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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 78 3010 2906 964 959 217 19803

Zhigang Zang publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Zhigang Zang between 2000 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Zhigang Zang published across 26 years, from 2000 to 2025, averaging 6 papers a year. Output peaked at 30 publications in 2021. 11 of the 157 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2000 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 30. Peak 30 publications in 2021. 2000: 1 publication 2001: 0 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 0 publications 2005: 0 publications 2006: 0 publications 2007: 0 publications 2008: 1 publication 2009: 0 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 1 publication 2012: 1 publication 2013: 2 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 6 publications 2016: 12 publications 2017: 22 publications 2018: 16 publications 2019: 16 publications 2020: 20 publications 2021: 30 publications 2022: 5 publications 2023: 4 publications 2024: 4 publications 2025: 7 publications
2000 2025

157 publications in total across all disciplines

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Zhigang Zang: publications per year, 2000 to 2025
Year Publications
2000 1
2001 0
2002 0
2003 0
2004 0
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 1
2009 0
2010 5
2011 1
2012 1
2013 2
2014 4
2015 6
2016 12
2017 22
2018 16
2019 16
2020 20
2021 30
2022 5
2023 4
2024 4
2025 7
Total 157
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Zhigang Zang 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 Zang sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 57 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 50–69 to 1,163+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 891. Most scientists, 891, have 190–209 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 210–229 publications, is where this scientist sits. 50–69 publications: 28 scientists 70–89 publications: 152 scientists 90–109 publications: 356 scientists 110–129 publications: 487 scientists 130–149 publications: 723 scientists 150–169 publications: 835 scientists 170–189 publications: 850 scientists 190–209 publications: 891 scientists 210–229 publications: 862 scientists 230–249 publications: 766 scientists 250–269 publications: 726 scientists 270–289 publications: 665 scientists 290–309 publications: 593 scientists 310–329 publications: 537 scientists 330–349 publications: 477 scientists 350–369 publications: 440 scientists 370–389 publications: 356 scientists 390–409 publications: 321 scientists 410–429 publications: 256 scientists 430–449 publications: 246 scientists 450–469 publications: 216 scientists 470–489 publications: 212 scientists 490–509 publications: 174 scientists 510–529 publications: 194 scientists 530–549 publications: 162 scientists 550–569 publications: 131 scientists 570–589 publications: 111 scientists 590–609 publications: 103 scientists 610–629 publications: 99 scientists 630–649 publications: 77 scientists 650–669 publications: 92 scientists 670–689 publications: 56 scientists 690–709 publications: 53 scientists 710–729 publications: 53 scientists 730–749 publications: 38 scientists 750–769 publications: 52 scientists 770–789 publications: 43 scientists 790–809 publications: 38 scientists 810–829 publications: 34 scientists 830–849 publications: 25 scientists 850–869 publications: 18 scientists 870–889 publications: 20 scientists 890–909 publications: 24 scientists 910–929 publications: 27 scientists 930–949 publications: 20 scientists 950–969 publications: 17 scientists 970–989 publications: 10 scientists 990–1,009 publications: 16 scientists 1,010–1,029 publications: 13 scientists 1,030–1,049 publications: 12 scientists 1,050–1,069 publications: 9 scientists 1,070–1,089 publications: 8 scientists 1,090–1,109 publications: 7 scientists 1,110–1,129 publications: 9 scientists 1,130–1,149 publications: 2 scientists 1,150–1,162 publications: 5 scientists 1,163+ publications: 100 scientists
50–69 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 217 publications — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Materials Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
50–69 28
70–89 152
90–109 356
110–129 487
130–149 723
150–169 835
170–189 850
190–209 891
210–229 862 217
230–249 766
250–269 726
270–289 665
290–309 593
310–329 537
330–349 477
350–369 440
370–389 356
390–409 321
410–429 256
430–449 246
450–469 216
470–489 212
490–509 174
510–529 194
530–549 162
550–569 131
570–589 111
590–609 103
610–629 99
630–649 77
650–669 92
670–689 56
690–709 53
710–729 53
730–749 38
750–769 52
770–789 43
790–809 38
810–829 34
830–849 25
850–869 18
870–889 20
890–909 24
910–929 27
930–949 20
950–969 17
970–989 10
990–1,009 16
1,010–1,029 13
1,030–1,049 12
1,050–1,069 9
1,070–1,089 8
1,090–1,109 7
1,110–1,129 9
1,130–1,149 2
1,150–1,162 5
1,163+ 100
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Zhigang Zang 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 Zang sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 165+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 667. Most scientists, 667, have 52–53 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 78–79 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 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
40–41 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 78 D-Index — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Materials Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 211
42–43 450
44–45 612
46–47 612
48–49 598
50–51 657
52–53 667
54–55 621
56–57 597
58–59 610
60–61 587
62–63 606
64–65 533
66–67 490
68–69 469
70–71 378
72–73 421
74–75 359
76–77 323
78–79 299 78
80–81 230
82–83 210
84–85 195
86–87 203
88–89 175
90–91 175
92–93 142
94–95 121
96–97 117
98–99 107
100–101 88
102–103 85
104–105 68
106–107 62
108–109 57
110–111 45
112–113 49
114–115 50
116–117 34
118–119 38
120–121 37
122–123 29
124–125 28
126–127 24
128–129 33
130–131 28
132–133 21
134–135 20
136–137 23
138–139 17
140–141 12
142–143 17
144–145 21
146–147 13
148–149 11
150–151 14
152–153 13
154–155 9
156–157 10
158–159 7
160–161 4
162–163 4
164 3
165+ 98
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Overview

