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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 59 10207 9229 198 175 182 11599

Zhaofu Fei publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Zhaofu Fei between 1997 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Zhaofu Fei published across 29 years, from 1997 to 2025, averaging 6.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 15 publications in 2024. 20 of the 191 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1997 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 15. Peak 15 publications in 2024. 1997: 1 publication 1998: 0 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 2 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 11 publications 2004: 8 publications 2005: 8 publications 2006: 11 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 11 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 2 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 13 publications 2018: 10 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 12 publications 2021: 8 publications 2022: 5 publications 2023: 3 publications 2024: 15 publications 2025: 5 publications
1997 2025

191 publications in total across all disciplines

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Zhaofu Fei: publications per year, 1997 to 2025
Year Publications
1997 1
1998 0
1999 1
2000 2
2001 3
2002 3
2003 11
2004 8
2005 8
2006 11
2007 7
2008 11
2009 4
2010 9
2011 2
2012 8
2013 5
2014 5
2015 7
2016 6
2017 13
2018 10
2019 8
2020 12
2021 8
2022 5
2023 3
2024 15
2025 5
Total 191
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Zhaofu Fei publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Zhaofu Fei sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000 1,250
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 61–80 to 1,295+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,350. Most scientists, 1,350, have 161–180 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 181–200 publications, is where this scientist sits. 61–80 publications: 66 scientists 81–100 publications: 302 scientists 101–120 publications: 623 scientists 121–140 publications: 918 scientists 141–160 publications: 1,218 scientists 161–180 publications: 1,350 scientists 181–200 publications: 1,344 scientists 201–220 publications: 1,281 scientists 221–240 publications: 1,216 scientists 241–260 publications: 1,100 scientists 261–280 publications: 979 scientists 281–300 publications: 939 scientists 301–320 publications: 764 scientists 321–340 publications: 643 scientists 341–360 publications: 628 scientists 361–380 publications: 522 scientists 381–400 publications: 459 scientists 401–420 publications: 397 scientists 421–440 publications: 327 scientists 441–460 publications: 270 scientists 461–480 publications: 265 scientists 481–500 publications: 252 scientists 501–520 publications: 201 scientists 521–540 publications: 185 scientists 541–560 publications: 148 scientists 561–580 publications: 148 scientists 581–600 publications: 132 scientists 601–620 publications: 114 scientists 621–640 publications: 104 scientists 641–660 publications: 91 scientists 661–680 publications: 92 scientists 681–700 publications: 73 scientists 701–720 publications: 57 scientists 721–740 publications: 54 scientists 741–760 publications: 67 scientists 761–780 publications: 45 scientists 781–800 publications: 46 scientists 801–820 publications: 39 scientists 821–840 publications: 32 scientists 841–860 publications: 36 scientists 861–880 publications: 29 scientists 881–900 publications: 26 scientists 901–920 publications: 24 scientists 921–940 publications: 14 scientists 941–960 publications: 23 scientists 961–980 publications: 28 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 15 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 29 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 12 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 19 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 12 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 6 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 8 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 12 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 5 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 6 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 14 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 7 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 2 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 6 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 4 scientists 1,281–1,294 publications: 6 scientists 1,295+ publications: 100 scientists
61–80 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 182 publications — 26th percentile

