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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 68 4953 4792 167 166 204 14209

Liangzhi Kou publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Liangzhi Kou between 2008 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Liangzhi Kou published across 19 years, from 2008 to 2026, averaging 13.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 27 publications in 2021. 16 of the 248 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2008 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 27. Peak 27 publications in 2021. 2008: 1 publication 2009: 1 publication 2010: 3 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 9 publications 2015: 21 publications 2016: 17 publications 2017: 11 publications 2018: 18 publications 2019: 20 publications 2020: 26 publications 2021: 27 publications 2022: 24 publications 2023: 22 publications 2024: 12 publications 2025: 12 publications 2026: 4 publications
2008 2026

248 publications in total across all disciplines

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Liangzhi Kou: publications per year, 2008 to 2026
Year Publications
2008 1
2009 1
2010 3
2011 4
2012 8
2013 8
2014 9
2015 21
2016 17
2017 11
2018 18
2019 20
2020 26
2021 27
2022 24
2023 22
2024 12
2025 12
2026 4
Total 248
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Liangzhi Kou 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 Liangzhi Kou 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, 190–209 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: 204 publications — 32nd percentile

32% 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
190–209 891 204
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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Liangzhi Kou 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 Liangzhi Kou 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.

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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
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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Overview

Liangzhi Kou is affiliated with the Queensland University of Technology in Australia. Their research primarily focuses on materials science and engineering, with significant contributions across various subfields and topics.

The main fields of study for their work include:

  • Materials Science
  • Engineering

Within these fields, they have concentrated on several subfields such as:

  • Materials Chemistry
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Catalysis

The key topics Liangzhi Kou explores in their research are:

  • 2D Materials and Applications
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Perovskite Materials and Applications
  • MXene and MAX Phase Materials
  • Graphene research and applications
  • Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction
  • Multiferroics and related materials

Liangzhi Kou has published extensively in several journals, with the most frequent publication venues being:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Advanced Functional Materials
  • Nanoscale
  • Journal of Physics Condensed Matter

Among their recent papers are:

  • "Harvesting waste heat with flexible Bi2Te3 thermoelectric thin film" (2022), published in Nature Sustainability
  • "Janus WSSe Monolayer: An Excellent Photocatalyst for Overall Water Splitting" (2020), published in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • "Controllable CO2 electrocatalytic reduction via ferroelectric switching on single atom anchored In2Se3 monolayer" (2021), published in Nature Communications
  • "Enhanced Ion Sieving of Graphene Oxide Membranes via Surface Amine Functionalization" (2021), published in Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "2D Janus Transition Metal Dichalcogenides: Properties and Applications" (2022), published in physica status solidi (b)

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Yuantong Gu
  • Jing Shang
  • Junxian Liu
  • Xiao Tang
  • Yandong Ma

Best Publications

  • Phosphorene as a Superior Gas Sensor: Selective Adsorption and Distinct I-V Response.

    Liangzhi Kou;Thomas Frauenheim;Changfeng Chen

  • Phosphorene: Fabrication, Properties, and Applications.

    Liangzhi Kou;Changfeng Chen;Sean C. Smith

  • Two-Dimensional Metal Oxide Nanomaterials for Next-Generation Rechargeable Batteries.

    Jun Mei;Ting Liao;Ting Liao;Liangzhi Kou;Ziqi Sun

  • Synthesis of WS2xSe2–2x Alloy Nanosheets with Composition-Tunable Electronic Properties

    Xidong Duan;Chen Wang;Zheng Fan;Guolin Hao

  • Tunable Photocatalytic Water Splitting by the Ferroelectric Switch in a 2D AgBiP2Se6 Monolayer

    Lin Ju;Jing Shang;Xiao Tang;Liangzhi Kou

  • Janus WSSe Monolayer: An Excellent Photocatalyst for Overall Water Splitting.

    Lin Ju;Mei Bie;Xiao Tang;Jing Shang

  • A Janus MoSSe monolayer: a superior and strain-sensitive gas sensing material

    Cui Jin;Cui Jin;Xiao Tang;Xin Tan;Sean C. Smith

  • Tuning Magnetism and Electronic Phase Transitions by Strain and Electric Field in Zigzag MoS2 Nanoribbons.

    Liangzhi Kou;Chun Tang;Chun Tang;Yi Zhang;Thomas Heine

  • Two-Dimensional Topological Insulators: Progress and Prospects

    Liangzhi Kou;Yandong Ma;Ziqi Sun;Thomas Heine

  • Single-Layer Ag2S: A Two-Dimensional Bidirectional Auxetic Semiconductor

    Rui Peng;Yandong Ma;Zhonglin He;Baibiao Huang

  • Structural and Electronic Properties of Layered Arsenic and Antimony Arsenide

    Liangzhi Kou;Yandong Ma;Xin Tan;Thomas Frauenheim

  • Strain engineering of selective chemical adsorption on monolayer MoS2

    Liangzhi Kou;Aijun Du;Changfeng Chen;Thomas Frauenheim

  • Auxetic and Ferroelastic Borophane: A Novel 2D Material with Negative Possion's Ratio and Switchable Dirac Transport Channels.

    Liangzhi Kou;Yandong Ma;Chun Tang;Ziqi Sun

  • Controllable CO2 electrocatalytic reduction via ferroelectric switching on single atom anchored In2Se3 monolayer.

    Lin Ju;Xin Tan;Xin Mao;Yuantong Gu

  • Hydrogenated borophene as a stable two-dimensional Dirac material with an ultrahigh Fermi velocity

    Li-Chun Xu;Aijun Du;Liangzhi Kou

  • Tunable magnetism in strained graphene with topological line defect

    Liangzhi Kou;Chun Tang;Wanlin Guo;Changfeng Chen

  • Robust Two-Dimensional Topological Insulators in Methyl-Functionalized Bismuth, Antimony, and Lead Bilayer Films

    Yandong Ma;Yandong Ma;Ying Dai;Liangzhi Kou;Thomas Frauenheim

  • Enhanced Ion Sieving of Graphene Oxide Membranes via Surface Amine Functionalization

    Yijun Qian;Jing Shang;Dan Liu;Guoliang Yang

  • Nanoscale Multilayer Transition-Metal Dichalcogenide Heterostructures: Band Gap Modulation by Interfacial Strain and Spontaneous Polarization.

    Liangzhi Kou;Thomas Frauenheim;Changfeng Chen

  • Strain Engineering of Selective Chemical Adsorption on Monolayer MoS_2

    Liangzhi Kou;Aijun Du;Changfeng Chen;Thomas Frauenheim

  • Tuning Magnetism and Electronic Phase Transitions by Strain and Electric Field in Zigzag MoS2 Nanoribbons

    Liangzhi Kou

Frequent Co-Authors

Aijun Du
Aijun Du Queensland University of Technology
Thomas Frauenheim
Thomas Frauenheim University of Bremen
Sean C. Smith
Sean C. Smith Australian National University
YuanTong Gu
YuanTong Gu Queensland University of Technology
Ying Dai
Ying Dai Shandong University
Thomas Heine
Thomas Heine TU Dresden
Wanlin Guo
Wanlin Guo Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Ziqi Sun
Ziqi Sun Queensland University of Technology
Baibiao Huang
Baibiao Huang Shandong University
Liujiang Zhou
Liujiang Zhou University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

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