• 35 Awardee of the Second National Medal for Innovation
    34 Highly Cited Researchers 2019 (Clarivate Analytics, ISI Web of Knowledge）
    33 Academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences (2019)
    32 Highly Cited Researchers 2018 (Clarivate Analytics, ISI Web of Knowledge)
    31 The first Anhui Provincial Innovation Competition Medal in 2018 ("China University of Science and Technology Biomimetic Nanomaterials Preparation and Assembly Function Research Team")
    30 Excellent mentor award of Chinese academy of sciences in 2018
    29 Highly Cited Researchers 2017 (Clarivate Analytics, ISI Web of Knowledge)
    28 The 2nd Prize of National Natural Science Award awarded by Chinese Government (2016).
    27 Highly Cited Researchers 2016 (Thomson-Reuters, ISI Web of Knowledge)
    26 Most Cited Chinese Researchers 2015 (Elsevier).
    25

    Highly Cited Researchers 2015 (Thomson-Reuters, ISI Web of Knowledge).

    24

    Thomson Reuters China Citation Laureates 2014 —— Highly Cited Researcher Award.
    23

    Highly Cited Researchers 2014 (Thomson-Reuters, ISI Web of Knowledge).
    22 Most Cited Chinese Researchers 2014 (Elsevier).
    21 1st Prize of the Natural Science Award of Anhui Province, P.R. China (2014).
    20

    Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (2013).

    19

    The 2nd Prize of National Natural Science Award awarded by Chinese Government (2010).

    18

    Roy-Somiya Medal of the International Solvothermal and Hydrothermal Association (ISHA) (2010).

    17

    Chem Soc Rev Emerging Investigator Award (2010). 

    16

    Awardee of the Young Innovation Award of the Chinese Chemical Society & BASF (Germany) (2008).

    15

    Career Achievement Award (USTC Alumni Foundation) (2007).

    14

    Awardee of the Outstanding Youth of Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) for Academic Excellence (2007).

    13

    Advisory Guest Professor, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, P.R. China (2007).

    12

    Awardee of the Award for National Outstanding Youth in Science and  Technology (2007).

    11

    The 1st Prize of Natural Science Award of Anhui Province, P.R. China (2006).

    10

    Appointed as the Cheung Kong Professorship by Chinese Ministry of Education (2006).

    9

    Awardee of the Centurial Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) for Outstanding Research performance (2006).

    8

    First Research Prize of Fok Ying Tung Education Foundation (2004).

    7

    Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellow, Germany (2001-2002).

    6

    JSPS Research Associate of the Japan Society for Promotion of Science,  Japan (1999-2001).

    5

    The 2nd Prize of National Natural Science Award (2001), “Solvothermal synthesis and characterization of non-oxide nanostructured materials”.

    4

    The 1st Prize of Natural Science Award of Chinese Academy of Sciences(2000). "Solvothermal synthesis and characterization of non-oxide nanostructured materials"

    3

    Young Researcher Award by the Scientific Committee of “the 4th International Workshop on Design and Soft Solution Processing for Advanced Inorganic Materials”, Feb. 28-March 1, 2000, Yokohama, Japan (2000).

    2

    ISI® Citation Classic Award in recognition of influential research reflected in the publication of the following highly cited paper from the period 1981-1998 (2000).

    1

    Me-Ruo Guo Excellent Award For Outstanding Ph. D Dissertation honored by the Me-Ruo Guo Foundation of Chinese Academy of Science (1999).