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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 42 12506 12096 3396 3381 104 8525

Chaohua Cui publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Chaohua Cui between 1988 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Chaohua Cui published across 38 years, from 1988 to 2025, averaging 3.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 13 publications in 2012. 18 of the 119 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1988 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 13. Peak 13 publications in 2012. 1988: 3 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 0 publications 2005: 0 publications 2006: 0 publications 2007: 0 publications 2008: 0 publications 2009: 0 publications 2010: 0 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 13 publications 2013: 1 publication 2014: 2 publications 2015: 6 publications 2016: 11 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 11 publications 2019: 12 publications 2020: 5 publications 2021: 10 publications 2022: 7 publications 2023: 7 publications 2024: 5 publications 2025: 13 publications
1988 2025

119 publications in total across all disciplines

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Chaohua Cui: publications per year, 1988 to 2025
Year Publications
1988 3
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 1
1993 0
1994 0
1995 0
1996 0
1997 0
1998 0
1999 0
2000 0
2001 0
2002 0
2003 0
2004 0
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 5
2012 13
2013 1
2014 2
2015 6
2016 11
2017 7
2018 11
2019 12
2020 5
2021 10
2022 7
2023 7
2024 5
2025 13
Total 119
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Chaohua Cui 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 Chaohua Cui sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 57 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 50–69 to 1,163+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 891. Most scientists, 891, have 190–209 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 90–109 publications, is where this scientist sits. 50–69 publications: 28 scientists 70–89 publications: 152 scientists 90–109 publications: 356 scientists 110–129 publications: 487 scientists 130–149 publications: 723 scientists 150–169 publications: 835 scientists 170–189 publications: 850 scientists 190–209 publications: 891 scientists 210–229 publications: 862 scientists 230–249 publications: 766 scientists 250–269 publications: 726 scientists 270–289 publications: 665 scientists 290–309 publications: 593 scientists 310–329 publications: 537 scientists 330–349 publications: 477 scientists 350–369 publications: 440 scientists 370–389 publications: 356 scientists 390–409 publications: 321 scientists 410–429 publications: 256 scientists 430–449 publications: 246 scientists 450–469 publications: 216 scientists 470–489 publications: 212 scientists 490–509 publications: 174 scientists 510–529 publications: 194 scientists 530–549 publications: 162 scientists 550–569 publications: 131 scientists 570–589 publications: 111 scientists 590–609 publications: 103 scientists 610–629 publications: 99 scientists 630–649 publications: 77 scientists 650–669 publications: 92 scientists 670–689 publications: 56 scientists 690–709 publications: 53 scientists 710–729 publications: 53 scientists 730–749 publications: 38 scientists 750–769 publications: 52 scientists 770–789 publications: 43 scientists 790–809 publications: 38 scientists 810–829 publications: 34 scientists 830–849 publications: 25 scientists 850–869 publications: 18 scientists 870–889 publications: 20 scientists 890–909 publications: 24 scientists 910–929 publications: 27 scientists 930–949 publications: 20 scientists 950–969 publications: 17 scientists 970–989 publications: 10 scientists 990–1,009 publications: 16 scientists 1,010–1,029 publications: 13 scientists 1,030–1,049 publications: 12 scientists 1,050–1,069 publications: 9 scientists 1,070–1,089 publications: 8 scientists 1,090–1,109 publications: 7 scientists 1,110–1,129 publications: 9 scientists 1,130–1,149 publications: 2 scientists 1,150–1,162 publications: 5 scientists 1,163+ publications: 100 scientists
50–69 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 104 publications — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Materials Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
50–69 28
70–89 152
90–109 356 104
110–129 487
130–149 723
150–169 835
170–189 850
190–209 891
210–229 862
230–249 766
250–269 726
270–289 665
290–309 593
310–329 537
330–349 477
350–369 440
370–389 356
390–409 321
410–429 256
430–449 246
450–469 216
470–489 212
490–509 174
510–529 194
530–549 162
550–569 131
570–589 111
590–609 103
610–629 99
630–649 77
650–669 92
670–689 56
690–709 53
710–729 53
730–749 38
750–769 52
770–789 43
790–809 38
810–829 34
830–849 25
850–869 18
870–889 20
890–909 24
910–929 27
930–949 20
950–969 17
970–989 10
990–1,009 16
1,010–1,029 13
1,030–1,049 12
1,050–1,069 9
1,070–1,089 8
1,090–1,109 7
1,110–1,129 9
1,130–1,149 2
1,150–1,162 5
1,163+ 100
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Chaohua Cui 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 Chaohua Cui sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 165+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 667. Most scientists, 667, have 52–53 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 42–43 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 211 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 450 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 612 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 612 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 598 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 657 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 667 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 621 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 597 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 610 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 587 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 606 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 533 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 490 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 469 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 378 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 421 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 359 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 323 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 299 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 230 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 210 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 195 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 203 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 175 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 175 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 142 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 121 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 117 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 107 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 88 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 85 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 68 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 62 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 57 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 45 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 49 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 50 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 34 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 38 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 28 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 24 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 33 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 28 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 21 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 20 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 23 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 17 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 12 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 17 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 21 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 13 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 11 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 13 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 4 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 4 scientists 164 D-Index: 3 scientists 165+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 42 D-Index — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Materials Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 211
42–43 450 42
44–45 612
46–47 612
48–49 598
50–51 657
52–53 667
54–55 621
56–57 597
58–59 610
60–61 587
62–63 606
64–65 533
66–67 490
68–69 469
70–71 378
72–73 421
74–75 359
76–77 323
78–79 299
80–81 230
82–83 210
84–85 195
86–87 203
88–89 175
90–91 175
92–93 142
94–95 121
96–97 117
98–99 107
100–101 88
102–103 85
104–105 68
106–107 62
108–109 57
110–111 45
112–113 49
114–115 50
116–117 34
118–119 38
120–121 37
122–123 29
124–125 28
126–127 24
128–129 33
130–131 28
132–133 21
134–135 20
136–137 23
138–139 17
140–141 12
142–143 17
144–145 21
146–147 13
148–149 11
150–151 14
152–153 13
154–155 9
156–157 10
158–159 7
160–161 4
162–163 4
164 3
165+ 98
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Overview

