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Yanfeng Zhang

Yanfeng Zhang

D-Index & Metrics

Materials Science

D-Index
86
Citations
27211
World Ranking
2060
National Ranking
655

Yanfeng 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 Yanfeng Zhang sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 328 publications — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Yanfeng 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 Yanfeng Zhang sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 86 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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

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

    Yu Zhang;Yanfeng Zhang;Qingqing Ji;Jing Ju

  • Superconductivity Modulated by Quantum Size Effects

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

  • Epitaxial monolayer MoS2 on mica with novel photoluminescence.

    Qingqing Ji;Yanfeng Zhang;Teng Gao;Yu Zhang

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

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

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

    Ruijing Ge;Xiaohan Wu;Myungsoo Kim;Jianping Shi

  • 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

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

    Tevye Kuykendall;Peter Pauzauskie;Sangkwon Lee;Yanfeng Zhang

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

    Pengfei Yang;Xiaolong Zou;Zhepeng Zhang;Min Hong

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

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

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

    Qingqing Ji;Yu Zhang;Yanfeng Zhang;Zhongfan Liu

  • 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

  • Ultrafast Carrier Dynamics in Single ZnO Nanowire and Nanoribbon Lasers

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

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

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

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

    Pengfei Yang;Shuqing Zhang;Shuangyuan Pan;Bin Tang

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

    Nan Liu;Lei Fu;Boya Dai;Kai Yan

  • Boron nitride nanopores: Highly sensitive DNA single-molecule detectors

    Song Liu;Bo Lu;Qing Zhao;Ji Li

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

    Yabo Gao;Yanfeng Zhang;Pengcheng Chen;Yuanchang Li

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

    Qingqing Ji;Cong Li;Jingli Wang;Jingjing Niu

  • Thinnest Nonvolatile Memory Based on Monolayer h-BN.

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

  • 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

Frequent Co-Authors

Zhongfan Liu
Zhongfan Liu Peking University
Jingyu Sun
Jingyu Sun Soochow University
Qing Zhang
Qing Zhang Nanyang Technological University
Mark H. Rümmeli
Mark H. Rümmeli Soochow University
Qi-Kun Xue
Qi-Kun Xue Southern University of Science and Technology
Peng Gao
Peng Gao Peking University
Jin-Feng Jia
Jin-Feng Jia Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Lin Gu
Lin Gu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Xinfeng Liu
Xinfeng Liu National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, China
Yue Gong
Yue Gong National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, China

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