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Zesheng An

Zesheng An

D-Index & Metrics

Materials Science

D-Index
53
Citations
9574
World Ranking
9269
National Ranking
2640

Chemistry

D-Index
53
Citations
9560
World Ranking
13116
National Ranking
2047

Zesheng An 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 Zesheng An sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 103 publications — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Zesheng An 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 Zesheng An sits on this spectrum.

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 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 53 D-Index — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Zesheng An is a researcher affiliated with Jilin University in China. Their work predominantly spans the fields of chemistry and materials science, with a significant focus on organic chemistry and materials chemistry. Their contributions also extend to biomaterials, surfaces, coatings and films, as well as renewable energy, sustainability, and the environment.

The main topics addressed in their research include advanced polymer synthesis and characterization, photopolymerization techniques and applications, and biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties. Additional areas of interest encompass polymer surface interaction studies, click chemistry and applications, block copolymer self-assembly, and advanced photocatalysis techniques.

Frequent collaborators in their research include Ruoyu Li, Shudi Zhang, Weina Kong, Greg G. Qiao, and Steven P. Armes. These coauthors have appeared repeatedly in joint publications, indicating ongoing research partnerships.

Zesheng An has published extensively in several journals. The venues with the highest number of their publications include:

  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Macromolecules
  • Macromolecular Rapid Communications
  • ACS Macro Letters

The researcher's recent papers illustrate their focus within polymer chemistry and functional materials. Selected publications are:

  • "Advanced functional polymer materials," 2020, Materials Chemistry Frontiers
  • "100th Anniversary of Macromolecular Science Viewpoint: Achieving Ultrahigh Molecular Weights with Reversible Deactivation Radical Polymerization," 2020, ACS Macro Letters
  • "Achieving Ultrahigh Molecular Weights with Diverse Architectures for Unconjugated Monomers through Oxygen-Tolerant Photoenzymatic RAFT Polymerization," 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "Efficient Access to Inverse Bicontinuous Mesophases via Polymerization-Induced Cooperative Assembly," 2020, CCS Chemistry
  • "Enzyme Catalysis for Reversible Deactivation Radical Polymerization," 2022, Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Best Publications

  • A high-mobility electron-transport polymer with broad absorption and its use in field-effect transistors and all-polymer solar cells.

    Xiaowei Zhan;Zhan'ao Tan;Benoit Domercq;Zesheng An

  • Star Polymers.

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  • Facile RAFT Precipitation Polymerization for the Microwave-Assisted Synthesis of Well-Defined, Double Hydrophilic Block Copolymers and Nanostructured Hydrogels

    Zesheng An;Qihui Shi;Wei Tang;Chia-Kuang Tsung

  • High Electron Mobility in Room-Temperature Discotic Liquid-Crystalline Perylene Diimides†

    Z. An;J. Yu;S. C. Jones;S. Barlow

  • Biocompatible, Antifouling, and Thermosensitive Core-Shell Nanogels Synthesized by RAFT Aqueous Dispersion Polymerization

    Wenqing Shen;Yanli Chang;Guangyao Liu;Haifang Wang

  • Aqueous Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly for the Synthesis of Ketone-Functionalized Nano-Objects with Low Polydispersity

    Wei Zhou;Qingwu Qu;Yuanyuan Xu;Zesheng An

  • New Insights into RAFT Dispersion Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly: From Monomer Library, Morphological Control, and Stability to Driving Forces

    Xiao Wang;Zesheng An

  • Advanced functional polymer materials

    Kaojin Wang;Kamran Amin;Zesheng An;Zhengxu Cai

  • Copolymers of perylene diimide with dithienothiophene and dithienopyrrole as electron-transport materials for all-polymer solar cells and field-effect transistors

    Xiaowei Zhan;Zhan'ao Tan;Erjun Zhou;Yongfang Li

  • Aqueous Dispersion Polymerization of 2-Methoxyethyl Acrylate for the Synthesis of Biocompatible Nanoparticles Using a Hydrophilic RAFT Polymer and a Redox Initiator

    Guangyao Liu;Qian Qiu;Wenqing Shen;Zesheng An

  • Enzyme-Initiated Reversible Addition–Fragmentation Chain Transfer Polymerization

    Baohua Zhang;Xinjun Wang;Anqi Zhu;Kai Ma

  • Enzymatic Cascade Catalysis for the Synthesis of Multiblock and Ultrahigh-Molecular-Weight Polymers with Oxygen Tolerance

    Zhifen Liu;Yue Lv;Zesheng An

  • Single Monomer for Multiple Tasks: Polymerization Induced Self-Assembly, Functionalization and Cross-Linking, and Nanoparticle Loading

    Wei Zhou;Qingwu Qu;Weijun Yu;Zesheng An

  • Scalable preparation of alternating block copolymer particles with inverse bicontinuous mesophases.

    Fei Lv;Zesheng An;Peiyi Wu

  • Development of thermosensitive copolymers of poly(2-methoxyethyl acrylate-co-poly(ethylene glycol) methyl ether acrylate) and their nanogels synthesized by RAFT dispersion polymerization in water

    Guangyao Liu;Qian Qiu;Zesheng An

  • Dispersion polymerization in environmentally benign solvents via reversible deactivation radical polymerization

    Xiao Wang;Liangliang Shen;Zesheng An

  • Hydrazine as a Nucleophile and Antioxidant for Fast Aminolysis of RAFT Polymers in Air.

    Wenqing Shen;Qian Qiu;Yang Wang;Miao Miao

  • In Situ Cross-Linking of Vesicles in Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly

    Qingwu Qu;Guangyao Liu;Xiaoqing Lv;Baohua Zhang

  • Efficient and versatile synthesis of star polymers in water and their use as emulsifiers

    Qian Qiu;Guangyao Liu;Zesheng An

  • Room-temperature discotic liquid-crystalline coronene diimides exhibiting high charge-carrier mobility in air

    Zesheng An;Junsheng Yu;Benoit Domercq;Simon C. Jones

  • Synthesis and Photophysical Properties of Donor- and Acceptor-Substituted 1,7-Bis(arylalkynyl)perylene-3,4:9,10-bis(dicarboximide)s

    Zesheng An;Susan A. Odom;Richard F. Kelley;Chun Huang

Frequent Co-Authors

Peiyi Wu
Peiyi Wu Donghua University
Seth R. Marder
Seth R. Marder University of Colorado Boulder
Stephen Barlow
Stephen Barlow Georgia Institute of Technology
Bernard Kippelen
Bernard Kippelen Georgia Institute of Technology
Galen D. Stucky
Galen D. Stucky University of California, Santa Barbara
Tingyun Wang
Tingyun Wang Shanghai University
Craig J. Hawker
Craig J. Hawker University of California, Santa Barbara
Xiaowei Zhan
Xiaowei Zhan Peking University
Iain McCulloch
Iain McCulloch University of Oxford
Brent S. Sumerlin
Brent S. Sumerlin University of Florida

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