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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 56 8137 7869 2363 2355 90 15932

Xiaodi Ren publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Xiaodi Ren between 2008 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Xiaodi Ren published across 18 years, from 2008 to 2025, averaging 6.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 18 publications in 2022. 24 of the 121 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2008 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 18. Peak 18 publications in 2022. 2008: 1 publication 2009: 0 publications 2010: 0 publications 2011: 0 publications 2012: 0 publications 2013: 3 publications 2014: 3 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 1 publication 2017: 4 publications 2018: 12 publications 2019: 13 publications 2020: 14 publications 2021: 8 publications 2022: 18 publications 2023: 16 publications 2024: 15 publications 2025: 9 publications
2008 2025

121 publications in total across all disciplines

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Xiaodi Ren: publications per year, 2008 to 2025
Year Publications
2008 1
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 3
2014 3
2015 4
2016 1
2017 4
2018 12
2019 13
2020 14
2021 8
2022 18
2023 16
2024 15
2025 9
Total 121
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Xiaodi Ren 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 Xiaodi Ren 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, 90–109 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: 90 publications — 2nd percentile

2% 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 90
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
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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Xiaodi Ren 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 Xiaodi Ren 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, 56–57 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: 56 D-Index — 37th percentile

37% 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 56
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
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

Xiaodi Ren is affiliated with the University of Science and Technology of China. Their research primarily focuses on engineering, with significant contributions in electrical and electronic engineering, automotive engineering, electronic, optical and magnetic materials, materials chemistry, and renewable energy, sustainability, and the environment.

Their work encompasses several main topics, including advanced battery materials and technologies, advancements in battery materials, advanced battery technologies research, supercapacitor materials and fabrication, polyoxometalates synthesis and applications, and inorganic chemistry and materials.

Ren has published extensively in notable venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Chemical Science
  • Nature Communications

Collaborations have been a key aspect of Ren's scientific activity, often working with frequent co-authors such as Qingshun Nian, Digen Ruan, Shuhong Jiao, Zihong Wang, and Jiajia Fan.

Some of their recent publications include:

  • "Real-time mass spectrometric characterization of the solid-electrolyte interphase of a lithium-ion battery," 2020, Nature Nanotechnology
  • "Role of inner solvation sheath within salt-solvent complexes in tailoring electrode/electrolyte interphases for lithium metal batteries," 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Advanced Liquid Electrolytes for Rechargeable Li Metal Batteries," 2020, Advanced Functional Materials
  • "Effects of fluorinated solvents on electrolyte solvation structures and electrode/electrolyte interphases for lithium metal batteries," 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Advanced Electrolytes for Fast-Charging High-Voltage Lithium-Ion Batteries in Wide-Temperature Range," 2020, Advanced Energy Materials

Best Publications

  • Accurate Determination of Coulombic Efficiency for Lithium Metal Anodes and Lithium Metal Batteries

    Brian D. Adams;Jianming Zheng;Xiaodi Ren;Wu Xu

  • Stable cycling of high-voltage lithium metal batteries in ether electrolytes

    Shuhong Jiao;Shuhong Jiao;Xiaodi Ren;Ruiguo Cao;Ruiguo Cao;Mark H. Engelhard

  • Enabling High-Voltage Lithium-Metal Batteries under Practical Conditions

    Xiaodi Ren;Lianfeng Zou;Xia Cao;Mark H. Engelhard

  • Localized High-Concentration Sulfone Electrolytes for High-Efficiency Lithium-Metal Batteries

    Xiaodi Ren;Shuru Chen;Hongkyung Lee;Donghai Mei

  • Monolithic solid-electrolyte interphases formed in fluorinated orthoformate-based electrolytes minimize Li depletion and pulverization

    Xia Cao;Xiaodi Ren;Lianfeng Zou;Mark H. Engelhard

  • High-Efficiency Lithium Metal Batteries with Fire-Retardant Electrolytes

    Shuru Chen;Jianming Zheng;Lu Yu;Xiaodi Ren

  • High-Concentration Ether Electrolytes for Stable High-Voltage Lithium Metal Batteries

    Xiaodi Ren;Lianfeng Zou;Shuhong Jiao;Shuhong Jiao;Donghai Mei

  • Real-time mass spectrometric characterization of the solid-electrolyte interphase of a lithium-ion battery.

