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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 46 11335 10952 3142 3129 101 10299

Cheng Ma publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Cheng Ma between 1987 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Cheng Ma published across 39 years, from 1987 to 2025, averaging 3.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 15 publications in 2015. 29 of the 131 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1987 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 15. Peak 15 publications in 2015. 1987: 1 publication 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 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: 1 publication 2011: 2 publications 2012: 0 publications 2013: 1 publication 2014: 10 publications 2015: 15 publications 2016: 12 publications 2017: 5 publications 2018: 3 publications 2019: 10 publications 2020: 8 publications 2021: 10 publications 2022: 12 publications 2023: 12 publications 2024: 14 publications 2025: 15 publications
1987 2025

131 publications in total across all disciplines

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Cheng Ma: publications per year, 1987 to 2025
Year Publications
1987 1
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
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 1
2011 2
2012 0
2013 1
2014 10
2015 15
2016 12
2017 5
2018 3
2019 10
2020 8
2021 10
2022 12
2023 12
2024 14
2025 15
Total 131
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Cheng Ma 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 Cheng Ma 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: 101 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
90–109 356 101
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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Cheng Ma 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 Cheng Ma 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, 46–47 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: 46 D-Index — 12th percentile

12% 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
44–45 612
46–47 612 46
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

Cheng Ma is affiliated with the University of Science and Technology of China in China. Their research primarily focuses on Engineering and Materials Science, with a significant emphasis on subfields such as Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Inorganic Chemistry, and Organic Chemistry.

The scientist's work covers a range of main topics including:

  • Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies
  • Advancements in Battery Materials
  • Thermal Expansion and Ionic Conductivity
  • Nonlinear Optical Materials Research
  • Inorganic Chemistry and Materials
  • Advanced Battery Technologies Research
  • Advanced battery technologies research

Cheng Ma has authored multiple papers, some of which include:

  • Local electronic structure variation resulting in Li 'filament' formation within solid electrolytes, 2021, Nature Materials
  • A cost-effective and humidity-tolerant chloride solid electrolyte for lithium batteries, 2021, Nature Communications
  • A cost-effective, ionically conductive and compressible oxychloride solid-state electrolyte for stable all-solid-state lithium-based batteries, 2023, Nature Communications
  • Role of Interfaces in Solid-State Batteries, 2022, Advanced Materials
  • Bifunctional Atomically Dispersed Mo-N2/C Nanosheets Boost Lithium Sulfide Deposition/Decomposition for Stable Lithium-Sulfur Batteries, 2020, ACS Nano

The frequent coauthors collaborating with Cheng Ma include:

  • Lijing Gong (12 publications)
  • Zhenqi Gu (11 publications)
  • Kai Wang (10 publications)
  • Jinzhu Wang (10 publications)
  • Lv Hu (8 publications)

Regarding publication venues, Cheng Ma has contributed numerous works to:

  • Nature Communications (7 publications)
  • Nano Letters (5 publications)
  • New Journal of Chemistry (4 publications)
  • RSC Advances (4 publications)
  • Physical review. B./Physical review. B (4 publications)

Best Publications

  • Stable cycling of high-voltage lithium metal batteries in ether electrolytes

    Shuhong Jiao;Shuhong Jiao;Xiaodi Ren;Ruiguo Cao;Ruiguo Cao;Mark H. Engelhard

  • Solid Electrolyte: the Key for High‐Voltage Lithium Batteries

    Juchuan Li;Cheng Ma;Miaofang Chi;Chengdu Liang

  • Cover Picture: Excellent Stability of a Lithium‐Ion‐Conducting Solid Electrolyte upon Reversible Li+/H+ Exchange in Aqueous Solutions (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 1/2015)

    Cheng Ma;Ezhiylmurugan Rangasamy;Chengdu Liang;Jeffrey Sakamoto

  • Palladium–platinum core-shell icosahedra with substantially enhanced activity and durability towards oxygen reduction

    Xue Wang;Sang Il Choi;Luke T. Roling;Ming Luo

  • Creation and Destruction of Morphotropic Phase Boundaries through Electrical Poling: A Case Study of Lead-Free (Bi1/2Na1/2)TiO3-BaTiO3 Piezoelectrics

    Cheng Ma;Hanzheng Guo;Scott P. Beckman;Xiaoli Tan

  • Impact of air exposure and surface chemistry on Li–Li7La3Zr2O12 interfacial resistance

    Asma Sharafi;Seungho Yu;Michael Naguib;Marcus Lee

  • The Antiferroelectric ↔ Ferroelectric Phase Transition in Lead-Containing and Lead-Free Perovskite Ceramics

    Xiaoli Tan;Cheng Ma;Joshua Frederick;Sarah Beckman

  • Local electronic structure variation resulting in Li 'filament' formation within solid electrolytes.

