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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Physics 100 1621 1541 23 23 369 80865

Xi Dai publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Xi Dai between 1991 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Xi Dai published across 35 years, from 1991 to 2025, averaging 12.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 46 publications in 2015. 50 of the 453 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1991 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 46. Peak 46 publications in 2015. 1991: 1 publication 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 3 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 22 publications 2009: 14 publications 2010: 34 publications 2011: 23 publications 2012: 34 publications 2013: 22 publications 2014: 17 publications 2015: 46 publications 2016: 33 publications 2017: 26 publications 2018: 14 publications 2019: 12 publications 2020: 14 publications 2021: 8 publications 2022: 25 publications 2023: 20 publications 2024: 25 publications 2025: 25 publications
1991 2025

453 publications in total across all disciplines

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Xi Dai: publications per year, 1991 to 2025
Year Publications
1991 1
1992 0
1993 0
1994 1
1995 0
1996 0
1997 3
1998 3
1999 4
2000 2
2001 1
2002 3
2003 3
2004 3
2005 6
2006 5
2007 4
2008 22
2009 14
2010 34
2011 23
2012 34
2013 22
2014 17
2015 46
2016 33
2017 26
2018 14
2019 12
2020 14
2021 8
2022 25
2023 20
2024 25
2025 25
Total 453
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Xi Dai 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 Dai sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 70 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 103–122 to 1,469+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 162. Most scientists, 162, have 323–342 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,469 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 363–382 publications, is where this scientist sits. 103–122 publications: 7 scientists 123–142 publications: 10 scientists 143–162 publications: 31 scientists 163–182 publications: 35 scientists 183–202 publications: 53 scientists 203–222 publications: 81 scientists 223–242 publications: 85 scientists 243–262 publications: 112 scientists 263–282 publications: 114 scientists 283–302 publications: 126 scientists 303–322 publications: 136 scientists 323–342 publications: 162 scientists 343–362 publications: 155 scientists 363–382 publications: 156 scientists 383–402 publications: 134 scientists 403–422 publications: 145 scientists 423–442 publications: 147 scientists 443–462 publications: 131 scientists 463–482 publications: 131 scientists 483–502 publications: 116 scientists 503–522 publications: 106 scientists 523–542 publications: 103 scientists 543–562 publications: 87 scientists 563–582 publications: 84 scientists 583–602 publications: 94 scientists 603–622 publications: 70 scientists 623–642 publications: 76 scientists 643–662 publications: 60 scientists 663–682 publications: 54 scientists 683–702 publications: 60 scientists 703–722 publications: 48 scientists 723–742 publications: 64 scientists 743–762 publications: 48 scientists 763–782 publications: 37 scientists 783–802 publications: 43 scientists 803–822 publications: 34 scientists 823–842 publications: 36 scientists 843–862 publications: 32 scientists 863–882 publications: 32 scientists 883–902 publications: 31 scientists 903–922 publications: 25 scientists 923–942 publications: 15 scientists 943–962 publications: 24 scientists 963–982 publications: 13 scientists 983–1,002 publications: 21 scientists 1,003–1,022 publications: 21 scientists 1,023–1,042 publications: 16 scientists 1,043–1,062 publications: 9 scientists 1,063–1,082 publications: 19 scientists 1,083–1,102 publications: 11 scientists 1,103–1,122 publications: 17 scientists 1,123–1,142 publications: 11 scientists 1,143–1,162 publications: 7 scientists 1,163–1,182 publications: 4 scientists 1,183–1,202 publications: 10 scientists 1,203–1,222 publications: 8 scientists 1,223–1,242 publications: 16 scientists 1,243–1,262 publications: 4 scientists 1,263–1,282 publications: 10 scientists 1,283–1,302 publications: 5 scientists 1,303–1,322 publications: 7 scientists 1,323–1,342 publications: 4 scientists 1,343–1,362 publications: 8 scientists 1,363–1,382 publications: 6 scientists 1,383–1,402 publications: 7 scientists 1,403–1,422 publications: 3 scientists 1,423–1,442 publications: 4 scientists 1,443–1,462 publications: 4 scientists 1,463–1,468 publications: 3 scientists 1,469+ publications: 100 scientists
103–122 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 369 publications — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Physics scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,678 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
103–122 7
123–142 10
143–162 31
163–182 35
183–202 53
203–222 81
223–242 85
243–262 112
263–282 114
283–302 126
303–322 136
323–342 162
343–362 155
363–382 156 369
383–402 134
403–422 145
423–442 147
443–462 131
463–482 131
483–502 116
503–522 106
523–542 103
543–562 87
563–582 84
583–602 94
603–622 70
623–642 76
643–662 60
663–682 54
683–702 60
703–722 48
723–742 64
743–762 48
763–782 37
783–802 43
803–822 34
823–842 36
843–862 32
863–882 32
883–902 31
903–922 25
923–942 15
943–962 24
963–982 13
983–1,002 21
1,003–1,022 21
1,023–1,042 16
1,043–1,062 9
1,063–1,082 19
1,083–1,102 11
1,103–1,122 17
1,123–1,142 11
1,143–1,162 7
1,163–1,182 4
1,183–1,202 10
1,203–1,222 8
1,223–1,242 16
1,243–1,262 4
1,263–1,282 10
1,283–1,302 5
1,303–1,322 7
1,323–1,342 4
1,343–1,362 8
1,363–1,382 6
1,383–1,402 7
1,403–1,422 3
1,423–1,442 4
1,443–1,462 4
1,463–1,468 3
1,469+ 100
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Xi Dai 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 Dai sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 59 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 70–71 to 185+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 167. Most scientists, 167, have 80–81 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 100–101 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 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
70–71 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 100 D-Index — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Physics scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,678 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
70–71 76
72–73 110
74–75 143
76–77 153
78–79 144
80–81 167
82–83 167
84–85 166
86–87 132
88–89 155
90–91 134
92–93 137
94–95 102
96–97 112
98–99 110
100–101 116 100
102–103 97
104–105 103
106–107 87
108–109 90
110–111 67
112–113 78
114–115 75
116–117 67
118–119 69
120–121 60
122–123 59
124–125 53
126–127 42
128–129 41
130–131 33
132–133 32
134–135 45
136–137 19
138–139 24
140–141 28
142–143 31
144–145 22
146–147 20
148–149 12
150–151 16
152–153 24
154–155 23
156–157 15
158–159 15
160–161 11
162–163 17
164–165 12
166–167 11
168–169 9
170–171 9
172–173 11
174–175 4
176–177 8
178–179 5
180–181 3
182–183 4
184 4
185+ 99
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Overview

