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D-Index
91
Citations
28243
World Ranking
1624
National Ranking
507

Xiangwu Zhang 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 Xiangwu Zhang sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 322 publications — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more.

Xiangwu Zhang 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 Xiangwu Zhang sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 91 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.

Overview

Xiangwu Zhang is affiliated with North Carolina State University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Engineering and Materials Science, with significant contributions to subfields such as Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Materials Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, and Biomedical Engineering.

The scientist's body of work encompasses key topics including:

  • Advancements in Battery Materials
  • Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies
  • Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication
  • Advanced Battery Technologies Research
  • Conducting Polymers and Applications
  • Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials

Xiangwu Zhang has published extensively in multiple venues, with frequent publications appearing in:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry A
  • ACS Applied Energy Materials
  • Journal of Colloid and Interface Science
  • Applied Surface Science

Among recent papers authored by or involving Xiangwu Zhang are:

  • "Developments of Advanced Electrospinning Techniques: A Critical Review," 2021, Advanced Materials Technologies
  • "Interlayer design based on carbon materials for lithium-sulfur batteries: a review," 2020, Journal of Materials Chemistry A
  • "Functional Textiles with Smart Properties: Their Fabrications and Sustainable Applications," 2023, Advanced Functional Materials
  • "A liquid metal assisted dendrite-free anode for high-performance Zn-ion batteries," 2021, Journal of Materials Chemistry A
  • "A Single-Ion Conducting UiO-66 Metal-Organic Framework Electrolyte for All-Solid-State Lithium Batteries," 2020, ACS Applied Energy Materials

The scientist frequently collaborates with several other researchers, with notable co-authors including:

  • Mahmut Dirican
  • Chang Ma
  • Hui Cheng
  • Chaoyi Yan
  • Jingli Shi

Best Publications

  • Recent developments in nanostructured anode materials for rechargeable lithium-ion batteries

    Liwen Ji;Zhan Lin;Mataz Alcoutlabi;Xiangwu Zhang

  • A review of recent developments in membrane separators for rechargeable lithium-ion batteries

    Hun Lee;Meltem Yanilmaz;Ozan Toprakci;Kun Fu

  • Electrospun Nanofiber-Based Anodes, Cathodes, and Separators for Advanced Lithium-Ion Batteries

    Xiangwu Zhang;Liwen Ji;Ozan Toprakci;Yinzheng Liang

  • Developments of Advanced Electrospinning Techniques: A Critical Review

    Ya Li;Jiadeng Zhu;Hui Cheng;Guoqing Li

  • Composite solid electrolytes for all-solid-state lithium batteries

    Mahmut Dirican;Chaoyi Yan;Pei Zhu;Xiangwu Zhang

  • Lithium–oxygen batteries—Limiting factors that affect performance

    Richard Padbury;Xiangwu Zhang

  • Centrifugal Spinning: An Alternative Approach to Fabricate Nanofibers at High Speed and Low Cost

    Xiangwu Zhang;Yao Lu

  • In situ TEM study of lithiation behavior of silicon nanoparticles attached to and embedded in a carbon matrix.

    Meng Gu;Ying Li;Xiaolin Li;Shenyang Y. Hu

  • Li0.33La0.557TiO3 ceramic nanofiber-enhanced polyethylene oxide-based composite polymer electrolytes for all-solid-state lithium batteries

    Pei Zhu;Chaoyi Yan;Mahmut Dirican;Jiadeng Zhu

  • Time dependence of piezoresistance for the conductor-filled polymer composites

    Xiang-Wu Zhang;Yi Pan;Qiang Zheng;Xiao-Su Yi

  • Nitrogen-doped carbon nanofibers derived from polyacrylonitrile for use as anode material in sodium-ion batteries

    Jiadeng Zhu;Chen Chen;Yao Lu;Yeqian Ge

  • A sustainable platform of lignin: From bioresources to materials and their applications in rechargeable batteries and supercapacitors

    Jiadeng Zhu;Chaoyi Yan;Xin Zhang;Chen Yang

  • Fabrication of porous carbon nanofibers and their application as anode materials for rechargeable lithium-ion batteries.

    Liwen Ji;Xiangwu Zhang

  • Porous carbon nanofibers from electrospun polyacrylonitrile/SiO2 composites as an energy storage material

    Liwen Ji;Zhan Lin;Andrew J. Medford;Xiangwu Zhang

  • Electrospun hydrophilic fumed silica/polyacrylonitrile nanofiber-based composite electrolyte membranes

    Hong-Ryun Jung;Dong-Hyuk Ju;Wan-Jin Lee;Xiangwu Zhang

  • Aligned Carbon Nanotube‐Silicon Sheets: A Novel Nano‐architecture for Flexible Lithium Ion Battery Electrodes

    Kun Fu;Ozkan Yildiz;Hardik Bhanushali;Yongxin Wang

  • Highly porous polyacrylonitrile/graphene oxide membrane separator exhibiting excellent anti-self-discharge feature for high-performance lithium–sulfur batteries

    Jiadeng Zhu;Chen Chen;Yao Lu;Jun Zang

  • Electrospun carbon nanofibers containing silicon particles as an energy-storage medium

    Liwen Ji;Xiangwu Zhang

  • Parameter study and characterization for polyacrylonitrile nanofibers fabricated via centrifugal spinning process

    Yao Lu;Ying Li;Shu Zhang;Guanjie Xu

  • α-Fe2O3 nanoparticle-loaded carbon nanofibers as stable and high-capacity anodes for rechargeable lithium-ion batteries.

    Liwen Ji;Ozan Toprakci;Mataz Alcoutlabi;Yingfang Yao

  • Nanoparticle-on-nanofiber hybrid membrane separators for lithium-ion batteries via combining electrospraying and electrospinning techniques

    Meltem Yanilmaz;Yao Lu;Mahmut Dirican;Kun Fu

Frequent Co-Authors

Mahmut Dirican
Mahmut Dirican Intel (United States)
Jiadeng Zhu
Jiadeng Zhu North Carolina State University
Liwen Ji
Liwen Ji General Motors (United States)
Chen Chen
Chen Chen Xi'an Jiaotong University
Zhan Lin
Zhan Lin Guangdong University of Technology
Ying Li
Ying Li Texas A&M University
Chaoyi Yan
Chaoyi Yan North Carolina State University
Kun Fu
Kun Fu University of Delaware
Leigang Xue
Leigang Xue The University of Texas at Austin
Mataz Alcoutlabi
Mataz Alcoutlabi The University of Texas at Austin

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