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2022

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Electronics and Electrical Engineering

D-Index
105
Citations
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World Ranking
141
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20

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Xiao Wei Sun publication distribution in Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Xiao Wei Sun sits on this spectrum.

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34 publications 1,065+

This scientist: 843 publications — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,065 publications or more.

Xiao Wei Sun D-index placement in Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Xiao Wei Sun sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index: 178 scientists 31 D-Index: 257 scientists 32 D-Index: 263 scientists 33 D-Index: 262 scientists 34 D-Index: 244 scientists 35 D-Index: 236 scientists 36 D-Index: 211 scientists 37 D-Index: 220 scientists 38 D-Index: 214 scientists 39 D-Index: 214 scientists 40 D-Index: 205 scientists 41 D-Index: 187 scientists 42 D-Index: 194 scientists 43 D-Index: 201 scientists 44 D-Index: 155 scientists 45 D-Index: 189 scientists 46 D-Index: 148 scientists 47 D-Index: 160 scientists 48 D-Index: 134 scientists 49 D-Index: 130 scientists 50 D-Index: 141 scientists 51 D-Index: 156 scientists 52 D-Index: 108 scientists 53 D-Index: 130 scientists 54 D-Index: 112 scientists 55 D-Index: 97 scientists 56 D-Index: 111 scientists 57 D-Index: 102 scientists 58 D-Index: 108 scientists 59 D-Index: 120 scientists 60 D-Index: 103 scientists 61 D-Index: 93 scientists 62 D-Index: 92 scientists 63 D-Index: 74 scientists 64 D-Index: 77 scientists 65 D-Index: 73 scientists 66 D-Index: 64 scientists 67 D-Index: 69 scientists 68 D-Index: 60 scientists 69 D-Index: 39 scientists 70 D-Index: 57 scientists 71 D-Index: 59 scientists 72 D-Index: 46 scientists 73 D-Index: 49 scientists 74 D-Index: 38 scientists 75 D-Index: 35 scientists 76 D-Index: 32 scientists 77 D-Index: 35 scientists 78 D-Index: 31 scientists 79 D-Index: 22 scientists 80 D-Index: 34 scientists 81 D-Index: 31 scientists 82 D-Index: 34 scientists 83 D-Index: 23 scientists 84 D-Index: 18 scientists 85 D-Index: 30 scientists 86 D-Index: 19 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 20 scientists 89 D-Index: 8 scientists 90 D-Index: 17 scientists 91 D-Index: 7 scientists 92 D-Index: 14 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 15 scientists 95 D-Index: 10 scientists 96 D-Index: 12 scientists 97 D-Index: 10 scientists 98 D-Index: 10 scientists 99 D-Index: 12 scientists 100 D-Index: 16 scientists 101 D-Index: 5 scientists 102 D-Index: 7 scientists 103 D-Index: 7 scientists 104 D-Index: 8 scientists 105 D-Index: 9 scientists 106 D-Index: 13 scientists 107 D-Index: 4 scientists 108 D-Index: 5 scientists 109 D-Index: 10 scientists 110 D-Index: 8 scientists 111+ D-Index: 96 scientists
30 D-Index 111+

This scientist: 105 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 111 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2022 - Research.com Materials Science in China Leader Award
  • 2017 - OSA Fellows Xiao Wei  Sun Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), China “for important contributions to the photonic materials and devices for display and lighting applications.” (Engineering and Science Research)
  • 2011 - Society for Information Display Fellow
  • 2011 - SPIE Fellow

Overview

Xiao Wei Sun is affiliated with the Southern University of Science and Technology in China. Their research is primarily concentrated in the fields of Engineering and Materials Science, with significant contributions to various subfields including Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, Biomedical Engineering, and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials.

The scientist's work covers a range of main topics such as Quantum Dots Synthesis and Properties, Perovskite Materials and Applications, Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films, Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Research, Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices, ZnO doping and properties, and Conducting polymers and applications.

Frequent coauthors in their research include Kai Wang, Pai Liu, Jingrui Ma, Zi-Jiang Liu, and Xiangwei Qu, indicating collaborative work in these areas.

Their publication record features papers in many well-known venues. Some of the most frequent publication venues are:

  • SID Symposium Digest of Technical Papers
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Advanced Optical Materials
  • Applied Physics Letters
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Among their notable papers are:

  • "Efficient degradation of methyl orange in water via both radical and non-radical pathways using Fe-Co bimetal-doped MCM-41 as peroxymonosulfate activator," published in 2020 in Chemical Engineering Journal
  • "Development of InP Quantum Dot-Based Light-Emitting Diodes," published in 2020 in ACS Energy Letters
  • "Irreversible accumulated SERS behavior of the molecule-linked silver and silver-doped titanium dioxide hybrid system," published in 2020 in Nature Communications
  • "InP/ZnS/ZnS Core/Shell Blue Quantum Dots for Efficient Light-Emitting Diodes," published in 2020 in Advanced Functional Materials
  • "Highly Efficient Lead-Free (Bi,Ce)-Codoped Cs2Ag0.4Na0.6InCl6 Double Perovskites for White Light-Emitting Diodes," published in 2020 in Chemistry of Materials

Xiao Wei Sun has been recognized by several professional societies. The scientist was named an OSA Fellow in 2017 for important contributions to photonic materials and devices for display and lighting applications. Additionally, they were honored as a SPIE Fellow in 2011 and as a Society for Information Display Fellow in the same year.