26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
61–80 66
81–100 302
101–120 623
121–140 918
141–160 1,218
161–180 1,350
181–200 1,344 182
201–220 1,281
221–240 1,216
241–260 1,100
261–280 979
281–300 939
301–320 764
321–340 643
341–360 628
361–380 522
381–400 459
401–420 397
421–440 327
441–460 270
461–480 265
481–500 252
501–520 201
521–540 185
541–560 148
561–580 148
581–600 132
601–620 114
621–640 104
641–660 91
661–680 92
681–700 73
701–720 57
721–740 54
741–760 67
761–780 45
781–800 46
801–820 39
821–840 32
841–860 36
861–880 29
881–900 26
901–920 24
921–940 14
941–960 23
961–980 28
981–1,000 15
1,001–1,020 29
1,021–1,040 12
1,041–1,060 19
1,061–1,080 12
1,081–1,100 6
1,101–1,120 8
1,121–1,140 12
1,141–1,160 5
1,161–1,180 6
1,181–1,200 14
1,201–1,220 7
1,221–1,240 2
1,241–1,260 6
1,261–1,280 4
1,281–1,294 6
1,295+ 100
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Zhaofu Fei D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Zhaofu Fei sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 159+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,051. Most scientists, 1,051, have 56–57 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 58–59 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 59 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 289
42–43 612
44–45 808
46–47 776
48–49 835
50–51 861
52–53 872
54–55 933
56–57 1,051
58–59 930 59
60–61 882
62–63 834
64–65 731
66–67 775
68–69 683
70–71 646
72–73 561
74–75 501
76–77 437
78–79 388
80–81 354
82–83 292
84–85 275
86–87 254
88–89 235
90–91 185
92–93 192
94–95 155
96–97 163
98–99 125
100–101 105
102–103 105
104–105 112
106–107 88
108–109 68
110–111 69
112–113 65
114–115 79
116–117 61
118–119 44
120–121 37
122–123 40
124–125 33
126–127 26
128–129 34
130–131 35
132–133 25
134–135 27
136–137 17
138–139 16
140–141 20
142–143 20
144–145 15
146–147 9
148–149 9
150–151 16
152–153 11
154–155 9
156–157 3
158 3
159+ 98
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Overview

Zhaofu Fei is affiliated with École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland and has a robust publication record in the fields of Engineering and Materials Science. Their work is primarily concentrated in several subfields, including Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Polymers and Plastics, and Biomedical Engineering.

Their research covers a range of topics with particular attention to Perovskite Materials and Applications, Conducting Polymers and Applications, Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion, Catalysis for Biomass Conversion, Carbon Dioxide Utilization in Catalysis, Quantum Dots Synthesis and Properties, and Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques.

Fei's frequent coauthors include:

  • Paul J. Dyson
  • Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin
  • Bin Ding
  • Farzaneh Fadaei-Tirani
  • Lu Chen

Their work has appeared repeatedly in several notable publication venues:

  • Advanced Functional Materials
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Small
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Advanced Materials

Some of Zhaofu Fei's recent papers include:

  • Dopant-additive synergism enhances perovskite solar modules, 2024, Nature
  • An Efficient Approach to Fabricate Air-Stable Perovskite Solar Cells via Addition of a Self-Polymerizing Ionic Liquid, 2020, Advanced Materials
  • Nitrogen-Incorporated Cobalt Sulfide/Graphene Hybrid Catalysts for Overall Water Splitting, 2020, ChemSusChem
  • Carbonized wood impregnated with bimetallic nanoparticles as a monolithic continuous-flow microreactor for the reduction of 4-nitrophenol, 2022, Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Influence of Polypyrrole Incorporated Electrospun Poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene) Nanofibrous Composite Membrane Electrolyte on the Photovoltaic Performance of Dye Sensitized Solar Cell, 2020, Engineered Science

Best Publications

  • Targeted delivery and controlled release of doxorubicin to cancer cells using modified single wall carbon nanotubes

    Xiaoke Zhang;Lingjie Meng;Qinghua Lu;Zhaofu Fei

  • From dysfunction to bis-function: on the design and applications of functionalised ionic liquids

    Zhaofu Fei;Tilmann J. Geldbach;Dongbin Zhao;Paul J. Dyson

  • Nitrile-functionalized pyridinium ionic liquids: Synthesis, characterization, and their application in carbon-carbon coupling reactions

    Dongbin Zhao;Zhaofu Fei;Tilmann J. Geldbach;Rosario Scopelliti

  • MnO2 nanosheets as an artificial enzyme to mimic oxidase for rapid and sensitive detection of glutathione

    Jing Liu;Lingjie Meng;Zhaofu Fei;Paul J. Dyson

  • Single walled carbon nanotubes as drug delivery vehicles: targeting doxorubicin to tumors.

