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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 67 5016 4853 1317 1234 164 22280

Wenzhuo Wu publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Wenzhuo Wu between 2008 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Wenzhuo Wu published across 19 years, from 2008 to 2026, averaging 12.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 38 publications in 2019. 22 of the 234 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2008 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 38. Peak 38 publications in 2019. 2008: 1 publication 2009: 1 publication 2010: 6 publications 2011: 2 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 13 publications 2014: 16 publications 2015: 11 publications 2016: 9 publications 2017: 11 publications 2018: 16 publications 2019: 38 publications 2020: 24 publications 2021: 17 publications 2022: 13 publications 2023: 19 publications 2024: 9 publications 2025: 21 publications 2026: 1 publication
2008 2026

234 publications in total across all disciplines

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Wenzhuo Wu: publications per year, 2008 to 2026
Year Publications
2008 1
2009 1
2010 6
2011 2
2012 6
2013 13
2014 16
2015 11
2016 9
2017 11
2018 16
2019 38
2020 24
2021 17
2022 13
2023 19
2024 9
2025 21
2026 1
Total 234
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Wenzhuo Wu publications per year - data summary

  • Wenzhuo Wu, a Materials Science scholar from Purdue University West Lafayette, has 234 publications recorded across 19 years, from 2008 to 2026.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 2008 and the most recent to 2026.
  • The most productive year is 2019, with 38 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 2008, 2009 and 2026, with 1 publication each.
  • The rate of publication averages 12.3 papers per year over the whole span, or 12.3 per year counting only the 19 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2022-2026) hold 63 publications, 27% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 2008-2014: 45 publications (6.4 per year); 2015-2021: 126 publications (18.0 per year); 2022-2026: 63 publications (12.6 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Wenzhuo 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 Wenzhuo 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, 150–169 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: 164 publications — 18th percentile

18% 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
150–169 835 164
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
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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Wenzhuo Wu publication distribution in Materials Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 12,847 Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 57 ranges running from 50–69 to 1,163+ publications.
  • Wenzhuo Wu, a Materials Science scholar from Purdue University West Lafayette, records 164 publications - the 18th percentile of the discipline.
  • 18% of ranked Materials Science scientists score the same or lower than Wenzhuo Wu, and about 82% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 250–269 publications range, and Wenzhuo Wu ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 190–209 publications, holding 891 scientists (7% of the field).
  • 70% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 330–349 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Wenzhuo 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 Wenzhuo 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, 66–67 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: 67 D-Index — 61st percentile

61% 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 67
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
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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Wenzhuo Wu D-index placement in Materials Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 12,847 Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 64 ranges running from 40–41 to 165+ D-Index.
  • Wenzhuo Wu, a Materials Science scholar from Purdue University West Lafayette, records 67 D-Index - the 61st percentile of the discipline.
  • 61% of ranked Materials Science scientists score the same or lower than Wenzhuo Wu, and about 39% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 62–63 D-Index range, and Wenzhuo Wu ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 52–53 D-Index, holding 667 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 68% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 70–71 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Overview

Wenzhuo Wu is affiliated with Purdue University West Lafayette in the United States and has built a research profile centered on the fields of Engineering and Materials Science. Their work integrates interdisciplinary approaches, focusing particularly on subfields such as Biomedical Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Polymers and Plastics, and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics.

Their research topics cover a range of areas relevant to materials development and applications. Key topics include:

  • Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
  • 2D Materials and Applications
  • Conducting Polymers and Applications
  • Tactile and Sensory Interactions
  • Graphene Research and Applications
  • Topological Materials and Phenomena
  • Advancements in Battery Materials

Wenzhuo Wu has contributed scholarly articles to several prominent publication venues. Frequent venues of publication include:

  • Nano Energy
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • ECS Meeting Abstracts
  • Advanced Materials
  • Advanced Optical Materials

Their collaboration network includes multiple frequent co-authors, notably:

  • Yixiu Wang
  • Peide D. Ye
  • Shujia Xu
  • Ruoxing Wang
  • Chang Niu

Selected recent papers by Wenzhuo Wu demonstrate the range and depth of their research interests:

  • Stable mid-infrared polarization imaging based on quasi-2D tellurium at room temperature, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Emerging beyond-graphene elemental 2D materials for energy and catalysis applications, 2021, Chemical Society Reviews
  • Holistically Engineered Polymer-Polymer and Polymer-Ion Interactions in Biocompatible Polyvinyl Alcohol Blends for High-Performance Triboelectric Devices in Self-Powered Wearable Cardiovascular Monitorings, 2020, Advanced Materials
  • The resurrection of tellurium as an elemental two-dimensional semiconductor, 2022, npj 2D Materials and Applications
  • Hydrogel Ionotronics with Ultra-Low Impedance and High Signal Fidelity across Broad Frequency and Temperature Ranges, 2021, Advanced Functional Materials

Best Publications

  • Piezoelectricity of single-atomic-layer MoS2 for energy conversion and piezotronics.

