2026 Scott X. Mao: 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	79	2781	2688	787	741	230	26467

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Overview

Scott X. Mao is affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh in the United States and has contributed extensively to the fields of Materials Science and Engineering. Their research spans a variety of interdisciplinary subfields and topics focused on understanding the properties and behaviors of materials at the nanoscale and microstructural levels.

The main fields of study represented in Scott X. Mao's work include:

Materials Science
Engineering

Within these broader disciplines, the subfields of research involve:

Materials Chemistry
Mechanics of Materials
Mechanical Engineering
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Computational Mechanics

Their primary research topics cover:

Microstructure and mechanical properties
Metal and Thin Film Mechanics
Ion-surface interactions and analysis
Boron and Carbon Nanomaterials Research
Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications
Magnesium Alloys: Properties and Applications
Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties

Scott X. Mao's publication record shows frequent contributions to several notable academic venues, including:

Nature Communications
Journal of Material Science and Technology
Science Advances
Nature Nanotechnology
arXiv (Cornell University)

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Scott X. Mao demonstrate active research in nanoscale material behavior and crystallography. Some examples are:

Metallic nanocrystals with low angle grain boundary for controllable plastic reversibility (2020, Nature Communications)
Direct observation of dual-step twinning nucleation in hexagonal close-packed crystals (2020, Nature Communications)
Anti-twinning in nanoscale tungsten (2020, Science Advances)
Unstable twin in body-centered cubic tungsten nanocrystals (2020, Nature Communications)
Atomistic processes of surface-diffusion-induced abnormal softening in nanoscale metallic crystals (2021, Nature Communications)

Frequent collaboration partners in their research activity include:

Guofeng Wang
Xiang Wang
Yang He
Sixue Zheng
Zhengwu Fang

Best Publications

Size-dependent fracture of silicon nanoparticles during lithiation.

Xiao Hua Liu;Li Zhong;Shan Huang;Scott X. Mao

2483
Citations
In Situ Observation of the Electrochemical Lithiation of a Single SnO2 Nanowire Electrode

Jian Yu Huang;Li Zhong;Chong Min Wang;John P. Sullivan

1708
Citations
Grain boundary-mediated plasticity in nanocrystalline nickel.

Zhiwei Shan;E. A. Stach;J. M. K. Wiezorek;J. A. Knapp

1071
Citations
Anisotropic Swelling and Fracture of Silicon Nanowires during Lithiation

Xiao Hua Liu;He Zheng;He Zheng;Li Zhong;Shan Huang

888
Citations
Piezoelectric Characterization of Individual Zinc Oxide Nanobelt Probed by Piezoresponse Force Microscope

Min-Hua Zhao;Zhong-Lin Wang;Scott X. Mao

869
Citations
Nanoscale origins of the damage tolerance of the high-entropy alloy CrMnFeCoNi

Zi Jiao Zhang;M. M. Mao;Jiangwei Wang;Bernd Gludovatz

820
Citations
In situ atomic-scale imaging of electrochemical lithiation in silicon

Xiao Hua Liu;Jiang Wei Wang;Shan Huang;Feifei Fan

711
Citations
Dislocation mechanisms and 3D twin architectures generate exceptional strength-ductility-toughness combination in CrCoNi medium-entropy alloy

Zijiao Zhang;Hongwei Sheng;Zhangjie Wang;Bernd Gludovatz

679
Citations
Microstructural evolution of tin nanoparticles during in situ sodium insertion and extraction.

Jiang Wei Wang;Xiao Hua Liu;Scott X. Mao;Jian Yu Huang

626
Citations
Formation of monatomic metallic glasses through ultrafast liquid quenching

Li Zhong;Jiangwei Wang;Hongwei Sheng;Ze Zhang

513
Citations
Two-phase electrochemical lithiation in amorphous silicon

Jiang Wei Wang;Yu He;Feifei Fan;Xiao Hua Liu

494
Citations
Ultrafast electrochemical lithiation of individual Si nanowire anodes.

Xiao Hua Liu;Li Qiang Zhang;Li Qiang Zhang;Li Zhong;Yang Liu

476
Citations
High-Performance Rh2P Electrocatalyst for Efficient Water Splitting

Haohong Duan;Dongguo Li;Yan Tang;Yang He

389
Citations
Discrete plasticity in sub-10-nm-sized gold crystals

He Zheng;Ajing Cao;Christopher R. Weinberger;Jian Yu Huang

388
Citations
In situ atomistic observation of disconnection-mediated grain boundary migration.

Qi Zhu;Guang Cao;Jiangwei Wang;Chuang Deng

367
Citations
Electron-beam-assisted superplastic shaping of nanoscale amorphous silica.

Kun Zheng;Chengcai Wang;Yong-Qiang Cheng;Yonghai Yue

352
Citations
In situ atomic-scale observation of twinning-dominated deformation in nanoscale body-centred cubic tungsten

Jiangwei Wang;Zhi Zeng;Christopher R. Weinberger;Ze Zhang

349
Citations
Highly Reversible Zinc-Ion Intercalation into Chevrel Phase Mo6S8 Nanocubes and Applications for Advanced Zinc-Ion Batteries.

Yingwen Cheng;Langli Luo;Li Zhong;Junzheng Chen

328
Citations
Liquid-like pseudoelasticity of sub-10-nm crystalline silver particles

Jun Sun;Longbing He;Yu-Chieh Lo;Tao Xu

320
Citations
Tailoring Pore Size of Nitrogen-Doped Hollow Carbon Nanospheres for Confining Sulfur in Lithium–Sulfur Batteries

Weidong Zhou;Chongmin Wang;Qinglin Zhang;Héctor D. Abruña

313
Citations
Size Dependent Fracture of Silicon Nanoparticles during Lithiation.

Jian Yu Huang;Xiaohua Liu;Li Zhong;Huang Shan

30
Citations
In-Situ TEM Electrochemistry of Anode Materials in Lithium-Ion Batteries

Jian Yu Huang;Xiao Hua Liu;Yang Liu;John P. Sullivan

2
Citations