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Materials Science

D-Index
55
Citations
14205
World Ranking
8474
National Ranking
336

Chemistry

D-Index
55
Citations
14080
World Ranking
11976
National Ranking
678

Sheng Dai 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 Sheng Dai sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 165 publications — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more.

Sheng Dai 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 Sheng Dai sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 55 D-Index — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2017 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Sheng Dai is affiliated with the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom and has contributed extensively to the fields of engineering and materials science. Their research focuses particularly on electrical and electronic engineering, biomedical engineering, organic chemistry, materials chemistry, and renewable energy, sustainability, and the environment.

The scientist's work encompasses a broad array of topics, with prominent emphasis on advancements in battery materials and technologies, fuel cells, conducting polymers, and electrocatalysts for energy conversion. Key topics covered include:

  • Advancements in Battery Materials
  • Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies
  • Fuel Cells and Related Materials
  • Advanced Battery Technologies Research
  • Conducting Polymers and Applications
  • Advanced Battery Technologies Research
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion

Notable recent publications by Sheng Dai include:

  • "Thermoelectric generator (TEG) technologies and applications," 2021, International Journal of Thermofluids
  • "A Structural Gel Composite Enabled Robust Underwater Mechanosensing Strategy with High Sensitivity," 2022, Advanced Functional Materials
  • "A Strand Entangled Supramolecular PANI/PAA Hydrogel Enabled Ultra-Stretchable Strain Sensor," 2022, Small
  • "Quaternized poly(2,6-dimethyl-1,4-phenylene oxide) anion exchange membranes with pendant sterically-protected imidazoliums for alkaline fuel cells," 2020, Journal of Membrane Science
  • "A critical review of ferritin as a drug nanocarrier: Structure, properties, comparative advantages and challenges," 2021, Particuology

Sheng Dai frequently collaborates with several researchers, with the most common co-authors being:

  • Ben Bin Xu
  • Honghao Zhou
  • Jingxiu Bi
  • Yinghua Shen
  • Chenxi Huyan

The scientist's research is regularly published in a variety of journals, with multiple contributions to:

  • ECS Meeting Abstracts
  • Small
  • Advanced Functional Materials
  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research

Sheng Dai has been recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), an award received in 2017.

Best Publications

  • Metal–Organic Framework Derived Hybrid Co3O4-Carbon Porous Nanowire Arrays as Reversible Oxygen Evolution Electrodes

    Tian Yi Ma;Sheng Dai;Mietek Jaroniec;Shi Zhang Qiao

  • Graphitic carbon nitride nanosheet-carbon nanotube three-dimensional porous composites as high-performance oxygen evolution electrocatalysts.

    Tian Yi Ma;Sheng Dai;Mietek Jaroniec;Shi Zhang Qiao

  • Phosphorus‐Doped Graphitic Carbon Nitrides Grown In Situ on Carbon‐Fiber Paper: Flexible and Reversible Oxygen Electrodes

    Tian Yi Ma;Jingrun Ran;Sheng Dai;Mietek Jaroniec

  • pH-Responsive polymers: synthesis, properties and applications

    Sheng Dai;Palaniswamy Ravi;Kam Chiu Tam

  • Graphene oxide-polydopamine derived N, S-codoped carbon nanosheets as superior bifunctional electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction and evolution

    Konggang Qu;Konggang Qu;Yao Zheng;Sheng Dai;Shi Zhang Qiao

  • Proton‐Functionalized Two‐Dimensional Graphitic Carbon Nitride Nanosheet: An Excellent Metal‐/Label‐Free Biosensing Platform

    Tian Yi Ma;Youhong Tang;Sheng Dai;Shi Zhang Qiao

  • Promotion of Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution Reaction on Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Nanosheets with Secondary Heteroatoms

    Konggang Qu;Yao Zheng;Xianxi Zhang;Ken Davey

  • Polydopamine-Inspired, Dual Heteroatom-Doped Carbon Nanotubes for Highly Efficient Overall Water Splitting

    Konggang Qu;Konggang Qu;Yao Zheng;Yan Jiao;Xianxi Zhang

  • Self-supported electrocatalysts for advanced energy conversion processes

    Tian Yi Ma;Sheng Dai;Shi Zhang Qiao

  • Shape Control of Mn3O4 Nanoparticles on Nitrogen‐Doped Graphene for Enhanced Oxygen Reduction Activity

    Jingjing Duan;Sheng Chen;Sheng Dai;Shi Zhang Qiao

  • Mesoporous MnCo2O4 with abundant oxygen vacancy defects as high-performance oxygen reduction catalysts

    Tian Yi Ma;Yao Zheng;Sheng Dai;Mietek Jaroniec

  • Thermo- and photo-responsive polymeric systems

    Sheng Dai;Palaniswamy Ravi;Kam Chiu Tam

  • Activating natural bentonite as a cost-effective adsorbent for removal of Congo-red in wastewater

    Manjot Toor;Bo Jin;Sheng Dai;Vipasiri Vimonses

  • Developing Functionalized Dendrimer‐Like Silica Nanoparticles with Hierarchical Pores as Advanced Delivery Nanocarriers

    Xin Du;Bingyang Shi;Ji Liang;Jingxu Bi

  • Microbial community and bioelectrochemical activities in MFC for degrading phenol and producing electricity: Microbial consortia could make differences

    Huzairy Hassan;Huzairy Hassan;Bo Jin;Erica Donner;Sotirios Vasileiadis

  • Hierarchical Mesoporous/Macroporous Perovskite La0.5Sr0.5CoO3-x Nanotubes: A Bifunctional Catalyst with Enhanced Activity and Cycle Stability for Rechargeable Lithium Oxygen Batteries.

    Guoxue Liu;Hongbin Chen;Lu Xia;Suqing Wang

  • The aggregation behavior of O-carboxymethylchitosan in dilute aqueous solution.

    Aiping Zhu;Mary. B. Chan-Park;Sheng Dai;Lin Li

  • Polydopamine-graphene oxide derived mesoporous carbon nanosheets for enhanced oxygen reduction

    Konggang Qu;Yao Zheng;Sheng Dai;Shi Zhang Qiao

  • Novel pH Responsive Amphiphilic Diblock Copolymers with Reversible Micellization Properties

    R. Palaniswamy;S. Dai;Michael K. C. Tam;L.H. Gan

  • Enhancement on the wettability of lithium battery separator toward nonaqueous electrolytes

    Yong Xie;Hailin Zou;Hongfa Xiang;Ru Xia

  • Isothermal titration calorimetric studies on interactions of ionic surfactant and poly(oxypropylene)-poly(oxyethylene)-poly(oxypropylene) triblock copolymers in aqueous solutions

    S. Dai;K. C. Tam;L. Li

Frequent Co-Authors

Kam Chiu Tam
Kam Chiu Tam University of Waterloo
Shi-Zhang Qiao
Shi-Zhang Qiao University of Adelaide
Bo Jin
Bo Jin University of Adelaide
Tianyi Ma
Tianyi Ma Swinburne University of Technology
Haihui Wang
Haihui Wang Tsinghua University
Zheyu Shen
Zheyu Shen Southern Medical University
Hicham Fenniri
Hicham Fenniri Northeastern University
Yao Zheng
Yao Zheng University of Adelaide
Xin Du
Xin Du University of Science and Technology Beijing
Ramon A. Alvarez-Puebla
Ramon A. Alvarez-Puebla Rovira i Virgili University

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