1.Q. Liu, W. Yang*, Resolving non-covalent interactions between surface hydroxyl on Cu and interfacial water in alkaline CO electroreduction, Nature Catalysis 2025, 8, 843–852. (IF=44.6)
2.D. Chen†, W. Li†, J. Liu, L. Sun*, Bio-inspired proton relay for promoting continuous 5-hydroxymethylfurfural electrooxidation in a flowing system, Energy & Environmental Science 2025, 18, 3120–3128. (IF=31)
3.G. Lin, A. Dong, Z. Li, W. Li, X. Cao, Y. Zhao, L. Wang, L. Sun*, An Interlayer Anchored NiMo/MoO2 Electrocatalyst for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction in Anion Exchange Membrane Water Electrolysis at High Current Density, Advanced Materials 2025, 37, 2507525. (IF=26.8)
4.J. Du†, Z. Li†, L. Wang, Y. Ding, W. Ye, W. Yang, L. Sun*, Anion Exchange Membrane Seawater Electrolysis at 1.0 A cm−2 With an Anode Catalyst Stable for 9000 H, Advanced Science 2025, 12, 2416661. (IF=14.1)
5.D. Chen†, Y. Ding†, X. Cao†, L. Sun*, Heterostructured Ni-Co electrocatalyst with enhanced interfacial charge transfer for efficient biomass upgrading, Applied Catalysis B: Environment and Energy 2025, 378,125539 . (IF=21.1)
6.L. Sun*, Towards rational design of high-performance anion exchange membranes, Science Bulletin 2025, 70, 1361–1363. (IF=21.1)
7.X. Cui, T. Tang, F. Zhang, L. Sun, B. Zhang*, New benchmark for pure nickel-based oxygen-evolution electrocatalyst: Tailored large NiMoO4·xH2O monocrystals for complete reconstruction, Applied Catalysis B: Environment and Energy 2025, 366, 125024. (IF=21.1)
8.H. Yang, F. Li*, S. Zhan, Y. Liu, T. Liu, L. Wang, W. Li, M. S. G. Ahlquist, S. Farid, R. Geshi, J. Wang, M. T. M. Koper, L. Sun*, Metal-hydroxyls mediate intramolecular proton transfer in heterogeneous O–O bond formation, Nature Chemistry 2025. (IF=20.7)
9.X. Cui†, Y. Ding†, F. Zhang, X. Cao, Y. Guo, L. Sun, B. Zhang*, Reserved charges in a long-lived NiOOH phase drive catalytic water oxidation, Nature Chemistry 2025, 18, 120-127. (IF=20.7)
10.C. Han†, Y. Liu†, T. Wang*, Structure–Activity Relation of the Oxide Path Mechanism for O–O Coupling on Rutile-Based Oxygen Evolution Reaction Catalysts, ACS Energy Letters 2025, 10, 4511–4517. (IF=18.9)
11.Q. Zhang†, L. Yin†, R. Ren, L. He, L. Wang, L. Sun*, Pendant meta-Piperidinium-Based Anion Exchange Membranes with Enhanced Alkaline Stability for Water Electrolysis, ACS Energy Letters 2025, 10, 3735–3742. (IF=18.9)
12.C. Cai†, H. Lee†, W. Shi†, Y. Liu, B. Zhang*, L. Sun, T. Wang*, Nickel–Antimony Electrocatalyst for Durable Acidic Hydrogen Evolution Reaction in Proton Exchange Membrane Electrolyzers, ACS Energy Letters 2025, 10, 1483–1490. (IF=18.9)
13.G. Ding, H. Lee, X. Cao, Z. Li, J. Liu, L. Wang, Y. Ding, L. Yin, L. Sun*, 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural Oxidation in Scaled Anion Exchange Membrane Electrolyzer with NiCuOx Catalyst, ACS Energy Letters 2025, 10, 571–578. (IF=18.9)
14.Z. Chen, T. Wang*, Understanding the C–C coupling mechanism in electrochemical CO reduction at low CO coverage: Dynamic change in site preference matters, Chinese Journal of Catalysis 2025, 69, 193–202. (IF=17.7)
15.S. Ding, Z. Li, G. Lin, Y. Ding, L. Wang, L. Sun*, Post‐Selenium‐Leaching Induced Fast Micro‐Bubble Detachment on Nickel‐Iron‐Based OER Catalyst for Efficient AEM‐WE, Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2025, 64, e202517132. (IF=17)
