Wei‐De Zhang

18.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
209 papers, 16.6k citations indexed

About

Wei‐De Zhang is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Wei‐De Zhang has authored 209 papers receiving a total of 16.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 128 papers in Materials Chemistry, 114 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 107 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Wei‐De Zhang's work include Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (98 papers), Electrochemical Analysis and Applications (42 papers) and Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors (41 papers). Wei‐De Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (98 papers), Electrochemical Analysis and Applications (42 papers) and Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors (41 papers). Wei‐De Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, Singapore and United States. Wei‐De Zhang's co-authors include Yu‐Xiang Yu, Liao‐Chuan Jiang, Xin Xiao, Jianshan Ye, Yangsen Xu, Luming Shen, Tianxi Liu, Kui Li, Fengyun Su and Fwu‐Shan Sheu and has published in prestigious journals such as Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Advanced Functional Materials and The Journal of Physical Chemistry B.

In The Last Decade

Wei‐De Zhang

208 papers receiving 16.3k citations

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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.

Morphology and Mechanical Properties of Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes Reinforced Nylon-6 Composites

2004 658 citations Wei‐De Zhang et al. profile →
A highly sensitive nonenzymatic glucose sensor based on CuO nanoparticles-modified carbon nanotube electrode

2009 568 citations Wei‐De Zhang et al. profile →
Preparation and Mechanical Properties of Chitosan/Carbon Nanotubes Composites

2005 517 citations Wei‐De Zhang et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Wei‐De Zhang China	72	8.8k	8.6k	7.2k	3.3k	2.8k	209	16.6k
Nay Ming Huang Malaysia	69	7.0k 0.8×	7.2k 0.8×	3.4k 0.5×	3.4k 1.0×	1.7k 0.6×	302	15.1k
Yihua Zhu China	61	7.1k 0.8×	8.4k 1.0×	5.9k 0.8×	1.2k 0.4×	1.3k 0.5×	268	15.8k
Daniel Mandler Israel	59	6.7k 0.8×	3.2k 0.4×	2.6k 0.4×	2.5k 0.7×	3.9k 1.4×	322	12.7k
Sundara Ramaprabhu India	73	8.9k 1.0×	8.3k 1.0×	4.5k 0.6×	2.5k 0.8×	1.2k 0.4×	449	18.8k
Xing‐Jiu Huang China	73	8.3k 1.0×	5.4k 0.6×	2.3k 0.3×	2.0k 0.6×	5.1k 1.8×	328	16.8k
S. Sampath India	57	5.0k 0.6×	4.1k 0.5×	2.7k 0.4×	1.5k 0.4×	1.4k 0.5×	240	11.2k
Yusuf Valentino Kaneti Australia	63	8.3k 0.9×	5.9k 0.7×	4.4k 0.6×	1.7k 0.5×	624 0.2×	151	14.9k
Emilia Morallón Spain	61	6.0k 0.7×	2.7k 0.3×	3.5k 0.5×	2.7k 0.8×	2.2k 0.8×	309	11.3k
Huaiguo Xue China	88	14.9k 1.7×	8.0k 0.9×	6.0k 0.8×	3.7k 1.1×	1.2k 0.4×	276	25.3k
Tapas Kuila India	61	7.5k 0.9×	7.0k 0.8×	2.9k 0.4×	3.9k 1.2×	816 0.3×	209	15.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wei‐De Zhang

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Xu, Yangsen, Shuang Tang, Yu‐Xiang Yu, et al.. (2025). In situ construction of Mn3O4 cocatalyst on sodium poly(heptazine imides) for enhanced photocatalytic reduction of water and synergetic oxidation of amines. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 688. 432–442. 4 indexed citations

Xu, Yangsen, et al.. (2024). Building Mo2C/C/TCN heterojunction for efficient noble-metal-free plastic photoreforming and hydrogen generation. Journal of Material Science and Technology. 224. 1–9. 6 indexed citations

Tang, Shuang, Yangsen Xu, Wenwu Shi, et al.. (2023). Breaking symmetry of carbon nitride skeleton by embedding pyridine ring to promote photocatalytic performance. Applied Surface Science. 646. 158921–158921. 7 indexed citations

