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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Engineering and Technology 74 811 767 283 257 490 21059

Qifa Zhou publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Qifa Zhou between 1993 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Qifa Zhou published across 33 years, from 1993 to 2025, averaging 17.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 40 publications in 2017. 57 of the 574 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1993 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 40. Peak 40 publications in 2017. 1993: 1 publication 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 1 publication 2001: 2 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 8 publications 2005: 10 publications 2006: 9 publications 2007: 10 publications 2008: 19 publications 2009: 17 publications 2010: 23 publications 2011: 31 publications 2012: 38 publications 2013: 32 publications 2014: 28 publications 2015: 30 publications 2016: 26 publications 2017: 40 publications 2018: 40 publications 2019: 33 publications 2020: 31 publications 2021: 19 publications 2022: 28 publications 2023: 29 publications 2024: 27 publications 2025: 30 publications
1993 2025

574 publications in total across all disciplines

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Qifa Zhou: publications per year, 1993 to 2025
Year Publications
1993 1
1994 0
1995 0
1996 0
1997 0
1998 0
1999 1
2000 1
2001 2
2002 5
2003 6
2004 8
2005 10
2006 9
2007 10
2008 19
2009 17
2010 23
2011 31
2012 38
2013 32
2014 28
2015 30
2016 26
2017 40
2018 40
2019 33
2020 31
2021 19
2022 28
2023 29
2024 27
2025 30
Total 574
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Qifa Zhou 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 Qifa Zhou 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, 488–497 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: 490 publications — 94th percentile

94% 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
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 29 490
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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Qifa Zhou 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 Qifa Zhou 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, 74 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: 74 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% 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 74
75 54
76 49
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2014 - Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)
  • 2014 - SPIE Fellow

Overview

Qifa Zhou is affiliated with the University of Southern California in the United States and has contributed extensively to the fields of Engineering and Medicine. Their research output spans a significant number of publications, with a primary focus on Biomedical Engineering, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Mechanics of Materials, and Ophthalmology.

The main topics of Zhou's work include:

  • Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging
  • Ultrasound and Hyperthermia Applications
  • Ultrasound Imaging and Elastography
  • Optical Coherence Tomography Applications
  • Neuroscience and Neural Engineering
  • Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics
  • Thermography and Photoacoustic Techniques

They have collaborated frequently with several coauthors throughout their career. These include:

  • Yushun Zeng (35 joint publications)
  • Laiming Jiang (32 joint publications)
  • Gengxi Lu (29 joint publications)
  • Mark S. Humayun (25 joint publications)
  • Runze Li (25 joint publications)

Zhou's research has been published repeatedly in well-known venues including:

  • IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control (16 publications)
  • IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering (6 publications)
  • Nature Communications (5 publications)
  • Science Advances (5 publications)
  • BME Frontiers (5 publications)

Among recent papers, several notable works include:

  • "3D Printing of Functional Magnetic Materials: From Design to Applications," published in 2021 in Advanced Functional Materials
  • "Stretchable Nanolayered Thermoelectric Energy Harvester on Complex and Dynamic Surfaces," published in 2020 in Nano Letters
  • "Real-time whole-brain imaging of hemodynamics and oxygenation at micro-vessel resolution with ultrafast wide-field photoacoustic microscopy," published in 2022 in Light Science & Applications
  • "Flexible ultrasound-induced retinal stimulating piezo-arrays for biomimetic visual prostheses," published in 2022 in Nature Communications
  • "Ultrasound-induced wireless energy harvesting: From materials strategies to functional applications," published in 2020 in Nano Energy

Zhou has received recognition including being named a Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) in 2014 and earning the distinction of SPIE Fellow in the same year.

Best Publications

  • Monitoring of the central blood pressure waveform via a conformal ultrasonic device.

    Chonghe Wang;Xiaoshi Li;Hongjie Hu;Lin Zhang

  • Thermal conductivity of multiwalled carbon nanotubes

    Da Jiang Yang;Qing Zhang;George Chen;S. F. Yoon

  • 3D-Printed Biomimetic Super-Hydrophobic Structure for Microdroplet Manipulation and Oil/Water Separation.

