DONGLIN JIANG

Professor, Ph. D
Provost’s Chair
Fellow of EurASc
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore

Dr. Donglin Jiang has been widely recognized as a distinguished scientist and pioneer in the area of 2D polymers and covalent organic frameworks (COFs). Since 2005, Dr. Jiang has been devoted to the design, synthesis, and functional exploration of 2D polymers and COFs when he set up an independent laboratory at Institute for Molecular Science (IMS), National Institutes for Natural Sciences (NINS), and SOKENDAI, Japan. He has been a leading figure in the field of 2D polymer and COFs; his groundbreaking work laid the foundation for the development and understanding of COFs. He has explored the design principles of tetragonal, trigonal, Kagome and anisotropic COFs, the synthetic reactions including azine, phenazine, squaranine and C=C linkages, and the materials and their structure-originated functions. Dr. Jiang has developed the first examples, including the semiconducting COFs, light-emitting COFs, photoconductive COFs, energy-storage COFs, asymmetric catalytic COFs, photocatalytic COFs, ion-conducting COFs and spin-functional COFs through disclosing interplays between COFs with photons, phonons, electrons, holes, spins, ions, and molecules, thus leading,  developing, and deepening the area.

Dr. Jiang has also pioneered the area of conjugated microporous polymers (CMPs) that are a class of amorphous yet conjugated organic networks. Dr. Jiang has focused on design, synthesis and functions of CMPs. Light-harvesting antennae effect, light-emitting materials, catalytic systems, supercapacitive energy storage, super absorbents and energy conversions have been developed in this laboratory. Dr. Jiang also developed the method based on electrochemistry for designed synthesis of thin films of CMPs on various substrates for developing devices.

Publons: https://publons.com/researcher/2134929/donglin-jiang/
Average citation per paper: 220 (Web of Science) and 248 (Google Scholar)@Feb 2024

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2020: Donglin Jiang answers questions about 15 years of research on covalent organic frameworks. Nat Commun 11, 5336 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-19302-x

Awards and Honors
2023: The world’s most highly cited researcher in the field of Chemistry by Clarivate Analytics (NUS news)
2022: The world’s most highly cited researcher in the field of Chemistry by Clarivate Analytics (NUS news; NUS Science News)
2022: Fellow of The European Academy of Sciences (EurASc)
2022: Provost’s Chair, NUS
2021: Alexander von Humboldt Research Award
2021: The world’s most highly cited researcher in the field of Chemistry by Clarivate Analytics (NUS press release)
2020: The world’s most highly cited researcher in the field of Chemistry by Clarivate Analytics (Publons)
2019: The world’s most highly cited researcher in the field of Chemistry by Clarivate Analytics and highlighted by NUS news
2018: The world’s most highly cited researcher in the field of Chemistry by Clarivate Analytics and highlighted by NUS news
2017: The JAIST President Research Award
2016: The 34th Chemical Society of Japan Award for Creative Work (press release Japanese version)
2009: PRESTO, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) (2009-2013) (Link
2006: The Young Scientists’ Prize, The Commendation for Science and Technology by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan
2006: The SPSJ Science Award (Wiley Award), the Society of Polymer Science, Japan (SPSJ) for Creative Work (press release Japanese version)
2005: PRESTO, Japan Science and Technology Agency (2005-2009)(Link
2005: Young Lectureship Award, The Chemical Society of Japan
2000: Lecture Award of Annual National Meeting, The Chemical Society of Japan
1997: Young Scientist Fellowship, JSPS (1997-1998

Education
1989: BS at Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University; Mentor: Professor Zhiquan Shen (Academician of CAS)
1998: Ph. D & Postdoc at The AIDA Laboratory, Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Japan; Mentor: Professor Takuzo AIDA.

Alma Mater
Zhejiang University
The University of Tokyo

Antecedents 
1998-2000: Assistant Professor, The AIDA Laboratory, Department of Chemistry & Biotechnology, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Japan
2000-2005: Group Leader, JST ERATO Aida Nanospace Project, Japan; project leader: Professor Takuzo Aida
2005-2015: Associate Professor, Institute for Molecular Science (IMS), National Institutes for Natural Sciences (NINS), & SOKENDAI, Japan
2016-2018: Professor, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Japan
2018-present: Professor (Strategic Hire), National University of Singapore, Singapore

Journal Editorial Advisory Board Member
International Editorial Advisory Board Member: CCS Chemistry

Guest Editor
Chem. Soc. Rev. for Future Applications and Techniques using Porous Organic Polymers, 2022