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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 40 12815 12396 378 375 98 6263

Zai-Quan Xu publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Zai-Quan Xu between 2003 and 2023, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Zai-Quan Xu published across 21 years, from 2003 to 2023, averaging 4.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 15 publications in 2018. 4 of the 100 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2003 to 2023. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 15. Peak 15 publications in 2018. 2003: 1 publication 2004: 0 publications 2005: 0 publications 2006: 0 publications 2007: 0 publications 2008: 0 publications 2009: 0 publications 2010: 2 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 3 publications 2014: 1 publication 2015: 7 publications 2016: 14 publications 2017: 14 publications 2018: 15 publications 2019: 10 publications 2020: 10 publications 2021: 10 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 1 publication
2003 2023

100 publications in total across all disciplines

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Zai-Quan Xu: publications per year, 2003 to 2023
Year Publications
2003 1
2004 0
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 2
2011 4
2012 5
2013 3
2014 1
2015 7
2016 14
2017 14
2018 15
2019 10
2020 10
2021 10
2022 3
2023 1
Total 100
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Zai-Quan Xu 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 Zai-Quan Xu 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, 90–109 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: 98 publications — 2nd percentile

2% 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 98
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
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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Zai-Quan Xu 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 Zai-Quan Xu 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, 40–41 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: 40 D-Index — 1st percentile

1% 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 40
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
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

Zai-Quan Xu is affiliated with the University of Technology Sydney in Australia. Their research primarily focuses on the field of materials science, with an emphasis on materials chemistry. They have contributed significantly to subfields such as atomic and molecular physics and optics, biomedical engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, and molecular biology.

The scientist's work spans a range of topics including graphene research and applications, 2D materials and their applications, diamond and carbon-based materials research, plasmonic and surface plasmon research, quantum and electron transport phenomena, advanced fiber laser technologies, as well as MXene and MAX phase materials.

Xu has frequently collaborated with several researchers, including Igor Aharonovich, Milos Toth, Chi Li, Mehran Kianinia, and Noah Mendelson. These co-authors have appeared multiple times in their published works.

Their notable recent papers include:

  • Electrolyte gating in graphene-based supercapacitors and its use for probing nanoconfined charging dynamics (2020, Nature Nanotechnology)
  • Diffraction-limited imaging with monolayer 2D material-based ultrathin flat lenses (2020, Light Science & Applications)
  • Two-Dimensional Hexagonal Boron Nitride for Building Next-Generation Energy-Efficient Devices (2021, ACS Energy Letters)
  • Scalable and Deterministic Fabrication of Quantum Emitter Arrays from Hexagonal Boron Nitride (2021, Nano Letters)
  • Quantum emitters in 2D materials: Emitter engineering, photophysics, and integration in photonic nanostructures (2022, Applied Physics Reviews)

Xu's research has been published in several frequent venues including Light Science & Applications, Nano Letters, 2D Materials, arXiv (Cornell University), and Nature Nanotechnology.

Best Publications

  • Scalable Production of a Few-Layer MoS2/WS2 Vertical Heterojunction Array and Its Application for Photodetectors

    Yunzhou Xue;Yunzhou Xue;Yupeng Zhang;Yan Liu;Hongtao Liu

  • Two-Dimensional CH3NH3PbI3 Perovskite: Synthesis and Optoelectronic Application

    Jingying Liu;Yunzhou Xue;Ziyu Wang;Zai-Quan Xu

  • Broadband photodetectors based on graphene-Bi2Te3 heterostructure.

    Hong Qiao;Jianyu Yuan;Zaiquan Xu;Caiyun Chen

  • Photonics and optoelectronics of two-dimensional materials beyond graphene.

