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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 98 1135 1086 360 357 486 48012
Physics 101 1570 1491 21 21 462 49006

Shuang Zhang publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Shuang Zhang between 1988 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Shuang Zhang published across 39 years, from 1988 to 2026, averaging 28.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 106 publications in 2022. 86 of the 1,127 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
25 50 75 100
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1988 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 106. Peak 106 publications in 2022. 1988: 3 publications 1989: 2 publications 1990: 4 publications 1991: 5 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 3 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 8 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 9 publications 2005: 10 publications 2006: 18 publications 2007: 14 publications 2008: 27 publications 2009: 27 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 29 publications 2012: 21 publications 2013: 29 publications 2014: 55 publications 2015: 45 publications 2016: 53 publications 2017: 64 publications 2018: 57 publications 2019: 79 publications 2020: 73 publications 2021: 97 publications 2022: 106 publications 2023: 100 publications 2024: 69 publications 2025: 82 publications 2026: 4 publications
1988 2026

1,127 publications in total across all disciplines

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Shuang Zhang: publications per year, 1988 to 2026
Year Publications
1988 3
1989 2
1990 4
1991 5
1992 2
1993 4
1994 2
1995 0
1996 0
1997 5
1998 1
1999 3
2000 0
2001 8
2002 5
2003 6
2004 9
2005 10
2006 18
2007 14
2008 27
2009 27
2010 9
2011 29
2012 21
2013 29
2014 55
2015 45
2016 53
2017 64
2018 57
2019 79
2020 73
2021 97
2022 106
2023 100
2024 69
2025 82
2026 4
Total 1,127
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Shuang Zhang 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 Shuang Zhang 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, 470–489 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: 486 publications — 85th percentile

85% 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
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
470–489 212 486
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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Shuang Zhang 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 Shuang Zhang 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, 98–99 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: 98 D-Index — 91st percentile

91% 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
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 98
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2016 - OSA Fellows Shuang Zhang University of Birmingham, United Kingdom For pioneering research on negative-index metamaterials and macroscopic invisibility cloaks at optical frequencies, and for important contributions to plasmonics, metasurfaces and topological metamaterials.

Overview

Shuang Zhang is affiliated with the University of Hong Kong in China. Their research spans the fields of Engineering and Physics and Astronomy, with significant contributions in related subfields such as Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics; Electrical and Electronic Engineering; Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials; Materials Chemistry; and Biomedical Engineering.

The scientist's work covers a variety of specialized topics including:

  • Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications
  • Topological Materials and Phenomena
  • Quantum Mechanics and Non-Hermitian Physics
  • Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research
  • Advanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies
  • Photonic and Optical Devices
  • Photonic Crystals and Applications

Shuang Zhang has published papers in a variety of venues. The most frequent among these include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Physical Review Letters
  • Light Science & Applications
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Laser & Photonics Review

Among their recent papers are the following:

  • "Malus-metasurface-assisted polarization multiplexing," 2020, Light Science & Applications
  • "Metasurface-based key for computational imaging encryption," 2021, Science Advances
  • "Three-Channel Metasurfaces for Simultaneous Meta-Holography and Meta-Nanoprinting: A Single-Cell Design Approach," 2020, Laser & Photonics Review
  • "Revealing the missing dimension at an exceptional point," 2020, Nature Physics
  • "Electrically-controlled digital metasurface device for light projection displays," 2020, Nature Communications

Frequent coauthors in their research include Shaojie Ma, Oubo You, Wenlong Gao, Biao Yang, and C. T. Chan. These collaborations have appeared in numerous publications, indicating ongoing research partnerships.

Shuang Zhang was recognized as an OSA Fellow in 2016 for pioneering research in negative-index metamaterials and macroscopic invisibility cloaks at optical frequencies, as well as contributions to plasmonics, metasurfaces, and topological metamaterials.

