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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 94 1357 1301 429 425 548 47569
Physics 106 1311 1241 15 15 626 55607

Ping Sheng publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ping Sheng between 1971 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ping Sheng published across 56 years, from 1971 to 2026, averaging 14 papers a year. Output peaked at 51 publications in 2003. 30 of the 785 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40 50
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1971 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 51. Peak 51 publications in 2003. 1971: 3 publications 1972: 4 publications 1973: 5 publications 1974: 4 publications 1975: 6 publications 1976: 4 publications 1977: 6 publications 1978: 7 publications 1979: 1 publication 1980: 3 publications 1981: 7 publications 1982: 7 publications 1983: 5 publications 1984: 10 publications 1985: 7 publications 1986: 10 publications 1987: 6 publications 1988: 9 publications 1989: 16 publications 1990: 19 publications 1991: 18 publications 1992: 12 publications 1993: 11 publications 1994: 6 publications 1995: 13 publications 1996: 7 publications 1997: 24 publications 1998: 13 publications 1999: 9 publications 2000: 16 publications 2001: 20 publications 2002: 13 publications 2003: 51 publications 2004: 25 publications 2005: 37 publications 2006: 37 publications 2007: 26 publications 2008: 28 publications 2009: 23 publications 2010: 24 publications 2011: 14 publications 2012: 15 publications 2013: 22 publications 2014: 18 publications 2015: 17 publications 2016: 9 publications 2017: 11 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 4 publications 2020: 6 publications 2021: 9 publications 2022: 28 publications 2023: 23 publications 2024: 19 publications 2025: 29 publications 2026: 1 publication
1971 2026

785 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ping Sheng: publications per year, 1971 to 2026
Year Publications
1971 3
1972 4
1973 5
1974 4
1975 6
1976 4
1977 6
1978 7
1979 1
1980 3
1981 7
1982 7
1983 5
1984 10
1985 7
1986 10
1987 6
1988 9
1989 16
1990 19
1991 18
1992 12
1993 11
1994 6
1995 13
1996 7
1997 24
1998 13
1999 9
2000 16
2001 20
2002 13
2003 51
2004 25
2005 37
2006 37
2007 26
2008 28
2009 23
2010 24
2011 14
2012 15
2013 22
2014 18
2015 17
2016 9
2017 11
2018 8
2019 4
2020 6
2021 9
2022 28
2023 23
2024 19
2025 29
2026 1
Total 785
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Ping Sheng publications per year - data summary

