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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Electronics and Electrical Engineering 90 296 288 143 136 500 30484

Weili Zhang publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Weili Zhang between 1995 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Weili Zhang published across 32 years, from 1995 to 2026, averaging 19.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 44 publications in 2017. 24 of the 619 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1995 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 44. Peak 44 publications in 2017. 1995: 4 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 7 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 7 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 3 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 14 publications 2007: 13 publications 2008: 18 publications 2009: 25 publications 2010: 22 publications 2011: 30 publications 2012: 27 publications 2013: 26 publications 2014: 28 publications 2015: 38 publications 2016: 40 publications 2017: 44 publications 2018: 33 publications 2019: 22 publications 2020: 36 publications 2021: 39 publications 2022: 35 publications 2023: 33 publications 2024: 33 publications 2025: 23 publications 2026: 1 publication
1995 2026

619 publications in total across all disciplines

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Weili Zhang: publications per year, 1995 to 2026
Year Publications
1995 4
1996 0
1997 3
1998 4
1999 7
2000 2
2001 7
2002 1
2003 3
2004 3
2005 5
2006 14
2007 13
2008 18
2009 25
2010 22
2011 30
2012 27
2013 26
2014 28
2015 38
2016 40
2017 44
2018 33
2019 22
2020 36
2021 39
2022 35
2023 33
2024 33
2025 23
2026 1
Total 619
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Weili Zhang publication distribution in Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Weili Zhang sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 53 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 34–53 to 1,065+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 445. Most scientists, 445, have 174–193 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,065 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 494–513 publications, is where this scientist sits. 34–53 publications: 24 scientists 54–73 publications: 52 scientists 74–93 publications: 114 scientists 94–113 publications: 203 scientists 114–133 publications: 269 scientists 134–153 publications: 355 scientists 154–173 publications: 403 scientists 174–193 publications: 445 scientists 194–213 publications: 430 scientists 214–233 publications: 431 scientists 234–253 publications: 399 scientists 254–273 publications: 366 scientists 274–293 publications: 335 scientists 294–313 publications: 300 scientists 314–333 publications: 276 scientists 334–353 publications: 250 scientists 354–373 publications: 214 scientists 374–393 publications: 187 scientists 394–413 publications: 152 scientists 414–433 publications: 169 scientists 434–453 publications: 147 scientists 454–473 publications: 111 scientists 474–493 publications: 117 scientists 494–513 publications: 103 scientists 514–533 publications: 99 scientists 534–553 publications: 92 scientists 554–573 publications: 75 scientists 574–593 publications: 58 scientists 594–613 publications: 69 scientists 614–633 publications: 50 scientists 634–653 publications: 62 scientists 654–673 publications: 54 scientists 674–693 publications: 44 scientists 694–713 publications: 37 scientists 714–733 publications: 28 scientists 734–753 publications: 26 scientists 754–773 publications: 26 scientists 774–793 publications: 19 scientists 794–813 publications: 23 scientists 814–833 publications: 20 scientists 834–853 publications: 16 scientists 854–873 publications: 20 scientists 874–893 publications: 11 scientists 894–913 publications: 11 scientists 914–933 publications: 16 scientists 934–953 publications: 13 scientists 954–973 publications: 10 scientists 974–993 publications: 11 scientists 994–1,013 publications: 9 scientists 1,014–1,033 publications: 9 scientists 1,034–1,053 publications: 10 scientists 1,054–1,064 publications: 6 scientists 1,065+ publications: 99 scientists
34–53 publications 1,065+

This scientist: 500 publications — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,065 publications or more.

