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Materials Science 224 13 13 8 8 951 189042

Zhenan Bao publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Zhenan Bao between 1983 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Zhenan Bao published across 43 years, from 1983 to 2025, averaging 27.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 70 publications in 2020. 101 of the 1,183 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1983 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 70. Peak 70 publications in 2020. 1983: 1 publication 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 3 publications 1993: 6 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 4 publications 1997: 8 publications 1998: 16 publications 1999: 14 publications 2000: 20 publications 2001: 21 publications 2002: 37 publications 2003: 16 publications 2004: 17 publications 2005: 18 publications 2006: 27 publications 2007: 33 publications 2008: 43 publications 2009: 50 publications 2010: 46 publications 2011: 53 publications 2012: 43 publications 2013: 51 publications 2014: 54 publications 2015: 54 publications 2016: 53 publications 2017: 42 publications 2018: 58 publications 2019: 57 publications 2020: 70 publications 2021: 54 publications 2022: 54 publications 2023: 50 publications 2024: 47 publications 2025: 54 publications
1983 2025

1,183 publications in total across all disciplines

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Zhenan Bao: publications per year, 1983 to 2025
Year Publications
1983 1
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 2
1991 1
1992 3
1993 6
1994 3
1995 3
1996 4
1997 8
1998 16
1999 14
2000 20
2001 21
2002 37
2003 16
2004 17
2005 18
2006 27
2007 33
2008 43
2009 50
2010 46
2011 53
2012 43
2013 51
2014 54
2015 54
2016 53
2017 42
2018 58
2019 57
2020 70
2021 54
2022 54
2023 50
2024 47
2025 54
Total 1,183
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Zhenan Bao publications per year - data summary

  • Zhenan Bao, a Materials Science scholar from Stanford University, has 1,183 publications recorded across 43 years, from 1983 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1983 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2020, with 70 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1983 and 1991, with 1 publication each.
  • 6 of the 43 years in the span carry no publications at all (1984, 1985, 1986, 1987 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 27.5 papers per year over the whole span, or 32.0 per year counting only the 37 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 259 publications, 22% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1983-1997: 31 publications (2.1 per year); 1998-2012: 454 publications (30.3 per year); 2013-2025: 698 publications (53.7 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Zhenan Bao 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 Zhenan Bao 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, 950–969 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: 951 publications — 98th percentile

98% 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
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 17 951
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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Zhenan Bao publication distribution in Materials Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 12,847 Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 57 ranges running from 50–69 to 1,163+ publications.
  • Zhenan Bao, a Materials Science scholar from Stanford University, records 951 publications - the 98th percentile of the discipline.
  • 98% of ranked Materials Science scientists score the same or lower than Zhenan Bao, and about 2% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 250–269 publications range, and Zhenan Bao ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 190–209 publications, holding 891 scientists (7% of the field).
  • 70% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 330–349 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Zhenan Bao 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 Zhenan Bao 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, 165+ 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: 224 D-Index — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View D-Index distribution as a table
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
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+ 98 224
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Zhenan Bao D-index placement in Materials Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 12,847 Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 64 ranges running from 40–41 to 165+ D-Index.
  • Zhenan Bao, a Materials Science scholar from Stanford University, records 224 D-Index - the 100th percentile of the discipline.
  • 100% of ranked Materials Science scientists score the same or lower than Zhenan Bao, and about 0% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 62–63 D-Index range, and Zhenan Bao ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 52–53 D-Index, holding 667 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 68% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 70–71 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Materials Science in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Materials Science in United States Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Materials Science in United States Leader Award
  • 2016 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For synthesis, design, and application of organic semiconductors for flexible electronics.
  • 2016 - Fellow, National Academy of Inventors
  • 2014 - Fellow of the Materials Research Society
  • 2012 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2011 - Fellow of the American Chemical Society
  • 2009 - Beilby Medal and Prize, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK)
  • 2008 - SPIE Fellow
  • 2006 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Zhenan Bao is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States. Their research focuses on the engineering and materials science fields, with a notable emphasis on electrical and electronic engineering, biomedical engineering, polymers and plastics, automotive engineering, and cellular and molecular neuroscience.

The scientist's work spans various advanced topics, including advanced sensor and energy harvesting materials, conducting polymers and their applications, advanced battery materials and technologies, advancements in battery materials, advanced battery technologies research, organic electronics and photovoltaics, and neuroscience and neural engineering.

Recent publications by Zhenan Bao include:

  • Molecular design for electrolyte solvents enabling energy-dense and long-cycling lithium metal batteries (2020, Nature Energy)
  • Technology Roadmap for Flexible Sensors (2023, ACS Nano)
  • Rational solvent molecule tuning for high-performance lithium metal battery electrolytes (2022, Nature Energy)
  • Multifunctional materials for implantable and wearable photonic healthcare devices (2020, Nature Reviews Materials)
  • Electronic skins and machine learning for intelligent soft robots (2020, Science Robotics)

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including Yi Cui, Jeffrey B.-H. Tok, Zhiao Yu, Huaxin Gong, and Yuelang Chen.

