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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 81 2522 2434 793 789 331 38170

Nan Zhang publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Nan Zhang between 1997 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Nan Zhang published across 30 years, from 1997 to 2026, averaging 13.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 43 publications in 2023. 40 of the 417 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1997 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 43. Peak 43 publications in 2023. 1997: 1 publication 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 0 publications 2005: 1 publication 2006: 0 publications 2007: 0 publications 2008: 1 publication 2009: 1 publication 2010: 1 publication 2011: 11 publications 2012: 13 publications 2013: 19 publications 2014: 21 publications 2015: 16 publications 2016: 12 publications 2017: 33 publications 2018: 38 publications 2019: 30 publications 2020: 31 publications 2021: 33 publications 2022: 33 publications 2023: 43 publications 2024: 39 publications 2025: 37 publications 2026: 3 publications
1997 2026

417 publications in total across all disciplines

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Nan Zhang: publications per year, 1997 to 2026
Year Publications
1997 1
1998 0
1999 0
2000 0
2001 0
2002 0
2003 0
2004 0
2005 1
2006 0
2007 0
2008 1
2009 1
2010 1
2011 11
2012 13
2013 19
2014 21
2015 16
2016 12
2017 33
2018 38
2019 30
2020 31
2021 33
2022 33
2023 43
2024 39
2025 37
2026 3
Total 417
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Nan Zhang 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 Nan Zhang 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, 330–349 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: 331 publications — 66th percentile

66% 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
330–349 477 331
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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Nan Zhang 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 Nan Zhang 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, 80–81 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: 81 D-Index — 80th percentile

80% 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
70–71 378
72–73 421
74–75 359
76–77 323
78–79 299
80–81 230 81
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

Nan Zhang is affiliated with Hunan University in China and specializes in the fields of Materials Science and Engineering. Their research primarily focuses on subfields including Materials Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials.

The main topics of Nan Zhang's research work cover advanced photocatalysis techniques, MXene and MAX phase materials, 2D materials and their applications, catalytic processes in materials science, copper-based nanomaterials and their applications, advanced nanomaterials in catalysis, as well as ferroelectric and piezoelectric materials.

Nan Zhang has contributed to several recent papers, which include:

  • Metal-Organic Framework Membranes Encapsulating Gold Nanoparticles for Direct Plasmonic Photocatalytic Nitrogen Fixation (2021), Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Positioning MXenes in the Photocatalysis Landscape: Competitiveness, Challenges, and Future Perspectives (2020), Advanced Functional Materials
  • Uncovering the Promotion of CeO2/CoS1.97 Heterostructure with Specific Spatial Architectures on Oxygen Evolution Reaction (2021), Advanced Materials
  • Flexible MXene-coated melamine foam based phase change material composites for integrated solar-thermal energy conversion/storage, shape memory and thermal therapy functions (2021), Composites Part A Applied Science and Manufacturing
  • Artificial nitrogen fixation over bismuth-based photocatalysts: fundamentals and future perspectives (2020), Journal of Materials Chemistry A

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Nan Zhang are:

  • Xiuqiang Xie
  • Zhenjun Wu
  • Guanshun Xie
  • Guohao Li
  • Yong Wang

Nan Zhang frequently publishes in venues such as:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Advanced Functional Materials
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry A
  • Chemical Engineering Journal

Best Publications

  • Electrocatalysis for the oxygen evolution reaction: recent development and future perspectives

    Nian Tzu Suen;Sung Fu Hung;Quan Quan;Nan Zhang

  • Defective TiO2 with oxygen vacancies: synthesis, properties and photocatalytic applications

    Xiaoyang Pan;Min-Quan Yang;Xianzhi Fu;Nan Zhang

  • Biaxially strained PtPb/Pt core/shell nanoplate boosts oxygen reduction catalysis

    Lingzheng Bu;Nan Zhang;Shaojun Guo;Xu Zhang

  • Recent progress on graphene-based photocatalysts: current status and future perspectives

    Nan Zhang;Yanhui Zhang;Yi-Jun Xu

  • Waltzing with the Versatile Platform of Graphene to Synthesize Composite Photocatalysts.

