Leaderboards/Radioactive element chemistry and processing

Radioactive element chemistry and processing

Last updated July 15, 2026

Rising Stars

Fresh ink, massive impact

Researchers

1
Mengjie Hao
North China Electric Power University
2
Enmin Hu
Nanchang University
3
Liecheng Guo
East China University of Technology
4
Thines Kanagasundaram
Cornell University
5
Cheng‐Peng Niu
Nanchang University
6
Kaiwen Luo
University of South China
7
Yafeng Liu
Sinopec (China)
8
Joseph A. Mattocks
Pennsylvania State University
9
An‐Min Song
Nanchang University
10
Zifan Li
Yale University

Papers

1
The recovery and separation of lithium by using solvent extraction methods
Coordination Chemistry Reviews|2024
214 cit.
2
Cyano‐Functionalized Graphitic Carbon Nitride with Adsorption and Photoreduction Isosite Achieving Efficient Uranium Extraction from Seawater
Advanced Functional Materials|2024
208 cit.
3
Facile and scalable synthesis of functionalized hierarchical porous polymers for efficient uranium adsorption
Water Research|2024
114 cit.
4
Uranium adsorption properties and mechanism of ZIF-8/microalgae composite adsorbent with crosslinked chitosan/tannic acid curing supported by quaternary phosphate ionic liquid
Desalination|2024
113 cit.
5
Covalent Organic Frameworks for Boosting H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> Photosynthesis via the Synergy of Multiple Charge Transfer Channels and Polarized Field
Angewandte Chemie International Edition|2024
98 cit.
6
Publication in Advanced Functional Materials (2024) [76 citations, W4392883612]
Advanced Functional Materials|2024
76 cit.
7
Publication in Angewandte Chemie International Edition (2024) [76 citations, W4402784517]
Angewandte Chemie International Edition|2024
76 cit.
8
Unveiling Mechanistic Insight into Accelerating Oxygen Molecule Activation by Oxygen Defects in Co <sub>3</sub> O <sub>4‐x</sub> /g‐C <sub>3</sub> N <sub>4</sub> p–n Heterojunction for Efficient Photo‐Assisted Uranium Extraction from Seawater
Small|2024
35 cit.
9
Publication in Journal of the American Chemical Society (2025) [30 citations, W4413139504]
Journal of the American Chemical Society|2025
30 cit.
10
Publication in CCS Chemistry (2024) [23 citations, W4404655474]
CCS Chemistry|2024
23 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Drafting the new consensus

Researchers

1
Wenkun Zhu
Southwest University of Science and Technology
2
Yihui Yuan
Hainan University
3
Hui Yang
North China Electric Power University
4
Shuting Zhuang
Renmin University of China
5
Md. Shad Salman
Bangladesh Rice Research Institute
6
Xiangxue Wang
North China Electric Power University
7
Rui‐Biao Lin
Sun Yat-sen University
8
Justin J. Wilson
Cornell University
9
Jenifer C. Shafer
Colorado School of Mines
10
Shunyan Ning
University of South China

Papers

1
Chitosan-based materials: Preparation, modification and application
Journal of Cleaner Production|2022
569 cit.
2
Hydrogen-bonded organic frameworks: Chemistry and functions
Chem|2022
428 cit.
3
Chitosan-coated cotton fiber composite for efficient toxic dye encapsulation from aqueous media
Applied Surface Science|2023
406 cit.
4
Improving copper(II) ion detection and adsorption from wastewater by the ligand-functionalized composite adsorbent
Journal of Molecular Structure|2023
343 cit.
5
The recovery and separation of lithium by using solvent extraction methods
Coordination Chemistry Reviews|2024
214 cit.
6
Large-scale synthesis of N-doped carbon capsules supporting atomically dispersed iron for efficient oxygen reduction reaction electrocatalysis
eScience|2022
184 cit.
7
Emerging technologies for uranium extraction from seawater
Science China Chemistry|2022
91 cit.
8
Amino-rich Ag-NWs/NH2-MIL-125(Ti) hybrid heterostructure via LSPR effect for photo-assist uranium extraction from fluorine-containing uranium wastewater without sacrificial agents
Applied Catalysis B: Environmental|2023
84 cit.
9
Preparation of biochar@chitosan-polyethyleneimine for the efficient removal of uranium from water environment
Carbohydrate Polymers|2023
80 cit.
10
Progress and perspective in enrichment and separation of radionuclide uranium by biomass functional materials
Chemical Engineering Journal|2023
79 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Wrote the book, still writing it

Researchers

1
Xiangke Wang
North China Electric Power University
2
Derek R. Lovley
University of Massachusetts Amherst
3
Shuao Wang
Soochow University
4
Wei‐Qun Shi
Chinese Academy of Sciences
5
Krzysztof Matyjaszewski
Carnegie Mellon University
6
Peter C. Burns
University of Notre Dame
7
M. Ephritikhine
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
8
San H. Thang
ARC Centre of Excellence for Enabling Eco-Efficient Beneficiation of Minerals
9
Ning Wang
Hainan University
10
Thomas E. Albrecht‐Schmitt
Colorado School of Mines

Papers

1
Living Free-Radical Polymerization by Reversible Addition−Fragmentation Chain Transfer:  The RAFT Process
Macromolecules|1998
5k cit.
2
Controlled/"living" radical polymerization. atom transfer radical polymerization in the presence of transition-metal complexes
Journal of the American Chemical Society|1995
4.5k cit.
3
Controlled/living radical polymerization: Features, developments, and perspectives
Progress in Polymer Science|2007
3.1k cit.
4
Extracellular electron transfer via microbial nanowires
Nature|2005
2.6k cit.
5
Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization (ATRP): Current Status and Future Perspectives
Macromolecules|2012
2.5k cit.
6
Novel Mode of Microbial Energy Metabolism: Organic Carbon Oxidation Coupled to Dissimilatory Reduction of Iron or Manganese
Applied and Environmental Microbiology|1988
2.4k cit.
7
Living Radical Polymerization by the RAFT Process
Australian Journal of Chemistry|2005
2.2k cit.
8
Electricity Production by<i>Geobacter sulfurreducens</i>Attached to Electrodes
Applied and Environmental Microbiology|2003
2.2k cit.
9
Few-Layered Graphene Oxide Nanosheets As Superior Sorbents for Heavy Metal Ion Pollution Management
Environmental Science & Technology|2011
1.8k cit.
10
Humic substances as electron acceptors for microbial respiration
Nature|1996
1.8k cit.

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