Zi‐Ang Nan

3.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
86 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Zi‐Ang Nan is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Zi‐Ang Nan has authored 86 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 55 papers in Materials Chemistry, 36 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 18 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. Recurrent topics in Zi‐Ang Nan's work include Nanocluster Synthesis and Applications (24 papers), Perovskite Materials and Applications (21 papers) and Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties (14 papers). Zi‐Ang Nan is often cited by papers focused on Nanocluster Synthesis and Applications (24 papers), Perovskite Materials and Applications (21 papers) and Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties (14 papers). Zi‐Ang Nan collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Japan. Zi‐Ang Nan's co-authors include Quan‐Ming Wang, Xian‐Kai Wan, Jiaqi Wang, Zong‐Jie Guan, Zhong‐Qun Tian, Yu‐Mei Lin, Liqiang Xie, Jiawei Yan, Bing‐Wei Mao and Liang Chen and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Zi‐Ang Nan

77 papers receiving 2.5k 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.

Ligand effects in catalysis by atomically precise gold nanoclusters

2017 350 citations Zi‐Ang Nan, Quan‐Ming Wang et al. profile →
Self-assembled hydrated copper coordination compounds as ionic conductors for room temperature solid-state batteries

2024 70 citations Xiao Zhan, Zi‐Ang Nan et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Zi‐Ang Nan China	28	1.8k	1.2k	682	440	354	86	2.6k
Manas R. Parida Saudi Arabia	25	3.1k 1.7×	2.1k 1.7×	864 1.3×	292 0.7×	394 1.1×	44	3.7k
Hui Shen China	21	1.4k 0.8×	346 0.3×	616 0.9×	149 0.3×	246 0.7×	96	1.9k
Tokuhisa Kawawaki Japan	31	2.3k 1.3×	788 0.6×	877 1.3×	55 0.1×	666 1.9×	96	2.7k
Chaowei Zhao China	26	1.0k 0.6×	1.0k 0.8×	292 0.4×	692 1.6×	191 0.5×	78	2.2k
Nan Xia China	34	3.0k 1.6×	227 0.2×	1.5k 2.2×	296 0.7×	183 0.5×	93	3.4k
Chunwei Dong China	25	1.5k 0.8×	1.0k 0.8×	476 0.7×	70 0.2×	730 2.1×	53	2.1k
Sachil Sharma India	21	1.8k 1.0×	123 0.1×	892 1.3×	36 0.1×	332 0.9×	27	2.2k
Zhongyun Ma China	22	827 0.5×	733 0.6×	424 0.6×	45 0.1×	131 0.4×	57	1.5k
Gregory Kalyuzhny United States	12	1.2k 0.6×	865 0.7×	502 0.7×	213 0.5×	237 0.7×	13	1.8k
Kyuju Kwak South Korea	21	2.3k 1.3×	240 0.2×	1.3k 1.9×	21 0.0×	336 0.9×	28	2.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zi‐Ang Nan

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Liu, Jin, Chuanqi Shen, Shu‐Qi Wu, et al.. (2025). A thermally reversible dynamic bond as a magnetic and nonlinear optical switch. Science China Chemistry. 68(8). 3558–3563. 1 indexed citations

Ning, Shunzong, Zi‐Ang Nan, Zhe‐Ning Chen, et al.. (2025). Unveiling the alkyne-π interaction using metal-organic cage compounds. Communications Chemistry. 8(1). 409–409.

Dong, Jianing, Jiajia Xu, Zhao‐Dong Meng, et al.. (2025). Microdroplet Cascade Catalysis for Highly Selective Production of Propylene Glycol under Ambient Conditions. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 147(19). 16060–16069. 3 indexed citations

Lin, Yanyan, Zi‐Ang Nan, Zhen Lei, & Quan‐Ming Wang. (2025). Efficient synthesis of Au₃₆(SR)₂₄ nanoclusters via the cluster-from-cluster approach. Nanoscale. 17(14). 8724–8730.

Shen, Chuanqi, Jin Liu, Donghai Zhang, et al.. (2024). Heterometallic metal-organic cage doped PEO composite electrolyte for solid lithium ion battery. Journal of Molecular Structure. 1321. 140063–140063.

