2026 Maosheng Miao: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Materials Science	45	11797	11405	2745	2549	184	7034
Chemistry	42	17535	15866	4290	3535	175	6416

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D-Index

World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

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Materials Science

11797

11405

2745

2549

184

7034

Chemistry

17535

15866

4290

3535

175

6416

Materials Science

D-Index

Citations

7034

World Ranking

11797

National Ranking

2745

Chemistry

D-Index

Citations

6416

World Ranking

17535

National Ranking

4290

Overview

Maosheng Miao is affiliated with California State University, Northridge in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of materials science and physics and astronomy, with notable activity in the subfields of materials chemistry, geophysics, atomic and molecular physics and optics, inorganic chemistry, and condensed matter physics.

Their scholarly work is concentrated on several core topics, including:

High-pressure geophysics and materials
Inorganic fluorides and related compounds
Advanced chemical physics studies
Boron and carbon nanomaterials research
Hydrogen storage and materials
Rare-earth and actinide compounds
X-ray diffraction in crystallography

Maosheng Miao has contributed research papers to a variety of scientific venues. Among the most frequent publication outlets are:

arXiv (Cornell University)
Physical Review B
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
Communications Chemistry

Recent notable papers authored or coauthored by Maosheng Miao include:

Chemistry under high pressure, 2020, Nature Reviews Chemistry
Plastic and Superionic Helium Ammonia Compounds under High Pressure and High Temperature, 2020, Physical Review X
Novel All-Nitrogen Molecular Crystals of Aromatic N₁₀, 2020, Advanced Science
Xenon iron oxides predicted as potential Xe hosts in Earth's lower mantle, 2020, Nature Communications
Ternary superconducting hydrides stabilized via Th and Ce elements at mild pressures, 2022, Fundamental Research

Miao frequently collaborates with other researchers in the field. Their frequent coauthors include:

Yuanhui Sun
Chris J. Pickard
Defang Duan
Yanming Ma

The body of work by Maosheng Miao reflects a significant engagement with high-pressure chemical systems and novel materials discovery. The research encompasses experimental and theoretical explorations relevant to fundamental chemistry and physics, as well as geophysical applications.

Best Publications

Hybrid functional investigations of band gaps and band alignments for AlN, GaN, InN, and InGaN.

Poul Georg Moses;Maosheng Miao;Qimin Yan;Chris G. Van de Walle

353
Citations
An effective structure prediction method for layered materials based on 2D particle swarm optimization algorithm

Yanchao Wang;Maosheng Miao;Jian Lv;Li Zhu

337
Citations
High Pressure Electrides: A Predictive Chemical and Physical Theory

Mao-Sheng Miao;Roald Hoffmann

323
Citations
Caesium in high oxidation states and as a p -block element

Mao-sheng Miao

258
Citations
Two dimensional Dirac carbon allotropes from graphene

Li-Chun Xu;Ru-Zhi Wang;Mao-Sheng Miao;Xiao-Lin Wei

257
Citations
Cagelike Diamondoid Nitrogen at High Pressures

Xiaoli Wang;Yanchao Wang;Maosheng Miao;Xin Zhong

240
Citations
High-pressure electrides: the chemical nature of interstitial quasiatoms.

Mao-sheng Miao;Roald Hoffmann

223
Citations
Chemistry under high pressure

Maosheng Miao;Yuanhui Sun;Eva Zurek;Haiqing Lin

212
Citations
Stacking fault band structure in 4H–SiC and its impact on electronic devices

Maosheng Miao;Sukit Limpijumnong;Walter R. L. Lambrecht

212
Citations
Self-assembled ultrathin nanotubes on diamond (100) surface

Shaohua Lu;Yanchao Wang;Hanyu Liu;Mao-sheng Miao

197
Citations
Polarization-Driven Topological Insulator Transition in a GaN / InN / GaN Quantum Well

M. S. Miao;Q. Yan;C. G. Van de Walle;W. K. Lou

183
Citations
Structural Evolution of Carbon Dioxide under High Pressure

Cheng Lu;Maosheng Miao;Yanming Ma

167
Citations
Interface-induced Topological Insulator Transition in GaAs/Ge/GaAs Quantum Wells

Dong Zhang;Wenkai Lou;Maosheng Miao;Shou-cheng Zhang

163
Citations
Predicted lithium-boron compounds under high pressure.

Feng Peng;Maosheng Miao;Hui Wang;Quan Li

133
Citations
Anionic chemistry of noble gases: formation of Mg-NG (NG = Xe, Kr, Ar) compounds under pressure.

Mao-sheng Miao;Xiao-li Wang;Xiao-li Wang;Jakoah Brgoch;Frank Spera

122
Citations
Reconstructions and origin of surface states on AlN polar and nonpolar surfaces

M. S. Miao;A. Janotti;C. G. Van de Walle

119
Citations
Oxidation and the origin of the two-dimensional electron gas in AlGaN/GaN heterostructures

M. S. Miao;J. R. Weber;C. G. Van de Walle

119
Citations
Magnetic properties of substitutional 3d transition metal impurities in silicon carbide

Maosheng Miao;Walter R. L. Lambrecht

117
Citations
Universal Transition State for High-Pressure Zinc Blende to Rocksalt Phase Transitions

Maosheng Miao;Walter R. L. Lambrecht

99
Citations
Reactivity of He with ionic compounds under high pressure.

Zhen Liu;Jorge Botana;Andreas Hermann;Steven Valdez

97
Citations
Phase stability and property evolution of biphasic Ti–Ni–Sn alloys for use in thermoelectric applications

Jason E. Douglas;Christina S. Birkel;Nisha Verma;Victoria M. Miller

96
Citations
A Solid‐State Effect Responsible for an Organic Quintet State at Room Temperature and Ambient Pressure

Yonghao Zheng;Mao-sheng Miao;Géraldine Dantelle;Nancy D. Eisenmenger

94
Citations