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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 44 11931 11534 2770 2572 126 10238

Xinqi Chen publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Xinqi Chen between 1996 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Xinqi Chen published across 31 years, from 1996 to 2026, averaging 5.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 19 publications in 2025. 24 of the 179 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1996 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 19. Peak 19 publications in 2025. 1996: 1 publication 1997: 0 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 3 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 4 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 12 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 1 publication 2011: 6 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 2 publications 2014: 1 publication 2015: 9 publications 2016: 4 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 11 publications 2019: 7 publications 2020: 7 publications 2021: 11 publications 2022: 18 publications 2023: 6 publications 2024: 14 publications 2025: 19 publications 2026: 5 publications
1996 2026

179 publications in total across all disciplines

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Xinqi Chen: publications per year, 1996 to 2026
Year Publications
1996 1
1997 0
1998 1
1999 3
2000 0
2001 1
2002 4
2003 4
2004 3
2005 4
2006 12
2007 5
2008 3
2009 3
2010 1
2011 6
2012 7
2013 2
2014 1
2015 9
2016 4
2017 7
2018 11
2019 7
2020 7
2021 11
2022 18
2023 6
2024 14
2025 19
2026 5
Total 179
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Xinqi Chen publications per year - data summary

  • Xinqi Chen, a Materials Science scholar from Northwestern University, has 179 publications recorded across 31 years, from 1996 to 2026.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1996 and the most recent to 2026.
  • The most productive year is 2025, with 19 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1996, 1998, 2001, 2010 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 2 of the 31 years in the span carry no publications at all (1997 and 2000).
  • The rate of publication averages 5.8 papers per year over the whole span, or 6.2 per year counting only the 29 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2022-2026) hold 62 publications, 35% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1996-2006: 33 publications (3.0 per year); 2007-2017: 48 publications (4.4 per year); 2018-2026: 98 publications (10.9 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Xinqi Chen 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 Xinqi Chen 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, 110–129 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: 126 publications — 7th percentile

7% 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
110–129 487 126
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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Xinqi Chen 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.
  • Xinqi Chen, a Materials Science scholar from Northwestern University, records 126 publications - the 7th percentile of the discipline.
  • 7% of ranked Materials Science scientists score the same or lower than Xinqi Chen, and about 93% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 250–269 publications range, and Xinqi Chen ranks below 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).

Xinqi Chen 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 Xinqi Chen 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, 44–45 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: 44 D-Index — 7th percentile

7% 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 44
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
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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Xinqi Chen 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.
  • Xinqi Chen, a Materials Science scholar from Northwestern University, records 44 D-Index - the 7th percentile of the discipline.
  • 7% of ranked Materials Science scientists score the same or lower than Xinqi Chen, and about 93% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 62–63 D-Index range, and Xinqi Chen ranks below 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

Xinqi Chen is affiliated with Northwestern University in the United States. Their research spans the fields of Engineering and Materials Science, with a focus on several subfields including Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Biomedical Engineering, and Molecular Biology.

The primary research topics Chen addresses cover a range of advanced material technologies and energy-related applications. These topics include:

  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Advanced battery technologies research
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
  • Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and Devices
  • Perovskite Materials and Applications
  • Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties

Chen has published extensively in notable scientific journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Advanced Materials
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Materials Letters
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Science Advances

Their recent papers demonstrate involvement in diverse material systems and energy applications. These publications include:

  • "Polycrystalline SnSe with a thermoelectric figure of merit greater than the single crystal," 2021, Nature Materials
  • "High-Performance MoC Electrocatalyst for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction Enabled by Surface Sulfur Substitution," 2021, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • "Cation Deficiency Tuning of LaCoO3 Perovskite as Bifunctional Oxygen Electrocatalyst," 2020, ChemCatChem
  • "Laser writing of nitrogen-doped silicon carbide for biological modulation," 2020, Science Advances
  • "High-Porosity Lamellar Films Prepared by a Multistage Assembly Strategy for Efficient Photothermal Water Evaporation and Power Generation," 2022, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Throughout their research career, Chen has collaborated frequently with other scientists. Regular coauthors include:

  • Vinayak P. Dravid
  • Tianwei He
  • Qingju Liu
  • Byungseok Seo
  • Wonjoon Choi

Best Publications

  • Functionalized graphene sheets for polymer nanocomposites

    T. Ramanathan;A. A. Abdala;A. A. Abdala;S. Stankovich;D. A. Dikin

  • Stable aqueous dispersions of graphitic nanoplatelets via the reduction of exfoliated graphite oxide in the presence of poly(sodium 4-styrenesulfonate)

    Sasha Stankovich;Richard D. Piner;Xinqi Chen;Nianqiang Wu

  • Aligning single-wall carbon nanotubes with an alternating-current electric field

    X. Q. Chen;X. Q. Chen;T. Saito;H. Yamada;K. Matsushige

  • Polycrystalline SnSe with a thermoelectric figure of merit greater than the single crystal.