Chaohua Cui is affiliated with Soochow University in China and conducts research primarily in the fields of Engineering and Materials Science. Their work focuses extensively on subfields such as Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Polymers and Plastics, Organic Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics.

The main topics of Chaohua Cui's research include:

  • Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics
  • Conducting Polymers and Applications
  • Perovskite Materials and Applications
  • Thin-Film Transistor Technologies
  • Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Research
  • Nanowire Synthesis and Applications
  • Fullerene Chemistry and Applications

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Chaohua Cui showcase a sustained focus on organic solar cells and photoactive layer optimization. Notable publications include:

  • "Volatilizable Solid Additive-Assisted Treatment Enables Organic Solar Cells with Efficiency over 18.8% and Fill Factor Exceeding 80%" (2021), published in Advanced Materials
  • "Selective Hole and Electron Transport in Efficient Quaternary Blend Organic Solar Cells" (2020), published in Joule
  • "Morphology optimization of photoactive layers in organic solar cells" (2021), published in Aggregate
  • "Anthracene-Assisted Morphology Optimization in Photoactive Layer for High-Efficiency Polymer Solar Cells" (2021), published in Advanced Functional Materials
  • "Morphology Optimization of the Photoactive Layer through Crystallinity and Miscibility Regulation for High-performance Polymer Solar Cells" (2022), published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Chaohua Cui collaborates frequently with a number of researchers, including:

  • Hang Yang
  • Yongfang Li
  • Hongyu Fan
  • Xiaoxiao Li
  • Kewei Hu

Their work is often featured in established scientific journals and publication venues such as:

  • Advanced Functional Materials
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry C
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Advanced Materials

Best Publications

  • Single-Junction Polymer Solar Cells Exceeding 10% Power Conversion Efficiency

    Jing-De Chen;Chaohua Cui;Chaohua Cui;Yan-Qing Li;Lei Zhou

  • Flexible and Semitransparent Organic Solar Cells

    Yaowen Li;Guiying Xu;Chaohua Cui;Yongfang Li;Yongfang Li

  • High efficiency polymer solar cells based on poly(3-hexylthiophene)/indene-C70 bisadduct with solvent additive

    Xia Guo;Chaohua Cui;Maojie Zhang;Lijun Huo

  • Improvement of open-circuit voltage and photovoltaic properties of 2D-conjugated polymers by alkylthio substitution

    Chaohua Cui;Chaohua Cui;Wai Yeung Wong;Yongfang Li;Yongfang Li

  • Volatilizable Solid Additive-Assisted Treatment Enables Organic Solar Cells with Efficiency over 18.8% and Fill Factor Exceeding 80.

