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Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction

Last updated July 15, 2026

Rising Stars

Fresh ink, massive impact

Researchers

1
Feng-Yang Chen
Rice University
2
Xiaoya Fan
University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
3
Xiaoxiao Wei
Northwestern Polytechnical University
4
Yongwen Ren
University of Namur
5
Kui Fan
Beijing University of Chemical Technology
6
Jia-Yi Fang
Xiamen University
7
Tianlun Ren
Materials Technology (United Kingdom)
8
Eamonn Murphy
University of California, Irvine
9
Lichen Bai
Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society
10
Nan Ma
Lancaster University

Papers

1
Publication in Journal of the American Chemical Society (2024) [366 citations, W4393374969]
Journal of the American Chemical Society|2024
366 cit.
2
Electrochemical nitrate reduction to ammonia with cation shuttling in a solid electrolyte reactor
Nature Catalysis|2024
195 cit.
3
Efficient Electrochemical Co‐Reduction of Carbon Dioxide and Nitrate to Urea with High Faradaic Efficiency on Cobalt‐Based Dual‐Sites
Advanced Materials|2024
186 cit.
4
Publication in Advanced Materials (2024) [101 citations, W4394821974]
Advanced Materials|2024
101 cit.
5
NH<sub>3</sub> Electrosynthesis from N<sub>2</sub> Molecules: Progresses, Challenges, and Future Perspectives
Journal of the American Chemical Society|2024
89 cit.
6
A Dual‐Cation Exchange Membrane Electrolyzer for Continuous H<sub>2</sub> Production from Seawater
Advanced Science|2024
28 cit.
7
Publication in Angewandte Chemie International Edition (2025) [27 citations, W4406056737]
Angewandte Chemie International Edition|2025
27 cit.
8
Ruthenium-lead oxide for acidic oxygen evolution reaction in proton exchange membrane water electrolysis
Nano Research|2024
21 cit.
9
Publication in ACS Catalysis (2024) [18 citations, W4399730682]
ACS Catalysis|2024
18 cit.
10
Enhancement in durability and performance for cement-based materials through tailored water-based graphene nanofluid additives
Construction and Building Materials|2024
9 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Drafting the new consensus

Researchers

1
Ke Chu
Lanzhou Jiaotong University
2
Yurui Xue
Chinese Academy of Sciences
3
Marta C. Hatzell
Georgia Institute of Technology
4
Yafei Li
Kyoto Katsura Hospital
5
Yuqin Zou
Hunan University
6
Huaiyu Shao
University of Macau
7
Qingquan Kong
Chengdu University
8
Alfred K. Hill
University of Bath
9
Karthish Manthiram
California Institute of Technology
10
Lele Duan
Jilin Jianzhu University

Papers

1
Heterogeneous‐Interface‐Enhanced Adsorption of Organic and Hydroxyl for Biomass Electrooxidation
Advanced Materials|2022
504 cit.
2
Tandem Electrocatalytic Nitrate Reduction to Ammonia on MBenes
Angewandte Chemie International Edition|2023
451 cit.
3
Sub-nm RuO<sub><i>x</i></sub> Clusters on Pd Metallene for Synergistically Enhanced Nitrate Electroreduction to Ammonia
ACS Nano|2023
344 cit.
4
Integrated Catalytic Sites for Highly Efficient Electrochemical Oxidation of the Aldehyde and Hydroxyl Groups in 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural
ACS Catalysis|2022
272 cit.
5
High-Efficiency N<sub>2</sub> Electroreduction Enabled by Se-Vacancy-Rich WSe<sub>2–<i>x</i></sub> in Water-in-Salt Electrolytes
ACS Nano|2022
199 cit.
6
Lewis Acid Fe‐V Pairs Promote Nitrate Electroreduction to Ammonia
Advanced Functional Materials|2023
188 cit.
7
Pulse potential mediated selectivity for the electrocatalytic oxidation of glycerol to glyceric acid
Nature Communications|2024
183 cit.
8
p-Block Antimony Single-Atom Catalysts for Nitric Oxide Electroreduction to Ammonia
ACS Energy Letters|2023
165 cit.
9
Vacancy Optimized Coordination on Nickel Oxide for Selective Electrocatalytic Oxidation of Glycerol
ACS Catalysis|2024
164 cit.
10
Ampere-Level Nitrate Electroreduction to Ammonia over Monodispersed Bi-Doped FeS<sub>2</sub>
ACS Nano|2023
149 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Wrote the book, still writing it

Researchers

1
Xuping Sun
Sichuan University
2
Jens K. Nørskov
Technical University of Denmark
3
Hideo Hosono
National Institute for Materials Science
4
Xuping Sun
NSF NCAR High Altitude Observatory
5
Ping Chen
Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics
6
Bin Zhang
Southwest Jiaotong University
7
Qiang Xü
Yangzhou University
8
Shi‐Zhang Qiao
The University of Adelaide
9
Ib Chorkendorff
Technical University of Denmark
10
Shuangyin Wang
Hunan University

Papers

1
Origin of the Overpotential for Oxygen Reduction at a Fuel-Cell Cathode
The Journal of Physical Chemistry B|2004
12.7k cit.
2
Improved adsorption energetics within density-functional theory using revised Perdew-Burke-Ernzerhof functionals
Physical review. B, Condensed matter|1999
8.2k cit.
3
Iron-Based Layered Superconductor La[O<sub>1-</sub><i><sub>x</sub></i>F<i><sub>x</sub></i>]FeAs (<i>x</i> = 0.05−0.12) with <i>T</i><sub>c</sub> = 26 K
Journal of the American Chemical Society|2008
7.9k cit.
4
Room-temperature fabrication of transparent flexible thin-film transistors using amorphous oxide semiconductors
Nature|2004
7.4k cit.
5
Identification of Active Edge Sites for Electrochemical H <sub>2</sub> Evolution from MoS <sub>2</sub> Nanocatalysts
Science|2007
6k cit.
6
Trends in the Exchange Current for Hydrogen Evolution
Journal of The Electrochemical Society|2005
5.9k cit.
7
Computational high-throughput screening of electrocatalytic materials for hydrogen evolution
Nature Materials|2006
4.1k cit.
8
Biomimetic Hydrogen Evolution:  MoS<sub>2</sub>Nanoparticles as Catalyst for Hydrogen Evolution
Journal of the American Chemical Society|2005
4k cit.
9
Why gold is the noblest of all the metals
Nature|1995
3.8k cit.
10
How copper catalyzes the electroreduction of carbon dioxide into hydrocarbon fuels
Energy & Environmental Science|2010
3.7k cit.

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