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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 52 13491 12143 2099 2082 154 9827

Xiaozhang Zhu publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Xiaozhang Zhu between 1995 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Xiaozhang Zhu published across 31 years, from 1995 to 2025, averaging 6.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 22 publications in 2019. 23 of the 188 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1995 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 22. Peak 22 publications in 2019. 1995: 1 publication 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 0 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 1 publication 2007: 0 publications 2008: 0 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 2 publications 2012: 2 publications 2013: 1 publication 2014: 10 publications 2015: 12 publications 2016: 11 publications 2017: 18 publications 2018: 15 publications 2019: 22 publications 2020: 11 publications 2021: 20 publications 2022: 8 publications 2023: 20 publications 2024: 14 publications 2025: 9 publications
1995 2025

188 publications in total across all disciplines

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Xiaozhang Zhu: publications per year, 1995 to 2025
Year Publications
1995 1
1996 0
1997 0
1998 0
1999 0
2000 0
2001 0
2002 0
2003 1
2004 0
2005 3
2006 1
2007 0
2008 0
2009 3
2010 4
2011 2
2012 2
2013 1
2014 10
2015 12
2016 11
2017 18
2018 15
2019 22
2020 11
2021 20
2022 8
2023 20
2024 14
2025 9
Total 188
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Xiaozhang Zhu publications per year - data summary

  • Xiaozhang Zhu, a Chemistry scholar from Chinese Academy of Sciences, has 188 publications recorded across 31 years, from 1995 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1995 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2019, with 22 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1995, 2003, 2006 and 2013, with 1 publication each.
  • 10 of the 31 years in the span carry no publications at all (1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 6.1 papers per year over the whole span, or 9.0 per year counting only the 21 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 71 publications, 38% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1995-2005: 5 publications (0.5 per year); 2006-2016: 46 publications (4.2 per year); 2017-2025: 137 publications (15.2 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Xiaozhang Zhu publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Xiaozhang Zhu sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000 1,250
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 61–80 to 1,295+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,350. Most scientists, 1,350, have 161–180 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 141–160 publications, is where this scientist sits. 61–80 publications: 66 scientists 81–100 publications: 302 scientists 101–120 publications: 623 scientists 121–140 publications: 918 scientists 141–160 publications: 1,218 scientists 161–180 publications: 1,350 scientists 181–200 publications: 1,344 scientists 201–220 publications: 1,281 scientists 221–240 publications: 1,216 scientists 241–260 publications: 1,100 scientists 261–280 publications: 979 scientists 281–300 publications: 939 scientists 301–320 publications: 764 scientists 321–340 publications: 643 scientists 341–360 publications: 628 scientists 361–380 publications: 522 scientists 381–400 publications: 459 scientists 401–420 publications: 397 scientists 421–440 publications: 327 scientists 441–460 publications: 270 scientists 461–480 publications: 265 scientists 481–500 publications: 252 scientists 501–520 publications: 201 scientists 521–540 publications: 185 scientists 541–560 publications: 148 scientists 561–580 publications: 148 scientists 581–600 publications: 132 scientists 601–620 publications: 114 scientists 621–640 publications: 104 scientists 641–660 publications: 91 scientists 661–680 publications: 92 scientists 681–700 publications: 73 scientists 701–720 publications: 57 scientists 721–740 publications: 54 scientists 741–760 publications: 67 scientists 761–780 publications: 45 scientists 781–800 publications: 46 scientists 801–820 publications: 39 scientists 821–840 publications: 32 scientists 841–860 publications: 36 scientists 861–880 publications: 29 scientists 881–900 publications: 26 scientists 901–920 publications: 24 scientists 921–940 publications: 14 scientists 941–960 publications: 23 scientists 961–980 publications: 28 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 15 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 29 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 12 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 19 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 12 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 6 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 8 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 12 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 5 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 6 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 14 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 7 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 2 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 6 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 4 scientists 1,281–1,294 publications: 6 scientists 1,295+ publications: 100 scientists
61–80 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 154 publications — 15th percentile

15% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
61–80 66
81–100 302
101–120 623
121–140 918
141–160 1,218 154
161–180 1,350
181–200 1,344
201–220 1,281
221–240 1,216
241–260 1,100
261–280 979
281–300 939
301–320 764
321–340 643
341–360 628
361–380 522
381–400 459
401–420 397
421–440 327
441–460 270
461–480 265
481–500 252
501–520 201
521–540 185
541–560 148
561–580 148
581–600 132
601–620 114
621–640 104
641–660 91
661–680 92
681–700 73
701–720 57
721–740 54
741–760 67
761–780 45
781–800 46
801–820 39
821–840 32
841–860 36
861–880 29
881–900 26
901–920 24
921–940 14
941–960 23
961–980 28
981–1,000 15
1,001–1,020 29
1,021–1,040 12
1,041–1,060 19
1,061–1,080 12
1,081–1,100 6
1,101–1,120 8
1,121–1,140 12
1,141–1,160 5
1,161–1,180 6
1,181–1,200 14
1,201–1,220 7
1,221–1,240 2
1,241–1,260 6
1,261–1,280 4
1,281–1,294 6
1,295+ 100
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Xiaozhang Zhu publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 17,934 Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 63 ranges running from 61–80 to 1,295+ publications.
  • Xiaozhang Zhu, a Chemistry scholar from Chinese Academy of Sciences, records 154 publications - the 15th percentile of the discipline.
  • 15% of ranked Chemistry scientists score the same or lower than Xiaozhang Zhu, and about 85% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 241–260 publications range, and Xiaozhang Zhu ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 161–180 publications, holding 1,350 scientists (8% of the field).
  • 77% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 361–380 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 1,295 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Xiaozhang Zhu D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Xiaozhang Zhu sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 159+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,051. Most scientists, 1,051, have 56–57 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 52–53 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 52 D-Index — 26th percentile

26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 289
42–43 612
44–45 808
46–47 776
48–49 835
50–51 861
52–53 872 52
54–55 933
56–57 1,051
58–59 930
60–61 882
62–63 834
64–65 731
66–67 775
68–69 683
70–71 646
72–73 561
74–75 501
76–77 437
78–79 388
80–81 354
82–83 292
84–85 275
86–87 254
88–89 235
90–91 185
92–93 192
94–95 155
96–97 163
98–99 125
100–101 105
102–103 105
104–105 112
106–107 88
108–109 68
110–111 69
112–113 65
114–115 79
116–117 61
118–119 44
120–121 37
122–123 40
124–125 33
126–127 26
128–129 34
130–131 35
132–133 25
134–135 27
136–137 17
138–139 16
140–141 20
142–143 20
144–145 15
146–147 9
148–149 9
150–151 16
152–153 11
154–155 9
156–157 3
158 3
159+ 98
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Xiaozhang Zhu D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 17,934 Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 61 ranges running from 40–41 to 159+ D-Index.
  • Xiaozhang Zhu, a Chemistry scholar from Chinese Academy of Sciences, records 52 D-Index - the 26th percentile of the discipline.
  • 26% of ranked Chemistry scientists score the same or lower than Xiaozhang Zhu, and about 74% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 62–63 D-Index range, and Xiaozhang Zhu ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 56–57 D-Index, holding 1,051 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 70% 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 159 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Overview

Xiaozhang Zhu is affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China and has a research focus that spans several fields of science and engineering. Their primary fields of study include Engineering and Materials Science, with particular expertise in subfields such as Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Polymers and Plastics, Materials Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, and Biomedical Engineering.

Their research predominantly covers topics related to Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics, Conducting Polymers and Applications, Perovskite Materials and Applications, Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures, Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Research, Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials, and Nanowire Synthesis and Applications.

Xiaozhang Zhu has contributed to the scientific community through publications in a variety of journals, frequently publishing in venues such as Advanced Materials, Organic Materials, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Angewandte Chemie, and the Journal of Materials Chemistry C.

Their recent notable papers include:

  • Non-fullerene acceptor with asymmetric structure and phenyl-substituted alkyl side chain for 20.2% efficiency organic solar cells, 2024, Nature Energy
  • Organic Solar Cells with 18% Efficiency Enabled by an Alloy Acceptor: A Two-in-One Strategy, 2021, Advanced Materials
  • n-Type Molecular Photovoltaic Materials: Design Strategies and Device Applications, 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • 19.7% efficiency binary organic solar cells achieved by selective core fluorination of nonfullerene electron acceptors, 2024, Joule
  • Organic Solar Cells with Over 19% Efficiency Enabled by a 2D-Conjugated Non-Fullerene Acceptor Featuring Favorable Electronic and Aggregation Structures, 2023, Advanced Materials

Frequent collaborators in their work include Wuyue Liu, Feng Liu, Shengjie Xu, Dafei Yuan, and Kerui Liu. Their collaboration has resulted in a significant number of joint publications, reflecting ongoing partnerships in their research endeavors.

Best Publications

  • High-efficiency small-molecule ternary solar cells with a hierarchical morphology enabled by synergizing fullerene and non-fullerene acceptors

    Zichun Zhou;Shengjie Xu;Jingnan Song;Yingzhi Jin

  • Organic Solar Cells with 18% Efficiency Enabled by an Alloy Acceptor: A Two-in-One Strategy

    Feng Liu;Feng Liu;Liang Zhou;Wenrui Liu;Zichun Zhou

  • Subtle Molecular Tailoring Induces Significant Morphology Optimization Enabling over 16% Efficiency Organic Solar Cells with Efficient Charge Generation.

    Zichun Zhou;Wenrui Liu;Guanqing Zhou;Ming Zhang

  • A Thieno[3,4-b]thiophene-Based Non-fullerene Electron Acceptor for High-Performance Bulk-Heterojunction Organic Solar Cells

    Feng Liu;Zichun Zhou;Cheng Zhang;Thomas Vergote

  • Efficient Semitransparent Solar Cells with High NIR Responsiveness Enabled by a Small-Bandgap Electron Acceptor.

