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73
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15327
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3924
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1254

Xitian Zhang 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 Xitian Zhang sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 232 publications — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Xitian Zhang 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 Xitian Zhang sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 73 D-Index — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Xitian Zhang is affiliated with Harbin Normal University in China and has contributed extensively to the fields of engineering and materials science. With a focus on electrical and electronic engineering, Zhang's work spans several subfields including electronic, optical and magnetic materials, materials chemistry, renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, and automotive engineering.

Their research primarily addresses topics related to advancements in battery materials and technologies, electromagnetic wave absorption materials, MXene and MAX phase materials, and electrocatalysts for energy conversion.

Frequent coauthors in Zhang's publications include Lili Wu, Yujin Chen, Xinzhi Ma, Qi Jin, and Chunling Zhu.

Notable recent papers include:

  • Lightweight, Fire-Retardant, and Anti-Compressed Honeycombed-Like Carbon Aerogels for Thermal Management and High-Efficiency Electromagnetic Absorbing Properties (2021, Small)
  • Metal Ions Confined in Periodic Pores of MOFs to Embed Single-Metal Atoms within Hierarchically Porous Carbon Nanoflowers for High-Performance Electromagnetic Wave Absorption (2022, Advanced Functional Materials)
  • NiO/Ni Heterojunction on N-Doped Hollow Carbon Sphere with Balanced Dielectric Loss for Efficient Microwave Absorption (2023, Small)
  • A safe etching route to synthesize highly crystalline Nb2CTx MXene for high performance asymmetric supercapacitor applications (2020, Electrochimica Acta)
  • Grafting thin N-doped carbon nanotubes on hollow N-doped carbon nanoplates encapsulated with ultrasmall cobalt particles for microwave absorption (2022, Chemical Engineering Journal)

Zhang's frequent publication venues include Carbon, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, Electrochimica Acta, Dalton Transactions, and Chemical Engineering Journal, reflecting consistent contributions across these journals.

Best Publications

  • Coupling Hollow Fe3O4–Fe Nanoparticles with Graphene Sheets for High-Performance Electromagnetic Wave Absorbing Material

    Bin Qu;Bin Qu;Bin Qu;Chunling Zhu;Chunyan Li;Xitian Zhang

  • Hollow N-Doped Carbon Polyhedron Containing CoNi Alloy Nanoparticles Embedded within Few-Layer N-Doped Graphene as High-Performance Electromagnetic Wave Absorbing Material.

    Xiao Zhang;Feng Yan;Shen Zhang;Haoran Yuan

  • Fe-Ni-Mo Nitride Porous Nanotubes for Full Water Splitting and Zn-Air Batteries

    Chunling Zhu;Zhuoxun Yin;Weihong Lai;Yue Sun

  • Two-dimensional titanium carbide electrode with large mass loading for supercapacitor

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  • N-doped reduced graphene oxide aerogels containing pod-like N-doped carbon nanotubes and FeNi nanoparticles for electromagnetic wave absorption

    Jia Xu;Xiao Zhang;Haoran Yuan;Shen Zhang

  • Three-Dimensional Hierarchical MoS2 Nanosheets/Ultralong N-Doped Carbon Nanotubes as High-Performance Electromagnetic Wave Absorbing Material

    Lianlian Liu;Shen Zhang;Feng Yan;Chunyan Li

  • Lightweight, Fire-Retardant, and Anti-Compressed Honeycombed-Like Carbon Aerogels for Thermal Management and High-Efficiency Electromagnetic Absorbing Properties.

