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2025

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 130 344 328 105 104 407 49930

Zhen Zhou publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Zhen Zhou between 1998 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Zhen Zhou published across 28 years, from 1998 to 2025, averaging 24 papers a year. Output peaked at 94 publications in 2025. 162 of the 672 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60 80
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1998 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 94. Peak 94 publications in 2025. 1998: 4 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 2 publications 2004: 9 publications 2005: 11 publications 2006: 16 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 10 publications 2009: 21 publications 2010: 12 publications 2011: 17 publications 2012: 22 publications 2013: 21 publications 2014: 21 publications 2015: 34 publications 2016: 19 publications 2017: 22 publications 2018: 35 publications 2019: 53 publications 2020: 41 publications 2021: 46 publications 2022: 38 publications 2023: 49 publications 2024: 68 publications 2025: 94 publications
1998 2025

672 publications in total across all disciplines

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Zhen Zhou: publications per year, 1998 to 2025
Year Publications
1998 4
1999 0
2000 0
2001 0
2002 1
2003 2
2004 9
2005 11
2006 16
2007 6
2008 10
2009 21
2010 12
2011 17
2012 22
2013 21
2014 21
2015 34
2016 19
2017 22
2018 35
2019 53
2020 41
2021 46
2022 38
2023 49
2024 68
2025 94
Total 672
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Zhen Zhou 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 Zhen Zhou sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 57 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 50–69 to 1,163+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 891. Most scientists, 891, have 190–209 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 390–409 publications, is where this scientist sits. 50–69 publications: 28 scientists 70–89 publications: 152 scientists 90–109 publications: 356 scientists 110–129 publications: 487 scientists 130–149 publications: 723 scientists 150–169 publications: 835 scientists 170–189 publications: 850 scientists 190–209 publications: 891 scientists 210–229 publications: 862 scientists 230–249 publications: 766 scientists 250–269 publications: 726 scientists 270–289 publications: 665 scientists 290–309 publications: 593 scientists 310–329 publications: 537 scientists 330–349 publications: 477 scientists 350–369 publications: 440 scientists 370–389 publications: 356 scientists 390–409 publications: 321 scientists 410–429 publications: 256 scientists 430–449 publications: 246 scientists 450–469 publications: 216 scientists 470–489 publications: 212 scientists 490–509 publications: 174 scientists 510–529 publications: 194 scientists 530–549 publications: 162 scientists 550–569 publications: 131 scientists 570–589 publications: 111 scientists 590–609 publications: 103 scientists 610–629 publications: 99 scientists 630–649 publications: 77 scientists 650–669 publications: 92 scientists 670–689 publications: 56 scientists 690–709 publications: 53 scientists 710–729 publications: 53 scientists 730–749 publications: 38 scientists 750–769 publications: 52 scientists 770–789 publications: 43 scientists 790–809 publications: 38 scientists 810–829 publications: 34 scientists 830–849 publications: 25 scientists 850–869 publications: 18 scientists 870–889 publications: 20 scientists 890–909 publications: 24 scientists 910–929 publications: 27 scientists 930–949 publications: 20 scientists 950–969 publications: 17 scientists 970–989 publications: 10 scientists 990–1,009 publications: 16 scientists 1,010–1,029 publications: 13 scientists 1,030–1,049 publications: 12 scientists 1,050–1,069 publications: 9 scientists 1,070–1,089 publications: 8 scientists 1,090–1,109 publications: 7 scientists 1,110–1,129 publications: 9 scientists 1,130–1,149 publications: 2 scientists 1,150–1,162 publications: 5 scientists 1,163+ publications: 100 scientists
50–69 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 407 publications — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Materials Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
50–69 28
70–89 152
90–109 356
110–129 487
130–149 723
150–169 835
170–189 850
190–209 891
210–229 862
230–249 766
250–269 726
270–289 665
290–309 593
310–329 537
330–349 477
350–369 440
370–389 356
390–409 321 407
410–429 256
430–449 246
450–469 216
470–489 212
490–509 174
510–529 194
530–549 162
550–569 131
570–589 111
590–609 103
610–629 99
630–649 77
650–669 92
670–689 56
690–709 53
710–729 53
730–749 38
750–769 52
770–789 43
790–809 38
810–829 34
830–849 25
850–869 18
870–889 20
890–909 24
910–929 27
930–949 20
950–969 17
970–989 10
990–1,009 16
1,010–1,029 13
1,030–1,049 12
1,050–1,069 9
1,070–1,089 8
1,090–1,109 7
1,110–1,129 9
1,130–1,149 2
1,150–1,162 5
1,163+ 100
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Zhen Zhou 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 Zhen Zhou sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 165+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 667. Most scientists, 667, have 52–53 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 130–131 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 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
40–41 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 130 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Materials Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 211
42–43 450
44–45 612
46–47 612
48–49 598
50–51 657
52–53 667
54–55 621
56–57 597
58–59 610
60–61 587
62–63 606
64–65 533
66–67 490
68–69 469
70–71 378
72–73 421
74–75 359
76–77 323
78–79 299
80–81 230
82–83 210
84–85 195
86–87 203
88–89 175
90–91 175
92–93 142
94–95 121
96–97 117
98–99 107
100–101 88
102–103 85
104–105 68
106–107 62
108–109 57
110–111 45
112–113 49
114–115 50
116–117 34
118–119 38
120–121 37
122–123 29
124–125 28
126–127 24
128–129 33
130–131 28 130
132–133 21
134–135 20
136–137 23
138–139 17
140–141 12
142–143 17
144–145 21
146–147 13
148–149 11
150–151 14
152–153 13
154–155 9
156–157 10
158–159 7
160–161 4
162–163 4
164 3
165+ 98
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Materials Science in China Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Materials Science in China Leader Award

