Yongjin Ma

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
31 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Yongjin Ma is a scholar working on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Materials Chemistry and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Yongjin Ma has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 21 papers in Materials Chemistry and 17 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Yongjin Ma's work include Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (24 papers), Copper-based nanomaterials and applications (9 papers) and Perovskite Materials and Applications (6 papers). Yongjin Ma is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (24 papers), Copper-based nanomaterials and applications (9 papers) and Perovskite Materials and Applications (6 papers). Yongjin Ma collaborates with scholars based in China, Belarus and Canada. Yongjin Ma's co-authors include Jun Pan, Anquan Zhu, Pengfei Tan, Zetian Mi, Ishtiaque Ahmed Navid, Baowen Zhou, Peng Zhou, Yixin Xiao, Zhengwei Ye and Ping Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental and ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces.

In The Last Decade

Yongjin Ma

31 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

Solar-to-hydrogen efficiency of more than 9% in photocata... 2023 2026 2024 2025 2023 250 500 750
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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.

  1. Solar-to-hydrogen efficiency of more than 9% in photocatalytic water splitting
    2023 920 citations Peng Zhou, Ishtiaque Ahmed Navid et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Yongjin Ma China 25 2.0k 1.6k 1.0k 206 110 31 2.3k
Xuyang Xiong China 18 1.9k 1.0× 1.6k 1.0× 1.2k 1.2× 192 0.9× 135 1.2× 24 2.5k
Boon‐Junn Ng Malaysia 27 2.4k 1.2× 2.0k 1.3× 1.2k 1.2× 178 0.9× 138 1.3× 52 2.7k
Bingjun Jin China 22 2.0k 1.0× 1.5k 1.0× 1.4k 1.4× 299 1.5× 93 0.8× 31 2.6k
Xin‐Zheng Yue China 28 2.3k 1.1× 1.8k 1.2× 1.1k 1.1× 215 1.0× 189 1.7× 63 2.8k
Yidong Hu China 20 2.0k 1.0× 1.5k 1.0× 1.2k 1.2× 213 1.0× 140 1.3× 47 2.4k
Xunfu Zhou China 24 1.5k 0.8× 1.4k 0.9× 845 0.8× 179 0.9× 76 0.7× 49 1.9k
Sayuri Okunaka Japan 14 2.0k 1.0× 1.6k 1.0× 733 0.7× 102 0.5× 169 1.5× 27 2.3k
Zaiyong Jiang China 24 1.4k 0.7× 1.2k 0.8× 681 0.7× 137 0.7× 101 0.9× 46 1.7k
Shanfu Sun China 20 1.5k 0.7× 867 0.6× 1.1k 1.1× 218 1.1× 95 0.9× 40 1.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yongjin Ma