Best Publications

  • Blueshift of optical band gap in ZnO thin films grown by metal-organic chemical-vapor deposition

    Swee Tiam Tan;B. J. Chen;Xiaowei Sun;Weijun Fan

  • Hydrothermally grown oriented ZnO nanorod arrays for gas sensing applications

    J X Wang;X W Sun;Y Yang;H Huang

  • An inverted organic solar cell employing a sol-gel derived ZnO electron selective layer and thermal evaporated MoO3 hole selective layer

    A. K. K. Kyaw;X. W. Sun;C. Y. Jiang;G. Q. Lo

  • Zinc oxide nanocomb biosensor for glucose detection

    J. X. Wang;Xiaowei Sun;A. Wei;Y. Lei

  • Improved dye-sensitized solar cells with a ZnO-nanoflower photoanode

    C. Y. Jiang;X. W. Sun;G. Q. Lo;D. L. Kwong

  • OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF EPITAXIALLY GROWN ZINC OXIDE FILMS ON SAPPHIRE BY PULSED LASER DEPOSITION

    Xiaowei Sun;Hoi Sing Kwok

  • Enzymatic glucose biosensor based on ZnO nanorod array grown by hydrothermal decomposition

    A. Wei;X. W. Sun;J. X. Wang;Y. Lei

  • All‐Inorganic Perovskite Nanocrystals for High‐Efficiency Light Emitting Diodes: Dual‐Phase CsPbBr3‐CsPb2Br5 Composites

    Xiaoli Zhang;Xiaoli Zhang;Xiaoli Zhang;Bing Xu;Bing Xu;Jinbao Zhang;Yuan Gao

  • Field emission from zinc oxide nanopins

    C. X. Xu;X. W. Sun

  • A bi-functional device for self-powered electrochromic window and self-rechargeable transparent battery applications

    Jinmin Wang;Lei Zhang;Le Yu;Zhihui Jiao

  • A ZnO Nanorod Inorganic/Organic Heterostructure Light-Emitting Diode Emitting at 342 nm

    X. W. Sun;J. Z. Huang;J. X. Wang;Z. Xu

  • High-Efficiency Light-Emitting Diodes of Organometal Halide Perovskite Amorphous Nanoparticles

    Jun Xing;Fei Yan;Yawen Zhao;Shi Chen

  • Field emission from gallium-doped zinc oxide nanofiber array

    C. X. Xu;X. W. Sun;B. J. Chen

  • Full Visible Range Covering InP/ZnS Nanocrystals with High Photometric Performance and Their Application to White Quantum Dot Light-Emitting Diodes

    Xuyong Yang;Dewei Zhao;Kheng Swee Leck;Swee Tiam Tan

  • Heterojunction-Depleted Lead-Free Perovskite Solar Cells with Coarse-Grained B-γ-CsSnI3 Thin Films

    Ning Wang;Yuanyuan Zhou;Ming Gang Ju;Hector F. Garces

  • Zinc oxide nanodisk

    Chunxiang Xu;Xiaowei Sun;Zhili Dong;M. B. Yu

  • Photoluminescent properties of copper-doped zinc oxide nanowires

    C X Xu;X W Sun;X H Zhang;L Ke

  • Si nanopillar array optimization on Si thin films for solar energy harvesting

    Junshuai Li;HongYu Yu;She Mein Wong;Gang Zhang

  • Room Temperature Excitonic Whispering Gallery Mode Lasing from High‐Quality Hexagonal ZnO Microdisks

    Rui Chen;Bo Ling;Xiao Wei Sun;Xiao Wei Sun;Han Dong Sun

  • Efficient Red/Green/Blue Tandem Quantum-Dot Light-Emitting Diodes with External Quantum Efficiency Exceeding 21.

    Heng Zhang;Shuming Chen;Xiao Wei Sun

  • Stable field emission from hydrothermally grown ZnO nanotubes

    A. Wei;Xiaowei Sun;Chunxiang Xu;Zhili Dong

Frequent Co-Authors

Hilmi Volkan Demir
Hilmi Volkan Demir Bilkent University
Swee Tiam Tan
Swee Tiam Tan Xiamen University Malaysia
Dewei Zhao
Dewei Zhao Sichuan University
Aung Ko Ko Kyaw
Aung Ko Ko Kyaw Southern University of Science and Technology
Shuming Chen
Shuming Chen Southern University of Science and Technology
Beng Kang Tay
Beng Kang Tay Nanyang Technological University
Zhili Dong
Zhili Dong Nanyang Technological University
Rui Chen
Rui Chen Southern University of Science and Technology
Hoi Sing Kwok
Hoi Sing Kwok Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Handong Sun
Handong Sun Nanyang Technological University

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