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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 126 400 381 123 122 572 54299

Xiaobo Ji publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Xiaobo Ji between 2003 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Xiaobo Ji published across 24 years, from 2003 to 2026, averaging 32.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 113 publications in 2023. 82 of the 770 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
25 50 75 100
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2003 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 113. Peak 113 publications in 2023. 2003: 2 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 10 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 12 publications 2014: 22 publications 2015: 37 publications 2016: 25 publications 2017: 39 publications 2018: 33 publications 2019: 51 publications 2020: 44 publications 2021: 85 publications 2022: 77 publications 2023: 113 publications 2024: 99 publications 2025: 80 publications 2026: 2 publications
2003 2026

770 publications in total across all disciplines

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Xiaobo Ji: publications per year, 2003 to 2026
Year Publications
2003 2
2004 3
2005 2
2006 10
2007 8
2008 3
2009 5
2010 4
2011 8
2012 6
2013 12
2014 22
2015 37
2016 25
2017 39
2018 33
2019 51
2020 44
2021 85
2022 77
2023 113
2024 99
2025 80
2026 2
Total 770
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Xiaobo Ji 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 Xiaobo Ji sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 57 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 50–69 to 1,163+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 891. Most scientists, 891, have 190–209 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 570–589 publications, is where this scientist sits. 50–69 publications: 28 scientists 70–89 publications: 152 scientists 90–109 publications: 356 scientists 110–129 publications: 487 scientists 130–149 publications: 723 scientists 150–169 publications: 835 scientists 170–189 publications: 850 scientists 190–209 publications: 891 scientists 210–229 publications: 862 scientists 230–249 publications: 766 scientists 250–269 publications: 726 scientists 270–289 publications: 665 scientists 290–309 publications: 593 scientists 310–329 publications: 537 scientists 330–349 publications: 477 scientists 350–369 publications: 440 scientists 370–389 publications: 356 scientists 390–409 publications: 321 scientists 410–429 publications: 256 scientists 430–449 publications: 246 scientists 450–469 publications: 216 scientists 470–489 publications: 212 scientists 490–509 publications: 174 scientists 510–529 publications: 194 scientists 530–549 publications: 162 scientists 550–569 publications: 131 scientists 570–589 publications: 111 scientists 590–609 publications: 103 scientists 610–629 publications: 99 scientists 630–649 publications: 77 scientists 650–669 publications: 92 scientists 670–689 publications: 56 scientists 690–709 publications: 53 scientists 710–729 publications: 53 scientists 730–749 publications: 38 scientists 750–769 publications: 52 scientists 770–789 publications: 43 scientists 790–809 publications: 38 scientists 810–829 publications: 34 scientists 830–849 publications: 25 scientists 850–869 publications: 18 scientists 870–889 publications: 20 scientists 890–909 publications: 24 scientists 910–929 publications: 27 scientists 930–949 publications: 20 scientists 950–969 publications: 17 scientists 970–989 publications: 10 scientists 990–1,009 publications: 16 scientists 1,010–1,029 publications: 13 scientists 1,030–1,049 publications: 12 scientists 1,050–1,069 publications: 9 scientists 1,070–1,089 publications: 8 scientists 1,090–1,109 publications: 7 scientists 1,110–1,129 publications: 9 scientists 1,130–1,149 publications: 2 scientists 1,150–1,162 publications: 5 scientists 1,163+ publications: 100 scientists
50–69 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 572 publications — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Materials Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
50–69 28
70–89 152
90–109 356
110–129 487
130–149 723
150–169 835
170–189 850
190–209 891
210–229 862
230–249 766
250–269 726
270–289 665
290–309 593
310–329 537
330–349 477
350–369 440
370–389 356
390–409 321
410–429 256
430–449 246
450–469 216
470–489 212
490–509 174
510–529 194
530–549 162
550–569 131
570–589 111 572
590–609 103
610–629 99
630–649 77
650–669 92
670–689 56
690–709 53
710–729 53
730–749 38
750–769 52
770–789 43
790–809 38
810–829 34
830–849 25
850–869 18
870–889 20
890–909 24
910–929 27
930–949 20
950–969 17
970–989 10
990–1,009 16
1,010–1,029 13
1,030–1,049 12
1,050–1,069 9
1,070–1,089 8
1,090–1,109 7
1,110–1,129 9
1,130–1,149 2
1,150–1,162 5
1,163+ 100
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Xiaobo Ji 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 Xiaobo Ji sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 165+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 667. Most scientists, 667, have 52–53 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 126–127 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 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
40–41 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 126 D-Index — 97th percentile

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

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

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Number of Materials Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 211
42–43 450
44–45 612
46–47 612
48–49 598
50–51 657
52–53 667
54–55 621
56–57 597
58–59 610
60–61 587
62–63 606
64–65 533
66–67 490
68–69 469
70–71 378
72–73 421
74–75 359
76–77 323
78–79 299
80–81 230
82–83 210
84–85 195
86–87 203
88–89 175
90–91 175
92–93 142
94–95 121
96–97 117
98–99 107
100–101 88
102–103 85
104–105 68
106–107 62
108–109 57
110–111 45
112–113 49
114–115 50
116–117 34
118–119 38
120–121 37
122–123 29
124–125 28
126–127 24 126
128–129 33
130–131 28
132–133 21
134–135 20
136–137 23
138–139 17
140–141 12
142–143 17
144–145 21
146–147 13
148–149 11
150–151 14
152–153 13
154–155 9
156–157 10
158–159 7
160–161 4
162–163 4
164 3
165+ 98
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Overview

Xiaobo Ji is affiliated with Central South University in China and conducts research primarily in the fields of Engineering and Materials Science. Their scholarly contributions span a notable number of publications focusing on electrical, electronic, and mechanical engineering, as well as materials chemistry and automotive engineering.

Their research covers a broad set of topics centered around energy storage and conversion technologies. Key areas include advancements in battery materials, advanced battery technologies research, supercapacitor materials and fabrication, as well as extraction and separation processes and electrocatalysts for energy conversion.

Frequent publication venues for Xiaobo Ji's work include Advanced Functional Materials, Chemical Engineering Journal, Energy Storage Materials, Nano Energy, and Angewandte Chemie International Edition. These journals reflect the focus on materials science and engineering associated with energy applications.

Collaboration is a notable component of their research activity, with frequent coauthors such as Hongshuai Hou, Guoqiang Zou, Wentao Deng, Jiugang Hu, and Haoji Wang contributing to a substantial number of joint publications.

Selected recent papers by Xiaobo Ji illustrate the emphasis on battery technologies and materials science:

  • Interfacial Design of Dendrite-Free Zinc Anodes for Aqueous Zinc-Ion Batteries, 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Advancements and Challenges in Potassium Ion Batteries: A Comprehensive Review, 2020, Advanced Functional Materials
  • Revealing the role of crystal orientation of protective layers for stable zinc anode, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Revealing the closed pore formation of waste wood-derived hard carbon for advanced sodium-ion battery, 2023, Nature Communications
  • Fundamental and solutions of microcrack in Ni-rich layered oxide cathode materials of lithium-ion batteries, 2021, Nano Energy

Best Publications

  • Defect-rich and ultrathin N doped carbon nanosheets as advanced trifunctional metal-free electrocatalysts for the ORR, OER and HER

    Hao Jiang;Hao Jiang;Jinxing Gu;Xusheng Zheng;Min Liu

  • Carbon Quantum Dots and Their Derivative 3D Porous Carbon Frameworks for Sodium-Ion Batteries with Ultralong Cycle Life.

