2026 Yanfeng Zhang: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Materials Science	86	2062	1989	654	650	328	27211

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D-Index

World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Materials Science

2062

1989

654

650

328

27211

Overview

Yanfeng Zhang is affiliated with Peking University in China and specializes in Materials Science and Engineering, with a significant focus on Materials Chemistry and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Their research also covers Biomedical Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics.

The primary research topics covered by Zhang include:

2D Materials and Applications
Graphene Research and Applications
MXene and MAX Phase Materials
Perovskite Materials and Applications
Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
Quantum Dots Synthesis and Properties
Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films

Zhang has published extensively in several prominent scientific journals. Frequent publication venues include:

ACS Nano
Small
Advanced Functional Materials
Advanced Materials
Nano Research

Some recent notable papers authored or co-authored by Zhang are:

"Wafer-scale single-crystal hexagonal boron nitride monolayers on Cu (111)", published in 2020 in Nature
"Bilayer of polyelectrolyte films for spontaneous power generation in air up to an integrated 1,000 V output", published in 2021 in Nature Nanotechnology
"Epitaxial Growth of Centimeter-Scale Single-Crystal MoS₂ Monolayer on Au(111)", published in 2020 in ACS Nano
"Industrial scale production of fibre batteries by a solution-extrusion method", published in 2022 in Nature Nanotechnology
"Large-Scale Thin CsPbBr₃ Single-Crystal Film Grown on Sapphire via Chemical Vapor Deposition: Toward Laser Array Application", published in 2020 in ACS Nano

Zhang's collaborative work includes frequent partnerships with several researchers, including:

Jingyi Hu
Yahuan Huan
Pengfei Yang
Fan Zhou
Wenzhi Quan

Best Publications

Ultrafast charge transfer in atomically thin MoS2/WS2 heterostructures

Xiaoping Hong;Jonghwan Kim;Su Fei Shi;Yu Zhang

2366
Citations
Controlled growth of high-quality monolayer WS2 layers on sapphire and imaging its grain boundary.

Yu Zhang;Yanfeng Zhang;Qingqing Ji;Jing Ju

902
Citations
Superconductivity Modulated by Quantum Size Effects

Yang Guo;Yan-Feng Zhang;Xin-Yu Bao;Tie-Zhu Han

736
Citations
Epitaxial monolayer MoS2 on mica with novel photoluminescence.

Qingqing Ji;Yanfeng Zhang;Teng Gao;Yu Zhang

660
Citations
Wafer-scale single-crystal hexagonal boron nitride monolayers on Cu (111)

Tse An Chen;Chih Piao Chuu;Chien Chih Tseng;Chao Kai Wen

640
Citations
Atomristor: Nonvolatile Resistance Switching in Atomic Sheets of Transition Metal Dichalcogenides.

Ruijing Ge;Xiaohan Wu;Myungsoo Kim;Jianping Shi

556
Citations
Controllable growth and transfer of monolayer MoS2 on Au foils and its potential application in hydrogen evolution reaction.

Jianping Shi;Donglin Ma;Gao-Feng Han;Yu Zhang

494
Citations
Metalorganic Chemical Vapor Deposition Route to GaN Nanowires with Triangular Cross Sections

Tevye Kuykendall;Peter Pauzauskie;Sangkwon Lee;Yanfeng Zhang

485
Citations
Batch production of 6-inch uniform monolayer molybdenum disulfide catalyzed by sodium in glass

Pengfei Yang;Xiaolong Zou;Zhepeng Zhang;Min Hong

459
Citations
Observation and electric current control of a local spin in a single-molecule magnet

Tadahiro Komeda;Hironari Isshiki;Jie Liu;Yan Feng Zhang

450
Citations
Chemical vapour deposition of group-VIB metal dichalcogenide monolayers: engineered substrates from amorphous to single crystalline

Qingqing Ji;Yu Zhang;Yanfeng Zhang;Zhongfan Liu

431
Citations
Bilayer of polyelectrolyte films for spontaneous power generation in air up to an integrated 1,000 V output.

Haiyan Wang;Yilin Sun;Tiancheng He;Yaxin Huang

413
Citations
Ultrafast Carrier Dynamics in Single ZnO Nanowire and Nanoribbon Lasers

Justin C. Johnson;Kelly P. Knutsen;Haoquan Yan;Matt Law

404
Citations
3R MoS2 with Broken Inversion Symmetry: A Promising Ultrathin Nonlinear Optical Device.

Jia Shi;Jia Shi;Peng Yu;Fucai Liu;Peng He

324
Citations
Epitaxial Growth of Centimeter-Scale Single-Crystal MoS2 Monolayer on Au(111).

Pengfei Yang;Shuqing Zhang;Shuangyuan Pan;Bin Tang

322
Citations
Universal Segregation Growth Approach to Wafer-Size Graphene from Non-Noble Metals

Nan Liu;Lei Fu;Boya Dai;Kai Yan

306
Citations
Boron nitride nanopores: Highly sensitive DNA single-molecule detectors

Song Liu;Bo Lu;Qing Zhao;Ji Li

304
Citations
Toward Single-Layer Uniform Hexagonal Boron Nitride–Graphene Patchworks with Zigzag Linking Edges

Yabo Gao;Yanfeng Zhang;Pengcheng Chen;Yuanchang Li

293
Citations
Metallic Vanadium Disulfide Nanosheets as a Platform Material for Multifunctional Electrode Applications

Qingqing Ji;Cong Li;Jingli Wang;Jingjing Niu

286
Citations
Thinnest Nonvolatile Memory Based on Monolayer h-BN.

Xiaohan Wu;Ruijing Ge;Po An Chen;Po An Chen;Harry Chou

272
Citations
Defect-like Structures of Graphene on Copper Foils for Strain Relief Investigated by High-Resolution Scanning Tunneling Microscopy

Yanfeng Zhang;Teng Gao;Yabo Gao;Shubao Xie

241
Citations