Zhigang Zang is affiliated with Chongqing University in China with a research focus spanning engineering and materials science. Their work prominently intersects subfields such as electrical and electronic engineering, materials chemistry, polymers and plastics, radiation, and bioengineering.

The primary themes in Zhigang Zang's research include:

  • Perovskite Materials and Applications
  • Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties
  • 2D Materials and Applications
  • Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors
  • ZnO doping and properties
  • Conducting Polymers and Applications
  • Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials

Zhigang Zang has contributed to several recent research papers that cover various aspects of materials science and nanotechnology. These include:

  • Highly efficient emission and high-CRI warm white light-emitting diodes from ligand-modified CsPbBr3 quantum dots (2022), published in Opto-Electronic Advances
  • High-performance CsPbBr3@Cs4PbBr6/SiO2 nanocrystals via double coating layers for white light emission and visible light communication (2022), published in eScience
  • Near-unity quantum yield in zero-dimensional lead-free manganese-based halides for flexible X-ray imaging with high spatial resolution (2022), published in eScience
  • NiO-CuO hydrangeas-like composite derived from Ni/Cu bimetallic MOFs for sensitive detection of H2S at room temperature (2022), published in Applied Surface Science
  • Temperature modulated p-n transition NO2 sensor in metal-organic framework-derived CuO (2022), published in Sensors and Actuators B Chemical

The frequent collaborators of Zhigang Zang include Huaxin Wang, Dehai Liang, Shuangyi Zhao, Wensi Cai, and Qingkai Qian, reflecting ongoing partnerships likely within related research areas or projects.

Zhigang Zang's work has been published most often in the following venues:

  • Opto-Electronic Advances
  • eScience
  • Applied Surface Science
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Sensors and Actuators B Chemical

Best Publications

  • Enhanced performance of light-controlled conductive switching in hybrid cuprous oxide/reduced graphene oxide (Cu 2 O/rGO) nanocomposites

    Jing Wei;Zhigang Zang;Yubo Zhang;Ming Wang

  • Synthesis of MoS 2 /g-C 3 N 4 nanocomposites with enhanced visible-light photocatalytic activity for the removal of nitric oxide (NO).

