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Cheng Zhong

Cheng Zhong

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 83 3008 2711 552 541 286 20345

Cheng Zhong publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Cheng Zhong between 2003 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Cheng Zhong published across 23 years, from 2003 to 2025, averaging 16 papers a year. Output peaked at 31 publications in 2020. 48 of the 368 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2003 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 31. Peak 31 publications in 2020. 2003: 2 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 0 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 0 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 15 publications 2011: 17 publications 2012: 24 publications 2013: 14 publications 2014: 17 publications 2015: 15 publications 2016: 26 publications 2017: 25 publications 2018: 27 publications 2019: 29 publications 2020: 31 publications 2021: 24 publications 2022: 18 publications 2023: 19 publications 2024: 19 publications 2025: 29 publications
2003 2025

368 publications in total across all disciplines

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Cheng Zhong: publications per year, 2003 to 2025
Year Publications
2003 2
2004 1
2005 0
2006 2
2007 0
2008 6
2009 8
2010 15
2011 17
2012 24
2013 14
2014 17
2015 15
2016 26
2017 25
2018 27
2019 29
2020 31
2021 24
2022 18
2023 19
2024 19
2025 29
Total 368
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Cheng Zhong publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Cheng Zhong sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000 1,250
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 61–80 to 1,295+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,350. Most scientists, 1,350, have 161–180 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 281–300 publications, is where this scientist sits. 61–80 publications: 66 scientists 81–100 publications: 302 scientists 101–120 publications: 623 scientists 121–140 publications: 918 scientists 141–160 publications: 1,218 scientists 161–180 publications: 1,350 scientists 181–200 publications: 1,344 scientists 201–220 publications: 1,281 scientists 221–240 publications: 1,216 scientists 241–260 publications: 1,100 scientists 261–280 publications: 979 scientists 281–300 publications: 939 scientists 301–320 publications: 764 scientists 321–340 publications: 643 scientists 341–360 publications: 628 scientists 361–380 publications: 522 scientists 381–400 publications: 459 scientists 401–420 publications: 397 scientists 421–440 publications: 327 scientists 441–460 publications: 270 scientists 461–480 publications: 265 scientists 481–500 publications: 252 scientists 501–520 publications: 201 scientists 521–540 publications: 185 scientists 541–560 publications: 148 scientists 561–580 publications: 148 scientists 581–600 publications: 132 scientists 601–620 publications: 114 scientists 621–640 publications: 104 scientists 641–660 publications: 91 scientists 661–680 publications: 92 scientists 681–700 publications: 73 scientists 701–720 publications: 57 scientists 721–740 publications: 54 scientists 741–760 publications: 67 scientists 761–780 publications: 45 scientists 781–800 publications: 46 scientists 801–820 publications: 39 scientists 821–840 publications: 32 scientists 841–860 publications: 36 scientists 861–880 publications: 29 scientists 881–900 publications: 26 scientists 901–920 publications: 24 scientists 921–940 publications: 14 scientists 941–960 publications: 23 scientists 961–980 publications: 28 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 15 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 29 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 12 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 19 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 12 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 6 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 8 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 12 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 5 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 6 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 14 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 7 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 2 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 6 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 4 scientists 1,281–1,294 publications: 6 scientists 1,295+ publications: 100 scientists
61–80 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 286 publications — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
61–80 66
81–100 302
101–120 623
121–140 918
141–160 1,218
161–180 1,350
181–200 1,344
201–220 1,281
221–240 1,216
241–260 1,100
261–280 979
281–300 939 286
301–320 764
321–340 643
341–360 628
361–380 522
381–400 459
401–420 397
421–440 327
441–460 270
461–480 265
481–500 252
501–520 201
521–540 185
541–560 148
561–580 148
581–600 132
601–620 114
621–640 104
641–660 91
661–680 92
681–700 73
701–720 57
721–740 54
741–760 67
761–780 45
781–800 46
801–820 39
821–840 32
841–860 36
861–880 29
881–900 26
901–920 24
921–940 14
941–960 23
961–980 28
981–1,000 15
1,001–1,020 29
1,021–1,040 12
1,041–1,060 19
1,061–1,080 12
1,081–1,100 6
1,101–1,120 8
1,121–1,140 12
1,141–1,160 5
1,161–1,180 6
1,181–1,200 14
1,201–1,220 7
1,221–1,240 2
1,241–1,260 6
1,261–1,280 4
1,281–1,294 6
1,295+ 100
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Cheng Zhong D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Cheng Zhong sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 159+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,051. Most scientists, 1,051, have 56–57 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 82–83 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 83 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 289
42–43 612
44–45 808
46–47 776
48–49 835
50–51 861
52–53 872
54–55 933
56–57 1,051
58–59 930
60–61 882
62–63 834
64–65 731
66–67 775
68–69 683
70–71 646
72–73 561
74–75 501
76–77 437
78–79 388
80–81 354
82–83 292 83
84–85 275
86–87 254
88–89 235
90–91 185
92–93 192
94–95 155
96–97 163
98–99 125
100–101 105
102–103 105
104–105 112
106–107 88
108–109 68
110–111 69
112–113 65
114–115 79
116–117 61
118–119 44
120–121 37
122–123 40
124–125 33
126–127 26
128–129 34
130–131 35
132–133 25
134–135 27
136–137 17
138–139 16
140–141 20
142–143 20
144–145 15
146–147 9
148–149 9
150–151 16
152–153 11
154–155 9
156–157 3
158 3
159+ 98
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Overview

