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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 66 7302 6617 1296 1282 190 15024

Xiang Ma publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Xiang Ma between 2005 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Xiang Ma published across 21 years, from 2005 to 2025, averaging 14.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 38 publications in 2025. 72 of the 303 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2005 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 38. Peak 38 publications in 2025. 2005: 2 publications 2006: 1 publication 2007: 4 publications 2008: 1 publication 2009: 5 publications 2010: 2 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 10 publications 2014: 10 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 16 publications 2017: 25 publications 2018: 21 publications 2019: 22 publications 2020: 16 publications 2021: 37 publications 2022: 18 publications 2023: 20 publications 2024: 34 publications 2025: 38 publications
2005 2025

303 publications in total across all disciplines

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Xiang Ma: publications per year, 2005 to 2025
Year Publications
2005 2
2006 1
2007 4
2008 1
2009 5
2010 2
2011 5
2012 7
2013 10
2014 10
2015 9
2016 16
2017 25
2018 21
2019 22
2020 16
2021 37
2022 18
2023 20
2024 34
2025 38
Total 303
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Xiang Ma publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Xiang Ma sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000 1,250
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 61–80 to 1,295+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,350. Most scientists, 1,350, have 161–180 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 181–200 publications, is where this scientist sits. 61–80 publications: 66 scientists 81–100 publications: 302 scientists 101–120 publications: 623 scientists 121–140 publications: 918 scientists 141–160 publications: 1,218 scientists 161–180 publications: 1,350 scientists 181–200 publications: 1,344 scientists 201–220 publications: 1,281 scientists 221–240 publications: 1,216 scientists 241–260 publications: 1,100 scientists 261–280 publications: 979 scientists 281–300 publications: 939 scientists 301–320 publications: 764 scientists 321–340 publications: 643 scientists 341–360 publications: 628 scientists 361–380 publications: 522 scientists 381–400 publications: 459 scientists 401–420 publications: 397 scientists 421–440 publications: 327 scientists 441–460 publications: 270 scientists 461–480 publications: 265 scientists 481–500 publications: 252 scientists 501–520 publications: 201 scientists 521–540 publications: 185 scientists 541–560 publications: 148 scientists 561–580 publications: 148 scientists 581–600 publications: 132 scientists 601–620 publications: 114 scientists 621–640 publications: 104 scientists 641–660 publications: 91 scientists 661–680 publications: 92 scientists 681–700 publications: 73 scientists 701–720 publications: 57 scientists 721–740 publications: 54 scientists 741–760 publications: 67 scientists 761–780 publications: 45 scientists 781–800 publications: 46 scientists 801–820 publications: 39 scientists 821–840 publications: 32 scientists 841–860 publications: 36 scientists 861–880 publications: 29 scientists 881–900 publications: 26 scientists 901–920 publications: 24 scientists 921–940 publications: 14 scientists 941–960 publications: 23 scientists 961–980 publications: 28 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 15 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 29 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 12 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 19 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 12 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 6 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 8 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 12 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 5 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 6 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 14 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 7 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 2 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 6 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 4 scientists 1,281–1,294 publications: 6 scientists 1,295+ publications: 100 scientists
61–80 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 190 publications — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
61–80 66
81–100 302
101–120 623
121–140 918
141–160 1,218
161–180 1,350
181–200 1,344 190
201–220 1,281
221–240 1,216
241–260 1,100
261–280 979
281–300 939
301–320 764
321–340 643
341–360 628
361–380 522
381–400 459
401–420 397
421–440 327
441–460 270
461–480 265
481–500 252
501–520 201
521–540 185
541–560 148
561–580 148
581–600 132
601–620 114
621–640 104
641–660 91
661–680 92
681–700 73
701–720 57
721–740 54
741–760 67
761–780 45
781–800 46
801–820 39
821–840 32
841–860 36
861–880 29
881–900 26
901–920 24
921–940 14
941–960 23
961–980 28
981–1,000 15
1,001–1,020 29
1,021–1,040 12
1,041–1,060 19
1,061–1,080 12
1,081–1,100 6
1,101–1,120 8
1,121–1,140 12
1,141–1,160 5
1,161–1,180 6
1,181–1,200 14
1,201–1,220 7
1,221–1,240 2
1,241–1,260 6
1,261–1,280 4
1,281–1,294 6
1,295+ 100
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Xiang Ma D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