Zhang, Wei‐De, et al.. (2019). Delocalization of π‐Electron in Graphitic Carbon Nitride to Promote its Photocatalytic Activity for Hydrogen Evolution. ChemCatChem. 11(22). 5633–5641. 20 indexed citations

Zhang, Wei‐De, et al.. (2019). Superior Photocatalytic Generation of H₂ in Water Medium Through Grafting a Cobalt Molecule Co‐Catalyst from Carbon Nitride Nanosheets. ChemCatChem. 11(11). 2657–2666. 23 indexed citations

Zhang, Yunxiao, et al.. (2019). Noble Metal-Free Photocatalysts Consisting of Graphitic Carbon Nitride, Nickel Complex, and Nickel Oxide Nanoparticles for Efficient Hydrogen Generation. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 11(16). 14986–14996. 49 indexed citations

Zhang, Yunxiao & Wei‐De Zhang. (2019). Ternary catalysts based on amino-functionalized carbon quantum dots, graphitic carbon nitride nanosheets and cobalt complex for efficient H2 evolution under visible light irradiation. Carbon. 145. 488–500. 56 indexed citations

Zhang, Wei‐De, et al.. (2019). Boosting photocatalytic hydrogen evolution rate over carbon nitride through tuning its crystallinity and its nitrogen composition. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 555. 268–275. 15 indexed citations

Zhang, Wei‐De, et al.. (2019). Nickel complex co-catalyst confined by chitosan onto graphitic carbon nitride for efficient H2 evolution. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 560. 11–20. 12 indexed citations

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Sun, Miao, et al.. (2019). Strong organic acid-assistant synthesis of holey graphitic carbon nitride for efficient visible light photocatalytic H2 generation. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 44(41). 23091–23100. 21 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yunxiao, Peng Zeng, Yu‐Xiang Yu, & Wei‐De Zhang. (2019). Integration of nickel complex as a cocatalyst onto in-plane benzene ring-incorporated graphitic carbon nitride nanosheets for efficient photocatalytic hydrogen evolution. Chemical Engineering Journal. 381. 122635–122635. 46 indexed citations

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Li, Kui & Wei‐De Zhang. (2018). Creating Graphitic Carbon Nitride Based Donor‐π–Acceptor‐π–Donor Structured Catalysts for Highly Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution. Small. 14(12). e1703599–e1703599. 133 indexed citations

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Sun, Miao, Kui Li, Wei‐De Zhang, & Yu‐Xiang Yu. (2018). Triamterene‐Grafted Graphitic Carbon Nitride with Electronic Potential Redistribution for Efficient Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution. Chemistry - An Asian Journal. 13(20). 3073–3083. 21 indexed citations

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Liu, Min, et al.. (2018). Electrodeposition of CdS onto BiVO4 films with high photoelectrochemical performance. Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry. 22(8). 2569–2577. 28 indexed citations

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Zhang, Wei‐De, et al.. (2018). Tuning Nitrogen Content in Carbon Nitride by Isonicotinic Acid for Highly Efficient Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution. ChemCatChem. 11(3). 1045–1056. 12 indexed citations

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Li, Kui, Miao Sun, & Wei‐De Zhang. (2018). Polycyclic aromatic compounds-modified graphitic carbon nitride for efficient visible-light-driven hydrogen evolution. Carbon. 134. 134–144. 146 indexed citations

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Pan, Linfeng, Min‐Kyu Son, Matthew T. Mayer, et al.. (2018). Solution-Processed Cu₂S Photocathodes for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting. ACS Energy Letters. 3(4). 760–766. 104 indexed citations

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Xiao, Yonghao, Yu‐Xiang Yu, & Wei‐De Zhang. (2018). Composite structures for enhanced photoelectrochemical activity: WS2 quantum dots with oriented WO3 arrays. Journal of Materials Science. 53(14). 10338–10350. 7 indexed citations

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Xu, Chengqun & Wei‐De Zhang. (2018). Facile synthesis of nitrogen deficient g-C 3 N 4 by copolymerization of urea and formamide for efficient photocatalytic hydrogen evolution. Molecular Catalysis. 453. 85–92. 60 indexed citations

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Yu, Yu‐Xiang, et al.. (2018). Earth abundant ZnO/CdS/CuSbS2 core-shell nanowire arrays as highly efficient photoanode for hydrogen evolution. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 43(12). 6040–6048. 24 indexed citations

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