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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 45 11631 11241 2714 2520 81 10017

Pei Cheng publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Pei Cheng between 2011 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Pei Cheng published across 16 years, from 2011 to 2026, averaging 10.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 32 publications in 2025. 35 of the 169 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2011 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 32. Peak 32 publications in 2025. 2011: 1 publication 2012: 7 publications 2013: 3 publications 2014: 10 publications 2015: 13 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 9 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 10 publications 2020: 9 publications 2021: 5 publications 2022: 12 publications 2023: 20 publications 2024: 23 publications 2025: 32 publications 2026: 3 publications
2011 2026

169 publications in total across all disciplines

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Pei Cheng: publications per year, 2011 to 2026
Year Publications
2011 1
2012 7
2013 3
2014 10
2015 13
2016 5
2017 9
2018 7
2019 10
2020 9
2021 5
2022 12
2023 20
2024 23
2025 32
2026 3
Total 169
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Pei Cheng 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 Pei Cheng 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, 70–89 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: 81 publications — 1st percentile

1% 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 81
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
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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Pei Cheng 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 Pei Cheng 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, 44–45 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: 45 D-Index — 10th percentile

10% 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 45
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
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

Pei Cheng is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Engineering and Materials Science, with a focused engagement in subfields such as Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Polymers and Plastics, Biomedical Engineering, Materials Chemistry, and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials.

Their main topics of investigation include Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics, Conducting Polymers and Applications, Perovskite Materials and Applications, Thin-Film Transistor Technologies, Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials, Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures, and Advanced Materials and Mechanics.

Frequent coauthors in their research include Cenqi Yan, Hongxiang Li, Jiayu Wang, Jiaqiang Qin, and Yinghan Wang. Their work has been published extensively in venues such as Advanced Functional Materials, Advanced Materials, Advanced Energy Materials, Journal of Energy Chemistry, and Journal of Materials Chemistry A.

Selected recent papers authored by Pei Cheng include:

  • "Narrowing the Band Gap: The Key to High-Performance Organic Photovoltaics," 2020, Accounts of Chemical Research
  • "Perylene Diimide-Based Oligomers and Polymers for Organic Optoelectronics," 2022, Accounts of Materials Research

Additional notable papers related to their research network but authored by collaborators or other researchers in the field include "Molecular Interaction Regulates the Performance and Longevity of Defect Passivation for Metal Halide Perovskite Solar Cells," 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society; "Semi-transparent organic photovoltaics," 2023, Chemical Society Reviews; and "Printing fabrication of large-area non-fullerene organic solar cells," 2021, Materials Horizons.

Best Publications

  • Next-generation organic photovoltaics based on non-fullerene acceptors

    Pei Cheng;Gang Li;Xiaowei Zhan;Yang Yang

  • Stability of organic solar cells: challenges and strategies

    Pei Cheng;Xiaowei Zhan

  • Enabling low voltage losses and high photocurrent in fullerene-free organic photovoltaics

    Jun Yuan;Tianyi Huang;Pei Cheng;Yingping Zou

  • A planar electron acceptor for efficient polymer solar cells

    Yao Wu;Huitao Bai;Zaiyu Wang;Pei Cheng

  • A 3D star-shaped non-fullerene acceptor for solution-processed organic solar cells with a high open-circuit voltage of 1.18 V

    Yuze Lin;Pei Cheng;Yongfang Li;Xiaowei Zhan

  • Efficient ternary blend polymer solar cells with indene-C60 bisadduct as an electron-cascade acceptor

    Pei Cheng;Yongfang Li;Xiaowei Zhan

  • Transparent Polymer Photovoltaics for Solar Energy Harvesting and Beyond

    Sheng Yung Chang;Pei Cheng;Gang Li;Yang Yang

  • Realizing Small Energy Loss of 0.55 eV, High Open-Circuit Voltage >1 V and High Efficiency >10% in Fullerene-Free Polymer Solar Cells via Energy Driver

    Pei Cheng;Mingyu Zhang;Tsz-Ki Lau;Yao Wu

  • Binary additives synergistically boost the efficiency of all-polymer solar cells up to 3.45%

    Pei Cheng;Long Ye;Xingang Zhao;Jianhui Hou

  • Narrowing the Band Gap: The Key to High-Performance Organic Photovoltaics.

    Pei Cheng;Yang Yang

  • Alloy Acceptor: Superior Alternative to PCBM toward Efficient and Stable Organic Solar Cells.

    Pei Cheng;Cenqi Yan;Yang Wu;Jiayu Wang

  • High-Performance Organic Bulk-Heterojunction Solar Cells Based on Multiple-Donor or Multiple-Acceptor Components.

    Wenchao Huang;Pei Cheng;Yang Michael Yang;Gang Li

  • Molecular Interaction Regulates the Performance and Longevity of Defect Passivation for Metal Halide Perovskite Solar Cells

    Yepin Zhao;Pengchen Zhu;Shu Huang;Shaun Tan

  • Versatile third components for efficient and stable organic solar cells

    Pei Cheng;Xiaowei Zhan

  • Rational Tuning of Molecular Interaction and Energy Level Alignment Enables High-Performance Organic Photovoltaics

    Rui Wang;Jun Yuan;Jun Yuan;Guangchao Han;Tianyi Huang

  • Acceptor–Donor–Acceptor Small Molecules Based on Indacenodithiophene for Efficient Organic Solar Cells

    Huitao Bai;Yifan Wang;Pei Cheng;Yongfang Li

  • An electron acceptor based on indacenodithiophene and 1,1-dicyanomethylene-3-indanone for fullerene-free organic solar cells

    Huitao Bai;Yifan Wang;Pei Cheng;Jiayu Wang

  • Molecular Lock: A Versatile Key to Enhance Efficiency and Stability of Organic Solar Cells

    Pei Cheng;Cenqi Yan;Tsz-Ki Lau;Jiangquan Mai

  • Unraveling Sunlight by Transparent Organic Semiconductors toward Photovoltaic and Photosynthesis

    Yuqiang Liu;Pei Cheng;Tengfei Li;Rui Wang

  • A Solution Processable D‐A‐D Molecule based on Thiazolothiazole for High Performance Organic Solar Cells

    Qinqin Shi;Pei Cheng;Yongfang Li;Xiaowei Zhan

Frequent Co-Authors

Xiaowei Zhan
Xiaowei Zhan Peking University
Yongfang Li
Yongfang Li Soochow University
Yuze Lin
Yuze Lin Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jun Yuan
Jun Yuan University of York
Kung-Hwa Wei
Kung-Hwa Wei National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
Chenhui Zhu
Chenhui Zhu Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Wenchao Huang
Wenchao Huang Monash University
Yingping Zou
Yingping Zou Central South University
Hongzheng Chen
Hongzheng Chen Zhejiang University
Wei Ma
Wei Ma Xi'an Jiaotong University

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