    Nan Zhang;Min-Quan Yang;Siqi Liu;Yugang Sun

  • Graphene Transforms Wide Band Gap ZnS to a Visible Light Photocatalyst. The New Role of Graphene as a Macromolecular Photosensitizer

    Yanhui Zhang;Nan Zhang;Zi-Rong Tang;Yi-Jun Xu

  • Synthesis of M@TiO2 (M = Au, Pd, Pt) Core–Shell Nanocomposites with Tunable Photoreactivity

    Nan Zhang;Siqi Liu;Xianzhi Fu;Yi-Jun Xu

  • Recent advances in dye-sensitized solar cells: from photoanodes, sensitizers and electrolytes to counter electrodes

    Meidan Ye;Xiaoru Wen;Mengye Wang;Mengye Wang;James Iocozzia

  • The origin of ultrahigh piezoelectricity in relaxor-ferroelectric solid solution crystals

    Fei Li;Fei Li;Shujun Zhang;Shujun Zhang;Tiannan Yang;Zhuo Xu

  • Transparent ferroelectric crystals with ultrahigh piezoelectricity

    Chaorui Qiu;Bo Wang;Nan Zhang;Shujun Zhang;Shujun Zhang

  • Artificial photosynthesis over graphene–semiconductor composites. Are we getting better?

    Min-Quan Yang;Nan Zhang;Mario Pagliaro;Yi-Jun Xu

  • Recent progress on metal core@semiconductor shell nanocomposites as a promising type of photocatalyst

    Nan Zhang;Siqi Liu;Yi-Jun Xu

  • Nanochemistry-derived Bi2WO6 nanostructures: towards production of sustainable chemicals and fuels induced by visible light

    Nan Zhang;Rosaria Ciriminna;Mario Pagliaro;Yi-Jun Xu

  • One-dimensional CdS@MoS2 core-shell nanowires for boosted photocatalytic hydrogen evolution under visible light

    Bin Han;Siqi Liu;Nan Zhang;Yi-Jun Xu

  • Assembly of CdS Nanoparticles on the Two-Dimensional Graphene Scaffold as Visible-Light-Driven Photocatalyst for Selective Organic Transformation under Ambient Conditions

    Nan Zhang;Yanhui Zhang;Xiaoyang Pan;Xianzhi Fu

  • Synthesis of One-Dimensional CdS@TiO2 Core–Shell Nanocomposites Photocatalyst for Selective Redox: The Dual Role of TiO2 Shell

    Siqi Liu;Nan Zhang;Zi-Rong Tang;Yi-Jun Xu

  • Synthesis of graphene–ZnO nanorod nanocomposites with improved photoactivity and anti-photocorrosion

    Zhang Chen;Nan Zhang;Yi-Jun Xu

  • Identification of Bi2WO6 as a highly selective visible-light photocatalyst toward oxidation of glycerol to dihydroxyacetone in water

    Yanhui Zhang;Nan Zhang;Zi-Rong Tang;Yi-Jun Xu

  • Microstructure and surface control of MXene films for water purification

    Xiuqiang Xie;Chi Chen;Nan Zhang;Zi-Rong Tang

  • Hierarchically CdS Decorated 1D ZnO Nanorods‐2D Graphene Hybrids: Low Temperature Synthesis and Enhanced Photocatalytic Performance

    Chuang Han;Zhang Chen;Nan Zhang;Juan Carlos Colmenares

  • Improving the photocatalytic performance of graphene–TiO2 nanocomposites via a combined strategy of decreasing defects of graphene and increasing interfacial contact

    Yanhui Zhang;Nan Zhang;Zi-Rong Tang;Yi-Jun Xu

Frequent Co-Authors

Yi-Jun Xu
Yi-Jun Xu Fuzhou University
Zi-Rong Tang
Zi-Rong Tang Fuzhou University
Xiuqiang Xie
Xiuqiang Xie Hunan University
Xianzhi Fu
Xianzhi Fu Fuzhou University
Rosaria Ciriminna
Rosaria Ciriminna National Research Council (CNR)
Yugang Sun
Yugang Sun Temple University
Mario Pagliaro
Mario Pagliaro National Research Council (CNR)
Hao Ming Chen
Hao Ming Chen National Taiwan University
Jianjun Jiang
Jianjun Jiang Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Zhongfang Chen
Zhongfang Chen University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras

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