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Materials Science
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2022

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Electronics and Electrical Engineering 105 141 136 20 20 843 40239
Materials Science 109 729 694 226 223 911 43564

Xiao Wei Sun publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Xiao Wei Sun between 1991 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Xiao Wei Sun published across 35 years, from 1991 to 2025, averaging 36.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 138 publications in 2025. 239 of the 1,285 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
25 50 75 100 125
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1991 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 138. Peak 138 publications in 2025. 1991: 1 publication 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 0 publications 1996: 6 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 7 publications 2002: 8 publications 2003: 20 publications 2004: 23 publications 2005: 32 publications 2006: 41 publications 2007: 45 publications 2008: 66 publications 2009: 52 publications 2010: 51 publications 2011: 60 publications 2012: 48 publications 2013: 49 publications 2014: 60 publications 2015: 47 publications 2016: 52 publications 2017: 49 publications 2018: 44 publications 2019: 52 publications 2020: 53 publications 2021: 45 publications 2022: 64 publications 2023: 56 publications 2024: 101 publications 2025: 138 publications
1991 2025

1,285 publications in total across all disciplines

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Xiao Wei Sun: publications per year, 1991 to 2025
Year Publications
1991 1
1992 0
1993 0
1994 1
1995 0
1996 6
1997 4
1998 3
1999 3
2000 4
2001 7
2002 8
2003 20
2004 23
2005 32
2006 41
2007 45
2008 66
2009 52
2010 51
2011 60
2012 48
2013 49
2014 60
2015 47
2016 52
2017 49
2018 44
2019 52
2020 53
2021 45
2022 64
2023 56
2024 101
2025 138
Total 1,285
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Xiao Wei Sun publications per year - data summary

  • Xiao Wei Sun, a Electronics and Electrical Engineering scholar from Southern University of Science and Technology, has 1,285 publications recorded across 35 years, from 1991 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1991 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2025, with 138 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1991 and 1994, with 1 publication each.
  • 3 of the 35 years in the span carry no publications at all (1992, 1993 and 1995).
  • The rate of publication averages 36.7 papers per year over the whole span, or 40.2 per year counting only the 32 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 404 publications, 31% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1991-2002: 37 publications (3.1 per year); 2003-2014: 547 publications (45.6 per year); 2015-2025: 701 publications (63.7 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

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.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 53 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 34–53 to 1,065+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 445. Most scientists, 445, have 174–193 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,065 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 834–853 publications, is where this scientist sits. 34–53 publications: 24 scientists 54–73 publications: 52 scientists 74–93 publications: 114 scientists 94–113 publications: 203 scientists 114–133 publications: 269 scientists 134–153 publications: 355 scientists 154–173 publications: 403 scientists 174–193 publications: 445 scientists 194–213 publications: 430 scientists 214–233 publications: 431 scientists 234–253 publications: 399 scientists 254–273 publications: 366 scientists 274–293 publications: 335 scientists 294–313 publications: 300 scientists 314–333 publications: 276 scientists 334–353 publications: 250 scientists 354–373 publications: 214 scientists 374–393 publications: 187 scientists 394–413 publications: 152 scientists 414–433 publications: 169 scientists 434–453 publications: 147 scientists 454–473 publications: 111 scientists 474–493 publications: 117 scientists 494–513 publications: 103 scientists 514–533 publications: 99 scientists 534–553 publications: 92 scientists 554–573 publications: 75 scientists 574–593 publications: 58 scientists 594–613 publications: 69 scientists 614–633 publications: 50 scientists 634–653 publications: 62 scientists 654–673 publications: 54 scientists 674–693 publications: 44 scientists 694–713 publications: 37 scientists 714–733 publications: 28 scientists 734–753 publications: 26 scientists 754–773 publications: 26 scientists 774–793 publications: 19 scientists 794–813 publications: 23 scientists 814–833 publications: 20 scientists 834–853 publications: 16 scientists 854–873 publications: 20 scientists 874–893 publications: 11 scientists 894–913 publications: 11 scientists 914–933 publications: 16 scientists 934–953 publications: 13 scientists 954–973 publications: 10 scientists 974–993 publications: 11 scientists 994–1,013 publications: 9 scientists 1,014–1,033 publications: 9 scientists 1,034–1,053 publications: 10 scientists 1,054–1,064 publications: 6 scientists 1,065+ publications: 99 scientists
34–53 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.

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Number of Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,875 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
34–53 24
54–73 52
74–93 114
94–113 203
114–133 269
134–153 355
154–173 403
174–193 445
194–213 430
214–233 431
234–253 399
254–273 366
274–293 335
294–313 300
314–333 276
334–353 250
354–373 214
374–393 187
394–413 152
414–433 169
434–453 147
454–473 111
474–493 117
494–513 103
514–533 99
534–553 92
554–573 75
574–593 58
594–613 69
614–633 50
634–653 62
654–673 54
674–693 44
694–713 37
714–733 28
734–753 26
754–773 26
774–793 19
794–813 23
814–833 20
834–853 16 843
854–873 20
874–893 11
894–913 11
914–933 16
934–953 13
954–973 10
974–993 11
994–1,013 9
1,014–1,033 9
1,034–1,053 10
1,054–1,064 6
1,065+ 99
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Xiao Wei Sun publication distribution in Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 6,875 Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 53 ranges running from 34–53 to 1,065+ publications.
  • Xiao Wei Sun, a Electronics and Electrical Engineering scholar from Southern University of Science and Technology, records 843 publications - the 97th percentile of the discipline.
  • 97% of ranked Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists score the same or lower than Xiao Wei Sun, and about 3% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 254–273 publications range, and Xiao Wei Sun ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 174–193 publications, holding 445 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 60% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 294–313 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 1,065 publications or more, 99 scientists in all (1% of the field).

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.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 82 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 111+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 263. Most scientists, 263, have 32 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 111 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 105 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 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.

View D-Index distribution as a table
Number of Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,875 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 178
31 257
32 263
33 262
34 244
35 236
36 211
37 220
38 214
39 214
40 205
41 187
42 194
43 201
44 155
45 189
46 148
47 160
48 134
49 130
50 141
51 156
52 108
53 130
54 112
55 97
56 111
57 102
58 108
59 120
60 103
61 93
62 92
63 74
64 77
65 73
66 64
67 69
68 60
69 39
70 57
71 59
72 46
73 49
74 38
75 35
76 32
77 35
78 31
79 22
80 34
81 31
82 34
83 23
84 18
85 30
86 19
87 19
88 20
89 8
90 17
91 7
92 14
93 9
94 15
95 10
96 12
97 10
98 10
99 12
100 16
101 5
102 7
103 7
104 8
105 9 105
106 13
107 4
108 5
109 10
110 8
111+ 96
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Xiao Wei Sun D-index placement in Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 6,875 Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 82 ranges running from 30 to 111+ D-Index.
  • Xiao Wei Sun, a Electronics and Electrical Engineering scholar from Southern University of Science and Technology, records 105 D-Index - the 98th percentile of the discipline.
  • 98% of ranked Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists score the same or lower than Xiao Wei Sun, and about 2% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 46 D-Index range, and Xiao Wei Sun ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 32 D-Index, holding 263 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 60% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 50 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 111 D-Index or more, 96 scientists in all (1% of the field).

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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