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136
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276
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Tianyou Zhai 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 Tianyou Zhai sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 540 publications — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Tianyou Zhai 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 Tianyou Zhai sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 136 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Materials Science in China Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Materials Science in China Leader Award

Overview

Tianyou Zhai is affiliated with Huazhong University of Science and Technology in China and has contributed extensively to research in materials science and engineering. Their scholarly output spans key areas such as materials chemistry, electrical and electronic engineering, and sustainability-related research, with a focus on advanced material applications and energy technologies.

Their work is most prominently featured in several leading scientific journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Advanced Materials
  • Advanced Functional Materials
  • Small
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Tianyou Zhai's research spans a broad array of topics, including:

  • 2D Materials and Applications
  • Perovskite Materials and Applications
  • MXene and MAX Phase Materials
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies
  • Advanced battery technologies research
  • Advancements in Battery Materials

The scientist has published influential papers such as:

  • "Recent Progress on Two-Dimensional Materials," 2021, Acta Physico-Chimica Sinica
  • "Broadband convolutional processing using band-alignment-tunable heterostructures," 2022, Nature Electronics
  • "Schottky Heterojunction Nanosheet Array Achieving High-Current-Density Oxygen Evolution for Industrial Water Splitting Electrolyzers," 2021, Advanced Energy Materials
  • "Durable CO2 conversion in the proton-exchange membrane system," 2024, Nature
  • "Additive-mediated intercalation and surface modification of MXenes," 2022, Chemical Society Reviews

In terms of collaboration, Tianyou Zhai frequently works with several co-authors who have contributed significantly alongside them. These frequent collaborators include:

  • Huiqiao Li
  • Youwen Liu
  • Xing Zhou
  • Yinghe Zhao
  • Fakun Wang

Their research output contributes broadly to the fields of Materials Science with 449 publications and Engineering with 391 publications. Subfields prominently featured in their work are materials chemistry and electrical and electronic engineering, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach to advancing material innovation and sustainable technologies.

Best Publications

  • ZnS nanostructures: From synthesis to applications

    Xiaosheng Fang;Tianyou Zhai;Ujjal K. Gautam;Liang Li

  • Reviving Lithium-Metal Anodes for Next-Generation High-Energy Batteries

    Yanpeng Guo;Huiqiao Li;Tianyou Zhai

  • Single-Crystalline ZnS Nanobelts as Ultraviolet-Light Sensors

    Xiaosheng Fang;Yoshio Bando;Meiyong Liao;Ujjal K. Gautam

  • A comprehensive review of one-dimensional metal-oxide nanostructure photodetectors

    T. Zhai;X. Fang;M. Liao;X. Xu

  • Ultrathin and Porous Ni3S2/CoNi2S4 3D-Network Structure for Superhigh Energy Density Asymmetric Supercapacitors

    Weidong He;Chenggang Wang;Huiqiao Li;Xiaolong Deng

  • N‐Doped Graphene‐SnO2 Sandwich Paper for High‐Performance Lithium‐Ion Batteries

    Xi Wang;Xinqiang Cao;Laure Bourgeois;Hasigaowa Guan

  • Ultrathin SnSe2 Flakes Grown by Chemical Vapor Deposition for High‐Performance Photodetectors

    Xing Zhou;Lin Gan;Wenming Tian;Qi Zhang

  • Highly Emissive and Color‐Tunable CuInS2‐Based Colloidal Semiconductor Nanocrystals: Off‐Stoichiometry Effects and Improved Electroluminescence Performance

    Bingkun Chen;Haizheng Zhong;Wenqing Zhang;Zhan'ao Tan

  • All-Inorganic Bismuth-Based Perovskite Quantum Dots with Bright Blue Photoluminescence and Excellent Stability

    Meiying Leng;Ying Yang;Kai Zeng;Zhengwu Chen

  • Distinctive defects engineering in graphitic carbon nitride for greatly extended visible light photocatalytic hydrogen evolution

    Ping Niu;Man Qiao;Yafei Li;Liang Huang

  • Broadband convolutional processing using band-alignment-tunable heterostructures

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  • One-dimensional CdSnanostructures: synthesis, properties, and applications

    Tianyou Zhai;Xiaosheng Fang;Liang Li;Yoshio Bando

  • Centimeter-long V2O5 nanowires: from synthesis to field-emission, electrochemical, electrical transport, and photoconductive properties

    T. Zhai;H. Liu;H. Li;X. Fang

  • Recent Progress on Two-Dimensional Materials

    Cheng Chang;Wei Chen;Ye Chen;Yonghua Chen

  • Single-crystalline CdS nanobelts for excellent field-emitters and ultrahigh quantum-efficiency photodetectors.

    Liang Li;Pei Cai Wu;Xiao Sheng Fang;Tian You Zhai

  • Tunneling Diode Based on WSe2 /SnS2 Heterostructure Incorporating High Detectivity and Responsivity.

    Xing Zhou;Xiaozong Hu;Shasha Zhou;Hongyue Song

  • ZnO and ZnS Nanostructures: Ultraviolet-Light Emitters, Lasers, and Sensors

    Xiaosheng Fang;Yoshio Bando;Ujjal K. Gautam;Tianyou Zhai

  • One-dimensional inorganic nanostructures: synthesis, field-emission and photodetection.

    Tianyou Zhai;Tianyou Zhai;Liang Li;Ying Ma;Meiyong Liao

  • 2D Layered Material-Based van der Waals Heterostructures for Optoelectronics

    Xing Zhou;Xiaozong Hu;Jing Yu;Shiyuan Liu

  • Local Charge Distribution Engineered by Schottky Heterojunctions toward Urea Electrolysis

    Caicai Li;Youwen Liu;Zhiwen Zhuo;Huanxin Ju

  • Two-dimensional layered nanomaterials for gas-sensing applications

    Wei Yang;Lin Gan;Huiqiao Li;Tianyou Zhai

  • Core-shell structured Co3O4@NiCo2O4 electrodes grown on flexible carbon fibers with superior electrochemical properties

    Xiang Wu;Zhicheng Han;Xin Zheng;Shunyu Yao;Shunyu Yao

  • Recent Developments in One-Dimensional Inorganic Nanostructures for Photodetectors

    Tianyou Zhai;Liang Li;Xi Wang;Xiaosheng Fang

Frequent Co-Authors

Yoshio Bando
Yoshio Bando University of Wollongong
Huiqiao Li
Huiqiao Li Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Dmitri Golberg
Dmitri Golberg Queensland University of Technology
Ying Ma
Ying Ma University of Houston
Xiaosheng Fang
Xiaosheng Fang Fudan University
Lin Gan
Lin Gan Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Meiyong Liao
Meiyong Liao National Institute for Materials Science
Xi Wang
Xi Wang Beijing Jiaotong University
Yasuo Koide
Yasuo Koide National Institute for Materials Science
Haibo Zeng
Haibo Zeng Nanjing University of Science and Technology

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