Zhuohua Sun

5.5k total citations · 4 hit papers
58 papers, 4.5k citations indexed

About

Zhuohua Sun is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhuohua Sun has authored 58 papers receiving a total of 4.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 50 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 18 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 8 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Zhuohua Sun's work include Lignin and Wood Chemistry (39 papers), Catalysis for Biomass Conversion (30 papers) and Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies (17 papers). Zhuohua Sun is often cited by papers focused on Lignin and Wood Chemistry (39 papers), Catalysis for Biomass Conversion (30 papers) and Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies (17 papers). Zhuohua Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, Netherlands and Austria. Zhuohua Sun's co-authors include Katalin Barta, Bálint Fridrich, Saravanakumar Elangovan, Alessandra De Santi, Tong‐Qi Yuan, Giovanni Bottari, Anastasiia M. Afanasenko, Peter J. Deuss, Xiaojun Shen and Si Hong and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Zhuohua Sun

57 papers receiving 4.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Bright Side of Lignin Depolymerization: Toward New Platform Chemicals

2018 1.7k citations Zhuohua Sun, Bálint Fridrich et al. Chemical Reviews profile →
Complete lignocellulose conversion with integrated catalyst recycling yielding valuable aromatics and fuels

2018 426 citations Zhuohua Sun, Bálint Fridrich et al. profile →
Decoupled temperature and pressure hydrothermal synthesis of carbon sub-micron spheres from cellulose

2022 155 citations Shijie Yu, Xinyue Dong et al. Nature Communications profile →
Towards Negative Emissions: Hydrothermal Carbonization of Biomass for Sustainable Carbon Materials

2024 99 citations Shijie Yu, Zhien Zhang et al. Advanced Materials profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Zhuohua Sun China	26	3.6k	1.0k	710	684	646	58	4.5k
Peter J. Deuss Netherlands	32	3.8k 1.1×	943 0.9×	695 1.0×	801 1.2×	689 1.1×	101	4.7k
Ling‐Ping Xiao China	36	3.1k 0.9×	708 0.7×	442 0.6×	629 0.9×	395 0.6×	126	4.3k
Joseph Zakzeski United States	12	3.7k 1.0×	1.3k 1.3×	779 1.1×	824 1.2×	807 1.2×	17	4.7k
S.-F. Koelewijn Belgium	22	5.5k 1.5×	1.5k 1.5×	447 0.6×	945 1.4×	914 1.4×	23	6.1k
Wouter Schutyser Belgium	22	5.6k 1.6×	1.7k 1.7×	501 0.7×	961 1.4×	897 1.4×	25	6.3k
Li Shuai China	27	3.5k 1.0×	742 0.7×	404 0.6×	525 0.8×	465 0.7×	68	4.2k
Tom Renders Belgium	27	6.4k 1.8×	1.7k 1.7×	612 0.9×	1.1k 1.6×	1.1k 1.7×	31	7.1k
Sander Van den Bosch Belgium	29	6.5k 1.8×	1.9k 1.9×	585 0.8×	1.1k 1.6×	1.0k 1.6×	37	7.3k
Matthew T. Clough United Kingdom	18	2.3k 0.7×	581 0.6×	379 0.5×	543 0.8×	477 0.7×	22	3.1k
Daan S. van Es Netherlands	31	2.5k 0.7×	886 0.9×	593 0.8×	281 0.4×	231 0.4×	62	3.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhuohua Sun

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20 of 20 papers shown

Sun, Zhuohua, et al.. (2025). A green one-pot strategy for sustainable fully lignin-based adhesives. Green Chemistry. 28(2). 974–985.

Zhang, Bowen, et al.. (2024). Bio–based polymers from lignin. 2(2). 100062–100062. 15 indexed citations

Zhang, Heng, Mengying Liu, Zhehui Zhang, et al.. (2024). From Lignin to Value-Added Pharmaceutical Intermediates Based on a Benzylic Oxidation Method with O₂. Organic Letters. 26(29). 6076–6080. 2 indexed citations

Yu, Zhaozhuo, Yaping Guo, Dongxu Zhao, et al.. (2024). Enhanced reductive catalytic fractionation of lignocellulose using a water-resistant RuNiZnOx/Nb2O5 catalyst with synergistic hydrogen spillover and acidic properties. Fuel. 373. 132297–132297. 4 indexed citations

