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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 98 1170 1120 380 352 491 32834
Chemistry 98 1411 1257 544 448 398 31139

Wei Zhou publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Wei Zhou between 1989 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Wei Zhou published across 37 years, from 1989 to 2025, averaging 19.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 85 publications in 2018. 64 of the 734 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60 80
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1989 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 85. Peak 85 publications in 2018. 1989: 1 publication 1990: 0 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 1 publication 1999: 0 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 0 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 8 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 8 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 16 publications 2009: 24 publications 2010: 28 publications 2011: 21 publications 2012: 33 publications 2013: 48 publications 2014: 45 publications 2015: 52 publications 2016: 53 publications 2017: 60 publications 2018: 85 publications 2019: 54 publications 2020: 32 publications 2021: 36 publications 2022: 22 publications 2023: 24 publications 2024: 34 publications 2025: 30 publications
1989 2025

734 publications in total across all disciplines

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Wei Zhou: publications per year, 1989 to 2025
Year Publications
1989 1
1990 0
1991 1
1992 0
1993 0
1994 0
1995 0
1996 0
1997 1
1998 1
1999 0
2000 1
2001 0
2002 0
2003 0
2004 8
2005 7
2006 8
2007 9
2008 16
2009 24
2010 28
2011 21
2012 33
2013 48
2014 45
2015 52
2016 53
2017 60
2018 85
2019 54
2020 32
2021 36
2022 22
2023 24
2024 34
2025 30
Total 734
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Wei Zhou 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 Zhou 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, 490–509 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: 491 publications — 86th percentile

86% 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
490–509 174 491
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 Zhou 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 Zhou 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, 98–99 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: 98 D-Index — 91st percentile

91% 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
98–99 107 98
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 Zhou is a researcher affiliated with Genentech in the United States, contributing extensively to the fields of Materials Science, Energy, and Engineering. Their work is focused primarily on Materials Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, as well as Electrical and Electronic Engineering. These areas reflect a multidisciplinary approach bridging chemistry, materials development, and energy applications.

Their research often addresses advanced photocatalysis and the development of novel nanomaterials, with particular attention to copper-based nanomaterials, covalent organic frameworks, and quantum dots. Other key topics include gas sensing nanomaterials and sensors, advanced nanomaterials in catalysis, and metal-organic frameworks for various synthesis and application purposes.

Wei Zhou has contributed to multiple scientific papers published in notable venues. Recent papers include:

  • Recent progress in defective TiO2 photocatalysts for energy and environmental applications (2021) - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
  • Hollow semiconductor photocatalysts for solar energy conversion (2021) - Advanced Powder Materials
  • Hollow MoSe2@Bi2S3/CdS Core-Shell Nanostructure as Dual Z-Scheme Heterojunctions with Enhanced Full Spectrum Photocatalytic-Photothermal Performance (2020) - Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
  • Antibacterial and Hemostatic Thiol-Modified Chitosan-Immobilized AgNPs Composite Sponges (2020) - ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Recent advances in quantum dots photocatalysts (2023) - Chemical Engineering Journal

Collaboration forms an important part of their research profile, with frequent coauthors including Zhenzi Li, Zipeng Xing, Liping Guo, Shijie Wang, and Lijun Liao. The most frequent coauthor, Zhenzi Li, has collaborated on numerous papers alongside Wei Zhou.

The scientist's work has appeared repeatedly in several key publication venues, reflecting the scope of their research. The most frequent venues include:

  • Journal of Colloid and Interface Science
  • Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Nanomaterials
  • Applied Surface Science

Best Publications

  • Ordered Mesoporous Black TiO2 as Highly Efficient Hydrogen Evolution Photocatalyst

    Wei Zhou;Wei Li;Jian-Qiang Wang;Yang Qu

  • Molecule Self-Assembly Synthesis of Porous Few-Layer Carbon Nitride for Highly Efficient Photoredox Catalysis.

