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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 61 6800 6572 1714 1593 207 13104

Lu Chang Qin publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Lu Chang Qin between 1986 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Lu Chang Qin published across 41 years, from 1986 to 2026, averaging 6.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 25 publications in 2005. 9 of the 256 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1986 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 25. Peak 25 publications in 2005. 1986: 1 publication 1987: 2 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 2 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 1 publication 1992: 4 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 2 publications 1997: 7 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 5 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 9 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 25 publications 2006: 11 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 11 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 3 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 0 publications 2020: 13 publications 2021: 10 publications 2022: 14 publications 2023: 13 publications 2024: 11 publications 2025: 8 publications 2026: 1 publication
1986 2026

256 publications in total across all disciplines

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Lu Chang Qin: publications per year, 1986 to 2026
Year Publications
1986 1
1987 2
1988 0
1989 2
1990 1
1991 1
1992 4
1993 3
1994 3
1995 1
1996 2
1997 7
1998 5
1999 2
2000 5
2001 6
2002 9
2003 6
2004 6
2005 25
2006 11
2007 8
2008 7
2009 5
2010 7
2011 11
2012 5
2013 8
2014 7
2015 3
2016 5
2017 10
2018 8
2019 0
2020 13
2021 10
2022 14
2023 13
2024 11
2025 8
2026 1
Total 256
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Lu Chang Qin publications per year - data summary

  • Lu Chang Qin, a Materials Science scholar from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has 256 publications recorded across 41 years, from 1986 to 2026.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1986 and the most recent to 2026.
  • The most productive year is 2005, with 25 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1986, 1990, 1991, 1995 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 2 of the 41 years in the span carry no publications at all (1988 and 2019).
  • The rate of publication averages 6.2 papers per year over the whole span, or 6.6 per year counting only the 39 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2022-2026) hold 47 publications, 18% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1986-1999: 34 publications (2.4 per year); 2000-2013: 119 publications (8.5 per year); 2014-2026: 103 publications (7.9 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Lu Chang Qin 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 Lu Chang Qin 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: 207 publications — 33rd percentile

33% 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
190–209 891 207
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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Lu Chang Qin 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.
  • Lu Chang Qin, a Materials Science scholar from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, records 207 publications - the 33rd percentile of the discipline.
  • 33% of ranked Materials Science scientists score the same or lower than Lu Chang Qin, and about 67% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 250–269 publications range, and Lu Chang Qin ranks below 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).

Lu Chang Qin 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 Lu Chang Qin 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, 60–61 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: 61 D-Index — 48th percentile

48% 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 61
62–63 606
64–65 533
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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Lu Chang Qin 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.
  • Lu Chang Qin, a Materials Science scholar from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, records 61 D-Index - the 48th percentile of the discipline.
  • 48% of ranked Materials Science scientists score the same or lower than Lu Chang Qin, and about 52% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 62–63 D-Index range, and Lu Chang Qin ranks below 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

Lu Chang Qin is affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the United States. Their research spans the fields of Physics and Astronomy as well as Materials Science, with a significant focus on the subfields of Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Materials Chemistry, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of areas including Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates, Quantum optics and atomic interactions, Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies, Ga2O3 and related materials, ZnO doping and properties, Nonlinear Photonic Systems, and Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques.

Their recent publications include:

  • Doping induced indirect-to-direct bandgap transition of two-dimensional Ga2O3, 2021, Applied Surface Science
  • Giant Kerr nonlinearities and magneto-optical rotations in a Rydberg-atom gas via double electromagnetically induced transparency, 2021, Physical review. A/Physical review, A
  • Growth characteristics and properties of Ga2O3 films fabricated by atomic layer deposition technique, 2022, Journal of Materials Chemistry C
  • Stable High-Dimensional Weak-Light Soliton Molecules and Their Active Control, 2022, Laser & Photonics Review
  • Preparation of Sn-doped Ga2O3 thin films and their solar-blind photoelectric detection performance, 2023, Journal of Semiconductors

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Lu Chang Qin include:

  • Xing-Dong Zhao
  • Zunlue Zhu
  • Zeyun Shi
  • Haifeng Chen
  • Shiqiang Xia

The scientist regularly publishes in venues such as Physical review. A/Physical review, A; Optics Express; arXiv (Cornell University); UNC Libraries; and Optics Letters.

