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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 77 4026 3653 754 743 345 20765
Engineering and Technology 76 710 671 121 120 335 20412

Nanping Xu publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Nanping Xu between 1991 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Nanping Xu published across 35 years, from 1991 to 2025, averaging 10.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 52 publications in 2008. 1 of the 366 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40 50
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1991 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 52. Peak 52 publications in 2008. 1991: 1 publication 1992: 1 publication 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 6 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 8 publications 2000: 8 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 11 publications 2003: 16 publications 2004: 8 publications 2005: 12 publications 2006: 22 publications 2007: 28 publications 2008: 52 publications 2009: 47 publications 2010: 30 publications 2011: 22 publications 2012: 15 publications 2013: 24 publications 2014: 10 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 14 publications 2018: 1 publication 2019: 2 publications 2020: 0 publications 2021: 2 publications 2022: 1 publication 2023: 3 publications 2024: 0 publications 2025: 1 publication
1991 2025

366 publications in total across all disciplines

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Nanping Xu: publications per year, 1991 to 2025
Year Publications
1991 1
1992 1
1993 0
1994 0
1995 0
1996 6
1997 3
1998 2
1999 8
2000 8
2001 3
2002 11
2003 16
2004 8
2005 12
2006 22
2007 28
2008 52
2009 47
2010 30
2011 22
2012 15
2013 24
2014 10
2015 7
2016 6
2017 14
2018 1
2019 2
2020 0
2021 2
2022 1
2023 3
2024 0
2025 1
Total 366
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Nanping Xu publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Nanping Xu sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 78 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 804+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 457. Most scientists, 457, have 148–157 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 328–337 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 20 scientists 48–57 publications: 35 scientists 58–67 publications: 96 scientists 68–77 publications: 135 scientists 78–87 publications: 190 scientists 88–97 publications: 259 scientists 98–107 publications: 283 scientists 108–117 publications: 369 scientists 118–127 publications: 341 scientists 128–137 publications: 386 scientists 138–147 publications: 372 scientists 148–157 publications: 457 scientists 158–167 publications: 415 scientists 168–177 publications: 407 scientists 178–187 publications: 421 scientists 188–197 publications: 378 scientists 198–207 publications: 403 scientists 208–217 publications: 317 scientists 218–227 publications: 346 scientists 228–237 publications: 321 scientists 238–247 publications: 260 scientists 248–257 publications: 280 scientists 258–267 publications: 240 scientists 268–277 publications: 214 scientists 278–287 publications: 242 scientists 288–297 publications: 203 scientists 298–307 publications: 166 scientists 308–317 publications: 154 scientists 318–327 publications: 175 scientists 328–337 publications: 159 scientists 338–347 publications: 99 scientists 348–357 publications: 131 scientists 358–367 publications: 106 scientists 368–377 publications: 118 scientists 378–387 publications: 97 scientists 388–397 publications: 108 scientists 398–407 publications: 82 scientists 408–417 publications: 71 scientists 418–427 publications: 64 scientists 428–437 publications: 55 scientists 438–447 publications: 54 scientists 448–457 publications: 60 scientists 458–467 publications: 47 scientists 468–477 publications: 40 scientists 478–487 publications: 30 scientists 488–497 publications: 29 scientists 498–507 publications: 38 scientists 508–517 publications: 40 scientists 518–527 publications: 32 scientists 528–537 publications: 23 scientists 538–547 publications: 28 scientists 548–557 publications: 23 scientists 558–567 publications: 19 scientists 568–577 publications: 16 scientists 578–587 publications: 17 scientists 588–597 publications: 18 scientists 598–607 publications: 22 scientists 608–617 publications: 15 scientists 618–627 publications: 9 scientists 628–637 publications: 11 scientists 638–647 publications: 21 scientists 648–657 publications: 12 scientists 658–667 publications: 9 scientists 668–677 publications: 11 scientists 678–687 publications: 9 scientists 688–697 publications: 6 scientists 698–707 publications: 14 scientists 708–717 publications: 7 scientists 718–727 publications: 8 scientists 728–737 publications: 10 scientists 738–747 publications: 9 scientists 748–757 publications: 5 scientists 758–767 publications: 5 scientists 768–777 publications: 11 scientists 778–787 publications: 7 scientists 788–797 publications: 2 scientists 798–803 publications: 4 scientists 804+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 804+

This scientist: 335 publications — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

