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Chuanfang Zhang publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Chuanfang Zhang between 2014 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Chuanfang Zhang published across 13 years, from 2014 to 2026, averaging 12.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 19 publications in 2024. 17 of the 157 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2014 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 19. Peak 19 publications in 2024. 2014: 10 publications 2015: 10 publications 2016: 14 publications 2017: 9 publications 2018: 5 publications 2019: 12 publications 2020: 15 publications 2021: 14 publications 2022: 14 publications 2023: 18 publications 2024: 19 publications 2025: 16 publications 2026: 1 publication
2014 2026

157 publications in total across all disciplines

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Chuanfang Zhang: publications per year, 2014 to 2026
Year Publications
2014 10
2015 10
2016 14
2017 9
2018 5
2019 12
2020 15
2021 14
2022 14
2023 18
2024 19
2025 16
2026 1
Total 157
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Chuanfang Zhang publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Chuanfang Zhang sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 78 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 804+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 457. Most scientists, 457, have 148–157 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 98–107 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 20 scientists 48–57 publications: 35 scientists 58–67 publications: 96 scientists 68–77 publications: 135 scientists 78–87 publications: 190 scientists 88–97 publications: 259 scientists 98–107 publications: 283 scientists 108–117 publications: 369 scientists 118–127 publications: 341 scientists 128–137 publications: 386 scientists 138–147 publications: 372 scientists 148–157 publications: 457 scientists 158–167 publications: 415 scientists 168–177 publications: 407 scientists 178–187 publications: 421 scientists 188–197 publications: 378 scientists 198–207 publications: 403 scientists 208–217 publications: 317 scientists 218–227 publications: 346 scientists 228–237 publications: 321 scientists 238–247 publications: 260 scientists 248–257 publications: 280 scientists 258–267 publications: 240 scientists 268–277 publications: 214 scientists 278–287 publications: 242 scientists 288–297 publications: 203 scientists 298–307 publications: 166 scientists 308–317 publications: 154 scientists 318–327 publications: 175 scientists 328–337 publications: 159 scientists 338–347 publications: 99 scientists 348–357 publications: 131 scientists 358–367 publications: 106 scientists 368–377 publications: 118 scientists 378–387 publications: 97 scientists 388–397 publications: 108 scientists 398–407 publications: 82 scientists 408–417 publications: 71 scientists 418–427 publications: 64 scientists 428–437 publications: 55 scientists 438–447 publications: 54 scientists 448–457 publications: 60 scientists 458–467 publications: 47 scientists 468–477 publications: 40 scientists 478–487 publications: 30 scientists 488–497 publications: 29 scientists 498–507 publications: 38 scientists 508–517 publications: 40 scientists 518–527 publications: 32 scientists 528–537 publications: 23 scientists 538–547 publications: 28 scientists 548–557 publications: 23 scientists 558–567 publications: 19 scientists 568–577 publications: 16 scientists 578–587 publications: 17 scientists 588–597 publications: 18 scientists 598–607 publications: 22 scientists 608–617 publications: 15 scientists 618–627 publications: 9 scientists 628–637 publications: 11 scientists 638–647 publications: 21 scientists 648–657 publications: 12 scientists 658–667 publications: 9 scientists 668–677 publications: 11 scientists 678–687 publications: 9 scientists 688–697 publications: 6 scientists 698–707 publications: 14 scientists 708–717 publications: 7 scientists 718–727 publications: 8 scientists 728–737 publications: 10 scientists 738–747 publications: 9 scientists 748–757 publications: 5 scientists 758–767 publications: 5 scientists 768–777 publications: 11 scientists 778–787 publications: 7 scientists 788–797 publications: 2 scientists 798–803 publications: 4 scientists 804+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 804+