Best Publications

  • Metasurface holograms reaching 80% efficiency

    Guoxing Zheng;Holger Mühlenbernd;Mitchell Kenney;Guixin Li

  • Three-dimensional optical metamaterial with a negative refractive index

    Jason Valentine;Shuang Zhang;Thomas Zentgraf;Erick Ulin-Avila

  • Plasmon-Induced Transparency in Metamaterials

    Shuang Zhang;Dentcho A. Genov;Yuan Wang;Ming Liu

  • Experimental Demonstration of Near-Infrared Negative-Index Metamaterials

    Shuang Zhang;Wenjun Fan;N. C. Panoiu;K. J. Malloy

  • Three-dimensional optical holography using a plasmonic metasurface

    Lingling Huang;Lingling Huang;Xianzhong Chen;Holger Mühlenbernd;Hao Zhang

  • Dual-polarity plasmonic metalens for visible light

    Xianzhong Chen;Lingling Huang;Lingling Huang;Holger Mühlenbernd;Guixin Li

  • Active control of electromagnetically induced transparency analogue in terahertz metamaterials

    Jianqiang Gu;Ranjan Singh;Xiaojun Liu;Xueqian Zhang

  • Negative Refractive Index in Chiral Metamaterials

    Shuang Zhang;Yong Shik Park;Jensen Li;Xinchao Lu

  • Electromagnetic reprogrammable coding-metasurface holograms.

    Lianlin Li;Tie Jun Cui;Wei Ji;Shuo Liu

  • Dispersionless Phase Discontinuities for Controlling Light Propagation

    Lingling Huang;Xianzhong Chen;Holger Mühlenbernd;Guixin Li

  • Helicity multiplexed broadband metasurface holograms

    Dandan Wen;Fuyong Yue;Guixin Li;Guoxing Zheng;Guoxing Zheng

  • Broadband Metasurfaces with Simultaneous Control of Phase and Amplitude

    Lixiang Liu;Lixiang Liu;Xueqian Zhang;Xueqian Zhang;Mitchell Kenney;Xiaoqiang Su

  • Nonlinear photonic metasurfaces

    Guixin Li;Guixin Li;Shuang Zhang;Thomas Zentgraf

  • Extraordinary Photoluminescence and Strong Temperature/Angle-Dependent Raman Responses in Few-Layer Phosphorene

    Shuang Zhang;Jiong Yang;Renjing Xu;Fan Wang

  • A Reconfigurable Active Huygens' Metalens.

    Ke Chen;Yijun Feng;Francesco Monticone;Junming Zhao

  • Spin and wavelength multiplexed nonlinear metasurface holography.

    Weimin Ye;Franziska Zeuner;Xin Li;Xin Li;Bernhard Reineke

  • Helicity dependent directional surface plasmon polariton excitation using a metasurface with interfacial phase discontinuity

    Lingling Huang;Lingling Huang;Xianzhong Chen;Benfeng Bai;Qiaofeng Tan

  • Measurement of the antiproton-proton total cross section at s =546 and 1800 GeV

    F. Abe;M. Albrow;D. Amidei;C. Anway-Wiese

  • Photoinduced handedness switching in terahertz chiral metamolecules

    Shuang Zhang;Jiangfeng Zhou;Yong-Shik Park;Junsuk Rho

  • Macroscopic invisibility cloaking of visible light

    Xianzhong Chen;Yu Luo;Jingjing Zhang;Kyle Jiang

  • Continuous control of the nonlinearity phase for harmonic generations

    Guixin Li;Shumei Chen;Nitipat Pholchai;Bernhard Reineke

  • Visible-Frequency Metasurface for Structuring and Spatially Multiplexing Optical Vortices.

    M. Q. Mehmood;Shengtao Mei;Sajid Hussain;Kun Huang

Frequent Co-Authors

Weili Zhang
Weili Zhang Oklahoma State University
Xiang Zhang
Xiang Zhang University of Hong Kong
Cheng-Wei Qiu
Cheng-Wei Qiu National University of Singapore
Jiaguang Han
Jiaguang Han Tianjin University
Yuquan Wei
Yuquan Wei Sichuan University
Jie Meng
Jie Meng Peking University
Steven R. J. Brueck
Steven R. J. Brueck University of New Mexico
Hongwei Song
Hongwei Song Jilin University
Jianqiang Gu
Jianqiang Gu Tianjin University
Gang Hu
Gang Hu Pennington Biomedical Research Center

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