2026 Zhigang Suo: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Materials Science	156	124	120	55	51	570	94940

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D-Index

World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Materials Science

156

124

120

570

94940

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Materials Science in United States Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Materials Science in United States Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Materials Science in United States Leader Award
2019 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
2012 - William Prager Medal
2008 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For fundamental and applied contributions to the thermo-mechanical performance of electronic material systems, actuator materials, and composites.
2004 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

Zhigang Suo is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Engineering and Materials Science, with a focus on Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Molecular Medicine, Mechanics of Materials, and Polymers and Plastics.

The scientist has contributed extensively to topics including:

Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications
Advanced Materials and Mechanics
Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions
Polymer crystallization and properties
Elasticity and Material Modeling
Mechanical Behavior of Composites

Zhigang Suo has published a significant number of articles in various journals, with frequent publication venues including:

Extreme Mechanics Letters (20 publications)
Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids (16 publications)
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (5 publications)
Soft Matter (5 publications)
Advanced Materials (4 publications)

Notable recent papers include:

"Fracture, fatigue, and friction of polymers in which entanglements greatly outnumber cross-links," 2021, Science
"Functional hydrogel coatings," 2020, National Science Review
"Ionoelastomer junctions between polymer networks of fixed anions and cations," 2020, Science
"Making Highly Elastic and Tough Hydrogels from Doughs," 2022, Advanced Materials
"Multiscale stress deconcentration amplifies fatigue resistance of rubber," 2023, Nature

Coauthor collaborations are a substantial part of their work. Frequent co-authors include Junsoo Kim, Guogao Zhang, Guodong Nian, Tongqing Lu, and Jason Steck, each having contributed to multiple joint publications.

Zhigang Suo has received several recognitions during their career, such as:

Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 2019
William Prager Medal, 2012
Member of the National Academy of Engineering, 2008, for fundamental and applied contributions to the thermo-mechanical performance of electronic material systems, actuator materials, and composites
Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2004

Best Publications

Highly stretchable and tough hydrogels

Jeong-Yun Sun;Xuanhe Zhao;Widusha R. K. Illeperuma;Ovijit Chaudhuri

5501
Citations
Mixed mode cracking in layered materials

J.W. Hutchinson;Z. Suo

5133
Citations
Hydrogel ionotronics

Unknown

2225
Citations
Stretchable, Transparent, Ionic Conductors

Christoph Keplinger;Jeong Yun Sun;Choon Chiang Foo;Choon Chiang Foo;Philipp Josef Michael Rothemund

1811
Citations
Tough adhesives for diverse wet surfaces

J. Li;J. Li;J. Li;A. D. Celiz;A. D. Celiz;J. Yang;Q. Yang;Q. Yang

1505
Citations
Fracture mechanics for piezoelectric ceramics

Z. Suo;C.-M. Kuo;D.M. Barnett;J.R. Willis

1423
Citations
Interface crack between two elastic layers

Zhigang Suo;John W. Hutchinson

1241
Citations
Theory of dielectric elastomers

Zhigang Suo

1168
Citations
A theory of coupled diffusion and large deformation in polymeric gels

Wei Hong;Xuanhe Zhao;Jinxiong Zhou;Jinxiong Zhou;Zhigang Suo

1142
Citations
Stretchable gold conductors on elastomeric substrates

Stéphanie Périchon Lacour;Sigurd Wagner;Zhenyu Huang;Z. Suo

1116
Citations
Fracture, fatigue, and friction of polymers in which entanglements greatly outnumber cross-links.

Junsoo Kim;Guogao Zhang;Guogao Zhang;Meixuanzi Shi;Meixuanzi Shi;Zhigang Suo

1112
Citations
Electronic dura mater for long-term multimodal neural interfaces

Ivan R. Minev;Pavel Musienko;Arthur Hirsch;Quentin Barraud

1094
Citations
Deformation mechanisms in nacre

R. Z. Wang;Z. Suo;A. G. Evans;N. Yao

963
Citations
Nonlinear analyses of wrinkles in a film bonded to a compliant substrate

Z.Y. Huang;W. Hong;Z. Suo

955
Citations
Hydrogel Adhesion: A Supramolecular Synergy of Chemistry, Topology, and Mechanics

Jiawei Yang;Ruobing Bai;Baohong Chen;Zhigang Suo

936
Citations
Singularities, interfaces and cracks in dissimilar anisotropic media

Zhigang Suo

909
Citations
Mechanics of rollable and foldable film-on-foil electronics

Z. Suo;E. Y. Ma;H. Gleskova;S. Wagner

881
Citations
A transparent bending-insensitive pressure sensor

Sungwon Lee;Sungwon Lee;Amir Reuveny;Amir Reuveny;Jonathan Reeder;Sunghoon Lee;Sunghoon Lee

864
Citations
Foldable Printed Circuit Boards on Paper Substrates

Adam C. Siegel;Scott T. Phillips;Michael D. Dickey;Nanshu Lu

808
Citations
Robotic Tentacles with Three‐Dimensional Mobility Based on Flexible Elastomers

Ramses V. Martinez;Jamie L. Branch;Carina R. Fish;Lihua Jin

807
Citations
Stretchable Interconnects for Elastic Electronic Surfaces

S.P. Lacour;J. Jones;S. Wagner;Teng Li

796
Citations