World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

D-Index & Metrics

Materials Science

D-Index
76
Citations
19634
World Ranking
3308
National Ranking
1057

Chemistry

D-Index
76
Citations
19338
World Ranking
4282
National Ranking
807

Chi Wu 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 Chi Wu sits on this spectrum.

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 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 348 publications — 69th percentile

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

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

Chi Wu 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 Chi Wu sits on this spectrum.

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 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 76 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1999 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For his light scattering study on coilglobule transition of single homopolymer chains, including first observation of the molten globule state

Overview

Chi Wu is affiliated with the Chinese University of Hong Kong in China and has contributed to research primarily in Environmental Science, with significant work in related subfields such as Pollution, Molecular Biology, Food Science, Epidemiology, and Analytical Chemistry.

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

  • Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies
  • Congenital heart defects research
  • Pesticide Residue Analysis and Safety
  • Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
  • Congenital Heart Disease Studies
  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
  • Arsenic contamination and mitigation

Chi Wu has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, notably Xingang Liu, Liangang Mao, and Lizhen Zhu, each with 18 co-authored publications, followed by Lan Zhang with 12 and Yongquan Zheng with 11 joint works.

Publications are often found in journals such as Circulation Research, Water Research, Chemosphere, Developmental Biology, and Biochar, each venue hosting multiple articles by the scientist.

Significant recent papers include:

  • "AP-1 Contributes to Chromatin Accessibility to Promote Sarcomere Disassembly and Cardiomyocyte Protrusion During Zebrafish Heart Regeneration," 2020, Circulation Research
  • "Degradation of difenoconazole in water and soil: Kinetics, degradation pathways, transformation products identification and ecotoxicity assessment," 2021, Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • "Modulation of Mammalian Cardiomyocyte Cytokinesis by the Extracellular Matrix," 2020, Circulation Research
  • "Wnt/β-catenin signaling acts cell-autonomously to promote cardiomyocyte regeneration in the zebrafish heart," 2021, Developmental Biology
  • "Abiotic transformation of kresoxim-methyl in aquatic environments: Structure elucidation of transformation products by LC-HRMS and toxicity assessment," 2023, Water Research

An award received by Chi Wu is the Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) in 1999, with a citation referencing work on light scattering studies related to coil-globule transition of single homopolymer chains and the first observation of the molten globule state.

Best Publications

  • Comparison of the Coil-to-Globule and the Globule-to-Coil Transitions of a Single Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) Homopolymer Chain in Water

    Xiaohui Wang;Xingping Qiu;Chi Wu

  • Globule-to-Coil Transition of a Single Homopolymer Chain in Solution

    Chi Wu;Chi Wu;Xiaohui Wang

  • Laser Light Scattering Study of the Phase Transition of Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) in Water. 1. Single Chain

    Chi Wu;Shuiqin Zhou

  • LLS and FTIR Studies on the Hysteresis in Association and Dissociation of Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) Chains in Water

    He Cheng;Lei Shen;Chi Wu

  • CD4+CD25+FoxP3+ regulatory T cells suppress Mycobacterium tuberculosis immunity in patients with active disease

    Xinchun Chen;Boping Zhou;Meizhong Li;Qunyi Deng

  • Thermodynamically Stable Globule State of a Single Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) Chain in Water

    Chi Wu;Shuiqing Zhou

  • The Water/Methanol Complexation Induced Reentrant Coil-to-Globule-to-Coil Transition of Individual Homopolymer Chains in Extremely Dilute Solution

    Guangzhao Zhang and;Chi Wu

  • Volume Phase Transition of Swollen Gels: Discontinuous or Continuous?

    Chi Wu;Shuiqin Zhou

  • Light-Scattering Study of Coil-to-Globule Transition of a Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) Chain in Deuterated Water

    Xiaohui Wang;Chi Wu

  • First Observation of the Molten Globule State of a Single Homopolymer Chain.

    Chi Wu;Shuiqin Zhou

  • Fabrication of injectable high strength hydrogel based on 4-arm star PEG for cartilage tissue engineering

    Jianqi Wang;Fengjie Zhang;Wing Pui Tsang;Chao Wan

  • Formation of novel polymeric nanoparticles.

    Guangzhao Zhang;Aizhen Niu;Shufu Peng;Ming Jiang

  • A comparison between the `coil-to-globule' transition of linear chains and the “volume phase transition” of spherical microgels

    Chi Wu

  • Self-Assembled Nanostructure of a Novel Coil−Rod Diblock Copolymer in Dilute Solution

    Yingfeng Tu;Xinhua Wan;Dong Zhang;and Qifeng Zhou

  • Reentrant Coil-to-Globule-to-Coil Transition of a Single Linear Homopolymer Chain in a Water / Methanol Mixture

    Guangzhao Zhang;Chi Wu

  • Progress and perspectives in developing polymeric vectors for in vitro gene delivery

    Yanan Yue;Chi Wu;Chi Wu

  • Enzymatic Biodegradation of Poly(ethylene oxide-b-∊-caprolactone) Diblock Copolymer and Its Potential Biomedical Applications

    Zhihua Gan;Tsz Fung Jim;Mei Li;Zhao Yuer

  • Thermally Sensitive and Biocompatible Poly(N-vinylcaprolactam): Synthesis and Characterization of High Molar Mass Linear Chains

    Andy C. W. Lau;Chi Wu

  • Revisit the complexation of PEI and DNA — How to make low cytotoxic and highly efficient PEI gene transfection non-viral vectors with a controllable chain length and structure?

    Rui Deng;Yanan Yue;Fan Jin;Yangchao Chen

  • Study of the Core-Shell Nanoparticle Formed through the ``Coil-to-Globule'' Transition of Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) Grafted with Poly(ethylene oxide)

    Xingping Qiu;Chi Wu

Frequent Co-Authors

Ming Jiang
Ming Jiang Fudan University
To Ngai
To Ngai Chinese University of Hong Kong
Shiyong Liu
Shiyong Liu University of Science and Technology of China
Zuowei Xie
Zuowei Xie Chinese University of Hong Kong
Chuanxin He
Chuanxin He Shenzhen University
Mitchell A. Winnik
Mitchell A. Winnik University of Toronto
Stephen Z. D. Cheng
Stephen Z. D. Cheng University of Akron
Dennis K. P. Ng
Dennis K. P. Ng Chinese University of Hong Kong
Lei Zhu
Lei Zhu Case Western Reserve University
Charles C. Han
Charles C. Han Shenzhen University

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Best Scientists Citing Chi Wu

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles