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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 48 10765 10399 2999 2986 124 9875

Sheng Dai publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Sheng Dai between 1996 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Sheng Dai published across 31 years, from 1996 to 2026, averaging 10.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 58 publications in 2025. 59 of the 315 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40 50
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1996 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 58. Peak 58 publications in 2025. 1996: 1 publication 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 0 publications 2005: 0 publications 2006: 0 publications 2007: 0 publications 2008: 0 publications 2009: 0 publications 2010: 0 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 1 publication 2013: 1 publication 2014: 1 publication 2015: 3 publications 2016: 3 publications 2017: 14 publications 2018: 14 publications 2019: 15 publications 2020: 19 publications 2021: 30 publications 2022: 49 publications 2023: 46 publications 2024: 56 publications 2025: 58 publications 2026: 1 publication
1996 2026

315 publications in total across all disciplines

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Sheng Dai: publications per year, 1996 to 2026
Year Publications
1996 1
1997 0
1998 0
1999 0
2000 0
2001 0
2002 0
2003 0
2004 0
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 3
2012 1
2013 1
2014 1
2015 3
2016 3
2017 14
2018 14
2019 15
2020 19
2021 30
2022 49
2023 46
2024 56
2025 58
2026 1
Total 315
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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.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 57 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 50–69 to 1,163+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 891. Most scientists, 891, have 190–209 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 110–129 publications, is where this scientist sits. 50–69 publications: 28 scientists 70–89 publications: 152 scientists 90–109 publications: 356 scientists 110–129 publications: 487 scientists 130–149 publications: 723 scientists 150–169 publications: 835 scientists 170–189 publications: 850 scientists 190–209 publications: 891 scientists 210–229 publications: 862 scientists 230–249 publications: 766 scientists 250–269 publications: 726 scientists 270–289 publications: 665 scientists 290–309 publications: 593 scientists 310–329 publications: 537 scientists 330–349 publications: 477 scientists 350–369 publications: 440 scientists 370–389 publications: 356 scientists 390–409 publications: 321 scientists 410–429 publications: 256 scientists 430–449 publications: 246 scientists 450–469 publications: 216 scientists 470–489 publications: 212 scientists 490–509 publications: 174 scientists 510–529 publications: 194 scientists 530–549 publications: 162 scientists 550–569 publications: 131 scientists 570–589 publications: 111 scientists 590–609 publications: 103 scientists 610–629 publications: 99 scientists 630–649 publications: 77 scientists 650–669 publications: 92 scientists 670–689 publications: 56 scientists 690–709 publications: 53 scientists 710–729 publications: 53 scientists 730–749 publications: 38 scientists 750–769 publications: 52 scientists 770–789 publications: 43 scientists 790–809 publications: 38 scientists 810–829 publications: 34 scientists 830–849 publications: 25 scientists 850–869 publications: 18 scientists 870–889 publications: 20 scientists 890–909 publications: 24 scientists 910–929 publications: 27 scientists 930–949 publications: 20 scientists 950–969 publications: 17 scientists 970–989 publications: 10 scientists 990–1,009 publications: 16 scientists 1,010–1,029 publications: 13 scientists 1,030–1,049 publications: 12 scientists 1,050–1,069 publications: 9 scientists 1,070–1,089 publications: 8 scientists 1,090–1,109 publications: 7 scientists 1,110–1,129 publications: 9 scientists 1,130–1,149 publications: 2 scientists 1,150–1,162 publications: 5 scientists 1,163+ publications: 100 scientists
50–69 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 124 publications — 7th percentile

7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Materials Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
50–69 28
70–89 152
90–109 356
110–129 487 124
130–149 723
150–169 835
170–189 850
190–209 891
210–229 862
230–249 766
250–269 726
270–289 665
290–309 593
310–329 537
330–349 477
350–369 440
370–389 356
390–409 321
410–429 256
430–449 246
450–469 216
470–489 212
490–509 174
510–529 194
530–549 162
550–569 131
570–589 111
590–609 103
610–629 99
630–649 77
650–669 92
670–689 56
690–709 53
710–729 53
730–749 38
750–769 52
770–789 43
790–809 38
810–829 34
830–849 25
850–869 18
870–889 20
890–909 24
910–929 27
930–949 20
950–969 17
970–989 10
990–1,009 16
1,010–1,029 13
1,030–1,049 12
1,050–1,069 9
1,070–1,089 8
1,090–1,109 7
1,110–1,129 9
1,130–1,149 2
1,150–1,162 5
1,163+ 100
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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.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 165+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 667. Most scientists, 667, have 52–53 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 48–49 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 211 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 450 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 612 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 612 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 598 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 657 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 667 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 621 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 597 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 610 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 587 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 606 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 533 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 490 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 469 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 378 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 421 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 359 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 323 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 299 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 230 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 210 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 195 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 203 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 175 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 175 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 142 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 121 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 117 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 107 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 88 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 85 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 68 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 62 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 57 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 45 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 49 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 50 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 34 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 38 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 28 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 24 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 33 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 28 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 21 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 20 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 23 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 17 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 12 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 17 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 21 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 13 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 11 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 13 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 4 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 4 scientists 164 D-Index: 3 scientists 165+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 48 D-Index — 17th percentile

17% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Materials Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 211
42–43 450
44–45 612
46–47 612
48–49 598 48
50–51 657
52–53 667
54–55 621
56–57 597
58–59 610
60–61 587
62–63 606
64–65 533
66–67 490
68–69 469
70–71 378
72–73 421
74–75 359
76–77 323
78–79 299
80–81 230
82–83 210
84–85 195
86–87 203
88–89 175
90–91 175
92–93 142
94–95 121
96–97 117
98–99 107
100–101 88
102–103 85
104–105 68
106–107 62
108–109 57
110–111 45
112–113 49
114–115 50
116–117 34
118–119 38
120–121 37
122–123 29
124–125 28
126–127 24
128–129 33
130–131 28
132–133 21
134–135 20
136–137 23
138–139 17
140–141 12
142–143 17
144–145 21
146–147 13
148–149 11
150–151 14
152–153 13
154–155 9
156–157 10
158–159 7
160–161 4
162–163 4
164 3
165+ 98
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Best Publications

  • Catalyst Architecture for Stable Single Atom Dispersion Enables Site-Specific Spectroscopic and Reactivity Measurements of CO Adsorbed to Pt Atoms, Oxidized Pt Clusters, and Metallic Pt Clusters on TiO2

    Leo DeRita;Sheng Dai;Sheng Dai;Kimberly Lopez-Zepeda;Kimberly Lopez-Zepeda;Nicholas Pham;Nicholas Pham

  • Single-atom tailoring of platinum nanocatalysts for high-performance multifunctional electrocatalysis

    Mufan Li;Kaining Duanmu;Chengzhang Wan;Tao Cheng;Tao Cheng

  • Structural evolution of atomically dispersed Pt catalysts dictates reactivity

    Leo DeRita;Joaquin Resasco;Sheng Dai;Alexey Boubnov

  • Induced activation of the commercial Cu/ZnO/Al2O3 catalyst for the steam reforming of methanol

    Unknown

  • Surface enrichment and diffusion enabling gradient-doping and coating of Ni-rich cathode toward Li-ion batteries.

    Haifeng Yu;Yueqiang Cao;Long Chen;Yanjie Hu

  • Dynamical Observation and Detailed Description of Catalysts under Strong Metal-Support Interaction.

    Shuyi Zhang;Philipp N. Plessow;Joshua J. Willis;Sheng Dai;Sheng Dai

  • Anisotropic and hierarchical SiC@SiO2 nanowire aerogel with exceptional stiffness and stability for thermal superinsulation.

    Lei Su;Lei Su;Hongjie Wang;Min Niu;Sheng Dai

  • Quantitative and Atomic-Scale View of CO-Induced Pt Nanoparticle Surface Reconstruction at Saturation Coverage via DFT Calculations Coupled with in Situ TEM and IR

    Talin Avanesian;Sheng Dai;Sheng Dai;Matthew J. Kale;Matthew J. Kale;George W. Graham;George W. Graham

  • Uniformity Is Key in Defining Structure-Function Relationships for Atomically Dispersed Metal Catalysts: The Case of Pt/CeO2.

    Joaquin Resasco;Leo DeRita;Sheng Dai;Joseph P Chada

  • Highly Ethylene-Selective Electrocatalytic CO2 Reduction Enabled by Isolated Cu-S Motifs in Metal-Organic Framework Based Precatalysts.

    Chun Fang Wen;Min Zhou;Peng Fei Liu;Yuanwei Liu

  • Platinum-trimer decorated cobalt-palladium core-shell nanocatalyst with promising performance for oxygen reduction reaction

    Sheng Dai;Jyh Pin Chou;Kuan Wen Wang;Yang Yang Hsu

  • Size-Dependent Nickel-Based Electrocatalysts for Selective CO2 Reduction

    Zhida Li;Zhida Li;Dong He;Xingxu Yan;Sheng Dai

  • Uniform Pt/Pd Bimetallic Nanocrystals Demonstrate Platinum Effect on Palladium Methane Combustion Activity and Stability

    Emmett D. Goodman;Sheng Dai;An-Chih Yang;Cody J. Wrasman

  • Total Oxidation of Light Alkane over Phosphate-Modified Pt/CeO2 Catalysts.

    Unknown

  • Significant Improvement of Catalytic Performance for Chlorinated Volatile Organic Compound Oxidation over RuOx Supported on Acid-Etched Co3O4.

    Hao Liu;Jing Yang;Yanyan Jia;Zhiqiang Wang

  • Atomically Dispersed High-Density Al-N4 Sites in Porous Carbon for Efficient Photodriven CO2 Cycloaddition.

    Qihao Yang;Huaitao Peng;Huaitao Peng;Qiuju Zhang;Xu Qian;Xu Qian

  • In situ atomic-scale observation of oxygen-driven core-shell formation in Pt 3 Co nanoparticles

    Sheng Dai;Yuan You;Shuyi Zhang;Shuyi Zhang;Wei Cai

  • Electrical breakdown of nanowires.

    Jiong Zhao;Hongyu Sun;Sheng Dai;Yan Wang

  • Highly Stretchable, Crack-Insensitive and Compressible Ceramic Aerogel

    Lei Su;Hongjie Wang;Shuhai Jia;Sheng Dai

Frequent Co-Authors

Xiaoqing Pan
Xiaoqing Pan University of California, Irvine
George W. Graham
George W. Graham University of California, Irvine
Jing Zhu
Jing Zhu Tsinghua University
Jiong Zhao
Jiong Zhao Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Phillip Christopher
Phillip Christopher University of California, Santa Barbara
Hua Gui Yang
Hua Gui Yang East China University of Science and Technology
Plamen Atanassov
Plamen Atanassov University of California, Irvine
Zhenmeng Peng
Zhenmeng Peng University of Akron
Ichiro Takeuchi
Ichiro Takeuchi University of Maryland, College Park
Yun Guo
Yun Guo East China University of Science and Technology

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