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D-Index
74
Citations
19166
World Ranking
3656
National Ranking
1173

Di 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 Di Wu sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 239 publications — 43rd percentile

43% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Di 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 Di Wu sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 74 D-Index — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Di Wu is affiliated with Nanjing University in China and has a research portfolio primarily focused on materials science and engineering. Their work spans several subfields, notably materials chemistry, mechanical engineering, electronic, optical and magnetic materials, electrical and electronic engineering, as well as renewable energy, sustainability and the environment.

The main research topics addressed in their publications include:

  • Microstructure and mechanical properties of steels
  • Advanced photocatalysis techniques
  • Metal alloys wear and properties
  • Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals
  • ZnO doping and properties
  • Ga2O3 and related materials
  • Polyoxometalates: Synthesis and applications

Di Wu has contributed articles to multiple scientific journals and conferences, with frequent publication venues including:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Materials
  • Metals
  • Nature Communications
  • Small

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Di Wu include:

  • "Near-infrared-featured broadband CO2 reduction with water to hydrocarbons by surface plasmon" (2023, Nature Communications)
  • "Anchoring Positively Charged Pd Single Atoms in Ordered Porous Ceria to Boost Catalytic Activity and Stability in Suzuki Coupling Reactions" (2020, Small)
  • "The microstructure evolution and tensile properties of medium-Mn steel heat-treated by a two-step annealing process" (2020, Journal of Material Science and Technology)
  • "Joint investigation of strain partitioning and chemical partitioning in ferrite-containing TRIP-assisted steels" (2020, Acta Materialia)
  • "Enhanced ductility and toughness in 2000 MPa grade press hardening steels by auto-tempering" (2020, Materials Science and Engineering A)

Frequent collaborators in Di Wu's research include Ning Xia, Deren Yang, Ran Long, Yujie Xiong, and Junguo He, reflecting a consistent network of co-authorship involving multiple joint projects and publications.

Best Publications

  • Out-of-Plane Piezoelectricity and Ferroelectricity in Layered α-In2Se3 Nanoflakes

    Yu Zhou;Di Wu;Yihan Zhu;Yujin Cho

  • Highly Polarization-Sensitive, Broadband, Self-Powered Photodetector Based on Graphene/PdSe2/Germanium Heterojunction

    Di Wu;Jiawen Guo;Juan Du;Congxin Xia

  • Controlled Synthesis of 2D Palladium Diselenide for Sensitive Photodetector Applications

    Long Hui Zeng;Di Wu;Sheng Huang Lin;Chao Xie

  • Ultrabroadband and High-Detectivity Photodetector Based on WS2/Ge Heterojunction through Defect Engineering and Interface Passivation.

    Di Wu;Jiawen Guo;Chaoqiang Wang;Xiaoyan Ren

  • High-Efficiency and Air-Stable Perovskite Quantum Dots Light-Emitting Diodes with an All-Inorganic Heterostructure

    Zhifeng Shi;Ying Li;Yuantao Zhang;Yongsheng Chen

  • Multilayered PdSe2/Perovskite Schottky Junction for Fast, Self‐Powered, Polarization‐Sensitive, Broadband Photodetectors, and Image Sensor Application

    Long-Hui Zeng;Qing-Ming Chen;Zhi-Xiang Zhang;Di Wu

  • In Situ Fabrication of PdSe2/GaN Schottky Junction for Polarization-Sensitive Ultraviolet Photodetection with High Dichroic Ratio.

    Unknown

  • Strategy of Solution-Processed All-Inorganic Heterostructure for Humidity/Temperature-Stable Perovskite Quantum Dot Light-Emitting Diodes.