Overview

Zhen Zhou is affiliated with Zhengzhou University in China and specializes in engineering with a particular focus on electrical and electronic engineering, materials chemistry, renewable energy, sustainability, automotive engineering, and biomedical engineering. Their research primarily addresses topics related to advanced battery materials and technologies, advancements in battery materials, advanced battery technologies research, electrocatalysts for energy conversion, advanced photocatalysis techniques, and MXene and MAX phase materials.

The scientist's recent publications include:

  • Towards practical lithium-metal anodes, 2020, Chemical Society Reviews
  • Machine learning: Accelerating materials development for energy storage and conversion, 2020, InfoMat
  • Frenkel-defected monolayer MoS2 catalysts for efficient hydrogen evolution, 2022, Nature Communications
  • What is the Real Origin of the Activity of Fe-N-C Electrocatalysts in the O2 Reduction Reaction? Critical Roles of Coordinating Pyrrolic N and Axially Adsorbing Species, 2022, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Atomic Fe-N4/C in Flexible Carbon Fiber Membrane as Binder-Free Air Cathode for Zn-Air Batteries with Stable Cycling over 1000 h, 2021, Advanced Materials

Zhen Zhou frequently collaborates with the following co-authors:

  • Xu Zhang
  • Zhaojun Xie
  • Letian Chen
  • Bin Tang
  • Menggai Jiao

Their publications appear most often in these venues:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry A
  • Advanced Functional Materials
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Best Publications

  • Are MXenes Promising Anode Materials for Li Ion Batteries? Computational Studies on Electronic Properties and Li Storage Capability of Ti3C2 and Ti3C2X2 (X = F, OH) Monolayer

    Qing Tang;Zhen Zhou;Panwen Shen

  • MoS2 nanoribbons: high stability and unusual electronic and magnetic properties.

