2026 Qinghua Zhang: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Materials Science	149	166	159	42	41	812	84931

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Materials Science in China Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Materials Science in China Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Materials Science in Australia Leader Award

Overview

Qinghua Zhang is affiliated with Southwest Jiaotong University in China and has a significant body of work focused on engineering and materials science. Their research spans several primary fields including Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Biomedical Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering.

Their publications cover a range of topics related to battery materials and energy conversion. Major themes include:

Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies
Advancements in Battery Materials
Advanced Battery Technologies Research
Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity
Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry

Among their recent notable papers are:

"Tailoring polymer electrolyte ionic conductivity for production of low-temperature operating quasi-all-solid-state lithium metal batteries" (2023, Nature Communications)
"Highly active ruthenium sites stabilized by modulating electron-feeding for sustainable acidic oxygen-evolution electrocatalysis" (2022, Energy & Environmental Science)
"Tuning d-band center of tungsten carbide via Mo doping for efficient hydrogen evolution and Zn-H2O cell over a wide pH range" (2020, Nano Energy)
"Atomically Dispersed Zinc(I) Active Sites to Accelerate Nitrogen Reduction Kinetics for Ammonia Electrosynthesis" (2021, Advanced Materials)
"Hagfish-inspired Smart SLIPS Marine Antifouling Coating Based on Supramolecular: Lubrication Modes Responsively Switching and Self-healing Properties" (2022, Advanced Functional Materials)

The scientist frequently publishes in the following venues:

SSRN Electronic Journal
Chemical Engineering Journal
arXiv (Cornell University)
Advanced Functional Materials
Angewandte Chemie

Qinghua Zhang collaborates regularly with a number of researchers, including:

Yang Hou
Xiaoli Zhan
Jianguo Lü
Lina Song
Feng Gao

The distribution of their publications highlights a strong emphasis on interdisciplinary studies combining aspects of electronics, chemistry, environmental science, and marine biology. Their work engages with emerging technologies for energy storage and conversion, exploring material innovations and electrocatalyst development pertinent to sustainability and advanced engineering applications.

Best Publications

Deep eutectic solvents: syntheses, properties and applications

Qinghua Zhang;Karine De Oliveira Vigier;Sébastien Royer;François Jérôme

4963
Citations
Enhanced strength and ductility in a high-entropy alloy via ordered oxygen complexes

Zhifeng Lei;Xiongjun Liu;Yuan Wu;Hui Wang

1645
Citations
Ultrafine jagged platinum nanowires enable ultrahigh mass activity for the oxygen reduction reaction

Mufan Li;Zipeng Zhao;Tao Cheng;Alessandro Fortunelli

1499
Citations
Matching the kinetics of natural enzymes with a single-atom iron nanozyme

Shufang Ji;Bing Jiang;Haigang Hao;Yuanjun Chen

1067
Citations
Ultrahigh–energy density lead-free dielectric films via polymorphic nanodomain design

Hao Pan;Fei Li;Fei Li;Yao Liu;Qinghua Zhang

1040
Citations
An Electrolytic Zn-MnO 2 Battery for High-Voltage and Scalable Energy Storage

Dongliang Chao;Wanhai Zhou;Chao Ye;Qinghua Zhang

1014
Citations
Direct observation of noble metal nanoparticles transforming to thermally stable single atoms.

Shengjie Wei;Ang Li;Jin-Cheng Liu;Zhi Li

1002
Citations
Single-Atom Vacancy Defect to Trigger High-Efficiency Hydrogen Evolution of MoS2

Xin Wang;Yuwei Zhang;Haonan Si;Qinghua Zhang

883
Citations
Roads, railroads and decentralization of Chinese cities

Nathaniel Baum-Snow;Loren Brandt;J. Vernon Henderson;Matthew Turner

865
Citations
Identification of miRNomes in Human Liver and Hepatocellular Carcinoma Reveals miR-199a/b-3p as Therapeutic Target for Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Jin Hou;Li Lin;Weiping Zhou;Zhengxin Wang

845
Citations
Recent advances in ionic liquid catalysis

Qinghua Zhang;Shiguo Zhang;Youquan Deng

822
Citations
Cascade anchoring strategy for general mass production of high-loading single-atomic metal-nitrogen catalysts.

Lu Zhao;Yun Zhang;Yun Zhang;Lin-Bo Huang;Xiao-Zhi Liu

791
Citations
Electric-field control of tri-state phase transformation with a selective dual-ion switch

Nianpeng Lu;Pengfei Zhang;Qinghua Zhang;Ruimin Qiao

751
Citations
Ultrahigh energy storage in superparaelectric relaxor ferroelectrics

Hao Pan;Shun Lan;Shiqi Xu;Qinghua Zhang

699
Citations
Experimental Realization of an Intrinsic Magnetic Topological Insulator

Yan Gong;Jingwen Guo;Jiaheng Li;Kejing Zhu

680
Citations
A universal ligand mediated method for large scale synthesis of transition metal single atom catalysts

Hongzhou Yang;Lu Shang;Qinghua Zhang;Run Shi

645
Citations
Energetic Ionic Liquids as Explosives and Propellant Fuels: A New Journey of Ionic Liquid Chemistry

Qinghua Zhang;Jean’ne M. Shreeve

645
Citations
Extra storage capacity in transition metal oxide lithium-ion batteries revealed by in situ magnetometry.

Qiang Li;Qiang Li;Hongsen Li;Hongsen Li;Qingtao Xia;Zhengqiang Hu

617
Citations
Giant Energy Density and Improved Discharge Efficiency of Solution-Processed Polymer Nanocomposites for Dielectric Energy Storage.

Xin Zhang;Yang Shen;Ben Xu;Qinghua Zhang

596
Citations
A General Route to Prepare Low-Ruthenium-Content Bimetallic Electrocatalysts for pH-Universal Hydrogen Evolution Reaction by Using Carbon Quantum Dots

Yuan Liu;Xue Li;Qinghua Zhang;Weidong Li

595
Citations
Systematic design of superaerophobic nanotube-array electrode comprised of transition-metal sulfides for overall water splitting.

Haoyi Li;Shuangming Chen;Ying Zhang;Qinghua Zhang

579
Citations
Ultrahigh Energy Density of Polymer Nanocomposites Containing BaTiO3@TiO2 Nanofibers by Atomic‐Scale Interface Engineering

Xin Zhang;Yang Shen;Qinghua Zhang;Lin Gu

574
Citations