    Hongshuai Hou;Craig E. Banks;Mingjun Jing;Yan Zhang

  • Carbon Anode Materials for Advanced Sodium-Ion Batteries

    Hongshuai Hou;Xiaoqing Qiu;Weifeng Wei;Yun Zhang

  • Interfacial design of dendrite‐free zinc anodes for aqueous zinc‐ion batteries

    Qi Zhang;Jingyi Luan;Yougen Tang;Xiaobo Ji

  • The Three-Dimensional Dendrite-Free Zinc Anode on a Copper Mesh with a Zinc-Oriented Polyacrylamide Electrolyte Additive

    Qi Zhang;Jingyi Luan;Liang Fu;Shengan Wu

  • Advancements and Challenges in Potassium Ion Batteries: A Comprehensive Review

    Ranjusha Rajagopalan;Yougen Tang;Xiaobo Ji;Chuankun Jia

  • Revealing the closed pore formation of waste wood-derived hard carbon for advanced sodium-ion battery

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  • Revealing the role of crystal orientation of protective layers for stable zinc anode.

    Qi Zhang;Jingyi Luan;Xiaobing Huang;Qi Wang

  • NiCo2O4-based materials for electrochemical supercapacitors

    Zhibin Wu;Yirong Zhu;Xiaobo Ji

  • Large-Area Carbon Nanosheets Doped with Phosphorus: A High-Performance Anode Material for Sodium-Ion Batteries.

    Hongshuai Hou;Lidong Shao;Yan Zhang;Guoqiang Zou

  • Fundamental and solutions of microcrack in Ni-rich layered oxide cathode materials of lithium-ion batteries

    Shouyi Yin;Wentao Deng;Jun Chen;Xu Gao

  • Mesoporous NiCo2S4 nanoparticles as high-performance electrode materials for supercapacitors

    Yirong Zhu;Zhibin Wu;Mingjun Jing;Xuming Yang

  • 3D Printed Graphene Based Energy Storage Devices

    Christopher W. Foster;Michael P. Down;Yan Zhang;Xiaobo Ji

  • A carbon quantum dot decorated RuO2 network: outstanding supercapacitances under ultrafast charge and discharge

    Yirong Zhu;Xiaobo Ji;Chenchi Pan;Qingqing Sun

  • Tuning nitrogen species in three-dimensional porous carbon via phosphorus doping for ultra-fast potassium storage

    Hanna He;Hanna He;Dan Huang;Yougen Tang;Qi Wang

  • Tailoring Rod-Like FeSe2 Coated with Nitrogen-Doped Carbon for High-Performance Sodium Storage

    Peng Ge;Hongshuai Hou;Sijie Li;Li Yang

  • H+‐Insertion Boosted α‐MnO2 for an Aqueous Zn‐Ion Battery

    Xu Gao;Hanwen Wu;Wenjie Li;Ye Tian

  • Reversible Adsorption with Oriented Arrangement of Zwitterionic Additive Stabilizes Electrodes for Ultralong-Life Zn-lon Batteries

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  • Electrochemical capacitors utilising transition metal oxides: an update of recent developments

    Wentao Deng;Xiaobo Ji;Qiyuan Chen;Craig E. Banks

  • Porous NiCo2O4 spheres tuned through carbon quantum dots utilised as advanced materials for an asymmetric supercapacitor

    Yirong Zhu;Zhibin Wu;Mingjun Jing;Hongshuai Hou

  • First exploration of Na-ion migration pathways in the NASICON structure Na3V2(PO4)3

    Weixin Song;Xiaobo Ji;Zhengping Wu;Yirong Zhu

Frequent Co-Authors

Hongshuai Hou
Hongshuai Hou Central South University
Guoqiang Zou
Guoqiang Zou Central South University
Craig E. Banks
Craig E. Banks Manchester Metropolitan University
Mingjun Jing
Mingjun Jing Xiangtan University
Zhaodong Huang
Zhaodong Huang City University of Hong Kong
Xiaoqing Qiu
Xiaoqing Qiu Central South University
Richard G. Compton
Richard G. Compton University of Oxford
Wei Sun
Wei Sun Central South University
Haiyan Wang
Haiyan Wang Central South University
Yong Liu
Yong Liu Central South University

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