Yongfan Zhang

17.0k total citations · 5 hit papers
363 papers, 15.0k citations indexed

About

Yongfan Zhang is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Yongfan Zhang has authored 363 papers receiving a total of 15.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 269 papers in Materials Chemistry, 128 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 118 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Yongfan Zhang's work include Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (104 papers), Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (90 papers) and Advancements in Battery Materials (31 papers). Yongfan Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (104 papers), Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (90 papers) and Advancements in Battery Materials (31 papers). Yongfan Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Yongfan Zhang's co-authors include Xinchen Wang, Lihua Lin, Junqian Li, Zhi‐An Lan, Honghui Ou, Mei Qiu, Zhaohui Li, Kaining Ding, Xiong Chen and Wenkai Chen and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Yongfan Zhang

352 papers receiving 14.9k 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.

Tri-s-triazine-Based Crystalline Graphitic Carbon Nitrides for Highly Efficient Hydrogen Evolution Photocatalysis

2016 856 citations Lihua Lin, Yongfan Zhang et al. profile →
Monolayered Bi2WO6 nanosheets mimicking heterojunction interface with open surfaces for photocatalysis

2015 665 citations Yongfan Zhang, Zizhong Zhang et al. profile →
Ionothermal Synthesis of Triazine–Heptazine‐Based Copolymers with Apparent Quantum Yields of 60 % at 420 nm for Solar Hydrogen Production from “Sea Water”

2018 456 citations Guigang Zhang, Lihua Lin et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
Reducing the Exciton Binding Energy of Donor–Acceptor‐Based Conjugated Polymers to Promote Charge‐Induced Reactions

2019 444 citations Guigang Zhang, Yongfan Zhang et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
Atomically Site Synergistic Effects of Dual-Atom Nanozyme Enhances Peroxidase-like Properties

2023 143 citations Yanli Li, Yongfan 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
Yongfan Zhang China	59	11.3k	8.1k	5.6k	2.6k	1.9k	363	15.0k
Hisayoshi Kobayashi Japan	64	12.1k 1.1×	10.9k 1.3×	5.0k 0.9×	2.1k 0.8×	2.1k 1.1×	299	16.6k
Liang Yu China	56	8.2k 0.7×	9.8k 1.2×	6.1k 1.1×	2.5k 1.0×	1.3k 0.7×	223	16.2k
Wei Luo China	71	6.6k 0.6×	9.8k 1.2×	7.7k 1.4×	1.6k 0.6×	1.3k 0.7×	302	15.6k
Jürgen Senker Germany	52	8.4k 0.7×	5.0k 0.6×	2.6k 0.5×	3.6k 1.4×	1.4k 0.8×	208	12.0k
Qing Peng China	59	15.1k 1.3×	8.2k 1.0×	6.6k 1.2×	2.0k 0.8×	2.4k 1.3×	128	20.3k
Nailiang Yang China	48	6.9k 0.6×	6.7k 0.8×	4.9k 0.9×	877 0.3×	2.1k 1.1×	105	11.8k
Ran Long China	69	10.0k 0.9×	12.3k 1.5×	4.6k 0.8×	957 0.4×	1.7k 0.9×	196	16.0k
Masaya Matsuoka Japan	51	9.6k 0.8×	9.5k 1.2×	2.5k 0.4×	2.4k 0.9×	673 0.4×	216	13.7k
Jincheng Liu China	39	7.8k 0.7×	5.1k 0.6×	4.3k 0.8×	1.0k 0.4×	1.6k 0.9×	117	12.4k
Yongquan Qu China	68	9.8k 0.9×	7.5k 0.9×	7.2k 1.3×	1.2k 0.5×	1.4k 0.7×	207	16.7k

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Xu, Hongli, et al.. (2025). Theoretical Insight into the Oxyacid Anions Boost Tin‐Based Perovskite Toward the Oxygen Contamination Avoidance and Charge Carrier Lifetime Extension. Advanced Functional Materials. 35(45). 2 indexed citations

Li, Yi, et al.. (2025). Mapping the Relationship of the Dynamic Active Site and the Activation Barrier for Cross-Coupling Reactions on Geminal-Cu Catalyst. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters. 16(46). 11939–11945. 1 indexed citations

Zhao, Kaiyue, Mingchuan Luo, Yongfan Zhang, Xiaoxia Chang, & Bingjun Xu. (2025). Coupled cation–electron transfer at the Pt(111)/perfluoro-sulfonic acid ionomer interface and its impact on the oxygen reduction reaction kinetics. Nature Catalysis. 8(1). 46–57. 22 indexed citations

