2026 Zhigang Zak Fang: 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	61	6795	6568	1713	1593	295	13190

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Research.com Recognitions

2017 - Fellow, National Academy of Inventors

Overview

Zhigang Zak Fang is affiliated with the University of Utah in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of engineering and materials science, with a significant focus on mechanical engineering and materials chemistry. Additional subfields include electrical and electronic engineering, aerospace engineering, and catalysis.

The scientist's main research topics involve hydrogen storage and materials, advanced materials and composites, titanium alloys microstructure and properties, ammonia synthesis and nitrogen reduction, catalysis and hydrodesulfurization studies, nuclear materials and properties, and powder metallurgy techniques and materials.

Zhigang Zak Fang has authored multiple recent papers, such as:

An overview of TiFe alloys for hydrogen storage: Structure, processes, properties, and applications (2023, Journal of Energy Storage)
Roles of Ti-Based Catalysts on Magnesium Hydride and Its Hydrogen Storage Properties (2021, Inorganics)
Effect of air exposure on hydrogen storage properties of catalyzed magnesium hydride (2020, Journal of Power Sources)
TiVNb-based high entropy alloys as catalysts for enhanced hydrogen storage in nanostructured MgH₂ (2023, Journal of Materials Chemistry A)
Effect of oxygen on the hydrogen storage properties of TiFe alloys (2022, Journal of Energy Storage)

Frequent co-authors in their research collaborations include Pei Sun, Chengshang Zhou, Jingxi Zhang, Huang Liu, and Yong Liu. These collaborations have contributed to the body of work in their specialized research areas.

Zhigang Zak Fang has contributed to various publication venues, with the most frequent being:

SSRN Electronic Journal
International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials
Journal of Alloys and Compounds
MATEC Web of Conferences
Journal of Energy Storage

In addition to journal publications, they have authored books published by Trans Tech Publications Ltd. eBooks, including titles such as Engineering Materials (2022) and Heat and Mass Transfer in Engineering Systems (2023).

Zhigang Zak Fang was recognized as a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors in 2017.

Best Publications

Synthesis, sintering, and mechanical properties of nanocrystalline cemented tungsten carbide - A review

Z. Zak Fang;Xu Wang;Taegong Ryu;Kyu Sup Hwang

889
Citations
A lithium–oxygen battery based on lithium superoxide

Jun Lu;Yun Jung Lee;Xiangyi Luo;Xiangyi Luo;Kah Chun Lau

776
Citations
Powder metallurgy of titanium – past, present, and future

Zhigang Zak Fang;James D. Paramore;Pei Sun;K. S. Ravi Chandran

542
Citations
Densification and grain growth during sintering of nanosized particles

Z. Z. Fang;H. Wang

374
Citations
Methods for improving ductility of tungsten - A review

Chai Ren;Z.Zak Fang;Mark Koopman;Brady Butler

351
Citations
Hydrogen storage properties of nanosized MgH2-0.1TiH2 prepared by ultrahigh-energy-high-pressure milling

Jun Lu;Young Joon Choi;Zhigang Zak Fang;Hong Yong Sohn

314
Citations
Sintering of Advanced Materials

Zhigang Zak Fang

313
Citations
Review of the Methods for Production of Spherical Ti and Ti Alloy Powder

Pei Sun;Zhigang Zak Fang;Ying Zhang;Ying Zhang;Yang Xia

274
Citations
Grain growth during the early stage of sintering of nanosized WC–Co powder

Xu Wang;Zhigang Zak Fang;Hong Yong Sohn

251
Citations
Correlation of transverse rupture strength of WC–Co with hardness

Zhigang Zak Fang

225
Citations
A new method for production of titanium dioxide pigment

Scott Middlemas;Z. Zak Fang;Peng Fan

191
Citations
Kinetic- and thermodynamic-based improvements of lithium borohydride incorporated into activated carbon

Z.Z. Fang;P. Wang;Thomas Rufford;X.D. Kang

176
Citations
Effect of Ti Intermetallic Catalysts on Hydrogen Storage Properties of Magnesium Hydride

Chengshang Zhou;Zhigang Zak Fang;Chai Ren;Jingzhu Li

174
Citations
Mechanisms of deformation and ductility in tungsten – A review

Brady G. Butler;Brady G. Butler;James D. Paramore;James D. Paramore;Jonathan P. Ligda;Chai Ren

169
Citations
An experimental study of the sintering of nanocrystalline WC-Co powders

Z. Fang;P. Maheshwari;X. Wang;H.Y. Sohn

168
Citations
Study of nanostructured WC-Co composites

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160
Citations
Coarsening, densification, and grain growth during sintering of nano-sized powders—A perspective

Zhigang Zak Fang;Hongtao Wang;Vineet Kumar

153
Citations
A novel method for production of spherical Ti-6Al-4V powder for additive manufacturing

Pei Sun;Z. Zak Fang;Yang Xia;Ying Zhang;Ying Zhang

152
Citations
A critical review of mechanical properties of powder metallurgy titanium

Hongtao Wang;Z. Zak Fang;Pei Sun

145
Citations
Hydrogenation of Nanocrystalline Mg at Room Temperature in the Presence of TiH2

Jun Lu;Young Joon Choi;Zhigang Zak Fang;Hong Yong Sohn

137
Citations
A review of liquid phase migration and methods for fabrication of functionally graded cemented tungsten carbide

Peng Fan;Z. Zak Fang;Jun Guo

121
Citations