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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 65 5616 5431 1457 1362 534 15619

Jian-Min Zuo publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Jian-Min Zuo between 1988 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Jian-Min Zuo published across 38 years, from 1988 to 2025, averaging 17.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 38 publications in 2025. 68 of the 657 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1988 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 38. Peak 38 publications in 2025. 1988: 5 publications 1989: 8 publications 1990: 4 publications 1991: 3 publications 1992: 11 publications 1993: 12 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 6 publications 1996: 5 publications 1997: 9 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 10 publications 2000: 11 publications 2001: 7 publications 2002: 15 publications 2003: 17 publications 2004: 17 publications 2005: 16 publications 2006: 19 publications 2007: 22 publications 2008: 19 publications 2009: 19 publications 2010: 32 publications 2011: 28 publications 2012: 16 publications 2013: 18 publications 2014: 25 publications 2015: 29 publications 2016: 25 publications 2017: 32 publications 2018: 16 publications 2019: 18 publications 2020: 16 publications 2021: 31 publications 2022: 28 publications 2023: 32 publications 2024: 30 publications 2025: 38 publications
1988 2025

657 publications in total across all disciplines

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Jian-Min Zuo: publications per year, 1988 to 2025
Year Publications
1988 5
1989 8
1990 4
1991 3
1992 11
1993 12
1994 4
1995 6
1996 5
1997 9
1998 4
1999 10
2000 11
2001 7
2002 15
2003 17
2004 17
2005 16
2006 19
2007 22
2008 19
2009 19
2010 32
2011 28
2012 16
2013 18
2014 25
2015 29
2016 25
2017 32
2018 16
2019 18
2020 16
2021 31
2022 28
2023 32
2024 30
2025 38
Total 657
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Jian-Min Zuo 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 Jian-Min Zuo 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, 530–549 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: 534 publications — 89th percentile

89% 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
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
530–549 162 534
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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Jian-Min Zuo 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 Jian-Min Zuo 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, 64–65 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: 65 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% 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
54–55 621
56–57 597
58–59 610
60–61 587
62–63 606
64–65 533 65
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2013 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For major contributions to the development of electron nanodiffraction and coherent diffraction for quantitative atomic structural analysis, and to their applications in fundamental understanding of nanoscale structural physics in solids, solid interfaces and surfaces

Overview

Jian-Min Zuo is affiliated with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the United States. Their research primarily spans engineering and materials science, with a significant number of publications in subfields such as electrical and electronic engineering, materials chemistry, atomic and molecular physics and optics, surfaces, coatings and films, and structural biology.

The scientist's research topics include:

  • Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques
  • Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications
  • Advancements in Battery Materials
  • Electronic and Structural Properties of Oxides
  • Semiconductor materials and devices
  • Magnetic properties of thin films
  • High Entropy Alloys Studies

Jian-Min Zuo has contributed extensively to several publication venues. The most frequent among these are:

  • Microscopy and Microanalysis
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Ultramicroscopy
  • Acta Crystallographica Section A Foundations and Advances
  • Nature Communications

Some of their recent papers include:

  • Two-dimensional superconductivity and anisotropic transport at KTaO 3 (111) interfaces, 2021, Science
  • Sub-10-nm graphene nanoribbons with atomically smooth edges from squashed carbon nanotubes, 2021, Nature Electronics
  • CMOS-compatible electrochemical synaptic transistor arrays for deep learning accelerators, 2023, Nature Electronics
  • Data-driven electron-diffraction approach reveals local short-range ordering in CrCoNi with ordering effects, 2022, Nature Communications
  • Recent advances of thin film composite membranes for pervaporation applications: A comprehensive review, 2021, Advanced Membranes

Frequent co-authors working with Jian-Min Zuo include:

  • Saran Pidaparthy
  • Renliang Yuan
  • Haoyang Ni
  • Haw-Wen Hsiao
  • André Schleife

Jian-Min Zuo was recognized as a Fellow of the American Physical Society in 2013 for major contributions to the development of electron nanodiffraction and coherent diffraction methods for quantitative atomic structural analysis. This work contributed to improved understanding of nanoscale structural physics in solids, solid interfaces, and surfaces.

Best Publications

  • Induced growth of asymmetric nanocantilever arrays on polar surfaces.

    Z. L. Wang;X. Y. Kong;J. M. Zuo

  • Direct observation of d-orbital holes and Cu–Cu bonding in Cu2O

    J. M. Zuo;M. Kim;M. O'Keeffe;J. C. H. Spence

  • Atomic Resolution Imaging of a Carbon Nanotube from Diffraction Intensities

    J. M. Zuo;J. M. Zuo;I. Vartanyants;I. Vartanyants;M. Gao;M. Gao;R. Zhang;R. Zhang

  • Nanobelt self-assembly from an organic n-type semiconductor: propoxyethyl-PTCDI.

