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D-Index
94
Citations
43970
World Ranking
1359
National Ranking
12

Xixiang 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 Xixiang Zhang sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 514 publications — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Xixiang 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 Xixiang Zhang sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 94 D-Index — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Xixiang Zhang is affiliated with the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Saudi Arabia. Their research focuses primarily on materials science, engineering, and physics and astronomy, with significant contributions traversing related subfields.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Materials Science
  • Engineering
  • Physics and Astronomy

Within these disciplines, their work spans specialized subfields such as:

  • Materials Chemistry
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Biomedical Engineering

Xixiang Zhang's research addresses various advanced topics covering:

  • Magnetic properties of thin films
  • 2D Materials and Applications
  • Advanced Memory and Neural Computing
  • Multiferroics and related materials
  • Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials
  • MXene and MAX Phase Materials
  • Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials

The scientist has published extensively across several notable venues, including:

  • Advanced Materials
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Nature Communications
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Advanced Functional Materials

Recent publications by Xixiang Zhang include:

  • "Emerging new phase boundary in potassium sodium-niobate based ceramics," 2020, Chemical Society Reviews
  • "The development of integrated circuits based on two-dimensional materials," 2021, Nature Electronics
  • "Electric-field-driven non-volatile multi-state switching of individual skyrmions in a multiferroic heterostructure," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "Antimicrobial Mechanisms and Effectiveness of Graphene and Graphene-Functionalized Biomaterials. A Scope Review," 2020, Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
  • "Hybrid 2D-CMOS microchips for memristive applications," 2023, Nature

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Chenhui Zhang
  • Chen Liu
  • Yinchang Ma
  • Aitian Chen
  • Junwei Zhang

Best Publications

  • Locally Resonant Sonic Materials

    Zhengyou Liu;Xixiang Zhang;Yiwei Mao;Yongyuan Zhu

  • Influence of negative lattice expansion and metamagnetic transition on magnetic entropy change in the compound LaFe11.4Si1.6

    Feng-xia Hu;Bao-gen Shen;Ji-rong Sun;Zhao-hua Cheng

  • Exploring atomic defects in molybdenum disulphide monolayers

    Jinhua Hong;Zhixin Hu;Matt Probert;Kun Li

  • Superconductivity in 4 angstrom single-walled carbon nanotubes.

    Zikang Tang;Lixia Zhang;Ning Wang;Xixiang Zhang

  • Dopamine as a robust anchor to immobilize functional molecules on the iron oxide shell of magnetic nanoparticles

    Chenjie Xu;Keming Xu;Hongwei Gu;Rongkun Zheng

  • Highly Stable Aqueous Zinc-Ion Storage Using a Layered Calcium Vanadium Oxide Bronze Cathode.

    Chuan Xia;Jing Guo;Peng Li;Xixiang Zhang

  • High‐Surface‐Area Silica Nanospheres (KCC‐1) with a Fibrous Morphology

    Vivek Polshettiwar;Dongkyu Cha;Xixiang Zhang;Jean Marie Basset

  • Facile one-pot synthesis of bifunctional heterodimers of nanoparticles: a conjugate of quantum dot and magnetic nanoparticles.

    Hongwei Gu;Rongkun Zheng;XiXiang Zhang;Bing Xu

  • Intercorrelated In-Plane and Out-of-Plane Ferroelectricity in Ultrathin Two-Dimensional Layered Semiconductor In2Se3.

    Chaojie Cui;Wei-Jin Hu;Wei-Jin Hu;Xingxu Yan;Christopher Addiego

  • Superior Piezoelectric Properties in Potassium-Sodium Niobate Lead-Free Ceramics.

    Kai Xu;Jun Li;Xiang Lv;Jiagang Wu

  • Doping Monolayer Graphene with Single Atom Substitutions

    Hongtao Wang;Qingxiao Wang;Yingchun Cheng;Kun Li

  • Nitrilotriacetic acid-modified magnetic nanoparticles as a general agent to bind histidine-tagged proteins.

    Chenjie Xu;Keming Xu;Hongwei Gu;Xiaofen Zhong

  • Processible Nanostructured Materials with Electrical Conductivity and Magnetic Susceptibility: Preparation and Properties of Maghemite/Polyaniline Nanocomposite Films

    Ben Zhong Tang;Yanhou Geng;Jacky Wing Yip Lam;Bensheng Li

  • Large Dielectric Constant Enhancement in MXene Percolative Polymer Composites.

    Shao Bo Tu;Qiu Jiang;Xixiang Zhang;Husam N. Alshareef

  • FePt@CoS2 yolk-shell nanocrystals as a potent agent to kill HeLa cells

    Jinhao Gao;Gaolin Liang;Bei Zhang;Yi Kuang

  • Solvothermal Synthesis of a Stable Coordination Polymer with Copper-I−Copper-II Dimer Units: [Cu4{1,4-C6H4(COO)2}3(4,4‘-bipy)2]n

    Samuel M.F. Lo;Stephen S.Y. Chui;Lai Yung Shek;Zhenyang Lin

  • Evidence for topological type-II Weyl semimetal WTe2.

    Peng Li;Yan Wen;Xin He;Qiang Zhang

  • Multifunctional yolk-shell nanoparticles: a potential MRI contrast and anticancer agent.

    Jinhao Gao;Gaolin Liang;Jerry S. Cheung;Yue Pan

  • Locally resonant sonic materials

    Ping Sheng;Xixiang Zhang;Zhengyou Liu;Che Ting Chan

  • Oriented collagen fibers direct tumor cell intravasation

    Weijing Han;Shaohua Chen;Wei Yuan;Qihui Fan

Frequent Co-Authors

Qiang Zhang
Qiang Zhang Tsinghua University
Qiang Zhang
Qiang Zhang Peking University
Weili Zhang
Weili Zhang Oklahoma State University
Guangheng Wu
Guangheng Wu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Husam N. Alshareef
Husam N. Alshareef King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Jiaguang Han
Jiaguang Han Tianjin University
Ping Sheng
Ping Sheng Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Bing Xu
Bing Xu Brandeis University
Rongkun Zheng
Rongkun Zheng University of Sydney
Qingxiao Wang
Qingxiao Wang King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

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