    Feng Liu;Zichun Zhou;Cheng Zhang;Jianyun Zhang

  • A highly efficient approach to [4]pseudocatenanes by threefold metathesis reactions of a triptycene-based tris[2]pseudorotaxane.

    Xiao-Zhang Zhu;Chuan-Feng Chen

  • n-Type Molecular Photovoltaic Materials: Design Strategies and Device Applications.

    Qihui Yue;Wuyue Liu;Xiaozhang Zhu

  • Electron transfer through rigid organic molecular wires enhanced by electronic and electron–vibration coupling

    Junpei Sukegawa;Christina Schubert;Xiaozhang Zhu;Hayato Tsuji;Hayato Tsuji

  • A Twisted Thieno[3,4-b]thiophene-Based Electron Acceptor Featuring a 14-π-Electron Indenoindene Core for High-Performance Organic Photovoltaics

    Sheng jie Xu;Zichun Zhou;Wuyue Liu;Zhongbo Zhang

  • 2,2'-Diamino-6,6'-diboryl-1,1'-binaphthyl: A Versatile Building Block for Temperature-Dependent Dual Fluorescence and Switchable Circularly Polarized Luminescence.

    Zuo-Bang Sun;Jun-Kai Liu;Da-Fei Yuan;Zheng-Hua Zhao

  • Organic Solar Cells with Over 19% Efficiency Enabled by a 2D‐Conjugated Non‐Fullerene Acceptor Featuring Favorable Electronic and Aggregation Structures

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  • Design of Near-Infrared Nonfullerene Acceptor with Ultralow Nonradiative Voltage Loss for High-Performance Semitransparent Ternary Organic Solar Cells.

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  • Design of a New Fused-Ring Electron Acceptor with Excellent Compatibility to Wide-Bandgap Polymer Donors for High-Performance Organic Photovoltaics.

    Wenrui Liu;Jianyun Zhang;Zichun Zhou;Dongyang Zhang

  • Thieno[3,4-b]thiophene-Based Novel Small-Molecule Optoelectronic Materials

    Cheng Zhang;Xiaozhang Zhu

  • Two-dimensional π-expanded quinoidal terthiophenes terminated with dicyanomethylenes as n-type semiconductors for high-performance organic thin-film transistors.

    Cheng Zhang;Yaping Zang;Eliot Gann;Eliot Gann;Christopher Robert McNeill

  • Suppressing electron-phonon coupling in organic photovoltaics for high-efficiency power conversion

    Unknown

  • Air- and heat-stable planar tri-p-quinodimethane with distinct biradical characteristics.

    Xiaozhang Zhu;Hayato Tsuji;Koji Nakabayashi;Shin-ichi Ohkoshi

  • Rational Attachment of Synthetic Triptycene Orthoquinone onto Carbon Nanotubes for Electrocatalysis and Sensitive Detection of Thiols

    Kuanping Gong;Xiaozhang Zhu;Rui Zhao;Shaoxiang Xiong

  • Efficient and air-stable n-type doping in organic semiconductors.

    Unknown

  • Carbon-bridged oligo(p-phenylenevinylene)s for photostable and broadly tunable, solution-processable thin film organic lasers.

    Marta Morales-Vidal;Pedro G. Boj;José M. Villalvilla;José A. Quintana

  • Modular synthesis of 1H-indenes, dihydro-s-indacene, and diindenoindacene--a carbon-bridged p-phenylenevinylene congener.

    Xiaozhang Zhu;Chikahiko Mitsui;Hayato Tsuji;Eiichi Nakamura

  • 13.7% Efficiency Small‐Molecule Solar Cells Enabled by a Combination of Material and Morphology Optimization

    Qihui Yue;Hao Wu;Zichun Zhou;Ming Zhang

  • Pursuing High-Mobility n-Type Organic Semiconductors by Combination of “Molecule-Framework” and “Side-Chain” Engineering

    Cheng Zhang;Yaping Zang;Fengjiao Zhang;Ying Diao

  • Tetrahydro[5]helicene-based imide dyes with intense fluorescence in both solution and solid state

    Meng Li;Yingli Niu;Xiaozhang Zhu;Qian Peng

Frequent Co-Authors

Feng Liu
Feng Liu Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Eiichi Nakamura
Eiichi Nakamura University of Tokyo
Daoben Zhu
Daoben Zhu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Chuan-Feng Chen
Chuan-Feng Chen Chinese Academy of Sciences
Chong-an Di
Chong-an Di Chinese Academy of Sciences
Christopher R. McNeill
Christopher R. McNeill Monash University
Changduk Yang
Changduk Yang Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology
Hao Wu
Hao Wu Harvard University
Yuanping Yi
Yuanping Yi Chinese Academy of Sciences
Juan Casado
Juan Casado University of Malaga

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