On November 19, Clarivate Analytics officially announced the 2024 list of Highly Cited Researchers, recognizing leading scientists and researchers from universities, research institutions, and commercial organizations worldwide who have made significant and broad impacts in their fields. This year, 6,636 scientists from over 1,200 institutions across 59 countries and regions were named.

Associate Professor Tao Deng, a distinguished young scholar from the China-UK Low Carbon College, was selected as a Highly Cited Researcher in the Cross-Field category. The annual Highly Cited Researchers list by Clarivate Analytics honors natural and social scientists whose research contributions have demonstrated substantial global influence within their disciplines.

Tao Deng, Associate Professor and Ph.D. Supervisor at the China-UK Low Carbon College, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, holds a Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering from Tianjin University (2014) and Master's and Ph.D. degrees from Rice University and the University of Maryland (2020), respectively, under the supervision of Professor Chunsheng Wang.

He conducted postdoctoral research at the University of Maryland and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, specializing in interface engineering and the design of electrolytes/electrolyte systems for secondary batteries, including solid/liquid lithium-metal batteries, sodium batteries, and potassium batteries. He has published over 60 SCI papers in top-tier journals, such as Nature, Nature Nanotechnology, Nature Chemistry, and Nature Energy, with more than 30 of these papers recognized as Highly Cited or Hot Papers (Top 1%/0.1%) by ESI. Over the past five years, his work has been cited over 10,000 times, with an H-index of 39.

In 2022, he was awarded both national and Shanghai-level High-Level Overseas Talent awards and was recognized as a Highly Cited Researcher (Cross-Field) by Clarivate Analytics. He also appeared on Stanford University and Elsevier's list of the world's top 2% scientists. His accolades include the University of Maryland Dean’s Doctoral Research Award, Battery500 Consortium Young Investigator Award, University of Maryland Outstanding Graduate Student Award, and Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-financed Students Abroad (2019), etc.

Currently, he serves as a Young Editorial Board Member for journals such as EcoEnergy, Battery Energy, and Carbon Neutrality. Additionally, he is a reviewer for numerous high-impact journals, including Nature series publications