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Wei-Qiao Deng

Wei-Qiao Deng

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 78 3016 2911 966 961 205 19530
Chemistry 78 3859 3499 719 708 223 19559

Wei-Qiao Deng publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Wei-Qiao Deng between 1996 and 2021, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Wei-Qiao Deng published across 26 years, from 1996 to 2021, averaging 8.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 22 publications in 2017. 34 of the 213 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1996 to 2021. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 22. Peak 22 publications in 2017. 1996: 1 publication 1997: 3 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 0 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 13 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 12 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 18 publications 2014: 10 publications 2015: 15 publications 2016: 7 publications 2017: 22 publications 2018: 11 publications 2019: 14 publications 2020: 15 publications 2021: 19 publications
1996 2021

213 publications in total across all disciplines

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Wei-Qiao Deng: publications per year, 1996 to 2021
Year Publications
1996 1
1997 3
1998 5
1999 0
2000 1
2001 0
2002 0
2003 2
2004 6
2005 6
2006 2
2007 5
2008 6
2009 13
2010 11
2011 12
2012 9
2013 18
2014 10
2015 15
2016 7
2017 22
2018 11
2019 14
2020 15
2021 19
Total 213
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Wei-Qiao Deng 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-Qiao Deng 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, 190–209 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: 205 publications — 32nd percentile

32% 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
190–209 891 205
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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Wei-Qiao Deng 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-Qiao Deng 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, 78–79 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: 78 D-Index — 77th percentile

77% 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 78
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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Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Organic chemistry
  • Catalysis
  • Hydrogen

His primary scientific interests are in Nanotechnology, Inorganic chemistry, Hydrogen storage, Conjugated microporous polymer and Adsorption. His Nanotechnology study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Composite material, Metal and Contact resistance. The concepts of his Inorganic chemistry study are interwoven with issues in Electrocatalyst, Electrochemistry, Platinum, Transition metal and Magnesium.

While the research belongs to areas of Hydrogen storage, Wei-Qiao Deng spends his time largely on the problem of Metal-organic framework, intersecting his research to questions surrounding Polymer and Amorphous solid. Wei-Qiao Deng works mostly in the field of Conjugated microporous polymer, limiting it down to concerns involving Polymer chemistry and, occasionally, Iodine, Thermal decomposition and Thermogravimetric analysis. Wei-Qiao Deng interconnects Carbon, Oxide and Coronene in the investigation of issues within Hydrogen.

His most cited work include:

  • Capture and conversion of CO2 at ambient conditions by a conjugated microporous polymer. (467 citations)
  • Predictions of Hole Mobilities in Oligoacene Organic Semiconductors from Quantum Mechanical Calculations (456 citations)
  • Superhydrophobic conjugated microporous polymers for separation and adsorption (441 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Wei-Qiao Deng mainly investigates Nanotechnology, Catalysis, Inorganic chemistry, Adsorption and Organic chemistry. His Nanotechnology research incorporates elements of Solar cell, Metal, Catenane and Contact resistance. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Yield, Zinc, Polymer, Cobalt and Carbon nanotube.

His Inorganic chemistry research incorporates themes from Oxide, Platinum, Electrolyte, Perovskite and Carbon. In general Adsorption study, his work on Conjugated microporous polymer often relates to the realm of Water treatment, thereby connecting several areas of interest. Wei-Qiao Deng has included themes like Molecule, Doping, Metal-organic framework and Hydrogen fuel in his Hydrogen storage study.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Nanotechnology (16.99%)
  • Catalysis (16.34%)
  • Inorganic chemistry (15.69%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2015-2020)?

  • Perovskite (9.15%)
  • Photoluminescence (5.23%)
  • Adsorption (12.42%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Wei-Qiao Deng mostly deals with Perovskite, Photoluminescence, Adsorption, Optoelectronics and Band gap. His Perovskite study incorporates themes from Charge carrier, Inorganic chemistry, Halide, Mineralogy and Quantum efficiency. His studies deal with areas such as Photochemistry, Nanocrystal and Excitation as well as Photoluminescence.

His research integrates issues of Microporous material, Catalysis and Polymer in his study of Adsorption. His research in Optoelectronics intersects with topics in Order of magnitude and Femtosecond. He combines subjects such as Heterogeneous catalysis, Hydrogen storage, Hydrogen, Hydrogen fuel and Methyllithium with his study of Conjugated microporous polymer.

Between 2015 and 2020, his most popular works were:

  • Lead-Free, Air-Stable All-Inorganic Cesium Bismuth Halide Perovskite Nanocrystals (192 citations)
  • Ultrasensitive and Fast All‐Inorganic Perovskite‐Based Photodetector via Fast Carrier Diffusion (111 citations)
  • Innovative nanoporous carbons with ultrahigh uptakes for capture and reversible storage of CO2 and volatile iodine (53 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Organic chemistry
  • Catalysis
  • Hydrogen

His primary areas of study are Perovskite, Photoluminescence, Optoelectronics, Charge carrier and Density functional theory. His Perovskite research integrates issues from Mineralogy, Laser and Caesium. His studies in Photoluminescence integrate themes in fields like Bismuth, Inorganic chemistry, Halide, Nanocrystal and Quantum efficiency.

