Yun Hau Ng

30.9k total citations · 11 hit papers
289 papers, 27.2k citations indexed

About

Yun Hau Ng is a scholar working on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Materials Chemistry and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Yun Hau Ng has authored 289 papers receiving a total of 27.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 227 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 198 papers in Materials Chemistry and 109 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Yun Hau Ng's work include Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (199 papers), Copper-based nanomaterials and applications (80 papers) and Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors (53 papers). Yun Hau Ng is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (199 papers), Copper-based nanomaterials and applications (80 papers) and Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors (53 papers). Yun Hau Ng collaborates with scholars based in Australia, Hong Kong and China. Yun Hau Ng's co-authors include Rose Amal, Siang‐Piao Chai, Wee‐Jun Ong, Lling‐Lling Tan, Siek-Ting Yong, Akihide Iwase, Akihiko Kudo, Hui Ling Tan, Hao Wu and Jason Scott and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Chemical Society Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Yun Hau Ng

283 papers receiving 26.9k citations

Hit Papers

Graphitic Carbon Nitride (g-C3N4)-Based Photocatalysts... 2010 2026 2015 2020 2016 2011 2010 2012 2020 2.0k 4.0k 6.0k
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.

  1. Graphitic Carbon Nitride (g-C3N4)-Based Photocatalysts for Artificial Photosynthesis and Environmental Remediation: Are We a Step Closer To Achieving Sustainability?
    2016 6.1k citations Wee‐Jun Ong, Lling‐Lling Tan et al. profile →
  2. Reduced Graphene Oxide as a Solid-State Electron Mediator in Z-Scheme Photocatalytic Water Splitting under Visible Light
    2011 927 citations Akihide Iwase, Yun Hau Ng et al. profile →
  3. Reducing Graphene Oxide on a Visible-Light BiVO4 Photocatalyst for an Enhanced Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting
    2010 749 citations Yun Hau Ng, Akihide Iwase et al. profile →
  4. Hybrid Graphene and Graphitic Carbon Nitride Nanocomposite: Gap Opening, Electron–Hole Puddle, Interfacial Charge Transfer, and Enhanced Visible Light Response
    2012 571 citations Yun Hau Ng, Rose Amal et al. profile →
  5. Biorenewable hydrogen production through biomass gasification: A review and future prospects
    2020 412 citations Yun Hau Ng, Jin Shang et al. profile →
  6. A review on 2D MoS2 cocatalysts in photocatalytic H2 production
    2020 399 citations Yun Hau Ng et al. profile →
  7. Recent advances in photodegradation of antibiotic residues in water
    2020 358 citations Yun Hau Ng et al. profile →
  8. Green synthesis of gamma-valerolactone (GVL) through hydrogenation of biomass-derived levulinic acid using non-noble metal catalysts: A critical review
    2019 334 citations Yun Hau Ng et al. profile →
  9. Nanostructured CdS for efficient photocatalytic H2 evolution: A review
    2020 326 citations Yun Hau Ng et al. profile →
  10. In-situ construction of metallic Ni3C@Ni core–shell cocatalysts over g-C3N4 nanosheets for shell-thickness-dependent photocatalytic H2 production
    2021 290 citations Yun Hau Ng et al. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental profile →
  11. 2D Transition Metal Dichalcogenides for Photocatalysis
    2023 288 citations Yun Hau Ng, Shuang Li et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Yun Hau Ng Australia 76 21.3k 18.8k 10.2k 2.3k 2.2k 289 27.2k
Nan Zhang China 74 21.3k 1.0× 17.6k 0.9× 11.4k 1.1× 3.0k 1.3× 3.0k 1.4× 288 29.0k
Shaowen Cao China 74 21.1k 1.0× 19.8k 1.1× 10.0k 1.0× 2.4k 1.1× 2.5k 1.1× 187 26.7k
Wee‐Jun Ong Malaysia 70 18.4k 0.9× 17.4k 0.9× 8.3k 0.8× 1.8k 0.8× 1.6k 0.7× 189 23.2k
Zeyan Wang China 76 16.0k 0.8× 14.6k 0.8× 8.8k 0.9× 2.2k 0.9× 2.3k 1.0× 388 22.2k
Junwang Tang United Kingdom 90 25.4k 1.2× 23.0k 1.2× 9.8k 1.0× 2.6k 1.1× 1.3k 0.6× 329 31.7k
Siang‐Piao Chai Malaysia 64 14.4k 0.7× 14.7k 0.8× 6.8k 0.7× 1.7k 0.8× 2.3k 1.0× 228 20.5k
Yufei Zhao China 81 20.5k 1.0× 17.2k 0.9× 12.4k 1.2× 3.9k 1.7× 1.5k 0.7× 335 29.7k
Weidong Shi China 83 14.3k 0.7× 13.9k 0.7× 10.8k 1.1× 5.0k 2.2× 1.9k 0.9× 496 23.4k
Xuxu Wang China 80 15.9k 0.7× 15.1k 0.8× 7.5k 0.7× 1.8k 0.8× 1.2k 0.6× 357 20.9k
Yucheng Huang China 69 14.8k 0.7× 9.9k 0.5× 9.7k 1.0× 1.8k 0.8× 1.7k 0.8× 367 20.3k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Wang, Chunhua, Yang Ding, Zhirun Xie, et al.. (2025). Surface and Defect Engineering Coupling of Charge Shuttle and Redox Site in Cs3Bi2Br9/g-C3N4 for Efficient Photocatalytic C(sp3)–H Bond Activation. ACS Materials Letters. 7(2). 610–619. 8 indexed citations