    Xiaoming Liu;Regina Garcia-Mendez;Andrew R. Lupini;Yongqiang Cheng

  • A cost-effective and humidity-tolerant chloride solid electrolyte for lithium batteries

    Kai Wang;Qingyong Ren;Zhenqi Gu;Chaomin Duan

  • Interfacial Stability of Li Metal-Solid Electrolyte Elucidated via in Situ Electron Microscopy.

    Cheng Ma;Yongqiang Cheng;Kuibo Yin;Jian Luo

  • High-Selectivity Electrochemical Conversion of CO2 to Ethanol using a Copper Nanoparticle/N-Doped Graphene Electrode

    Yang Song;Rui Peng;Dale K. Hensley;Peter V. Bonnesen

  • Controlled Vapor Phase Growth of Single Crystalline, Two-Dimensional GaSe Crystals with High Photoresponse

    Xufan Li;Ming Wei Lin;Alexander A. Puretzky;Juan C. Idrobo

  • Two-dimensional GaSe/MoSe2 misfit bilayer heterojunctions by van der Waals epitaxy

    Xufan Li;Ming-Wei Lin;Junhao Lin;Bing Huang

  • Atomic-scale origin of the large grain-boundary resistance in perovskite Li-ion-conducting solid electrolytes

    Cheng Ma;Kai Chen;Chengdu Liang;Ce-Wen Nan

  • In situ Transmission Electron Microscopy Study on the Phase Transitionsin Lead-Free (1−x)(Bi1/2Na1/2)TiO3–xBaTiO3 Ceramics

    C. Ma;Xiaoli Tan

  • Phase diagram of unpoled lead-free (1−x)(Bi1/2Na1/2)TiO3–xBaTiO3 ceramics

    C. Ma;Xiaoli Tan

  • Comparison of an oil-miscible ionic liquid and ZDDP as a lubricant anti-wear additive

    Jun Qu;Huimin Luo;Miaofang Chi;Cheng Ma

  • Phosphonium-Organophosphate Ionic Liquids as Lubricant Additives: Effects of Cation Structure on Physicochemical and Tribological Characteristics

    William C. Barnhill;Jun Qu;Huimin Luo;Harry M. Meyer

  • Role of Interfaces in Solid‐State Batteries

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  • A cost-effective, ionically conductive and compressible oxychloride solid-state electrolyte for stable all-solid-state lithium-based batteries

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  • Excellent stability of a lithium-ion-conducting solid electrolyte upon reversible Li(+) /H(+) exchange in aqueous solutions.

    Cheng Ma;Ezhiylmurugan Rangasamy;Chengdu Liang;Jeffrey Sakamoto

  • Sub‐6 nm Fully Ordered L 1 0 ‐Pt–Ni–Co Nanoparticles Enhance Oxygen Reduction via Co Doping Induced Ferromagnetism Enhancement and Optimized Surface Strain

    Tanyuan Wang;Jiashun Liang;Zhonglong Zhao;Shenzhou Li

  • A New Phase Boundary in (Bi1/2Na1/2)TiO3BaTiO3 Revealed via a Novel Method of Electron Diffraction Analysis

    Cheng Ma;Hanzheng Guo;Xiaoli Tan

  • In-Plane Heterojunctions Enable Multiphasic Two-Dimensional (2D) MoS2 Nanosheets As Efficient Photocatalysts for Hydrogen Evolution from Water Reduction

    Rui Peng;Liangbo Liang;Zachary D. Hood;Zachary D. Hood;Abdelaziz Boulesbaa

  • Van der Waals Epitaxial Growth of Two-Dimensional Single-Crystalline GaSe Domains on Graphene

    Xufan Li;Leonardo Basile;Leonardo Basile;Bing Huang;Cheng Ma

Frequent Co-Authors

Miaofang Chi
Miaofang Chi Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Karren L. More
Karren L. More Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Chengdu Liang
Chengdu Liang Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Jeff Sakamoto
Jeff Sakamoto University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Xiaoli Tan
Xiaoli Tan Iowa State University
Harry M. Meyer
Harry M. Meyer Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Nancy J. Dudney
Nancy J. Dudney Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Ce-Wen Nan
Ce-Wen Nan Tsinghua University
Yongqiang Cheng
Yongqiang Cheng Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Jun Qu
Jun Qu Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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