Wengao Zeng

1.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
24 papers, 820 citations indexed

About

Wengao Zeng is a scholar working on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Materials Chemistry and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Wengao Zeng has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 820 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 15 papers in Materials Chemistry and 5 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Wengao Zeng's work include Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (19 papers), Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors (5 papers) and Covalent Organic Framework Applications (3 papers). Wengao Zeng is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (19 papers), Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors (5 papers) and Covalent Organic Framework Applications (3 papers). Wengao Zeng collaborates with scholars based in China, India and United States. Wengao Zeng's co-authors include Tao Cai, Yutang Liu, Wanyue Dong, Xinnian Xia, Longlu Wang, Xiaoyuan Ye, Tuo Zhang, Xiangjiu Guan, Hui Chen and Yuchen Dong and has published in prestigious journals such as Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, Coordination Chemistry Reviews and ACS Catalysis.

In The Last Decade

Wengao Zeng

22 papers receiving 809 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.

MXene for photocatalysis and photothermal conversion: Synthesis, physicochemical properties, and applications

2024 102 citations Wengao Zeng, Xiaoyuan Ye et al. Coordination Chemistry Reviews profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Wengao Zeng China	13	632	536	233	148	82	24	820
Farzad Hasanvandian Iran	12	744 1.2×	548 1.0×	269 1.2×	175 1.2×	78 1.0×	12	914
Mohsen Moradi Iran	10	700 1.1×	541 1.0×	272 1.2×	102 0.7×	60 0.7×	14	851
Binghua Yao China	12	632 1.0×	491 0.9×	249 1.1×	84 0.6×	86 1.0×	24	830
Jiaxing Wu China	16	970 1.5×	675 1.3×	303 1.3×	120 0.8×	64 0.8×	26	1.1k
Mahdi Karimi‐Nazarabad Iran	16	636 1.0×	475 0.9×	287 1.2×	154 1.0×	103 1.3×	30	922
Shaoyu Zhou China	7	524 0.8×	496 0.9×	249 1.1×	106 0.7×	88 1.1×	7	754
Yujuan Pu China	8	660 1.0×	502 0.9×	263 1.1×	144 1.0×	56 0.7×	17	802
Yubin Tang China	15	819 1.3×	651 1.2×	335 1.4×	105 0.7×	68 0.8×	31	981
Yilong Yang China	15	744 1.2×	577 1.1×	351 1.5×	83 0.6×	66 0.8×	33	918
Simin Li China	12	711 1.1×	301 0.6×	211 0.9×	96 0.6×	58 0.7×	26	852

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20 of 20 papers shown

Chi, Tongtong, et al.. (2026). High-purity porous carbon via synergistic PTFE etching/KOH activation for efficient iodine capture. Chemical Engineering Journal. 529. 172789–172789.

Cheng, Cheng, Wengao Zeng, Xiangjiu Guan, et al.. (2025). Aromatic Ring-Coordinated g-C3N4 Nanotubes for Enhanced Photocatalytic H2 Evolution. Transactions of Tianjin University. 31(6). 555–566.

Ye, Xiaoyuan, Wengao Zeng, Xiangjiu Guan, Tuo Zhang, & Liejin Guo. (2025). Green energy and chemicals from biomass via thermo-photo catalysis: Fundamentals, progress, and opportunities. Coordination Chemistry Reviews. 546. 217041–217041. 1 indexed citations

Zeng, Wengao, Yuchen Dong, Xiaoyuan Ye, et al.. (2025). Modulating Local Proton Coverage and *OOH Generation via Coupled Multiple Sites for Enhanced Photocatalytic H₂O₂ Production. ACS Catalysis. 15(8). 6036–6045. 11 indexed citations

Chen, Guojie, et al.. (2025). Dynamic experimental study on the radon adsorption performance of clay mineral-based walnut shell activated carbon composites. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry. 334(3). 2443–2454. 3 indexed citations

