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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 63 6112 5914 1840 1833 445 15555
Engineering and Technology 64 1624 1543 317 316 542 17107

Shaobo Qu publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Shaobo Qu between 2004 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Shaobo Qu published across 22 years, from 2004 to 2025, averaging 26.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 62 publications in 2022. 47 of the 577 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2004 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 62. Peak 62 publications in 2022. 2004: 1 publication 2005: 1 publication 2006: 5 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 20 publications 2009: 20 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 12 publications 2012: 12 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 19 publications 2015: 39 publications 2016: 46 publications 2017: 24 publications 2018: 56 publications 2019: 61 publications 2020: 45 publications 2021: 56 publications 2022: 62 publications 2023: 27 publications 2024: 30 publications 2025: 17 publications
2004 2025

577 publications in total across all disciplines

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Shaobo Qu: publications per year, 2004 to 2025
Year Publications
2004 1
2005 1
2006 5
2007 8
2008 20
2009 20
2010 11
2011 12
2012 12
2013 5
2014 19
2015 39
2016 46
2017 24
2018 56
2019 61
2020 45
2021 56
2022 62
2023 27
2024 30
2025 17
Total 577
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Shaobo Qu 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 Shaobo Qu 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, 538–547 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: 542 publications — 96th percentile

96% 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
498–507 38
508–517 40
518–527 32
528–537 23
538–547 28 542
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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Shaobo Qu 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 Shaobo Qu 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, 64 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: 64 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% 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 64
65 114
66 119
67 95
68 87
69 77
70 89
71 69
72 54
73 46
74 55
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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Overview

Shaobo Qu is affiliated with Xi'an Jiaotong University in China, focusing on engineering and materials science. Their work spans various fields and subfields, emphasizing aerospace engineering, electronic, optical, and magnetic materials, as well as electrical and electronic engineering and atomic and molecular physics. Biomedical engineering also forms a smaller part of their research portfolio.

The scientist's research centers around metamaterials and metasurfaces applications, which constitute a prominent theme in their work. Other main topics include advanced antenna and metasurface technologies, antenna design and analysis, electromagnetic wave absorption materials, orbital angular momentum in optics, plasmonic and surface plasmon research, and thermal radiation and cooling technologies.

Notable recent papers by Shaobo Qu include:

  • Phase-to-pattern inverse design paradigm for fast realization of functional metasurfaces via transfer learning, 2021, published in Nature Communications
  • Metasurface inverse design using machine learning approaches, 2020, published in Journal of Physics D Applied Physics
  • Remotely mind-controlled metasurface via brainwaves, 2022, published in eLight
  • Wideband RCS Reduction Metasurface With a Transmission Window, 2020, published in IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation
  • Programmable Coding Metasurface Reflector for Reconfigurable Multibeam Antenna Application, 2020, published in IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Shaobo Qu has frequently collaborated with several researchers, reflecting recurring professional partnerships. These include Jiafu Wang, Ruichao Zhu, Yongfeng Li, Yajuan Han, and Yuxiang Jia.

The work of Shaobo Qu is regularly published in several academic venues, with notable frequency in:

  • Optics Express
  • Journal of Physics D Applied Physics
  • Photonics Research
  • Materials & Design
  • IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Best Publications

  • Grain size engineered lead-free ceramics with both large energy storage density and ultrahigh mechanical properties

    Zetian Yang;Feng Gao;Hongliang Du;Li Jin

  • Potassium–sodium niobate based lead-free ceramics: novel electrical energy storage materials

    Tengqiang Shao;Hongliang Du;Hua Ma;Shaobo Qu

  • Significantly enhanced recoverable energy storage density in potassium–sodium niobate-based lead free ceramics

    Zetian Yang;Hongliang Du;Shaobo Qu;Yudong Hou

  • Deep Learning: A Rapid and Efficient Route to Automatic Metasurface Design.