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Toe, Cui Ying, et al.. (2025). Optimizing Bismuth Vanadate Photoanode for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting Membrane Electrode Assembly Electrolyzers. Energy & Fuels. 39(38). 18649–18659. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Chunhua, Zhirun Xie, Yannan Wang, et al.. (2025). Tailoring the Microstructure of B‐Cation Octahedra in Halide Double Perovskites for Efficient Selective CO 2 ‐to‐CO Photoreduction. Advanced Functional Materials. 35(37). 1 indexed citations
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Chong, Wei‐Kean, Lian See Tan, Jingxiang Low, et al.. (2025). Boosted Scavenger‐Free Overall Nitrogen Photofixation with Molybdenum Incorporated Bismuth‐Rich Oxychlorides. Small. 21(17). e2501119–e2501119. 5 indexed citations
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Ding, Yang, Chunhua Wang, Sateesh Bandaru, et al.. (2024). Cs3Bi2Br9 nanoparticles decorated C3N4 nanotubes composite photocatalyst for highly selective oxidation of benzylic alcohol. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 672. 600–609. 21 indexed citations
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Dong, Yi, Wei Zhang, Zhuofeng Hu, et al.. (2024). Advancing CO2 to CH4 conversion: The pivotal role of RuCu alloy in crystalline red phosphorus photocatalysis. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 357. 124347–124347. 10 indexed citations
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Wu, Hao, Hoi Ying Chung, Wahyu Prasetyo Utomo, et al.. (2024). Incorporating Zinc Metal Sites in Aluminum‐Coordinated Porphyrin Metal‐Organic Frameworks for Enhanced Photocatalytic Nitrogen Reduction to Ammonia. Small. 20(44). e2402779–e2402779. 7 indexed citations
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Tan, Hui Ling, et al.. (2024). Solar‐Driven Hydrogen Peroxide Production via BiVO4‐Based Photocatalysts. Advanced Science. 12(4). e2407801–e2407801. 7 indexed citations
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Zhang, Wei, Yun Hau Ng, Zhuofeng Hu, et al.. (2024). Transforming Red Phosphorus Photocatalysis: Dual Roles of Pre‐Anchored Ru Single Atoms in Defect and Interface Engineering. Angewandte Chemie. 136(45). 4 indexed citations
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Wang, Chunhua, Hongwen Zhang, Feili Lai, et al.. (2023). Engineering versatile Au-based catalysts for solar-to-fuel conversion. Journal of Energy Chemistry. 83. 341–362. 32 indexed citations
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Sun, Yajie, Jiguang Deng, Yuxi Liu, et al.. (2023). Defect-rich selenium doped graphitic carbon nitride for high-efficiency hydrogen evolution photocatalysis. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 48(81). 31590–31598. 9 indexed citations
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Utomo, Wahyu Prasetyo, et al.. (2023). Tailoring metal–support interaction over faceted TiO2 and copper nanoparticles for electrocatalytic nitrate reduction to ammonia. Green Chemistry. 26(3). 1443–1453. 17 indexed citations
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Li, Yaping, Yiming Tang, Yun Hau Ng, et al.. (2021). Understanding photoelectrocatalytic degradation of tetracycline over three-dimensional coral-like ZnO/BiVO4 nanocomposite. Materials Chemistry and Physics. 271. 124871–124871. 59 indexed citations
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Mao, Jiajun, Mingzheng Ge, I‐Wen Peter Chen, et al.. (2021). In situ recycling of particulate matter for a high-performance supercapacitor and oxygen evolution reaction. Materials Chemistry Frontiers. 5(6). 2742–2748. 4 indexed citations
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Wu, Chunxiao, Yun Hau Ng, Yafei Zhang, et al.. (2021). Phosphorus-containing g-C3N4 photocatalysts for hydrogen evolution: A review. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 47(100). 42136–42149. 20 indexed citations
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Zhang, Qi, Cui Ying Toe, Neil L. Allan, et al.. (2019). GaP–ZnS Multilayer Films: Visible-Light Photoelectrodes by Interface Engineering. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 4 indexed citations
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Jung, Minsu, Yun Hau Ng, Yijiao Jiang, Jason Scott, & Rose Amal. (2013). Active Cu species in Cu/TiO2 for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution. 214. 3 indexed citations
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Yun, Jung‐Ho, Yun Hau Ng, Shujuan Huang, Gavin Conibeer, & Rose Amal. (2011). Wrapping the walls of n-TiO2 nanotubes with p-CuInS2 nanoparticles using pulsed-electrodeposition for improved heterojunction photoelectrodes. Chemical Communications. 47(40). 11288–11288. 53 indexed citations

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