  • Ping Sheng, a Physics scholar from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, has 785 publications recorded across 56 years, from 1971 to 2026.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1971 and the most recent to 2026.
  • The most productive year is 2003, with 51 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1979 and 2026, with 1 publication each.
  • The rate of publication averages 14.0 papers per year over the whole span, or 14.0 per year counting only the 56 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2022-2026) hold 100 publications, 13% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1971-1989: 120 publications (6.3 per year); 1990-2008: 385 publications (20.3 per year); 2009-2026: 280 publications (15.6 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Ping Sheng publication distribution in Physics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Physics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ping Sheng sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 70 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 103–122 to 1,469+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 162. Most scientists, 162, have 323–342 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,469 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 623–642 publications, is where this scientist sits. 103–122 publications: 7 scientists 123–142 publications: 10 scientists 143–162 publications: 31 scientists 163–182 publications: 35 scientists 183–202 publications: 53 scientists 203–222 publications: 81 scientists 223–242 publications: 85 scientists 243–262 publications: 112 scientists 263–282 publications: 114 scientists 283–302 publications: 126 scientists 303–322 publications: 136 scientists 323–342 publications: 162 scientists 343–362 publications: 155 scientists 363–382 publications: 156 scientists 383–402 publications: 134 scientists 403–422 publications: 145 scientists 423–442 publications: 147 scientists 443–462 publications: 131 scientists 463–482 publications: 131 scientists 483–502 publications: 116 scientists 503–522 publications: 106 scientists 523–542 publications: 103 scientists 543–562 publications: 87 scientists 563–582 publications: 84 scientists 583–602 publications: 94 scientists 603–622 publications: 70 scientists 623–642 publications: 76 scientists 643–662 publications: 60 scientists 663–682 publications: 54 scientists 683–702 publications: 60 scientists 703–722 publications: 48 scientists 723–742 publications: 64 scientists 743–762 publications: 48 scientists 763–782 publications: 37 scientists 783–802 publications: 43 scientists 803–822 publications: 34 scientists 823–842 publications: 36 scientists 843–862 publications: 32 scientists 863–882 publications: 32 scientists 883–902 publications: 31 scientists 903–922 publications: 25 scientists 923–942 publications: 15 scientists 943–962 publications: 24 scientists 963–982 publications: 13 scientists 983–1,002 publications: 21 scientists 1,003–1,022 publications: 21 scientists 1,023–1,042 publications: 16 scientists 1,043–1,062 publications: 9 scientists 1,063–1,082 publications: 19 scientists 1,083–1,102 publications: 11 scientists 1,103–1,122 publications: 17 scientists 1,123–1,142 publications: 11 scientists 1,143–1,162 publications: 7 scientists 1,163–1,182 publications: 4 scientists 1,183–1,202 publications: 10 scientists 1,203–1,222 publications: 8 scientists 1,223–1,242 publications: 16 scientists 1,243–1,262 publications: 4 scientists 1,263–1,282 publications: 10 scientists 1,283–1,302 publications: 5 scientists 1,303–1,322 publications: 7 scientists 1,323–1,342 publications: 4 scientists 1,343–1,362 publications: 8 scientists 1,363–1,382 publications: 6 scientists 1,383–1,402 publications: 7 scientists 1,403–1,422 publications: 3 scientists 1,423–1,442 publications: 4 scientists 1,443–1,462 publications: 4 scientists 1,463–1,468 publications: 3 scientists 1,469+ publications: 100 scientists
103–122 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 626 publications — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,469 publications or more.

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Number of Physics scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,678 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
103–122 7
123–142 10
143–162 31
163–182 35
183–202 53
203–222 81
223–242 85
243–262 112
263–282 114
283–302 126
303–322 136
323–342 162
343–362 155
363–382 156
383–402 134
403–422 145
423–442 147
443–462 131
463–482 131
483–502 116
503–522 106
523–542 103
543–562 87
563–582 84
583–602 94
603–622 70
623–642 76 626
643–662 60
663–682 54
683–702 60
703–722 48
723–742 64
743–762 48
763–782 37
783–802 43
803–822 34
823–842 36
843–862 32
863–882 32
883–902 31
903–922 25
923–942 15
943–962 24
963–982 13
983–1,002 21
1,003–1,022 21
1,023–1,042 16
1,043–1,062 9
1,063–1,082 19
1,083–1,102 11
1,103–1,122 17
1,123–1,142 11
1,143–1,162 7
1,163–1,182 4
1,183–1,202 10
1,203–1,222 8
1,223–1,242 16
1,243–1,262 4
1,263–1,282 10
1,283–1,302 5
1,303–1,322 7
1,323–1,342 4
1,343–1,362 8
1,363–1,382 6
1,383–1,402 7
1,403–1,422 3
1,423–1,442 4
1,443–1,462 4
1,463–1,468 3
1,469+ 100
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Ping Sheng publication distribution in Physics in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 3,678 Physics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 70 ranges running from 103–122 to 1,469+ publications.
  • Ping Sheng, a Physics scholar from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, records 626 publications - the 72nd percentile of the discipline.
  • 72% of ranked Physics scientists score the same or lower than Ping Sheng, and about 28% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 463–482 publications range, and Ping Sheng ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 323–342 publications, holding 162 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 49% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 443–462 publications), so the distribution leans towards the lower end of the scale.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 1,469 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (3% of the field).

