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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 96 1252 1199 395 391 543 39504

Wei Ji publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Wei Ji between 1996 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Wei Ji published across 31 years, from 1996 to 2026, averaging 28.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 107 publications in 2021. 60 of the 875 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
25 50 75 100
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1996 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 107. Peak 107 publications in 2021. 1996: 1 publication 1997: 1 publication 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 9 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 12 publications 2009: 9 publications 2010: 16 publications 2011: 30 publications 2012: 37 publications 2013: 37 publications 2014: 53 publications 2015: 52 publications 2016: 43 publications 2017: 48 publications 2018: 56 publications 2019: 71 publications 2020: 75 publications 2021: 107 publications 2022: 52 publications 2023: 49 publications 2024: 39 publications 2025: 59 publications 2026: 1 publication
1996 2026

875 publications in total across all disciplines

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Wei Ji: publications per year, 1996 to 2026
Year Publications
1996 1
1997 1
1998 0
1999 0
2000 0
2001 0
2002 0
2003 0
2004 3
2005 6
2006 9
2007 9
2008 12
2009 9
2010 16
2011 30
2012 37
2013 37
2014 53
2015 52
2016 43
2017 48
2018 56
2019 71
2020 75
2021 107
2022 52
2023 49
2024 39
2025 59
2026 1
Total 875
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Wei Ji 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 Wei Ji 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, 530–549 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: 543 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.

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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
490–509 174
510–529 194
530–549 162 543
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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Wei Ji 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 Wei Ji 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, 96–97 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: 96 D-Index — 90th percentile

90% 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 96
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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Overview

Wei Ji is affiliated with Renmin University of China and focuses research primarily in the fields of materials science, physics and astronomy, and engineering. Their work spans subfields such as materials chemistry, atomic and molecular physics and optics, electrical and electronic engineering, electronic, optical and magnetic materials, as well as biomedical engineering.

Their research primarily covers topics including 2D materials and applications, graphene research and applications, topological materials and phenomena, MXene and MAX phase materials, molecular junctions and nanostructures, multiferroics and related materials, and advanced condensed matter physics.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Wei Ji include Zhihai Cheng, Fei Pang, Cong Wang, Jingsi Qiao, and Rui Xu.

Publication venues where Wei Ji has a significant presence consist of:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Physical Review B
  • Nature Communications
  • ACS Nano
  • Advanced Materials

Selected recent papers by Wei Ji include:

  • "Universal mechanical exfoliation of large-area 2D crystals," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "Van der Waals epitaxial growth of air-stable CrSe2 nanosheets with thickness-tunable magnetic order," 2021, Nature Materials
  • "Ferroelectricity in untwisted heterobilayers of transition metal dichalcogenides," 2022, Science
  • "Strain-Sensitive Magnetization Reversal of a van der Waals Magnet," 2020, Advanced Materials
  • "Two-dimensional intrinsic ferrovalley GdI2 with large valley polarization," 2021, Physical Review B

Best Publications

  • High-mobility transport anisotropy and linear dichroism in few-layer black phosphorus

    Jingsi Qiao;Xianghua Kong;Zhi Xin Hu;Feng Yang

  • Exploring atomic defects in molybdenum disulphide monolayers

    Jinhua Hong;Zhixin Hu;Matt Probert;Kun Li

  • Electromagnetic reprogrammable coding-metasurface holograms.

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

  • Cross-species transmission of the newly identified coronavirus 2019-nCoV.

    Wei Ji;Wei Wang;Xiaofang Zhao;Junjie Zai

  • Universal mechanical exfoliation of large-area 2D crystals

    Yuan Huang;Yu-Hao Pan;Rong Yang;Li-Hong Bao

  • High‐Electron‐Mobility and Air‐Stable 2D Layered PtSe2 FETs

    Yuda Zhao;Jingsi Qiao;Jingsi Qiao;Zhihao Yu;Peng Yu

  • Rational design of true monomeric and bright photoactivatable fluorescent proteins

    Mingshu Zhang;Hao Chang;Hao Chang;Yongdeng Zhang;Yongdeng Zhang;Junwei Yu;Junwei Yu

  • Extraordinarily Strong Interlayer Interaction in 2D Layered PtS2.

    Yuda Zhao;Jingsi Qiao;Peng Yu;Zhixin Hu

  • Interaction of black phosphorus with oxygen and water

    Yuan Huang;Jingsi Qiao;Kai He;Stoyan Bliznakov

  • Real-Space Identification of Intermolecular Bonding with Atomic Force Microscopy

    Jun Zhang;Pengcheng Chen;Bingkai Yuan;Wei Ji

  • Stacking tunable interlayer magnetism in bilayer CrI 3

    Peiheng Jiang;Cong Wang;Dachuan Chen;Zhicheng Zhong

  • Mechanical properties of the hexagonal boron nitride monolayer: Ab initio study

    Qing Peng;Wei Ji;Suvranu De

  • Bioactive electrospun scaffolds delivering growth factors and genes for tissue engineering applications.

    Wei Ji;Wei Ji;Yan Sun;Yan Sun;Fang Yang;Jeroen J. J. P. van den Beucken

  • Hierarchically oriented organization in supramolecular peptide crystals

    Chengqian Yuan;Wei Ji;Ruirui Xing;Junbai Li

  • First-principles calculations of the electronic structure of tetragonal alpha-FeTe and alpha-FeSe crystals: evidence for a bicollinear antiferromagnetic order.

    Fengjie Ma;Fengjie Ma;Wei Ji;Jiangping Hu;Zhong-Yi Lu

  • Alloying behavior and novel properties of CoCrFeNiMn high-entropy alloy fabricated by mechanical alloying and spark plasma sintering

    Wei Ji;Weimin Wang;Hao Wang;Jinyong Zhang

  • Semiconductor-enhanced Raman scattering: active nanomaterials and applications.

    Xiao Xia Han;Wei Ji;Bing Zhao;Yukihiro Ozaki

  • Ferroelectricity in untwisted heterobilayers of transition metal dichalcogenides

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  • Optical Anisotropy of Black Phosphorus in the Visible Regime.

    Nannan Mao;Jingyi Tang;Liming Xie;Juanxia Wu

  • Sparse deconvolution improves the resolution of live-cell super-resolution fluorescence microscopy.

    Weisong Zhao;Shiqun Zhao;Liuju Li;Xiaoshuai Huang

  • Raman Investigation of Nanosized TiO2: Effect of Crystallite Size and Quantum Confinement

    Xiangxin Xue;Wei Ji;Zhu Mao;Huijuan Mao

  • Site-specific kondo effect at ambient temperatures in iron-based molecules

    L. Gao;W. Ji;Y. B. Hu;Z. H. Cheng

Frequent Co-Authors

Bing Zhao
Bing Zhao Jilin University
Yukihiro Ozaki
Yukihiro Ozaki Kwansei Gakuin University
Hong Guo
Hong Guo McGill University
Hong-Jun Gao
Hong-Jun Gao Chinese Academy of Sciences
Suvranu De
Suvranu De Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Zhengyi Fu
Zhengyi Fu Wuhan University of Technology
John A. Jansen
John A. Jansen Radboud University
Shixuan Du
Shixuan Du Chinese Academy of Sciences
Frank Luyten
Frank Luyten KU Leuven
Ehud Gazit
Ehud Gazit Tel Aviv University

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