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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 44 12014 11616 2780 2582 92 7970

Chengxiang Xiang publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Chengxiang Xiang between 2006 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Chengxiang Xiang published across 20 years, from 2006 to 2025, averaging 6.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 11 publications in 2014. 13 of the 121 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2006 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 11. Peak 11 publications in 2014. 2006: 1 publication 2007: 0 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 0 publications 2011: 1 publication 2012: 5 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 10 publications 2016: 11 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 10 publications 2019: 4 publications 2020: 9 publications 2021: 9 publications 2022: 6 publications 2023: 7 publications 2024: 8 publications 2025: 5 publications
2006 2025

121 publications in total across all disciplines

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Chengxiang Xiang: publications per year, 2006 to 2025
Year Publications
2006 1
2007 0
2008 5
2009 4
2010 0
2011 1
2012 5
2013 8
2014 11
2015 10
2016 11
2017 7
2018 10
2019 4
2020 9
2021 9
2022 6
2023 7
2024 8
2025 5
Total 121
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Chengxiang Xiang publications per year - data summary

  • Chengxiang Xiang, a Materials Science scholar from California Institute of Technology, has 121 publications recorded across 20 years, from 2006 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 2006 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive years are 2014 and 2016, with 11 publications each.
  • The least productive years with any output are 2006 and 2011, with 1 publication each.
  • 2 of the 20 years in the span carry no publications at all (2007 and 2010).
  • The rate of publication averages 6.0 papers per year over the whole span, or 6.7 per year counting only the 18 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 35 publications, 29% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 2006-2012: 16 publications (2.3 per year); 2013-2019: 61 publications (8.7 per year); 2020-2025: 44 publications (7.3 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Chengxiang Xiang 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 Chengxiang Xiang 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: 92 publications — 2nd percentile

2% 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 92
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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Chengxiang Xiang publication distribution in Materials Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 12,847 Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 57 ranges running from 50–69 to 1,163+ publications.
  • Chengxiang Xiang, a Materials Science scholar from California Institute of Technology, records 92 publications - the 2nd percentile of the discipline.
  • 2% of ranked Materials Science scientists score the same or lower than Chengxiang Xiang, and about 98% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 250–269 publications range, and Chengxiang Xiang ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 190–209 publications, holding 891 scientists (7% of the field).
  • 70% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 330–349 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Chengxiang Xiang 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 Chengxiang Xiang 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, 44–45 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: 44 D-Index — 7th percentile

7% 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 44
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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Chengxiang Xiang D-index placement in Materials Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 12,847 Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 64 ranges running from 40–41 to 165+ D-Index.
  • Chengxiang Xiang, a Materials Science scholar from California Institute of Technology, records 44 D-Index - the 7th percentile of the discipline.
  • 7% of ranked Materials Science scientists score the same or lower than Chengxiang Xiang, and about 93% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 62–63 D-Index range, and Chengxiang Xiang ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 52–53 D-Index, holding 667 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 68% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 70–71 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Overview

Chengxiang Xiang is affiliated with the California Institute of Technology in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on engineering and energy, with significant contributions to renewable energy, sustainability, environmental science, and electrical and electronic engineering. Additional areas of work include biomedical engineering, materials chemistry, and mechanical engineering.

The scientist's main research topics cover a range of advanced energy technologies and environmental processes. These include:

  • CO2 reduction techniques and catalysts
  • Advanced battery technologies research
  • Electrocatalysts for energy conversion
  • Fuel cells and related materials
  • Membrane-based ion separation techniques
  • Carbon dioxide capture technologies
  • Advanced photocatalysis techniques

Chengxiang Xiang has published extensively in various scientific venues. The most frequent publication outlets include:

  • ECS Meeting Abstracts
  • ACS Energy Letters
  • Energy & Environmental Science
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Frontiers in Energy Research

Their recent papers illustrate a focus on CO2 capture, conversion, and sustainable fuel production. Notable recent publications include:

  • "Coupling electrochemical CO2 conversion with CO2 capture" (2021) in Nature Catalysis
  • "Electrochemical carbon dioxide capture to close the carbon cycle" (2020) in Energy & Environmental Science
  • "A direct coupled electrochemical system for capture and conversion of CO2 from oceanwater" (2020) in Nature Communications
  • "CO2 Reduction to CO with 19% Efficiency in a Solar-Driven Gas Diffusion Electrode Flow Cell under Outdoor Solar Illumination" (2020) in ACS Energy Letters
  • "The 2022 solar fuels roadmap" (2022) in Journal of Physics D Applied Physics

The scientist collaborates frequently with other researchers in the field. Frequent coauthors include Harry A. Atwater, Ian Sullivan, Ibadillah A. Digdaya, Meng Lin, and Wen-Hui Cheng, reflecting ongoing partnerships in advancing energy conversion and sustainability research.