Kong, Yuehua, Junhui Pan, Yi Li, Yongfan Zhang, & Wei Lin. (2024). Effect of hydrogen sources toward the CO2 photoreduction on boron decorated crystalline carbon nitride. Applied Surface Science. 669. 160426–160426. 1 indexed citations

Han, Diandian, Zhiqiang Zhu, Lin Zhang, et al.. (2024). Covalent organic frameworks with conductive EDOT unit for superior lithium−sulfur batteries. Nano Energy. 134. 110585–110585. 9 indexed citations

Zheng, Dandan, Zhongpu Fang, Zhiming Pan, et al.. (2024). Salt‐melt synthesis of poly(heptazine imide) in binary alkali metal bromides for enhanced visible‐light photocatalytic hydrogen production. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(3). 389–399. 26 indexed citations

Lin, Hongyu, Hao Zhang, Yunbin Li, et al.. (2024). A 3D Robust and Microporous B←N Framework with 8‐connected Sandwich Nodes for Efficient Separation of Hexane Isomers. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(4). e202415968–e202415968. 5 indexed citations

Yuan, Jie, Jianyu Xiao, Xu Sun, et al.. (2024). Regulation of electron density in Pt nanoparticles via bimetallic metal-organic frameworks for enhancing photothermal catalysis of toluene decomposition. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 482. 136561–136561. 4 indexed citations

Li, Yanli, Yanli Li, Zhongpu Fang, et al.. (2023). Unveiling the role of adsorbed hydrogen in tuning the catalytic activity of CO2 conversion to methanol at Cu/TiC surfaces. Journal of CO2 Utilization. 72. 102515–102515. 6 indexed citations

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Zhu, Jia, Xianglan Xu, Guobing Zhou, et al.. (2023). Defect and strain engineered MoS₂/graphene catalyst for an enhanced hydrogen evolution reaction. RSC Advances. 13(6). 4056–4064. 19 indexed citations

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Hu, Yuanyuan, Ting Wu, Yi Li, Yongfan Zhang, & Wei Lin. (2023). Mechanism of CO₂ photoreduction by selenium-doped carbon nitride with cobalt clusters as cocatalysts. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 25(12). 8705–8713. 3 indexed citations

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Zheng, Mei, Xu Cai, Yi Li, et al.. (2022). Catalytic mechanism and activity of N ₂ reduction on boron-decorated crystalline carbon nitride. 2D Materials. 9(4). 45035–45035. 8 indexed citations

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Fang, Zhongpu, Yan-Li Li, Yi Li, et al.. (2021). Theoretical insights into the thermal reduction of N2 to NH3 over a single metal atom incorporated nitrogen-doped graphene. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 154(5). 54703–54703. 9 indexed citations

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Wu, Xin, Shouwei Zuo, Mei Qiu, et al.. (2020). Atomically defined Co on two-dimensional TiO2 nanosheet for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution. Chemical Engineering Journal. 420. 127681–127681. 53 indexed citations

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Tao, Huilin, Yan-Li Li, Yan-Li Li, et al.. (2019). What Is the Best Size of Subnanometer Copper Clusters for CO₂ Conversion to Methanol at Cu/TiO₂ Interfaces? A Density Functional Theory Study. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 123(39). 24118–24132. 42 indexed citations

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Zhang, Jing, Yongfan Zhang, Shuping Huang, Wei Lin, & Wenkai Chen. (2019). BC₂N/Graphene Heterostructure as a Promising Anode Material for Rechargeable Li-Ion Batteries by Density Functional Calculations. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 2 indexed citations

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Zhang, Guigang, Lihua Lin, Guosheng Li, et al.. (2018). Ionothermal Synthesis of Triazine–Heptazine‐Based Copolymers with Apparent Quantum Yields of 60 % at 420 nm for Solar Hydrogen Production from “Sea Water”. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 57(30). 9372–9376. 456 indexed citations breakdown →

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Zhang, Hui, et al.. (2017). The structural, electronic and catalytic properties of Au_n (n = 1–4) nanoclusters on monolayer MoS₂. RSC Advances. 7(67). 42529–42540. 10 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yongfan. (2011). Theoretical Study of the Adsorption of Formaldehyde on Perfect and S-Deficient FeS_2(100) Surfaces. CHINESE JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS (CHINESE VERSION). 2 indexed citations

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Hu, Chun‐Li, Yong Chen, Junqian Li, & Yongfan Zhang. (2009). H-GaN(0001)面と反応するアルケンとアルキンのDFT(密度半関数理論)研究. Chinese Journal of Structural Chemistry. 28(1). 125–131. 1 indexed citations

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