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

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 159+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,051. Most scientists, 1,051, have 56–57 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 66–67 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 66 D-Index — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 289
42–43 612
44–45 808
46–47 776
48–49 835
50–51 861
52–53 872
54–55 933
56–57 1,051
58–59 930
60–61 882
62–63 834
64–65 731
66–67 775 66
68–69 683
70–71 646
72–73 561
74–75 501
76–77 437
78–79 388
80–81 354
82–83 292
84–85 275
86–87 254
88–89 235
90–91 185
92–93 192
94–95 155
96–97 163
98–99 125
100–101 105
102–103 105
104–105 112
106–107 88
108–109 68
110–111 69
112–113 65
114–115 79
116–117 61
118–119 44
120–121 37
122–123 40
124–125 33
126–127 26
128–129 34
130–131 35
132–133 25
134–135 27
136–137 17
138–139 16
140–141 20
142–143 20
144–145 15
146–147 9
148–149 9
150–151 16
152–153 11
154–155 9
156–157 3
158 3
159+ 98
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Overview

Xiang Ma is affiliated with East China University of Science and Technology in China and has a significant research output in materials science, engineering, and chemistry. Their work spans multiple subfields, notably materials chemistry, electrical and electronic engineering, and organic chemistry, with additional focus areas including spectroscopy and biomedical engineering.

Their research predominantly addresses themes in luminescence and fluorescent materials, organic light-emitting diodes research, molecular sensors and ion detection, as well as analytical chemistry and sensors. Additional topics of interest include the synthesis and properties of aromatic compounds, photoreceptor and optogenetics research, and supramolecular self-assembly in materials.

Xiang Ma has contributed to numerous scientific journals, with frequent publications in:

  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Science China Chemistry
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Advanced Optical Materials

Collaborative work has been conducted with several coauthors, notably He Tian, Bingbing Ding, Liangwei Ma, Zizhao Huang, and Siyu Sun, each contributing to multiple joint publications.

Recent scientific papers include:

  • Activating Room-Temperature Phosphorescence of Organic Luminophores via External Heavy-Atom Effect and Rigidity of Ionic Polymer Matrix (2021, Angewandte Chemie International Edition)
  • Highly Efficient Room-Temperature Phosphorescence Based on Single-Benzene Structure Molecules and Photoactivated Luminescence with Afterglow (2021, Advanced Functional Materials)
  • Recent progress on pure organic room temperature phosphorescent polymers (2021, Aggregate)
  • Engendering persistent organic room temperature phosphorescence by trace ingredient incorporation (2021, Science Advances)
  • Photoprogrammable circularly polarized phosphorescence switching of chiral helical polyacetylene thin films (2022, Nature Communications)

Best Publications

  • Photoresponsive Host–Guest Functional Systems

    Da-Hui Qu;Qiao-Chun Wang;Qi-Wei Zhang;Xiang Ma

  • Assembling-Induced Emission: An Efficient Approach for Amorphous Metal-Free Organic Emitting Materials with Room-Temperature Phosphorescence

    Xiang Ma;Jie Wang;He Tian

  • Stimuli-responsive supramolecular polymers in aqueous solution.

    Xiang Ma;He Tian

  • Amorphous Metal-Free Room-Temperature Phosphorescent Small Molecules with Multicolor Photoluminescence via a Host–Guest and Dual-Emission Strategy

    Dengfeng Li;Feifei Lu;Jie Wang;Wende Hu

  • Molecular Engineering for Metal-Free Amorphous Materials with Room-Temperature Phosphorescence.

