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Materials Science

D-Index
87
Citations
25598
World Ranking
1976
National Ranking
60

Chemistry

D-Index
87
Citations
26857
World Ranking
2417
National Ranking
24

Xiao Hu 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 Xiao Hu sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 556 publications — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Xiao Hu 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 Xiao Hu sits on this spectrum.

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 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 87 D-Index — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Xiao Hu is a researcher affiliated with Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. Their work spans multiple fields including Physics and Astronomy as well as Engineering, with a notable focus on subfields such as Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Condensed Matter Physics, and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials.

The primary research interests of Xiao Hu center around several main topics:

  • Topological Materials and Phenomena
  • Photonic Crystals and Applications
  • Photonic and Optical Devices
  • Graphene Research and Applications
  • Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications
  • Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research
  • Advanced Condensed Matter Physics

Xiao Hu has contributed to numerous peer-reviewed publications, with frequent appearances in venues such as arXiv (Cornell University), Optics Express, and the Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics. Other publication venues include Scientific Reports and Nature Communications.

Some recent papers authored by or involving Xiao Hu include:

  • Unique Huygens-Fresnel electromagnetic transportation of chiral Dirac wavelet in topological photonic crystal, 2023, Nature Communications
  • Topological converter for high-efficiency coupling between Si wire waveguide and topological waveguide, 2020, Optics Express
  • Topological ring-cavity laser formed by honeycomb photonic crystals, 2021, Physical Review B
  • Reconfigurable topological waveguide based on honeycomb lattice of dielectric cuboids, 2020, Nanophotonics
  • Highly efficient vertical coupling to a topological waveguide with defect structure, 2021, Optics Express

Their frequent collaborators include:

  • Tomohiro Amemiya
  • Hibiki Kagami
  • Nobuhiko Nishiyama
  • Sho Okada
  • Toshikaze Kariyado

Best Publications

  • Scheme for Achieving a Topological Photonic Crystal by Using Dielectric Material.

    Long-Hua Wu;Long-Hua Wu;Xiao Hu;Xiao Hu

  • Tensile properties of short-glass-fiber- and short-carbon-fiber-reinforced polypropylene composites

    S.-Y Fu;B Lauke;E Mäder;C.-Y Yue

  • Topological Node-Line Semimetal and Dirac Semimetal State in Antiperovskite Cu 3 PdN

    Rui Yu;Hongming Weng;Zhong Fang;Xi Dai

  • Quantum anomalous Hall effect and related topological electronic states

    Hongming Weng;Rui Yu;Xiao Hu;Xi Dai

  • Visualization of a Unidirectional Electromagnetic Waveguide Using Topological Photonic Crystals Made of Dielectric Materials.

    Yuting Yang;Yun Fei Xu;Tao Xu;Hai-Xiao Wang

  • High-yield synthesis and optical properties of g-C3N4

    Yanwen Yuan;Lulu Zhang;Jun Xing;M. Iqbal Bakti Utama

  • Thermal conductivity of polystyrene–aluminum nitride composite

    Suzhu Yu;Peter Hing;Xiao Hu

  • Specific properties and fracture toughness of syntactic foam: Effect of foam microstructures

    Erwin M. Wouterson;Freddy Y.C. Boey;Xiao Hu;Shing Chung Josh Wong

  • Synthesis of robust and high-performance aquaporin-based biomimetic membranes by interfacial polymerization-membrane preparation and RO performance characterization

    Yang Zhao;Changquan Qiu;Xuesong Li;Ardcharaporn Vararattanavech

  • Gel Network Structure of Methylcellulose in Water

    Li L;Thangamathesvaran Pm;Yue Cy;Tam Kc

  • Temperature-responsive hydrogel with ultra-large solar modulation and high luminous transmission for “smart window” applications

    Yang Zhou;Yufeng Cai;Xiao Hu;Yi Long

  • MoS2/TiO2 Edge-On Heterostructure for Efficient Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution

    Haiyong He;Junhao Lin;Junhao Lin;Wei Fu;Xingli Wang

  • Thermally Induced Association and Dissociation of Methylcellulose in Aqueous Solutions

    L. Li;H. Shan;C. Y. Yue;Y. C. Lam

  • A high-performance topological bulk laser based on band-inversion-induced reflection.

    Zeng-Kai Shao;Hua-Zhou Chen;Suo Wang;Xin-Rui Mao

  • Elasticity and piezoelectricity of zinc oxide crystals, single layers, and possible single-walled nanotubes

    Z. C. Tu;X. Hu

  • VO2/hydrogel hybrid nanothermochromic material with ultra-high solar modulation and luminous transmission

    Yang Zhou;Yufeng Cai;Xiao Hu;Yi Long

  • Microwave-assisted non-aqueous route to deposit well-dispersed ZnO nanocrystals on reduced graphene oxide sheets with improved photoactivity for the decolorization of dyes under visible light

    Yu Liu;Yong Hu;Mojiao Zhou;Haisheng Qian

  • Elucidation of stoichiometric efficiency, radical generation and transformation pathway during catalytic oxidation of sulfamethoxazole via peroxymonosulfate activation.

    Yueping Bao;Wen-Da Oh;Teik-Thye Lim;Rong Wang

  • Phthalonitrile-Based Carbon Foam with High Specific Mechanical Strength and Superior Electromagnetic Interference Shielding Performance.

    Liying Zhang;Ming Liu;Sunanda Roy;Eng Kee Chu

  • Dielectric properties of polystyrene–aluminum-nitride composites

    Suzhu Yu;Peter Hing;Xiao Hu

  • TiO2 hollow spheres with large amount of exposed (001) facets for fast reversible lithium storage

    Shujiang Ding;Jun Song Chen;Zhiyu Wang;Yan Ling Cheah

Frequent Co-Authors

Chee Yoon Yue
Chee Yoon Yue City University of Hong Kong
Kam Chiu Tam
Kam Chiu Tam University of Waterloo
Rong Wang
Rong Wang Nanyang Technological University
Wenxiu Que
Wenxiu Que Xi'an Jiaotong University
Yee Cheong Lam
Yee Cheong Lam Nanyang Technological University
Teik-Thye Lim
Teik-Thye Lim Nanyang Technological University
Anthony G. Fane
Anthony G. Fane University of New South Wales
William B. Krantz
William B. Krantz University of Colorado Boulder
Robert J. Young
Robert J. Young University of Manchester
Shao-Yun Fu
Shao-Yun Fu Chongqing University

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