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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 84 2245 2170 37 34 589 27082
Physics 97 1804 1717 36 35 942 37235

Hong Guo publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Hong Guo between 1985 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Hong Guo published across 40 years, from 1985 to 2024, averaging 25.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 84 publications in 2018. 4 of the 1,020 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60 80
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1985 to 2024. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 84. Peak 84 publications in 2018. 1985: 1 publication 1986: 1 publication 1987: 1 publication 1988: 2 publications 1989: 8 publications 1990: 4 publications 1991: 8 publications 1992: 11 publications 1993: 6 publications 1994: 11 publications 1995: 10 publications 1996: 11 publications 1997: 17 publications 1998: 15 publications 1999: 10 publications 2000: 13 publications 2001: 27 publications 2002: 30 publications 2003: 32 publications 2004: 28 publications 2005: 22 publications 2006: 24 publications 2007: 19 publications 2008: 31 publications 2009: 33 publications 2010: 35 publications 2011: 36 publications 2012: 33 publications 2013: 30 publications 2014: 49 publications 2015: 50 publications 2016: 64 publications 2017: 72 publications 2018: 84 publications 2019: 64 publications 2020: 68 publications 2021: 55 publications 2022: 1 publication 2023: 2 publications 2024: 2 publications
1985 2024

1,020 publications in total across all disciplines

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Hong Guo: publications per year, 1985 to 2024
Year Publications
1985 1
1986 1
1987 1
1988 2
1989 8
1990 4
1991 8
1992 11
1993 6
1994 11
1995 10
1996 11
1997 17
1998 15
1999 10
2000 13
2001 27
2002 30
2003 32
2004 28
2005 22
2006 24
2007 19
2008 31
2009 33
2010 35
2011 36
2012 33
2013 30
2014 49
2015 50
2016 64
2017 72
2018 84
2019 64
2020 68
2021 55
2022 1
2023 2
2024 2
Total 1,020
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Hong Guo publication distribution in Physics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Physics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Hong Guo sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 70 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 103–122 to 1,469+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 162. Most scientists, 162, have 323–342 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,469 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 923–942 publications, is where this scientist sits. 103–122 publications: 7 scientists 123–142 publications: 10 scientists 143–162 publications: 31 scientists 163–182 publications: 35 scientists 183–202 publications: 53 scientists 203–222 publications: 81 scientists 223–242 publications: 85 scientists 243–262 publications: 112 scientists 263–282 publications: 114 scientists 283–302 publications: 126 scientists 303–322 publications: 136 scientists 323–342 publications: 162 scientists 343–362 publications: 155 scientists 363–382 publications: 156 scientists 383–402 publications: 134 scientists 403–422 publications: 145 scientists 423–442 publications: 147 scientists 443–462 publications: 131 scientists 463–482 publications: 131 scientists 483–502 publications: 116 scientists 503–522 publications: 106 scientists 523–542 publications: 103 scientists 543–562 publications: 87 scientists 563–582 publications: 84 scientists 583–602 publications: 94 scientists 603–622 publications: 70 scientists 623–642 publications: 76 scientists 643–662 publications: 60 scientists 663–682 publications: 54 scientists 683–702 publications: 60 scientists 703–722 publications: 48 scientists 723–742 publications: 64 scientists 743–762 publications: 48 scientists 763–782 publications: 37 scientists 783–802 publications: 43 scientists 803–822 publications: 34 scientists 823–842 publications: 36 scientists 843–862 publications: 32 scientists 863–882 publications: 32 scientists 883–902 publications: 31 scientists 903–922 publications: 25 scientists 923–942 publications: 15 scientists 943–962 publications: 24 scientists 963–982 publications: 13 scientists 983–1,002 publications: 21 scientists 1,003–1,022 publications: 21 scientists 1,023–1,042 publications: 16 scientists 1,043–1,062 publications: 9 scientists 1,063–1,082 publications: 19 scientists 1,083–1,102 publications: 11 scientists 1,103–1,122 publications: 17 scientists 1,123–1,142 publications: 11 scientists 1,143–1,162 publications: 7 scientists 1,163–1,182 publications: 4 scientists 1,183–1,202 publications: 10 scientists 1,203–1,222 publications: 8 scientists 1,223–1,242 publications: 16 scientists 1,243–1,262 publications: 4 scientists 1,263–1,282 publications: 10 scientists 1,283–1,302 publications: 5 scientists 1,303–1,322 publications: 7 scientists 1,323–1,342 publications: 4 scientists 1,343–1,362 publications: 8 scientists 1,363–1,382 publications: 6 scientists 1,383–1,402 publications: 7 scientists 1,403–1,422 publications: 3 scientists 1,423–1,442 publications: 4 scientists 1,443–1,462 publications: 4 scientists 1,463–1,468 publications: 3 scientists 1,469+ publications: 100 scientists
103–122 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 942 publications — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,469 publications or more.