Cheng Zhong is affiliated with Wuhan University in China and has a research focus that spans multiple fields related to engineering and materials science. Their scholarly output includes extensive work in the subfields of electrical and electronic engineering, materials chemistry, polymers and plastics, biomedical engineering, and organic chemistry.

The scientific topics addressed by Zhong emphasize organic electronics and photovoltaics, organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) research, conducting polymers and applications, luminescence and fluorescent materials, perovskite materials and applications, molecular junctions and nanostructures, as well as nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics.

Zhong's recent notable publications include the following:

  • Highly efficient luminescence from space-confined charge-transfer emitters, 2020, Nature Materials
  • Achieving 19% Power Conversion Efficiency in Planar-Mixed Heterojunction Organic Solar Cells Using a Pseudosymmetric Electron Acceptor, 2022, Advanced Materials
  • Precisely Controlling the Position of Bromine on the End Group Enables Well-Regular Polymer Acceptors for All-Polymer Solar Cells with Efficiencies over 15%, 2020, Advanced Materials
  • Suppressed recombination loss in organic photovoltaics adopting a planar-mixed heterojunction architecture, 2022, Nature Energy
  • Extending the π-Skeleton of Multi-Resonance TADF Materials towards High-Efficiency Narrowband Deep-Blue Emission, 2022, Angewandte Chemie International Edition

The scientist has published frequently in several academic venues, with the highest number of publications appearing in:

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

Collaboration plays a significant role in Zhong's research, with frequent coauthors including Chuluo Yang, Shaolong Gong, Yang Zou, Linna Zhu, and Jingsheng Miao.

The breadth of Zhong's work reflects a concentrated involvement in the development and study of materials and devices in organic electronics and photovoltaics, as well as functional polymer systems. Their research contributions touch on charge-transfer emitters, solar cell efficiency improvements, polymer acceptor design, and organic photovoltaic architecture optimization.

Best Publications

  • Achieving Nearly 30% External Quantum Efficiency for Orange–Red Organic Light Emitting Diodes by Employing Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence Emitters Composed of 1,8-Naphthalimide-Acridine Hybrids

    Weixuan Zeng;Hsin-Yu Lai;Wei-Kai Lee;Min Jiao

  • Highly efficient luminescence from space-confined charge-transfer emitters.

    Xun Tang;Lin-Song Cui;Hong-Cheng Li;Alexander J. Gillett

  • Achieving 19% Power Conversion Efficiency in Planar‐Mixed Heterojunction Organic Solar Cells Using a Pseudosymmetric Electron Acceptor

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  • Reliable Prediction with Tuned Range-Separated Functionals of the Singlet–Triplet Gap in Organic Emitters for Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence

    Haitao Sun;Cheng Zhong;Jean-Luc Brédas

  • Fine-Tuning of Molecular Packing and Energy Level through Methyl Substitution Enabling Excellent Small Molecule Acceptors for Nonfullerene Polymer Solar Cells with Efficiency up to 12.54

    Zhenghui Luo;Zhenghui Luo;Haijun Bin;Tao Liu;Zhi-Guo Zhang

  • Precisely Controlling the Position of Bromine on the End Group Enables Well-Regular Polymer Acceptors for All-Polymer Solar Cells with Efficiencies over 15.

    Zhenghui Luo;Zhenghui Luo;Tao Liu;Ruijie Ma;Yiqun Xiao

  • Asymmetrical Ladder‐Type Donor‐Induced Polar Small Molecule Acceptor to Promote Fill Factors Approaching 77% for High‐Performance Nonfullerene Polymer Solar Cells

    Wei Gao;Wei Gao;Miao Zhang;Tao Liu;Ruijie Ming

  • A New Design Strategy for Efficient Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence Organic Emitters: From Twisted to Planar Structures.

