Source: Office of Scientific Research
On November 12, Clarivate officially released the “Highly Cited Researchers 2025” list. Wang Xin, Researcher at the Institute of Carbon Neutrality of our university, was successfully selected for this authoritative list in recognition of his academic contributions and international influence in the fields of electrode materials and catalytic materials, highlighting our university’s research strength in related areas.
It is reported that the list aims to honor top global researchers who have made significant and broad impacts in their respective fields. The list is produced through a rigorous selection and evaluation process conducted by bibliometric experts and data scientists from the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) at Clarivate, based on citation data from the Web of Science Core Collection combined with qualitative analysis. A total of 6,868 scientists from more than 1,300 institutions across 60 countries and regions were included in the 2025 list.
Wang Xin holds a Ph.D., serves as a researcher and doctoral supervisor, and is recognized as a national-level young talent. He is Executive Dean of the Institute of Carbon Neutrality at ZWU, Deputy Dean of the Yuyao Innovation Research Institute of ZWU, and Director of the Ningbo Key Laboratory of High Specific Energy Power Sources (Category A). His research focuses on electrode materials and catalytic materials, with an emphasis on elucidating their mechanisms of action from two critical perspectives: catalytic mechanisms and structure-performance relationships.
To date, he has published over 150 SCI papers as first or corresponding author, including 95 papers with impact factors above 10, in top journals such as Nature Energy, Journal of the American Chemical Society, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Advanced Materials, and Nature Communications. His publications have been cited 16,500 times, with an H-index of 66 and 20 ESI Highly Cited Papers. He holds 97 granted Chinese invention patents and has received awards such as the First Prize of the 2015 Ministry of Education Natural Science Award (ranked 6/6) and the Second Prize of the Natural Science Award from the Chinese Society of Particuology (ranked 1/6). He has led 15 national, provincial, and municipal-level research projects. He also serves as Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Renewables, a high-starting-point journal under the Excellent Action Plan for Chinese Science and Technology Journals by the Chinese Chemical Society. Under his guidance, students have received numerous awards, including the National Silver Award of the “Internet+” Competition (2023), the Provincial Gold Award of the 9th “Internet+” University Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition (2023), and the Provincial Silver Award of the 14th “Challenge Cup” University Student Entrepreneurship Plan Competition (2024).
Researcher Wang Xin’s inclusion in the “Highly Cited Researchers 2025” list represents an important international recognition of his academic achievements and is also a significant outcome of ZWU’s efforts to advance the “Talent-Strengthening University” strategy and enhance high-level research platforms in recent years. Moving forward, ZWU will continue to focus on key fields such as carbon neutrality and new energy materials, attracting outstanding talents and building advanced research platforms, so as to contribute further to disciplinary development, talent cultivation, and high-quality regional socioeconomic development.