This scientist: 101 publications — 9th percentile

9% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

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Number of Engineering and Technology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,796 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 20
48–57 35
58–67 96
68–77 135
78–87 190
88–97 259
98–107 283 101
108–117 369
118–127 341
128–137 386
138–147 372
148–157 457
158–167 415
168–177 407
178–187 421
188–197 378
198–207 403
208–217 317
218–227 346
228–237 321
238–247 260
248–257 280
258–267 240
268–277 214
278–287 242
288–297 203
298–307 166
308–317 154
318–327 175
328–337 159
338–347 99
348–357 131
358–367 106
368–377 118
378–387 97
388–397 108
398–407 82
408–417 71
418–427 64
428–437 55
438–447 54
448–457 60
458–467 47
468–477 40
478–487 30
488–497 29
498–507 38
508–517 40
518–527 32
528–537 23
538–547 28
548–557 23
558–567 19
568–577 16
578–587 17
588–597 18
598–607 22
608–617 15
618–627 9
628–637 11
638–647 21
648–657 12
658–667 9
668–677 11
678–687 9
688–697 6
698–707 14
708–717 7
718–727 8
728–737 10
738–747 9
748–757 5
758–767 5
768–777 11
778–787 7
788–797 2
798–803 4
804+ 100
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Chuanfang Zhang D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Chuanfang Zhang sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 78 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 107+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 426. Most scientists, 426, have 42 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 58 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 59 scientists 31 D-Index: 114 scientists 32 D-Index: 129 scientists 33 D-Index: 189 scientists 34 D-Index: 200 scientists 35 D-Index: 262 scientists 36 D-Index: 311 scientists 37 D-Index: 312 scientists 38 D-Index: 350 scientists 39 D-Index: 385 scientists 40 D-Index: 348 scientists 41 D-Index: 362 scientists 42 D-Index: 426 scientists 43 D-Index: 380 scientists 44 D-Index: 310 scientists 45 D-Index: 341 scientists 46 D-Index: 301 scientists 47 D-Index: 306 scientists 48 D-Index: 271 scientists 49 D-Index: 246 scientists 50 D-Index: 210 scientists 51 D-Index: 253 scientists 52 D-Index: 213 scientists 53 D-Index: 221 scientists 54 D-Index: 195 scientists 55 D-Index: 186 scientists 56 D-Index: 170 scientists 57 D-Index: 167 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 144 scientists 60 D-Index: 152 scientists 61 D-Index: 141 scientists 62 D-Index: 138 scientists 63 D-Index: 131 scientists 64 D-Index: 118 scientists 65 D-Index: 114 scientists 66 D-Index: 119 scientists 67 D-Index: 95 scientists 68 D-Index: 87 scientists 69 D-Index: 77 scientists 70 D-Index: 89 scientists 71 D-Index: 69 scientists 72 D-Index: 54 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 55 scientists 75 D-Index: 54 scientists 76 D-Index: 49 scientists 77 D-Index: 53 scientists 78 D-Index: 46 scientists 79 D-Index: 28 scientists 80 D-Index: 39 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 24 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 36 scientists 85 D-Index: 18 scientists 86 D-Index: 25 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 26 scientists 89 D-Index: 27 scientists 90 D-Index: 23 scientists 91 D-Index: 15 scientists 92 D-Index: 12 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 15 scientists 95 D-Index: 10 scientists 96 D-Index: 13 scientists 97 D-Index: 13 scientists 98 D-Index: 9 scientists 99 D-Index: 7 scientists 100 D-Index: 7 scientists 101 D-Index: 8 scientists 102 D-Index: 7 scientists 103 D-Index: 7 scientists 104 D-Index: 9 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106 D-Index: 9 scientists 107+ D-Index: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 58 D-Index — 75th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

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Number of Engineering and Technology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,796 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 59
31 114
32 129
33 189
34 200
35 262
36 311
37 312
38 350
39 385
40 348
41 362
42 426
43 380
44 310
45 341
46 301
47 306
48 271
49 246
50 210
51 253
52 213
53 221
54 195
55 186
56 170
57 167
58 166 58
59 144
60 152
61 141
62 138
63 131
64 118
65 114
66 119
67 95
68 87
69 77
70 89
71 69
72 54
73 46
74 55
75 54
76 49
77 53
78 46
79 28
80 39
81 36
82 24
83 26
84 36
85 18
86 25
87 19
88 26
89 27
90 23
91 15
92 12
93 9
94 15
95 10
96 13
97 13
98 9
99 7
100 7
101 8
102 7
103 7
104 9
105 6
106 9
107+ 99
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Rising Stars Award

Overview

Chuanfang Zhang is affiliated with the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology in Switzerland. Their research focuses primarily on engineering and materials science, with specific attention to materials chemistry and electrical and electronic engineering. They have also worked in biomedical engineering, electronic, optical and magnetic materials, and mechanical engineering as subfields of study.

The primary topics of Zhang's research include MXene and MAX phase materials, advancements in battery materials, advanced sensor and energy harvesting materials, advanced battery materials and technologies, supercapacitor materials and fabrication, fault detection and control systems, and advanced memory and neural computing.