    Tianshuo Qiu;Xin Shi;Jiafu Wang;Yongfeng Li

  • Ultra-wideband polarization conversion metasurfaces based on multiple plasmon resonances

    Hongya Chen;Jiafu Wang;Hua Ma;Shaobo Qu

  • Realizing high comprehensive energy storage performance in lead-free bulk ceramics via designing an unmatched temperature range

    Zetian Yang;Hongliang Du;Li Jin;Qingyuan Hu

  • Phase-to-pattern inverse design paradigm for fast realization of functional metasurfaces via transfer learning.

    Ruichao Zhu;Tianshuo Qiu;Jiafu Wang;Sai Sui

  • Wideband radar cross section reduction using two-dimensional phase gradient metasurfaces

    Yongfeng Li;Jieqiu Zhang;Shaobo Qu;Jiafu Wang

  • Filter-Antenna Consisting of Conical FSS Radome and Monopole Antenna

    Hang Zhou;Shaobo Qu;Baoqin Lin;Jiafu Wang

  • Achieving wide-band linear-to-circular polarization conversion using ultra-thin bi-layered metasurfaces

    Yongfeng Li;Jieqiu Zhang;Shaobo Qu;Jiafu Wang

  • An approach to further improve piezoelectric properties of (K0.5Na0.5)NbO3-based lead-free ceramics

    Hongliang Du;Wancheng Zhou;Fa Luo;Dongmei Zhu

  • Electromagnetic wave absorption and compressive behavior of a three-dimensional metamaterial absorber based on 3D printed honeycomb.

    Wei Jiang;Leilei Yan;Hua Ma;Ya Fan

  • Broadband polarization rotator based on multi-order plasmon resonances and high impedance surfaces

    Mingde Feng;Jiafu Wang;Hua Ma;Weidong Mo

  • Preparation and piezoelectric properties of (K0.5Na0.5)NbO3 lead-free piezoelectric ceramics with pressure-less sintering

    Hongliang Du;Zhimin Li;Fusheng Tang;Shaobo Qu

  • Phase structure, dielectric properties, and relaxor behavior of (K0.5Na0.5)NbO3-(Ba0.5Sr0.5)TiO3 lead-free solid solution for high temperature applications

    Hongliang Du;Wancheng Zhou;Fa Luo;Dongmei Zhu

  • High-efficiency spoof plasmon polariton coupler mediated by gradient metasurfaces

    Jiafu Wang;Shaobo Qu;Hua Ma;Zhuo Xu

  • Thermally tunable water-substrate broadband metamaterial absorbers

    Yongqiang Pang;Jiafu Wang;Qiang Cheng;Song Xia

  • The microstructure and ferroelectric properties of (K0.5Na0.5)NbO3–LiNbO3 lead-free piezoelectric ceramics

    Hongliang Du;Fusheng Tang;Daijun Liu;Dongmei Zhu

  • A new family of sodium niobate-based dielectrics for electrical energy storage applications

    Zetian Yang;Hongliang Du;Li Jin;Qingyuan Hu

  • Microstructure, Piezoelectric, and Ferroelectric Properties of Bi2O3‐Added (K0.5Na0.5)NbO3 Lead‐Free Ceramics

    Hongliang Du;Daijun Liu;Fusheng Tang;Dongmei Zhu

  • A Novel High-Directivity Microstrip Patch Antenna Based on Zero-Index Metamaterial

    Hang Zhou;Zhibin Pei;Shaobo Qu;Song Zhang

Frequent Co-Authors

Jiafu Wang
Jiafu Wang Air Force Engineering University
Zhuo Xu
Zhuo Xu Xi'an Jiaotong University
Anxue Zhang
Anxue Zhang Xi'an Jiaotong University
Wancheng Zhou
Wancheng Zhou Northwestern Polytechnical University
Xiaoyong Wei
Xiaoyong Wei Xi'an Jiaotong University
Dongmei Zhu
Dongmei Zhu Northwestern Polytechnical University
Fa Luo
Fa Luo Northwestern Polytechnical University
Tie Jun Cui
Tie Jun Cui Southeast University
Cheng-Wei Qiu
Cheng-Wei Qiu National University of Singapore
Daoben Zhu
Daoben Zhu Chinese Academy of Sciences

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