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Research.com 2022 Best Scientist Award Badge Research.com 2022 Best Female Scientist Award Badge
Materials Science
USA
2023

D-Index & Metrics D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines.

Discipline name D-index D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines. Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking
Best female scientists D-index 181 Citations 125,519 897 World Ranking 27 National Ranking 18
Best Scientists D-index 181 Citations 125,519 897 World Ranking 411 National Ranking 272
Materials Science D-index 192 Citations 136,200 852 World Ranking 20 National Ranking 13

Research.com Recognitions

Awards & Achievements

2023 - Research.com Materials Science in United States Leader Award

2022 - Research.com Best Female Scientist Award

2022 - Research.com Best Scientist 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

What is she best known for?

The fields of study she is best known for:

  • Organic chemistry
  • Polymer
  • Nanotechnology

Her scientific interests lie mostly in Nanotechnology, Transistor, Organic semiconductor, Optoelectronics and Polymer. Her Nanotechnology study combines topics in areas such as Conductive polymer, Organic electronics and Electronics. Her Transistor research includes elements of Flexible electronics, Electronic circuit, Semiconductor and Nanowire.

Zhenan Bao works mostly in the field of Organic semiconductor, limiting it down to concerns involving Thin-film transistor and, occasionally, Dielectric and Substrate. The concepts of her Optoelectronics study are interwoven with issues in Sheet resistance, Transparent conducting film and Organic solar cell. Her research investigates the connection between Polymer and topics such as Chemical engineering that intersect with issues in Electrode.

Her most cited work include:

  • Evaluation of Solution-Processed Reduced Graphene Oxide Films as Transparent Conductors (2683 citations)
  • Skin-like pressure and strain sensors based on transparent elastic films of carbon nanotubes (2345 citations)
  • Highly sensitive flexible pressure sensors with microstructured rubber dielectric layers (2020 citations)

What are the main themes of her work throughout her whole career to date?

Zhenan Bao mainly focuses on Nanotechnology, Optoelectronics, Polymer, Transistor and Organic semiconductor. Her work deals with themes such as Stretchable electronics, Electronics and Organic electronics, which intersect with Nanotechnology. The various areas that Zhenan Bao examines in her Optoelectronics study include Layer, Substrate, Electrode and Thin-film transistor.

Her Polymer research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Chemical engineering and Polymer chemistry. Her Transistor research integrates issues from Flexible electronics and Electronic circuit. Zhenan Bao combines subjects such as Thin film, Electron mobility, Pentacene and Semiconductor with her study of Organic semiconductor.

She most often published in these fields:

  • Nanotechnology (36.53%)
  • Optoelectronics (24.05%)
  • Polymer (22.94%)

What were the highlights of her more recent work (between 2018-2021)?

  • Polymer (22.94%)
  • Nanotechnology (36.53%)
  • Electronics (9.24%)

In recent papers she was focusing on the following fields of study:

Her primary scientific interests are in Polymer, Nanotechnology, Electronics, Chemical engineering and Transistor. Within one scientific family, Zhenan Bao focuses on topics pertaining to Semiconductor under Polymer, and may sometimes address concerns connected to Thin film and Intermolecular force. Her Nanotechnology research incorporates elements of Supramolecular chemistry, Organic electronics, Conductive polymer, Stretchable electronics and Electrical conductor.

Zhenan Bao usually deals with Electronics and limits it to topics linked to Wearable technology and Electronic skin. Her studies deal with areas such as Optoelectronics, Electronic circuit, Amplifier and Thin-film transistor as well as Transistor. Her biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Field-effect transistor, Substrate and Electrode.

Between 2018 and 2021, her most popular works were:

  • Pathways for practical high-energy long-cycling lithium metal batteries (837 citations)
  • Electronic Skin: Recent Progress and Future Prospects for Skin‐Attachable Devices for Health Monitoring, Robotics, and Prosthetics (334 citations)
  • Biodegradable and flexible arterial-pulse sensor for the wireless monitoring of blood flow (261 citations)

In her most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Organic chemistry
  • Polymer
  • Semiconductor

Zhenan Bao spends much of her time researching Electronics, Nanotechnology, Polymer, Electrolyte and Chemical engineering. Her Electronics research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Wearable technology, Electronic circuit, Robotics and Electronic materials. Her Nanotechnology study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Supramolecular chemistry, Semiconductor, Electrochemical energy storage, Stretchable electronics and Electrical conductor.

Her work on Conjugated system as part of general Polymer research is frequently linked to Human health, bridging the gap between disciplines. Her work on Crystallinity as part of general Chemical engineering study is frequently linked to Self-healing material, therefore connecting diverse disciplines of science. Zhenan Bao has included themes like Low voltage and Active matrix in her Transistor study.

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Best Publications

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

Héctor A. Becerril;Jie Mao;Zunfeng Liu;Randall M. Stoltenberg.
ACS Nano (2008)

3560 Citations

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.
Nature Nanotechnology (2011)

3003 Citations

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.
Nature Materials (2010)

2647 Citations

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

Zhenan Bao;Ananth Dodabalapur;Andrew J. Lovinger.
Applied Physics Letters (1996)

2278 Citations

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.
Advanced Materials (2013)

2016 Citations

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.
Nature Communications (2013)

1742 Citations

Pursuing prosthetic electronic skin.

Alex Chortos;Jia Liu;Zhenan Bao.
Nature Materials (2016)

1575 Citations

Large-scale complementary integrated circuits based on organic transistors

B. Crone;Ananth Dodabalapur;Y. Y. Lin;R. W. Filas.
Nature (2000)

1558 Citations

Integrated materials design of organic semiconductors for field-effect transistors

Jianguo Mei;Ying Diao;Anthony L. Appleton;Lei Fang.
Journal of the American Chemical Society (2013)

1333 Citations

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

Guihua Yu;Liangbing Hu;Michael Vosgueritchian;Huiliang Wang.
Nano Letters (2011)

1312 Citations

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