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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 52 9387 9063 2670 2658 67 19682

Fei Zhao publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Fei Zhao between 2010 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Fei Zhao published across 16 years, from 2010 to 2025, averaging 5.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 12 publications in 2015. 15 of the 89 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2010 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 12. Peak 12 publications in 2015. 2010: 2 publications 2011: 1 publication 2012: 4 publications 2013: 2 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 12 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 4 publications 2018: 11 publications 2019: 7 publications 2020: 7 publications 2021: 4 publications 2022: 4 publications 2023: 4 publications 2024: 5 publications 2025: 10 publications
2010 2025

89 publications in total across all disciplines

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Fei Zhao: publications per year, 2010 to 2025
Year Publications
2010 2
2011 1
2012 4
2013 2
2014 7
2015 12
2016 5
2017 4
2018 11
2019 7
2020 7
2021 4
2022 4
2023 4
2024 5
2025 10
Total 89
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Fei Zhao 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 Fei Zhao 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, 50–69 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: 67 publications — 1st percentile

1% 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 67
70–89 152
90–109 356
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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Fei Zhao 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 Fei Zhao 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, 52–53 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: 52 D-Index — 27th percentile

27% 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
46–47 612
48–49 598
50–51 657
52–53 667 52
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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Overview

Fei Zhao is affiliated with the Beijing Institute of Technology in China and has contributed extensively to the fields of engineering and materials science. Their research encompasses a broad range of topics related to renewable energy, sustainability, and environmental solutions.

The scientist's work is primarily focused on the development of solar-powered water purification methods, membrane separation technologies, and advanced sensor and energy harvesting materials. Additional areas of specialization include solar thermal and photovoltaic systems, adsorption and cooling systems, surface modification and superhydrophobicity, as well as conducting polymers and their applications.

Fei Zhao has published several notable papers, including:

  • Materials for solar-powered water evaporation, 2020, Nature Reviews Materials
  • Hydrogels and Hydrogel-Derived Materials for Energy and Water Sustainability, 2020, Chemical Reviews
  • Biomass-Derived Hybrid Hydrogel Evaporators for Cost-Effective Solar Water Purification, 2020, Advanced Materials
  • Atmospheric Water Harvesting: A Review of Material and Structural Designs, 2020, ACS Materials Letters
  • Topology-Controlled Hydration of Polymer Network in Hydrogels for Solar-Driven Wastewater Treatment, 2020, Advanced Materials

Frequent coauthors in Fei Zhao's publications include Guihua Yu, Xingyi Zhou, Youhong Guo, Wen Shi, and Hengyi Lu.

The scientist has contributed notably to journals and venues such as:

  • Advanced Materials
  • ACS Materials Letters
  • Advanced Functional Materials
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Nature Reviews Materials

Their research subfields reflect a focus on renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, materials chemistry, mechanical engineering, water science and technology, and biomedical engineering.

Best Publications

  • Highly efficient solar vapour generation via hierarchically nanostructured gels

    Fei Zhao;Xingyi Zhou;Ye Shi;Xin Qian

  • Materials for solar-powered water evaporation

    Fei Zhao;Youhong Guo;Xingyi Zhou;Wen Shi

  • Hydrogels and Hydrogel-Derived Materials for Energy and Water Sustainability.

    Youhong Guo;Jiwoong Bae;Zhiwei Fang;Panpan Li

  • Architecting highly hydratable polymer networks to tune the water state for solar water purification

    Xingyi Zhou;Fei Zhao;Youhong Guo;Brian Rosenberger

  • A hydrogel-based antifouling solar evaporator for highly efficient water desalination

    Xingyi Zhou;Fei Zhao;Youhong Guo;Yi Zhang

  • Biomass‐Derived Hybrid Hydrogel Evaporators for Cost‐Effective Solar Water Purification

    Youhong Guo;Hengyi Lu;Fei Zhao;Xingyi Zhou

  • Direct Power Generation from a Graphene Oxide Film under Moisture.

    Fei Zhao;Huhu Cheng;Zhipan Zhang;Lan Jiang

  • A 3D Nanostructured Hydrogel Framework-Derived High-Performance Composite Polymer Lithium-Ion Electrolyte

    Jiwoong Bae;Yutao Li;Jun Zhang;Xingyi Zhou

  • Hydrogels as an Emerging Material Platform for Solar Water Purification.

    Xingyi Zhou;Youhong Guo;Fei Zhao;Guihua Yu

  • Stretchable All-Gel-State Fiber-Shaped Supercapacitors Enabled by Macromolecularly Interconnected 3D Graphene/Nanostructured Conductive Polymer Hydrogels

    Panpan Li;Panpan Li;Zhaoyu Jin;Lele Peng;Fei Zhao

  • Super Moisture-Absorbent Gels for All-Weather Atmospheric Water Harvesting.

    Fei Zhao;Xingyi Zhou;Yi Liu;Ye Shi

  • Graphitic Carbon Nitride Nanoribbons: Graphene‐Assisted Formation and Synergic Function for Highly Efficient Hydrogen Evolution

    Yang Zhao;Fei Zhao;Xiaopeng Wang;Chenyu Xu

  • Synergistic Energy Nanoconfinement and Water Activation in Hydrogels for Efficient Solar Water Desalination.

    Youhong Guo;Xingyi Zhou;Fei Zhao;Jiwoong Bae

  • Multifunctional Nanostructured Conductive Polymer Gels: Synthesis, Properties, and Applications

    Fei Zhao;Ye Shi;Lijia Pan;Guihua Yu

  • Highly efficient moisture-enabled electricity generation from graphene oxide frameworks

    Fei Zhao;Yuan Liang;Huhu Cheng;Lan Jiang

  • Topology-Controlled Hydration of Polymer Network in Hydrogels for Solar-Driven Wastewater Treatment.

    Xingyi Zhou;Youhong Guo;Fei Zhao;Wen Shi

  • Tailoring surface wetting states for ultrafast solar-driven water evaporation

    Youhong Guo;Xiao Zhao;Fei Zhao;Zihao Jiao

  • Tailoring Nanoscale Surface Topography of Hydrogel for Efficient Solar Vapor Generation.

    Youhong Guo;Fei Zhao;Xingyi Zhou;Zhichao Chen

  • Moisture‐Activated Torsional Graphene‐Fiber Motor

    Huhu Cheng;Yue Hu;Fei Zhao;Zelin Dong

Frequent Co-Authors

Liangti Qu
Liangti Qu Tsinghua University
Guihua Yu
Guihua Yu The University of Texas at Austin
Huhu Cheng
Huhu Cheng Tsinghua University
Lan Jiang
Lan Jiang Beijing Institute of Technology
Nan Chen
Nan Chen Beijing Institute of Technology
Chuangang Hu
Chuangang Hu Beijing University of Chemical Technology
Wei Huang
Wei Huang Northwestern Polytechnical University
Yang Zhao
Yang Zhao Beijing Institute of Technology
Yutao Li
Yutao Li Chinese Academy of Sciences
Gaoquan Shi
Gaoquan Shi Tsinghua University

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