    Jia Xu;Xiao Zhang;Zhibo Zhao;Hui Hu

  • New Ti 3 C 2 aerogel as promising negative electrode materials for asymmetric supercapacitors

    Lu Li;Lu Li;Mingyi Zhang;Xitian Zhang;Zhiguo Zhang

  • Two-dimensional net-like SnO2/ZnO heteronanostructures for high-performance H2S gas sensor

    Diyu Fu;Diyu Fu;Chunling Zhu;Xitian Zhang;Chunyan Li

  • Ultrathin MoSe2 Nanosheets Decorated on Carbon Fiber Cloth as Binder-Free and High-Performance Electrocatalyst for Hydrogen Evolution

    Bin Qu;Xianbo Yu;Yujin Chen;Chunling Zhu

  • Hollow CoP nanopaticle/N-doped graphene hybrids as highly active and stable bifunctional catalysts for full water splitting

    Xianbo Yu;Xianbo Yu;Shen Zhang;Chunyan Li;Chunling Zhu

  • A safe etching route to synthesize highly crystalline Nb2CTx MXene for high performance asymmetric supercapacitor applications

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  • Bimetallic Ni–Mo nitride nanotubes as highly active and stable bifunctional electrocatalysts for full water splitting

    Zhuoxun Yin;Zhuoxun Yin;Yue Sun;Chunling Zhu;Chunyan Li

  • An ultra-small NiFe2O4 hollow particle/graphene hybrid: fabrication and electromagnetic wave absorption property

    Feng Yan;Feng Yan;Dong Guo;Shen Zhang;Chunyan Li

  • Flexible Ti3C2Tx/PEDOT:PSS films with outstanding volumetric capacitance for asymmetric supercapacitors.

    Lu Li;Na Zhang;Mingyi Zhang;Xitian Zhang

  • Hierarchical nanosheet-based CoMoO4–NiMoO4 nanotubes for applications in asymmetric supercapacitors and the oxygen evolution reaction

    Zhuoxun Yin;Yujin Chen;Yang Zhao;Chunyan Li

  • Hierarchical nickel-cobalt phosphide yolk-shell spheres as highly active and stable bifunctional electrocatalysts for overall water splitting.

    Zhuoxun Yin;Zhuoxun Yin;Chunling Zhu;Chunyan Li;Shen Zhang

  • Structure and photoluminescence of ZnSe nanoribbons grown by metal organic chemical vapor deposition

    X. T. Zhang;K. M. Ip;Z. Liu;Y. P. Leung

  • Electrolyte Structure of Lithium Polysulfides with Anti-Reductive Solvent Shells for Practical Lithium–Sulfur Batteries

    Xue-Qiang Zhang;Qi Jin;Yi-Ling Nan;Li-Peng Hou

  • Self-supported NiMo-based nanowire arrays as bifunctional electrocatalysts for full water splitting

    Yue Wang;Yue Wang;Yue Sun;Feng Yan;Chunling Zhu

  • Uniformly Dispersed ZnFe 2 O 4 Nanoparticles on Nitrogen-Modified Graphene for High-Performance Supercapacitor as Electrode

    Lei Li;Huiting Bi;Shili Gai;Fei He

  • Nickel Nanoparticle Encapsulated in Few-Layer Nitrogen-Doped Graphene Supported by Nitrogen-Doped Graphite Sheets as a High-Performance Electromagnetic Wave Absorbing Material.

    Haoran Yuan;Feng Yan;Chunyan Li;Chunling Zhu

  • Growth and luminescence of zinc-blende-structured ZnSe nanowires by metal-organic chemical vapor deposition

    X. T. Zhang;Z. Liu;Y. P. Leung;Quan Li

Frequent Co-Authors

Yujin Chen
Yujin Chen Harbin Engineering University
Chunling Zhu
Chunling Zhu Harbin Engineering University
Feng Yan
Feng Yan Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Quan Li
Quan Li Chinese Academy of Sciences
Peng Gao
Peng Gao Harbin Engineering University
Xiao Li Zhang
Xiao Li Zhang Xiamen University
Wenwu Cao
Wenwu Cao Pennsylvania State University
Bo Wei
Bo Wei Harbin Institute of Technology
Liancheng Zhao
Liancheng Zhao Harbin Institute of Technology
Bin Wang
Bin Wang University of Hawaii at Manoa

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