His work deals with themes such as Single crystal, Excitation and Order of magnitude, which intersect with Optoelectronics. His Density functional theory research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Chemical physics, Double perovskite, Band gap and Characterization. His study in Band gap is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Electronic structure, Nanotechnology and Coupling.

Best Publications

  • Capture and conversion of CO2 at ambient conditions by a conjugated microporous polymer.

    Yong Xie;Ting-Ting Wang;Xiao-Huan Liu;Kun Zou

  • Predictions of Hole Mobilities in Oligoacene Organic Semiconductors from Quantum Mechanical Calculations

    Wei-Qiao Deng;William A. Goddard

  • Superhydrophobic conjugated microporous polymers for separation and adsorption

    An Li;An Li;Han-Xue Sun;Da-Zhi Tan;Da-Zhi Tan;Wen-Jie Fan

  • Lead-Free, Air-Stable All-Inorganic Cesium Bismuth Halide Perovskite Nanocrystals

    Bin Yang;Bin Yang;Junsheng Chen;Junsheng Chen;Feng Hong;Feng Hong;Xin Mao;Xin Mao

  • Development of the ReaxFF Reactive Force Field for Describing Transition Metal Catalyzed Reactions, with Application to the Initial Stages of the Catalytic Formation of Carbon Nanotubes

    Kevin D. Nielson;Adri C.T. Van Duin;Jonas Oxgaard;Wei Qiao Deng

  • Lead-Free Direct Band Gap Double-Perovskite Nanocrystals with Bright Dual-Color Emission.

    Bin Yang;Xin Mao;Feng Hong;Weiwei Meng

  • Thermal conductivity of diamond and related materials from molecular dynamics simulations

    Jianwei Che;Tahir Çağın;Weiqiao Deng;William A. Goddard

  • New Alkali Doped Pillared Carbon Materials Designed to Achieve Practical Reversible Hydrogen Storage for Transportation

    Wei-Qiao Deng;Xin Xu;William A. Goddard

  • Lead-Free Silver-Bismuth Halide Double Perovskite Nanocrystals.

    Bin Yang;Bin Yang;Junsheng Chen;Junsheng Chen;Songqiu Yang;Feng Hong;Feng Hong

  • First-Principles Investigation of Anistropic Hole Mobilities in Organic Semiconductors

    Shu-Hao Wen;An Li;Junling Song;Wei-Qiao Deng

  • ReaxFFMgH reactive force field for magnesium hydride systems

    Sam Cheung;Wei-Qiao Deng;and Adri C. T. van Duin;William A. Goddard

  • Improved Designs of Metal–Organic Frameworks for Hydrogen Storage

    Sang Soo Han;Wei-Qiao Deng;Wei-Qiao Deng;William A. Goddard

  • Ultrasensitive and Fast All‐Inorganic Perovskite‐Based Photodetector via Fast Carrier Diffusion

    Bin Yang;Bin Yang;Fengying Zhang;Junsheng Chen;Junsheng Chen;Songqiu Yang

  • Colloidal Synthesis and Optical Properties of All-Inorganic Low-Dimensional Cesium Copper Halide Nanocrystals.

    Pengfei Cheng;Lei Sun;Lu Feng;Songqiu Yang

  • Conductive Microporous Covalent Triazine-Based Framework for High-Performance Electrochemical Capacitive Energy Storage.

    Yajuan Li;Shuanghao Zheng;Xue Liu;Pan Li

  • Contact Resistance for “End-Contacted” Metal−Graphene and Metal−Nanotube Interfaces from Quantum Mechanics

    Yuki Matsuda;Wei-Qiao Deng;William A. Goddard

  • Lithium-doped conjugated microporous polymers for reversible hydrogen storage.

    An Li;Rui-Feng Lu;Yi Wang;Xin Wang

  • Synthesis of conjugated microporous polymer nanotubes with large surface areas as absorbents for iodine and CO2 uptake

    Yingfan Chen;Hanxue Sun;Ruixia Yang;Tingting Wang

  • Nafion/Zeolite Nanocomposite Membrane by in Situ Crystallization for a Direct Methanol Fuel Cell

    Zhongwei Chen;Brett Holmberg;Wenzhen Li;Xin Wang

  • Air-Stable, Lead-Free Zero-Dimensional Mixed Bismuth-Antimony Perovskite Single Crystals with Ultra-broadband Emission

    Ruiling Zhang;Ruiling Zhang;Xin Mao;Xin Mao;Yang Yang;Songqiu Yang

  • Meccano on the Nanoscale—A Blueprint for Making Some of the World's Tiniest Machines

    Amar H. Flood;Robert J A Ramirez;Wei Qiao Deng;Richard P. Muller

Frequent Co-Authors

Ke-Li Han
Ke-Li Han Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics
William A. Goddard
William A. Goddard California Institute of Technology
An Li
An Li Lanzhou University of Technology
Xue-Wei Liu
Xue-Wei Liu Nanyang Technological University
Lei Jiang
Lei Jiang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Wei Lei
Wei Lei Southeast University
Xiao Wei Sun
Xiao Wei Sun Southern University of Science and Technology
Amar H. Flood
Amar H. Flood Indiana University
J. Fraser Stoddart
J. Fraser Stoddart Northwestern University
Jing Chen
Jing Chen Southeast University

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