Wenkun Zhu

8.3k total citations · 4 hit papers
197 papers, 6.7k citations indexed

About

Wenkun Zhu is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Wenkun Zhu has authored 197 papers receiving a total of 6.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 94 papers in Materials Chemistry, 80 papers in Inorganic Chemistry and 39 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Wenkun Zhu's work include Radioactive element chemistry and processing (74 papers), Chemical Synthesis and Characterization (28 papers) and Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (26 papers). Wenkun Zhu is often cited by papers focused on Radioactive element chemistry and processing (74 papers), Chemical Synthesis and Characterization (28 papers) and Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (26 papers). Wenkun Zhu collaborates with scholars based in China, Hungary and Japan. Wenkun Zhu's co-authors include Tao Duan, Tao Chen, Rong He, Liangbing Wang, Lichun Dai, Yong Zhang, Haibo Yuan, Kaifu Yu, Xin Yue and Pengyan Jiang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Energy & Environmental Science and Journal of Applied Physics.

In The Last Decade

Wenkun Zhu

192 papers receiving 6.6k 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.

High-Entropy Alloys as a Platform for Catalysis: Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities

2020 611 citations Xin Yue, Wenkun Zhu et al. ACS Catalysis profile →
Semiconducting Metal–Organic Frameworks Decorated with Spatially Separated Dual Cocatalysts for Efficient Uranium(VI) Photoreduction

2022 232 citations Tao Chen, Rong He et al. profile →
Ion pair sites for efficient electrochemical extraction of uranium in real nuclear wastewater

2024 71 citations Tao Chen, Yan Liu et al. profile →
A synergistic coordination-reduction interface for electrochemical reductive extraction of uranium with low impurities from seawater

2025 33 citations Jia Lei, Rong He et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Wenkun Zhu China	46	3.0k	2.2k	2.1k	1.1k	969	197	6.7k
Tao Chen China	39	2.5k 0.8×	1.8k 0.8×	1.8k 0.9×	712 0.7×	692 0.7×	184	5.7k
Qiwu Zhang China	49	3.4k 1.1×	779 0.4×	2.0k 1.0×	1.1k 1.0×	1.2k 1.3×	246	7.4k
Minhua Su China	39	1.7k 0.6×	1.5k 0.7×	1.3k 0.6×	1.2k 1.2×	1.1k 1.1×	124	4.8k
Ming‐Lai Fu China	46	2.2k 0.7×	1.0k 0.5×	2.4k 1.1×	722 0.7×	2.3k 2.3×	194	6.1k
Liming Yang China	49	2.4k 0.8×	906 0.4×	2.5k 1.2×	1.2k 1.1×	2.3k 2.4×	247	8.2k
Hongsen Zhang China	55	3.2k 1.0×	3.2k 1.5×	1.3k 0.6×	1.9k 1.8×	573 0.6×	159	8.0k
Guodong Sheng China	56	3.2k 1.0×	3.2k 1.4×	1.2k 0.6×	1.9k 1.8×	2.9k 3.0×	111	8.3k
Yawen Cai China	32	2.1k 0.7×	2.1k 0.9×	1.1k 0.5×	934 0.9×	936 1.0×	60	4.4k
Yubing Sun China	51	3.6k 1.2×	4.2k 1.9×	1.1k 0.5×	2.1k 2.0×	2.1k 2.1×	107	8.4k
Sai Zhang China	36	3.0k 1.0×	727 0.3×	2.7k 1.3×	418 0.4×	1.2k 1.3×	95	5.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Wenkun Zhu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wenkun Zhu

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20 of 20 papers shown

Xue, Bin, et al.. (2025). Zirconium metal–organic cages for iodine adsorption: Effect of substituted groups and pore structures. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 692. 137515–137515. 3 indexed citations

Liu, Xiaoru, Shujing Zheng, Leiming Fang, et al.. (2024). Exceptionally prolonged plastic strain in a severely deformed martensitic hardening high-strength steel under dynamic compression. Materials Science and Engineering A. 922. 147661–147661. 1 indexed citations

