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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 47 11248 10866 3120 3107 83 6781

Zhengfei Dai publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Zhengfei Dai between 2011 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Zhengfei Dai published across 16 years, from 2011 to 2026, averaging 8.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 17 publications in 2024. 10 of the 137 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2011 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 17. Peak 17 publications in 2024. 2011: 2 publications 2012: 2 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 6 publications 2016: 4 publications 2017: 13 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 9 publications 2020: 14 publications 2021: 11 publications 2022: 15 publications 2023: 13 publications 2024: 17 publications 2025: 9 publications 2026: 1 publication
2011 2026

137 publications in total across all disciplines

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Zhengfei Dai: publications per year, 2011 to 2026
Year Publications
2011 2
2012 2
2013 7
2014 6
2015 6
2016 4
2017 13
2018 8
2019 9
2020 14
2021 11
2022 15
2023 13
2024 17
2025 9
2026 1
Total 137
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Zhengfei Dai 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 Zhengfei Dai 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, 70–89 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: 83 publications — 1st percentile

1% 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 83
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
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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Zhengfei Dai 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 Zhengfei Dai 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, 46–47 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: 47 D-Index — 15th percentile

15% 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 47
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
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Overview

Zhengfei Dai is affiliated with Xi'an Jiaotong University in China and specializes in research spanning engineering, energy, and materials science. Their work predominantly focuses on electrical and electronic engineering, renewable energy, sustainability, and materials chemistry, with additional involvement in catalysis and polymer science subfields.

The primary research topics covered in Dai's publications include electrocatalysts for energy conversion, advanced photocatalysis techniques, and advanced battery materials and technologies. Other significant topics include advancements in battery materials and technologies, 2D materials and applications, and gas sensing nanomaterials and sensors.

Frequent collaborators in Dai's research include Yaoda Liu, Thangavel Sakthivel, Fei Ma, Tingting Liang, and Wenfang Zhai. These repeated coauthorships indicate ongoing research partnerships in the field.

The scientist's recent papers showcase a focus on water electrolysis, electrocatalysis stability, and material innovations. Notable publications include:

  • Recent progress on the long-term stability of hydrogen evolution reaction electrocatalysts, 2022, InfoMat
  • Enhancing the d/p-Band Center Proximity with Amorphous-Crystalline Interface Coupling for Boosted pH-Robust Water Electrolysis, 2023, Advanced Energy Materials
  • Synergizing Hydrogen Spillover and Deprotonation by the Internal Polarization Field in a MoS2/NiPS3 Vertical Heterostructure for Boosted Water Electrolysis, 2022, Advanced Materials
  • Material libraries for electrocatalytic overall water splitting, 2021, Coordination Chemistry Reviews
  • Nitrogen-doped carbon wrapped Co-Mo2C dual Mott-Schottky nanosheets with large porosity for efficient water electrolysis, 2020, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental

Dai's publications are frequently found in journals such as SSRN Electronic Journal, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, Chemical Engineering Journal, Advanced Functional Materials, and Journal of Materials Chemistry C. These venues reflect a concentration on catalysis, chemical engineering, and materials science disciplines.

Best Publications

  • Fe-Doped Ni 3 C Nanodots in N-Doped Carbon Nanosheets for Efficient Hydrogen-Evolution and Oxygen-Evolution Electrocatalysis.

    Haosen Fan;Haosen Fan;Hong Yu;Yufei Zhang;Yun Zheng

  • Ultrathin Porous NiFeV Ternary Layer Hydroxide Nanosheets as a Highly Efficient Bifunctional Electrocatalyst for Overall Water Splitting

    Khang Ngoc Dinh;Penglun Zheng;Zhengfei Dai;Yu Zhang

  • Hexagonal-Phase Cobalt Monophosphosulfide for Highly Efficient Overall Water Splitting.

    Zhengfei Dai;Hongbo Geng;Jiong Wang;Yubo Luo

  • 1D to 3D hierarchical iron selenide hollow nanocubes assembled from FeSe2@C core-shell nanorods for advanced sodium ion batteries

    Haosen Fan;Hong Yu;Yufei Zhang;Jing Guo

  • Advanced Cathode Materials for Sodium-Ion Batteries: What Determines Our Choices?