Ye, Xiaoyuan, Yuchen Dong, Weibo Hua, et al.. (2025). Highly Selective H₂ Production From Photoreforming of Formic Acid Triggered by Cu Single‐Atom Sites in a Cocatalyst. Carbon Energy. 7(9). 4 indexed citations

Zhang, Tuo, Xiangjiu Guan, Baoyuan Wang, et al.. (2024). Photothermal catalytic hydrogen production coupled with thermoelectric waste heat utilization and thermal energy storage for continuous power generation. Nano Energy. 121. 109273–109273. 25 indexed citations

Ye, Xiaoyuan, et al.. (2024). Syngas production by photoreforming of formic acid with 2D VxW1−xN1.5 solid solution as an efficient cocatalyst. Frontiers in Energy. 18(5). 640–649. 4 indexed citations

Guan, Xiangjiu, Tuo Zhang, Yuchen Dong, et al.. (2024). ZIF-8 derived N-doped carbon polyhedron as nonmetallic co-catalyst for photocatalytic hydrogen production. Fuel. 374. 132475–132475. 5 indexed citations

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Tian, Jiayu, Xinrui Zhang, Xiaoyuan Ye, et al.. (2024). Photocatalytic hydrogen production coupled with selective benzyl alcohol oxidation via WOx/CdS S-scheme heterojunction. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 74. 31–38. 10 indexed citations

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Zeng, Wengao, Xiaoyuan Ye, Yuchen Dong, et al.. (2024). MXene for photocatalysis and photothermal conversion: Synthesis, physicochemical properties, and applications. Coordination Chemistry Reviews. 508. 215753–215753. 102 indexed citations breakdown →

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Zhang, Tuo, Baoyuan Wang, Xiaoyuan Ye, et al.. (2024). Cascade utilization of full spectrum solar energy for achieving simultaneous hydrogen production and all-day thermoelectric conversion. Journal of Energy Chemistry. 96. 318–327. 11 indexed citations

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Zhang, Tuo, et al.. (2023). Boosting solar-driven thermal-assisted photocatalytic hydrogen production through device thermal management. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 51. 921–934. 10 indexed citations

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Zeng, Wengao, Yuchen Dong, Xiaoyuan Ye, et al.. (2023). Crystalline carbon nitride with in-plane built-in electric field accelerates carrier separation for excellent photocatalytic hydrogen evolution. Chinese Chemical Letters. 35(4). 109252–109252. 28 indexed citations

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Zeng, Wengao, Yuchen Dong, Xiaoyuan Ye, et al.. (2023). Ultrathin porous carbon nitride with molecular structure regulation for excellent photocatalytic water splitting. Chemical Engineering Journal. 468. 143604–143604. 31 indexed citations

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Ye, Xiaoyuan, Yuchen Dong, Wengao Zeng, et al.. (2023). Mechanism insights for efficient photocatalytic reforming of formic acid with tunable selectivity: Accelerated charges separation and spatially separated active sites. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 338. 123073–123073. 14 indexed citations

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Chen, Hui, Wengao Zeng, Yutang Liu, et al.. (2021). Unique MIL-53(Fe)/PDI Supermolecule Composites: Z-Scheme Heterojunction and Covalent Bonds for Uprating Photocatalytic Performance. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 13(14). 16364–16373. 52 indexed citations

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Li, Juan, Yutang Liu, Xiaoya Ren, et al.. (2021). Soybean residue based biochar prepared by ball milling assisted alkali activation to activate peroxydisulfate for the degradation of tetracycline. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 599. 631–641. 63 indexed citations

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Dong, Wanyue, Tao Cai, Yutang Liu, et al.. (2020). Rapid removal of organic pollutants by a novel persulfate/brochantite system: Mechanism and implication. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 585. 400–407. 22 indexed citations

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Cai, Tao, Yutang Liu, Longlu Wang, et al.. (2019). Activation of persulfate by photoexcited dye for antibiotic degradation: Radical and nonradical reactions. Chemical Engineering Journal. 375. 122070–122070. 71 indexed citations

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