Xi Dai is affiliated with the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in China. Their research primarily spans the fields of Physics and Astronomy as well as Materials Science, with a particular focus on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Materials Chemistry, and Condensed Matter Physics.

Their work covers several specialized areas including Graphene research and applications, Topological Materials and Phenomena, Quantum and electron transport phenomena, 2D Materials and Applications, Advanced Condensed Matter Physics, Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics, and the Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism.

They have contributed to multiple publication venues, with a significant number published in arXiv (Cornell University), Physical Review B, Physical Review Letters, Nature Communications, and Nature Physics.

  • Spatiotemporal transcriptomic atlas of mouse organogenesis using DNA nanoball-patterned arrays (2022, Cell)
  • Strong and fragile topological Dirac semimetals with higher-order Fermi arcs (2020, Refubium - Universitätsbibliothek der Freien Universität Berlin)
  • Theories for the correlated insulating states and quantum anomalous Hall effect phenomena in twisted bilayer graphene (2021, Physical Review B)
  • Magnetic Semimetals and Quantized Anomalous Hall Effect in EuB₆ (2020, Physical Review Letters)
  • Heavy metal pollution risk assessments and their transportation in sediment and overlay water for the typical Chinese reservoirs (2020, Ecological Indicators)

Frequent collaborations include several co-authors with whom they have published multiple papers, notably Hongming Weng, Wangqian Miao, Zhijun Wang, Yuelin Shao, and B. Andrei Bernevig.