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yongjin Ma

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Yongjin Ma. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Yongjin Ma based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Yongjin Ma. Yongjin Ma is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Zhou, Baowen, Yongjin Ma, Pengfei Ou, et al.. (2023). Light-driven synthesis of C2H6 from CO2 and H2O on a bimetallic AuIr composite supported on InGaN nanowires. Nature Catalysis. 6(11). 987–995. 106 indexed citations
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Zhou, Peng, Ishtiaque Ahmed Navid, Yongjin Ma, et al.. (2023). Solar-to-hydrogen efficiency of more than 9% in photocatalytic water splitting. Nature. 613(7942). 66–70. 920 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lü, Lili, Yongjin Ma, Hongqin Liu, et al.. (2021). Controlled preparation of hollow Zn0.3Cd0.7S nanospheres modified by NiS1.97 nanosheets for superior photocatalytic hydrogen production. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 606(Pt 1). 1–9. 20 indexed citations
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Ma, Yongjin, Pengfei Ou, Ziyu Wang, et al.. (2020). Interface engineering in CeO2 (1 1 1) facets decorated with CdSe quantum dots for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 579. 707–713. 54 indexed citations
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Wang, Juan, et al.. (2019). Fabrication of bismuth titanate nanosheets with tunable crystal facets for photocatalytic degradation of antibiotic. Journal of Materials Science. 54(21). 13740–13752. 44 indexed citations
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Zeng, Weixuan, Sheng Cao, Lulu Qiao, et al.. (2019). One-pot nitridation route synthesis of SrTaO2N/Ta3N5 type II heterostructure with enhanced visible-light photocatalytic activity. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 554. 74–79. 24 indexed citations
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Zhu, Anquan, Lulu Qiao, Pengfei Tan, et al.. (2019). Boosted electrocatalytic activity of nitrogen-doped porous carbon triggered by oxygen functional groups. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 541. 133–142. 25 indexed citations
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Zeng, Weixuan, Yuan Bian, Sheng Cao, et al.. (2019). Construction of two dimensional Sr2Ta2O7/S-doped g-C3N4 nanocomposites with Pt cocatalyst for enhanced visible light photocatalytic performance. Applied Surface Science. 478. 334–340. 31 indexed citations
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Dong, Rui, Heng Liu, Anquan Zhu, et al.. (2019). Prussian blue analogue-derived Mn–Fe oxide nanocubes with controllable crystal structure and crystallinity as highly efficient OER electrocatalysts. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 820. 153438–153438. 64 indexed citations
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Tan, Pengfei, Anquan Zhu, Lulu Qiao, et al.. (2019). Constructing a direct Z-scheme photocatalytic system based on 2D/2D WO3/ZnIn2S4 nanocomposite for efficient hydrogen evolution under visible light. Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers. 6(4). 929–939. 100 indexed citations
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Ma, Yongjin, Yi Liu, Yuan Bian, et al.. (2018). Controlling shape anisotropy of hexagonal CdS for highly stable and efficient photocatalytic H2 evolution and photoelectrochemical water splitting. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 518. 140–148. 46 indexed citations
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Bian, Yuan, Weixuan Zeng, Meng He, et al.. (2018). Boosting charge transfer via molybdenum doping and electric-field effect in bismuth tungstate: Density function theory calculation and potential applications. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 534. 20–30. 39 indexed citations
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Ma, Yongjin, Jing Jiang, Anquan Zhu, et al.. (2018). Enhanced visible-light photocatalytic degradation by Mn3O4/CeO2 heterojunction: a Z-scheme system photocatalyst. Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers. 5(10). 2579–2586. 57 indexed citations
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Ma, Yongjin, Yuan Bian, Pengfei Tan, et al.. (2017). Simple and facile ultrasound-assisted fabrication of Bi2O2CO3/g-C3N4 composites with excellent photoactivity. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 497. 144–154. 55 indexed citations
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Bian, Yuan, Yongjin Ma, Yanyang Shang, Pengfei Tan, & Jun Pan. (2017). Self-integrated β-Bi2O3/Bi2O2.33@Bi2O2CO3 ternary composites: Formation mechanism and visible light photocatalytic activity. Applied Surface Science. 430. 613–624. 63 indexed citations
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Liu, Yi, Yongjin Ma, Wenwen Liu, et al.. (2017). Facet and morphology dependent photocatalytic hydrogen evolution with CdS nanoflowers using a novel mixed solvothermal strategy. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 513. 222–230. 66 indexed citations
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Zhu, Anquan, Lulu Qiao, Ziqi Jia, et al.. (2017). C–S bond induced ultrafine SnS2 dot/porous g-C3N4 sheet 0D/2D heterojunction: synthesis and photocatalytic mechanism investigation. Dalton Transactions. 46(48). 17032–17040. 59 indexed citations
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Shang, Yanyang, Yongjin Ma, Xi Chen, Xiang Xiong, & Jun Pan. (2017). Effect of sodium doping on the structure and enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen evolution performance of graphitic carbon nitride. Molecular Catalysis. 433. 128–135. 37 indexed citations

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