16.W. Li†, Y. Ding†, Y. Zhao†, Z. Li, G. Lin, L. Wang, L. Sun*, Zwitterion‐Modified NiFe OER Catalyst Achieving Ultrastable Anion Exchange Membrane Water Electrolysis via Dynamic Alkaline Microenvironment Engineering, Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2025, 64, e202505924. (IF=17)
17.K. Zhu†, B. Jia†, Z. Chen†, Z. Hu, L. Sun, T. Wang*, B. Zhang*, Sn Catalysts with Build‐in [NCN]2− as Proton Relay for Industrial‐Grade CO2 Reduction at Low Overpotential, Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2025, 64, e202507422. (IF=17)
18.L. Yin†, R. Ren†, L. He, H. Lee, Q. Zhang, G. Ding, L. Wang, L. Sun*, Polyarylmethylpiperidinium (PAMP) for Next Generation Anion Exchange Membranes, Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2025, 64, e202503715. (IF=17)
19.Y. Guo, L. Kloo, L. Sun*, Quantum Chemical Understanding of the O2 Release Process from Nature's Water Splitting Cofactor, Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2025, 64, e202421383. (IF=17)
20.C. Cai, T. Wang*, Resolving chemical-motif similarity with enhanced atomic structure representations for accurately predicting descriptors at metallic interfaces, Nature Communications 2025, 16, 8761. (IF=15.7)
21.Y. Li†, B. Zhang†, Y. Wu, T. Tang, A. Guan, Q. Xu, L. Wang, J. Liu, L. Sun*, A.-P. Zeng*, Ultrafast Conversion of CO2 into C3–C4 Diols in a Synergistic Electrochemical and AI-Assisted Biosynthesis System, Journal of the American Chemical Society 2025, 147, 39827–39837. (IF=15.7)
22.Z. Wei, Y. Ding*, W. Shi, F. Zhang, Y. Song, X. Cui, Y. Guo, L. Sun, Q. Jiang, B. Zhang*, Lanthanum-assisted lattice anchoring of iridium in Co3O4 for efficient oxygen evolution reaction in low-iridium water electrolysis, Nature Communications 2025, 16, 8145. (IF=15.7)
23.Q. Liu, J. Zang, W. Ye, L. Li, C. Wang, J. Jin, W. Yang*, Universal Formation, Dynamics, and Reactivities of *CObridge Accompanying Spontaneous Reconstruction of Cu during Electrochemical CO2 or CO Reduction, Journal of the American Chemical Society 2025, 147, 31497–31508. (IF=15.7)
24.A. Dong†, G. Lin†, Z. Li, W. Wu, X. Cao, W. Li, L. Wang, Y. Zhao, D. Chen, L. Sun*, Interlayer-bonded Ni/MoO2 electrocatalyst for efficient hydrogen evolution reaction with stability over 6000 h at 1000 mA cm−2, Nature Communications 2025, 16, 4955. (IF=15.7)
25.S. Sun†, Y. Wu†, Y. Ding†, L. Wang, X. Cao, L. Sun*, Facet-Engineered Copper Electrocatalysts Enable Sustainable NADH Regeneration with High Efficiency, Journal of the American Chemical Society 2025, 147, 16630–16641. (IF=15.7)
26.Y. Song†, W. Zhao†, Z. Wang, W. Shi, F. Zhang, Z. Wei, X. Cui, Y. Zhu, T. Wang*, L. Sun, B. Zhang*, Sub-4 nm Ru-RuO2 Schottky Nanojunction as a Catalyst for Durable Acidic Water Oxidation, Journal of the American Chemical Society 2025, 147, 13775–13783. (IF=15.7)
27.J. Zang, W. Ye, Q. Liu, J. Meng, W. Yang*, Plasmonic-Promoted Formation of Surface Adsorbed Stochastic CO during Electrochemical CO2 and CO Reduction on Cu at Extreme Low Overpotentials, Journal of the American Chemical Society 2025, 147, 10260–10267. (IF=15.7)
28.H. Lee†, G. Ding†, L. Wang, Y. Ding, T. Tang, L. Sun*, Suppressing Mo‐Species Leaching in MoOx/A‐Ni3S2 Cathode for Stable Anion Exchange Membrane Water Electrolysis at Industrial‐Scale Current Density, Advanced Science 2025, 12, 2502478. (IF=14.1)
