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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 120 486 464 143 142 1252 63751
Chemistry 111 757 668 128 124 1036 55930

Qiang Zhang publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Qiang Zhang between 1950 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Qiang Zhang published across 76 years, from 1950 to 2025, averaging 37.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 265 publications in 2021. 227 of the 2,825 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1950 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 265. Peak 265 publications in 2021. 1950: 1 publication 1951: 0 publications 1952: 0 publications 1953: 0 publications 1954: 0 publications 1955: 0 publications 1956: 0 publications 1957: 0 publications 1958: 0 publications 1959: 0 publications 1960: 0 publications 1961: 0 publications 1962: 0 publications 1963: 0 publications 1964: 0 publications 1965: 0 publications 1966: 0 publications 1967: 0 publications 1968: 0 publications 1969: 0 publications 1970: 0 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 1 publication 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 0 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 8 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 11 publications 2002: 9 publications 2003: 16 publications 2004: 25 publications 2005: 30 publications 2006: 33 publications 2007: 49 publications 2008: 44 publications 2009: 75 publications 2010: 96 publications 2011: 64 publications 2012: 74 publications 2013: 116 publications 2014: 131 publications 2015: 125 publications 2016: 168 publications 2017: 191 publications 2018: 193 publications 2019: 231 publications 2020: 255 publications 2021: 265 publications 2022: 192 publications 2023: 182 publications 2024: 163 publications 2025: 64 publications
1950 2025

2,825 publications in total across all disciplines

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Qiang Zhang: publications per year, 1950 to 2025
Year Publications
1950 1
1951 0
1952 0
1953 0
1954 0
1955 0
1956 0
1957 0
1958 0
1959 0
1960 0
1961 0
1962 0
1963 0
1964 0
1965 0
1966 0
1967 0
1968 0
1969 0
1970 0
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 1
1991 1
1992 0
1993 0
1994 1
1995 0
1996 1
1997 8
1998 2
1999 4
2000 4
2001 11
2002 9
2003 16
2004 25
2005 30
2006 33
2007 49
2008 44
2009 75
2010 96
2011 64
2012 74
2013 116
2014 131
2015 125
2016 168
2017 191
2018 193
2019 231
2020 255
2021 265
2022 192
2023 182
2024 163
2025 64
Total 2,825
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Qiang Zhang publications per year - data summary

  • Qiang Zhang, a Materials Science scholar from Tsinghua University, has 2,825 publications recorded across 76 years, from 1950 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1950 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2021, with 265 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1950, 1990, 1991, 1994 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 42 of the 76 years in the span carry no publications at all (1951, 1952, 1953, 1954 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 37.2 papers per year over the whole span, or 83.1 per year counting only the 34 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 866 publications, 31% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1950-1975: 1 publication (0.0 per year); 1976-2001: 33 publications (1.3 per year); 2002-2025: 2,791 publications (116.3 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Qiang 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 Qiang 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, 1,163+ 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: 1,252 publications — 99th percentile

99% 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
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 1,252
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Qiang Zhang publication distribution in Materials Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 12,847 Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 57 ranges running from 50–69 to 1,163+ publications.
  • Qiang Zhang, a Materials Science scholar from Tsinghua University, records 1,252 publications - the 99th percentile of the discipline.
  • 99% of ranked Materials Science scientists score the same or lower than Qiang Zhang, and about 1% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 250–269 publications range, and Qiang Zhang ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 190–209 publications, holding 891 scientists (7% of the field).
  • 70% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 330–349 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Qiang 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 Qiang 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, 120–121 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: 120 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% 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
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 37 120
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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Qiang Zhang D-index placement in Materials Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 12,847 Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 64 ranges running from 40–41 to 165+ D-Index.
  • Qiang Zhang, a Materials Science scholar from Tsinghua University, records 120 D-Index - the 96th percentile of the discipline.
  • 96% of ranked Materials Science scientists score the same or lower than Qiang Zhang, and about 4% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 62–63 D-Index range, and Qiang Zhang ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 52–53 D-Index, holding 667 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 68% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 70–71 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 165 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Best Publications

  • CONTROLLING THE SYNTHESIS AND ASSEMBLY OF SILVER NANOSTRUCTURES FOR PLASMONIC APPLICATIONS

    Matthew Rycenga;Claire M. Cobley;Jie Zeng;Weiyang Li

  • Gold nanocages covered by smart polymers for controlled release with near-infrared light

    Mustafa S. Yavuz;Yiyun Cheng;Jingyi Chen;Claire M. Cobley

  • Single quantum emitters in monolayer semiconductors

    Yu-Ming He;Genevieve Clark;John R. Schaibley;Yu He

  • Groundwater Arsenic Contamination Throughout China

    Luis Rodríguez-Lado;Guifan Sun;Michael Berg;Qiang Zhang

  • Measurement-Device-Independent Quantum Key Distribution Over a 404 km Optical Fiber.

