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Materials Science

D-Index
66
Citations
14082
World Ranking
5423
National Ranking
71

Chemistry

D-Index
67
Citations
14333
World Ranking
6995
National Ranking
159

Hong Zhang 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 Zhang sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 233 publications — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Hong Zhang 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 Zhang sits on this spectrum.

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 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 66 D-Index — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2015 - SIAM/ACM Prize in Computational Science and Engineering The PETSc Core Development Team: Satish Balay, Jed Brown, William Gropp, Matthew Knepley, Lois Curfman McInnes, Barry Smith, and Hong Zhang
  • 2008 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering

Overview

Hong Zhang is affiliated with the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands, focusing their research primarily in the fields of Materials Science and Engineering. Their work spans over 220 publications with significant contributions to subfields including Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Molecular Biology, and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics.

The main research topics Hong Zhang has explored include:

  • Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials
  • Nanoplatforms for Cancer Theranostics
  • Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials
  • Perovskite Materials and Applications
  • Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis
  • Carbon and Quantum Dots Applications
  • Advanced Biosensing and Bioanalysis Techniques

Hong Zhang has published numerous papers in several prominent journals. Frequent venues for their work include:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal (8 publications)
  • Pharmaceutics (4 publications)
  • Advanced Optical Materials (3 publications)
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition (3 publications)
  • Laser & Photonics Review (3 publications)

Some of their recent publications highlight the range and focus of their research:

  • "Efficient Super Broadband NIR Ca2LuZr2Al3O12:Cr3+,Yb3+ Garnet Phosphor for pc-LED Light Source toward NIR Spectroscopy Applications," 2020, Advanced Optical Materials
  • "Special Issue: Rare earth luminescent materials," 2022, Light Science & Applications
  • "Integrating microbial community properties, biomass and necromass to predict cropland soil organic carbon," 2023, ISME Communications
  • "Internal OH− induced cascade quenching of upconversion luminescence in NaYF4:Yb/Er nanocrystals," 2021, Light Science & Applications
  • "YAGG:Ce Phosphor-in-YAG Ceramic: An Efficient Green Color Converter Suitable for High-Power Blue Laser Lighting," 2020, ACS Applied Electronic Materials

Hong Zhang has collaborated frequently with a number of coauthors, including:

  • Kefan Wu
  • Langping Tu
  • Jing Zuo
  • Le Wang
  • Luis J. Cruz

The scientist's contributions have been recognized with several awards, including the SIAM/ACM Prize in Computational Science and Engineering in 2015, acknowledging their role within the PETSc Core Development Team. Additionally, Hong Zhang was named a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 2008 and is associated with The Canadian Academy of Engineering.

Best Publications

  • MICROGELS: Old Materials with New Applications

    Mallika Das;Hong Zhang;Eugenia Kumacheva

  • Covalently assembled NIR nanoplatform for simultaneous fluorescence imaging and photodynamic therapy of cancer cells

    Kai Liu;Xiaomin Liu;Qinghui Zeng;Youlin Zhang

  • Femtosecond studies of solvation and intramolecular configurational dynamics of fluorophores in liquid solution.

    Max Glasbeek;Hong Zhang

  • Controlled synthesis, formation mechanism, and great enhancement of red upconversion luminescence of NaYF4:Yb3+, Er3+ nanocrystals/submicroplates at low doping level.

    Junwei Zhao;Yajuan Sun;Xianggui Kong;Lijin Tian

  • Red spectral shift and enhanced quantum efficiency in phonon-free photoluminescence from silicon nanocrystals

    W. D. A. M. de Boer;D. Timmerman;K. Dohnalová;I. N. Yassievich

  • Excitation energy migration dynamics in upconversion nanomaterials

    Langping Tu;Langping Tu;Xiaomin Liu;Xiaomin Liu;Fei Wu;Fei Wu;Hong Zhang;Hong Zhang

  • Upconversion Luminescence of β-NaYF4: Yb3+, Er3+@β-NaYF4 Core/Shell Nanoparticles: Excitation Power Density and Surface Dependence

    Yu Wang;Langping Tu;Junwei Zhao;Yajuan Sun

  • Controlled synthesis and morphology dependent upconversion luminescence of NaYF4 : Yb, Er nanocrystals

    Yajuan Sun;Yajuan Sun;Yue Chen;Lijin Tian;Yi Yu

  • Li+ ion doping: an approach for improving the crystallinity and upconversion emissions of NaYF4:Yb3+, Tm3+ nanoparticles

    Chengzhou Zhao;Xianggui Kong;Xiaomin Liu;Langping Tu

  • Efficient Super Broadband NIR Ca 2 LuZr 2 Al 3 O 12 :Cr 3+ ,Yb 3+ Garnet Phosphor for pc‐LED Light Source toward NIR Spectroscopy Applications

    Shuai He;Liangliang Zhang;Hao Wu;Huajun Wu

  • Effect of annealing on upconversion luminescence of ZnO : Er3+ nanocrystals and high thermal sensitivity

    Xin Wang;Xianggui Kong;Yi Yu;Yajuan Sun

  • An upconversion nanoparticle--Zinc phthalocyanine based nanophotosensitizer for photodynamic therapy.

    Lu Xia;Xianggui Kong;Xiaomin Liu;Langping Tu

  • Direct Observation of Electron-to-Hole Energy Transfer in CdSe Quantum Dots

    Euan Hendry;Euan Hendry;Mattijs Koeberg;Mattijs Koeberg;F. Wang;H. Zhang

  • Towards efficient solid-state photoluminescence based on carbon-nanodots and starch composites

    Mingye Sun;Songnan Qu;Zhendong Hao;Wenyu Ji

  • Hierarchical Growth of Chiral Self-Assembled Structures in Protic Media†

    L. Brunsveld;H. Zhang;M. Glasbeek;J.A.J.M. Vekemans

  • Synthesis and Characterization of Water-Soluble and Bifunctional ZnO-Au Nanocomposites

    Xin Wang;Xianggui Kong;Yi Yu;Hong Zhang

  • Synthesis and Optical Properties of Type II CdTe/CdS Core/Shell Quantum Dots in Aqueous Solution via Successive Ion Layer Adsorption and Reaction

    Qinghui Zeng;Xianggui Kong;Yajuan Sun;Youlin Zhang

  • 808 nm driven Nd3+-sensitized upconversion nanostructures for photodynamic therapy and simultaneous fluorescence imaging

    Dan Wang;Bin Xue;Xianggui Kong;Langping Tu

  • Water‐Triggered Luminescent “Nano‐bombs” Based on Supra‐(Carbon Nanodots)

    Qing Lou;Songnan Qu;Pengtao Jing;Wenyu Ji

  • Charge Shift and Triplet State Formation in the 9-Mesityl-10-methylacridinium Cation

    Andrew C Benniston;Anthony Harriman;Peiyi Li;James P Rostron

Frequent Co-Authors

Wybren Jan Buma
Wybren Jan Buma University of Amsterdam
Yalin Tang
Yalin Tang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Junfeng Xiang
Junfeng Xiang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Dezhen Shen
Dezhen Shen Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jialong Zhao
Jialong Zhao Guangxi University
Yichun Liu
Yichun Liu Northeast Normal University
Jan W. Verhoeven
Jan W. Verhoeven University of Amsterdam
Wolfgang Rettig
Wolfgang Rettig Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Xiaojun Wang
Xiaojun Wang Georgia Southern University
Dan Wang
Dan Wang Chinese Academy of Sciences

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