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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 55 12247 11027 3268 2673 159 9730

Xianglei Mao publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Xianglei Mao between 1989 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Xianglei Mao published across 38 years, from 1989 to 2026, averaging 5.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 12 publications in 2007. 9 of the 204 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1989 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 12. Peak 12 publications in 2007. 1989: 2 publications 1990: 3 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 0 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 4 publications 1997: 7 publications 1998: 9 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 10 publications 2001: 7 publications 2002: 10 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 8 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 12 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 3 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 9 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 9 publications 2018: 4 publications 2019: 1 publication 2020: 4 publications 2021: 6 publications 2022: 6 publications 2023: 5 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 8 publications 2026: 1 publication
1989 2026

204 publications in total across all disciplines

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Xianglei Mao: publications per year, 1989 to 2026
Year Publications
1989 2
1990 3
1991 2
1992 2
1993 1
1994 0
1995 4
1996 4
1997 7
1998 9
1999 4
2000 10
2001 7
2002 10
2003 6
2004 8
2005 6
2006 6
2007 12
2008 7
2009 4
2010 3
2011 6
2012 7
2013 9
2014 5
2015 9
2016 5
2017 9
2018 4
2019 1
2020 4
2021 6
2022 6
2023 5
2024 2
2025 8
2026 1
Total 204
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Xianglei Mao 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 Xianglei Mao 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, 141–160 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: 159 publications — 17th percentile

17% 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 1,218 159
161–180 1,350
181–200 1,344
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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Xianglei Mao 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 Xianglei Mao 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, 54–55 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: 55 D-Index — 33rd percentile

33% 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 55
56–57 1,051
58–59 930
60–61 882
62–63 834
64–65 731
66–67 775
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

Xianglei Mao is affiliated with the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on engineering and chemistry, with extensive work in the mechanics of materials and analytical chemistry subfields. The scientist's work integrates computational mechanics, health and toxicology studies, and spectroscopy techniques.

The research topics covered by Xianglei Mao include:

  • Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma
  • Analytical chemistry methods development
  • Laser Material Processing Techniques
  • Mercury impact and mitigation studies
  • Ocular and Laser Science Research
  • Ion-surface interactions and analysis
  • Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications

They have published extensively in several key scientific venues. The most frequent publication venues are:

  • Spectrochimica Acta Part B Atomic Spectroscopy
  • Applied Physics Letters
  • Science Advances
  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry

Notable recent papers authored or coauthored by Xianglei Mao include:

  • Mechanisms of ultrafast GHz burst fs laser ablation, 2023, Science Advances
  • Coal Discrimination Analysis Using Tandem Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy and Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry, 2020, Analytical Chemistry
  • Analysis of liquid petroleum using a laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy instrument, 2021, Spectrochimica Acta Part B Atomic Spectroscopy
  • Detection of E. coli labeled with metal-conjugated antibodies using lateral-flow assay and laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy, 2020, Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry
  • Analytical characterization of laser induced plasmas towards uranium isotopic analysis in gaseous uranium hexafluoride, 2021, Spectrochimica Acta Part B Atomic Spectroscopy

Xianglei Mao frequently collaborates with several researchers in their field. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Vassilia Zorba
  • Richard E. Russo
  • George C.-Y. Chan
  • Minok Park
  • José Chirinos

Best Publications

  • Laser ablation in analytical chemistry - A review

    Richard E. Russo;Xianglei Mao;Haichen Liu;Jhanis Gonzalez

  • Dynamics of Femtosecond Laser Interactions with Dielectrics

    S.S. Mao;Fabien Quéré;Stéphane Guizard;X. L. Mao

  • Laser ablation in analytical chemistry.

    Richard E. Russo;Xianglei Mao;Jhanis J. Gonzalez;Vassilia Zorba

  • Femtosecond laser ablation ICP-MS

    Richard E. Russo;Xianglei Mao;Jhanis J. Gonzalez;Samuel S. Mao

  • Influence of wavelength on fractionation in laser ablation ICP-MS

    R. E. Russo;X. L. Mao;O. V. Borisov;Haichen Liu

  • Delayed phase explosion during high-power nanosecond laser ablation of silicon

    Quanming Lu;Samuel S. Mao;Xianglei Mao;Richard E. Russo

  • Laser Ablation Molecular Isotopic Spectrometry

    Richard E. Russo;Alexander A. Bol'shakov;Xianglei Mao;Christopher P. McKay

  • Comparison of ultraviolet femtosecond and nanosecond laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry analysis in glass, monazite, and zircon

    Franck Poitrasson;Xianglei Mao;Samuel S. Mao;Rémi Freydier

  • The physics of laser ablation in microchemical analysis.

    Richard E. Russo;Xianglei Mao;Samuel S. Mao

  • Laser assisted plasma spectrochemistry: laser ablation

    R. E. Russo;X. L. Mao;C. Liu;J. Gonzalez

  • Invited paper Observation of plasma shielding by measuring transmitted and reflected laser pulse temporal profiles

    Xianglei Mao;Richard E. Russo

  • Effects of crater development on fractionation and signal intensity during laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry

    Oleg V Borisov;Xianglei Mao;Richard E Russo

  • Laser ablation induced vapor plume expansion into a background gas. II. Experimental analysis

    Sy-Bor Wen;Xianglei Mao;Ralph Greif;Richard E. Russo

  • Laser ablation sampling

    Richard E Russo;Xianglei Mao;Oleg V Borisov

  • Comparison of 193, 213 and 266 nm laser ablation ICP-MS

    J. Gonzalez;X. L. Mao;J. Roy;S. S. Mao

  • Time-resolved ultraviolet laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy for organic material analysis ☆

    Matthieu Baudelet;Myriam Boueri;Jin Yu;Samuel S. Mao

  • Time-resolved LIBS of atomic and molecular carbon from coal in air, argon and helium

    Meirong Dong;Meirong Dong;Xianglei Mao;Jhanis J. Gonzalez;Jidong Lu

  • Effects of Particle Size Distribution on Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry Signal Intensity during Laser Ablation of Glass Samples

    S. H. Jeong;O. V. Borisov;J. H. Yoo;X. L. Mao

  • Expansion of the laser ablation vapor plume into a background gas. I. Analysis

    Sy-Bor Wen;Xianglei Mao;Ralph Greif;Richard E. Russo

  • Laser ablation molecular isotopic spectrometry (LAMIS): current state of the art

    Alexander A. Bol'shakov;Xianglei Mao;Jhanis J. González;Richard E. Russo

  • Laser Ablation Molecular Isotopic Spectrometry: Strontium and its isotopes

    Xianglei Mao;Alexander A. Bol'shakov;Inhee Choi;Christopher P. McKay

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard E. Russo
Richard E. Russo Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Samuel S. Mao
Samuel S. Mao Khalifa University
Ralph Greif
Ralph Greif University of California, Berkeley
Robert Kostecki
Robert Kostecki Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Christopher P. McKay
Christopher P. McKay Ames Research Center
Durgesh Kumar Tripathi
Durgesh Kumar Tripathi Amity University
Mark A. Shannon
Mark A. Shannon University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Costas P. Grigoropoulos
Costas P. Grigoropoulos University of California, Berkeley
Jay W. Grate
Jay W. Grate Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Franck Poitrasson
Franck Poitrasson Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS

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