Hu, Mao, Kai Guo, Haiqin Zhou, et al.. (2024). Techno-economic assessment of swine manure biochar production in large-scale piggeries in China. Energy. 308. 133037–133037. 18 indexed citations

Zhou, L. P., Jin Li, Qiuyang Li, et al.. (2024). Interface coupling induced built-in electric fields accelerate electro-assisted uranium extraction over Co3O4@FeOx nanosheet arrays. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 353. 124052–124052. 34 indexed citations

Wang, Yazhou, et al.. (2024). Microbial etch: A novel construction method of functionalized biochar for enhanced uranium extraction in radioactive wastewater. Chemosphere. 361. 142544–142544. 6 indexed citations

Zheng, Shujing, Xiaoru Liu, Leiming Fang, et al.. (2024). Strain rate effects of dynamic-driven high dislocation densities in the ultra-high strength Ferrium S53 steel. Materials Today Communications. 42. 111485–111485. 1 indexed citations

Liu, Qian, Zhong Qian, Junhui He, et al.. (2024). Unveiling Mechanistic Insight into Accelerating Oxygen Molecule Activation by Oxygen Defects in Co ₃ O _4‐x /g‐C ₃ N ₄ p–n Heterojunction for Efficient Photo‐Assisted Uranium Extraction from Seawater. Small. 20(43). 20 indexed citations

Xiao, Shiqi, Jiali Huang, Imran Ali, et al.. (2024). Preliminary construction of a microecological evaluation model for uranium-contaminated soil. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 31(19). 28775–28788.

Liu, Peng, Yan Yang, Xudong Wu, et al.. (2023). Facet-dependent electrochemical uranium extraction in seawater over Fe3O4 catalysts. Separation and Purification Technology. 319. 124054–124054. 17 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yong, et al.. (2023). Mussel inspired synthesis of polydopamine/polyethyleneimine-grafted fly ash composite adsorbent for the effective separation of U(VI). The Science of The Total Environment. 876. 162841–162841. 24 indexed citations

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Li, Zi‐Jian, et al.. (2023). Highly sensitive and selective detection of chromate and dichromate by a luminescent thorium metal-organic framework. Inorganica Chimica Acta. 561. 121859–121859.

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Hou, Tingting, Hailong Peng, Xin Yue, et al.. (2020). Fe Single-Atom Catalyst for Visible-Light-Driven Photofixation of Nitrogen Sensitized by Triphenylphosphine and Sodium Iodide. ACS Catalysis. 10(10). 5502–5510. 68 indexed citations

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Hou, Tingting, Lanlan Chen, Xin Yue, et al.. (2020). Porous CuFe for Plasmon-Assisted N₂ Photofixation. ACS Energy Letters. 5(7). 2444–2451. 58 indexed citations

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Chen, Tao, Jian Zhang, Mingxin Li, et al.. (2019). Biomass-derived composite aerogels with novel structure for removal/recovery of uranium from simulated radioactive wastewater. Nanotechnology. 30(45). 455602–455602. 51 indexed citations

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Lei, Jia, Qi Guo, Weitang Yao, et al.. (2018). Bioconcentration of organic dyes via fungal hyphae and their derived carbon fibers for supercapacitors. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 6(23). 10710–10717. 59 indexed citations

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Zhu, Wenkun. (2014). Preparation of Strontium Carbonate Crystals Using Biomineralization. Rengong jingti xuebao. 1 indexed citations

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Zhu, Wenkun. (2011). Microbiological Precipitation of Barium Carbonate. Wuji huaxue xuebao. 1 indexed citations

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Zhu, Wenkun. (2011). Synthesis,Structures and Magnetism of Two New 3D Pillared-layer Cerium Mixed Carboxylate Porous Metal-organic Frameworks. Gaodeng xuexiao huaxue xuebao.

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Zhu, Wenkun, et al.. (2011). Research of Balanced Piston Thermocompressor. Journal of Engineering Thermophysics. 2 indexed citations

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Zhu, Wenkun. (2010). Chemical Constituents and Insecticidal Activity of the volatile oil from Cerbera manghas Leaves. Tianran chanwu yanjiu yu kaifa. 1 indexed citations

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