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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 85 2197 2122 64 64 282 21570

Qing-Hua Xu publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Qing-Hua Xu between 1999 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Qing-Hua Xu published across 27 years, from 1999 to 2025, averaging 13.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 27 publications in 2015. 33 of the 353 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1999 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 27. Peak 27 publications in 2015. 1999: 1 publication 2000: 0 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 9 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 11 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 24 publications 2012: 15 publications 2013: 14 publications 2014: 17 publications 2015: 27 publications 2016: 22 publications 2017: 19 publications 2018: 24 publications 2019: 27 publications 2020: 20 publications 2021: 16 publications 2022: 15 publications 2023: 25 publications 2024: 20 publications 2025: 13 publications
1999 2025

353 publications in total across all disciplines

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Qing-Hua Xu: publications per year, 1999 to 2025
Year Publications
1999 1
2000 0
2001 2
2002 9
2003 3
2004 3
2005 3
2006 2
2007 6
2008 6
2009 11
2010 9
2011 24
2012 15
2013 14
2014 17
2015 27
2016 22
2017 19
2018 24
2019 27
2020 20
2021 16
2022 15
2023 25
2024 20
2025 13
Total 353
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Qing-Hua 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 Qing-Hua 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, 270–289 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: 282 publications — 55th percentile

55% 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
270–289 665 282
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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Qing-Hua 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 Qing-Hua 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, 84–85 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: 85 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% 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 85
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

Qing-Hua Xu is affiliated with the National University of Singapore in Singapore and is primarily engaged in research within the fields of Materials Science and Engineering. Their work spans multiple subfields including Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, and Biomedical Engineering.

The scientist's main research topics focus on Perovskite Materials and Applications, Crystallization and Solubility Studies, X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography, Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications, Nanocluster Synthesis and Applications, Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, and 2D Materials and Applications.

Qing-Hua Xu has published extensively in several prominent research venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • ACS Nano
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Advanced Functional Materials

Collaborations with other researchers are a notable aspect of Xu's work. Frequent co-authors consist of:

  • Kian Ping Loh
  • Xiao Wu
  • Ziyu Zhu
  • In-Hyeok Park
  • Walter P. D. Wong

Several recent papers demonstrate the scope and focus of their research:

  • Homogeneous Carbon/Potassium-Incorporation Strategy for Synthesizing Red Polymeric Carbon Nitride Capable of Near-Infrared Photocatalytic H2 Production (2021, Advanced Materials)
  • Multidimensional nanoscopic chiroptics (2021, Nature Reviews Physics)
  • Self-Powered Photodetector Using Two-Dimensional Ferroelectric Dion-Jacobson Hybrid Perovskites (2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society)
  • π-Extended Conjugated Polymer Acceptor Containing Thienylene-Vinylene-Thienylene Unit for High-Performance Thick-Film All-Polymer Solar Cells with Superior Long-Term Stability (2021, Advanced Energy Materials)
  • Giant Emission Enhancement of Solid-State Gold Nanoclusters by Surface Engineering (2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition)

Best Publications

  • Mechanistic Investigation of Photon Upconversion in Nd3+-Sensitized Core–Shell Nanoparticles

    Xiaoji Xie;Nengyue Gao;Renren Deng;Qiang Sun

  • Development of Targetable Two-Photon Fluorescent Probes to Image Hypochlorous Acid in Mitochondria and Lysosome in Live Cell and Inflamed Mouse Model

    Lin Yuan;Lin Yuan;Lu Wang;Bikram Keshari Agrawalla;Sung-Jin Park

  • Monolayer Graphene as a Saturable Absorber in a Mode-Locked Laser

    Qiaoliang Bao;Han Zhang;Zhenhua Ni;Yu Wang

  • A Graphene Oxide–Organic Dye Ionic Complex with DNA‐Sensing and Optical‐Limiting Properties

    Janardhan Balapanuru;Jia-Xiang Yang;Si Xiao;Qiaoliang Bao

  • Self-surface charge exfoliation and electrostatically coordinated 2D hetero-layered hybrids.

