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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 61 6788 6560 117 112 285 13270

Xuehua Zhang publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Xuehua Zhang between 1993 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Xuehua Zhang published across 34 years, from 1993 to 2026, averaging 15.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 72 publications in 2025. 78 of the 527 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1993 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 72. Peak 72 publications in 2025. 1993: 1 publication 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 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: 2 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 9 publications 2009: 2 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 17 publications 2014: 22 publications 2015: 29 publications 2016: 21 publications 2017: 20 publications 2018: 37 publications 2019: 28 publications 2020: 31 publications 2021: 36 publications 2022: 50 publications 2023: 47 publications 2024: 59 publications 2025: 72 publications 2026: 6 publications
1993 2026

527 publications in total across all disciplines

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Xuehua Zhang: publications per year, 1993 to 2026
Year Publications
1993 1
1994 0
1995 0
1996 0
1997 0
1998 0
1999 0
2000 0
2001 0
2002 0
2003 1
2004 2
2005 2
2006 6
2007 7
2008 9
2009 2
2010 6
2011 7
2012 9
2013 17
2014 22
2015 29
2016 21
2017 20
2018 37
2019 28
2020 31
2021 36
2022 50
2023 47
2024 59
2025 72
2026 6
Total 527
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Xuehua Zhang publications per year - data summary

  • Xuehua Zhang, a Materials Science scholar from University of Alberta, has 527 publications recorded across 34 years, from 1993 to 2026.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1993 and the most recent to 2026.
  • The most productive year is 2025, with 72 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1993 and 2003, with 1 publication each.
  • 9 of the 34 years in the span carry no publications at all (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 15.5 papers per year over the whole span, or 21.1 per year counting only the 25 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2022-2026) hold 234 publications, 44% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1993-2004: 4 publications (0.3 per year); 2005-2016: 137 publications (11.4 per year); 2017-2026: 386 publications (38.6 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Xuehua 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 Xuehua Zhang 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, 270–289 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: 285 publications — 56th percentile

56% 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
270–289 665 285
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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Xuehua Zhang 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.
  • Xuehua Zhang, a Materials Science scholar from University of Alberta, records 285 publications - the 56th percentile of the discipline.
  • 56% of ranked Materials Science scientists score the same or lower than Xuehua Zhang, and about 44% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 250–269 publications range, and Xuehua Zhang 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).

Xuehua 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 Xuehua Zhang 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, 60–61 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: 61 D-Index — 48th percentile

48% 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 61
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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Xuehua Zhang 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.
  • Xuehua Zhang, a Materials Science scholar from University of Alberta, records 61 D-Index - the 48th percentile of the discipline.
  • 48% of ranked Materials Science scientists score the same or lower than Xuehua Zhang, and about 52% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 62–63 D-Index range, and Xuehua Zhang 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

Xuehua Zhang is affiliated with the University of Alberta in Canada and specializes primarily in the field of Engineering. Their research contributions span several subfields, including Biomedical Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Water Science and Technology, and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment.

The scientist's work covers a range of main research topics, notably:

  • Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation
  • Minerals Flotation and Separation Techniques
  • Electrohydrodynamics and Fluid Dynamics
  • Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity
  • Pickering emulsions and particle stabilization
  • Petroleum Processing and Analysis
  • Nanomaterials and Printing Technologies

Zhang has published frequently in several key academic venues. The most common publication platforms include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Langmuir
  • Advanced Functional Materials

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Zhang include:

  • A Roadmap Review of Thermally Conductive Polymer Composites: Critical Factors, Progress, and Prospects (2023), published in Advanced Functional Materials
  • Physicochemical hydrodynamics of droplets out of equilibrium (2020), published in Nature Reviews Physics
  • Conductive polymer based hydrogels and their application in wearable sensors: a review (2023), published in Materials Horizons
  • Review on formation of cold plasma activated water (PAW) and the applications in food and agriculture (2022), published in Food Research International
  • Ultrahigh Density of Gas Molecules Confined in Surface Nanobubbles in Ambient Water (2020), published in Journal of the American Chemical Society

Collaborations form an important aspect of Zhang's research output. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Ben Bin Xu
  • Detlef Lohse
  • Qiuyun Lu
  • Somasekhara Goud Sontti
  • Jae Bem You

Best Publications

  • Surface nanobubbles and nanodroplets

    Detlef Lohse;Xuehua Zhang

  • Two-dimensional mesoporous carbon nanosheets and their derived graphene nanosheets: synthesis and efficient lithium ion storage.