    Zhifeng Shi;Sen Li;Ying Li;Huifang Ji

  • Phase-controlled van der Waals growth of wafer-scale 2D MoTe2 layers for integrated high-sensitivity broadband infrared photodetection

    Unknown

  • Van der Waals Epitaxial Growth of Mosaic‐Like 2D Platinum Ditelluride Layers for Room‐Temperature Mid‐Infrared Photodetection up to 10.6 µm

    Longhui Zeng;Di Wu;Jiansheng Jie;Xiaoyan Ren

  • In Situ Fabrication of 2D WS2/Si Type-II Heterojunction for Self-Powered Broadband Photodetector with Response up to Mid-Infrared

    Enping Wu;Di Wu;Cheng Jia;Yuange Wang

  • Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence Zirconium‐Based Perovskites for Large‐Area and Ultraflexible X‐ray Scintillator Screens

    Unknown

  • Colloidal Synthesis of Ternary Copper Halide Nanocrystals for High-Efficiency Deep-Blue Light-Emitting Diodes with a Half-Lifetime above 100 h.

    Lintao Wang;Zhifeng Shi;Zhuangzhuang Ma;Dongwen Yang

  • Stable Yellow Light-Emitting Devices Based on Ternary Copper Halides with Broadband Emissive Self-Trapped Excitons.

    Zhuangzhuang Ma;Zhifeng Shi;ChaoChao Qin;Minghuan Cui

  • High Color-Rendering Index and Stable White Light-Emitting Diodes by Assembling Two Broadband Emissive Self-Trapped Excitons

    Zhuangzhuang Ma;Zhifeng Shi;Dongwen Yang;Yawen Li

  • High-performance perovskite photodetectors based on solution-processed all-inorganic CsPbBr3 thin films

    Ying Li;Zhi-Feng Shi;Sen Li;Ling-Zhi Lei

  • Sensitive Deep Ultraviolet Photodetector and Image Sensor Composed of Inorganic Lead-Free Cs3Cu2I5 Perovskite with Wide Bandgap.

    Zhi-Xiang Zhang;Chen Li;Yu Lu;Xiao-Wei Tong

  • A self-powered solar-blind photodetector based on a MoS2/β-Ga2O3 heterojunction

    Ranran Zhuo;Di Wu;Yuange Wang;Enping Wu

  • In-situ fabrication of PtSe 2 /GaN heterojunction for self-powered deep ultraviolet photodetector with ultrahigh current on/off ratio and detectivity

    Ranran Zhuo;Longhui Zeng;Huiyu Yuan;Di Wu

  • Electrically-Driven Violet Light-Emitting Devices Based on Highly Stable Lead-Free Perovskite Cs3Sb2Br9 Quantum Dots

    Zhuangzhuang Ma;Zhifeng Shi;Dongwen Yang;Fei Zhang

  • High-performance self-powered deep ultraviolet photodetector based on MoS2/GaN p–n heterojunction

    Ranran Zhuo;Yuange Wang;Di Wu;Zhenhua Lou

  • Ultrafast and sensitive photodetector based on a PtSe2/silicon nanowire array heterojunction with a multiband spectral response from 200 to 1550 nm

    Longhui Zeng;Shenghuang Lin;Zhenhua Lou;Huiyu Yuan

  • Highly stable and spectrum-selective ultraviolet photodetectors based on lead-free copper-based perovskites

    Ying Li;Zhifeng Shi;Wenqing Liang;Lintao Wang

Frequent Co-Authors

Xinjian Li
Xinjian Li Zhengzhou University
Zhifeng Shi
Zhifeng Shi Zhengzhou University
Yongtao Tian
Yongtao Tian Zhengzhou University
Tingting Xu
Tingting Xu Zhengzhou University
Chong-Xin Shan
Chong-Xin Shan Zhengzhou University
Jiansheng Jie
Jiansheng Jie Soochow University
Lin-Bao Luo
Lin-Bao Luo Hefei University of Technology
Guotong Du
Guotong Du Jilin University
Yongqiang Yu
Yongqiang Yu Hefei University of Technology
Chao Xie
Chao Xie Hefei University of Technology

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