Ping Sheng D-index placement in Physics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Physics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ping Sheng sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 59 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 70–71 to 185+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 167. Most scientists, 167, have 80–81 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 106–107 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 70–71 D-Index: 76 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 110 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 143 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 153 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 144 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 167 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 167 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 166 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 132 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 155 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 134 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 137 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 102 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 112 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 110 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 116 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 97 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 103 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 87 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 90 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 78 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 75 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 67 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 69 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 59 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 53 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 42 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 41 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 33 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 32 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 45 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 19 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 24 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 28 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 31 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 20 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 12 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 24 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 23 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 15 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 15 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 11 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 17 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 12 scientists 166–167 D-Index: 11 scientists 168–169 D-Index: 9 scientists 170–171 D-Index: 9 scientists 172–173 D-Index: 11 scientists 174–175 D-Index: 4 scientists 176–177 D-Index: 8 scientists 178–179 D-Index: 5 scientists 180–181 D-Index: 3 scientists 182–183 D-Index: 4 scientists 184 D-Index: 4 scientists 185+ D-Index: 99 scientists
70–71 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 106 D-Index — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more.

View D-Index distribution as a table
Number of Physics scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,678 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
70–71 76
72–73 110
74–75 143
76–77 153
78–79 144
80–81 167
82–83 167
84–85 166
86–87 132
88–89 155
90–91 134
92–93 137
94–95 102
96–97 112
98–99 110
100–101 116
102–103 97
104–105 103
106–107 87 106
108–109 90
110–111 67
112–113 78
114–115 75
116–117 67
118–119 69
120–121 60
122–123 59
124–125 53
126–127 42
128–129 41
130–131 33
132–133 32
134–135 45
136–137 19
138–139 24
140–141 28
142–143 31
144–145 22
146–147 20
148–149 12
150–151 16
152–153 24
154–155 23
156–157 15
158–159 15
160–161 11
162–163 17
164–165 12
166–167 11
168–169 9
170–171 9
172–173 11
174–175 4
176–177 8
178–179 5
180–181 3
182–183 4
184 4
185+ 99
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Ping Sheng D-index placement in Physics in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 3,678 Physics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 59 ranges running from 70–71 to 185+ D-Index.
  • Ping Sheng, a Physics scholar from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, records 106 D-Index - the 65th percentile of the discipline.
  • 65% of ranked Physics scientists score the same or lower than Ping Sheng, and about 35% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 96–97 D-Index range, and Ping Sheng ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 80–81 D-Index, holding 167 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 55% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 98–99 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 185 D-Index or more, 99 scientists in all (3% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1987 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For his contributions to the understanding of the electrical conduction mechanism, classical wave propagationlocalization characteristics, and relation between microstructure and physical properties in disordered systems

Overview

Ping Sheng is affiliated with the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in China. Their research spans primarily the fields of Engineering and Materials Science, with a significant focus on subfields such as Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Polymers and Plastics, and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics.

The main research topics covered by Ping Sheng include:

  • Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research
  • Conducting polymers and applications
  • Transition Metal Oxide Nanomaterials
  • Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications
  • Hydrogen Storage and Materials
  • Perovskite Materials and Applications
  • Graphene research and applications

The scientist has published extensively in a variety of academic journals, most frequently in the following venues:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Physical Review Applied
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • International Journal of Advanced Mechatronic Systems
  • Chemistry - A European Journal

Notable recent papers include:

  • "Multifunctional Features of Organic Charge-Transfer Complexes: Advances and Perspectives," 2020, Chemistry - A European Journal
  • "Conceptual-based design of an ultrabroadband microwave metamaterial absorber," 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Underwater metamaterial absorber with impedance-matched composite," 2022, Science Advances
  • "Ti 3 AlCN MAX for tailoring MgH 2 hydrogen storage material: from performance to mechanism," 2023, Rare Metals
  • "Machine Learning for Design Optimization of Electromagnetic Devices: Recent Developments and Future Directions," 2021, Applied Sciences

Ping Sheng's collaborations are reflected in repeated coauthorship with researchers including Zhirong Wu, Xiao-Peng Zhang, Jian Liu, Ting Zhang, and Vicente Romero-García.