    Yin Fang;Yingying Lv;Renchao C Che;Haoyu Wu

  • Nanobubbles at the interface between water and a hydrophobic solid

    Xue Hua Zhang;and Anthony Quinn;William A. Ducker

  • Highly Ordered Mesoporous Silica Films with Perpendicular Mesochannels by a Simple Stöber‐Solution Growth Approach

    Zhaogang Teng;Gengfeng Zheng;Yuqian Dou;Wei Li

  • Controllable corrugation of chemically converted graphene sheets in water and potential application for nanofiltration

    Ling Qiu;Xuehua Zhang;Wenrong Yang;Yufei Wang

  • A nanoscale gas state

    Xue H Zhang;Abbas Khan;William A Ducker

  • Electrochemically controlled formation and growth of hydrogen nanobubbles

    Lijuan Zhang;Yi Zhang;Xuehua Zhang;Zhaoxia Li

  • Pinning and gas oversaturation imply stable single surface nanobubbles

    Detlef Lohse;Xuehua Zhang;Xuehua Zhang

  • Stability of interfacial nanobubbles.

    Xuehua Zhang;Derek Y. C. Chan;Dayang Wang;Nobuo Maeda

  • Strain Sensors with Adjustable Sensitivity by Tailoring the Microstructure of Graphene Aerogel/PDMS Nanocomposites

    Shuying Wu;Raj B. Ladani;Jin Zhang;Kamran Ghorbani

  • Conductive polymer based hydrogels and their application in wearable sensors: a review.

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  • Physicochemical hydrodynamics of droplets out of equilibrium

    Detlef Lohse;Xuehua Zhang

  • Highly efficient visible-light driven photocatalytic reduction of CO2 over g-C3N4 nanosheets/tetra(4-carboxyphenyl)porphyrin iron(III) chloride heterogeneous catalysts

    Lin Lin;Lin Lin;Chunchao Hou;Xuehua Zhang;Yanjie Wang;Yanjie Wang

  • Deformable Hollow Periodic Mesoporous Organosilica Nanocapsules for Significantly Improved Cellular Uptake

    Zhaogang Teng;Chunyan Wang;Yuxia Tang;Wei Li

  • Evaporation-triggered microdroplet nucleation and the four life phases of an evaporating Ouzo drop

    Huanshu Tan;C Christian Diddens;Pengyu Lv;Jgm Hans Kuerten

  • Detection of novel gaseous states at the highly oriented pyrolytic graphite-water interface

    Xue Hua Zhang;Xiaodong Zhang;Jielin Sun;Zhixiang Zhang

  • Ultrahigh Density of Gas Molecules Confined in Surface Nanobubbles in Ambient Water

    Limin Zhou;Xingya Wang;Hyun-Joon Shin;Jian Wang

  • Removal of induced nanobubbles from water/graphite interfaces by partial degassing.

    Xuehua Zhang;Gang Li;Nobuo Maeda;Jun Hu

  • Do Stable Nanobubbles Exist in Mixtures of Organic Solvents and Water

    Annette Häbich;William Ducker;Dave E. Dunstan;Xuehua Zhang

  • Formation of surface nanodroplets under controlled flow conditions

    Xuehua Zhang;Xuehua Zhang;Ziyang Lu;Huanshu Tan;Huanshu Tan;Lei Bao

  • Super‐Soft Hydrogel Particles with Tunable Elasticity in a Microfluidic Blood Capillary Model

    Jiwei Cui;Mattias Björnmalm;Kang Liang;Chenglong Xu

  • Organic Sensitizers Based on Hexylthiophene-Functionalized Indolo[3,2-b]carbazole for Efficient Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

    Xue-Hua Zhang;Zhong-Sheng Wang;Yan Cui;Nagatoshi Koumura

Frequent Co-Authors

Detlef Lohse
Detlef Lohse University of Twente
Michel Versluis
Michel Versluis University of Twente
Jan C.T. Eijkel
Jan C.T. Eijkel University of Twente
Dan Li
Dan Li University of Melbourne
William A. Ducker
William A. Ducker Virginia Tech
Jun Hu
Jun Hu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Andrea Prosperetti
Andrea Prosperetti University of Houston
Roberto Verzicco
Roberto Verzicco University of Rome Tor Vergata
Albert van den Berg
Albert van den Berg University of Twente
Greg G. Qiao
Greg G. Qiao University of Melbourne

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