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Hong Meng

Hong Meng

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 68 4833 4677 1490 1484 294 17215
Chemistry 67 6866 6218 1222 1209 265 16704

Hong Meng publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Hong Meng between 1997 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Hong Meng published across 30 years, from 1997 to 2026, averaging 18.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 64 publications in 2023. 64 of the 550 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1997 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 64. Peak 64 publications in 2023. 1997: 1 publication 1998: 10 publications 1999: 8 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 5 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 15 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 15 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 2 publications 2014: 1 publication 2015: 2 publications 2016: 23 publications 2017: 35 publications 2018: 29 publications 2019: 36 publications 2020: 60 publications 2021: 41 publications 2022: 40 publications 2023: 64 publications 2024: 59 publications 2025: 63 publications 2026: 1 publication
1997 2026

550 publications in total across all disciplines

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Hong Meng: publications per year, 1997 to 2026
Year Publications
1997 1
1998 10
1999 8
2000 1
2001 5
2002 4
2003 15
2004 2
2005 5
2006 15
2007 6
2008 5
2009 6
2010 4
2011 3
2012 4
2013 2
2014 1
2015 2
2016 23
2017 35
2018 29
2019 36
2020 60
2021 41
2022 40
2023 64
2024 59
2025 63
2026 1
Total 550
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Hong Meng publications per year - data summary

  • Hong Meng, a Materials Science scholar from Peking University, has 550 publications recorded across 30 years, from 1997 to 2026.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1997 and the most recent to 2026.
  • The most productive year is 2023, with 64 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1997, 2000, 2014 and 2026, with 1 publication each.
  • The rate of publication averages 18.3 papers per year over the whole span, or 18.3 per year counting only the 30 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2022-2026) hold 227 publications, 41% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1997-2006: 66 publications (6.6 per year); 2007-2016: 56 publications (5.6 per year); 2017-2026: 428 publications (42.8 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Hong Meng 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 Hong Meng 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, 290–309 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: 294 publications — 58th percentile

58% 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
150–169 835
170–189 850
190–209 891
210–229 862
230–249 766
250–269 726
270–289 665
290–309 593 294
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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Hong Meng publication distribution in Materials Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 12,847 Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 57 ranges running from 50–69 to 1,163+ publications.
  • Hong Meng, a Materials Science scholar from Peking University, records 294 publications - the 58th percentile of the discipline.
  • 58% of ranked Materials Science scientists score the same or lower than Hong Meng, and about 42% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 250–269 publications range, and Hong Meng ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 190–209 publications, holding 891 scientists (7% of the field).
  • 70% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 330–349 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Hong Meng 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 Hong Meng 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, 68–69 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: 68 D-Index — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View D-Index distribution as a table
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
54–55 621
56–57 597
58–59 610
60–61 587
62–63 606
64–65 533
66–67 490
68–69 469 68
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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Hong Meng D-index placement in Materials Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 12,847 Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 64 ranges running from 40–41 to 165+ D-Index.
  • Hong Meng, a Materials Science scholar from Peking University, records 68 D-Index - the 63rd percentile of the discipline.
  • 63% of ranked Materials Science scientists score the same or lower than Hong Meng, and about 37% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 62–63 D-Index range, and Hong Meng ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 52–53 D-Index, holding 667 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 68% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 70–71 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Overview

Hong Meng is affiliated with Peking University in China and has an extensive research background primarily focused on engineering and materials science. Their work spans multiple subfields including electrical and electronic engineering, polymers and plastics, materials chemistry, biomedical engineering, and mechanical engineering.

The scientist's research covers a wide range of topics with significant contributions in:

  • Conducting polymers and applications
  • Organic electronics and photovoltaics
  • Organic light-emitting diodes research
  • Perovskite materials and applications
  • Luminescence and fluorescent materials
  • Transition metal oxide nanomaterials
  • Advanced sensor and energy harvesting materials

Hong Meng has published numerous research papers in prominent scientific journals and has collaborated closely with frequent coauthors including Yaowu He, Muhammad Umair Ali, Yanan Zhu, Changbin Zhao, and Jingsheng Miao.

Major venues where Hong Meng regularly publishes include:

  • Advanced Optical Materials
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry C
  • SID Symposium Digest of Technical Papers
  • Chemical Engineering Journal

Some recent scientific papers showcasing their research are:

  • "Poor Stability of Li2CO3 in the Solid Electrolyte Interphase of a Lithium-Metal Anode Revealed by Cryo-Electron Microscopy," 2021, Advanced Materials
  • "Probing the Na metal solid electrolyte interphase via cryo-transmission electron microscopy," 2021, Nature Communications
  • "Regioregular Narrow-Bandgap n-Type Polymers with High Electron Mobility Enabling Highly Efficient All-Polymer Solar Cells," 2021, Advanced Materials
  • "An Ultrafast, Energy-Efficient Electrochromic and Thermochromic Device for Smart Windows," 2023, Advanced Materials
  • "Additive stabilization of SEI on graphite observed using cryo-electron microscopy," 2021, Energy & Environmental Science

Hong Meng's interdisciplinary work integrates concepts from materials science and engineering, particularly advancing understanding in polymer chemistry and energy-related materials. This body of work continues to be published in journals central to materials chemistry and applied engineering research fields.

