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D-Index
52
Citations
9674
World Ranking
9578
National Ranking
2723

Zaifei Ma 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 Zaifei Ma sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 128 publications — 8th percentile

8% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Zaifei Ma 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 Zaifei Ma sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 52 D-Index — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Zaifei Ma is affiliated with Donghua University in China and has made significant contributions to the fields of engineering and materials science. Their research focuses primarily on electrical and electronic engineering, polymers and plastics, and materials chemistry, with additional work in atomic and molecular physics, optics, and organic chemistry.

The main topics of Zaifei Ma's research encompass organic electronics and photovoltaics, conducting polymers and their applications, perovskite materials and applications, organic light-emitting diodes research, thin-film transistor technologies, molecular junctions and nanostructures, and quantum dots synthesis and properties.

Zaifei Ma's recent publications include the following papers:

  • Single-layered organic photovoltaics with double cascading charge transport pathways: 18% efficiencies (2021) published in Nature Communications
  • Efficient Organic Solar Cell with 16.88% Efficiency Enabled by Refined Acceptor Crystallization and Morphology with Improved Charge Transfer and Transport Properties (2020) published in Advanced Energy Materials
  • A Well-Mixed Phase Formed by Two Compatible Non-Fullerene Acceptors Enables Ternary Organic Solar Cells with Efficiency over 18.6% (2021) published in Advanced Materials
  • Compromising Charge Generation and Recombination of Organic Photovoltaics with Mixed Diluent Strategy for Certified 19.4% Efficiency (2023) published in Advanced Materials
  • Approaching 18% efficiency of ternary organic photovoltaics with wide bandgap polymer donor and well compatible Y6:Y6-1O as acceptor (2020) published in National Science Review

The scientist also frequently publishes in several prominent journals, including:

  • Advanced Energy Materials (15 publications)
  • Energy & Environmental Science (10 publications)
  • Advanced Materials (9 publications)
  • Advanced Functional Materials (9 publications)
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry A (9 publications)

Collaborations play a vital role in Zaifei Ma's research, with frequent co-authors including Zheng Tang, Hongbo Wu, Yi Lin, Zhishan Bo, and Qinye Bao. These collaborators have contributed jointly to numerous research endeavors across the scientist's areas of study.

Best Publications

  • Single-layered organic photovoltaics with double cascading charge transport pathways: 18% efficiencies

    Ming Zhang;Lei Zhu;Guanqing Zhou;Tianyu Hao

  • Efficient Organic Solar Cell With 16.88% Efficiency Enabled by Refined Acceptor Crystallization and Morphology With Improved Charge Transfer and Transport Properties

    Lei Zhu;Lei Zhu;Ming Zhang;Guanqing Zhou;Tianyu Hao

  • A Well-Mixed Phase Formed by Two Compatible Non-Fullerene Acceptors Enables Ternary Organic Solar Cells with Efficiency over 18.6%

    Yunhao Cai;Yun Li;Rui Wang;Hongbo Wu

  • An Easily Accessible Isoindigo-Based Polymer for High-Performance Polymer Solar Cells

    Ergang Wang;Zaifei Ma;Zhen Zhang;Zhen Zhang;Koen Vandewal

  • Compromising Charge Generation and Recombination of Organic Photovoltaics with Mixed Diluent Strategy for Certified 19.4% Efficiency

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  • Approaching 18% efficiency of ternary organic photovoltaics with wide bandgap polymer donor and well compatible Y6 : Y6-1O as acceptor.

    Xiaoling Ma;Anping Zeng;Jinhua Gao;Zhenghao Hu

  • Quantification of Quantum Efficiency and Energy Losses in Low Bandgap Polymer:Fullerene Solar Cells with High Open-Circuit Voltage

    Koen Vandewal;Zaifei Ma;Jonas Bergqvist;Zheng Tang

  • Ethanedithiol Treatment of Solution-Processed ZnO Thin Films: Controlling the Intragap States of Electron Transporting Interlayers for Efficient and Stable Inverted Organic Photovoltaics

    Sai Bai;Yizheng Jin;Xiaoyong Liang;Zhizhen Ye

  • Central Unit Fluorination of Non-Fullerene Acceptor Enables Highly Efficient Organic Solar Cells with Over 18% Efficiency.