Zhenan Bao's work has appeared in various publication venues with multiple contributions, notably:

  • Journal of the American Chemical Society (23 publications)
  • ECS Meeting Abstracts (12 publications)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (10 publications)
  • Advanced Energy Materials (9 publications)
  • Nature Energy (8 publications)

The scientist has been recognized with multiple awards across their career, including:

  • Member of the National Academy of Engineering (2016) for synthesis, design, and application of organic semiconductors for flexible electronics
  • Fellow, National Academy of Inventors (2016)
  • Fellow of the Materials Research Society (2014)
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (2012)
  • Fellow of the American Chemical Society (2011)
  • Beilby Medal and Prize, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK) (2009)
  • SPIE Fellow (2008)
  • Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (2006)

Best Publications

  • Evaluation of Solution-Processed Reduced Graphene Oxide Films as Transparent Conductors

    Héctor A. Becerril;Jie Mao;Zunfeng Liu;Randall M. Stoltenberg

  • Skin-like pressure and strain sensors based on transparent elastic films of carbon nanotubes

    Darren J. Lipomi;Michael Vosgueritchian;Benjamin C. K. Tee;Sondra L. Hellstrom

  • Highly sensitive flexible pressure sensors with microstructured rubber dielectric layers

    Stefan C. B. Mannsfeld;Benjamin C. K. Tee;Randall M. Stoltenberg;Christopher V. H. H. Chen

  • Pathways for practical high-energy long-cycling lithium metal batteries

    Jun Liu;Zhenan Bao;Yi Cui;Eric J. Dufek

  • Skin electronics from scalable fabrication of an intrinsically stretchable transistor array.

    Sihong Wang;Jie Xu;Weichen Wang;Ging-Ji Nathan Wang

  • 25th Anniversary Article: The Evolution of Electronic Skin (E-Skin): A Brief History, Design Considerations, and Recent Progress

    Mallory L. Hammock;Alex Chortos;Benjamin C.‐K. Tee;Jeffrey B.‐H. Tok

  • Pursuing prosthetic electronic skin.

    Alex Chortos;Jia Liu;Zhenan Bao

  • Soluble and processable regioregular poly(3‐hexylthiophene) for thin film field‐effect transistor applications with high mobility

    Zhenan Bao;Ananth Dodabalapur;Andrew J. Lovinger

  • Flexible polymer transistors with high pressure sensitivity for application in electronic skin and health monitoring

    Gregor Schwartz;Benjamin C.-K. Tee;Jianguo Mei;Anthony L. Appleton

  • The rise of plastic bioelectronics

    Takao Someya;Zhenan Bao;George G. Malliaras

  • An ultra-sensitive resistive pressure sensor based on hollow-sphere microstructure induced elasticity in conducting polymer film

    Lijia Pan;Alex Chortos;Guihua Yu;Yaqun Wang

  • Large-scale complementary integrated circuits based on organic transistors

    B. Crone;Ananth Dodabalapur;Y. Y. Lin;R. W. Filas

  • Electronic Skin: Recent Progress and Future Prospects for Skin‐Attachable Devices for Health Monitoring, Robotics, and Prosthetics

    Jun Chang Yang;Jaewan Mun;Se Young Kwon;Seongjun Park

  • Integrated materials design of organic semiconductors for field-effect transistors

    Jianguo Mei;Ying Diao;Anthony L. Appleton;Lei Fang

  • A highly stretchable autonomous self-healing elastomer

    Cheng-Hui Li;Chao Wang;Chao Wang;Christoph Keplinger;Jing-Lin Zuo

  • An electrically and mechanically self-healing composite with pressure- and flexion-sensitive properties for electronic skin applications

    Benjamin C. K. Tee;Chao Wang;Ranulfo Allen;Zhenan Bao

  • Stable Li-ion battery anodes by in-situ polymerization of conducting hydrogel to conformally coat silicon nanoparticles

    Hui Wu;Guihua Yu;Lijia Pan;Lijia Pan;Nian Liu

  • Ultra-high mobility transparent organic thin film transistors grown by an off-centre spin-coating method

    Yongbo Yuan;Gaurav Giri;Alexander L. Ayzner;Alexander L. Ayzner;Arjan P. Zoombelt

  • Solution-processed graphene/MnO2 nanostructured textiles for high-performance electrochemical capacitors.

    Guihua Yu;Liangbing Hu;Michael Vosgueritchian;Huiliang Wang

  • A bioinspired flexible organic artificial afferent nerve

    Yeongin Kim;Alex Chortos;Wentao Xu;Wentao Xu;Yuxin Liu

  • A review of fabrication and applications of carbon nanotube film-based flexible electronics

    Steve Park;Michael Vosguerichian;Zhenan Bao

Frequent Co-Authors

Yi Cui
Yi Cui Stanford University
Michael F. Toney
Michael F. Toney University of Colorado Boulder
Xiaodan Gu
Xiaodan Gu University of Southern Mississippi
Jeffrey B.-H. Tok
Jeffrey B.-H. Tok Stanford University
Howard E. Katz
Howard E. Katz Johns Hopkins University
Joon Hak Oh
Joon Hak Oh Seoul National University
Ting Lei
Ting Lei Peking University
John A. Rogers
John A. Rogers Northwestern University
Ananth Dodabalapur
Ananth Dodabalapur The University of Texas at Austin

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