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ZhengMing Sun

ZhengMing Sun

D-Index & Metrics

Materials Science

D-Index
64
Citations
14888
World Ranking
5881
National Ranking
1775

ZhengMing Sun 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 ZhengMing Sun sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 351 publications — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

ZhengMing Sun 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 ZhengMing Sun sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 64 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

ZhengMing Sun is affiliated with Southeast University in China and has extensive research contributions primarily in the fields of Engineering and Materials Science. Their work spans over 350 publications in Engineering and 219 in Materials Science, with a focus on subfields such as Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment.

The scientist's research encompasses several main topics, including:

  • MXene and MAX Phase Materials
  • Advancements in Battery Materials
  • Advanced battery technologies research
  • Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies
  • Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties
  • Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication
  • Advanced Memory and Neural Computing

ZhengMing Sun has published in numerous academic venues. The most frequent publication venues include:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Advanced Materials
  • Energy Storage Materials
  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Advanced Functional Materials

The scientist's work includes contributions to book publications such as "Materials and Technology of Clean Energy," published by Trans Tech Publications Ltd. eBooks in 2020.

Prominent research papers written or coauthored by ZhengMing Sun include:

  • Catechol-functionalized hydrogels: biomimetic design, adhesion mechanism, and biomedical applications, 2020, Chemical Society Reviews
  • Nitrogen-Doped Ti3C2 MXene: Mechanism Investigation and Electrochemical Analysis, 2020, Advanced Functional Materials
  • Multifunctional MXene/C Aerogels for Enhanced Microwave Absorption and Thermal Insulation, 2023, Nano-Micro Letters
  • Ultrathin VSe2 Nanosheets with Fast Ion Diffusion and Robust Structural Stability for Rechargeable Zinc-Ion Battery Cathode, 2020, Small
  • Selenic Acid Etching Assisted Vacancy Engineering for Designing Highly Active Electrocatalysts toward the Oxygen Evolution Reaction, 2021, Advanced Materials

Frequent coauthors collaborating with ZhengMing Sun include:

  • Peigen Zhang
  • Long Pan
  • Chengjie Lu
  • Jianxiang Ding
  • Wei He

Best Publications

  • Progress in research and development on MAX phases: a family of layered ternary compounds

    Z M Sun

  • Catechol-functionalized hydrogels: biomimetic design, adhesion mechanism, and biomedical applications.

    Wei Zhang;Ruixing Wang;ZhengMing Sun;Xiangwei Zhu

  • Electrically conductive hydrogels for flexible energy storage systems

    Wei Zhang;Pan Feng;Jian Chen;Zhengming Sun

  • Nitrogen‐Doped Ti3C2 MXene: Mechanism Investigation and Electrochemical Analysis

    Chengjie Lu;Li Yang;Bingzhen Yan;Liangbo Sun

  • Ultrathin VSe2 Nanosheets with Fast Ion Diffusion and Robust Structural Stability for Rechargeable Zinc-Ion Battery Cathode.

    Zeyi Wu;Chengjie Lu;Yanan Wang;Lin Zhang

  • Principles of interlayer-spacing regulation of layered vanadium phosphates for superior zinc-ion batteries

    Linfeng Hu;Linfeng Hu;Zeyi Wu;Chengjie Lu;Fei Ye

  • Selenic Acid Etching Assisted Vacancy Engineering for Designing Highly Active Electrocatalysts toward the Oxygen Evolution Reaction.

    Lin Zhang;Chengjie Lu;Fei Ye;Ruilvjing Pang

  • In situ synthesis of CNTs@Ti3C2 hybrid structures by microwave irradiation for high-performance anodes in lithium ion batteries

    Wei Zheng;Peigen Zhang;Jian Chen;Wubian Tian

  • Surface Selenization Strategy for V2CTx MXene toward Superior Zn-Ion Storage.

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  • Single‐Ion‐Conducting Hydrogel Electrolytes Based on Slide‐Ring Pseudo‐Polyrotaxane for Ultralong‐Cycling Flexible Zinc‐Ion Batteries

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  • MXene-Derived Ti n O 2 n- 1 Quantum Dots Distributed on Porous Carbon Nanosheets for Stable and Long-Life Li-S Batteries: Enhanced Polysulfide Mediation via Defect Engineering

    Heng Zhang;Li Yang;Peigen Zhang;Chengjie Lu

  • Rapid synthesis of ternary carbide Ti3SiC2 through pulse-discharge sintering technique from Ti/Si/TiC powders

    Z. F. Zhang;Z. M. Sun;H. Hashimoto

  • Design of 3D printable concrete based on the relationship between flowability of cement paste and optimum aggregate content

    Chao Zhang;Zeyu Hou;Chun Chen;Yamei Zhang

  • Thermochromic Hydrogels with Dynamic Solar Modulation and Regulatable Critical Response Temperature for Energy-Saving Smart Windows

    Gang Xu;Huan Xia;Pengyu Chen;Wei She

  • Bilayered VOPO4⋅2H2O Nanosheets with High-Concentration Oxygen Vacancies for High-Performance Aqueous Zinc-Ion Batteries

    Zeyi Wu;Chengjie Lu;Fei Ye;Lin Zhang

  • MXenes with applications in supercapacitors and secondary batteries: A comprehensive review

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  • Hyperelastic Kevlar Nanofiber Aerogels as Robust Thermal Switches for Smart Thermal Management

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  • First-Principles Study on Transition-Metal Dichalcogenide/BSe van der Waals Heterostructures: A Promising Water-Splitting Photocatalyst

    Yi Luo;Kai Ren;Sake Wang;Jyh-Pin Chou

  • Microstructure and mechanical properties of porous Ti3SiC2

    Z.M. Sun;Z.M. Sun;A. Murugaiah;T. Zhen;A. Zhou

  • Designing composite solid-state electrolytes for high performance lithium ion or lithium metal batteries.

    Tengfei Zhang;Wenjie He;Wei Zhang;Tao Wang

  • MXene/CNTs films prepared by electrophoretic deposition for supercapacitor electrodes

    L. Yang;W. Zheng;P. Zhang;J. Chen

  • Transition-metal dichalcogenides/Mg(OH)2 van der Waals heterostructures as promising water-splitting photocatalysts: a first-principles study

    Yi Luo;Sake Wang;Kai Ren;Jyh-Pin Chou

  • Application of pulse discharge sintering (PDS) technique to rapid synthesis of Ti3SiC2 from Ti/Si/C powders

    Z.F Zhang;Z.M Sun;H Hashimoto;T Abe

  • Modulating Mn4+ Ions and Oxygen Vacancies in Nonstoichiometric LaMnO3 Perovskite by a Facile Sol-Gel Method as High-Performance Supercapacitor Electrodes

    Zuhair Agab Elsiddig;Zuhair Agab Elsiddig;Hui Xu;Dan Wang;Wei Zhang

  • A new synthesis reaction of Ti3SiC2 through pulse discharge sintering Ti/SiC/TiC powder

    Z.F Zhang;Z.M Sun;H Hashimoto;T Abe

Frequent Co-Authors

wei zhang
wei zhang Wake Forest University
Yamei Zhang
Yamei Zhang Southeast University
Michel W. Barsoum
Michel W. Barsoum Drexel University
Linfeng Hu
Linfeng Hu Southeast University
Minglei Sun
Minglei Sun University of Antwerp
Jin Yu
Jin Yu Southeast University
Zhefeng Zhang
Zhefeng Zhang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Ben D. Beake
Ben D. Beake Micro Materials Limited
Wei Kong Pang
Wei Kong Pang University of Wollongong
Jun Chen
Jun Chen Nankai University

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