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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 53 9150 8835 2613 2602 182 11567

Xiahan Sang publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Xiahan Sang between 2007 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Xiahan Sang published across 19 years, from 2007 to 2025, averaging 10.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 29 publications in 2017. 20 of the 205 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2007 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 29. Peak 29 publications in 2017. 2007: 1 publication 2008: 0 publications 2009: 2 publications 2010: 3 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 2 publications 2013: 1 publication 2014: 9 publications 2015: 12 publications 2016: 19 publications 2017: 29 publications 2018: 15 publications 2019: 17 publications 2020: 17 publications 2021: 26 publications 2022: 15 publications 2023: 13 publications 2024: 10 publications 2025: 10 publications
2007 2025

205 publications in total across all disciplines

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Xiahan Sang: publications per year, 2007 to 2025
Year Publications
2007 1
2008 0
2009 2
2010 3
2011 4
2012 2
2013 1
2014 9
2015 12
2016 19
2017 29
2018 15
2019 17
2020 17
2021 26
2022 15
2023 13
2024 10
2025 10
Total 205
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Xiahan Sang 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 Xiahan Sang 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, 170–189 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: 182 publications — 24th percentile

24% 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
170–189 850 182
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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Xiahan Sang 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 Xiahan Sang 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, 52–53 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: 53 D-Index — 30th percentile

30% 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 53
54–55 621
56–57 597
58–59 610
60–61 587
62–63 606
64–65 533
66–67 490
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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Overview

Xiahan Sang is affiliated with Wuhan University of Technology in China, focusing primarily on materials science and engineering. Their research spans various topics in materials chemistry, renewable energy, and electronic engineering, contributing notably to the understanding and development of advanced materials for energy applications.

The main fields of study for Xiahan Sang include:

  • Materials Science
  • Engineering

Their work also addresses several specialized subfields, such as:

  • Materials Chemistry
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Catalysis

Xiahan Sang has contributed to key research topics, including:

  • Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and Devices
  • CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films
  • Advanced Battery Technologies Research
  • 2D Materials and Applications
  • Thermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies

The scientist has published extensively in various journals, frequently appearing in:

  • Advanced Materials
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Advanced Functional Materials
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Nature Communications

Recent notable papers by Xiahan Sang are:

  • Dynamic Activation of Adsorbed Intermediates via Axial Traction for the Promoted Electrochemical CO2 Reduction, 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Proton Capture Strategy for Enhancing Electrochemical CO2 Reduction on Atomically Dispersed Metal-Nitrogen Active Sites, 2021, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Local Spin-State Tuning of Iron Single-Atom Electrocatalyst by S-Coordinated Doping for Kinetics-Boosted Ammonia Synthesis, 2022, Advanced Materials
  • Gas Diffusion Strategy for Inserting Atomic Iron Sites into Graphitized Carbon Supports for Unusually High-Efficient CO2 Electroreduction and High-Performance Zn-CO2 Batteries, 2020, Advanced Materials
  • Atomically Dispersed Zinc(I) Active Sites to Accelerate Nitrogen Reduction Kinetics for Ammonia Electrosynthesis, 2021, Advanced Materials

Frequent co-authors in Xiahan Sang's research include:

  • Wenjun Cui
  • Zhongjian Li
  • Lecheng Lei
  • Yang Hou
  • Bin Yang

Best Publications

  • Atomic Defects in Monolayer Titanium Carbide (Ti3C2Tx) MXene

    Xiahan Sang;Yu Xie;Ming Wei Lin;Mohamed Alhabeb

  • Physical Mechanisms behind the Field-Cycling Behavior of HfO2-Based Ferroelectric Capacitors

    Milan Pešić;Franz Paul Gustav Fengler;Luca Larcher;Andrea Padovani

  • On the structural origins of ferroelectricity in HfO2 thin films

    Xiahan Sang;Everett D. Grimley;Tony Schenk;Uwe Schroeder

  • Mechanochemical-Assisted Synthesis of High-Entropy Metal Nitride via a Soft Urea Strategy

    Tian Jin;Tian Jin;Xiahan Sang;Raymond R. Unocic;Richard T. Kinch

  • Deep Learning of Atomically Resolved Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy Images: Chemical Identification and Tracking Local Transformations.

