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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 102 965 919 305 302 211 37128
Chemistry 102 1168 1033 205 197 215 37507

Xusheng Zheng publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Xusheng Zheng between 2003 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Xusheng Zheng published across 23 years, from 2003 to 2025, averaging 12.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 44 publications in 2019. 62 of the 297 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2003 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 44. Peak 44 publications in 2019. 2003: 1 publication 2004: 1 publication 2005: 1 publication 2006: 0 publications 2007: 1 publication 2008: 1 publication 2009: 0 publications 2010: 0 publications 2011: 0 publications 2012: 0 publications 2013: 2 publications 2014: 2 publications 2015: 2 publications 2016: 4 publications 2017: 25 publications 2018: 38 publications 2019: 44 publications 2020: 28 publications 2021: 29 publications 2022: 28 publications 2023: 28 publications 2024: 30 publications 2025: 32 publications
2003 2025

297 publications in total across all disciplines

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Xusheng Zheng: publications per year, 2003 to 2025
Year Publications
2003 1
2004 1
2005 1
2006 0
2007 1
2008 1
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 2
2014 2
2015 2
2016 4
2017 25
2018 38
2019 44
2020 28
2021 29
2022 28
2023 28
2024 30
2025 32
Total 297
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Xusheng Zheng 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 Xusheng Zheng 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, 210–229 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: 211 publications — 34th percentile

34% 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
210–229 862 211
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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Xusheng Zheng 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 Xusheng Zheng 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, 102–103 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: 102 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% 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
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 85 102
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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Overview

Xusheng Zheng is affiliated with the University of Science and Technology of China in China. Their research focuses predominantly on energy, materials science, and engineering, with substantial contributions to the subfields of renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, materials chemistry, electrical and electronic engineering, catalysis, and organic chemistry.

The scientist's work mainly revolves around topics such as electrocatalysts for energy conversion, advanced photocatalysis techniques, catalytic processes in materials science, advanced battery technologies research, CO2 reduction techniques and catalysts, fuel cells and related materials, and nanomaterials for catalytic reactions.

Among their recent papers are:

  • Engineering unsymmetrically coordinated Cu-S1N3 single atom sites with enhanced oxygen reduction activity (2020, Nature Communications)
  • Protecting Copper Oxidation State via Intermediate Confinement for Selective CO2 Electroreduction to C2+ Fuels (2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society)
  • Non-Bonding Interaction of Neighboring Fe and Ni Single-Atom Pairs on MOF-Derived N-Doped Carbon for Enhanced CO2 Electroreduction (2021, Journal of the American Chemical Society)
  • Single-Atom Electrocatalysts from Multivariate Metal-Organic Frameworks for Highly Selective Reduction of CO2 at Low Pressures (2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition)
  • Synergy between Palladium Single Atoms and Nanoparticles via Hydrogen Spillover for Enhancing CO2 Photoreduction to CH4 (2022, Advanced Materials)

Frequent co-authors include:

  • Junfa Zhu
  • Gongming Wang
  • Yuen Wu
  • Yida Zhang
  • Zhentao Ma

Xusheng Zheng has published extensively in the following venues:

  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition (18 publications)
  • Angewandte Chemie (18 publications)
  • Nature Communications (15 publications)
  • Advanced Materials (14 publications)
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society (12 publications)

The breadth of their work spans significant areas of energy research, with a specialized focus on electrocatalysts and CO2 reduction, often integrating advanced materials chemistry and catalytic processes. Their research contributions have appeared in leading journals related to chemistry, materials science, and energy technology.

Best Publications

  • Defect-rich and ultrathin N doped carbon nanosheets as advanced trifunctional metal-free electrocatalysts for the ORR, OER and HER

    Hao Jiang;Hao Jiang;Jinxing Gu;Xusheng Zheng;Min Liu

  • Engineering the electronic structure of single atom Ru sites via compressive strain boosts acidic water oxidation electrocatalysis

    Yancai Yao;Sulei Hu;Wenxing Chen;Zheng-Qing Huang

  • Tailoring the d-Band Centers Enables Co4N Nanosheets To Be Highly Active for Hydrogen Evolution Catalysis

    Zhiyan Chen;Zhiyan Chen;Yao Song;Yao Song;Jinyan Cai;Xusheng Zheng

  • Defect Effects on TiO2 Nanosheets: Stabilizing Single Atomic Site Au and Promoting Catalytic Properties.

    Jiawei Wan;Wenxing Chen;Chuanyi Jia;Lirong Zheng

  • Engineering unsymmetrically coordinated Cu-S 1 N 3 single atom sites with enhanced oxygen reduction activity

    Huishan Shang;Xiangyi Zhou;Juncai Dong;Ang Li

  • Synergetic interaction between neighbouring platinum monomers in CO 2 hydrogenation.