    Xian Kai Chen;Youichi Tsuchiya;Yuma Ishikawa;Cheng Zhong

  • Realizing 22.5% External Quantum Efficiency for Solution-Processed Thermally Activated Delayed-Fluorescence OLEDs with Red Emission at 622 nm via a Synergistic Strategy of Molecular Engineering and Host Selection.

    Weixuan Zeng;Weixuan Zeng;Tao Zhou;Weimin Ning;Cheng Zhong

  • Bipolar Tetraarylsilanes as Universal Hosts for Blue, Green, Orange, and White Electrophosphorescence with High Efficiency and Low Efficiency Roll-Off

    Shaolong Gong;Yonghua Chen;Jiajia Luo;Chuluo Yang

  • Tuning the Optoelectronic Properties of Carbazole/Oxadiazole Hybrids through Linkage Modes: Hosts for Highly Efficient Green Electrophosphorescence

    Youtian Tao;Qiang Wang;Chuluo Yang;Cheng Zhong

  • Multifunctional Fluorene‐Based Oligomers with Novel Spiro‐Annulated Triarylamine: Efficient, Stable Deep‐Blue Electroluminescence, Good Hole Injection, and Transporting Materials with Very High Tg

    Zuoquan Jiang;Zhongyin Liu;Chuluo Yang;Cheng Zhong

  • Heavy-atom effect promotes multi-resonance thermally activated delayed fluorescence

    Tao Hua;Lisi Zhan;Nengquan Li;Zhongyan Huang

  • Achieving 21% External Quantum Efficiency for Nondoped Solution-Processed Sky-Blue Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence OLEDs by Means of Multi-(Donor/Acceptor) Emitter with Through-Space/-Bond Charge Transfer.

    Xujun Zheng;Xujun Zheng;Rongjuan Huang;Cheng Zhong;Guohua Xie

  • A Novel Thiophene‐Fused Ending Group Enabling an Excellent Small Molecule Acceptor for High‐Performance Fullerene‐Free Polymer Solar Cells with 11.8% Efficiency

    Dongjun Xie;Tao Liu;Wei Gao;Cheng Zhong

  • Naphthothiadiazole-Based Near-Infrared Emitter with a Photoluminescence Quantum Yield of 60% in Neat Film and External Quantum Efficiencies of up to 3.9% in Nondoped OLEDs

    Tengxiao Liu;Liping Zhu;Cheng Zhong;Guohua Xie

  • De Novo Design of Excited-State Intramolecular Proton Transfer Emitters via a Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence Channel

    Kailong Wu;Kailong Wu;Tao Zhang;Zian Wang;Lian Wang

  • Pure Hydrocarbon Hosts for ≈100% Exciton Harvesting in Both Phosphorescent and Fluorescent Light-Emitting Devices

    Lin-Song Cui;Yue-Min Xie;Ya-Kun Wang;Cheng Zhong

  • Multifunctional Triphenylamine/Oxadiazole Hybrid as Host and Exciton-Blocking Material: High Efficiency Green Phosphorescent OLEDs Using Easily Available and Common Materials

    Youtian Tao;Qiang Wang;Chuluo Yang;Cheng Zhong

  • Asymmetric Acceptors Enabling Organic Solar Cells to Achieve an over 17% Efficiency: Conformation Effects on Regulating Molecular Properties and Suppressing Nonradiative Energy Loss

    Wei Gao;Huiting Fu;Yuxiang Li;Yuxiang Li;Francis Lin;Francis Lin

  • Star-Shaped Oligotriarylamines with Planarized Triphenylamine Core: Solution-Processable, High-Tg Hole-Injecting and Hole-Transporting Materials for Organic Light-Emitting Devices†

    Zuoquan Jiang;Tengling Ye;Chuluo Yang;Dezhi Yang

  • Highly Efficient Phosphorescent Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Hosted by 1,2,4-Triazole-Cored Triphenylamine Derivatives: Relationship between Structure and Optoelectronic Properties

    Youtian Tao;Qiang Wang;Liang Ao;Cheng Zhong

Frequent Co-Authors

Chuluo Yang
Chuluo Yang Shenzhen University
Jingui Qin
Jingui Qin Wuhan University
Dongge Ma
Dongge Ma South China University of Technology
Shaolong Gong
Shaolong Gong Wuhan University
Zhenghui Luo
Zhenghui Luo Shenzhen University
Guohua Xie
Guohua Xie Xiamen University
Zuo-Quan Jiang
Zuo-Quan Jiang Soochow University
He Yan
He Yan Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Liang-Sheng Liao
Liang-Sheng Liao Soochow University
Jean-Luc Brédas
Jean-Luc Brédas University of Arizona

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