    Yuting Xiao;Guohui Tian;Wei Li;Ying Xie

  • Surface Tuning for Oxide-Based Nanomaterials as Efficient Photocatalysts

    Liqiang Jing;Wei Zhou;Guohui Tian;Honggang Fu

  • Well-Ordered Large-Pore Mesoporous Anatase TiO2 with Remarkably High Thermal Stability and Improved Crystallinity: Preparation, Characterization, and Photocatalytic Performance

    Wei Zhou;Fanfei Sun;Kai Pan;Guohui Tian

  • Recent advances in floating TiO2-based photocatalysts for environmental application

    Zipeng Xing;Jiaqi Zhang;Jiayi Cui;Junwei Yin

  • Facile solvothermal synthesis of hierarchical flower-like Bi2MoO6 hollow spheres as high performance visible-light driven photocatalysts

    Guohui Tian;Yajie Chen;Wei Zhou;Kai Pan

  • P-doped tubular g-C3N4 with surface carbon defects: Universal synthesis and enhanced visible-light photocatalytic hydrogen production

    Shien Guo;Shien Guo;Yunqi Tang;Ying Xie;Chungui Tian

  • A Perovskite Nanorod as Bifunctional Electrocatalyst for Overall Water Splitting

    Yinlong Zhu;Wei Zhou;Yijun Zhong;Yunfei Bu

  • Synthesis of Particulate Hierarchical Tandem Heterojunctions toward Optimized Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production.

    Bojing Sun;Wei Zhou;Haoze Li;Liping Ren

  • Fabrication of 3D flower-like black N-TiO2-x@MoS2 for unprecedented-high visible-light-driven photocatalytic performance

    Xuefeng Liu;Zipeng Xing;Yan Zhang;Zhenzi Li

  • Casting of SiC reinforced metal matrix composites

    W. Zhou;Z.M. Xu

  • Surface Modulation of Hierarchical MoS2 Nanosheets by Ni Single Atoms for Enhanced Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution

    Huabin Zhang;Le Yu;Tao Chen;Wei Zhou

  • Black TiO 2 nanobelts/g-C 3 N 4 nanosheets Laminated Heterojunctions with Efficient Visible-Light-Driven Photocatalytic Performance

    Liyan Shen;Zipeng Xing;Jinlong Zou;Zhenzi Li

  • 3D hierarchical flower-like TiO2 nanostructure: morphology control and its photocatalytic property

    Guohui Tian;Guohui Tian;Yajie Chen;Wei Zhou;Kai Pan

  • Porous Graphitic Carbon Nanosheets Derived from Cornstalk Biomass for Advanced Supercapacitors

    Lei Wang;Guang Mu;Chungui Tian;Li Sun

  • Charge transfer and Fermi level shift in p -doped single-walled carbon nanotubes

    Wei Zhou;Juraj Vavro;Norbert M. Nemes;John E Fischer

  • Defects-engineering of magnetic γ-Fe2O3 ultrathin nanosheets/mesoporous black TiO2 hollow sphere heterojunctions for efficient charge separation and the solar-driven photocatalytic mechanism of tetracycline degradation

    Liping Ren;Wei Zhou;Bojing Sun;Haoze Li

  • Surface oxygen vacancy defect-promoted electron-hole separation for porous defective ZnO hexagonal plates and enhanced solar-driven photocatalytic performance

    Yachao Xu;Haozhe Li;Bojing Sun;Panzhe Qiao

  • Hierarchical MoS2/Bi2MoO6 composites with synergistic effect for enhanced visible photocatalytic activity

    Yajie Chen;Guohui Tian;Guohui Tian;Yunhan Shi;Yuting Xiao

  • Facile strategy for controllable synthesis of stable mesoporous black TiO2 hollow spheres with efficient solar-driven photocatalytic hydrogen evolution

    Weiyao Hu;Wei Zhou;Kaifu Zhang;Xiangcheng Zhang

  • Facile preparation of porous NiTiO3 nanorods with enhanced visible-light-driven photocatalytic performance

    Yang Qu;Yang Qu;Wei Zhou;Zhiyu Ren;Shichao Du

Frequent Co-Authors

Kai Pan
Kai Pan Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China
Honggang Fu
Honggang Fu Heilongjiang University
Guohui Tian
Guohui Tian Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China
Zhenzi Li
Zhenzi Li Qilu University of Technology
Chungui Tian
Chungui Tian Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China
Yang Qu
Yang Qu Heilongjiang University
Baojiang Jiang
Baojiang Jiang Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China
Lei Wang
Lei Wang Nankai University
Ying Xie
Ying Xie Heilongjiang University
Jianqiang Wang
Jianqiang Wang Central South University

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