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Number of Physics scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,678 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
103–122 7
123–142 10
143–162 31
163–182 35
183–202 53
203–222 81
223–242 85
243–262 112
263–282 114
283–302 126
303–322 136
323–342 162
343–362 155
363–382 156
383–402 134
403–422 145
423–442 147
443–462 131
463–482 131
483–502 116
503–522 106
523–542 103
543–562 87
563–582 84
583–602 94
603–622 70
623–642 76
643–662 60
663–682 54
683–702 60
703–722 48
723–742 64
743–762 48
763–782 37
783–802 43
803–822 34
823–842 36
843–862 32
863–882 32
883–902 31
903–922 25
923–942 15 942
943–962 24
963–982 13
983–1,002 21
1,003–1,022 21
1,023–1,042 16
1,043–1,062 9
1,063–1,082 19
1,083–1,102 11
1,103–1,122 17
1,123–1,142 11
1,143–1,162 7
1,163–1,182 4
1,183–1,202 10
1,203–1,222 8
1,223–1,242 16
1,243–1,262 4
1,263–1,282 10
1,283–1,302 5
1,303–1,322 7
1,323–1,342 4
1,343–1,362 8
1,363–1,382 6
1,383–1,402 7
1,403–1,422 3
1,423–1,442 4
1,443–1,462 4
1,463–1,468 3
1,469+ 100
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Hong Guo D-index placement in Physics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Physics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Hong Guo sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 59 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 70–71 to 185+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 167. Most scientists, 167, have 80–81 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 96–97 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 70–71 D-Index: 76 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 110 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 143 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 153 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 144 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 167 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 167 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 166 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 132 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 155 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 134 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 137 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 102 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 112 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 110 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 116 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 97 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 103 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 87 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 90 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 78 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 75 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 67 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 69 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 59 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 53 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 42 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 41 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 33 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 32 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 45 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 19 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 24 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 28 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 31 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 20 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 12 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 24 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 23 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 15 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 15 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 11 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 17 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 12 scientists 166–167 D-Index: 11 scientists 168–169 D-Index: 9 scientists 170–171 D-Index: 9 scientists 172–173 D-Index: 11 scientists 174–175 D-Index: 4 scientists 176–177 D-Index: 8 scientists 178–179 D-Index: 5 scientists 180–181 D-Index: 3 scientists 182–183 D-Index: 4 scientists 184 D-Index: 4 scientists 185+ D-Index: 99 scientists
70–71 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 97 D-Index — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more.

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Number of Physics scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,678 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
70–71 76
72–73 110
74–75 143
76–77 153
78–79 144
80–81 167
82–83 167
84–85 166
86–87 132
88–89 155
90–91 134
92–93 137
94–95 102
96–97 112 97
98–99 110
100–101 116
102–103 97
104–105 103
106–107 87
108–109 90
110–111 67
112–113 78
114–115 75
116–117 67
118–119 69
120–121 60
122–123 59
124–125 53
126–127 42
128–129 41
130–131 33
132–133 32
134–135 45
136–137 19
138–139 24
140–141 28
142–143 31
144–145 22
146–147 20
148–149 12
150–151 16
152–153 24
154–155 23
156–157 15
158–159 15
160–161 11
162–163 17
164–165 12
166–167 11
168–169 9
170–171 9
172–173 11
174–175 4
176–177 8
178–179 5
180–181 3
182–183 4
184 4
185+ 99
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2009 - CAP-CRM Prize in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics, Canadian Association of Physicists and Centre de Recherches Mathématiques
  • 2004 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For pioneering contributions to theoretical and computational modeling of quantum transport in nanoelectronic systems

Overview

Hong Guo is a researcher affiliated with McGill University in Canada, specializing in engineering with a focus on mechanical engineering and the mechanics of materials. Their work intersects with atomic and molecular physics, catalysis, and archaeology, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach across various subfields.

The primary areas of research encompass lubricants and their additives, tribology and wear analysis, and the study of ionic liquids properties and applications. Additionally, their expertise includes force microscopy techniques, cultural heritage materials analysis, analytical chemistry methods development, and the conservation of building materials.

Recent publications by Hong Guo include:

  • Tribological behavior of ammonium-based protic ionic liquid as lubricant additive, 2020, Friction
  • Influence of Hydrogen Bonding and Ionicity of Protic Ionic Liquids on Lubricating Steel-Steel and Steel-Aluminum Contacts: Potential Ecofriendly Lubricants and Additives, 2020, Tribology Letters
  • Miscibility, corrosion and environmental properties of six hexanoate- and sulfonate-based protic ionic liquids, 2020, Journal of Molecular Liquids
  • Linear alkyl-benzenesulfonate-based protic ionic liquids: Physicochemical properties and tribological performance as lubricant additives to a non-polar base oil, 2022, Journal of Molecular Liquids
  • A multi-analytical approach to identify ancient pigments used in pottery towers excavated from the Han Dynasty tombs, 2023, Heritage Science

Hong Guo has frequently published in venues such as the Journal of Molecular Liquids, Heritage Science, Friction, Tribology Letters, and Tribology Transactions.

