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Materials Science

D-Index
63
Citations
15555
World Ranking
6112
National Ranking
1840

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
64
Citations
17107
World Ranking
1624
National Ranking
317

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.

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38 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.

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.

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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.

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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