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 Zhifeng Ren sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 815 publications — 97th percentile
97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more.
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 Zhifeng Ren sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 152 D-Index — 99th percentile
99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.
Zhifeng Ren is affiliated with the University of Houston in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on the fields of Materials Science and Engineering, with significant work in subfields such as Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, and Civil and Structural Engineering.
Their main topics of study cover several specialized areas: advanced thermoelectric materials and devices, thermal properties of materials, electrocatalysts for energy conversion, advanced battery technologies research, thermal expansion and ionic conductivity, Heusler alloys regarding electronic and magnetic properties, and thermal radiation and cooling technologies.
Zhifeng Ren has published extensively in several academic venues. Frequent publication platforms include Materials Today Physics, SSRN Electronic Journal, Advanced Materials, Soft Science, and Nature Communications.
Their notable recent papers include the following:
Among frequent coauthors collaborating with Zhifeng Ren are Shaowei Song, Shuo Chen, Luo Yu, Fanghao Zhang, and Zhongxin Liang. Their collaborations emphasize joint research efforts within advanced materials and energy-related topics.
Zhifeng Ren has been recognized within the scientific community by being awarded fellowships, including Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors in 2013 and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2005.
Erik T Thostenson;Zhifeng Ren;Tsu-Wei Chou
Bed Poudel;Qing Hao;Yi Ma;Yucheng Lan
Mildred S. Dresselhaus;Gang Chen;Ming Y. Tang;Ronggui Yang
Z. F. Ren;Z. P. Huang;J. W. Xu;J. H. Wang
A. J. Minnich;M. S. Dresselhaus;Z. F. Ren;G. Chen
K. F. Wang;J. M. Liu;Z. F. Ren
K. F. Wang;J. M. Liu;Z. F. Ren
Mona Zebarjadi;Keivan Esfarjani;M S Dresselhaus;Z. F. Ren
Daniel Kraemer;Bed Poudel;Hsien Ping Feng;J. Christopher Caylor
Giri Joshi;Hohyun Lee;Yucheng Lan;Xiaowei Wang
Luo Yu;Qing Zhu;Shaowei Song;Brian McElhenny
Luo Yu;Luo Yu;Haiqing Zhou;Jingying Sun;Fan Qin
Yuehe Lin;Fang Lu;Yi Tu;Zhifeng Ren
Fang Yu;Fang Yu;Haiqing Zhou;Haiqing Zhou;Yufeng Huang;Jingying Sun
Jing Yu Lao;Jian Guo Wen;Zhi Feng Ren
E. T. Thostenson;W. Z. Li;D. Z. Wang;Z. F. Ren
Feng Gao;Xinyi Chen;Kuibo Yin;Shuai Dong
Yucheng Lan;Austin Jerome Minnich;Gang Chen;Zhifeng Ren
Longb Liao;Qiuhui Zhang;Zhihua Su;Zhongzheng Zhao
Weishu Liu;Xiao Yan;Gang Chen;Zhifeng Ren
B. Poudel;Q. Hao;Y. Ma;A. Minnich
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