Wei Zhou

25.1k total citations · 10 hit papers
369 papers, 22.3k citations indexed

About

Wei Zhou is a scholar working on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Materials Chemistry and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Wei Zhou has authored 369 papers receiving a total of 22.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 276 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 260 papers in Materials Chemistry and 132 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Wei Zhou's work include Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (261 papers), TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells (93 papers) and Copper-based nanomaterials and applications (67 papers). Wei Zhou is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (261 papers), TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells (93 papers) and Copper-based nanomaterials and applications (67 papers). Wei Zhou collaborates with scholars based in China, United Kingdom and United States. Wei Zhou's co-authors include Honggang Fu, Zhenzi Li, Zipeng Xing, Kai Pan, Guohui Tian, Baojiang Jiang, Ying Xie, Yang Qu, Chungui Tian and Yajie Chen and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Chemical Society Reviews and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Wei Zhou

362 papers receiving 22.0k 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.

Ordered Mesoporous Black TiO₂ as Highly Efficient Hydrogen Evolution Photocatalyst

2014 901 citations Wei Zhou, Ying Xie et al. profile →
Surface tuning for oxide-based nanomaterials as efficient photocatalysts

2013 576 citations Wei Zhou, Guohui Tian et al. profile →
Synthesis of Particulate Hierarchical Tandem Heterojunctions toward Optimized Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production

2018 482 citations Bojing Sun, Wei Zhou et al. profile →
Recent advances in floating TiO2-based photocatalysts for environmental application

2017 478 citations Zipeng Xing, Junwei Yin et al. profile →
P-doped tubular g-C3N4 with surface carbon defects: Universal synthesis and enhanced visible-light photocatalytic hydrogen production

2017 464 citations Ying Xie, Qingmao Feng et al. profile →
Recent progress in defective TiO2 photocatalysts for energy and environmental applications

2021 308 citations Zhenzi Li, Shijie Wang et al. profile →
Antibacterial and Hemostatic Thiol-Modified Chitosan-Immobilized AgNPs Composite Sponges

2020 213 citations Wei Zhou et al. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces profile →
Recent advances in quantum dots photocatalysts

2023 166 citations Zipeng Xing, Zhenzi Li et al. Chemical Engineering Journal profile →
Insight into synergy of Mn active sites and spin polarization electrons in Mn-incorporated ZnIn2S4 for boosting photocatalytic hydrogen evolution coupled with benzyl alcohol oxidation

2025 35 citations Zuming He, Yongmei Xia et al. Chemical Engineering Journal profile →
Promising CdS quantum dots/FeS2 microsphere Z-scheme heterojunction for boosting C-C coupling and hydrogen production