Song, Xianmeng, Wanfeng Xiong, Duan‐Hui Si, et al.. (2024). Boosting CO2 electrocatalytic reduction to ethylene via hydrogen-assisted C-C coupling on Cu2O catalysts modified with Pd nanoparticles. Nano Energy. 122. 109275–109275. 41 indexed citations

Li, Simin, Ying Liu, Xiongkai Tang, et al.. (2024). Chiroptical Activity Amplification of Chiral Metal Nanoclusters via Surface/Interface Solidification. ACS Nano. 18(21). 13675–13682. 14 indexed citations

Ye, Xin, Yonghui Zhang, Zi‐Ang Nan, et al.. (2024). Boosting the phosphorus uptake of La2(CO3)3·8H2O based adsorbents via sodium addition: Relationship between crystal structure and adsorption capacity. Progress in Solid State Chemistry. 76. 100496–100496. 1 indexed citations

Liu, Jin, Zi‐Ang Nan, Ting Chen, et al.. (2024). Soaking the Rare-Earth Carbonates for a Change: An Alternative Approach to Explore Carbonate Nonlinear Optical Crystals. Inorganic Chemistry. 63(13). 5945–5951. 1 indexed citations

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Jiang, Qiaorong, Zi‐Ang Nan, Gen Li, et al.. (2023). X-ray diffraction and the symmetry of ultrathin crystalline materials between two-dimensional and three-dimensional crystals. Science Bulletin. 68(9). 887–891. 2 indexed citations

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Liu, Jin, Donghai Zhang, Bin Wang, et al.. (2023). Structures and electrical conductivities of a series of coordination polymers based on tetrathiafulvalene. Journal of Molecular Structure. 1292. 136119–136119. 2 indexed citations

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Guo, Zipeng, Xiongkai Tang, Zhen Xu, et al.. (2023). Chiral Alkynyl‐Stabilized Ag/Cu Nanoclusters from Spontaneous Resolution. ChemNanoMat. 9(3). 3 indexed citations

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Wang, Yanjie, Jianing Dong, Xianmeng Song, et al.. (2023). Utilization of charged microdroplets for the controlled rapid synthesis of hollow sodium chloride single crystals. Chemical Communications. 60(8). 980–983. 1 indexed citations

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Wang, Mei, Xiao Zhan, Yan-Jie Wang, et al.. (2023). Modulating the electronic structure of atomically dispersed Fe–Pt dual-site catalysts for efficient oxygen reduction reactions. Chemical Science. 14(12). 3277–3285. 12 indexed citations

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Tang, Xiongkai, Jiaqi Tang, Zi‐Ang Nan, et al.. (2023). Ligand-passivated Au/Cu nanoclusters with uncoordinated sites give reaction turnover numbers of up to 4 × 10⁴. Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers. 10(19). 5745–5751. 4 indexed citations

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Han, Xiao, Qiuxiang Wang, Zhiping Zheng, et al.. (2021). Size-Controlled Intermetallic PtZn Nanoparticles on N-Doped Carbon Support for Enhanced Electrocatalytic Oxygen Reduction. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 9(10). 3821–3827. 27 indexed citations

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Dong, Jianing, Yan-Jie Wang, Qiaorong Jiang, et al.. (2021). Charged droplet-driven fast formation of nickel–iron (oxy)hydroxides with rich oxygen defects for boosting overall water splitting. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 9(35). 20058–20067. 39 indexed citations

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An, Mingwei, Baoshan Wu, Zuo‐Chang Chen, et al.. (2021). Corannulene-based hole-transporting material for efficient and stable perovskite solar cells. Cell Reports Physical Science. 2(12). 100662–100662. 23 indexed citations

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Feng, Xiaoxia, Ruihao Chen, Zi‐Ang Nan, et al.. (2019). Perfection of Perovskite Grain Boundary Passivation by Eu‐Porphyrin Complex for Overall‐Stable Perovskite Solar Cells. Advanced Science. 6(5). 1802040–1802040. 74 indexed citations

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Tian, Chengbo, et al.. (2018). Fullerene derivative with a branched alkyl chain exhibits enhanced charge extraction and stability in inverted planar perovskite solar cells. New Journal of Chemistry. 42(4). 2896–2902. 47 indexed citations

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