Best Publications

  • Topological insulators in Bi2Se3, Bi2Te3 and Sb2Te3 with a single Dirac cone on the surface

    Haijun Zhang;Chao Xing Liu;Xiao Liang Qi;Xi Dai

  • Experimental Observation of the Quantum Anomalous Hall Effect in a Magnetic Topological Insulator

    Cui Zu Chang;Cui Zu Chang;Jinsong Zhang;Xiao Feng;Xiao Feng;Jie Shen

  • Experimental realization of a three-dimensional topological insulator, Bi2Te3

    Y. L. Chen;J. G. Analytis;J. G. Analytis;J.-H. Chu;J.-H. Chu;Z. K. Liu;Z. K. Liu

  • Experimental Discovery of Weyl Semimetal TaAs

    Baiqing Lv;Hongming Weng;Binbin Fu;Xiaoping Wang;Xiaoping Wang

  • Type-II Weyl semimetals

    Alexey Soluyanov;Dominik Gresch;Zhijun Wang;QuanSheng Wu

  • Discovery of a Three-Dimensional Topological Dirac Semimetal, Na3Bi

    Zhongkai Liu;Bo Zhou;Bo Zhou;Yong Zhang;Zhijun Wang

  • Weyl Semimetal Phase in Noncentrosymmetric Transition-Metal Monophosphides

    Hongming Weng;Chen Fang;Zhong Fang;B. Andrei Bernevig

  • Quantized Anomalous Hall Effect in Magnetic Topological Insulators

    Rui Yu;Wei Zhang;Hai-Jun Zhang;Hai-Jun Zhang;Shou-Cheng Zhang;Shou-Cheng Zhang

  • Dirac semimetal and topological phase transitions in A 3 Bi ( A = Na , K, Rb)

    Zhijun Wang;Yan Sun;Xing-Qiu Chen;Cesare Franchini

  • Three-dimensional Dirac semimetal and quantum transport in Cd 3 As 2

    Zhijun Wang;Hongming Weng;Quansheng Wu;Xi Dai

  • Crossover of the three-dimensional topological insulator Bi 2 Se 3 to the two-dimensional limit

    Yi Zhang;Ke He;Cui Zu Chang;Cui Zu Chang;Can Li Song

  • Chern semimetal and the quantized anomalous Hall effect in HgCr2Se4.

    Gang Xu;Hongming Weng;Zhijun Wang;Xi Dai

  • A stable three-dimensional topological Dirac semimetal Cd3As2

    Zhongkai Liu;Juan Jiang;Bo Zhou;Zhijun Wang

  • Crossover of the three-dimensional topological insulator Bi2Se3 to the two-dimensional limit

    Yi Zhang;Ke He;Cui Zu Chang;Cui Zu Chang;Can Li Song

  • Observation of the Chiral-Anomaly-Induced Negative Magnetoresistance in 3D Weyl Semimetal TaAs

    Xiaochun Huang;Lingxiao Zhao;Yujia Long;Peipei Wang

  • Observation of Fermi-surface–dependent nodeless superconducting gaps in Ba0.6K0.4Fe2As2

    Hong Ding;Pierre Luc Richard;Kosuke Nakayama;Katsuaki Sugawara

  • Weyl semimetal phase in non-centrosymmetric transition metal monophosphides

    Hongming Weng;Chen Fang;Zhong Fang;Andrei Bernevig

  • Observation of Weyl nodes in TaAs

    B. Q. Lv;B. Q. Lv;N. Xu;N. Xu;H. M. Weng;J. Z. Ma;J. Z. Ma

  • Observation of the chiral anomaly induced negative magneto-resistance in 3D Weyl semi-metal TaAs

    Xiaochun Huang;Lingxiao Zhao;Yujia Long;Peipei Wang

  • Model Hamiltonian for topological insulators

    Chao Xing Liu;Xiao Liang Qi;Haijun Zhang;Xi Dai

Frequent Co-Authors

Zhong Fang
Zhong Fang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Hongming Weng
Hongming Weng Chinese Academy of Sciences
Hong Ding
Hong Ding Chinese Academy of Sciences
Shou-Cheng Zhang
Shou-Cheng Zhang Stanford University
Xiao-Liang Qi
Xiao-Liang Qi Stanford University
B. Andrei Bernevig
B. Andrei Bernevig Princeton University
Qi-Kun Xue
Qi-Kun Xue Southern University of Science and Technology
Chuangtian Chen
Chuangtian Chen Chinese Academy of Sciences
Youguo Shi
Youguo Shi Chinese Academy of Sciences
Xucun Ma
Xucun Ma Tsinghua University

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