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Number of Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,875 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
34–53 24
54–73 52
74–93 114
94–113 203
114–133 269
134–153 355
154–173 403
174–193 445
194–213 430
214–233 431
234–253 399
254–273 366
274–293 335
294–313 300
314–333 276
334–353 250
354–373 214
374–393 187
394–413 152
414–433 169
434–453 147
454–473 111
474–493 117
494–513 103 500
514–533 99
534–553 92
554–573 75
574–593 58
594–613 69
614–633 50
634–653 62
654–673 54
674–693 44
694–713 37
714–733 28
734–753 26
754–773 26
774–793 19
794–813 23
814–833 20
834–853 16
854–873 20
874–893 11
894–913 11
914–933 16
934–953 13
954–973 10
974–993 11
994–1,013 9
1,014–1,033 9
1,034–1,053 10
1,054–1,064 6
1,065+ 99
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Weili Zhang D-index placement in Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Weili Zhang sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 82 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 111+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 263. Most scientists, 263, have 32 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 111 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 90 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 178 scientists 31 D-Index: 257 scientists 32 D-Index: 263 scientists 33 D-Index: 262 scientists 34 D-Index: 244 scientists 35 D-Index: 236 scientists 36 D-Index: 211 scientists 37 D-Index: 220 scientists 38 D-Index: 214 scientists 39 D-Index: 214 scientists 40 D-Index: 205 scientists 41 D-Index: 187 scientists 42 D-Index: 194 scientists 43 D-Index: 201 scientists 44 D-Index: 155 scientists 45 D-Index: 189 scientists 46 D-Index: 148 scientists 47 D-Index: 160 scientists 48 D-Index: 134 scientists 49 D-Index: 130 scientists 50 D-Index: 141 scientists 51 D-Index: 156 scientists 52 D-Index: 108 scientists 53 D-Index: 130 scientists 54 D-Index: 112 scientists 55 D-Index: 97 scientists 56 D-Index: 111 scientists 57 D-Index: 102 scientists 58 D-Index: 108 scientists 59 D-Index: 120 scientists 60 D-Index: 103 scientists 61 D-Index: 93 scientists 62 D-Index: 92 scientists 63 D-Index: 74 scientists 64 D-Index: 77 scientists 65 D-Index: 73 scientists 66 D-Index: 64 scientists 67 D-Index: 69 scientists 68 D-Index: 60 scientists 69 D-Index: 39 scientists 70 D-Index: 57 scientists 71 D-Index: 59 scientists 72 D-Index: 46 scientists 73 D-Index: 49 scientists 74 D-Index: 38 scientists 75 D-Index: 35 scientists 76 D-Index: 32 scientists 77 D-Index: 35 scientists 78 D-Index: 31 scientists 79 D-Index: 22 scientists 80 D-Index: 34 scientists 81 D-Index: 31 scientists 82 D-Index: 34 scientists 83 D-Index: 23 scientists 84 D-Index: 18 scientists 85 D-Index: 30 scientists 86 D-Index: 19 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 20 scientists 89 D-Index: 8 scientists 90 D-Index: 17 scientists 91 D-Index: 7 scientists 92 D-Index: 14 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 15 scientists 95 D-Index: 10 scientists 96 D-Index: 12 scientists 97 D-Index: 10 scientists 98 D-Index: 10 scientists 99 D-Index: 12 scientists 100 D-Index: 16 scientists 101 D-Index: 5 scientists 102 D-Index: 7 scientists 103 D-Index: 7 scientists 104 D-Index: 8 scientists 105 D-Index: 9 scientists 106 D-Index: 13 scientists 107 D-Index: 4 scientists 108 D-Index: 5 scientists 109 D-Index: 10 scientists 110 D-Index: 8 scientists 111+ D-Index: 96 scientists
30 D-Index 111+

This scientist: 90 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 111 D-Index or more.

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Number of Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,875 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 178
31 257
32 263
33 262
34 244
35 236
36 211
37 220
38 214
39 214
40 205
41 187
42 194
43 201
44 155
45 189
46 148
47 160
48 134
49 130
50 141
51 156
52 108
53 130
54 112
55 97
56 111
57 102
58 108
59 120
60 103
61 93
62 92
63 74
64 77
65 73
66 64
67 69
68 60
69 39
70 57
71 59
72 46
73 49
74 38
75 35
76 32
77 35
78 31
79 22
80 34
81 31
82 34
83 23
84 18
85 30
86 19
87 19
88 20
89 8
90 17 90
91 7
92 14
93 9
94 15
95 10
96 12
97 10
98 10
99 12
100 16
101 5
102 7
103 7
104 8
105 9
106 13
107 4
108 5
109 10
110 8
111+ 96
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2015 - OSA Fellows Weili Zhang Oklahoma State University, USA For outstanding contributions to terahertz subwavelength photonics, including plasmonics, metamaterials and invisibility cloaking, and their advancement in China.

Overview

Weili Zhang is affiliated with Oklahoma State University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Engineering and Materials Science, with significant contributions in the subfields of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, Biomedical Engineering, and Aerospace Engineering.

Their main topics of research include:

  • Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications
  • Terahertz technology and applications
  • Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research
  • Advanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies
  • Photonic and Optical Devices
  • Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics
  • Antenna Design and Analysis

Weili Zhang has published extensively in a range of academic journals. The most frequent publication venues for Zhang's work are:

  • Advanced Optical Materials (9 publications)
  • Optics Express (9 publications)
  • Advanced Functional Materials (8 publications)
  • Applied Physics Letters (8 publications)
  • Photonics Research (7 publications)

Among recent notable papers with high citation counts are:

  • Terahertz surface plasmonic waves: a review, 2020, Advanced Photonics
  • Active terahertz beam steering based on mechanical deformation of liquid crystal elastomer metasurface, 2023, Light Science & Applications
  • Generation of terahertz vector beams using dielectric metasurfaces via spin-decoupled phase control, 2020, Nanophotonics
  • Temperature-Controlled Optical Activity and Negative Refractive Index, 2021, Advanced Functional Materials
  • Excite Spoof Surface Plasmons with Tailored Wavefronts Using High-Efficiency Terahertz Metasurfaces, 2020, Advanced Science

The scientist frequently collaborates with several researchers, including:

  • Jiaguang Han
  • Quan Xu
  • Xueqian Zhang
  • Xieyu Chen
  • Jianqiang Gu

Weili Zhang received the OSA Fellow award in 2015 for their contributions to terahertz subwavelength photonics, including areas such as plasmonics, metamaterials, and invisibility cloaking, as well as for efforts in advancing these topics in China.

