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Materials Science

D-Index
156
Citations
94940
World Ranking
124
National Ranking
55

Zhigang Suo 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 Zhigang Suo sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 570 publications — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Zhigang Suo 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 Zhigang Suo sits on this spectrum.

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 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 156 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.

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

  • Mixed mode cracking in layered materials

    J.W. Hutchinson;Z. Suo

  • Hydrogel ionotronics

    Unknown

  • Stretchable, Transparent, Ionic Conductors

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

  • Tough adhesives for diverse wet surfaces

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

  • Fracture mechanics for piezoelectric ceramics

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

  • Interface crack between two elastic layers

    Zhigang Suo;John W. Hutchinson

  • Theory of dielectric elastomers

    Zhigang Suo

  • A theory of coupled diffusion and large deformation in polymeric gels

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

  • Stretchable gold conductors on elastomeric substrates

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

  • 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

  • Electronic dura mater for long-term multimodal neural interfaces

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

  • Deformation mechanisms in nacre

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

  • Nonlinear analyses of wrinkles in a film bonded to a compliant substrate

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

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

    Jiawei Yang;Ruobing Bai;Baohong Chen;Zhigang Suo

  • Singularities, interfaces and cracks in dissimilar anisotropic media

    Zhigang Suo

  • Mechanics of rollable and foldable film-on-foil electronics

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

  • A transparent bending-insensitive pressure sensor

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

  • Foldable Printed Circuit Boards on Paper Substrates

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

  • Robotic Tentacles with Three‐Dimensional Mobility Based on Flexible Elastomers

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

  • Stretchable Interconnects for Elastic Electronic Surfaces

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

Frequent Co-Authors

Joost J. Vlassak
Joost J. Vlassak Harvard University
Sigurd Wagner
Sigurd Wagner Princeton University
George M. Whitesides
George M. Whitesides Harvard University
Wei Hong
Wei Hong Southern University of Science and Technology
Shengqiang Cai
Shengqiang Cai University of California, San Diego
Stéphanie P. Lacour
Stéphanie P. Lacour École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Ryan C. Hayward
Ryan C. Hayward University of Colorado Boulder
Jinxiong Zhou
Jinxiong Zhou Xi'an Jiaotong University
James C. Sturm
James C. Sturm Princeton University

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