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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 45 11580 11192 3208 3193 140 20334

Gangjian Tan publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Gangjian Tan between 2011 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Gangjian Tan published across 15 years, from 2011 to 2025, averaging 10.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 21 publications in 2019. 32 of the 157 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2011 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 21. Peak 21 publications in 2019. 2011: 1 publication 2012: 6 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 14 publications 2017: 9 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 21 publications 2020: 8 publications 2021: 17 publications 2022: 10 publications 2023: 7 publications 2024: 11 publications 2025: 21 publications
2011 2025

157 publications in total across all disciplines

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Gangjian Tan: publications per year, 2011 to 2025
Year Publications
2011 1
2012 6
2013 5
2014 11
2015 9
2016 14
2017 9
2018 7
2019 21
2020 8
2021 17
2022 10
2023 7
2024 11
2025 21
Total 157
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Gangjian Tan 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 Gangjian Tan 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, 130–149 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: 140 publications — 11th percentile

11% 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
110–129 487
130–149 723 140
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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Gangjian Tan 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 Gangjian Tan 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: 45 D-Index — 10th percentile

10% 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 45
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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Overview

Gangjian Tan is affiliated with Wuhan University of Technology in China. Their research spans materials science and engineering, with a particular focus on materials chemistry and electrical and electronic engineering. They have contributed extensively to advancements in thermoelectric materials and devices, as well as battery materials.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Materials Science
  • Engineering

Within these fields, their subfields of specialization encompass:

  • Materials Chemistry
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Civil and Structural Engineering
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

Gangjian Tan's research topics cover:

  • Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and Devices
  • Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films
  • Advancements in Battery Materials
  • Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies
  • Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties
  • Thermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies
  • Thermal properties of materials

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Xinfeng Tang (59 joint publications)
  • Hongyao Xie (25 joint publications)
  • Jinsong Wu (16 joint publications)
  • Songlin Li (13 joint publications)
  • Jinchang Sun (12 joint publications)

Gangjian Tan has published frequently in several scientific journals, among which the most common venues are:

  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces (11 publications)
  • ACS Applied Energy Materials (6 publications)
  • Advanced Functional Materials (5 publications)
  • Materials Today Physics (4 publications)
  • Chemistry of Materials (4 publications)

Significant recent publications include:

  • Power generation and thermoelectric cooling enabled by momentum and energy multiband alignments, 2021, Science
  • Strategies for boosting thermoelectric performance of PbSe: A review, 2021, Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Lead-free SnTe-based compounds as advanced thermoelectrics, 2021, Materials Today Physics
  • Mitigated Oxygen Loss in Lithium-Rich Manganese-Based Cathode Enabled by Strong Zr-O Affinity, 2024, Advanced Functional Materials
  • Realizing High Thermoelectric Performance in Sb-Doped Ag2Te Compounds with a Low-Temperature Monoclinic Structure, 2020, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Best Publications

  • Ultralow thermal conductivity and high thermoelectric figure of merit in SnSe crystals

    Li Dong Zhao;Shih Han Lo;Yongsheng Zhang;Hui Sun

  • Rationally Designing High-Performance Bulk Thermoelectric Materials

    Gangjian Tan;Li Dong Zhao;Mercouri G. Kanatzidis

  • Ultrahigh power factor and thermoelectric performance in hole-doped single-crystal SnSe

    Li Dong Zhao;Li Dong Zhao;Gangjian Tan;Shiqiang Hao;Jiaqing He

  • High Thermoelectric Performance of p-Type SnTe via a Synergistic Band Engineering and Nanostructuring Approach

    Gangjian Tan;Li Dong Zhao;Fengyuan Shi;Jeff W. Doak

  • Non-equilibrium processing leads to record high thermoelectric figure of merit in PbTe-SrTe.

    Gangjian Tan;Fengyuan Shi;Shiqiang Hao;Li Dong Zhao;Li Dong Zhao

  • SnSe: a remarkable new thermoelectric material

    Li Dong Zhao;Cheng Chang;Gangjian Tan;Mercouri G Kanatzidis

  • Power generation and thermoelectric cooling enabled by momentum and energy multiband alignments.

