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Zhengping Fang

Zhengping Fang

D-Index & Metrics

Materials Science

D-Index
73
Citations
16719
World Ranking
3901
National Ranking
1244

Zhengping Fang 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 Zhengping Fang sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 257 publications — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Zhengping Fang 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 Zhengping Fang sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 73 D-Index — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Zhengping Fang is affiliated with Zhejiang University in China, with a focus on research in materials science and engineering. Their academic work spans multiple aspects of polymers, flame retardant materials, and related chemistry and engineering disciplines.

The scientist's research contributions cover a wide range of topics including:

  • Flame retardant materials and properties
  • Synthesis and properties of polymers
  • Biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
  • Crystallization and solubility studies
  • X-ray diffraction in crystallography
  • Surface modification and superhydrophobicity
  • Polymer nanocomposites and properties

Some of their frequent coauthors include:

  • Zhenghong Guo
  • Juan Li
  • Pingan Song
  • Siqi Huo
  • Shiya Ran

The venues where Zhengping Fang most often publishes are diverse but emphasize materials science and engineering, including:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Composites Part B Engineering
  • Journal of Applied Polymer Science

Key recent papers authored or coauthored by Zhengping Fang are:

  • Phosphorus-containing flame retardant epoxy thermosets: Recent advances and future perspectives, 2021, Progress in Polymer Science
  • Flame retardant polymeric nanocomposites through the combination of nanomaterials and conventional flame retardants, 2020, Progress in Materials Science
  • A hyperbranched P/N/B-containing oligomer as multifunctional flame retardant for epoxy resins, 2022, Composites Part B Engineering
  • Core-Shell Bioderived Flame Retardants Based on Chitosan/Alginate Coated Ammonia Polyphosphate for Enhancing Flame Retardancy of Polylactic Acid, 2020, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
  • Flame-retardant, transparent, mechanically-strong and tough epoxy resin enabled by high-efficiency multifunctional boron-based polyphosphonamide, 2021, Chemical Engineering Journal

Zhengping Fang's research emphasizes polymers and plastics within materials chemistry, with significant contributions to understanding and improving flame retardant materials, polymer synthesis, and biodegradable polymers. Their work also involves detailed crystallography and surface science methods relevant to the design and application of novel materials.

Best Publications

  • Phosphorus-containing flame retardant epoxy thermosets: Recent advances and future perspectives

    Siqi Huo;Siqi Huo;Pingan Song;Bin Yu;Shiya Ran

  • Fabrication of exfoliated graphene-based polypropylene nanocomposites with enhanced mechanical and thermal properties

    Pingan Song;Zhenhu Cao;Zhenhu Cao;Yuanzheng Cai;Yuanzheng Cai;Liping Zhao;Liping Zhao

  • Flame retardant polymeric nanocomposites through the combination of nanomaterials and conventional flame retardants

    Wentao He;Wentao He;Pingan Song;Bin Yu;Zhengping Fang

  • Improved flame resistance and thermo-mechanical properties of epoxy resin nanocomposites from functionalized graphene oxide via self-assembly in water

    Fang Fang;Fang Fang;Shiya Ran;Zhengping Fang;Zhengping Fang;Pingan Song

  • Effect of a novel phosphorous–nitrogen containing intumescent flame retardant on the fire retardancy and the thermal behaviour of poly(butylene terephthalate)

    Feng Gao;Lifang Tong;Zhengping Fang

  • A novel intumescent flame retardant: Synthesis and application in ABS copolymer

    Haiyun Ma;Lifang Tong;Zhongbin Xu;Zhengping Fang

  • Functionalizing Carbon Nanotubes by Grafting on Intumescent Flame Retardant: Nanocomposite Synthesis, Morphology, Rheology, and Flammability†

    Hai-Yun Ma;Li-Fang Tong;Zhong-Bin Xu;Zheng-Ping Fang

  • Effect of graphene nanosheets on morphology, thermal stability and flame retardancy of epoxy resin

    Shan Liu;Shan Liu;Hongqiang Yan;Zhengping Fang;Zhengping Fang;Hao Wang

  • Core–Shell Bioderived Flame Retardants Based on Chitosan/Alginate Coated Ammonia Polyphosphate for Enhancing Flame Retardancy of Polylactic Acid

    Yan Zhang;Zhengquan Xiong;Haodong Ge;Leikun Ni

  • Flame-retardant, transparent, mechanically-strong and tough epoxy resin enabled by high-efficiency multifunctional boron-based polyphosphonamide

    Siqi Huo;Siqi Huo;Zhongxiao Zhou;Jiawei Jiang;Ting Sai;Ting Sai

  • Green and Scalable Fabrication of Core–Shell Biobased Flame Retardants for Reducing Flammability of Polylactic Acid

    Zhengquan Xiong;Yan Zhang;Xiaoyang Du;Pingan Song

  • A highly fire-safe and smoke-suppressive single-component epoxy resin with switchable curing temperature and rapid curing rate

    Shuang Yang;Siqi Huo;Siqi Huo;Jun Wang;Bin Zhang

  • Chitosan/Phytic Acid Polyelectrolyte Complex: A Green and Renewable Intumescent Flame Retardant System for Ethylene–Vinyl Acetate Copolymer

    Tao Zhang;Hongqiang Yan;Lie Shen;Zhengping Fang;Zhengping Fang

  • Synergistic effect of carbon nanotube and clay for improving the flame retardancy of ABS resin

    Haiyun Ma;Lifang Tong;Zhongbin Xu;Zhengping Fang;Zhengping Fang

  • A bio-based ionic complex with different oxidation states of phosphorus for reducing flammability and smoke release of epoxy resins

    Fang Fang;Fang Fang;Siqi Huo;Haifeng Shen;Shiya Ran

  • A molecularly engineered bioderived polyphosphate for enhanced flame retardant, UV-blocking and mechanical properties of poly(lactic acid)

    Yan Zhang;Jian Jing;Jian Jing;Ting Liu;Ting Liu;Liangdong Xi

  • Bioinspired Design of Strong, Tough, and Thermally Stable Polymeric Materials via Nanoconfinement

    Pingan Song;Jinfeng Dai;Guorong Chen;Youming Yu

  • Construction of flame retardant nanocoating on ramie fabric via layer-by-layer assembly of carbon nanotube and ammonium polyphosphate

    Tao Zhang;Tao Zhang;Hongqiang Yan;Mao Peng;Lili Wang

  • Flame-retardant-wrapped carbon nanotubes for simultaneously improving the flame retardancy and mechanical properties of polypropylene

    Ping'an Song;Ping'an Song;Lihua Xu;Zhenghong Guo;Yan Zhang

  • Effect of amino‐functionalization of multi‐walled carbon nanotubes on the dispersion with epoxy resin matrix

    Jianguo Wang;Zhengping Fang;Aijuan Gu;Lihua Xu

  • Transparent, highly thermostable and flame retardant polycarbonate enabled by rod-like phosphorous-containing metal complex aggregates

    Ting Sai;Ting Sai;Shiya Ran;Zhenghong Guo;Hongqiang Yan

Frequent Co-Authors

Pingan Song
Pingan Song University of Southern Queensland
Aijuan Gu
Aijuan Gu Soochow University
Hao Wang
Hao Wang Swinburne University of Technology
T. Richard Hull
T. Richard Hull University of Central Lancashire
Pengfei Fang
Pengfei Fang Wuhan University
Zhigang Chen
Zhigang Chen Queensland University of Technology
Xiaoqing Liu
Xiaoqing Liu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jin Zhu
Jin Zhu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Baljinder K. Kandola
Baljinder K. Kandola University of Bolton

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