Best Publications

  • Graphene and nanostructured MnO2 composite electrodes for supercapacitors

    Qian Cheng;Qian Cheng;Jie Tang;Jie Tang;Jun Ma;Han Zhang

  • Graphene and carbon nanotube composite electrodes for supercapacitors with ultra-high energy density

    Qian Cheng;Qian Cheng;Jie Tang;Jie Tang;Jun Ma;Han Zhang

  • Graphene and nanostructured MnO 2 composite electrodes for supercapacitors

    Qian Cheng;Jie Tang;Jun Ma;Han Zhang

  • The smallest carbon nanotube.

    Lu Chang Qin;Xinluo Zhao;Kaori Hirahara;Yoshiyuki Miyamoto

  • Control of diamond film microstructure by Ar additions to CH4/H2 microwave plasmas

    D. Zhou;D. Zhou;D. M. Gruen;L. C. Qin;T. G. McCauley

  • Compressibility and Polygonization of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes under Hydrostatic Pressure

    Jie Tang;Lu Chang Qin;Taizo Sasaki;Masako Yudasaka

  • Synthesis of nanocrystalline diamond thin films from an Ar–CH4 microwave plasma

    D. Zhou;D. Zhou;T. G. McCauley;Lu-Chang Q Qin;A. R. Krauss

  • Polyaniline-Coated Electro-Etched Carbon Fiber Cloth Electrodes for Supercapacitors

    Qian Cheng;Qian Cheng;Jie Tang;Jie Tang;Jun Ma;Han Zhang

  • Synthesis and electron field emission of nanocrystalline diamond thin films grown from N2/CH4 microwave plasmas

    D. Zhou;D. Zhou;A. R. Krauss;L. C. Qin;T. G. McCauley

  • Growing carbon nanotubes by microwave plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition

    Lu-Chang Q Qin;D. Zhou;A. R. Krauss;D. M. Gruen

  • Rapid and precise scanning helium ion microscope milling of solid-state nanopores for biomolecule detection

    Jijin Yang;David C. Ferranti;Lewis A. Stern;Colin A. Sanford

  • Comparison of reduction products from graphite oxide and graphene oxide for anode applications in lithium-ion batteries and sodium-ion batteries

    Yige Sun;Yige Sun;Jie Tang;Jie Tang;Kun Zhang;Jinshi Yuan

  • Interlayer spacing anomaly of single-wall carbon nanohorn aggregate

    S. Bandow;F. Kokai;K. Takahashi;M. Yudasaka

  • Polyaniline modified graphene and carbon nanotube composite electrode for asymmetric supercapacitors of high energy density

    Qian Cheng;Qian Cheng;Jie Tang;Jie Tang;Norio Shinya;Lu-Chang Q Qin

  • Field emission of electrons from single LaB6 nanowires

    Han Zhang;Jie Tang;Jie Tang;Qi Zhang;Gongpu Zhao

  • An ultrabright and monochromatic electron point source made of a LaB6 nanowire

    Han Zhang;Jie Tang;Jie Tang;Jinshi Yuan;Yasushi Yamauchi

  • In situ synthesis of MOF-derived carbon shells for silicon anode with improved lithium-ion storage

    Runsheng Gao;Runsheng Gao;Jie Tang;Jie Tang;Xiaoliang Yu;Shuai Tang

  • Few-layer graphene obtained by electrochemical exfoliation of graphite cathode

    Ming Zhou;Jie Tang;Qian Cheng;Gaojie Xu

  • Torsional electromechanical systems based on carbon nanotubes

    Hall Ar;Paulson S;Cui T;Lu Jp

  • Radial breathing modes of multiwalled carbon nanotubes

    Xinluo Zhao;Yoshinori Ando;Lu Chang Qin;Hiromichi Kataura

  • Rapid and reproducible fabrication of carbon nanotube AFM probes by dielectrophoresis

    Jie Tang;Guang Yang;Qi Zhang;Ahmet Parhat

Frequent Co-Authors

Jie Tang
Jie Tang National Institute for Materials Science
Sumio Iijima
Sumio Iijima Meijo University
Otto Zhou
Otto Zhou University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Cheng-Yan Xu
Cheng-Yan Xu Harbin Institute of Technology
Jie Liu
Jie Liu Duke University
Liang Zhen
Liang Zhen Harbin Institute of Technology
Alan R. Krauss
Alan R. Krauss Argonne National Laboratory
Masako Yudasaka
Masako Yudasaka National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Dieter M. Gruen
Dieter M. Gruen Argonne National Laboratory

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