Best Publications

  • An analysis of the optimal band gaps of light absorbers in integrated tandem photoelectrochemical water-splitting systems

    Shu Hu;Chengxiang Xiang;Sophia Haussener;Sophia Haussener;Alan D. Berger;Alan D. Berger

  • Coupling electrochemical CO2 conversion with CO2 capture

    Ian Sullivan;Andrey Goryachev;Ibadillah A. Digdaya;Xueqian Li

  • Gas-Diffusion Electrodes for Carbon Dioxide Reduction: A New Paradigm

    Drew Higgins;Drew Higgins;Christopher Hahn;Christopher Hahn;Chengxiang Xiang;Thomas F. Jaramillo;Thomas F. Jaramillo

  • Electrochemical carbon dioxide capture to close the carbon cycle

    R. Sharifian;R. M. Wagterveld;I. A. Digdaya;C. Xiang

  • A monolithically integrated, intrinsically safe, 10% efficient, solar-driven water-splitting system based on active, stable earth-abundant electrocatalysts in conjunction with tandem III–V light absorbers protected by amorphous TiO2 films

    Erik Verlage;Shu Hu;Rui Liu;Ryan J. R. Jones

  • Lithographically patterned nanowire electrodeposition

    Reginald M. Penner;Erik J. Menke;Michael A. Thompson;Chengxiang Xiang

  • Modeling, simulation, and design criteria for photoelectrochemical water-splitting systems

    Sophia Haussener;Sophia Haussener;Chengxiang Xiang;Joshua M. Spurgeon;Shane Ardo

  • Principles and implementations of electrolysis systems for water splitting

    Chengxiang Xiang;Kimberly M. Papadantonakis;Nathan S. Lewis

  • Solar-Driven Reduction of 1 atm of CO2 to Formate at 10% Energy-Conversion Efficiency by Use of a TiO2-Protected III–V Tandem Photoanode in Conjunction with a Bipolar Membrane and a Pd/C Cathode

    Xinghao Zhou;Rui Liu;Ke Sun;Yikai Chen

  • An experimental and modeling/simulation-based evaluation of the efficiency and operational performance characteristics of an integrated, membrane-free, neutral pH solar-driven water-splitting system

    Jian Jin;Jian Jin;Karl Walczak;Meenesh R. Singh;Meenesh R. Singh;Chris Karp

  • A direct coupled electrochemical system for capture and conversion of CO2 from oceanwater.

    Ibadillah A. Digdaya;Ian Sullivan;Meng Lin;Lihao Han

  • Discovering Ce-rich oxygen evolution catalysts, from high throughput screening to water electrolysis

    Joel A. Haber;Yun Cai;Suho Jung;Chengxiang Xiang

  • A Stabilized, Intrinsically Safe, 10% Efficient, Solar-Driven Water-Splitting Cell Incorporating Earth-Abundant Electrocatalysts with Steady-State pH Gradients and Product Separation Enabled by a Bipolar Membrane

    Ke Sun;Rui Liu;Yikai Chen;Erik Verlage

  • CO2 Reduction to CO with 19% Efficiency in a Solar-Driven Gas Diffusion Electrode Flow Cell under Outdoor Solar Illumination

    Wen-Hui Cheng;Matthias H. Richter;Ian Sullivan;David M. Larson

  • Simulations of the irradiation and temperature dependence of the efficiency of tandem photoelectrochemical water-splitting systems†

    Sophia Haussener;Sophia Haussener;Shu Hu;Chengxiang Xiang;Adam Z. Weber

  • Modeling, Simulation, and Implementation of Solar-Driven Water-Splitting Devices.

    Chengxiang Xiang;Adam Z. Weber;Shane Ardo;Alan Berger

  • Scanning droplet cell for high throughput electrochemical and photoelectrochemical measurements

    John M. Gregoire;Chengxiang Xiang;Xiaonao Liu;Martin Marcin

  • Effects of Electrolyte Buffer Capacity on Surface Reactant Species and the Reaction Rate of CO2 in Electrochemical CO2 Reduction

    Hiroshi Hashiba;Lien-Chun Weng;Lien-Chun Weng;Yikai Chen;Hiroki K. Sato

  • 820 mV open-circuit voltages from Cu2O/CH3CN junctions

    Chengxiang Xiang;Gregory M. Kimball;Ronald L. Grimm;Bruce S. Brunschwig

  • An electrochemical engineering assessment of the operational conditions and constraints for solar-driven water-splitting systems at near-neutral pH

    Meenesh R. Singh;Kimberly M. Papadantonakis;Chengxiang Xiang;Nathan S. Lewis

  • Understanding Multi-Ion Transport Mechanisms in Bipolar Membranes.

    Justin C Bui;Justin C Bui;Ibadillah Digdaya;Chengxiang Xiang;Alexis T Bell;Alexis T Bell

  • Lithographically Patterned Nanowire Electrodeposition

    Reginald M. Penner;Eric Menke;Michael Thompson;Chengxiang Xiang

  • Solar-Driven Reduction of 1 atm CO2 to Formate at 10% Energy-Conversion Efficiency by Use of a TiO2-Protected III-V Tandem Photoanode in Conjunction with a Bipolar Membrane and a Pd/C Cathode Electrocatalyst

    Xinghao Zhou;Rui Liu;Ke Sun;Yikai Chen

Frequent Co-Authors

Nathan S. Lewis
Nathan S. Lewis California Institute of Technology
John M. Gregoire
John M. Gregoire California Institute of Technology
Adam Z. Weber
Adam Z. Weber Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Sophia Haussener
Sophia Haussener École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Ke Sun
Ke Sun Henry Patent Law Firm
Reginald M. Penner
Reginald M. Penner University of California, Irvine
Harry A. Atwater
Harry A. Atwater California Institute of Technology
Alexis T. Bell
Alexis T. Bell University of California, Berkeley
Bruce S. Brunschwig
Bruce S. Brunschwig California Institute of Technology
John C. Hemminger
John C. Hemminger University of California, Irvine

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