    Sunan Bao;Hang Yang;Hongyu Fan;Jianqi Zhang

  • High-performance conjugated polymer donor materials for polymer solar cells with narrow-bandgap nonfullerene acceptors

    Chaohua Cui;Yongfang Li;Yongfang Li

  • High-Performance Organic Solar Cells Based on a Small Molecule with Alkylthio-Thienyl-Conjugated Side Chains without Extra Treatments.

    Chaohua Cui;Xia Guo;Jie Min;Bing Guo

  • Enhanced Performance and Stability of a Polymer Solar Cell by Incorporation of Vertically Aligned, Cross-Linked Fullerene Nanorods†

    Chih Yu Chang;Cheng En Wu;Shih Yung Chen;Shih Yung Chen;Chaohua Cui

  • Solution-Processed Tungsten Oxide as an Effective Anode Buffer Layer for High-Performance Polymer Solar Cells

    Zhan’ao Tan;Liangjie Li;Chaohua Cui;Yuqin Ding

  • Fullerene Derivatives for the Applications as Acceptor and Cathode Buffer Layer Materials for Organic and Perovskite Solar Cells

    Chaohua Cui;Yaowen Li;Yongfang Li;Yongfang Li

  • High‐Performance Colorful Semitransparent Polymer Solar Cells with Ultrathin Hybrid‐Metal Electrodes and Fine‐Tuned Dielectric Mirrors

    Guiying Xu;Liang Shen;Chaohua Cui;Shanpeng Wen

  • High-performance polymer solar cells based on a 2D-conjugated polymer with an alkylthio side-chain

    Chaohua Cui;Chaohua Cui;Zhicai He;Yue Wu;Xiao Cheng

  • Transfer-Printed PEDOT:PSS Electrodes Using Mild Acids for High Conductivity and Improved Stability with Application to Flexible Organic Solar Cells

    Xi Fan;Bingang Xu;Shenghua Liu;Chaohua Cui

  • Rationally pairing photoactive materials for high-performance polymer solar cells with efficiency of 16.53%

    Yue Wu;Yan Zheng;Hang Yang;Chenkai Sun

  • Evaluation of Electron Donor Materials for Solution-Processed Organic Solar Cells via a Novel Figure of Merit

    Jie Min;Jie Min;Yuriy N. Luponosov;Chaohua Cui;Bin Kan

  • New Strategy for Two-Step Sequential Deposition: Incorporation of Hydrophilic Fullerene in Second Precursor for High-Performance p-i-n Planar Perovskite Solar Cells

    Guiying Xu;Rongming Xue;Weijie Chen;Jingwen Zhang

  • Simultaneously Improved Efficiency and Stability in All-Polymer Solar Cells by a P-i-N Architecture

    Yalong Xu;Jianyu Yuan;Shuyan Liang;Jing-De Chen

  • Morphology optimization of photoactive layers in organic solar cells

    Chaohua Cui;Yongfang Li;Yongfang Li

  • Selective Hole and Electron Transport in Efficient Quaternary Blend Organic Solar Cells

    Lingeswaran Arunagiri;Zhengxing Peng;Xinhui Zou;Han Yu

  • Efficient Polymer Solar Cells Based on Poly(3‐hexylthiophene):Indene‐C70 Bisadduct with a MoO3 Buffer Layer

    Xi Fan;Xi Fan;Chaohua Cui;Guojia Fang;Jinzhao Wang

  • Efficiency Enhancement of Polymer Solar Cells Based on Poly(3‐hexylthiophene)/Indene‐C70 Bisadduct via Methylthiophene Additive

    Yeping Sun;Yeping Sun;Chaohua Cui;Haiqiao Wang;Yongfang Li

Frequent Co-Authors

Yongfang Li
Yongfang Li Soochow University
Yue Wu
Yue Wu Iowa State University
Maojie Zhang
Maojie Zhang Soochow University
Jie Min
Jie Min Wuhan University
Wai-Yeung Wong
Wai-Yeung Wong Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Yaowen Li
Yaowen Li Soochow University
Christoph J. Brabec
Christoph J. Brabec University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Jianyu Yuan
Jianyu Yuan Soochow University
Zhi-Guo Zhang
Zhi-Guo Zhang Beijing University of Chemical Technology
Zhan'ao Tan
Zhan'ao Tan Beijing University of Chemical Technology

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