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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 98 1173 1123 369 366 406 31328

Ping Xu publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ping Xu between 1982 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ping Xu published across 45 years, from 1982 to 2026, averaging 19.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 127 publications in 2023. 95 of the 869 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
25 50 75 100 125
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1982 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 127. Peak 127 publications in 2023. 1982: 1 publication 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 1 publication 1988: 1 publication 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 5 publications 1996: 11 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 7 publications 2000: 5 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 8 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 14 publications 2008: 20 publications 2009: 13 publications 2010: 22 publications 2011: 18 publications 2012: 23 publications 2013: 23 publications 2014: 22 publications 2015: 22 publications 2016: 45 publications 2017: 34 publications 2018: 39 publications 2019: 36 publications 2020: 41 publications 2021: 45 publications 2022: 99 publications 2023: 127 publications 2024: 64 publications 2025: 51 publications 2026: 44 publications
1982 2026

869 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ping Xu: publications per year, 1982 to 2026
Year Publications
1982 1
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 1
1988 1
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 2
1994 1
1995 5
1996 11
1997 4
1998 2
1999 7
2000 5
2001 6
2002 2
2003 3
2004 2
2005 8
2006 6
2007 14
2008 20
2009 13
2010 22
2011 18
2012 23
2013 23
2014 22
2015 22
2016 45
2017 34
2018 39
2019 36
2020 41
2021 45
2022 99
2023 127
2024 64
2025 51
2026 44
Total 869
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Ping Xu 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 Ping Xu 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, 390–409 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: 406 publications — 78th percentile

78% 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
350–369 440
370–389 356
390–409 321 406
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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Ping Xu 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 Ping Xu 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, 98–99 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: 98 D-Index — 91st percentile

91% 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
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 98
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2016 - ACM Gordon Bell Prize For 10M-Core Scalable Fully-Implicit Solver for Nonhydrostatic Atmospheric Dynamics
  • 2014 - Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)
  • 2014 - Fellow, National Academy of Inventors

Overview

Ping Xu is affiliated with the Harbin Institute of Technology in China. Their research spans biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a focus on molecular biology, pollution, biomedical engineering, plant science, and biochemistry as key subfields of study.

The scientist's work primarily addresses topics such as microbial metabolic engineering and bioproduction, microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants, biofuel production and bioconversion, enzyme catalysis and immobilization, amino acid enzymes and metabolism, microbial community ecology and physiology, and Vibrio bacteria research studies.

Frequent coauthors contributing to Ping Xu's research include Hongzhi Tang, Fei Tao, Chao Gao, Cuiqing Ma, and Chuanjuan Lü.

Major publication venues where Ping Xu's work appears frequently include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Nature Communications, mBio, Applied and Environmental Microbiology, and SSRN Electronic Journal.

Selected recent papers demonstrate the scientist's research breadth:

  • "Genome-wide Identification of WRKY transcription factor family members in sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) moench)" (2020), published in PLoS ONE
  • "A Pseudomonas sp. strain uniquely degrades PAHs and heterocyclic derivatives via lateral dioxygenation pathways" (2020), Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • "Microbial degradation of multiple PAHs by a microbial consortium and its application on contaminated wastewater" (2021), Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • "Selective autophagy in cancer: mechanisms, therapeutic implications, and future perspectives" (2024), Molecular Cancer
  • "Intramolecular chaperone-mediated secretion of an Rhs effector toxin by a type VI secretion system" (2020), Nature Communications

Ping Xu has been recognized with several awards, including the ACM Gordon Bell Prize in 2016 for scalable computational solutions in atmospheric dynamics, and fellowships with the Indian National Academy of Engineering and the National Academy of Inventors, both awarded in 2014.

Best Publications

  • Contributions of Phase, Sulfur Vacancies, and Edges to the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction Catalytic Activity of Porous Molybdenum Disulfide Nanosheets

    Ying Yin;Jiecai Han;Yumin Zhang;Xinghong Zhang

  • Shell thickness-dependent microwave absorption of core-shell Fe3O4@C composites.

    Yunchen Du;Wenwen Liu;Rong Qiang;Ying Wang

  • The electromagnetic property of chemically reduced graphene oxide and its application as microwave absorbing material

    Chao Wang;Xijiang Han;Ping Xu;Xiaolin Zhang

  • Rational design of core-shell Co@C microspheres for high-performance microwave absorption

    Ding Ding;Ying Wang;Xuandong Li;Rong Qiang

  • 2D Transition Metal Dichalcogenides: Design, Modulation, and Challenges in Electrocatalysis.