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Number of Engineering and Technology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,796 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 20
48–57 35
58–67 96
68–77 135
78–87 190
88–97 259
98–107 283
108–117 369
118–127 341
128–137 386
138–147 372
148–157 457
158–167 415
168–177 407
178–187 421
188–197 378
198–207 403
208–217 317
218–227 346
228–237 321
238–247 260
248–257 280
258–267 240
268–277 214
278–287 242
288–297 203
298–307 166
308–317 154
318–327 175
328–337 159 335
338–347 99
348–357 131
358–367 106
368–377 118
378–387 97
388–397 108
398–407 82
408–417 71
418–427 64
428–437 55
438–447 54
448–457 60
458–467 47
468–477 40
478–487 30
488–497 29
498–507 38
508–517 40
518–527 32
528–537 23
538–547 28
548–557 23
558–567 19
568–577 16
578–587 17
588–597 18
598–607 22
608–617 15
618–627 9
628–637 11
638–647 21
648–657 12
658–667 9
668–677 11
678–687 9
688–697 6
698–707 14
708–717 7
718–727 8
728–737 10
738–747 9
748–757 5
758–767 5
768–777 11
778–787 7
788–797 2
798–803 4
804+ 100
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Nanping Xu D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Nanping Xu sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 78 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 107+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 426. Most scientists, 426, have 42 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 76 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 59 scientists 31 D-Index: 114 scientists 32 D-Index: 129 scientists 33 D-Index: 189 scientists 34 D-Index: 200 scientists 35 D-Index: 262 scientists 36 D-Index: 311 scientists 37 D-Index: 312 scientists 38 D-Index: 350 scientists 39 D-Index: 385 scientists 40 D-Index: 348 scientists 41 D-Index: 362 scientists 42 D-Index: 426 scientists 43 D-Index: 380 scientists 44 D-Index: 310 scientists 45 D-Index: 341 scientists 46 D-Index: 301 scientists 47 D-Index: 306 scientists 48 D-Index: 271 scientists 49 D-Index: 246 scientists 50 D-Index: 210 scientists 51 D-Index: 253 scientists 52 D-Index: 213 scientists 53 D-Index: 221 scientists 54 D-Index: 195 scientists 55 D-Index: 186 scientists 56 D-Index: 170 scientists 57 D-Index: 167 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 144 scientists 60 D-Index: 152 scientists 61 D-Index: 141 scientists 62 D-Index: 138 scientists 63 D-Index: 131 scientists 64 D-Index: 118 scientists 65 D-Index: 114 scientists 66 D-Index: 119 scientists 67 D-Index: 95 scientists 68 D-Index: 87 scientists 69 D-Index: 77 scientists 70 D-Index: 89 scientists 71 D-Index: 69 scientists 72 D-Index: 54 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 55 scientists 75 D-Index: 54 scientists 76 D-Index: 49 scientists 77 D-Index: 53 scientists 78 D-Index: 46 scientists 79 D-Index: 28 scientists 80 D-Index: 39 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 24 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 36 scientists 85 D-Index: 18 scientists 86 D-Index: 25 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 26 scientists 89 D-Index: 27 scientists 90 D-Index: 23 scientists 91 D-Index: 15 scientists 92 D-Index: 12 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 15 scientists 95 D-Index: 10 scientists 96 D-Index: 13 scientists 97 D-Index: 13 scientists 98 D-Index: 9 scientists 99 D-Index: 7 scientists 100 D-Index: 7 scientists 101 D-Index: 8 scientists 102 D-Index: 7 scientists 103 D-Index: 7 scientists 104 D-Index: 9 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106 D-Index: 9 scientists 107+ D-Index: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 76 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

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Number of Engineering and Technology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,796 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 59
31 114
32 129
33 189
34 200
35 262
36 311
37 312
38 350
39 385
40 348
41 362
42 426
43 380
44 310
45 341
46 301
47 306
48 271
49 246
50 210
51 253
52 213
53 221
54 195
55 186
56 170
57 167
58 166
59 144
60 152
61 141
62 138
63 131
64 118
65 114
66 119
67 95
68 87
69 77
70 89
71 69
72 54
73 46
74 55
75 54
76 49 76
77 53
78 46
79 28
80 39
81 36
82 24
83 26
84 36
85 18
86 25
87 19
88 26
89 27
90 23
91 15
92 12
93 9
94 15
95 10
96 13
97 13
98 9
99 7
100 7
101 8
102 7
103 7
104 9
105 6
106 9
107+ 99
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Overview

Nanping Xu is a researcher affiliated with Nanjing Tech University in China, specializing in materials science and engineering. Their work primarily focuses on the dynamics and properties of materials, theoretical and computational physics, and material chemistry. Xu's research intersects with several subfields including mechanical engineering, condensed matter physics, civil and structural engineering, and biomedical engineering.

The scientist has contributed extensively to topics such as material dynamics and properties, theoretical and computational physics, pickering emulsions and particle stabilization, advanced materials and mechanics, concrete and cement materials research, crystallization and solubility studies, and X-ray diffraction in crystallography.

Xu's publication record includes a variety of papers in reputable scientific journals. Notable recent publications are:

  • "Achieving adjustable elasticity with non-affine to affine transition," 2021, Nature Materials
  • "Wettability, durability and corrosion properties of slippery laser-textured aluminum alloy surface under water impact," 2020, Surface and Coatings Technology
  • "From jammed solids to mechanical metamaterials: A brief review," 2022, Current Opinion in Solid State and Materials Science
  • "Rheological similarities between dense self-propelled and sheared particulate systems," 2020, Soft Matter
  • "Low-frequency vibrational density of states of ordinary and ultra-stable glasses," 2024, Nature Communications

Xu frequently publishes in venues such as Soft Matter, The Cambridge Structural Database, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Physical Review Letters, and Advances in Cement Research.