    Maxim Ziatdinov;Ondrej Dyck;Artem Maksov;Xufan Li

  • Structural Changes Underlying Field-Cycling Phenomena in Ferroelectric HfO2 Thin Films

    Everett D. Grimley;Tony Schenk;Xiahan Sang;Milan Pešić

  • Dynamic Activation of Adsorbed Intermediates via Axial Traction for the Promoted Electrochemical CO2 Reduction.

    Xinyue Wang;Yu Wang;Xiahan Sang;Wanzhen Zheng

  • Ambient oxidation of Ti3C2 MXene initialized by atomic defects.

    Fanjie Xia;Junchao Lao;Ruohan Yu;Xiahan Sang

  • Multimodality of Structural, Electrical, and Gravimetric Responses of Intercalated MXenes to Water

    Eric S. Muckley;Michael Naguib;Hsiu-Wen Wang;Lukas Vlcek

  • Mechanochemical Synthesis of High Entropy Oxide Materials under Ambient Conditions: Dispersion of Catalysts via Entropy Maximization

    Hao Chen;Hao Chen;Hao Chen;Wenwen Lin;Zihao Zhang;Kecheng Jie

  • Proton Capture Strategy for Enhancing Electrochemical CO2 Reduction on Atomically Dispersed Metal-Nitrogen Active Sites*.

    Xinyue Wang;Xiahan Sang;Chung-Li Dong;Siyu Yao

  • Spin-driven ordering of Cr in the equiatomic high entropy alloy NiFeCrCo

    C. Niu;A. J. Zaddach;A. A. Oni;X. Sang

  • Size-Dependent Disorder–Order Transformation in the Synthesis of Monodisperse Intermetallic PdCu Nanocatalysts

    Chenyu Wang;Dennis P. Chen;Xiahan Sang;Raymond R. Unocic

  • Gas Diffusion Strategy for Inserting Atomic Iron Sites into Graphitized Carbon Supports for Unusually High-Efficient CO2 Electroreduction and High-Performance Zn–CO2 Batteries

    Tingting Wang;Xiahan Sang;Wanzhen Zheng;Bin Yang

  • In situ atomistic insight into the growth mechanisms of single layer 2D transition metal carbides

    Xiahan Sang;Yu Xie;Dundar E. Yilmaz;Roghayyeh Lotfi

  • Magnetism-induced huge enhancement of the room-temperature thermoelectric and cooling performance of p-type BiSbTe alloys

    Cuncheng Li;Shifang Ma;Ping Wei;Wanting Zhu

  • Atomically Dispersed Zinc(I) Active Sites to Accelerate Nitrogen Reduction Kinetics for Ammonia Electrosynthesis.

    Yan Kong;Yan Li;Xiahan Sang;Bin Yang

  • Atomistic-Scale Simulations of Defect Formation in Graphene under Noble Gas Ion Irradiation.

    Kichul Yoon;Ali Rahnamoun;Jacob L. Swett;Vighter Iberi

  • In situ edge engineering in two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides.

    Xiahan Sang;Xufan Li;Xufan Li;Wen Zhao;Jichen Dong

  • Accelerated Water Dissociation Kinetics By Electron-Enriched Cobalt Sites for Efficient Alkaline Hydrogen Evolution

    Qizhou Dai;Lin Wang;Lin Wang;Kexin Wang;Xiahan Sang

  • Ferroelectric phenomena in Si-doped HfO2 thin films with TiN and Ir electrodes

    Patrick D. Lomenzo;Peng Zhao;Qanit Takmeel;Saeed Moghaddam

Frequent Co-Authors

Raymond R. Unocic
Raymond R. Unocic Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Kai Xiao
Kai Xiao Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Stephen Jesse
Stephen Jesse Oak Ridge National Laboratory
David B. Geohegan
David B. Geohegan Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Christopher M. Rouleau
Christopher M. Rouleau Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Sergei V. Kalinin
Sergei V. Kalinin University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Zhi-Yi Hu
Zhi-Yi Hu Wuhan University of Technology
Yang Hou
Yang Hou Zhejiang University
Qingjie Zhang
Qingjie Zhang Wuhan University of Technology
Zhongjian Li
Zhongjian Li Zhejiang University

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