Their notable recent publications include:

  • MXene Materials for Designing Advanced Separation Membranes, 2020, Advanced Materials
  • Turning Trash into Treasure: Additive Free MXene Sediment Inks for Screen-Printed Micro-Supercapacitors, 2020, Advanced Materials
  • Perspectives on solution processing of two-dimensional MXenes, 2021, Materials Today
  • Two-dimensional MXenes for lithium-sulfur batteries, 2020, InfoMat
  • Room-temperature high-precision printing of flexible wireless electronics based on MXene inks, 2022, Nature Communications

Zhang frequently collaborates with several researchers, including Jakob Heier, Kaixiang Peng, Sina Abdolhosseinzadeh, Shungui Deng, and Jie Dong.

The venues where Zhang has most frequently published are:

  • Journal of Materials Chemistry A
  • Advanced Functional Materials
  • Advanced Materials
  • ACS Nano
  • Energy storage materials

Best Publications

  • Oxidation Stability of Colloidal Two-Dimensional Titanium Carbides (MXenes)

    Chuanfang John Zhang;Sergio Pinilla;Sergio Pinilla;Niall McEvoy;Conor P. Cullen

  • Flexible MXene/Carbon Nanotube Composite Paper with High Volumetric Capacitance

    Meng-Qiang Zhao;Chang E. Ren;Zheng Ling;Zheng Ling;Maria R. Lukatskaya

  • Transparent, Flexible, and Conductive 2D Titanium Carbide (MXene) Films with High Volumetric Capacitance.

    Chuanfang John Zhang;Babak Anasori;Andrés Seral-Ascaso;Sang-Hoon Park

  • Additive-free MXene inks and direct printing of micro-supercapacitors

    Chuanfang John Zhang;Lorcan McKeon;Matthias P Kremer;Sang-Hoon Park

  • One-step synthesis of nanocrystalline transition metal oxides on thin sheets of disordered graphitic carbon by oxidation of MXenes.

    Michael Naguib;Olha Mashtalir;Maria R. Lukatskaya;Boris Dyatkin

  • Stamping of Flexible, Coplanar Micro‐Supercapacitors Using MXene Inks

    Chuanfang John Zhang;Matthias P. Kremer;Andrés Seral-Ascaso;Sang-Hoon Park

  • Two-Dimensional Transition Metal Carbides and Nitrides (MXenes): Synthesis, Properties, and Electrochemical Energy Storage Applications

    Chuanfang (John) Zhang;Yonglu Ma;Xuetao Zhang;Sina Abdolhosseinzadeh;Sina Abdolhosseinzadeh

  • A Commercial Conducting Polymer as Both Binder and Conductive Additive for Silicon Nanoparticle-Based Lithium-Ion Battery Negative Electrodes.

    Thomas M Higgins;Sang-Hoon Park;Paul J King;Paul J King;Chuanfang John Zhang

  • MXene Materials for Designing Advanced Separation Membranes

    Hüseyin Enis Karahan;Hüseyin Enis Karahan;Kunli Goh;Chuanfang John Zhang;Euntae Yang;Euntae Yang

  • High areal capacity battery electrodes enabled by segregated nanotube networks

    Sang-Hoon Park;Paul J. King;Paul J. King;Ruiyuan Tian;Conor S. Boland

  • Graphene and MXene-based transparent conductive electrodes and supercapacitors

    Chuanfang (John) Zhang;Valeria Nicolosi

  • Nanocellulose-MXene Biomimetic Aerogels with Orientation-Tunable Electromagnetic Interference Shielding Performance

    Zhihui Zeng;Changxian Wang;Gilberto Siqueira;Daxin Han

  • Free-Standing T-Nb₂O₅/Graphene Composite Papers with Ultrahigh Gravimetric/Volumetric Capacitance for Li-Ion Intercalation Pseudocapacitor.

    Lingping Kong;Chuanfang Zhang;Jitong Wang;Wenming Qiao

  • Layered Orthorhombic Nb2O5@Nb4C3Tx and TiO2@Ti3C2Tx Hierarchical Composites for High Performance Li-ion Batteries

    Chuanfang John Zhang;Chuanfang John Zhang;Seon Joon Kim;Seon Joon Kim;Michael Ghidiu;Meng-Qiang Zhao

  • Turning Trash into Treasure: Additive Free MXene Sediment Inks for Screen-Printed Micro-Supercapacitors.