    Joice Sophia Ponraj;Zai Quan Xu;Sathish Chander Dhanabalan;Sathish Chander Dhanabalan;Haoran Mu

  • Wafer-scale two-dimensional semiconductors from printed oxide skin of liquid metals

    Benjamin J Carey;Benjamin J Carey;Jian Zhen Ou;Rhiannon M Clark;Rhiannon M Clark;Kyle J Berean

  • Synthesis and Transfer of Large-Area Monolayer WS2 Crystals: Moving Toward the Recyclable Use of Sapphire Substrates

    Zaiquan Xu;Zaiquan Xu;Yupeng Zhang;Shenghuang Lin;Shenghuang Lin;Changxi Zheng;Changxi Zheng

  • Deterministic Coupling of Quantum Emitters in 2D Materials to Plasmonic Nanocavity Arrays

    Toan Trong Tran;Danqing Wang;Zai Quan Xu;Ankun Yang

  • Solution-Processable Ultrathin Black Phosphorus as an Effective Electron Transport Layer in Organic Photovoltaics

    Shenghuang Lin;Shenghuang Lin;Shenghua Liu;Zhibin Yang;Yanyong Li

  • Surface plasmon-enhanced electroluminescence in organic light-emitting diodes incorporating Au nanoparticles

    Y. Xiao;J. P. Yang;P. P. Cheng;J. J. Zhu

  • Strong Depletion in Hybrid Perovskite p-n Junctions Induced by Local Electronic Doping.

    Qingdong Ou;Yupeng Zhang;Ziyu Wang;Jodie A Yuwono

  • Highly responsive MoS2 photodetectors enhanced by graphene quantum dots.

    Caiyun Chen;Hong Qiao;Shenghuang Lin;Chi Man Luk

  • Single photon emission from plasma treated 2D hexagonal boron nitride

    Zai-Quan Xu;Christopher Elbadawi;Toan Trong Tran;Mehran Kianinia

  • Engineering and Tuning of Quantum Emitters in Few-Layer Hexagonal Boron Nitride

    Noah Mendelson;Zai-Quan Xu;Toan Trong Tran;Mehran Kianinia

  • Giant Plasmene Nanosheets, Nanoribbons, and Origami

    Kae Jye Si;Debabrata Sikdar;Yi Chen;Yi Chen;Fatima Eftekhari

  • Strain relaxation of monolayer WS2 on plastic substrate

    Qianhui Zhang;Zhenyue Chang;Guanzhong Xu;Ziyu Wang

  • Band structure engineering in 2D materials for optoelectronic applications

    Xiaozhi Bao;Qingdong Ou;Zai Quan Xu;Zai Quan Xu;Zai Quan Xu;Yupeng Zhang;Yupeng Zhang

  • Atomically thin lateral p–n junction photodetector with large effective detection area

    Zai-Quan Xu;Yupeng Zhang;Ziyu Wang;Yuting Shen

  • Electrolyte gating in graphene-based supercapacitors and its use for probing nanoconfined charging dynamics.

    Jing Xiao;Hualin Zhan;Xiao Wang;Zai Quan Xu

  • Diffraction-limited imaging with monolayer 2D material-based ultrathin flat lenses.

    Han Lin;Zai-Quan Xu;Guiyuan Cao;Yupeng Zhang

  • Wavelength-tunable waveguides based on polycrystalline organic–inorganic perovskite microwires

    Ziyu Wang;Jingying Liu;Zai-Quan Xu;Yunzhou Xue;Yunzhou Xue

  • Light out-coupling enhancement of organic light-emitting devices with microlens array

    J. P. Yang;Q. Y. Bao;Z. Q. Xu;Y. Q. Li

  • All-optical control and super-resolution imaging of quantum emitters in layered materials.

    Mehran Kianinia;Carlo Bradac;Bernd Sontheimer;Fan Wang

  • Broadband Photodetectors Based on GrapheneBi 2 Te 3 Heterostructure

    Hong Qiao;Zaiquan Xu;Caiyun Chen;Shenghuang Lin

Frequent Co-Authors

Igor Aharonovich
Igor Aharonovich University of Technology Sydney
Qiaoliang Bao
Qiaoliang Bao University of Shanghai for Science and Technology
Yupeng Zhang
Yupeng Zhang Shenzhen University
Yan-Qing Li
Yan-Qing Li East China Normal University
Shuit-Tong Lee
Shuit-Tong Lee Macau University of Science and Technology
Jian-Xin Tang
Jian-Xin Tang Soochow University
James H. Edgar
James H. Edgar Kansas State University
Han Zhang
Han Zhang Shenzhen University
Michael S. Fuhrer
Michael S. Fuhrer Monash University
Yi-Bing Cheng
Yi-Bing Cheng Wuhan University of Technology

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