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Catalytic Processes in Materials Science

Last updated July 15, 2026

Rising Stars

Fresh ink, massive impact

Researchers

1
Qimin Fang
Northeastern University
2
Yunpeng Long
Tsinghua University
3
Thaylan Pinheiro Araújo
ETH Zurich
4
Ilaria Lucentini
ALBA Synchrotron (Spain)
5
Peipei Xiao
Shanghai Institute for Science of Science
6
Yunjie Mei
Huazhong University of Science and Technology
7
Miaomiao Tong
Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China
8
Vera Giulimondi
ETH Zurich
9
Kunli Song
Xijing University
10
Zuyun He
Foshan University

Papers

1
Publication in Science Advances (2024) [164 citations, W4404563910]
Science Advances|2024
164 cit.
2
Publication in Catalysts (2025) [156 citations, W4410299771]
Catalysts|2025
156 cit.
3
Modulation of Co spin state at Co3O4 crystalline-amorphous interfaces for CO oxidation and N2O decomposition
Nature Communications|2025
122 cit.
4
Low-nuclearity CuZn ensembles on ZnZrOx catalyze methanol synthesis from CO2
Nature Communications|2024
67 cit.
5
Publication in Materials Today Chemistry (2025) [62 citations, W4410631174]
Materials Today Chemistry|2025
62 cit.
6
Publication in Coordination Chemistry Reviews (2025) [61 citations, W4408634585]
Coordination Chemistry Reviews|2025
61 cit.
7
Design Principles of Catalytic Materials for CO<sub>2</sub> Hydrogenation to Methanol
Advanced Materials|2024
55 cit.
8
Publication in Journal of Hazardous Materials (2025) [44 citations, W4413840151]
Journal of Hazardous Materials|2025
44 cit.
9
Publication in Applied Catalysis B: Environmental (2024) [38 citations, W4395697746]
Applied Catalysis B: Environmental|2024
38 cit.
10
Direct Oxidation of Methane to Methanol over Transition-Metal-Free Ferrierite Zeolite Catalysts
Journal of the American Chemical Society|2024
36 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Drafting the new consensus

Researchers

1
Hongpeng Jia
Institute of Urban Environment
2
Matteo Cargnello
Institute of Catalysis and Petrochemistry
3
Xiaoguang Duan
The University of Adelaide
4
X. R. Zheng
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
5
Jian Lin
Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics
6
Ekenechukwu C. Okafor
Tohoku University
7
Gengtao Fu
Nanjing Normal University
8
Guanghui Zhang
Dalian University
9
Yang‐Gang Wang
Southern University of Science and Technology
10
Yuqin Zou
Hunan University

Papers

1
Heterogeneous‐Interface‐Enhanced Adsorption of Organic and Hydroxyl for Biomass Electrooxidation
Advanced Materials|2022
504 cit.
2
Reinforcing CoO Covalency via Ce(4f)─O(2p)─Co(3d) Gradient Orbital Coupling for High‐Efficiency Oxygen Evolution
Advanced Materials|2023
381 cit.
3
S-scheme MIL-101(Fe) octahedrons modified Bi2WO6 microspheres for photocatalytic decontamination of Cr(VI) and tetracycline hydrochloride: Synergistic insights, reaction pathways, and toxicity analysis
Chemical Engineering Journal|2022
289 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
Ce‐Induced Differentiated Regulation of Co Sites via Gradient Orbital Coupling for Bifunctional Water‐Splitting Reactions
Advanced Energy Materials|2023
272 cit.
6
Engineering 3d–2p–4f Gradient Orbital Coupling to Enhance Electrocatalytic Oxygen Reduction
Advanced Materials|2022
248 cit.
7
Plasma‐induced Mo‐doped Co<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub> with enriched oxygen vacancies for electrocatalytic oxygen evolution in water splitting
Carbon Energy|2022
222 cit.
8
Recent advances in rare-earth-based materials for electrocatalysis
Chem Catalysis|2022
208 cit.
9
Modulation of Charge Trapping by Island‐like Single‐Atom Cobalt Catalyst for Enhanced Photo‐Fenton‐Like reaction
Advanced Functional Materials|2023
205 cit.
10
Neodymium‐Evoked Valence Electronic Modulation to Balance Reversible Oxygen Electrocatalysis
Advanced Energy Materials|2022
204 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Wrote the book, still writing it

Researchers

1
Jens K. Nørskov
Technical University of Denmark
2
Yadong Li
State Administration of Foreign Exchange
3
Tao Zhang
Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics
4
Graham J. Hutchings
Institute of Catalysis and Petrochemistry
5
Hong He
Central Pollution Control Board
6
Gábor A. Somorjai
University of California System
7
D. Wayne Goodman
Johns Hopkins University
8
J.L.G. Fierro
Sorbonne Université
9
Dingsheng Wang
Tsinghua University
10
Jun Li
Tsinghua 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
Single-atom catalysis of CO oxidation using Pt1/FeOx
Nature Chemistry|2011
7.3k cit.
4
Trends in the Exchange Current for Hydrogen Evolution
Journal of The Electrochemical Society|2005
5.9k cit.
5
Single-Atom Catalysts: A New Frontier in Heterogeneous Catalysis
Accounts of Chemical Research|2013
4.7k cit.
6
Onset of Catalytic Activity of Gold Clusters on Titania with the Appearance of Nonmetallic Properties
Science|1998
4.1k 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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