 115410–115410.

Zhang, Lina, et al.. (2025). Effect of Ga doping on the catalytic performance of Zn-ZSM-5 for CO2-assisted oxidative dehydrogenation of C2H6. Journal of CO2 Utilization. 95. 103066–103066. 1 indexed citations

Zhou, Qiaoqiao, Wei Wei, Shuncheng Li, et al.. (2025). Synergistic intensification of membrane reactor with biochar catalyst for efficient production of clean syngas from biomass gasification. Chemical Engineering Journal. 512. 162452–162452.

Hu, Jiawei, Yongjun Jiang, Qiang Gao, et al.. (2025). Material engineering of porous calcium oxide for boosting CO2 capture. Chemical Engineering Journal. 505. 159237–159237. 5 indexed citations

Feng, Guanghui, Jianing Mao, Guihua Li, et al.. (2024). Synergistic effect of oxygen vacancies and functionalized ligands selectively enhanced the photocatalytic oxidation of methane to carbon monoxide. Chemical Engineering Journal. 498. 155303–155303. 4 indexed citations

Zhu, Chang, Gangfeng Wu, Jianing Mao, et al.. (2024). Halide-modulated Hollow-Fiber Cu penetration electrode boosts Ampere-Level CO2 electroreduction to multicarbon products. Chemical Engineering Journal. 485. 150040–150040. 14 indexed citations

Feng, Guanghui, Guihua Li, Jianing Mao, et al.. (2024). Photoelectrocatalytic CO2 conversion over carbon @ silicon carbide composites. Catalysis Today. 430. 114519–114519. 2 indexed citations

Yuan, Zhiguo, et al.. (2024). Effect of Mg modification on the catalytic performance of zinc malachite for methanol synthesis. Journal of Fuel Chemistry and Technology. 52(9). 1249–1255. 1 indexed citations

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Dong, Xiao, Shoujie Li, Chang Zhu, et al.. (2023). Highly efficient ampere-level CO2 reduction to multicarbon products via stepwise hollow-fiber penetration electrodes. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 336. 122929–122929. 31 indexed citations

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Xü, Dong, Minfang Wu, Yan Huang, et al.. (2023). Oxide-Derived Copper Nanowire Bundles for Efficient CO2 Reduction to Multi-Carbon Products. Catalysts. 13(9). 1278–1278. 2 indexed citations

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Zhang, Lingyun, Qun Shen, Cheng Heng Pang, et al.. (2023). Life cycle assessment of bio-fermentation ethanol production and its influence in China's steeling industry. Journal of Cleaner Production. 397. 136492–136492. 13 indexed citations

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Dong, Xiao, Guihua Li, Wei Chen, et al.. (2020). Gas-phase CO₂ electroreduction over Sn–Cu hollow fibers. Materials Advances. 2(1). 241–247. 16 indexed citations

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Chen, Wei, Guihua Li, Guanghui Feng, et al.. (2020). Gas-phase CO2 photoreduction via iron/ZSM-5 composites. Applied Catalysis A General. 595. 117503–117503. 13 indexed citations

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Shi, Jialin, Hongyu Zhao, Nannan Sun, et al.. (2018). Porosity at the interface of organic matter and mineral components contribute significantly to gas adsorption on shales. Journal of CO2 Utilization. 28. 73–82. 14 indexed citations

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Jiang, Ying, Haiyan Yang, Peng Gao, et al.. (2018). Slurry methanol synthesis from CO2 hydrogenation over micro-spherical SiO2 support Cu/ZnO catalysts. Journal of CO2 Utilization. 26. 642–651. 67 indexed citations

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Wang, Maohua, et al.. (2018). Research on the applicability of international databases to fossil fuel emission in China. Carbon Management. 9(3). 255–263. 1 indexed citations

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Zhang, Shiping, Liang Wang, Wei Wei, et al.. (2017). Enhanced roles of biochar and organic fertilizer in microalgae for soil carbon sink. Biodegradation. 29(4). 313–321. 14 indexed citations

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Wang, Liang, Jinli Liu, Quanyu Zhao, Wei Wei, & Yuhan Sun. (2016). Comparative study of wastewater treatment and nutrient recycle via activated sludge, microalgae and combination systems. Bioresource Technology. 211. 1–5. 82 indexed citations

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Li, Dengjin, Liang Wang, Quanyu Zhao, Wei Wei, & Yuhan Sun. (2015). Improving high carbon dioxide tolerance and carbon dioxide fixation capability of Chlorella sp. by adaptive laboratory evolution. Bioresource Technology. 185. 269–275. 130 indexed citations

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