Zhiming Sun

9.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
187 papers, 8.4k citations indexed

About

Zhiming Sun is a scholar working on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Materials Chemistry and Water Science and Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhiming Sun has authored 187 papers receiving a total of 8.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 95 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 66 papers in Materials Chemistry and 58 papers in Water Science and Technology. Recurrent topics in Zhiming Sun's work include Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (91 papers), TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells (45 papers) and Advanced oxidation water treatment (34 papers). Zhiming Sun is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (91 papers), TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells (45 papers) and Advanced oxidation water treatment (34 papers). Zhiming Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, Australia and United States. Zhiming Sun's co-authors include Shuilin Zheng, Chunquan Li, Xiongbo Dong, Xiangwei Zhang, Dionysios D. Dionysiou, Guangxin Zhang, Ye Tan, Bangxing Ren, Ray L. Frost and Guangyuan Yao and has published in prestigious journals such as ACS Nano, Chemistry of Materials and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Zhiming Sun

182 papers receiving 8.2k citations

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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.

Monodispersed CuFe2O4 nanoparticles anchored on natural kaolinite as highly efficient peroxymonosulfate catalyst for bisphenol A degradation

2019 475 citations Zhiming Sun, Chunquan Li et al. profile →
Highly efficient activation of peroxymonosulfate by natural negatively-charged kaolinite with abundant hydroxyl groups for the degradation of atrazine

2019 424 citations Chunquan Li, Zhiming Sun et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Zhiming Sun China	55	5.0k	3.4k	2.8k	1.6k	1.3k	187	8.4k
Shuilin Zheng China	52	4.9k 1.0×	3.3k 1.0×	2.6k 0.9×	1.3k 0.8×	1.2k 1.0×	174	7.9k
Antoni W. Morawski Poland	56	5.8k 1.2×	4.4k 1.3×	2.7k 0.9×	2.1k 1.3×	1.5k 1.2×	331	10.8k
Peng Wang China	52	4.4k 0.9×	2.8k 0.8×	5.8k 2.1×	2.7k 1.7×	1.3k 1.0×	190	9.7k
Mohammad H. Entezari Iran	44	4.4k 0.9×	4.5k 1.3×	1.5k 0.5×	1.3k 0.9×	1.3k 1.1×	123	8.3k
Weiquan Cai China	48	2.4k 0.5×	3.6k 1.1×	1.9k 0.7×	1.3k 0.9×	1.6k 1.2×	168	7.8k
Wenxin Shi China	43	3.1k 0.6×	2.1k 0.6×	3.2k 1.1×	1.6k 1.0×	1.1k 0.9×	145	6.9k
Mingzhu Xia China	47	1.9k 0.4×	3.0k 0.9×	2.6k 0.9×	1.4k 0.9×	1.9k 1.5×	242	7.6k
Han Yan China	50	1.9k 0.4×	4.4k 1.3×	2.1k 0.7×	1.4k 0.9×	947 0.7×	140	8.4k
Wan Norharyati Wan Salleh Malaysia	43	2.0k 0.4×	2.5k 0.7×	2.2k 0.8×	1.5k 0.9×	1.6k 1.2×	240	6.5k
Darren Delai Sun Singapore	61	6.3k 1.3×	5.9k 1.7×	3.3k 1.2×	3.2k 2.1×	2.5k 2.0×	206	12.1k

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Yan, Ting, Ye Tan, Zhihong Zhou, et al.. (2025). Design of electronic conduction structure based on graphite structure: Mechanism and peroxymonosulfate activation enhancement. Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 713. 136482–136482. 3 indexed citations

Yang, Shanshan, Baolin Xing, Chunquan Li, et al.. (2025). Review and perspective of sulfate radical-based advanced oxidation processes (SR-AOPs) in the remediation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAHs) contaminated soil. Journal of Environmental Management. 390. 126337–126337. 2 indexed citations

Yuan, Fang, Jialin Liang, Shixuan Wang, et al.. (2025). Enhanced photo-assisted thermal catalytic performance of Ni-doped Co3O4/stilbite composite fiber felt for formaldehyde purification. Separation and Purification Technology. 378. 134616–134616.

Yuan, Fang, Yi Wen, Jialin Liang, et al.. (2025). Inducing nucleation of MOF-74(Ni) with sepiolite for construction of hierarchically porous composites to synergistically enhance CO2 adsorption and desorption performance. Separation and Purification Technology. 382. 136006–136006.