    Hua-Lei Yin;Teng-Yun Chen;Zong-Wen Yu;Hui Liu

  • Gold Nanocages: From Synthesis to Theranostic Applications

    Younan Xia;Weiyang Li;Claire M. Cobley;Jingyi Chen

  • A comparison study of the catalytic properties of Au-based nanocages, nanoboxes, and nanoparticles.

    Jie Zeng;Qiang Zhang;Jingyi Chen;Younan Xia;Younan Xia

  • Quantum key distribution over a 40-dB channel loss using superconducting single-photon detectors

    Hiroki Takesue;Sae Woo Nam;Qiang Zhang;Robert H. Hadfield;Robert H. Hadfield

  • Gold nanocages as photothermal transducers for cancer treatment.

    Jingyi Chen;Charles Glaus;Richard Laforest;Qiang Zhang

  • The effect of sedimentation and diffusion on cellular uptake of gold nanoparticles

    Eun Chul Cho;Qiang Zhang;Younan Xia

  • Super-stretchable, Transparent Carbon Nanotube-Based Capacitive Strain Sensors for Human Motion Detection

    Le Cai;Li Song;Pingshan Luan;Qiang Zhang

  • Sulfide solid electrolytes for all-solid-state lithium batteries: Structure, conductivity, stability and application

    Shaojie Chen;Dongjiu Xie;Gaozhan Liu;Jean Pierre Mwizerwa

  • Doping Monolayer Graphene with Single Atom Substitutions

    Hongtao Wang;Qingxiao Wang;Yingchun Cheng;Kun Li

  • In vivo molecular photoacoustic tomography of melanomas targeted by bioconjugated gold nanocages.

    Chulhong Kim;Eun Chul Cho;Jingyi Chen;Kwang Hyun Song

  • Surface-engineered dendrimers in gene delivery.

    Jiepin Yang;Qiang Zhang;Hong Chang;Yiyun Cheng

  • Multi-responsive photothermal-chemotherapy with drug-loaded melanin-like nanoparticles for synergetic tumor ablation.

    Xinyu Wang;Jishen Zhang;Yitong Wang;Changping Wang

  • Mixed-metallic MOF based electrode materials for high performance hybrid supercapacitors

    Yang Jiao;Jian Pei;Dahong Chen;Chunshuang Yan

  • Controlling the Shapes of Silver Nanocrystals with Different Capping Agents

    Jie Zeng;Yiqun Zheng;Matthew Rycenga;Jing Tao

  • Seed-Mediated Synthesis of Ag Nanocubes with Controllable Edge Lengths in the Range of 30−200 nm and Comparison of Their Optical Properties

    Qiang Zhang;Weiyang Li;Christine Moran;Jie Zeng

  • High-Voltage Superionic Halide Solid Electrolytes for All-Solid-State Li-Ion Batteries

    Kern-Ho Park;Kavish Kaup;Abdeljalil Assoud;Qiang Zhang

Frequent Co-Authors

Jia-Qi Huang
Jia-Qi Huang Beijing Institute of Technology
Fei Wei
Fei Wei Tsinghua University
Kebin He
Kebin He Tsinghua University
Xin-Bing Cheng
Xin-Bing Cheng Tsinghua University
Vijay P. Singh
Vijay P. Singh Texas A&M University
Hong-Jie Peng
Hong-Jie Peng University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
Bo-Quan Li
Bo-Quan Li Beijing Institute of Technology
Bo Zheng
Bo Zheng Tsinghua University
Meng-Qiang Zhao
Meng-Qiang Zhao New Jersey Institute of Technology
Cheng Tang
Cheng Tang Tsinghua University

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