    Sina Abdolhosseinzadeh;Sina Abdolhosseinzadeh;René Schneider;Anand Verma;Jakob Heier

  • High capacity silicon anodes enabled by MXene viscous aqueous ink

    Chuanfang John Zhang;Sang-Hoon Park;Andrés Seral-Ascaso;Sebastian Barwich

  • Perspectives on solution processing of two-dimensional MXenes

    Sina Abdolhosseinzadeh;Sina Abdolhosseinzadeh;Xiantao Jiang;Han Zhang;Jieshan Qiu

  • Room-temperature high-precision printing of flexible wireless electronics based on MXene inks

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  • Highly flexible and transparent solid-state supercapacitors based on RuO2/PEDOT:PSS conductive ultrathin films

    Chuanfang (John) Zhang;Chuanfang (John) Zhang;Thomas M. Higgins;Sang-Hoon Park;Sean E. O'Brien

  • Environmental Friendly Scalable Production of Colloidal 2D Titanium Carbonitride MXene with Minimized Nanosheets Restacking for Excellent Cycle Life Lithium-Ion Batteries

    Fei Du;Huan Tang;Limei Pan;Tian Zhang

  • Two-dimensional MXenes for lithium-sulfur batteries

    Chuanfang (John) Zhang;Linfan Cui;Sina Abdolhosseinzadeh;Sina Abdolhosseinzadeh;Jakob Heier

  • A Robust, Freestanding MXene‐Sulfur Conductive Paper for Long‐Lifetime Li–S Batteries

    Huan Tang;Wenlong Li;Limei Pan;Kejun Tu

  • Synthesis and Charge Storage Properties of Hierarchical Niobium Pentoxide/Carbon/Niobium Carbide (MXene) Hybrid Materials

    Chuanfang Zhang;Chuanfang Zhang;Majid Beidaghi;Michael Naguib;Maria R. Lukatskaya

  • High mass loading, binder-free MXene anodes for high areal capacity Li-ion batteries

    Seon Joon Kim;Seon Joon Kim;Michael Naguib;Mengqiang Zhao;Chuanfang Zhang;Chuanfang Zhang

  • Al-doped α-MnO2 for high mass-loading pseudocapacitor with excellent cycling stability

    Zhimi Hu;Xu Xiao;Chi Chen;Tianqi Li

  • Novel solvothermal preparation and enhanced microwave absorption properties of Ti3C2Tx MXene modified by in situ coated Fe3O4 nanoparticles

    Xiang Zhang;Hehe Wang;Rui Hu;Chenyang Huang

  • High-power and high-energy asymmetric supercapacitors based on Li+-intercalation into a T-Nb2O5/graphene pseudocapacitive electrode

    Lingping Kong;Chuanfang Zhang;Songmin Zhang;Jitong Wang

  • Foldable supercapacitors from triple networks of macroporous cellulose fibers, single-walled carbon nanotubes and polyaniline nanoribbons

    Dengteng Ge;Lili Yang;Lili Yang;Lei Fan;Chuanfang Zhang

  • Highly porous carbon spheres for electrochemical capacitors and capacitive flowable suspension electrodes

    Chuanfang Zhang;Chuanfang Zhang;Kelsey B. Hatzell;Muhammad Boota;Boris Dyatkin

  • Nitrogen-enriched meso-macroporous carbon fiber network as a binder-free flexible electrode for supercapacitors

    Lei Fan;Lei Fan;Li Yang;Xiangying Ni;Jie Han

  • Freestanding functionalized carbon nanotube-based electrode for solid-state asymmetric supercapacitors

    Xu Xiao;Xu Xiao;Tianqi Li;Zehua Peng;Huanyu Jin

Frequent Co-Authors

Valeria Nicolosi
Valeria Nicolosi Trinity College Dublin
Donghui Long
Donghui Long East China University of Science and Technology
Wenming Qiao
Wenming Qiao East China University of Science and Technology
Yury Gogotsi
Yury Gogotsi Drexel University
Licheng Ling
Licheng Ling East China University of Science and Technology
Jitong Wang
Jitong Wang East China University of Science and Technology
Jonathan N. Coleman
Jonathan N. Coleman Trinity College Dublin
Xu Xiao
Xu Xiao University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
Niall McEvoy
Niall McEvoy Trinity College Dublin
Majid Beidaghi
Majid Beidaghi Auburn University

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