2026 Zewen Xiao: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Rising Stars	47	383	383	126	126	111	9786
Materials Science	51	9781	9444	2764	2751	167	11936

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2025 - Research.com Rising Stars Award

Overview

Zewen Xiao is affiliated with Huazhong University of Science and Technology in China. Their research spans multiple domains within Materials Science and Engineering, particularly focusing on materials chemistry and electronic and optical material applications.

Their scientific contributions cover extensive work published across several well-regarded venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

The Cambridge Structural Database
Advanced Functional Materials
The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
Chemistry of Materials
Advanced Optical Materials

Xiao's main fields of study are Materials Science and Engineering with subfields including:

Materials Chemistry
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Catalysis

The scientist's research extensively covers key topics related to:

Perovskite Materials and Applications
Crystallization and Solubility Studies
X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties
2D Materials and Applications
Solid-state spectroscopy and crystallography
Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films

Examples of recent notable publications include:

"Rearranging Low-Dimensional Phase Distribution of Quasi-2D Perovskites for Efficient Sky-Blue Perovskite Light-Emitting Diodes," 2020, ACS Nano
"Slot-die coating large-area formamidinium-cesium perovskite film for efficient and stable parallel solar module," 2021, Science Advances
"Ultrathin quantum light source with van der Waals NbOCl2 crystal," 2023, Nature
"Unraveling the Near-Unity Narrow-Band Green Emission in Zero-Dimensional Mn²⁺-Based Metal Halides: A Case Study of (C₁₀H₁₆N)₂Zn₁-ₓMnₓBr₄ Solid Solutions," 2020, The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
"Lead-Free Perovskite Variant Solid Solutions Cs₂Sn₁-ₓTexCl₆: Bright Luminescence and High Anti-Water Stability," 2020, Advanced Materials

The scientist frequently collaborates with several coauthors including:

Shining Geng
Jiang Tang
Sanlue Hu
Zhiguo Xia
Pengfei Fu

Best Publications

From Lead Halide Perovskites to Lead-Free Metal Halide Perovskites and Perovskite Derivatives

Zewen Xiao;Zhaoning Song;Yanfa Yan

980
Citations
Searching for promising new perovskite-based photovoltaic absorbers: the importance of electronic dimensionality

Zewen Xiao;Weiwei Meng;Jianbo Wang;David B. Mitzi

726
Citations
Parity-Forbidden Transitions and Their Impact on the Optical Absorption Properties of Lead-Free Metal Halide Perovskites and Double Perovskites.

Weiwei Meng;Xiaoming Wang;Zewen Xiao;Jianbo Wang

625
Citations
Employing Lead Thiocyanate Additive to Reduce the Hysteresis and Boost the Fill Factor of Planar Perovskite Solar Cells.

Weijun Ke;Weijun Ke;Weijun Ke;Chuanxiao Xiao;Changlei Wang;Bayrammurad Saparov

581
Citations
Highly Efficient Blue‐Emitting Bi‐Doped Cs2SnCl6 Perovskite Variant: Photoluminescence Induced by Impurity Doping

Zhifang Tan;Jinghui Li;Cheng Zhang;Zha Li

472
Citations
Rational Design of Halide Double Perovskites for Optoelectronic Applications

Xin-Gang Zhao;Dongwen Yang;Ji-Chang Ren;Yuanhui Sun

469
Citations
Thin-Film Deposition and Characterization of a Sn-Deficient Perovskite Derivative Cs2SnI6

Bayrammurad Saparov;Jon-Paul Sun;Weiwei Meng;Zewen Xiao

429
Citations
Thermodynamic Stability and Defect Chemistry of Bismuth-Based Lead-Free Double Perovskites

Zewen Xiao;Weiwei Meng;Weiwei Meng;Jianbo Wang;Yanfa Yan

354
Citations
Intrinsic Instability of Cs2In(I)M(III)X6 (M = Bi, Sb; X = Halogen) Double Perovskites: A Combined Density Functional Theory and Experimental Study.

Zewen Xiao;Ke-Zhao Du;Weiwei Meng;Weiwei Meng;Jianbo Wang

347
Citations
Progress in Theoretical Study of Metal Halide Perovskite Solar Cell Materials

Zewen Xiao;Yanfa Yan

334
Citations
Ultrathin quantum light source with van der Waals NbOCl_2 crystal

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305
Citations
Rearranging Low-Dimensional Phase Distribution of Quasi-2D Perovskites for Efficient Sky-Blue Perovskite Light-Emitting Diodes.

Peiyuan Pang;Guangrong Jin;Chao Liang;Bingzhe Wang

291
Citations
Slot-die coating large-area formamidinium-cesium perovskite film for efficient and stable parallel solar module.

Zhichun Yang;Wenjun Zhang;Shaohang Wu;Shaohang Wu;Hongmei Zhu

291
Citations
Unraveling the Near-Unity Narrow-Band Green Emission in Zero-Dimensional Mn2+-Based Metal Halides: A Case Study of (C10H16N)2Zn1-xMnxBr4 Solid Solutions.

Guojun Zhou;Guojun Zhou;Guojun Zhou;Zhiyang Liu;Jinglong Huang;Maxim S. Molokeev

255
Citations
Lead‐Free Perovskite Variant Solid Solutions Cs2Sn1–xTexCl6: Bright Luminescence and High Anti‐Water Stability

Zhifang Tan;Yanmeng Chu;Jinxi Chen;Jinghui Li

248
Citations
Intrinsic defects in a photovoltaic perovskite variant Cs2SnI6

Zewen Xiao;Yuanyuan Zhou;Hideo Hosono;Toshio Kamiya

241
Citations
Additive-Modulated Evolution of HC(NH2)2PbI3 Black Polymorph for Mesoscopic Perovskite Solar Cells

Zaiwei Wang;Yuanyuan Zhou;Shuping Pang;Zewen Xiao

235
Citations
Two-Dimensional Transition-Metal Electride Y2C

Xiao Zhang;Zewen Xiao;Hechang Lei;Yoshitake Toda

211
Citations
Intrinsic defects in photovoltaic perovskite variant Cs2SnI6

Zewen Xiao;Yuanyuan Zhou;Hideo Hosono;Toshio Kamiya

187
Citations
Highly Distorted Antimony (III) Chloride [Sb2Cl8]2- Dimers for Near-Infrared Luminescence up to 1070 nm.

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176
Citations
Chemical Origin of the Stability Difference between Copper(I)- and Silver(I)-Based Halide Double Perovskites

Zewen Xiao;Zewen Xiao;Ke‐Zhao Du;Weiwei Meng;David B. Mitzi

171
Citations
Ligand-Hole in [SnI6] Unit and Origin of Band Gap in Photovoltaic Perovskite Variant Cs2SnI6

Zewen Xiao;Hechang Lei;Hechang Lei;Xiao Zhang;Yuanyuan Zhou

154
Citations