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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 113 634 604 192 189 764 47120

Xiaogang Li publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Xiaogang Li between 1992 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Xiaogang Li published across 34 years, from 1992 to 2025, averaging 39.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 151 publications in 2024. 255 of the 1,329 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
50 100 150
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1992 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 151. Peak 151 publications in 2024. 1992: 2 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 15 publications 2009: 64 publications 2010: 33 publications 2011: 30 publications 2012: 25 publications 2013: 32 publications 2014: 30 publications 2015: 71 publications 2016: 69 publications 2017: 85 publications 2018: 93 publications 2019: 67 publications 2020: 82 publications 2021: 94 publications 2022: 129 publications 2023: 124 publications 2024: 151 publications 2025: 104 publications
1992 2025

1,329 publications in total across all disciplines

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Xiaogang Li: publications per year, 1992 to 2025
Year Publications
1992 2
1993 0
1994 0
1995 0
1996 2
1997 0
1998 3
1999 0
2000 0
2001 3
2002 3
2003 2
2004 2
2005 5
2006 3
2007 6
2008 15
2009 64
2010 33
2011 30
2012 25
2013 32
2014 30
2015 71
2016 69
2017 85
2018 93
2019 67
2020 82
2021 94
2022 129
2023 124
2024 151
2025 104
Total 1,329
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Xiaogang Li publications per year - data summary

  • Xiaogang Li, a Materials Science scholar from University of Science and Technology Beijing, has 1,329 publications recorded across 34 years, from 1992 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1992 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2024, with 151 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1992, 1996, 2003 and 2004, with 2 publications each.
  • 6 of the 34 years in the span carry no publications at all (1993, 1994, 1995, 1997 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 39.1 papers per year over the whole span, or 47.5 per year counting only the 28 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 602 publications, 45% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1992-2003: 15 publications (1.3 per year); 2004-2015: 316 publications (26.3 per year); 2016-2025: 998 publications (99.8 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Xiaogang Li 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 Xiaogang Li 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, 750–769 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: 764 publications — 96th percentile

96% 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
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 52 764
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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Xiaogang Li publication distribution in Materials Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 12,847 Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 57 ranges running from 50–69 to 1,163+ publications.
  • Xiaogang Li, a Materials Science scholar from University of Science and Technology Beijing, records 764 publications - the 96th percentile of the discipline.
  • 96% of ranked Materials Science scientists score the same or lower than Xiaogang Li, and about 4% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 250–269 publications range, and Xiaogang Li ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 190–209 publications, holding 891 scientists (7% of the field).
  • 70% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 330–349 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 1,163 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Xiaogang Li 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 Xiaogang Li 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, 112–113 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: 113 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% 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 49 113
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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Xiaogang Li D-index placement in Materials Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 12,847 Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 64 ranges running from 40–41 to 165+ D-Index.
  • Xiaogang Li, a Materials Science scholar from University of Science and Technology Beijing, records 113 D-Index - the 95th percentile of the discipline.
  • 95% of ranked Materials Science scientists score the same or lower than Xiaogang Li, and about 5% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 62–63 D-Index range, and Xiaogang Li ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 52–53 D-Index, holding 667 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 68% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 70–71 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 165 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Overview

Xiaogang Li is affiliated with the University of Science and Technology Beijing in China and has a substantial research portfolio primarily in engineering and materials science. Their work covers several subfields including materials chemistry, mechanical engineering, metals and alloys, civil and structural engineering, and electrical and electronic engineering.

The scientific output of Xiaogang Li predominantly revolves around critical topics such as corrosion behavior and inhibition, hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals, concrete corrosion and durability, microstructure and mechanical properties of steels, high-temperature coating behaviors, high entropy alloys studies, and high temperature alloys and creep.

Key recent publications include the following:

  • "Recent advances on environmental corrosion behavior and mechanism of high-entropy alloys," 2020, Journal of Material Science and Technology
  • "About metastable cellular structure in additively manufactured austenitic stainless steels," 2020, Additive Manufacturing
  • "Effect of molybdenum content on the microstructure and corrosion behavior of FeCoCrNiMox high-entropy alloys," 2020, Journal of Material Science and Technology
  • "A strong and ductile medium-entropy alloy resists hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "A hybrid erbium(III)-bacteriochlorin near-infrared probe for multiplexed biomedical imaging," 2021, Nature Materials

Xiaogang Li collaborates frequently with several researchers, with the most frequent co-authors being Xuequn Cheng, Cuiwei Du, Hong Luo, Dawei Zhang, and Hongxu Cheng.