    Min-Quan Yang;Yi-Jun Xu;Wanheng Lu;Kaiyang Zeng

  • Vapour–liquid–solid growth of monolayer MoS 2 nanoribbons

    Shisheng Li;Shisheng Li;Yung Chang Lin;Wen Zhao;Jing Wu

  • Molecularly thin two-dimensional hybrid perovskites with tunable optoelectronic properties due to reversible surface relaxation.

    Kai Leng;Ibrahim Abdelwahab;Ivan Verzhbitskiy;Mykola Telychko

  • Tuneable near white-emissive two-dimensional covalent organic frameworks

    Xing Li;Qiang Gao;Juefan Wang;Yifeng Chen

  • Plasmon enhanced upconversion luminescence of NaYF4:Yb,Er@SiO2@Ag core–shell nanocomposites for cell imaging

    Peiyan Yuan;Yih Hong Lee;Muthu Kumara Gnanasammandhan;Zhenping Guan

  • Production of Monodisperse Gold Nanobipyramids with Number Percentages Approaching 100% and Evaluation of Their Plasmonic Properties

    Qian Li;Xiaolu Zhuo;Shuang Li;Qifeng Ruan

  • Plasmon-enhanced light harvesting: applications in enhanced photocatalysis, photodynamic therapy and photovoltaics

    Na Zhou;Vanesa López-Puente;Qing Wang;Lakshminarayana Polavarapu

  • Optical sensing of biological, chemical and ionic species through aggregation of plasmonic nanoparticles

    Lakshminarayana Polavarapu;Jorge Pérez-Juste;Qing-Hua Xu;Luis M. Liz-Marzán;Luis M. Liz-Marzán

  • Homogeneous Carbon/Potassium-Incorporation Strategy for Synthesizing Red Polymeric Carbon Nitride Capable of Near-Infrared Photocatalytic H2 Production

    Yangsen Xu;Mingjian Fan;Wenjuan Yang;Yonghao Xiao

  • Graphene Oxides as Tunable Broadband Nonlinear Optical Materials for Femtosecond Laser Pulses

    Xiao-Fang Jiang;Lakshminarayana Polavarapu;Shu Ting Neo;T. Venkatesan

  • Biocompatible glutathione capped gold clusters as one- and two-photon excitation fluorescence contrast agents for live cells imaging

    Lakshminarayana Polavarapu;Manoj Manna;Qing-Hua Xu

  • 20.7% highly reproducible inverted planar perovskite solar cells with enhanced fill factor and eliminated hysteresis

    Xixia Liu;Yuanhang Cheng;Chao Liu;Tianxiang Zhang

  • Photoinduced Nickel-Catalyzed Chemo- and Regioselective Hydroalkylation of Internal Alkynes with Ether and Amide α-Hetero C(sp3)–H Bonds

    Hong-Ping Deng;Xuan-Zi Fan;Zhi-Hui Chen;Qing-Hua Xu

  • Vapor-Liquid-Solid Growth of Monolayer MoS2 Nanoribbons.

    Shisheng Li;Yung-Chang Lin;Wen Zhao;Jing Wu

  • TiO2 coated Au/Ag nanorods with enhanced photocatalytic activity under visible light irradiation

    Na Zhou;Lakshminarayana Polavarapu;Nengyue Gao;Yanlin Pan

  • Metal Nanoparticles for Diagnosis and Therapy of Bacterial Infection

    Peiyan Yuan;Xin Ding;Yi Yan Yang;Qing-Hua Xu

  • A sensitive two-photon probe to selectively detect monoamine oxidase B activity in Parkinson’s disease models

    Lin Li;Cheng-Wu Zhang;Grace Y. J. Chen;Biwei Zhu

Frequent Co-Authors

Kian Ping Loh
Kian Ping Loh National University of Singapore
Lakshminarayana Polavarapu
Lakshminarayana Polavarapu Universidade de Vigo
Xiao-Fang Jiang
Xiao-Fang Jiang South China Normal University
Shao Q. Yao
Shao Q. Yao National University of Singapore
Ghim Wei Ho
Ghim Wei Ho National University of Singapore
Lei Xing
Lei Xing Stanford University
Jianyong Ouyang
Jianyong Ouyang National University of Singapore
Jingjing Chang
Jingjing Chang Xidian University
Ming-Yong Han
Ming-Yong Han Tianjin University
Yong Cao
Yong Cao South China University of Technology

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