Huabin Zhang

Principal Investigator

Principal Investigator

Current

Location:

Bldg 3, Office 4233 King Abdullah University of Science and Technology Thuwal 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

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Biography

Published more than 170 SCI-indexed papers, with a total of 23,322 citations and an H-index of 77 (Google Scholar, January 2026). Fourty-two publications are designated as Highly Cited Papers in Web of Science, and 65 papers have received more than 100 citations. Among these, over 80 papers were published as first author or corresponding author in leading journals, including Science Advances, Nature Reviews Chemistry, Joule, Energy & Environmental Science, Journal of the American Chemical Society, Nature Communications, PNAS, ACS Central Science, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Advanced Materials, Advanced Energy Materials, Advanced Functional Materials, ACS Nano, and Nano Energy. These contributions to the scientific community led to the recognition as a Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher for five consecutive years (2021–2025).

Research Interests

Professor Zhang's research interest focuses on the development of single-atom catalysts with the particular configuration for sustainable energy conversion, including photocatalysis, electrocatalysis, and thermal catalysis. His research also extends to the operando investigation for monitoring the structural evolution of the reactive centers, as well as the mutual interaction between the reactive center and reactant in the catalytic process.

Education

  • Associate Professor                                                   Jan 2026 - Current

Physical Science and Engineering Division, KAUST, Saudi Arabia

  • Assistant Professor                                                   Jan 2021 - Dec 2025

Physical Science and Engineering Division, KAUST, Saudi Arabia

  • Research Fellow                                                        Mar 2017 - Jan 2021

School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

  • Postdoc                                                                   Jul 2014 - Mar 2017

International Center for Materials Nano architectonics, National Institute for Materials Science, Japan

  • Assistant Professor                                                   Jul 2013 - Jun 2014

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), P. R. China

  • Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry                                        Sep 2008 - Jul 2013

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), P. R. China


Scientific and Professional Membership

  • Associate Editor of Science Advances 
  • Editorial Board of Carbon Energy

KAUST Affiliations

  • KAUST Catalysis Centre (KCC)
  • Division of Physical Science and Engineering (PSE)