    Bingchao Qin;Dongyang Wang;Xixi Liu;Yongxin Qin

  • Codoping in SnTe: Enhancement of Thermoelectric Performance through Synergy of Resonance Levels and Band Convergence

    Gangjian Tan;Fengyuan Shi;Shiqiang Hao;Hang Chi

  • Valence Band Modification and High Thermoelectric Performance in SnTe Heavily Alloyed with MnTe

    Gangjian Tan;Fengyuan Shi;Shiqiang Hao;Hang Chi

  • Mechanically robust BiSbTe alloys with superior thermoelectric performance: A case study of stable hierarchical nanostructured thermoelectric materials

    Yun Zheng;Qiang Zhang;Xianli Su;Hongyao Xie

  • Extraordinary role of Hg in enhancing the thermoelectric performance of p-type SnTe

    Gangjian Tan;Fengyuan Shi;Jeff W. Doak;Hui Sun

  • Distinct Impact of Alkali-Ion Doping on Electrical Transport Properties of Thermoelectric p-Type Polycrystalline SnSe.

    Tian Ran Wei;Gangjian Tan;Xiaomi Zhang;Chao Feng Wu

  • Enhanced Thermoelectric Properties in the Counter-Doped SnTe System with Strained Endotaxial SrTe

    Li Dong Zhao;Xiao Zhang;Haijun Wu;Haijun Wu;Gangjian Tan

  • Lattice Softening Significantly Reduces Thermal Conductivity and Leads to High Thermoelectric Efficiency.

    Riley Hanus;Matthias T. Agne;Alexander J. E. Rettie;Zhiwei Chen

  • 3D Printing of highly textured bulk thermoelectric materials: mechanically robust BiSbTe alloys with superior performance

    Junhao Qiu;Yonggao Yan;Tingting Luo;Kechen Tang

  • Enhanced thermoelectric properties of Bi2(Te1−xSex)3-based compounds as n-type legs for low-temperature power generation

    Shanyu Wang;Shanyu Wang;Gangjian Tan;Wenjie Xie;Gang Zheng

  • High Thermoelectric Performance SnTe-In2Te3 Solid Solutions Enabled by Resonant Levels and Strong Vacancy Phonon Scattering

    Gangjian Tan;Wolfgang G. Zeier;Fengyuan Shi;Pengli Wang

  • Concerted Rattling in CsAg5Te3 Leading to Ultralow Thermal Conductivity and High Thermoelectric Performance

    Hua Lin;Gangjian Tan;Jin Ni Shen;Shiqiang Hao

  • Thermoelectric power generation: From new materials to devices

    Gangjian Tan;Michihiro Ohta;Mercouri G. Kanatzidis

  • High Thermoelectric Performance in Electron-Doped AgBi3S5 with Ultralow Thermal Conductivity

    Gangjian Tan;Shiqiang Hao;Jing Zhao;Chris Wolverton

  • Integrating band structure engineering with all-scale hierarchical structuring for high thermoelectric performance in PbTe system

    Yanling Pei;Gangjian Tan;Dan Feng;Lei Zheng

Frequent Co-Authors

Mercouri G. Kanatzidis
Mercouri G. Kanatzidis Northwestern University
Xinfeng Tang
Xinfeng Tang Wuhan University of Technology
Ctirad Uher
Ctirad Uher University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Chris Wolverton
Chris Wolverton Northwestern University
Xianli Su
Xianli Su Wuhan University of Technology
Li-Dong Zhao
Li-Dong Zhao Beihang University
Vinayak P. Dravid
Vinayak P. Dravid Northwestern University
Shiqiang Hao
Shiqiang Hao National Energy Technology Laboratory
G. Jeffrey Snyder
G. Jeffrey Snyder Northwestern University
Jinsong Wu
Jinsong Wu Wuhan University of Technology

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