2025 31 citations Zuming He, Yongmei Xia et al. Journal of Cleaner Production profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	In-Situ Self-Assembly of Bi/Bi12O17Cl2 three-dimensional architecture with intimate interface towards Optimized photocatalytic performance 2025 ·Applied Surface Science ·Xue Z. Sun, Yumeng Qi, (unknown), Bo Wang, Huan Liu, Zhenzi Li, Wei Zhou	4
2	Molecular regulation on covalent triazine frameworks for boosting H2O2 photosynthesis in air atmosphere 2025 ·Journal of Catalysis ·(unknown), Baoyu Gao, Qing Wang, Liping Guo, Lijun Liao, Hongqi Chu, Shijie Wang, Xuepeng Wang, Wei Zhou	4
3	Properties of moisture-cured polyurethane resins synthesized from diverse isocyanate monomers and their comparisons with two-component polyurethane 2025 ·Materials Today Communications ·Sucheng Liu, Yizhuo Gu, Yixi Wang, (unknown), Kun Lei, Wei Zhou, Zhongbo Su	1
4	Promising CdS quantum dots/FeS2 microsphere Z-scheme heterojunction for boosting C-C coupling and hydrogen production breakdown → 2025 ·Journal of Cleaner Production ·Zuming He, Yongmei Xia, (unknown), Jiangbin Su, Muhammad Saboor Siddique, Xiaofei Fu, Guihua Chen, (unknown), Wei Zhou	31
5	Temperature-responsive poly(3-decylpyrrole) endowing Li-ion batteries with thermal shutdown function and improved electrochemical performance 2024 ·Electrochimica Acta ·(unknown), Ke Yuan, Wei Zhou, Ningning Chen, Aocheng Wang, Dengke Zhao, Xinghua Liang, Ligui Li	4
6	Ab initio study of neutral point defect properties in 6H-SiC based on the SCAN functional 2024 ·Journal of Nuclear Materials ·Hao Wang, Zhanfeng Yan, Jian Zheng, (unknown), (unknown), Qijie Feng, (unknown), Xiao Liu, Chan Gao, Bin Tang, Wei Zhou	1
7	Iron-copper bimetallic photo-Fenton system promoted photothermal-hydrogen peroxide production for efficient low-temperature wastewater treatment 2024 ·Journal of Colloid and Interface Science ·Bo Ren, Zipeng Xing, Na Zhang, Tao Cheng, Xinyue Liu, (unknown), Zibin Wang, Zhenzi Li, Wei Zhou	3
8	Hierarchical Bi2Fe4O9/BiOI S-scheme heterojunctions with exceptional hydraulic shear induced photo-piezoelectric catalytic activity 2024 ·npj Clean Water ·(unknown), Zipeng Xing, Na Zhang, Tao Cheng, Bo Ren, (unknown), Zibin Wang, Zhenzi Li, Wei Zhou	10
9	Anatase TiO2/Defective UiO-66 porous octahedral S-scheme heterojunctions toward optimized photocatalytic performance 2024 ·Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A Chemistry ·Mingtao Wang, Shijie Wang, Zhenzi Li, Xuepeng Wang, Liping Guo, Haixia Liu, Lijun Liao, Wei Zhou	4
10	Regulating local electron transfer environment of covalent triazine frameworks through F, N co-modification towards optimized oxygen reduction reaction 2024 ·Chinese Chemical Letters ·(unknown), Yue Yang, Tingting Hu, Hongqi Chu, Lijun Liao, Xuepeng Wang, Zhenzi Li, Liping Guo, Wei Zhou	7
11	Recent advances in quantum dots photocatalysts breakdown → 2023 ·Chemical Engineering Journal ·(unknown), Zipeng Xing, Zhenzi Li, Wei Zhou	166
12	All-in-one self-floating porous foams as robust heat-blocking layers for efficient photothermal conversion and solar desalination 2023 ·Science Bulletin ·Liping Ren, Wei Zhou, Lei Wang, Kuo Lin, Yachao Xu, Jiaxing Wu, Ying Xie, Honggang Fu	44
13	Plasmon Ag/CuInS2/BiVO4 core-shell decahedral S-scheme heterojunction superstructures for robust photocatalytic performance 2023 ·Fuel ·Hui Peng, Zipeng Xing, Weifeng Kong, Chunxu Wu, Bin Fang, Yongqian Cui, Zhenzi Li, Haixia Liu, Wei Zhou	12
14	Hollow prussian blue analog@defect-rich layered double hydroxide S-scheme heterojunctions toward optimized photothermal-photocatalytic performance 2023 ·Chemical Engineering Journal ·Yi Yang, Zipeng Xing, Weifeng Kong, Chunxu Wu, Hui Peng, Yizhu Wang, Zhenzi Li, Wei Zhou	33
15	Plasmon Bi in-situ anchored on BiOCl nanosheets assembled microspheres towards optimized photothermal-photocatalytic performance 2023 ·Chinese Chemical Letters ·(unknown), (unknown), Fan Yang, Menghan Yu, Zhenzi Li, Jie Chen, Xiaoshuang Zhang, Wei Zhou	40
16	Promoted spatial charge separation of plasmon Ag and co-catalyst Co _x P decorated mesoporous g-C ₃ N ₄ nanosheet assembly for unexpected solar-driven photocatalytic performance 2019 ·Nanotechnology ·Zekang Yang, Zipeng Xing, (unknown), Zhenzi Li, Dandan Sun, Xin Du, Junwei Yin, Wei Zhou	8
17	Improved charge separation of NiS nanoparticles modified defect-engineered black TiO ₂ hollow nanotubes for boosting solar-driven photocatalytic H ₂ evolution 2019 ·Nanotechnology ·Panzhe Qiao, Jiaxing Wu, Haoze Li, Yachao Xu, Bojing Sun, Liping Ren, Kai Pan, Lei Wang, Wei Zhou	21
18	Tuning in BiVO4/Bi4V2O10 porous heterophase nanospheres for synergistic photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants 2018 ·Applied Surface Science ·Huali Li, Yajie Chen, Wei Zhou, (unknown), Guohui Tian	24
19	Ni₂P Entwined by Graphite Layers as a Low-Pt Electrocatalyst in Acidic Media for Oxygen Reduction 2018 ·ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces ·Ruihong Wang, Lei Wang, Wei Zhou, Yajie Chen, Haijing Yan, Zhiyu Ren, Chungui Tian, Keying Shi, Honggang Fu	35
20	Enhanced photocatalytic activity and upconversion luminescence of flowerlike hierarchical Bi₂MoO₆ microspheres by Er³⁺ doping 2012 ·Journal of materials research/Pratt's guide to venture capital sources ·(unknown), Yajie Chen, Qingmao Feng, Cheng Wang, Kai Pan, Wei Zhou, Ying Li, (unknown), Guofeng Wang	16

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