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Advancements in Battery Materials

Last updated July 15, 2026

Rising Stars

Fresh ink, massive impact

Researchers

1
Zhuangzhuang Jia
University of Science and Technology of China
2
Ala Manohar
Yeungnam University
3
Adrian Yao
Stanford University
4
Laidong Zhou
Argonne National Laboratory
5
Gustavo M. Hobold
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
6
Hiram Kwak
Yonsei University
7
Fabian Duffner
University of Münster
8
Zhefei Sun
Xiamen University
9
Lianshan Ni
Central South University
10
Henry Adenusi
Marche Polytechnic University

Papers

1
Publication in Nature Energy (2025) [312 citations, W4406333986]
Nature Energy|2025
312 cit.
2
High lithium oxide prevalence in the lithium solid–electrolyte interphase for high Coulombic efficiency
Nature Energy|2024
263 cit.
3
Publication in Advanced Energy Materials (2025) [101 citations, W4407718225]
Advanced Energy Materials|2025
101 cit.
4
Publication in eTransportation (2025) [97 citations, W4406080131]
eTransportation|2025
97 cit.
5
Publication in Process Safety and Environmental Protection (2024) [61 citations, W4391429641]
Process Safety and Environmental Protection|2024
61 cit.
6
4 V Na Solid State Batteries Enabled by a Scalable Sodium Metal Oxyhalide Solid Electrolyte
ACS Energy Letters|2024
50 cit.
7
Tailored Zn1-xMg0.5CuxFe2O4 nanoparticles: Optimizing magnetic hyperthermia for enhanced efficacy and investigating cytotoxicity in normal and cancer cell lines
Materials Chemistry and Physics|2024
43 cit.
8
CeO2/MnFe2O4 nanocomposite: Structural, magnetic, electrochemical and cytotoxicity properties
Inorganic Chemistry Communications|2024
39 cit.
9
Investigating the potential of Mg0.5ZnxCu0.5-xFe2O4 nanoparticles for energy storage applications
Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing|2024
38 cit.
10
Publication in Journal of Energy Chemistry (2025) [28 citations, W4410979736]
Journal of Energy Chemistry|2025
28 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Drafting the new consensus

Researchers

1
Wolfgang G. Zeier
Forschungszentrum Jülich
2
Guangmin Zhou
Tsinghua–Berkeley Shenzhen Institute
3
Zhong‐Shuai Wu
Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics
4
Yaxiang Lu
Chinese Academy of Sciences
5
Wei Luo
Tongji University
6
Xiaogang Zhang
Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
7
Hongshuai Hou
Central South University
8
Xing Ou
Jiamusi University
9
Ya‐Xia Yin
Xinjiang University
10
Yongming Sun
Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics

Papers

1
Challenges in speeding up solid-state battery development
Nature Energy|2023
1.5k cit.
2
Formulating energy density for designing practical lithium–sulfur batteries
Nature Energy|2022
936 cit.
3
Unraveling oxygen vacancy site mechanism of Rh-doped RuO2 catalyst for long-lasting acidic water oxidation
Nature Communications|2023
492 cit.
4
Anode corrosion in aqueous Zn metal batteries
eScience|2023
440 cit.
5
Enabling high energy lithium metal batteries via single-crystal Ni-rich cathode material co-doping strategy
Nature Communications|2022
432 cit.
6
Fast-charging capability of graphite-based lithium-ion batteries enabled by Li3P-based crystalline solid–electrolyte interphase
Nature Energy|2023
355 cit.
7
Recent status, key strategies and challenging perspectives of fast-charging graphite anodes for lithium-ion batteries
Energy & Environmental Science|2023
344 cit.
8
Machine-learning-assisted design of a binary descriptor to decipher electronic and structural effects on sulfur reduction kinetics
Nature Catalysis|2023
318 cit.
9
Ultrafast Metal Electrodeposition Revealed by In Situ Optical Imaging and Theoretical Modeling towards Fast‐Charging Zn Battery Chemistry
Angewandte Chemie International Edition|2022
243 cit.
10
Stable interphase chemistry of textured Zn anode for rechargeable aqueous batteries
Science Bulletin|2022
218 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Wrote the book, still writing it

Researchers

1
Yi Cui
China Meteorological Administration
2
Qiang Zhang
Henan Energy & Chemical Industry Group (China)
3
Xiong Wen Lou
City University of Hong Kong
4
J. R. Dahn
Dalhousie University
5
Arumugam Manthiram
The University of Texas at Austin
6
Rodney S. Ruoff
Institute for Basic Science
7
Linda F. Nazar
University of Waterloo
8
Chunsheng Wang
University of Maryland, College Park
9
Yu‐Guo Guo
Chinese Academy of Sciences
10
Yang‐Kook Sun
Hanyang University

Papers

1
Synthesis of graphene-based nanosheets via chemical reduction of exfoliated graphite oxide
Carbon|2007
13.7k cit.
2
Graphene-based composite materials
Nature|2006
12.8k cit.
3
Large-Area Synthesis of High-Quality and Uniform Graphene Films on Copper Foils
Science|2009
11.1k cit.
4
Graphene-Based Ultracapacitors
Nano Letters|2008
8.3k cit.
5
Carbon-Based Supercapacitors Produced by Activation of Graphene
Science|2011
6.1k cit.
6
A highly ordered nanostructured carbon–sulphur cathode for lithium–sulphur batteries
Nature Materials|2009
5.9k cit.
7
Nanowire Nanosensors for Highly Sensitive and Selective Detection of Biological and Chemical Species
Science|2001
5.8k cit.
8
Preparation and characterization of graphene oxide paper
Nature|2007
5.6k cit.
9
Strength and Breaking Mechanism of Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes Under Tensile Load
Science|2000
5.3k cit.
10
Functional Nanoscale Electronic Devices Assembled Using Silicon Nanowire Building Blocks
Science|2001
3.3k cit.

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