The scientist has collaborated extensively with several coauthors over multiple projects. Frequent collaborators include Hua Tong, Ding Xu, Shiyun Zhang, Yunhuan Nie, and Linhua Jiang.

This body of work positions Nanping Xu within key areas of scientific inquiry involving the mechanical and chemical behavior of advanced materials, supported by computational modeling and experimental techniques. Their research contributes to cross-disciplinary fields that integrate engineering principles with materials chemistry and physics.

Best Publications

  • Graphene-based membranes

    Gongping Liu;Wanqin Jin;Nanping Xu

  • Two-Dimensional-Material Membranes: A New Family of High-Performance Separation Membranes.

    Gongping Liu;Wanqin Jin;Nanping Xu

  • Controllable ion transport by surface-charged graphene oxide membrane

    Mengchen Zhang;Kecheng Guan;Yufan Ji;Gongping Liu

  • Effects of Particle Size of TiO2 on Photocatalytic Degradation of Methylene Blue in Aqueous Suspensions

    Nanping Xu;Zaifeng Shi;Yiqun Fan;Junhang Dong

  • Metal-organic framework membranes fabricated via reactive seeding.

    Yaoxin Hu;Xueliang Dong;Jiangpu Nan;Wanqin Jin

  • Membranes with fast and selective gas-transport channels of laminar graphene oxide for efficient CO2 capture.

    Jie Shen;Gongping Liu;Kang Huang;Wanqin Jin

  • Subnanometer Two-Dimensional Graphene Oxide Channels for Ultrafast Gas Sieving

    Jie Shen;Gongping Liu;Kang Huang;Zhenyu Chu

  • Synthesis of p-aminophenol from p-nitrophenol over nano-sized nickel catalysts

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  • Evaluation of A-site cation-deficient (Ba0.5Sr0.5)1−xCo0.8Fe0.2O3−δ (x > 0) perovskite as a solid-oxide fuel cell cathode

    Wei Zhou;Ran Ran;Zongping Shao;Wanqin Jin

  • Preparation and characterization of visible-light-driven carbon-sulfur-codoped TiO2 photocatalysts

    Hongqi Sun;Yuan Bai;Youping Cheng;Wanqin Jin

  • Fabrication of Ti–Al Micro/ Nanometer‐Sized Porous Alloys through the Kirkendall Effect

    Yuehui He;Yao Jiang;Nanping Xu;Jin Zou

  • Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)/Ceramic Composite Membrane with High Flux for Pervaporation of Ethanol−Water Mixtures

    Fenjuan Xiangli;Yiwei Chen;Wanqin Jin;Nanping Xu

  • Eliminating lattice defects in metal–organic framework molecular-sieving membranes

    Unknown

  • Step-by-step seeding procedure for preparing HKUST-1 membrane on porous α-alumina support.

    Jiangpu Nan;Xueliang Dong;Wenjin Wang;Wanqin Jin

  • Zeolites and metal-organic frameworks for gas separation: the possibility of translating adsorbents into membranes.

    Unknown

  • Synthesis of Biodiesel in Capillary Microreactors

    Juan Sun;Jingxi Ju;Lei Ji;and Lixiong Zhang

  • High-Efficiency Water-Transport Channels using the Synergistic Effect of a Hydrophilic Polymer and Graphene Oxide Laminates

    Kang Huang;Gongping Liu;Jie Shen;Zhenyu Chu

  • Evaluation of Ba0. 5Sr0. 5Co0. 8Fe0. 2O3-δ as a Potential Cathode for an Anode-Supported Proton-Conducting Solid-Oxide Fuel Cell

    Ye Lin;Ran Ran;Yao Zheng;Zongping Shao

  • Tubular lanthanum cobaltite perovskite-type membrane reactors for partial oxidation of methane to syngas

    Wanqin Jin;Shiguang Li;Pei Huang;Nanping Xu

  • Preparation and application in oil–water separation of ZrO2/α-Al2O3 MF membrane

    Chao Yang;Guosheng Zhang;Nanping Xu;Jun Shi

  • Experimental and simulation study on a catalyst packed tubular dense membrane reactor for partial oxidation of methane to syngas

    W. Jin;X. Gu;S. Li;P. Huang

  • A novel efficient oxide electrode for electrocatalytic oxygen reduction at 400-600°C

    Wei Zhou;Zongping Shao;Ran Ran;Wanqin Jin

  • Optimization of preparation conditions for polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)/ceramic composite pervaporation membranes using response surface methodology

    Fenjuan Xiangli;Wang Wei;Yiwei Chen;Wanqin Jin

Frequent Co-Authors

Wanqin Jin
Wanqin Jin Nanjing Tech University
Weihong Xing
Weihong Xing Nanjing Tech University
Jianfeng Yao
Jianfeng Yao Nanjing Forestry University
Zongping Shao
Zongping Shao Curtin University
C.T. Liu
C.T. Liu City University of Hong Kong
Jin Zou
Jin Zou University of Queensland
Ran Ran
Ran Ran Nanjing Tech University
Gongping Liu
Gongping Liu Nanjing Tech University
Huanting Wang
Huanting Wang Monash University
Yuehui He
Yuehui He Central South University

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