ScholarGPS has released its 2026 Highly Ranked Scholars list, recognising the world's top 0.05% of scientists based on research productivity, citation impact and publication quality. Prof. Ong Wee Jun from the School of Energy and Chemical Engineering at Xiamen University Malaysia (XMUM) is featured in both the Lifetime and Prior Five Years rankings. He ranks third worldwide in the graphitic carbon nitride category in the Lifetime ranking and 1,508th across all fields in the Prior Five Years ranking.

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Prof. Ong Wee Jun joined XMUM in 2018 and currently serves as Assistant Dean of the School of Energy and Chemical Engineering and Director of the Centre of Excellence for Nano Energy and Catalysis Technology (CONNECT). His research interests include nanomaterials for photo(electro)catalytic and electrochemical water splitting, CO₂ reduction, H₂O₂ synthesis, nitrate-to-ammonia conversion, alcohol oxidation and organic synthesis, as well as microwave plasma methane cracking for graphene and hydrogen production.