    Zhengfei Dai;Ulaganathan Mani;Hui Teng Tan;Qingyu Yan

  • Material libraries for electrocatalytic overall water splitting

    Lan Sun;Qiaomei Luo;Zhengfei Dai;Fei Ma

  • Phase diagram, design of monolayer binary colloidal crystals, and their fabrication based on ethanol-assisted self-assembly at the air/water interface.

    Zhengfei Dai;Yue Li;Guotao Duan;Lichao Jia

  • Co9 S8 /MoS2 Yolk-Shell Spheres for Advanced Li/Na Storage.

    Hongbo Geng;Hongbo Geng;Jun Yang;Zhengfei Dai;Yu Zhang

  • Nitrogen-doped carbon wrapped Co-Mo2C dual Mott–Schottky nanosheets with large porosity for efficient water electrolysis

    Pengfei Zhang;Yaoda Liu;Tingting Liang;Edison Huixiang Ang

  • Highly reversible switching from P- to N-type NO2 sensing in a monolayer Fe2O3 inverse opal film and the associated P–N transition phase diagram

    Zhengfei Dai;Chul Soon Lee;Yahui Tian;Il Doo Kim

  • Fabrication of gold nanoparticles by laser ablation in liquid and their application for simultaneous electrochemical detection of Cd2+, Pb2+, Cu2+, Hg2+.

    Xiaoxia Xu;Guotao Duan;Yue Li;Guangqiang Liu

  • Honeycomb-like Periodic Porous LaFeO3 Thin Film Chemiresistors with Enhanced Gas-Sensing Performances

    Zhengfei Dai;Chul Soon Lee;Bo Young Kim;Chang Hoon Kwak

  • Advanced Catalytic Materials for Ethanol Oxidation in Direct Ethanol Fuel Cells

    Yun Zheng;Xiaojuan Wan;Xin Cheng;Kun Cheng

  • Fast-Response, Sensitivitive and Low-Powered Chemosensors by Fusing Nanostructured Porous Thin Film and IDEs-Microheater Chip

    Zhengfei Dai;Lei Xu;Guotao Duan;Tie Li

  • O2 plasma and cation tuned nickel phosphide nanosheets for highly efficient overall water splitting

    Khang Ngoc Dinh;Xiaoli Sun;Xiaoli Sun;Zhengfei Dai;Yun Zheng

  • Room temperature H2S gas sensing properties of In2O3 micro/nanostructured porous thin film and hydrolyzation-induced enhanced sensing mechanism

    Yingying Wang;Guotao Duan;Yudong Zhu;Hongwen Zhang

  • Boosting Transport Kinetics of Cobalt Sulfides Yolk–Shell Spheres by Anion Doping for Advanced Lithium and Sodium Storage

    Bo Wang;Yafei Cheng;Hao Su;Min Cheng

  • High-entropy alloys and compounds for electrocatalytic energy conversion applications

    Hang Liu;Lenus Syama;Like Zhang;Carmen Lee

  • NbS2 Nanosheets with M/Se (M = Fe, Co, Ni) Codopants for Li+ and Na+ Storage

    Jianli Zhang;Jianli Zhang;Chengfeng Du;Zhengfei Dai;Wei Chen

  • Sn Nanoparticles Encapsulated in 3D Nanoporous Carbon Derived from a Metal–Organic Framework for Anode Material in Lithium-Ion Batteries

    Yuanyuan Guo;Yuanyuan Guo;Xiaoqiao Zeng;Yu Zhang;Zhengfei Dai

  • Mace-like hierarchical MoS 2 /NiCo 2 S 4 composites supported by carbon fiber paper: An efficient electrocatalyst for the hydrogen evolution reaction

    Lan Sun;Tao Wang;Long Zhang;Yunjin Sun

Frequent Co-Authors

Qingyu Yan
Qingyu Yan Nanyang Technological University
Weiping Cai
Weiping Cai Chinese Academy of Sciences
Guotao Duan
Guotao Duan Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Yun Zheng
Yun Zheng Jianghan University
Yue Li
Yue Li Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jong Heun Lee
Jong Heun Lee Korea University
Bing Li
Bing Li Jiangsu University
Yun Zong
Yun Zong Agency for Science, Technology and Research
Yoshiyuki Kawazoe
Yoshiyuki Kawazoe Tohoku University
Jinlian Hu
Jinlian Hu City University of Hong Kong

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