Zhenfeng Bian

11.9k total citations · 7 hit papers
131 papers, 10.5k citations indexed

About

Zhenfeng Bian is a scholar working on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Materials Chemistry and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhenfeng Bian has authored 131 papers receiving a total of 10.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 100 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 78 papers in Materials Chemistry and 21 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Zhenfeng Bian's work include Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (94 papers), TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells (46 papers) and Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (33 papers). Zhenfeng Bian is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (94 papers), TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells (46 papers) and Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (33 papers). Zhenfeng Bian collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Japan. Zhenfeng Bian's co-authors include Hexing Li, Jian Zhu, Yunfeng Lu, Yuning Huo, Tetsuro Majima, Takashi Tachikawa, Yawei Feng, Peng Zhang, Mamoru Fujitsuka and Dieqing Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Advanced Materials and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Zhenfeng Bian

121 papers receiving 10.4k citations

Hit Papers

Mesoporous Titania Spheres with Tunable Chamber Stucture ... 2007 2026 2013 2019 2007 2007 2013 2017 2021 250 500 750 1000
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. Mesoporous Titania Spheres with Tunable Chamber Stucture and Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity
    2007 1.1k citations Hexing Li, Zhenfeng Bian et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  2. Mesoporous Au/TiO2 Nanocomposites with Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity
    2007 757 citations Hexing Li, Zhenfeng Bian et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  3. Au/TiO2 Superstructure-Based Plasmonic Photocatalysts Exhibiting Efficient Charge Separation and Unprecedented Activity
    2013 651 citations Zhenfeng Bian et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  4. Pseudocapacitive Sodium Storage in Mesoporous Single-Crystal-like TiO2–Graphene Nanocomposite Enables High-Performance Sodium-Ion Capacitors
    2017 559 citations Zhenfeng Bian et al. profile →
  5. Selective recovery of precious metals through photocatalysis
    2021 344 citations Yao Chen, Mengjiao Xu et al. profile →
  6. Challenges of photocatalysis and their coping strategies
    2022 252 citations Yao Chen, Zhenmin Xu et al. profile →
  7. Scalable and selective gold recovery from end-of-life electronics
    2024 68 citations Yao Chen, Shuhui Guan 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
Zhenfeng Bian China 52 7.1k 6.5k 3.0k 1.4k 1.3k 131 10.5k
Haiqun Chen China 49 4.8k 0.7× 4.9k 0.8× 3.9k 1.3× 1.9k 1.3× 1.7k 1.3× 234 9.5k
Jingsan Xu China 59 9.4k 1.3× 8.3k 1.3× 5.2k 1.7× 1.4k 1.0× 1.3k 0.9× 151 12.5k
Jian Zhu China 53 9.6k 1.4× 8.8k 1.3× 4.1k 1.4× 1.3k 0.9× 743 0.6× 138 12.9k
Abdul Rahman Mohamed Malaysia 53 6.6k 0.9× 6.8k 1.0× 3.0k 1.0× 840 0.6× 1.4k 1.1× 178 10.1k
Yueping Fang China 61 8.4k 1.2× 8.9k 1.4× 5.9k 2.0× 1.9k 1.4× 951 0.7× 205 13.3k
Changlin Yu China 64 8.0k 1.1× 7.7k 1.2× 4.2k 1.4× 1.5k 1.1× 720 0.5× 255 11.3k
Guangxu Chen China 47 7.4k 1.0× 6.3k 1.0× 6.5k 2.1× 1.8k 1.3× 1.3k 1.0× 122 13.9k
Dairong Chen China 54 4.0k 0.6× 6.0k 0.9× 4.2k 1.4× 2.1k 1.5× 1.3k 1.0× 247 10.5k
Xiuling Jiao China 55 4.1k 0.6× 6.1k 0.9× 4.2k 1.4× 2.2k 1.6× 1.3k 1.0× 243 10.6k
Baojiang Jiang China 54 10.0k 1.4× 9.1k 1.4× 4.9k 1.6× 1.4k 1.0× 815 0.6× 193 12.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhenfeng Bian

