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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 94 1386 1329 437 433 797 34616

Wei Wu publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Wei Wu between 1971 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Wei Wu published across 55 years, from 1971 to 2025, averaging 33.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 145 publications in 2015. 22 of the 1,836 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
25 50 75 100 125
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1971 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 145. Peak 145 publications in 2015. 1971: 1 publication 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 1 publication 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 1 publication 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 1 publication 1996: 1 publication 1997: 3 publications 1998: 9 publications 1999: 11 publications 2000: 7 publications 2001: 11 publications 2002: 10 publications 2003: 20 publications 2004: 14 publications 2005: 42 publications 2006: 63 publications 2007: 89 publications 2008: 65 publications 2009: 75 publications 2010: 102 publications 2011: 91 publications 2012: 106 publications 2013: 100 publications 2014: 135 publications 2015: 145 publications 2016: 114 publications 2017: 140 publications 2018: 142 publications 2019: 112 publications 2020: 87 publications 2021: 93 publications 2022: 6 publications 2023: 11 publications 2024: 10 publications 2025: 12 publications
1971 2025

1,836 publications in total across all disciplines

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Wei Wu: publications per year, 1971 to 2025
Year Publications
1971 1
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 1
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 0
1980 1
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 1
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 2
1993 2
1994 1
1995 1
1996 1
1997 3
1998 9
1999 11
2000 7
2001 11
2002 10
2003 20
2004 14
2005 42
2006 63
2007 89
2008 65
2009 75
2010 102
2011 91
2012 106
2013 100
2014 135
2015 145
2016 114
2017 140
2018 142
2019 112
2020 87
2021 93
2022 6
2023 11
2024 10
2025 12
Total 1,836
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Wei Wu 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 Wu 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, 790–809 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: 797 publications — 97th percentile

97% 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
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 38 797
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 Wu 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 Wu 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, 94–95 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: 94 D-Index — 89th percentile

89% 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 94
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

Wei Wu is affiliated with Wuhan University in China and has an extensive publication record primarily in the fields of Engineering and Materials Science. Their research spans multiple subfields, including Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Materials Chemistry, and Molecular Biology.

Their main topics of research include:

  • Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications
  • Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research
  • Advanced Memory and Neural Computing
  • Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications
  • Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
  • Neuroscience and Neural Engineering
  • Ferroelectric and Negative Capacitance Devices

Wei Wu has authored papers published in several journals, with recurrent publications in:

  • Nanophotonics
  • Nanomaterials
  • Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B Nanotechnology and Microelectronics Materials Processing Measurement and Phenomena
  • ACS Nano
  • Optical Materials Express

Some of the recent papers by Wei Wu include:

  • "Helium-ion-beam nanofabrication: extreme processes and applications" (2020, International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing)
  • "Probing the Mechanisms of Strong Fluorescence Enhancement in Plasmonic Nanogaps with Sub-nanometer Precision" (2020, ACS Nano)
  • "A memristor-based hybrid analog-digital computing platform for mobile robotics" (2020, Science Robotics)
  • "Reconfigurable Stochastic neurons based on tin oxide/MoS2 hetero-memristors for simulated annealing and the Boltzmann machine" (2021, Nature Communications)
  • "A Tantalum Disulfide Charge-Density-Wave Stochastic Artificial Neuron for Emulating Neural Statistical Properties" (2021, Nano Letters)

Frequent collaborators of Wei Wu include:

  • Pan Hu
  • Zerui Liu
  • Fanxin Liu
  • Yunxiang Wang
  • Deming Meng

Best Publications

  • Recent progress on magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles: synthesis, surface functional strategies and biomedical applications.

    Wei Wu;Zhaohui Wu;Taekyung Yu;Changzhong Jiang

  • Memristor―CMOS Hybrid Integrated Circuits for Reconfigurable Logic

    Qiangfei Xia;Warren Robinett;Michael W. Cumbie;Neel Banerjee

  • Fabrication of 5 nm linewidth and 14 nm pitch features by nanoimprint lithography

    Michael D. Austin;Haixiong Ge;Wei Wu;Mingtao Li

  • Inorganic nanomaterials for printed electronics: a review

    Wei Wu

  • Recent progress in magnetic iron oxide–semiconductor composite nanomaterials as promising photocatalysts

    Wei Wu;Wei Wu;Changzhong Jiang;Vellaisamy A. L. Roy

  • Shape control of inorganic nanoparticles from solution

    Zhaohui Wu;Shuanglei Yang;Wei Wu

  • Room-temperature ferroelectricity in supramolecular networks of charge-transfer complexes

    Alok S. Tayi;Alexander K. Shveyd;Andrew C.-H. Sue;Andrew C.-H. Sue;Jodi M. Szarko;Jodi M. Szarko

  • Fabrication of 10 nm enclosed nanofluidic channels

    Han Cao;Zhaoning Yu;Jian Wang;Jonas O. Tegenfeldt

  • Light‐Induced Reversible Formation of Polymeric Micelles

    Hyung‐il Lee;Wei Wu;Jung Kwon Oh;Laura Mueller

  • Ultrasmooth silver thin films deposited with a germanium nucleation layer.

    Logeeswaran Vj;Nobuhiko P. Kobayashi;M. Saif Islam;Wei Wu

  • High-efficiency solution-processed Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 thin-film solar cells prepared from binary and ternary nanoparticles.

    Yanyan Cao;Michael S. Denny;Jonathan V. Caspar;William E. Farneth

  • Stretchable electronics: functional materials, fabrication strategies and applications

    Wei Wu

  • Vapor-phase self-assembled monolayer for improved mold release in nanoimprint lithography

    † Gun-Young Jung;Zhiyong Li;Wei Wu;Yong Chen

  • Biologically derived melanin electrodes in aqueous sodium-ion energy storage devices

    Young Jo Kim;Wei Wu;Sang-Eun Chun;Jay F. Whitacre

  • A hybrid nanomemristor/transistor logic circuit capable of self-programming.

    Julien Borghetti;Zhiyong Li;Joseph Straznicky;Xuema Li

  • Fabrication of large area subwavelength antireflection structures on Si using trilayer resist nanoimprint lithography and liftoff

    Zhaoning Yu;He Gao;Wei Wu;Haixiong Ge

  • Evolution of the conductive filament system in HfO2-based memristors observed by direct atomic-scale imaging

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  • Large area high density quantized magnetic disks fabricated using nanoimprint lithography

    Wei Wu;Bo Cui;Xiao-yun Sun;Wei Zhang

  • Patterning, Characterization and Chemical Sensing Applications of Graphene Nanoribbon Arrays Down to 5 nm Using Helium Ion Beam Lithography

    Ahmad Abbas;Gang Liu;Bilu liu;Luyao Zhang

  • Nonleaching antibacterial glass surfaces via "Grafting Onto": the effect of the number of quaternary ammonium groups on biocidal activity.

    Jinyu Huang;Richard R Koepsel;Hironobu Murata;Wei Wu

  • Engineering nonlinearity into memristors for passive crossbar applications

    J. Joshua Yang;M.-X. Zhang;Matthew D. Pickett;Feng Miao

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Daniel P Cronin-Hennessy
Daniel P Cronin-Hennessy University of Minnesota

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