    Kaushik Balakrishnan;Aniket Datar;Randy Oitker;Hao Chen

  • Coordination-dependent surface atomic contraction in nanocrystals revealed by coherent diffraction

    W. J. Huang;R. Sun;J. Tao;J. Tao;L. D. Menard

  • Instability, intermixing and electronic structure at the epitaxial LaAlO3/SrTiO3(001) heterojunction

    Scott A. Chambers;Mark H. Engelhard;V. Shutthanandan;Zihua Zhu

  • Nonlithographic patterning and metal-assisted chemical etching for manufacturing of tunable light-emitting silicon nanowire arrays

    Winston Chern;Keng Hao Hsu;Ik Su Chun;Bruno P.D. Azeredo

  • Ultrathin n-Type Organic Nanoribbons with High Photoconductivity and Application in Optoelectronic Vapor Sensing of Explosives

    Yanke Che;Xiaomei Yang;Guilin Liu;Chun Yu

  • Two-dimensional superconductivity and anisotropic transport at KTaO3 (111) interfaces.

    Changjiang Liu;Xi Yan;Xi Yan;Dafei Jin;Yang Ma

  • DNA Sensing Using Nanocrystalline Surface‐Enhanced Al2O3 Nanopore Sensors

    Bala Murali Venkatesan;Amish B. Shah;Jian Min Zuo;Rashid Bashir

  • Time-dependent, protein-directed growth of gold nanoparticles within a single crystal of lysozyme

    Hui Wei;Zidong Wang;Jiong Zhang;Stephen House

  • Nanofibril Self-Assembly of an Arylene Ethynylene Macrocycle

    Kaushik Balakrishnan;Aniket Datar;Wei Zhang;Xiaomei Yang

  • Electrochemically tunable thermal conductivity of lithium cobalt oxide

    Jiung Cho;Mark D. Losego;Hui Gang Zhang;Honggyu Kim

  • Free folding of suspended graphene sheets by random mechanical stimulation.

    Jiong Zhang;Jianliang Xiao;Xianhong Meng;Carolyn Monroe

  • Automated lattice parameter measurement from HOLZ lines and their use for the measurement of oxygen content in YBa2Cu3O7-δ from nanometer-sized region

    J.M. Zuo

  • Accurate measurements of mean inner potential of crystal wedges using digital electron holograms

    M. Gajdardziska-Josifovska;Martha McCartney;W. J. de Ruijter;David Smith

  • Metal-insulator transition and its relation to magnetic structure in (LaMnO3)2n/(SrMnO3)n superlattices.

    Anand Bhattacharya;S. J. May;S. G. E. Te Velthuis;M. Warusawithana

  • Structure determination of individual single-wall carbon nanotubes by nanoarea electron diffraction

    M. Gao;J. M. Zuo;R. D. Twesten;I. Petrov

  • Direct imaging of nanoscale phase separation in La(0.55)Ca(0.45)MnO(3): relationship to colossal magnetoresistance.

    J. Tao;J. Tao;D. Niebieskikwiat;D. Niebieskikwiat;M. Varela;W. Luo;W. Luo

  • Electronic reconstruction at SrMnO3-LaMnO3 superlattice interfaces

    Şerban Smadici;Peter Abbamonte;Anand Bhattacharya;Xiaofang Zhai

  • InxGa1-xAs Nanowires on Silicon: One-Dimensional Heterogeneous Epitaxy, Bandgap Engineering, and Photovoltaics

    Jae Cheol Shin;Kyou Hyun Kim;Ki Jun Yu;Hefei Hu

  • Automated structure factor refinement from convergent-beam patterns

    J.M. Zuo;J.C.H. Spence

  • Web-based electron microscopy application software: Web-EMAPS

    J. M. Zuo;J. C. Mabon

  • Non-lithographic patterning and metal-assisted chemical etching for manufacturing of tunable light-emitting silicon nanowire arrays

    W. Chern;K. Hsu;I. Chun;B. Azeredo

Frequent Co-Authors

John C. H. Spence
John C. H. Spence Arizona State University
James N Eckstein
James N Eckstein University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Jianguo Wen
Jianguo Wen Argonne National Laboratory
Miyoung Kim
Miyoung Kim Seoul National University
Hong Yang
Hong Yang University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Ivan Petrov
Ivan Petrov University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Jianbo Wu
Jianbo Wu Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Michael O'Keeffe
Michael O'Keeffe Arizona State University
Lian-Mao Peng
Lian-Mao Peng Peking University
Steven J. May
Steven J. May Drexel University

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