    Yufan Zhou;Yufan Zhou;Mao Su;Mao Su;Xiaofei Yu;Xiaofei Yu;Yanyan Zhang

  • A Low-Overpotential Potassium–Oxygen Battery Based on Potassium Superoxide

    Xiaodi Ren;Yiying Wu

  • Integrating a redox-coupled dye-sensitized photoelectrode into a lithium–oxygen battery for photoassisted charging

    Mingzhe Yu;Xiaodi Ren;Lu Ma;Yiying Wu

  • MoS2 as a long-life host material for potassium ion intercalation

    Xiaodi Ren;Qiang Zhao;William D. McCulloch;Yiying Wu

  • Role of inner solvation sheath within salt–solvent complexes in tailoring electrode/electrolyte interphases for lithium metal batteries

    Xiaodi Ren;Peiyuan Gao;Lianfeng Zou;Shuhong Jiao

  • Advanced Liquid Electrolytes for Rechargeable Li Metal Batteries

    Yulin Jie;Xiaodi Ren;Ruiguo Cao;Wenbin Cai

  • Origin of lithium whisker formation and growth under stress.

    Yang He;Xiaodi Ren;Yaobin Xu;Mark H. Engelhard

  • Effects of fluorinated solvents on electrolyte solvation structures and electrode/electrolyte interphases for lithium metal batteries.

    Xia Cao;Peiyuan Gao;Xiaodi Ren;Lianfeng Zou

  • Potassium-Ion Oxygen Battery Based on a High Capacity Antimony Anode.

    William D. McCulloch;Xiaodi Ren;Mingzhe Yu;Zhongjie Huang

  • Designing electrolyte structure to suppress hydrogen evolution reaction in aqueous batteries

    Qingshun Nian;Qingshun Nian;Xiaoren Zhang;Yazhi Feng;Shuang Liu;Shuang Liu

  • Advanced Electrolytes for Fast-Charging High-Voltage Lithium-Ion Batteries in Wide-Temperature Range

    Xianhui Zhang;Xianhui Zhang;Lianfeng Zou;Yaobin Xu;Xia Cao

  • High‐Performance Silicon Anodes Enabled By Nonflammable Localized High‐Concentration Electrolytes

    Haiping Jia;Lianfeng Zou;Peiyuan Gao;Xia Cao

  • Glassy Li metal anode for high-performance rechargeable Li batteries.

    Xuefeng Wang;Gorakh Pawar;Yejing Li;Xiaodi Ren

  • Dimeric [Mo2 S12 ](2-) Cluster: A Molecular Analogue of MoS2 Edges for Superior Hydrogen-Evolution Electrocatalysis.

    Zhongjie Huang;Wenjia Luo;Lu Ma;Mingzhe Yu

  • Guided Lithium Metal Deposition and Improved Lithium Coulombic Efficiency through Synergistic Effects of LiAsF6 and Cyclic Carbonate Additives

    Xiaodi Ren;Yaohui Zhang;Mark H. Engelhard;Qiuyan Li

Frequent Co-Authors

Ji-Guang Zhang
Ji-Guang Zhang Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Wu Xu
Wu Xu Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Mark H. Engelhard
Mark H. Engelhard Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Jun Liu
Jun Liu Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Chongmin Wang
Chongmin Wang Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Jie Xiao
Jie Xiao Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Yiying Wu
Yiying Wu The Ohio State University
Chaojiang Niu
Chaojiang Niu Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Bruce W. Arey
Bruce W. Arey Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Ruiguo Cao
Ruiguo Cao University of Science and Technology of China

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