Best Publications

  • Light-Emitting Polythiophenes†

    Igor F. Perepichka;Igor F. Perepichka;Dmitrii F. Perepichka;Hong Meng;Fred Wudl

  • Microwave-absorption properties of ZnO-coated iron nanocapsules

    X. G. Liu;D. Y. Geng;H. Meng;P. J. Shang

  • Organic Light-Emitting Materials and Devices

    Zhigang-Rick Li;Hong Meng

  • Conductance of small molecular junctions.

    N. B. Zhitenev;H. Meng;Z. Bao

  • Peripheral Amplification of Multi‐Resonance Induced Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence for Highly Efficient OLEDs

    Xiao Liang;Xiao Liang;Zhi-Ping Yan;Hua-Bo Han;Zheng-Guang Wu

  • Aluminum-Doped Cesium Lead Bromide Perovskite Nanocrystals with Stable Blue Photoluminescence Used for Display Backlight.

    Ming Liu;Guohua Zhong;Yongming Yin;Jingsheng Miao

  • Oligofluorene−Thiophene Derivatives as High-Performance Semiconductors for Organic Thin Film Transistors

    Hong Meng;Jie Zheng;Andrew J. Lovinger;Bo-Cheng Wang

  • High-Performance, Stable Organic Thin-Film Field-Effect Transistors Based on Bis-5'-alkylthiophen-2'-yl-2,6-anthracene Semiconductors

    Hong Meng;Fangping Sun;Marc B. Goldfinger;Gary D. Jaycox

  • Retraction: Self-assembled monolayer organic field-effect transistors.

    Jan Hendrik Schön;Hong Meng;Zhenan Bao

  • Poor Stability of Li 2 CO 3 in the Solid Electrolyte Interphase of a Lithium-Metal Anode Revealed by Cryo-Electron Microscopy.

    Bing Han;Bing Han;Zhen Zhang;Yucheng Zou;Kang Xu

  • Electrically conductive polymer compositions

    Che-Hsiung Hsu;Hong Meng;Yulong Shen;Ming Zheng

  • Tetramethylpentacene: Remarkable Absence of Steric Effect on Field Effect Mobility

    Hong Meng;Michael Bendikov;Gregory Mitchell;Roger Helgeson

  • Organic Polymeric Electrochromic Devices: Polychromism with Very High Coloration Efficiency

    Gursel Sonmez;Hong Meng;Fred Wudl

  • Solid-State Synthesis of a Conducting Polythiophene via an Unprecedented Heterocyclic Coupling Reaction

    Hong Meng;Dmitrii F. Perepichka;Michael Bendikov;Fred Wudl

  • High Field-Effect Mobility Oligofluorene Derivatives with High Environmental Stability

    Hong Meng;Zhenan Bao;Andrew J. Lovinger;Bo-Cheng Wang

  • 2,6-Bis[2-(4-pentylphenyl)vinyl]anthracene: a stable and high charge mobility organic semiconductor with densely packed crystal structure.

    Hong Meng;Fangping Sun;Marc B Goldfinger;Feng Gao

  • Photoluminescent poly(p-phenylenevinylene)s with an aromatic oxadiazole moiety as the side chain : Synthesis, electrochemistry, and spectroscopy study

    Zhi-Kuan Chen;Hong Meng;Yee-Hing Lai;Wei Huang

  • Probing the Na metal solid electrolyte interphase via cryo-transmission electron microscopy

    Bing Han;Bing Han;Yucheng Zou;Zhen Zhang;Xuming Yang

  • An Unusual Electrochromic Device Based on a New Low‐Bandgap Conjugated Polymer

    Hong Meng;Derald Tucker;Sterling Chaffins;Yongsheng Chen

  • Anthracene-based semiconductors for organic field-effect transistors

    Mengyun Chen;Lijia Yan;Yang Zhao;Imran Murtaza;Imran Murtaza

  • Facile solid-state synthesis of highly conducting poly(ethylenedioxythiophene).

    Hong Meng;Dmitrii F. Perepichka;Fred Wudl

  • TUNING REDOX BEHAVIOR AND EMISSIVE WAVELENGTH OF CONJUGATED POLYMERS BY P-N DIBLOCK STRUCTURES

    Wang-Lin Yu;Hong Meng;and Jian Pei;Wei Huang

Frequent Co-Authors

Wei Huang
Wei Huang Northwestern Polytechnical University
Dmitrii F. Perepichka
Dmitrii F. Perepichka McGill University
Zhenan Bao
Zhenan Bao Stanford University
Fred Wudl
Fred Wudl University of California, Santa Barbara
Feng He
Feng He Southern University of Science and Technology
Yueh-Lin Loo
Yueh-Lin Loo Princeton University
Wei Huang
Wei Huang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Xinwei Wang
Xinwei Wang Peking University
Yonghong Deng
Yonghong Deng Southern University of Science and Technology
Tao Wang
Tao Wang Stanford University

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