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D-Index
72
Citations
19397
World Ranking
4030
National Ranking
1085

Cai-Zhuang Wang publication distribution in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Materials Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Cai-Zhuang Wang sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 506 publications — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more.

Cai-Zhuang Wang D-index placement in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Cai-Zhuang Wang sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 72 D-Index — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.

Overview

Cai-Zhuang Wang is a researcher affiliated with Iowa State University in the United States. Their work primarily spans the fields of Materials Science and Physics and Astronomy, contributing significantly to both disciplines.

The scientist's main fields of study are:

  • Materials Science
  • Physics and Astronomy

Their research includes a focus on several subfields, notably:

  • Materials Chemistry
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Geophysics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Cai-Zhuang Wang has also engaged extensively with key research topics such as:

  • Machine Learning in Materials Science
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Rare-earth and actinide compounds
  • Phase-change materials and chalcogenides
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Boron and Carbon Nanomaterials Research
  • Graphene research and applications

There are several notable recent papers authored or co-authored by this scientist:

  • "Interlayer gap widened α-phase molybdenum trioxide as high-rate anodes for dual-ion-intercalation energy storage devices," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "Photodepositing CdS on the Active Cyano Groups Decorated g-C3N4 in Z-Scheme Manner Promotes Visible-Light-Driven Hydrogen Evolution," 2021, Small
  • "A deep learning interatomic potential developed for atomistic simulation of carbon materials," 2021, Carbon
  • "Efficient Step-Merged Quantum Imaginary Time Evolution Algorithm for Quantum Chemistry," 2020, Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation
  • "Topochemical Deintercalation of Li from Layered LiNiB: toward 2D MBene," 2021, Journal of the American Chemical Society

The scientist frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Physical review. B./Physical review. B
  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
  • Physical Review Materials

Cai-Zhuang Wang collaborates regularly with a group of co-authors that includes:

  • Kai-Ming Ho
  • Yang Sun
  • Feng Zhang
  • Yong-Xin Yao
  • Renhai Wang

Best Publications

  • A transferable tight-binding potential for carbon

    CH Xu;CZ Wang;Che Ting Chan;KM Ho

  • Structures of medium-sized silicon clusters

    Kai-Ming Ho;Alexandre A. Shvartsburg;Bicai Pan;Zhong-Yi Lu

  • Melting line of aluminum from simulations of coexisting phases.

    James R. Morris;Caizhuang Wang;Kaiming Ho;Changfeng Chan

  • Diffusion, Coalescence, and Reconstruction of Vacancy Defects in Graphene Layers

    Gun-Do Lee;C. Z. Wang;Euijoon Yoon;Nong-Moon Hwang

  • First-principles study, fabrication and characterization of (Zr0.25Nb0.25Ti0.25V0.25)C high-entropy ceramics

    Beilin Ye;Tongqi Wen;Tongqi Wen;Manh Cuong Nguyen;Luyao Hao

  • First-principles study, fabrication, and characterization of (Hf0.2Zr0.2Ta0.2Nb0.2Ti0.2)C high-entropy ceramic

    Beilin Ye;Tongqi Wen;Tongqi Wen;Kehan Huang;Cai-Zhuang Wang

  • Environment-dependent tight-binding potential model

    Mingsheng Tang;Caizhuang Wang;Che Ting Chan;Che Ting Chan;Kai Ming Ho

  • Transferable tight-binding models for silicon.

    I. Kwon;R. Biswas;C. Z. Wang;K. M. Ho

  • Structure, dynamics, and electronic properties of diamondlike amorphous carbon.

    C. Z. Wang;K. M. Ho

  • Environment-Dependent Tight-Binding Potential Model

    C. Z. Wang;B. C. Pan;M. S. Tang;H. Haas

  • On-the-fly machine-learning for high-throughput experiments: search for rare-earth-free permanent magnets

    Aaron Gilad Kusne;Aaron Gilad Kusne;Tieren Gao;Apurva Mehta;Liqin Ke

  • Phase Modulation of (1T-2H)-MoSe2/TiC-C Shell/Core Arrays via Nitrogen Doping for Highly Efficient Hydrogen Evolution Reaction.

    Shengjue Deng;Fan Yang;Qinghua Zhang;Yu Zhong

  • Molecular-dynamics simulation of thermal conductivity in amorphous silicon

    Young Hee Lee;R. Biswas;C. M. Soukoulis;C. Z. Wang

  • Structures and dynamical properties of C n , Si n , Ge n , and Sn n clusters with n up to 13

    Zhong-Yi Lu;Cai-Zhuang Wang;Kai-Ming Ho

  • Tight-binding molecular-dynamics study of phonon anharmonic effects in silicon and diamond

    C.Z. Wang;C.T. Chan;K.M. Ho;K.M. Ho

  • Ionization of medium-sized silicon clusters and the geometries of the cations

    Bei Liu;Zhong-Yi Lu;Bicai Pan;Cai-Zhuang Wang

  • Tight-binding molecular-dynamics study of defects in silicon

    C.Z. Wang;Che Ting Chan;K.M. Ho

  • Theory of the thermal expansion of Si and diamond

    Chunhui Xu;Chunhui Xu;Caizhuang Wang;Caizhuang Wang;Che Ting Chan;Che Ting Chan;Kaiming Ho;Kaiming Ho

  • An adaptive genetic algorithm for crystal structure prediction.

    Shunqing Wu;Shunqing Wu;Min Ji;Cai-Zhuang Wang;Manh Cuong Nguyen

  • Empirical tight-binding force model for molecular-dynamics simulation of Si.

    Caizhuang Wang;Che Ting Chan;Kaiming Ho

  • Tight-binding molecular-dynamics study of amorphous carbon

    Caizhuang Wang;Kaiming Ho;Che Ting Chan

Frequent Co-Authors

Kai-Ming Ho
Kai-Ming Ho Iowa State University
Matthew J. Kramer
Matthew J. Kramer Ames Laboratory
Mikhail I. Mendelev
Mikhail I. Mendelev Ames Research Center
Patricia A. Thiel
Patricia A. Thiel Iowa State University
James R. Chelikowsky
James R. Chelikowsky The University of Texas at Austin
Li Huang
Li Huang Southern University of Science and Technology
James W. Evans
James W. Evans Iowa State University
Renata M. Wentzcovitch
Renata M. Wentzcovitch Columbia University
Koichiro Umemoto
Koichiro Umemoto Tokyo Institute of Technology

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