    Yang Yang;Xiangjia Li;Xuan Zheng;Zeyu Chen

  • Recent Progress in Biomimetic Additive Manufacturing Technology: From Materials to Functional Structures.

    Yang Yang;Xuan Song;Xiangjia Li;Zeyu Chen

  • Simultaneous functional photoacoustic and ultrasonic endoscopy of internal organs in vivo

    Joon-Mo Yang;Christopher Favazza;Ruimin Chen;Junjie Yao

  • Piezoelectric single crystal ultrasonic transducers for biomedical applications

    Qifa Zhou;Kwok Ho Lam;Hairong Zheng;Weibao Qiu

  • Piezoelectric films for high frequency ultrasonic transducers in biomedical applications

    Qifa Zhou;Sienting Lau;Dawei Wu;K. Kirk Shung

  • Stretchable ultrasonic transducer arrays for three-dimensional imaging on complex surfaces.

    Hongjie Hu;Xuan Zhu;Chonghe Wang;Lin Zhang

  • Photoacoustic ophthalmoscopy for in vivo retinal imaging

    Shuliang Jiao;Minshan Jiang;Jianming Hu;Amani A. Fawzi

  • Biomimetic Anisotropic Reinforcement Architectures by Electrically Assisted Nanocomposite 3D Printing

    Yang Yang;Zeyu Chen;Zeyu Chen;Xuan Song;Xuan Song;Zhuofeng Zhang

  • Piezoelectric materials for high frequency medical imaging applications: A review

    K. K. Shung;J. M. Cannata;Q. F. Zhou

  • Electrically assisted 3D printing of nacre-inspired structures with self-sensing capability

    Yang Yang;Xiangjia Li;Ming Chu;Haofan Sun

  • Development of a 35-MHz piezo-composite ultrasound array for medical imaging

    J.M. Cannata;J.A. Williams;Qifa Zhou;T.A. Ritter

  • 3D printing of piezoelectric element for energy focusing and ultrasonic sensing

    Zeyu Chen;Zeyu Chen;Xuan Song;Liwen Lei;Xiaoyang Chen

  • AlN piezoelectric thin films for energy harvesting and acoustic devices

    Chunlong Fei;Xiangli Liu;Benpeng Zhu;Di Li

  • In vivo label-free photoacoustic microscopy of cell nuclei by excitation of DNA and RNA.

    Da-Kang Yao;Konstantin Maslov;Kirk K. Shung;Qifa Zhou

  • Multi-walled carbon nanotubes for the immobilization of enzyme in glucose biosensors

    S. G. Wang;Qing Zhang;Ruili Wang;S. F. Yoon

  • Biosorption of Acid Black 172 and Congo Red from aqueous solution by nonviable Penicillium YW 01: kinetic study, equilibrium isotherm and artificial neural network modeling.

    Yuyi Yang;Guan Wang;Bing Wang;Zeli Li

  • Photoacoustic endoscopy.

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  • 3D Printing of Functional Magnetic Materials: From Design to Applications

    Chengqian Zhang;Chengqian Zhang;Xiangjia Li;Laiming Jiang;Daofan Tang

  • Three dimensional printing of high dielectric capacitor using projection based stereolithography method

    Yang Yang;Yang Yang;Yang Yang;Zeyu Chen;Xuan Song;Benpeng Zhu

  • PMN-PT single crystal, high-frequency ultrasonic needle transducers for pulsed-wave Doppler application

    Qifa Zhou;Xiaochen Xu;E.L. Gottlieb;Lei Sun

Frequent Co-Authors

K. Kirk Shung
K. Kirk Shung University of Southern California
Zhongping Chen
Zhongping Chen University of California, Irvine
Lihong V. Wang
Lihong V. Wang California Institute of Technology
Mark S. Humayun
Mark S. Humayun University of Southern California
Konstantin Maslov
Konstantin Maslov California Institute of Technology
Yong Chen
Yong Chen University of Southern California
Kwok-ho Lam
Kwok-ho Lam Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Song Hu
Song Hu Washington University in St. Louis
Xuan Song
Xuan Song University of Tokyo
Eun Sok Kim
Eun Sok Kim University of Southern California

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