An award received by Ping Sheng is the Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS), awarded in 1987, with the citation acknowledging contributions to the understanding of electrical conduction mechanisms, classical wave propagation localization characteristics, and the relationship between microstructure and physical properties in disordered systems.

Best Publications

  • Locally Resonant Sonic Materials

    Zhengyou Liu;Xixiang Zhang;Yiwei Mao;Yongyuan Zhu

  • Structural and electrical properties of granular metal films

    B. Abeles;Ping Sheng;M.D. Coutts;Y. Arie

  • Introduction to Wave Scattering, Localization, and Mesoscopic Phenomena

    Ping Sheng

  • Acoustic metamaterials: From local resonances to broad horizons.

    Guancong Ma;Ping Sheng

  • Transformation optics and metamaterials

    Huanyang Chen;Che Ting Chan;Ping Sheng

  • Fluctuation-induced tunneling conduction in disordered materials

    Ping Sheng

  • Introduction to Liquid Crystals

    E. B. Priestly;Peter J. Wojtowicz;Ping Sheng

  • Membrane-Type Acoustic Metamaterial with Negative Dynamic Mass

    Zhi Yu Yang;Jun Mei;Min Yang;N.H. Chan

  • Dark acoustic metamaterials as super absorbers for low-frequency sound

    Jun Mei;Guancong Ma;Min Yang;Zhi Yu Yang

  • Hopping Conductivity in Granular Metals

    Ping Sheng;Benjamin Abeles;Y. Arie

  • Acoustic metasurface with hybrid resonances

    Guancong Ma;Min Yang;Songwen Xiao;Zhiyu Yang

  • Superconductivity in 4 angstrom single-walled carbon nanotubes.

    Zikang Tang;Lixia Zhang;Ning Wang;Xixiang Zhang

  • Focusing of sound in a 3D phononic crystal.

    Suxia Yang;Suxia Yang;John H. Page;Zhengyou Liu;Michael L. Cowan

  • Photonic band gap from a stack of positive and negative index materials.

    Jensen Tsan Hang Li;Lei Zhou;Che Ting Chan;Ping Sheng

  • Fluctuation-Induced Tunneling Conduction in Carbon-Polyvinylchloride Composites

    Ping Sheng;E.K. Sichel;Jonathan I. Gittleman

  • The giant electrorheological effect in suspensions of nanoparticles.

    Weijia Wen;Xianxiang Huang;Shihe Yang;Kunquan Lu

  • Geometric phase and band inversion in periodic acoustic systems

    Meng Xiao;Guancong Ma;Zhiyu Yang;Ping Sheng

  • Analytic model of phononic crystals with local resonances

    Zhengyou Liu;Zhengyou Liu;Che Ting Chan;Ping Sheng

  • Acoustic metamaterial panels for sound attenuation in the 50–1000 Hz regime

    Zhi Yu Yang;H.M. Dai;N.H. Chan;Guancong Ma

  • Scattering And Localization Of Classical Waves In Random Media

    Ping Sheng

Frequent Co-Authors

Weijia Wen
Weijia Wen Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Che Ting Chan
Che Ting Chan Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Zikang Tang
Zikang Tang University of Macau
Ning Wang
Ning Wang Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Xixiang Zhang
Xixiang Zhang King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
David A. Weitz
David A. Weitz Harvard University
Hoi Sing Kwok
Hoi Sing Kwok Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Jiannong Wang
Jiannong Wang Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
George Papanicolaou
George Papanicolaou Stanford University
Xijun Hu
Xijun Hu Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

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