2026 Zhaozhu Zhang: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Materials Science	66	5459	5280	1661	1654	244	12952

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World Ranking

Current World Ranking

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Current National Ranking

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Materials Science

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12952

Overview

Zhaozhu Zhang is a researcher affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China. The research work primarily spans the fields of engineering and materials science, with a focus on subfields including mechanics of materials, mechanical engineering, materials chemistry, biomedical engineering, and polymers and plastics.

The investigator has contributed extensively to the study of tribology and wear analysis, lubricants and their additives, MXene and MAX phase materials, graphene research and applications, polymer nanocomposites and properties, graphene and nanomaterials applications, and metal and thin film mechanics.

Frequent collaborators in research projects include Mingming Yang, Junya Yuan, Yaohui He, Chaoying Liao, and Peilong Li.

Key publication venues where the scientist's work has appeared include:

Tribology International
Friction
Polymer Composites
Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects
Composites Part B Engineering

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by this researcher are:

Construction of 3D structured MXene-h-BN hybrid via thiol-ene click chemistry to enhance thermal and tribological properties of fabric composites, 2024, Tribology International
Graphene enhanced and in situ-formed alginate hydrogels for reducing friction and wear of polymers, 2020, Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects
Ag nanoparticles homogeneously anchored on kaolin synergistically improve the tribological performance of PBO/phenolic resin liner composites, 2021, Tribology International
Enhanced interfacial and tribological properties of fabric liner by constructing a MXene/HNTs/PAMAM hierarchical coating, 2024, Polymer Composites
Utilizing photodeposition to fabricate micro-nano structured microcapsules for enhancing mechanical and high-temperature tribological performance of fabric composites, 2024, Tribology International

Best Publications

Robust and Durable Superhydrophobic Cotton Fabrics for Oil/Water Separation

Xiaoyan Zhou;Zhaozhu Zhang;Xianghui Xu;Fang Guo

766
Citations
Superhydrophilic-superoleophobic coatings

Jin Yang;Zhaozhu Zhang;Xianghui Xu;Xiaotao Zhu

534
Citations
Robust superhydrophobic surfaces with mechanical durability and easy repairability

Xiaotao Zhu;Zhaozhu Zhang;Xuehu Men;Jin Yang

320
Citations
Facile Fabrication of Superhydrophobic Sponge with Selective Absorption and Collection of Oil from Water

Xiaoyan Zhou;Zhaozhu Zhang;Xianghui Xu;Xuehu Men

278
Citations
A superhydrophobic copper mesh as an advanced platform for oil-water separation

Guina Ren;Yuanming Song;Xiangming Li;Yanli Zhou

239
Citations
Mechanically durable, superhydrophobic coatings prepared by dual-layer method for anti-corrosion and self-cleaning

Zhaozhu Zhang;Bo Ge;Xuehu Men;Yong Li

214
Citations
Stable Bionic Superhydrophobic Coating Surface Fabricated by a Conventional Curing Process

Zhuangzhu Luo;Zhaozhu Zhang;Litian Hu;Weimin Liu

203
Citations
Facile fabrication of a superamphiphobic surface on the copper substrate.

Xiaotao Zhu;Zhaozhu Zhang;Xianghui Xu;Xuehu Men

203
Citations
Facile synthesis of copper/polydopamine functionalized graphene oxide nanocomposites with enhanced tribological performance

Haojie Song;Zhiqiang Wang;Jin Yang;Xiaohua Jia;Xiaohua Jia

186
Citations
Preparation and Tribological Properties of Polyimide/Carboxyl-Functionalized Multi-walled Carbon Nanotube Nanocomposite Films Under Seawater Lubrication

Peng Nie;Chunying Min;Hao-Jie Song;Xihui Chen

173
Citations
Superoleophobic textured aluminum surfaces

Jin Yang;Zhaozhu Zhang;Xianghui Xu;Xuehu Men

155
Citations
Study of tribological properties of polyimide/graphene oxide nanocomposite films under seawater-lubricated condition

Chunying Min;Peng Nie;Hao-Jie Song;Zhaozhu Zhang

151
Citations
A versatile approach to produce superhydrophobic materials used for oil–water separation

Xiaotao Zhu;Zhaozhu Zhang;Bo Ge;Xuehu Men

149
Citations
Influence of functional graphene as filler on the tribological behaviors of Nomex fabric/phenolic composite

Guina Ren;Zhaozhu Zhang;Xiaotao Zhu;Bo Ge

143
Citations
Facile fabrication of a superhydrophobic fabric with mechanical stability and easy-repairability.

Xiaotao Zhu;Zhaozhu Zhang;Jin Yang;Xianghui Xu

143
Citations
A novel superhydrophobic bulk material

Xiaotao Zhu;Zhaozhu Zhang;Guina Ren;Jin Yang

142
Citations
Environmentally Safe and Porous MS@TiO2@PPy Monoliths with Superior Visible-Light Photocatalytic Properties for Rapid Oil–Water Separation and Water Purification

Shiwei Yan;Yong Li;Fei Xie;Jun Wu

142
Citations
Effect of plasma treatment of Kevlar fabric on the tribological behavior of Kevlar fabric/phenolic composites

Fang Guo;Zhao-Zhu Zhang;Wei-Min Liu;Feng-Hua Su

141
Citations
A simple approach to fabricate superoleophobic coatings

Jin Yang;Zhaozhu Zhang;Xuehu Men;Xianghui Xu

139
Citations
Reversible Superhydrophobicity to Superhydrophilicity Switching of a Carbon Nanotube Film via Alternation of UV Irradiation and Dark Storage

Jin Yang;Zhaozhu Zhang;Xuehu Men;Xianghui Xu

134
Citations