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  • Polymer:Fullerene Bimolecular Crystals for Near-Infrared Spectroscopic Photodetectors.

    Zheng Tang;Zaifei Ma;Antonio Sánchez-Díaz;Sascha Ullbrich

  • Lowing the energy loss of organic solar cells by molecular packing engineering via multiple molecular conjugation extension

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  • Solution-Processed Organic Solar Cells with High Open-Circuit Voltage of 1.3 V and Low Non-Radiative Voltage Loss of 0.16 V.

    Ning An;Yunhao Cai;Hongbo Wu;Ailing Tang

  • Synthesis and characterization of benzodithiophene–isoindigo polymers for solar cells

    Zaifei Ma;Ergang Wang;Markus E. Jarvid;Patrik Henriksson

  • An isoindigo-based low band gap polymer for efficient polymer solar cells with high photo-voltage

    Ergang Wang;Zaifei Ma;Zhen Zhang;Patrik Henriksson

  • A rare case of brominated small molecule acceptors for high-efficiency organic solar cells

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  • Influences of Surface Roughness of ZnO Electron Transport Layer on the Photovoltaic Performance of Organic Inverted Solar Cells

    Zaifei Ma;Zheng Tang;Ergang Wang;Mats R. Andersson

  • Peripheral Halogenation Engineering Controls Molecular Stacking to Enable Highly Efficient Organic Solar Cells

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  • Alkyl-Chain Branching of Non-Fullerene Acceptors Flanking Conjugated Side Groups toward Highly Efficient Organic Solar Cells

    Jianquan Zhang;Fujin Bai;Indunil Angunawela;Xiaoyun Xu

  • High-Efficiency Organic Solar Cells Based on a Low-Cost Fully Non-Fused Electron Acceptor

    Yuanyuan Zhou;Yuanyuan Zhou;Miao Li;Hao Lu;Hui Jin

  • A Transparent Electrode Based on Solution-Processed ZnO for Organic Optoelectronic Devices

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  • Side-Chain Architectures of 2,7-Carbazole and Quinoxaline-Based Polymers for Efficient Polymer Solar Cells

    Ergang Wang;Lintao Hou;Zhongqiang Wang;Zaifei Ma

  • Semi-Transparent Tandem Organic Solar Cells with 90% Internal Quantum Efficiency

    Zheng Tang;Zandra George;Zaifei Ma;Jonas Bergqvist

  • Structure–property relationships of oligothiophene–isoindigo polymers for efficient bulk-heterojunction solar cells

    Zaifei Ma;Wenjun Sun;Scott Himmelberger;Koen Vandewal

  • 9-Alkylidene-9H-Fluorene-Containing Polymer for High-Efficiency Polymer Solar Cells

    Chun Du;Cuihong Li;Cuihong Li;Weiwei Li;Xiong Chen

  • Conformational Disorder Enhances Solubility and Photovoltaic Performance of a Thiophene–Quinoxaline Copolymer

    Ergang Wang;Jonas Bergqvist;Koen Vandewal;Zaifei Ma

  • Small Molecule Near-Infrared Boron Dipyrromethene Donors for Organic Tandem Solar Cells

    Tian-yi Li;Toni Meyer;Zaifei Ma;Johannes Benduhn

Frequent Co-Authors

Zheng Tang
Zheng Tang Donghua University
Fengling Zhang
Fengling Zhang Linköping University
Mats Andersson
Mats Andersson Flinders University
Olle Inganäs
Olle Inganäs Linköping University
Qinye Bao
Qinye Bao East China Normal University
Koen Vandewal
Koen Vandewal Hasselt University
Ergang Wang
Ergang Wang Chalmers University of Technology
Feng Liu
Feng Liu Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Weiwei Li
Weiwei Li Chinese Academy of Sciences
Zhishan Bo
Zhishan Bo Beijing Normal University

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