2026 Xi-Cheng Zhang: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	95	1918	1823	996	931	549	38659

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Physics

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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

3880
Citations
Free‐space electro‐optic sampling of terahertz beams

Q. Wu;X.‐C. Zhang

1412
Citations
Introduction to THz Wave Photonics

Xi-Cheng Zhang;Jingzhou Xu

978
Citations
Coherent Control of THz Wave Generation in Ambient Air

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

906
Citations
Generation of femtosecond electromagnetic pulses from semiconductor surfaces

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

827
Citations
Terahertz Spectroscopy and Imaging for Defense and Security Applications

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

749
Citations
Ultrafast electro-optic field sensors

Q. Wu;X.‐C. Zhang

661
Citations
Two‐dimensional electro‐optic imaging of THz beams

Q. Wu;T. D. Hewitt;X.‐C. Zhang

659
Citations
Broadband detection capability of ZnTe electro-optic field detectors

Q. Wu;M. Litz;X.‐C. Zhang

623
Citations
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

590
Citations
Optoelectronic measurement of semiconductor surfaces and interfaces with femtosecond optics

X.‐C. Zhang;D. H. Auston

579
Citations
Detection of broadband terahertz waves with a laser-induced plasma in gases.

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

577
Citations
Free-space electro-optics sampling of mid-infrared pulses

Q. Wu;X.-C. Zhang

571
Citations
Terahertz optical rectification from 〈110〉 zinc‐blende crystals

A. Rice;Y. Jin;X. F. Ma;X.‐C. Zhang

560
Citations
7 terahertz broadband GaP electro-optic sensor

Q. Wu;X.-C. Zhang

502
Citations
Terahertz beam generation by femtosecond optical pulses in electro‐optic materials

L. Xu;X.‐C. Zhang;D. H. Auston

487
Citations
Coherent heterodyne time-domain spectrometry covering the entire “terahertz gap”

Nicholas Karpowicz;Jianming Dai;Xiaofei Lu;Yunqing Chen

446
Citations
Terahertz wave imaging: horizons and hurdles.

Zhang Xc

440
Citations
Coherent Polarization Control of Terahertz Waves Generated from Two-Color Laser-Induced Gas Plasma

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

440
Citations
T-ray computed tomography.

Bradley Ferguson;Shaohong Wang;Doug Gray;Derek Abbot

439
Citations