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D-Index
95
Citations
38659
World Ranking
1918
National Ranking
996

Xi-Cheng Zhang publication distribution in Physics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Physics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Xi-Cheng Zhang sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 549 publications — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,469 publications or more.

Xi-Cheng Zhang D-index placement in Physics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Physics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Xi-Cheng Zhang sits on this spectrum.

70–71 D-Index: 76 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 110 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 143 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 153 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 144 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 167 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 167 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 166 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 132 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 155 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 134 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 137 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 102 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 112 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 110 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 116 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 97 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 103 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 87 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 90 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 78 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 75 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 67 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 69 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 59 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 53 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 42 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 41 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 33 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 32 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 45 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 19 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 24 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 28 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 31 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 20 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 12 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 24 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 23 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 15 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 15 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 11 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 17 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 12 scientists 166–167 D-Index: 11 scientists 168–169 D-Index: 9 scientists 170–171 D-Index: 9 scientists 172–173 D-Index: 11 scientists 174–175 D-Index: 4 scientists 176–177 D-Index: 8 scientists 178–179 D-Index: 5 scientists 180–181 D-Index: 3 scientists 182–183 D-Index: 4 scientists 184 D-Index: 4 scientists 185+ D-Index: 99 scientists
70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 95 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2014 - SPIE Fellow
  • 2002 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For pioneering contributions to freespace terahertz optics, particularly the successful development of terahertz wave generation, sensing and imaging
  • 2001 - OSA Fellows For contributions to ultrafast nonlinear optics and free-space terahertz optoelectronics.

Overview

Xi-Cheng Zhang is affiliated with the University of Rochester in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in the fields of engineering, physics and astronomy, and medicine. Their work spans various subfields including electrical and electronic engineering, atomic and molecular physics and optics, spectroscopy, biomedical engineering, and surgery.

The main topics of Xi-Cheng Zhang's research focus on terahertz technology and applications, spectroscopy and laser applications, photonic and optical devices, gyrotron and vacuum electronics research, superconducting and THz device technology, spectroscopy and quantum chemical studies, and advanced fiber laser technologies.

Frequently publishing in scientific venues, they have contributed multiple works to:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Optics Letters
  • Light Science & Applications
  • 2022 47th International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Co-authors collaborating regularly with Xi-Cheng Zhang include:

  • E Yiwen
  • Liangliang Zhang
  • Cunlin Zhang
  • Kareem J. Garriga Francis
  • S. A. Kozlov

Among recent published papers, notable examples are:

  • "The 2023 terahertz science and technology roadmap" (2023), Journal of Physics D Applied Physics
  • "Ghost spintronic THz-emitter-array microscope" (2020), Light Science & Applications
  • "Ultrafast hydrogen bond dynamics of liquid water revealed by terahertz-induced transient birefringence" (2020), Light Science & Applications
  • "Preference of subpicosecond laser pulses for terahertz wave generation from liquids" (2020), Advanced Photonics
  • "Broadband THz Sources from Gases to Liquids" (2021), Ultrafast Science

They have authored a book titled Terahertz Liquid Photonics published in 2022 by World Scientific.

Throughout their career, Xi-Cheng Zhang has received several honors including:

  • SPIE Fellow (2014)
  • Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) (2002) with a citation for pioneering contributions to freespace terahertz optics, particularly the successful development of terahertz wave generation, sensing and imaging
  • OSA Fellow (2001) for contributions to ultrafast nonlinear optics and free-space terahertz optoelectronics

Best Publications

  • Materials for terahertz science and technology

    Bradley Ferguson;Xi-Cheng Zhang

  • Free‐space electro‐optic sampling of terahertz beams

    Q. Wu;X.‐C. Zhang

  • Introduction to THz Wave Photonics

    Xi-Cheng Zhang;Jingzhou Xu

  • Coherent Control of THz Wave Generation in Ambient Air

    Xu Xie;Jianming Dai;X.-C. Zhang

  • Generation of femtosecond electromagnetic pulses from semiconductor surfaces

    X.‐C. Zhang;B. B. Hu;J. T. Darrow;D. H. Auston

  • Terahertz Spectroscopy and Imaging for Defense and Security Applications

    Hai-Bo Liu;Hua Zhong;N. Karpowicz;Yunqing Chen

  • Ultrafast electro-optic field sensors

    Q. Wu;X.‐C. Zhang

  • Two‐dimensional electro‐optic imaging of THz beams

    Q. Wu;T. D. Hewitt;X.‐C. Zhang

  • Broadband detection capability of ZnTe electro-optic field detectors

    Q. Wu;M. Litz;X.‐C. Zhang

  • Ultrafast optical switching properties of single-wall carbon nanotube polymer composites at 1.55 μm

    Y.-C. Chen;N. R. Raravikar;L. S. Schadler;P. M. Ajayan

  • Optoelectronic measurement of semiconductor surfaces and interfaces with femtosecond optics

    X.‐C. Zhang;D. H. Auston

  • Detection of broadband terahertz waves with a laser-induced plasma in gases.

    Jianming Dai;Xu Xie;X.-C. Zhang

  • Free-space electro-optics sampling of mid-infrared pulses

    Q. Wu;X.-C. Zhang

  • Terahertz optical rectification from 〈110〉 zinc‐blende crystals

    A. Rice;Y. Jin;X. F. Ma;X.‐C. Zhang

  • 7 terahertz broadband GaP electro-optic sensor

    Q. Wu;X.-C. Zhang

  • Terahertz beam generation by femtosecond optical pulses in electro‐optic materials

    L. Xu;X.‐C. Zhang;D. H. Auston

  • Coherent heterodyne time-domain spectrometry covering the entire “terahertz gap”

    Nicholas Karpowicz;Jianming Dai;Xiaofei Lu;Yunqing Chen

  • Terahertz wave imaging: horizons and hurdles.

    Zhang Xc

  • Coherent Polarization Control of Terahertz Waves Generated from Two-Color Laser-Induced Gas Plasma

    Jianming Dai;Nicholas Karpowicz;X.-C. Zhang

  • T-ray computed tomography.

    Bradley Ferguson;Shaohong Wang;Doug Gray;Derek Abbot

Frequent Co-Authors

Derek Abbott
Derek Abbott University of Adelaide
Michael Shur
Michael Shur Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Toh-Ming Lu
Toh-Ming Lu Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Robert W. Boyd
Robert W. Boyd University of Ottawa
Masahiko Tani
Masahiko Tani University of Fukui
See Leang Chin
See Leang Chin Université Laval
Qiang Lin
Qiang Lin University of Rochester
David R. S. Cumming
David R. S. Cumming University of Glasgow
Gwo-Ching Wang
Gwo-Ching Wang Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Andrei V. Lavrinenko
Andrei V. Lavrinenko Technical University of Denmark

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