Their research is commonly published in venues focused on materials science and corrosion, with a notable number of publications appearing in the following journals:

  • Corrosion Science
  • Journal of Materials Research and Technology
  • Journal of Material Science and Technology
  • Construction and Building Materials
  • Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance

Best Publications

  • Single-Atom Pt as Co-Catalyst for Enhanced Photocatalytic H2 Evolution.

    Xiaogang Li;Wentuan Bi;Lei Zhang;Shi Tao

  • The cost of corrosion in China

    Baorong Hou;Xiaogang Li;Xiumin Ma;Cuiwei Du

  • Exclusive Ni-N4 Sites Realize Near-Unity CO Selectivity for Electrochemical CO2 Reduction.

    Xiaogang Li;Wentuan Bi;Minglong Chen;Yuexiang Sun

  • Materials science: Share corrosion data.

    Xiaogang Li;Dawei Zhang;Zhiyong Liu;Zhong Li

  • Self-healing mechanisms in smart protective coatings: A review

    Fan Zhang;Pengfei Ju;Mengqiu Pan;Dawei Zhang

  • Dual-action smart coatings with a self-healing superhydrophobic surface and anti-corrosion properties

    Hongchang Qian;Dake Xu;Dake Xu;Cuiwei Du;Dawei Zhang

  • About metastable cellular structure in additively manufactured austenitic stainless steels

    Decheng Kong;Decheng Kong;Chaofang Dong;Shaolou Wei;Xiaoqing Ni

  • Anaerobic microbiologically influenced corrosion mechanisms interpreted using bioenergetics and bioelectrochemistry: A review

    Yingchao Li;Dake Xu;Changfeng Chen;Xiaogang Li

  • The electrochemical behaviour of 2205 duplex stainless steel in alkaline solutions with different pH in the presence of chloride

    H. Luo;C.F. Dong;X.G. Li;K. Xiao

  • Passivity of 316L stainless steel in borate buffer solution studied by Mott-Schottky analysis, atomic absorption spectrometry and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy

    Zhicao Feng;Xuequn Cheng;Chaofang Dong;Lin Xu

  • Mechanical properties and corrosion behavior of selective laser melted 316L stainless steel after different heat treatment processes

    Decheng Kong;Chaofang Dong;Xiaoqing Ni;Liang Zhang

  • Superhydrophobic surfaces for corrosion protection: a review of recent progresses and future directions

    Dawei Zhang;Luntao Wang;Hongchang Qian;Xiaogang Li

  • Effects of hydrogen-charging on the susceptibility of X100 pipeline steel to hydrogen-induced cracking

    C.F. Dong;Z.Y. Liu;X.G. Li;Y.F. Cheng

  • Influence of temperature on the electrochemical and passivation behavior of 2507 super duplex stainless steel in simulated desulfurized flue gas condensates

    Zhongyu Cui;Liwei Wang;Hongtao Ni;Wenkui Hao

  • Bio-functional and anti-corrosive 3D printing 316L stainless steel fabricated by selective laser melting

    Decheng Kong;Xiaoqing Ni;Chaofang Dong;Xiaowei Lei

  • Heat treatment effect on the microstructure and corrosion behavior of 316L stainless steel fabricated by selective laser melting for proton exchange membrane fuel cells

    Decheng Kong;Xiaoqing Ni;Chaofang Dong;Liang Zhang

  • Passivation behavior and surface chemistry of 2507 super duplex stainless steel in artificial seawater: Influence of dissolved oxygen and pH

    Zhongyu Cui;Shuangshuai Chen;Yunpeng Dou;Sike Han

  • Surface Immobilization of Transition Metal Ions on Nitrogen‐Doped Graphene Realizing High‐Efficient and Selective CO2 Reduction

    Wentuan Bi;Xiaogang Li;Rui You;Minglong Chen

  • High power rechargeable magnesium/iodine battery chemistry

    Huajun Tian;Tao Gao;Xiaogang Li;Xiwen Wang

  • Effect of microstructure and inclusions on hydrogen induced cracking susceptibility and hydrogen trapping efficiency of X120 pipeline steel

    F. Huang;F. Huang;J. Liu;Z.J. Deng;J.H. Cheng

Frequent Co-Authors

Chaofang Dong
Chaofang Dong University of Science and Technology Beijing
Cuiwei Du
Cuiwei Du University of Science and Technology Beijing
Xuequn Cheng
Xuequn Cheng University of Science and Technology Beijing
Fuhui Wang
Fuhui Wang Northeastern University
Y.F. Cheng
Y.F. Cheng University of Calgary
Guozhe Meng
Guozhe Meng Sun Yat-sen University
Weishan Li
Weishan Li South China Normal University
Yizhong Huang
Yizhong Huang Nanyang Technological University
Herman Terryn
Herman Terryn Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Li-Zhen Fan
Li-Zhen Fan University of Science and Technology Beijing

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