Collaborations have been a part of their research activity, with frequent co-authors including Patricia Iglesias, Junru Pang, In Hee Go, Jingqi Wen, and Naitao Liu.

Throughout their career, Hong Guo has been recognized with awards such as the CAP-CRM Prize in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics granted by the Canadian Association of Physicists and Centre de Recherches Mathématiques in 2009. In 2004, they were named a Fellow of the American Physical Society, acknowledged for pioneering contributions to theoretical and computational modeling of quantum transport in nanoelectronic systems.

Best Publications

  • Ab initio modeling of quantum transport properties of molecular electronic devices

    Jeremy Taylor;Hong Guo;Jian Wang

  • Ab initio modeling of open systems: Charge transfer, electron conduction, and molecular switching of a C 60 device

    Jeremy Taylor;Hong Guo;Jian Wang

  • Theory and simulation of Ostwald ripening.

    Jian Hua Yao;K. R. Elder;Hong Guo;Martin Grant

  • Nonlinear spin current and magnetoresistance of molecular tunnel junctions.

    Derek Waldron;Paul Haney;Brian Larade;Allan H Macdonald

  • Long-Distance Continuous-Variable Quantum Key Distribution over 202.81 km of Fiber.

    Yichen Zhang;Ziyang Chen;Stefano Pirandola;Xiangyu Wang

  • Controlled assemble of hollow heterostructured g-C3N4@CeO2 with rich oxygen vacancies for enhanced photocatalytic CO2 reduction

    Mengfang Liang;Timur Borjigin;Yuhao Zhang;Beihong Liu

  • Wafer-level photocatalytic water splitting on gan nanowire arrays grown by molecular beam epitaxy

    Defa Wang;Adrien Pierre;Golam Kibria;Kai Cui

  • Visible light-driven efficient overall water splitting using p -type metal-nitride nanowire arrays

    M. G. Kibria;F. A. Chowdhury;S. Zhao;B. AlOtaibi

  • Effective Adsorption and Removal of Phosphate from Aqueous Solutions and Eutrophic Water by Fe-based MOFs of MIL-101

    Qiying Xie;Yan Li;Zhaoling Lv;Hang Zhou

  • Quantum transport theory for nanostructures with Rashba spin-orbital interaction

    Qing-feng Sun;Jian Wang;Hong Guo

  • Dirac-source field-effect transistors as energy-efficient, high-performance electronic switches

    Chenguang Qiu;Fei Liu;Lin Xu;Bing Deng

  • Tuning the surface Fermi level on p-type gallium nitride nanowires for efficient overall water splitting

    M. G. Kibria;S. Zhao;F. A. Chowdhury;Q. Wang

  • Aluminum nitride nanowire light emitting diodes: Breaking the fundamental bottleneck of deep ultraviolet light sources

    S. Zhao;A. T. Connie;M. H. T. Dastjerdi;X. H. Kong

  • Conductance, I − V curves, and negative differential resistance of carbon atomic wires

    Brian Larade;Jeremy Taylor;H. Mehrez;Hong Guo

  • A generic tight-binding model for monolayer, bilayer and bulk MoS2

    Ferdows Zahid;Lei Liu;Yu Zhu;Jian Wang

  • Dynamics of driven interfaces with a conservation law

    Tao Sun;Hong Guo;Martin Grant

  • One-Step Overall Water Splitting under Visible Light Using Multiband InGaN/GaN Nanowire Heterostructures

    G. Kibria;Hieu P. T. Nguyen;Kai Cui;Songrui Zhao

  • Continuous-variable measurement-device-independent quantum key distribution

    Zhengyu Li;Yi-Chen Zhang;Feihu Xu;Xiang Peng

  • High-Speed Implementation of Length-Compatible Privacy Amplification in Continuous-Variable Quantum Key Distribution

    Xiangyu Wang;Yichen Zhang;Song Yu;Hong Guo

  • Spin-polarized transport through a quantum dot: Anderson model with on-site Coulomb repulsion

    N. Sergueev;Qing-feng Sun;Hong Guo;Hong Guo;B. G. Wang

  • Quantum spin field effect transistor

    Baigeng Wang;Jian Wang;Jian Wang;Hong Guo

Frequent Co-Authors

Zetian Mi
Zetian Mi University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Wei Ji
Wei Ji Renmin University of China
Dmitry Budker
Dmitry Budker University of California, Berkeley
Rui Zhang
Rui Zhang National University of Singapore
Peter Grutter
Peter Grutter McGill University
Michel Trudeau
Michel Trudeau Hydro-Québec
Robert A. Wolkow
Robert A. Wolkow University of Alberta
Gianluigi A. Botton
Gianluigi A. Botton McMaster University
Xiufeng Han
Xiufeng Han Chinese Academy of Sciences
Allan H. MacDonald
Allan H. MacDonald The University of Texas at Austin

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