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Materials Science

D-Index
80
Citations
23045
World Ranking
2702
National Ranking
861

Chemistry

D-Index
75
Citations
21686
World Ranking
4412
National Ranking
833

Lifeng Chi 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 Lifeng Chi sits on this spectrum.

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 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 488 publications — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Lifeng Chi 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 Lifeng Chi 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: 80 D-Index — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Lifeng Chi is affiliated with Soochow University in China. Their research primarily spans the fields of Engineering and Materials Science, with a notable emphasis on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry, and Biomedical Engineering. Additional subfields of their work include Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, as well as Polymers and Plastics.

Their scholarly contributions frequently appear in well-established scientific journals. The most common publication venues include the Journal of the American Chemical Society, The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, ACS Nano, Advanced Materials, and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

Key topics in Lifeng Chi's research portfolio encompass Surface Chemistry and Catalysis, Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures, Graphene Research and Applications, Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics, Conducting Polymers and Applications, Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, and Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials.

Recent representative papers authored or co-authored by Lifeng Chi include:

  • "Two-Dimensional Carbon Graphdiyne: Advances in Fundamental and Application Research" (2023, ACS Nano)
  • "Ordered Macro-Microporous Single Crystals of Covalent Organic Frameworks with Efficient Sorption of Iodine" (2023, Journal of the American Chemical Society)
  • "Porous Semiconducting Polymers Enable High-Performance Electrochemical Transistors" (2021, Advanced Materials)
  • "Best Practices for Using AI When Writing Scientific Manuscripts" (2023, ACS Nano)
  • "Bottom-Up, On-Surface-Synthesized Armchair Graphene Nanoribbons for Ultra-High-Power Micro-Supercapacitors" (2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society)

Lifeng Chi collaborates frequently with a number of researchers, including Lizhen Huang, Haiming Zhang, Kaifeng Niu, Xuechao Li, and Qing Li, reflecting an extensive network of scientific partnership.

Best Publications

  • High- k Gate Dielectrics for Emerging Flexible and Stretchable Electronics

    Binghao Wang;Binghao Wang;Wei Huang;Lifeng Chi;Mohammed Al-Hashimi

  • Transparent superhydrophobic/superhydrophilic TiO2-based coatings for self-cleaning and anti-fogging

    Yuekun Lai;Yuekun Lai;Yuxin Tang;Jiaojiao Gong;Dangguo Gong

  • Nanoscopic channel lattices with controlled anisotropic wetting

    M. Gleiche;L. F. Chi;H. Fuchs

  • A new approach for the fabrication of an alternating multilayer film of poly(4-vinylpyridine) and poly(acrylic acid) based on hydrogen bonding

    Liyan Wang;Zhiqiuang Wang;Xi Zhang;Jiacong Shen

  • Metal Clusters and Colloids

    Günter Schmid;Lifeng F. Chi

  • Linear Alkane Polymerization on a Gold Surface

    Dingyong Zhong;Jörn-Holger Franke;Santhosh Kumar Podiyanachari;Tobias Blömker

  • On-surface synthesis of rylene-type graphene nanoribbons.

    Haiming Zhang;Haiping Lin;Kewei Sun;Long Chen

  • Recent Advances in TiO2-Based Nanostructured Surfaces with Controllable Wettability and Adhesion

    Yuekun Lai;Jianying Huang;Zequn Cui;Mingzheng Ge

  • Growth of Self-Assembled n-Alkyltrichlorosilane Films on Si(100) Investigated by Atomic Force Microscopy

    K. Bierbaum;M. Grunze;A. A. Baski;L. F. Chi

  • Self-assembly of DNA-streptavidin nanostructures and their use as reagents in immuno-PCR

    Christof M. Niemeyer;Michael Adler;Bruno Pignataro;Steven Lenhert

  • High Performance Field-Effect Ammonia Sensors Based on a Structured Ultrathin Organic Semiconductor Film

    Liqiang Li;Peng Gao;Martin Baumgarten;Klaus Müllen

  • In situ surface-modification-induced superhydrophobic patterns with reversible wettability and adhesion.

    Yuekun Lai;Fei Pan;Cong Xu;Harald Fuchs

  • Domain structures in langmuir-blodgett films investigated by atomic force microscopy.

    L. F. Chi;M. Anders;H. Fuchs;R. R. Johnston

  • Electronic structure of spatially aligned graphene nanoribbons on Au(788).

    S. Linden;D. Zhong;A. Timmer;N. Aghdassi

  • Langmuir-Blodgett patterning: a bottom-up way to build mesostructures over large areas.

    Xiaodong Chen;Steven Lenhert;Michael Hirtz;Nan Lu

  • Field emission properties of large-area nanowires of organic charge-transfer complexes.

    Huibiao Liu;Qing Zhao;Yuliang Li;Yang Liu

  • Direct Observation of Graphene Growth and Associated Copper Substrate Dynamics by in Situ Scanning Electron Microscopy

    Zhu-Jun Wang;Gisela Weinberg;Qiang Zhang;Thomas Lunkenbein

  • Metal Nanoparticles, Nanowires, and Contact Electrodes Self‐Assembled on Patterned Monolayer Templates—A Bottom‐up Chemical Approach

    Stephanie Hoeppener;Rivka Maoz;Sidney R. Cohen;Lifeng Chi

  • Osteoblast alignment, elongation and migration on grooved polystyrene surfaces patterned by Langmuir-Blodgett lithography.

    Steven Lenhert;Marie-Beatrice Meier;Ulrich Meyer;Lifeng Chi

  • Imparting Catalytic Activity to a Covalent Organic Framework Material by Nanoparticle Encapsulation

    Xiaofei Shi;Youjin Yao;Yulong Xu;Kun Liu

  • Synthesis of Armchair and Chiral Carbon Nanobelts

    Kwan Yin Cheung;Shaojun Gui;Chenfang Deng;Huifang Liang

Frequent Co-Authors

Harald Fuchs
Harald Fuchs University of Münster
Xiaodong Chen
Xiaodong Chen Nanyang Technological University
Klaus Müllen
Klaus Müllen Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research
Haiping Lin
Haiping Lin Soochow University, Taiwan
Dianpeng Qi
Dianpeng Qi Harbin Institute of Technology
Gerhard Erker
Gerhard Erker University of Münster
Youyong Li
Youyong Li Soochow University
Wei Hu
Wei Hu Nanjing University
Xi Zhang
Xi Zhang Texas A&M University
Yuekun Lai
Yuekun Lai Fuzhou University

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