    Yafei Li;Zhen Zhou;Shengbai Zhang;Zhongfang Chen

  • Recent advances in MXene: Preparation, properties, and applications

    Jin-Cheng Lei;Xu Zhang;Zhen Zhou

  • Recent progress in high-voltage lithium ion batteries

    Meng Hu;Xiaoli Pang;Zhen Zhou

  • Graphene-analogous low-dimensional materials

    Qing Tang;Zhen Zhou

  • S‐Doped N‐Rich Carbon Nanosheets with Expanded Interlayer Distance as Anode Materials for Sodium‐Ion Batteries

    Jiqian Yang;Xianlong Zhou;Dihua Wu;Xudong Zhao

  • Graphene-related nanomaterials: tuning properties by functionalization

    Qing Tang;Zhen Zhou;Zhongfang Chen

  • MXene-based materials for electrochemical energy storage

    Xu Zhang;Zihe Zhang;Zhen Zhou

  • Metallic VS2 Monolayer: A Promising 2D Anode Material for Lithium Ion Batteries

    Yu Jing;Yu Jing;Zhen Zhou;Carlos R. Cabrera;Zhongfang Chen

  • Towards practical lithium-metal anodes

    Xin Zhang;Xin Zhang;Yongan Yang;Zhen Zhou;Zhen Zhou

  • Li ion battery materials with core–shell nanostructures

    Liwei Su;Yu Jing;Zhen Zhou

  • Spin gapless semiconductor-metal-half-metal properties in nitrogen-doped zigzag graphene nanoribbons.

    Yafei Li;Zhen Zhou;Panwen Shen;Zhongfang Chen

  • CO Catalytic Oxidation on Iron-Embedded Graphene: Computational Quest for Low-Cost Nanocatalysts

    Yafei Li;Zhen Zhou;Guangtao Yu;Wei Chen

  • Enhanced Li Adsorption and Diffusion on MoS2 Zigzag Nanoribbons by Edge Effects: A Computational Study.

    Yafei Li;Yafei Li;Dihua Wu;Zhen Zhou;Carlos R. Cabrera

  • Recent Breakthroughs in Supercapacitors Boosted by Nitrogen-Rich Porous Carbon Materials

    Mei Yang;Zhen Zhou

  • Atomic Interface Engineering and Electric-Field Effect in Ultrathin Bi 2 MoO 6 Nanosheets for Superior Lithium Ion Storage

    Yang Zheng;Tengfei Zhou;Xudong Zhao;Wei Kong Pang

  • Metal–Organic Frameworks (MOFs) and MOF-Derived Materials for Energy Storage and Conversion

    Xu Zhang;An Chen;Ming Zhong;Zihe Zhang

  • A Fluorogenic Probe for the Copper(I)-Catalyzed Azide−Alkyne Ligation Reaction: Modulation of the Fluorescence Emission via 3(n,π*)−1(π,π*) Inversion

    Zhen Zhou;Christoph J Fahrni

  • Metal–Organic Polymers Containing Discrete Single-Walled Nanotube as a Heterogeneous Catalyst for the Cycloaddition of Carbon Dioxide to Epoxides

    Zhen Zhou;Cheng He;Jinghai Xiu;Lu Yang

  • MnPSe 3 Monolayer: A Promising 2D Visible-Light Photohydrolytic Catalyst with High Carrier Mobility

    Xu Zhang;Xudong Zhao;Dihua Wu;Yu Jing

  • Core double-shell Si@SiO2@C nanocomposites as anode materials for Li-ion batteries

    Liwei Su;Zhen Zhou;Manman Ren

  • Fast Sodium Storage in TiO2@CNT@C Nanorods for High‐Performance Na‐Ion Capacitors

    Yuan-En Zhu;Leping Yang;Jian Sheng;Yanan Chen

Frequent Co-Authors

Zhongfang Chen
Zhongfang Chen University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras
Yafei Li
Yafei Li Nanjing Normal University
Qing Tang
Qing Tang Chongqing University
Yanan Chen
Yanan Chen Tianjin University
Xue-Ping Gao
Xue-Ping Gao Nankai University
Masahiko Morinaga
Masahiko Morinaga Toyota Motor Corporation (Japan)
Jijun Zhao
Jijun Zhao Dalian University of Technology
Shengbai Zhang
Shengbai Zhang Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Xian-He Bu
Xian-He Bu Nankai University
Carlos R. Cabrera
Carlos R. Cabrera University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras

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