Ding, Xiaoyu, Yongjie Yang, Qinfu Liu, et al.. (2024). Temperature-dependent evolution of synthetic coal-derived graphite fillers and their reinforcement in styrene butadiene rubber composites. Composites Science and Technology. 258. 110883–110883. 4 indexed citations

Li, Chunquan, et al.. (2024). Preparation and carrier preference of synergistic antibacterial cetylpyridinium/Cu2+/halloysite composite. Applied Surface Science. 681. 161519–161519. 2 indexed citations

Wang, Shixuan, Fang Yuan, Jialin Liang, et al.. (2024). Enhanced photo-assisted thermal catalytic oxidation of formaldehyde via abundant surface adsorbed oxygen in Co3O4 with the assistance of natural zeolite. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials. 382. 113401–113401. 6 indexed citations

Yang, Shanshan, Zhenzhen Miao, Xinlin Wang, et al.. (2024). Monodispersed FeS nanoparticles decorated on kaolinite for synchronous removal of benzo [a]pyrene and Cr(VI) complex pollution. Chemical Engineering Journal. 497. 155649–155649. 3 indexed citations

Liang, Jialin, Fang Yuan, Ting Liu, et al.. (2024). Generation of oxygen vacancies in CuO/TiO2 heterojunction induced by diatomite for highly efficient UV–Vis-IR driven photothermal catalytic oxidation of HCHO. Journal of Environmental Management. 370. 122434–122434. 8 indexed citations

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Tan, Ye, Shanshan Yang, Chunquan Li, et al.. (2024). Fe N C single-atom peroxymonosulfate activator based on natural diatomite: Dispersion and strengthening mechanism. Surfaces and Interfaces. 48. 104352–104352. 6 indexed citations

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Guan, Xinwei, Xiangwei Zhang, Zhixuan Li, et al.. (2024). Sulfoxide-Functional Nanoarchitectonics of Mesoporous Sulfur-Doped C₃N₅ for Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution. Chemistry of Materials. 36(9). 4511–4520. 20 indexed citations

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Li, Chunquan, et al.. (2024). The stabilization ability of NaA zeolite derived from fly ash for lead and cadmium in soil: Mechanisms and evaluation of effectiveness. The Science of The Total Environment. 942. 173834–173834. 10 indexed citations

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Yuan, Fang, et al.. (2023). Composite nanofiber membrane embedded TiO2/diatomite catalyst for highly efficient mineralization of formaldehyde. Separation and Purification Technology. 312. 123423–123423. 19 indexed citations

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Zhu, Lei, Jie Xiong, Zhiming Sun, et al.. (2023). Pore structure engineering in carbon microsphere for fast potassium/lithium storage. Materials Today Sustainability. 22. 100358–100358. 5 indexed citations

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Li, Chunquan, et al.. (2023). Efficient benzo(a)pyrene degradation by coal gangue-based catalytic material for peroxymonosulfate activation. Journal of Environmental Management. 351. 119645–119645. 15 indexed citations

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Zhang, Xiangwei, Chunquan Li, Jialin Liang, et al.. (2023). Catalytic membrane with multiscale iron-based catalysts anchored on 2D/2D hybrid g-C3N4/layered clay for pollutant removal. Journal of Membrane Science. 685. 121924–121924. 18 indexed citations

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Sun, Zhiming, Xinchao Zhang, Zhongqing Yang, et al.. (2022). Efficient peroxymonosulfate activation of immobilized Fe–N–C catalyst on ceramsite for the continuous flow removal of phenol. Chemosphere. 307(Pt 4). 136149–136149. 17 indexed citations

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Liu, Yangyu, Chunquan Li, Zhiming Sun, et al.. (2020). Mesoporous MCM-41 derived from natural Opoka and its application for organic vapors removal. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 408. 124911–124911. 38 indexed citations

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Zhang, Guangxin, Zaher Hashisho, Zhiming Sun, et al.. (2020). Integrated adsorption and photocatalytic degradation of VOCs using a TiO₂/diatomite composite: effects of relative humidity and reaction atmosphere. Catalysis Science & Technology. 10(8). 2378–2388. 35 indexed citations

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Lei, Jingjing, Guangyuan Yao, Zhiming Sun, et al.. (2019). Fabrication of a novel antibacterial TPU nanofiber membrane containing Cu-loaded zeolite and its antibacterial activity toward Escherichia coli. Journal of Materials Science. 54(17). 11682–11693. 34 indexed citations

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