Best Publications

  • Active control of electromagnetically induced transparency analogue in terahertz metamaterials

    Jianqiang Gu;Ranjan Singh;Xiaojun Liu;Xueqian Zhang

  • Negative Refractive Index in Chiral Metamaterials

    Shuang Zhang;Yong Shik Park;Jensen Li;Xinchao Lu

  • Broadband Metasurfaces with Simultaneous Control of Phase and Amplitude

    Lixiang Liu;Lixiang Liu;Xueqian Zhang;Xueqian Zhang;Mitchell Kenney;Xiaoqiang Su

  • Ultrasensitive terahertz sensing with high-Q Fano resonances in metasurfaces

    Ranjan Singh;Wei Cao;Ibraheem Al-Naib;Longqing Cong

  • Thin-film sensing with planar terahertz metamaterials: sensitivity and limitations.

    John F. O’Hara;Ranjan Singh;Igal Brener;Evgenya Smirnova

  • Terahertz time-domain spectroscopy characterization of the far-infrared absorption and index of refraction of high-resistivity, float-zone silicon

    Jianming Dai;Jiangquan Zhang;Weili Zhang;D. Grischkowsky

  • Experimental demonstration of ultrasensitive sensing with terahertz metamaterial absorbers: A comparison with the metasurfaces

    Longqing Cong;Siyu Tan;Siyu Tan;Riad Yahiaoui;Fengping Yan

  • Anisotropic coding metamaterials and their powerful manipulation of differently polarized terahertz waves

    Shuo Liu;Tie Jun Cui;Quan Xu;Di Bao

  • Triple-band terahertz metamaterial absorber: Design, experiment, and physical interpretation

    Xiaopeng Shen;Yan Yang;Yuanzhang Zang;Jianqiang Gu

  • Convolution Operations on Coding Metasurface to Reach Flexible and Continuous Controls of Terahertz Beams

    Shuo Liu;Tie Jun Cui;Lei Zhang;Quan Xu

  • Ultrasensitive THz sensing with high-Q Fano resonances in metasurfaces

    Ranjan Singh;Wei Cao;Ibraheem Al-Naib;Longqing Cong

  • Sharp Fano resonances in THz metamaterials.

    Ranjan Singh;Ibraheem A. I. Al-Naib;Martin Koch;Weili Zhang

  • Coupling between a dark and a bright eigenmode in a terahertz metamaterial

    Ranjan Singh;Carsten Rockstuhl;Falk Lederer;Weili Zhang

  • Analogue of electromagnetically induced transparency in a terahertz metamaterial

    Sher-Yi Chiam;Ranjan Singh;Carsten Rockstuhl;Falk Lederer

  • Broadband Terahertz Wave Deflection Based on C‐shape Complex Metamaterials with Phase Discontinuities

    Xueqian Zhang;Zhen Tian;Weisheng Yue;Jianqiang Gu

  • Terahertz metamaterial with asymmetric transmission

    R. Singh;E. Plum;C. Menzel;C. Rockstuhl

  • A perfect metamaterial polarization rotator

    Longqing Cong;Wei Cao;Xueqian Zhang;Zhen Tian

  • Acoustic rainbow trapping

    Jie Zhu;Yongyao Chen;Xuefeng Zhu;Xuefeng Zhu;Francisco J. Garcia-Vidal

  • Observing metamaterial induced transparency in individual Fano resonators with broken symmetry

    Ranjan Singh;Ibraheem A. I. Al-Naib;Yuping Yang;Dibakar Roy Chowdhury

  • Low-loss ultra-high-Q dark mode plasmonic Fano metamaterials.

    Wei Cao;Ranjan Singh;Ibraheem A I Al-Naib;Mingxia He

  • Electromagnetically induced transparency in terahertz plasmonic metamaterials via dual excitation pathways of the dark mode

    Xiaojun Liu;Jianqiang Gu;Ranjan Singh;Yingfang Ma

Frequent Co-Authors

Jiaguang Han
Jiaguang Han Tianjin University
Jianqiang Gu
Jianqiang Gu Tianjin University
Zhen Tian
Zhen Tian Tianjin University
Ranjan Singh
Ranjan Singh University of Notre Dame
Shuang Zhang
Shuang Zhang University of Hong Kong
Xixiang Zhang
Xixiang Zhang King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Carsten Rockstuhl
Carsten Rockstuhl Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
John F. O'Hara
John F. O'Hara Oklahoma State University
Antoinette J. Taylor
Antoinette J. Taylor Los Alamos National Laboratory
Tie Jun Cui
Tie Jun Cui Southeast University

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