29.H. Xiong, J. Yang, J. Li, Y. Cai, F. Zhang, J.-Y. Chen, R.-Z. Liao, L. Sun, B. Zhang*, Electrochemical Ammonia Oxidation Catalyzed by a Ruthenium Complex with a Dangling Sulfonate Group, ACS Catalysis 2025, 15, 8633–8642. (IF=13.1)
30.B. Jia†, Z. Chen†, K. Zhu, W. Shi, Z. Hu, T. Wang*, L. Sun, B. Zhang*, Gallium modulated tin oxide for continuous production of formic acid via durable acidic CO2 electroreduction, Science Advances 2025, 11, eadw7326. (IF=12.5)
31.J. Dai†, Y. Ding†, Y. Zhao†, Z. Li, S. Liu, P. Zhang, F. Li, S. Zhang, L. Sun, F. Li*, Surface-Engineered Molybdenum Oxide with Cucurbit[6]uril for Enhanced Nitrogen Reduction Electrocatalysis, Small 2025, 21, e07453. (IF=12.1)
32.L. Li, W. Ye, Q. Liu, R. Liu, X. Lu, T. Yao, L. Wang, B. Gu, L. Sun, W. Yang*, Operando Raman characterization of unique electroinduced molecular tautomerization in zero-gap electrolyzers promotes CO2 reduction, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2025, 122, e2418144122. (IF=9.1)
33.W. Zheng, R. Ren, L. Yin, T. Tang, G. Ding, H. Lee, L. Sun*, OH− conductivity enhancement of quinuclidinium-based anion exchange membrane by the introduction of dibenzothiophene, Journal of Membrane Science 2025, 733, 124300. (IF=9)
34.J. Li, X. Shi, F. Zhang, X. Lu, Y. Zhang, R. Liao, B. Zhang*, Electrocatalytic Ammonia Oxidation by a Ruthenium Complex Bearing a 2, 6-Pyridinedicarboxylate Ligand, JACS Au 2025, 5, 1812–1821. (IF=8.7)
35.X. Cui, Y. Ding, T. Tang, L. Wang, F. Zhang, P. Li, L. Sun, B. Zhang*, Hierarchical NiFeMoO4 Precatalyst Reconstructed NiFeOOH Anodes for Efficient and Durable Anion-Exchange Membrane Water Electrolysis, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2025, 17, 29659–29668. (IF=8.2)
36.Z. Hu, L. Sun*, The Role of Intrinsic Defects in Photocatalysis of Quantum Dots: An Ideal Photocatalyst Is Based on an Ideal Light Emitter?, ChemSusChem 2025, 18, e202501100. (IF=6.6)
37.L. Ma, T. Wang*, Effects of Hydration Level and Hydrogen Bonds on Hydroxide Transport Mechanisms in Anion Exchange Membranes, ChemSusChem 2025, 18, e202402660. (IF=6.6)
38.C. Han†, Y. Liu†, T. Wang*, Potential-dependent O–O Coupling Mechanism for Oxygen Evolution Reaction on Ruthenium Dioxide, The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 2025, 16, 8986–8993. (IF=4.7)
39.G. Xu, T. Wang*, Practical Applications of Grand-canonical Electronic Structure Calculations in Electrochemical Simulation, The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 2025, 16, 1470–1477. (IF=4.7)
40.G. Xu, T. Wang*, Determining the Magnetic Status of Active Sites on Nanocatalysts, The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 2025, 16, 1447–1452. (IF=4.7)
41.Q. Zhang†, R. Ren†, L. Yin, L. Sun*, Alkali‐Stable Cations and Anion Exchange Membranes, Chemistry – A European Journal 2025, 31, e202404264. (IF=3.7)
42.W. Ye, W. Yang*, A Holistic View of Ions and Water Arrangements at the Electrified Cu Surface during Electrochemical CO2 Conversion, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2025, 130, 827-837. (IF=3.2)
43.Y. Li, Y. Wu, S. Sun, W. Li, L. Sun*, The current status and future of solar-driven efficient NAD(P)H cofactor regeneration technology, Chinese Science Bulletin 2025. (IF=1.649)