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92
Citations
29431
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1532
National Ranking
477

Tiejun Zhu 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 Tiejun Zhu sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 347 publications — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Tiejun Zhu 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 Tiejun Zhu sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 92 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Tiejun Zhu is affiliated with Zhejiang University in China and has published extensively in the fields of Materials Science and Engineering. Their research focuses primarily on materials with advanced thermoelectric properties and devices, contributing to a body of work that spans over 160 publications in Materials Science and 86 in Engineering.

The scientist has contributed significantly to several specialized subfields, including Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Civil and Structural Engineering, as well as Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics. Their work covers a wide range of topics related to thermal and electronic materials, with particular emphasis on thermoelectric materials and devices.

Prominent topics covered in their publications include:

  • Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and Devices
  • Thermal properties of materials
  • Heusler alloys: electronic and magnetic properties
  • Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films
  • Thermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies
  • Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies
  • Advancements in Battery Materials

Tiejun Zhu has authored several papers that address different aspects of thermoelectric and electronic materials science. Some notable recent publications include the following:

  • Carrier grain boundary scattering in thermoelectric materials, 2022, Energy & Environmental Science
  • Half-Heusler Thermoelectric Module with High Conversion Efficiency and High Power Density, 2020, Advanced Energy Materials
  • Demonstration of valley anisotropy utilized to enhance the thermoelectric power factor, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Strong phonon softening and avoided crossing in aliovalence-doped heavy-band thermoelectrics, 2023, Nature Physics
  • Half-Heusler thermoelectric materials, 2021, Applied Physics Letters

The researcher frequently collaborates with several coauthors, including:

  • Chenguang Fu
  • Xinbing Zhao
  • Airan Li
  • Shen Han
  • Feng Liu

Tiejun Zhu's work has been published repeatedly in specific venues, reflecting specialized engagement with certain academic communities. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • Materials Today Physics
  • Advanced Science
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Rare Metals
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Best Publications

  • Compromise and Synergy in High-Efficiency Thermoelectric Materials.

    Tiejun Zhu;Yintu Liu;Chenguang Fu;Joseph P. Heremans

  • Realizing high figure of merit in heavy-band p-type half-Heusler thermoelectric materials.

    Chenguang Fu;Shengqiang Bai;Yintu Liu;Yunshan Tang

  • Point Defect Engineering of High-Performance Bismuth-Telluride-Based Thermoelectric Materials

    Lipeng Hu;Tiejun Zhu;Xiaohua Liu;Xinbing Zhao

  • Bismuth telluride nanotubes and the effects on the thermoelectric properties of nanotube-containing nanocomposites

    X. B. Zhao;X. H. Ji;Y. H. Zhang;T. J. Zhu

  • Band engineering of high performance p-type FeNbSb based half-Heusler thermoelectric materials for figure of merit zT > 1

    Chenguang Fu;Tiejun Zhu;Yintu Liu;Hanhui Xie

  • High Efficiency Half-Heusler Thermoelectric Materials for Energy Harvesting

    Tiejun Zhu;Chenguang Fu;Hanhui Xie;Yintu Liu

  • Tuning Multiscale Microstructures to Enhance Thermoelectric Performance of n‐Type Bismuth‐Telluride‐Based Solid Solutions

    Lipeng Hu;Haijun Wu;Haijun Wu;Tiejun Zhu;Chenguang Fu

  • High-performance half-Heusler thermoelectric materials Hf1−x ZrxNiSn1−ySby prepared by levitation melting and spark plasma sintering

    Cui Yu;Tie-Jun Zhu;Rui-Zhi Shi;Yun Zhang

  • Beneficial Contribution of Alloy Disorder to Electron and Phonon Transport in Half-Heusler Thermoelectric Materials

    Hanhui Xie;Heng Wang;Yanzhong Pei;Chenguang Fu

  • New Insights into Intrinsic Point Defects in V2VI3 Thermoelectric Materials

    Tiejun Zhu;Lipeng Hu;Xinbing Zhao;Jian He

  • Single-Crystalline LiMn2O4 Nanotubes Synthesized Via Template-Engaged Reaction as Cathodes for High-Power Lithium Ion Batteries

    Yuan-Li Ding;Jian Xie;Gao-Shao Cao;Tie-Jun Zhu

  • Syntheses and thermoelectric properties of Bi2Te3/Sb2Te3 bulk nanocomposites with laminated nanostructure

    Y. Q. Cao;X. B. Zhao;T. J. Zhu;X. B. Zhang

  • High figures of merit and natural nanostructures in Mg2Si0.4Sn0.6 based thermoelectric materials

    Q. Zhang;Jian He;T. J. Zhu;S. N. Zhang

  • Shifting up the optimum figure of merit of p -type bismuth telluride-based thermoelectric materials for power generation by suppressing intrinsic conduction

    Li-Peng Hu;Tie-Jun Zhu;Ya-Guang Wang;Han-Hui Xie

  • High Band Degeneracy Contributes to High Thermoelectric Performance in p‐Type Half‐Heusler Compounds

    Chenguang Fu;Tiejun Zhu;Yanzhong Pei;Hanhui Xie

  • The intrinsic disorder related alloy scattering in ZrNiSn half-Heusler thermoelectric materials

    Hanhui Xie;Heng Wang;Chenguang Fu;Yintu Liu

  • Low Electron Scattering Potentials in High PerformanceMg_2Si_(0.45)Sn_(0.55) Based Thermoelectric Solid Solutions with Band Convergence

    Xiaohua Liu;Tiejun Zhu;Heng Wang;Lipeng Hu

  • Nanostructures in high-performance (GeTe)x(AgSbTe2)100?x thermoelectric materials

    S H Yang;T J Zhu;T Sun;J He

  • Unique Role of Refractory Ta Alloying in Enhancing the Figure of Merit of NbFeSb Thermoelectric Materials

    Junjie Yu;Chenguang Fu;Yintu Liu;Kaiyang Xia

  • Recrystallization induced in situ nanostructures in bulk bismuth antimony tellurides: a simple top down route and improved thermoelectric properties

    Jun-Jie Shen;Tie-Jun Zhu;Xin-Bing Zhao;Sheng-Nan Zhang

Frequent Co-Authors

Xinbing Zhao
Xinbing Zhao Zhejiang University
Jian Xie
Jian Xie Zhejiang University
Chenguang Fu
Chenguang Fu Zhejiang University
Gaoshao Cao
Gaoshao Cao Zhejiang University
Jian He
Jian He Clemson University
Shichao Zhang
Shichao Zhang Beihang University
Haijun Wu
Haijun Wu Xi'an Jiaotong University
G. Jeffrey Snyder
G. Jeffrey Snyder Northwestern University
Man On Lai
Man On Lai National University of Singapore
Terry M. Tritt
Terry M. Tritt Clemson University

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