BEIJING – Clarivate Analytics on Thursday announced the 2025 Citation Laureates award, which recognised 22 scholars from eight countries.
Chinese chemist Zhang Tao, from Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, won the award in chemistry for his contributions to single-atom catalysis.
This made him the first scientist from the Chinese mainland to receive the Citation Laureates award.
Zhang, along with his collaborators, created the concept of single-atom catalysis, which advances heterogeneous catalysis research to the atomic level.
He laid the scientific foundation for precise catalysis, and opening up an entirely new frontier in the field.
His groundbreaking research has not only driven fundamental advances in catalysis science but also profoundly influenced several frontier interdisciplinary fields, including energy chemistry and materials science.
His research has further stimulated rapid global progress in this field of research.
The Citation Laureates award is granted based on a comprehensive evaluation of research impact, including citation performance, originality, breakthrough significance, identification of core contributors, and peer recognition.
Widely regarded as a leading “predictor” of the Nobel Prizes, the Citation Laureate award has seen 83 of its past recipients go on to win Nobel Prizes since its inception. (Xinhua/NAN)