    Lingjie Meng;Xiaoke Zhang;Qinghua Lu;Zhaofu Fei

  • Brønsted Acidic Ionic Liquids and Their Zwitterions: Synthesis, Characterization and pKa Determination

    Zhaofu Fei;Dongbin Zhao;Tilmann J. Geldbach;Rosario Scopelliti

  • Synthesis and characterization of ionic liquids incorporating the nitrile functionality

    Dongbin Zhao;Zhaofu Fei;Rosario Scopelliti;Paul J. Dyson

  • A novel platinum nanocatalyst for the oxidation of 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural into 2,5-Furandicarboxylic acid under mild conditions

    Sviatlana Siankevich;Georgios Savoglidis;Zhaofu Fei;Gabor Laurenczy

  • Dopant-additive synergism enhances perovskite solar modules

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  • Cycloaddition of CO2 to epoxides catalyzed by imidazolium-based polymeric ionic liquids

    Saeideh Ghazali-Esfahani;Saeideh Ghazali-Esfahani;Hongbing Song;Emilia Păunescu;Félix D. Bobbink

  • Cytotoxicity of ionic liquids and precursor compounds towards human cell line HeLa

    Xuefeng Wang;C. André Ohlin;Qinghua Lu;Zhaofu Fei

  • Single crystals of the disubstituted anthracene 9,10-(Ph2P=S)2C14H8 selectively and reversibly detect toluene by solid-state fluorescence emission.

    Zhaofu Fei;Nikolaus Kocher;Christian J. Mohrschladt;Heiko Ihmels

  • Development of nitrile-functionalized ionic liquids for C-C coupling reactions: implication of carbene and nanoparticle catalysts

    Zhaofu Fei;Dongbin Zhao;Daniela Pieraccini;Wee Han Ang

  • A Synthetic Zwitterionic Water Channel: Characterization in the Solid State by X‐ray Crystallography and NMR Spectroscopy

    Zhaofu Fei;Dongbin Zhao;Tilmann J. Geldbach;Rosario Scopelliti

  • Palladium Nanoparticles Stabilized by an Ionic Polymer and Ionic Liquid: A Versatile System for C−C Cross-Coupling Reactions

    Xue Yang;Zhaofu Fei;Dongbin Zhao;Wee Han Ang

  • Influence of ionic liquids bearing functional groups in dye-sensitized solar cells.

    Fellicien Mazille;Zhaofu Fei;Daibin Kuang;Dongbin Zhao

  • How Strong Is Hydrogen Bonding in Ionic Liquids? Combined X-ray Crystallographic, Infrared/Raman Spectroscopic, and Density Functional Theory Study

    Sergey A. Katsyuba;Mikhail V. Vener;ElenaE. Zvereva;Zhaofu Fei

  • A Supercooled Imidazolium Iodide Ionic Liquid as a Low-Viscosity Electrolyte for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

    Zhaofu Fei;Daibin Kuang;Dongbin Zhao;Cedric Klein

  • A Strategy to Produce High Efficiency, High Stability Perovskite Solar Cells Using Functionalized Ionic Liquid-Dopants.

    Yi Zhang;Yi Zhang;Zhaofu Fei;Peng Gao;Yonghui Lee

  • Revisiting Ether-Derivatized Imidazolium-Based Ionic Liquids

    Zhaofu Fei;Wee Han Ang;Dongbin Zhao;Rosario Scopelliti

  • Remarkable Anion and Cation Effects on Stille Reactions in Functionalised Ionic Liquids

    Cinzia Chiappe;Daniela Pieraccini;Dongbin Zhao;Zhaofu Fei

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul J. Dyson
Paul J. Dyson École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Rosario Scopelliti
Rosario Scopelliti École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Ning Yan
Ning Yan National University of Singapore
Wee Han Ang
Wee Han Ang National University of Singapore
Lingjie Meng
Lingjie Meng Xi'an Jiaotong University
Gábor Laurenczy
Gábor Laurenczy École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin
Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Frank T. Edelmann
Frank T. Edelmann Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg
Yongdan Li
Yongdan Li Aalto University
Peter G. Jones
Peter G. Jones Technische Universität Braunschweig

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