    Qiang Fu;Jiecai Han;Xianjie Wang;Ping Xu

  • Metal organic framework-derived Fe/C nanocubes toward efficient microwave absorption

    Rong Qiang;Yunchen Du;Hongtao Zhao;Hongtao Zhao;Ying Wang

  • Efficient Electrocatalytic and Photoelectrochemical Hydrogen Generation Using MoS2 and Related Compounds

    Qi Ding;Bo Song;Ping Xu;Song Jin

  • Constructing Uniform Core-Shell PPy@PANI Composites with Tunable Shell Thickness toward Enhancement in Microwave Absorption.

    Chunhua Tian;Yunchen Du;Ping Xu;Rong Qiang

  • Synergistic Phase and Disorder Engineering in 1T‐MoSe2 Nanosheets for Enhanced Hydrogen‐Evolution Reaction

    Ying Yin;Yumin Zhang;Tangling Gao;Tai Yao

  • Graphene/Graphene‐Tube Nanocomposites Templated from Cage‐Containing Metal‐Organic Frameworks for Oxygen Reduction in Li–O2 Batteries

    Qing Li;Qing Li;Ping Xu;Wei Gao;Shuguo Ma

  • Recent Advances in Plasmonic Nanostructures for Enhanced Photocatalysis and Electrocatalysis.

    Siwei Li;Peng Miao;Yuanyuan Zhang;Jie Wu

  • Advanced Electrocatalysis for Energy and Environmental Sustainability via Water and Nitrogen Reactions

    Yi Li;Huanhuan Wang;Cameron Priest;Siwei Li

  • Dendrimer-modified magnetic nanoparticles enhance efficiency of gene delivery system.

    Bifeng Pan;Daxiang Cui;Yuan Sheng;Cengiz Ozkan

  • Prussian blue analogues derived porous nitrogen-doped carbon microspheres as high-performance metal-free peroxymonosulfate activators for non-radical-dominated degradation of organic pollutants

    Na Wang;Wenjie Ma;Ziqiu Ren;Yunchen Du

  • How to Reliably Report the Overpotential of an Electrocatalyst

    Siqi Niu;Siwei Li;Yunchen Du;Xijiang Han

  • Synthesis of Electromagnetic Functionalized Nickel/Polypyrrole Core/Shell Composites

    Ping Xu;Xijiang Han;Chao Wang;Donghua Zhou

  • Understanding the Phase-Induced Electrocatalytic Oxygen Evolution Reaction Activity on FeOOH Nanostructures

    Jing Hu;Siwei Li;Jiayu Chu;Siqi Niu

  • MOFs-Derived Hollow Co/C Microspheres with Enhanced Microwave Absorption Performance

    Zhennan Li;Xijiang Han;Yan Ma;Dawei Liu

  • Rational design of yolk-shell C@C microspheres for the effective enhancement in microwave absorption

    Rong Qiang;Yunchen Du;Ying Wang;Na Wang

  • Tuning Mixed Nickel Iron Phosphosulfide Nanosheet Electrocatalysts for Enhanced Hydrogen and Oxygen Evolution

    Bo Song;Kai Li;Ying Yin;Tao Wu

  • Core-shell FeCo@carbon nanoparticles encapsulated in polydopamine-derived carbon nanocages for efficient microwave absorption

    Fengyuan Wang;Na Wang;Xijiang Han;Dawei Liu

Frequent Co-Authors

Xijiang Han
Xijiang Han Harbin Institute of Technology
Yunchen Du
Yunchen Du Harbin Institute of Technology
Hsing-Lin Wang
Hsing-Lin Wang Southern University of Science and Technology
Bo Song
Bo Song Harbin Institute of Technology
Qing Li
Qing Li Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Hoi Sing Kwok
Hoi Sing Kwok Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Xinghong Zhang
Xinghong Zhang Harbin Institute of Technology
Mengtao Sun
Mengtao Sun University of Science and Technology Beijing
Song Jin
Song Jin University of Wisconsin–Madison
Stephen K. Doorn
Stephen K. Doorn Los Alamos National Laboratory

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