Yu, Shijie, Zhien Zhang, Zhuohua Sun, et al.. (2024). Towards Negative Emissions: Hydrothermal Carbonization of Biomass for Sustainable Carbon Materials. Advanced Materials. 36(18). e2307412–e2307412. 99 indexed citations breakdown →

Yu, Shijie, Zhien Zhang, Zhuohua Sun, et al.. (2024). Towards Negative Emissions: Hydrothermal Carbonization of Biomass for Sustainable Carbon Materials (Adv. Mater. 18/2024). Advanced Materials. 36(18). 30 indexed citations

Zhou, Sijie, Dexin Zhang, Shaojun Xiong, et al.. (2024). A High-Performance and Cost-Effective PBAT/Montmorillonite/Lignin Ternary Composite Film for Sustainable Production. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 12(40). 14704–14715. 5 indexed citations

Ren, Xiaohong, Qiang Qian, Zhuohua Sun, et al.. (2024). Water Splitting Integrated with Self-Transfer Hydrogenolysis for Efficient Demethoxylation of Guaiacols to Phenols over the Ni/MgO Catalyst. ACS Catalysis. 14(7). 5247–5259. 20 indexed citations

Zhang, Zhehui, Xianyuan Wu, Xiaohong Ren, et al.. (2023). High yield production of 1,4-cyclohexanediol from lignin derived 2,6-dimethoxybenzoquinone via Raney NiMn catalyst in hydrogen free conditions. Journal of Energy Chemistry. 83. 275–286. 4 indexed citations

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Liu, Mengying, Zhuohua Sun, & Saravanakumar Elangovan. (2023). Bioactive molecules from lignin via homogeneous and heterogeneous catalytic pathways. Trends in Chemistry. 5(10). 713–716. 3 indexed citations

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Pang, Bo, Xuefei Cao, Ningzhong Bao, et al.. (2023). Sieving and hydrothermal pre‐treatments for preparing ultra‐high mechanical strength particleboard. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 140(22). 2 indexed citations

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Hong, Si, Hanyin Li, Xiaojun Shen, et al.. (2022). Unveiling the Migration and Transformation Mechanism of Lignin in Eucalyptus During Deep Eutectic Solvent Pretreatment. ChemSusChem. 15(15). e202200553–e202200553. 23 indexed citations

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Yu, Shijie, Xinyue Dong, Peng Zhao, et al.. (2022). Decoupled temperature and pressure hydrothermal synthesis of carbon sub-micron spheres from cellulose. Nature Communications. 13(1). 3616–3616. 155 indexed citations breakdown →

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Wang, Bin, Zhuohua Sun, Su Shiung Lam, et al.. (2022). A scalable and simple lignin-based polymer for ultra-efficient flocculation and sterilization. Separation and Purification Technology. 292. 120960–120960. 17 indexed citations

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Wang, Bin, Si Hong, Qian Sun, et al.. (2022). Performance regulation of lignin-based flocculant at the practical molecular level by fractionation. Separation and Purification Technology. 299. 121670–121670. 6 indexed citations

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Zhou, Sijie, Han-Min Wang, Shaojun Xiong, et al.. (2021). Technical Lignin Valorization in Biodegradable Polyester-Based Plastics (BPPs). ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 9(36). 12017–12042. 62 indexed citations

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Hong, Si, Xiaojun Shen, Zhimin Xue, Zhuohua Sun, & Tong‐Qi Yuan. (2020). Structure–function relationships of deep eutectic solvents for lignin extraction and chemical transformation. Green Chemistry. 22(21). 7219–7232. 240 indexed citations

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Hong, Si, Xiaojun Shen, Bo Pang, et al.. (2020). In-depth interpretation of the structural changes of lignin and formation of diketones during acidic deep eutectic solvent pretreatment. Green Chemistry. 22(6). 1851–1858. 182 indexed citations

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Sun, Zhuohua, Bálint Fridrich, Alessandra De Santi, Saravanakumar Elangovan, & Katalin Barta. (2018). Bright Side of Lignin Depolymerization: Toward New Platform Chemicals. Chemical Reviews. 118(2). 614–678. 1726 indexed citations breakdown →

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Sun, Zhuohua & Katalin Barta. (2018). Cleave and couple: toward fully sustainable catalytic conversion of lignocellulose to value added building blocks and fuels. Chemical Communications. 54(56). 7725–7745. 67 indexed citations

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