    Hongliang Li;Liangbing Wang;Yizhou Dai;Zhengtian Pu

  • Suppressing Manganese Dissolution in Potassium Manganate with Rich Oxygen Defects Engaged High-Energy-Density and Durable Aqueous Zinc-Ion Battery

    Guozhao Fang;Chuyu Zhu;Minghui Chen;Jiang Zhou

  • Bismuth Single Atoms Resulting from Transformation of Metal-Organic Frameworks and Their Use as Electrocatalysts for CO 2 Reduction

    Erhuan Zhang;Tao Wang;Ke Yu;Jia Liu

  • Fe Isolated Single Atoms on S, N Codoped Carbon by Copolymer Pyrolysis Strategy for Highly Efficient Oxygen Reduction Reaction

    Qiheng Li;Wenxing Chen;Hai Xiao;Yue Gong

  • Highly Active and Stable Metal Single-Atom Catalysts Achieved by Strong Electronic Metal-Support Interactions.

    Junjie Li;Qiaoqiao Guan;Hong Wu;Wei Liu

  • Uncoordinated Amine Groups of Metal–Organic Frameworks to Anchor Single Ru Sites as Chemoselective Catalysts toward the Hydrogenation of Quinoline

    Xin Wang;Wenxing Chen;Lei Zhang;Tao Yao

  • Protecting Copper Oxidation State via Intermediate Confinement for Selective CO2 Electroreduction to C2+ Fuels.

    Peng-Peng Yang;Xiao-Long Zhang;Fei-Yue Gao;Ya-Rong Zheng

  • Non-Bonding Interaction of Neighboring Fe and Ni Single-Atom Pairs on MOF-Derived N-Doped Carbon for Enhanced CO2 Electroreduction.

    Long Jiao;Juntong Zhu;Yan Zhang;Weijie Yang

  • Single Tungsten Atoms Supported on MOF-Derived N-Doped Carbon for Robust Electrochemical Hydrogen Evolution

    Wenxing Chen;Wenxing Chen;Jiajing Pei;Chun-Ting He;Jiawei Wan

  • Scaled-Up Synthesis of Amorphous NiFeMo Oxides and Their Rapid Surface Reconstruction for Superior Oxygen Evolution Catalysis.

    Yu Duan;Zi-You Yu;Shao-Jin Hu;Xu-Sheng Zheng

  • Isolation of Cu Atoms in Pd Lattice: Forming Highly Selective Sites for Photocatalytic Conversion of CO2 to CH4

    Ran Long;Yu Li;Yan Liu;Shuangming Chen

  • Rational Design of Single Molybdenum Atoms Anchored on N-Doped Carbon for Effective Hydrogen Evolution Reaction

    Wenxing Chen;Jiajing Pei;Chun-Ting He;Jiawei Wan

  • Precisely Tuning the Number of Fe Atoms in Clusters on N-Doped Carbon toward Acidic Oxygen Reduction Reaction

    Wei Ye;Wei Ye;Shuangming Chen;Yue Lin;Li Yang

  • A general synthesis approach for amorphous noble metal nanosheets.

    Geng Wu;Xusheng Zheng;Peixin Cui;Hongyu Jiang

  • Synergy between Palladium Single Atoms and Nanoparticles via Hydrogen Spillover for Enhancing CO2 Photoreduction to CH4

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  • Single‐Site Active Cobalt‐Based Photocatalyst with a Long Carrier Lifetime for Spontaneous Overall Water Splitting

    Wei Liu;Linlin Cao;Weiren Cheng;Yuanjie Cao

  • Heterogeneous Single-Atom Catalyst for Visible-Light-Driven High-Turnover CO2 Reduction: The Role of Electron Transfer.

    Chao Gao;Shuangming Chen;Ying Wang;Jiawen Wang

Frequent Co-Authors

Junfa Zhu
Junfa Zhu University of Science and Technology of China
Li Song
Li Song University of Science and Technology of China
Wenxing Chen
Wenxing Chen Beijing Institute of Technology
Yue Lin
Yue Lin University of Science and Technology of China
Yadong Li
Yadong Li Tsinghua University
Shu-Hong Yu
Shu-Hong Yu University of Science and Technology of China
Min-Rui Gao
Min-Rui Gao University of Science and Technology of China
Wensheng Yan
Wensheng Yan University of Science and Technology of China
Shuangming Chen
Shuangming Chen University of Science and Technology of China
Shiqiang Wei
Shiqiang Wei University of Science and Technology of China

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