    Wenzhuo Wu;Lei Wang;Yilei Li;Fan Zhang

  • Transparent Triboelectric Nanogenerators and Self-Powered Pressure Sensors Based on Micropatterned Plastic Films

    Feng-Ru Fan;Long Lin;Guang Zhu;Wenzhuo Wu

  • Nanotechnology-Enabled Energy Harvesting for Self-Powered Micro-/Nanosystems

    Zhong Lin Wang;Wenzhuo Wu

  • Taxel-Addressable Matrix of Vertical-Nanowire Piezotronic Transistors for Active and Adaptive Tactile Imaging

    Wenzhuo Wu;Xiaonan Wen;Zhong Lin Wang;Zhong Lin Wang

  • A ferroelectric semiconductor field-effect transistor

    Mengwei Si;Atanu K. Saha;Shengjie Gao;Gang Qiu

  • Field-effect transistors made from solution-grown two-dimensional tellurene

    Yixiu Wang;Gang Qiu;Ruoxing Wang;Shouyuan Huang

  • Hydrogenated ZnO Core–Shell Nanocables for Flexible Supercapacitors and Self-Powered Systems

    Peihua Yang;Xu Xiao;Yuzhi Li;Yong Ding

  • Triboelectric Active Sensor Array for Self-Powered Static and Dynamic Pressure Detection and Tactile Imaging

    Long Lin;Yannan Xie;Sihong Wang;Wenzhuo Wu

  • Piezotronics and piezo-phototronics for adaptive electronics and optoelectronics

    Wenzhuo Wu;Wenzhuo Wu;Zhong Lin Wang;Zhong Lin Wang

  • Stable mid-infrared polarization imaging based on quasi-2D tellurium at room temperature

    Lei Tong;Xinyu Huang;Peng Wang;Lei Ye

  • One-Dimensional van der Waals Material Tellurium: Raman Spectroscopy under Strain and Magneto-Transport

    Yuchen Du;Gang Qiu;Yixiu Wang;Mengwei Si

  • Emerging beyond-graphene elemental 2D materials for energy and catalysis applications.

    Feng Ru Fan;Ruoxing Wang;Hua Zhang;Wenzhuo Wu

  • Tellurene: its physical properties, scalable nanomanufacturing, and device applications

    Wenzhuo Wu;Gang Qiu;Yixiu Wang;Ruoxing Wang

  • Piezotronics and piezo-phototronics—fundamentals and applications

    Zhong Lin Wang;Zhong Lin Wang;Wenzhuo Wu

  • Activation of MoS2 Basal Planes for Hydrogen Evolution by Zinc.

    Wenzhuo Wu;Chunyao Niu;Cong Wei;Yu Jia

  • Engineered and Laser-Processed Chitosan Biopolymers for Sustainable and Biodegradable Triboelectric Power Generation.

    Ruoxing Wang;Shengjie Gao;Zhen Yang;Yule Li

  • Dual-Mode Triboelectric Nanogenerator for Harvesting Water Energy and as a Self-Powered Ethanol Nanosensor

    Zong-Hong Lin;Gang Cheng;Gang Cheng;Wenzhuo Wu;Ken C Pradel

  • Silicon-based hybrid cell for harvesting solar energy and raindrop electrostatic energy

    Li Zheng;Li Zheng;Zong-Hong Lin;Gang Cheng;Wenzhuo Wu

  • Controlled Growth of a Large-Size 2D Selenium Nanosheet and Its Electronic and Optoelectronic Applications

    Jingkai Qin;Gang Qiu;Jie Jian;Hong Zhou

  • Triboelectric nanogenerator built on suspended 3D spiral structure as vibration and positioning sensor and wave energy harvester.

    Youfan Hu;Jin Yang;Jin Yang;Qingshen Jing;Simiao Niu

  • Strain-Gated Piezotronic Logic Nanodevices

    Wenzhuo Wu;Yaguang Wei;Zhong Lin Wang

Frequent Co-Authors

Zhong Lin Wang
Zhong Lin Wang Georgia Institute of Technology
Peide D. Ye
Peide D. Ye Purdue University West Lafayette
Yong Ding
Yong Ding Georgia Institute of Technology
Mengwei Si
Mengwei Si Purdue University West Lafayette
Ruomeng Yu
Ruomeng Yu Georgia Institute of Technology
Xianfan Xu
Xianfan Xu Purdue University West Lafayette
Caofeng Pan
Caofeng Pan Beihang University
Qingxiao Wang
Qingxiao Wang King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Long Lin
Long Lin Georgia Institute of Technology
Simiao Niu
Simiao Niu Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

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