    Ting Zhang;Xiang Ma;Hongwei Wu;Liangliang Zhu

  • Amorphous Pure Organic Polymers for Heavy-Atom-Free Efficient Room-Temperature Phosphorescence Emission.

    Xiang Ma;Chao Xu;Jie Wang;He Tian

  • A Rapidly Self-Healing Supramolecular Polymer Hydrogel with Photostimulated Room-Temperature Phosphorescence Responsiveness

    Hui Chen;Xiang Ma;Shuaifan Wu;He Tian

  • Visible-Light-Excited Room-Temperature Phosphorescence in Water by Cucurbit[8]uril-Mediated Supramolecular Assembly

    Jie Wang;Zizhao Huang;Xiang Ma;He Tian

  • Bright functional rotaxanes

    Xiang Ma;He Tian

  • Activating Room-Temperature Phosphorescence of Organic Luminophores via External Heavy-Atom Effect and Rigidity of Ionic Polymer Matrix**

    Zi-Ang Yan;Xiaohan Lin;Siyu Sun;Xiang Ma

  • Multicolor Photoluminescence Including White-Light Emission by a Single Host-Guest Complex.

    Qi Wei Zhang;Qi Wei Zhang;Dengfeng Li;Xin Li;Paul B. White

  • Light-driven linear helical supramolecular polymer formed by molecular-recognition-directed self-assembly of bis(p-sulfonatocalix[4]arene) and pseudorotaxane.

    Ruyi Sun;Ruyi Sun;Chenming Xue;Xiang Ma;Xiang Ma;Min Gao

  • Highly Efficient Room‐Temperature Phosphorescence Based on Single‐Benzene Structure Molecules and Photoactivated Luminescence with Afterglow

    Liangwei Ma;Siyu Sun;Bingbing Ding;Xiang Ma

  • Recent progress on pure organic room temperature phosphorescent polymers

    Hao Gao;Xiang Ma

  • Amorphous, Efficient, Room‐Temperature Phosphorescent Metal‐Free Polymers and Their Applications as Encryption Ink

    Hui Chen;Xuyang Yao;Xiang Ma;He Tian

  • Engendering persistent organic room temperature phosphorescence by trace ingredient incorporation

    Bingbing Ding;Liangwei Ma;Zizhao Huang;Xiang Ma

  • Recent Progress in Photoswitchable Supramolecular Self‐Assembling Systems

    Xuyang Yao;Teng Li;Jie Wang;Xiang Ma

  • Reversible Multilevel Stimuli-Responsiveness and Multicolor Room Temperature Phosphorescence Emission Based on a Single-Component System.

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  • White-light emission from a single organic compound with unique self-folded conformation and multistimuli responsiveness

    Dengfeng Li;Wende Hu;Jie Wang;Qiwei Zhang

  • Protective effects of kaempferol against reactive oxygen species-induced hemolysis and its antiproliferative activity on human cancer cells

    Wenzhen Liao;Luying Chen;Xiang Ma;Rui Jiao

  • Aqueous Phase Visible‐Light‐Excited Organic Room‐Temperature Phosphorescence via Cucurbit[8]uril‐Mediated Supramolecular Assembling

    Jie Wang;Zizhao Huang;Xiang Ma;He Tian

Frequent Co-Authors

He Tian
He Tian East China University of Science and Technology
Da-Hui Qu
Da-Hui Qu East China University of Science and Technology
Liangliang Zhu
Liangliang Zhu Fudan University
Tao Jiang
Tao Jiang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Martin G. Banwell
Martin G. Banwell Australian National University
Derong Cao
Derong Cao South China University of Technology
Quan Li
Quan Li Chinese University of Hong Kong
Anthony C. Willis
Anthony C. Willis Australian National University
Augustine M. Urbas
Augustine M. Urbas United States Air Force Research Laboratory
Hans Ågren
Hans Ågren Uppsala University

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