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Guo, Zhenpeng, Zhonghua Wu, Siyu Jian, et al.. (2025). Boosting Fe(III)/Fe(II) cycling under visible-light-driven TiO2-based membrane with electron-deficient center for wastewater decontamination. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 366. 125070–125070. 4 indexed citations
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Li, Xiaoliang, Zeyang Yu, Ning Wu, et al.. (2025). Largely Enhanced Photocatalysis Process by Contact‐Electro‐Catalysis for Efficient and Eco‐Friendly Recovery of Gold. Advanced Materials. 38(8). e14244–e14244.
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Xie, Ya, Ting Zhang, Zhi‐Jun Ding, et al.. (2025). Decatungstate‐Driven Photocatalytic Pathways for Sustainable and Cleaner Recovery of Precious Metals. Angewandte Chemie. 137(24).
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Xie, Ya, Zhaoyi Ding, Yao Chen, et al.. (2025). Decatungstate‐Driven Photocatalytic Pathways for Sustainable and Cleaner Recovery of Precious Metals. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(24). e202505651–e202505651. 4 indexed citations
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Lv, Fujian, Zhaoyi Ding, Yingchun Miao, et al.. (2025). Innovative approaches for degrading refractory pollutants by an external-field-enhanced advanced oxidation process. Catalysis Today. 457. 115364–115364.
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Liu, Jibo, Zhenhua Zhu, Yun Zhao, et al.. (2025). Selective oxidation of lignin to aromatic aldehydes and ketones over a spinel Cu-Mn catalyst supported on layered double oxides. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 383. 126033–126033.
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Huang, Qing, Yongqiang Cheng, Zhongyi Zhang, et al.. (2025). Waste photovoltaic wafers-derived SiC-based photocatalysts for pharmaceutical wastewater purification: S-scheme, waste utilization, and life cycle assessment. Resources Conservation and Recycling. 220. 108332–108332.
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Zhao, Yun, Jing Shen, Haifang Mao, et al.. (2024). Modulating electronic structures of MOF through orbital rehybridization by Cu doping promotes photocatalytic reduction of nitrate to produce ammonia. Nano Energy. 124. 109499–109499. 48 indexed citations
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Mao, Haifang, Yang Liu, Zhenmin Xu, & Zhenfeng Bian. (2024). Defect-induced in situ electron-metal-support interactions on MOFs accelerating Fe(III) reduction for high-efficiency Fenton reactions. CHINESE JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS (CHINESE VERSION). 61. 247–258. 2 indexed citations
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Yang, Peng, Zhaoqi Liu, Dehong Yang, et al.. (2023). A hybrid nanogenerator for collecting both water wave and steam evaporation energy. Nano Energy. 110. 108346–108346. 22 indexed citations
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Jiang, Bo, Hairong Xue, Pei Wang, et al.. (2023). Noble-Metal–Metalloid Alloy Architectures: Mesoporous Amorphous Iridium–Tellurium Alloy for Electrochemical N2 Reduction. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 145(11). 6079–6086. 85 indexed citations
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Turyanska, Lyudmila, Zhenfeng Bian, Liancheng Wang, et al.. (2023). Efficient All‐Perovskite White Light‐Emitting Diodes Made of In Situ Grown Perovskite‐Mesoporous Silica Nanocomposites. Advanced Functional Materials. 33(19). 54 indexed citations
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Zhao, Xiaojing, et al.. (2023). Exceptional piezocatalytic H2 production of nitrogen-doped TiO2@carbon nanosheets induced by engineered piezoelectricity. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 659. 11–20. 20 indexed citations
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Chen, Xiang, Shuhui Guan, Jingyuan Zhang, et al.. (2023). Photocatalytic Free Radical‐Controlled Synthesis of High‐Performance Single‐Atom Catalysts. Angewandte Chemie. 135(45). 4 indexed citations
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Xu, Mengjiao, Yao Chen, Jiangtao Qin, et al.. (2018). Unveiling the Role of Defects on Oxygen Activation and Photodegradation of Organic Pollutants. Environmental Science & Technology. 52(23). 13879–13886. 191 indexed citations
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Chen, Miao, Haifeng Wang, Yuye Zhao, et al.. (2018). Achieving high-performance nitrate electrocatalysis with PdCu nanoparticles confined in nitrogen-doped carbon coralline. Nanoscale. 10(40). 19023–19030. 64 indexed citations
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Feng, Yawei, Li−Li Ling, Yanxu Wang, et al.. (2017). Engineering spherical lead zirconate titanate to explore the essence of piezo-catalysis. Nano Energy. 40. 481–486. 328 indexed citations

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