    Chongjian Zhou;Yong Kyu Lee;Yuan Yu;Sejin Byun

  • Mechanical and structural characterization of electrospun PAN-derived carbon nanofibers

    E. Zussman;X. Chen;W. Ding;L. Calabri

  • Structural and Electrochemical Study of Al2O3 and TiO2 Coated Li1.2Ni0.13Mn0.54Co0.13O2 Cathode Material Using ALD

    Xiaofeng Zhang;Ilias Belharouak;Li Li;Yu Lei

  • Surface and Interface Engineering of Silicon-Based Anode Materials for Lithium-Ion Batteries

    Wei Luo;Xinqi Chen;Xinqi Chen;Yuan Xia;Miao Chen

  • Mechanics of a Carbon Nanocoil

    Xinqi Chen;Sulin Zhang;Dmitriy A. Dikin;Weiqiang Ding

  • Direct Observation of Polymer Sheathing in Carbon Nanotube-Polycarbonate Composites

    W. Ding;A. Eitan;F. T. Fisher;X. Chen

  • A highly selective and sensitive fluorescence probe for the hypochlorite anion.

    Xinqi Chen;Xiaochun Wang;Shujuan Wang;Wen Shi

  • Iron imidazolate framework as precursor for electrocatalysts in polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells

    Dan Zhao;Jiang Lan Shui;Chen Chen;Xinqi Chen

  • Superior Plasmonic Photodetectors Based on Au@MoS2 Core-Shell Heterostructures.

    Yuan Li;Jennifer G. DiStefano;Akshay A. Murthy;Jeffrey D. Cain

  • Adsorption and Desorption of Stearic Acid Self-Assembled Monolayers on Aluminum Oxide

    Min Soo Lim;Ke Feng;Xinqi Chen;Nianqiang Wu

  • Mechanics of hydrogenated amorphous carbon deposits from electron-beam-induced deposition of a paraffin precursor

    W. Ding;D. A. Dikin;X. Chen;R. D. Piner

  • Co3O4 nanocubes homogeneously assembled on few-layer graphene for high energy density lithium-ion batteries

    Junming Xu;Jinsong Wu;Langli Luo;Xinqi Chen

  • Modulus, Fracture Strength, and Brittle vs. Plastic Response of the Outer Shell of Arc-grown Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes

    W. Ding;L. Calabri;K. M. Kohlhaas;X. Chen

  • Janus nanoarchitectures: From structural design to catalytic applications

    Ziyang Wu;Ziyang Wu;Li Li;Ting Liao;Xinqi Chen;Xinqi Chen

  • Au@MoS2 Core–Shell Heterostructures with Strong Light–Matter Interactions

    Yuan Li;Jeffrey D. Cain;Eve D. Hanson;Akshay A. Murthy

  • Photoexpulsion of surface-grafted ruthenium complexes and subsequent release of cytotoxic cargos to cancer cells from mesoporous silica nanoparticles.

    Marco Frasconi;Zhichang Liu;Juying Lei;Yilei Wu

  • Growth of carbon nanowalls at atmospheric pressure for one-step gas sensor fabrication

    Kehan Yu;Zheng Bo;Ganhua Lu;Shun Mao

  • Resonance vibration of amorphous SiO2 nanowires driven by mechanical or electrical field excitation

    D. A. Dikin;X. Chen;W. Ding;G. Wagner

  • Superior Oxygen Reduction Reaction on Phosphorus‐Doped Carbon Dot/Graphene Aerogel for All‐Solid‐State Flexible Al–Air Batteries

    Mengran Wang;Yuan Li;Yuan Li;Jing Fang;Cesar J. Villa

  • Mechanics of crystalline boron nanowires

    Weiqiang Ding;Lorenzo Calabri;Xinqi Chen;Kevin M. Kohlhaas

  • Vapor deposition polymerization of aniline on 3D hierarchical porous carbon with enhanced cycling stability as supercapacitor electrode

    Yufeng Zhao;Yufeng Zhao;Zhi Zhang;Yuqin Ren;Wei Ran

  • Characterization of rhodamine B hydroxylamide as a highly selective and sensitive fluorescence probe for copper(II).

    Xinqi Chen;Jia Jia;Huimin Ma;Shujuan Wang

  • Morphological Engineering of Winged Au@MoS2 Heterostructures for Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution

    Yuan Li;Marek B. Majewski;Saiful M. Islam;Shiqiang Hao

  • A selective fluorescence-on reaction of spiro form fluorescein hydrazide with Cu(II).

    Xinqi Chen;Huimin Ma

  • Nanostructured binary copper chalcogenides: synthesis strategies and common applications.

    Xinqi Chen;Xinqi Chen;Jianping Yang;Tian Wu;Li Li

Frequent Co-Authors

Rodney S. Ruoff
Rodney S. Ruoff Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology
Dmitriy A. Dikin
Dmitriy A. Dikin Temple University
Richard D. Piner
Richard D. Piner The University of Texas at Austin
Gregory J. Wagner
Gregory J. Wagner Northwestern University
Kazumi Matsushige
Kazumi Matsushige Kyoto University
Nianqiang Wu
Nianqiang Wu University of Massachusetts Amherst
Jinsong Wu
Jinsong Wu Wuhan University of Technology
Vinayak P. Dravid
Vinayak P. Dravid Northwestern University
SonBinh T. Nguyen
SonBinh T. Nguyen Northwestern University
Hongmei Luo
Hongmei Luo New Mexico State University

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