    M. Q. Wen;T. Xiong;Z. G. Zang;W. Wei

  • Enhanced photoresponse of self-powered perovskite photodetector based on ZnO nanoparticles decorated CsPbBr3 films

    Cunlong Li;Ceng Han;Yubo Zhang;Zhigang Zang

  • Highly compact CsPbBr3 perovskite thin films decorated by ZnO nanoparticles for enhanced random lasing

    Cunlong Li;Zhigang Zang;Ceng Han;Zhiping Hu

  • Single cuprous oxide films synthesized by radical oxidation at low temperature for PV application

    Zhigang Zang;Atsushi Nakamura;Jiro Temmyo

  • Flexible electrochromic supercapacitor hybrid electrodes based on tungsten oxide films and silver nanowires

    Liuxue Shen;Liuxue Shen;Lianhuan Du;Lianhuan Du;Shaozao Tan;Zhigang Zang

  • Tunable photoluminescence of water-soluble AgInZnS–graphene oxide (GO) nanocomposites and their application in-vivo bioimaging

    Zhigang Zang;Xiaofeng Zeng;Ming Wang;Wei Hu

  • Efficiency enhancement of ZnO/Cu2O solar cells with well oriented and micrometer grain sized Cu2O films

    Zhigang Zang

  • 2D/3D heterojunction engineering at the buried interface towards high-performance inverted methylammonium-free perovskite solar cells

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  • Femtosecond laser direct writing of microholes on roughened ZnO for output power enhancement of InGaN light-emitting diodes.

    Zhigang Zang;Xiaofeng Zeng;Jihe Du;Ming Wang

  • Defect passivation using ultrathin PTAA layers for efficient and stable perovskite solar cells with a high fill factor and eliminated hysteresis

    Ming Wang;Huaxin Wang;Wei Li;Xiaofei Hu

  • Performance improvement of perovskite solar cells by employing a CdSe quantum dot/PCBM composite as an electron transport layer

    Xiaofeng Zeng;Tingwei Zhou;Chongqian Leng;Zhigang Zang

  • Highly efficient semitransparent CsPbIBr2 perovskite solar cells via low-temperature processed In2S3 as electron-transport-layer

    Bo Yang;Ming Wang;Xiaofei Hu;Tingwei Zhou

  • Enhanced X-ray photon response in solution-synthesized CsPbBr3 nanoparticles wrapped by reduced graphene oxide

    Xiangming Liu;Tao Xu;Yulong Li;Zhigang Zang

  • Ultrastable CsPbBr3 Perovskite Quantum Dot and Their Enhanced Amplified Spontaneous Emission by Surface Ligand Modification

    Dongdong Yan;Tongchao Shi;Zhigang Zang;Tingwei Zhou

  • Preparation of cubic Cu2O nanoparticles wrapped by reduced graphene oxide for the efficient removal of rhodamine B

    Haijun Huang;Jie Zhang;Lian Jiang;Zhigang Zang

  • Room temperature synthesis of stable single silica-coated CsPbBr3 quantum dots combining tunable red emission of Ag–In–Zn–S for High-CRI white light-emitting diodes

    Hongling Guan;Shuangyi Zhao;Huaxin Wang;Dongdong Yan

  • Interfacial Defect Passivation and Stress Release via Multi-Active-Site Ligand Anchoring Enables Efficient and Stable Methylammonium-Free Perovskite Solar Cells

    Baibai Liu;Huan Bi;Dongmei He;Le Bai

  • Enhanced fluorescence imaging performance of hydrophobic colloidal ZnO nanoparticles by a facile method

    Zhigang Zang;Xiaosheng Tang

  • Enhanced Stability and Tunable Photoluminescence in Perovskite CsPbX3 /ZnS Quantum Dot Heterostructure.

    Weiwei Chen;Jiongyue Hao;Wei Hu;Zhigang Zang

  • Theoretical and experimental investigation of highly photocatalytic performance of CuInZnS nanoporous structure for removing the NO gas

    Ying Ye;Zhigang Zang;Tingwei Zhou;Fan Dong

Frequent Co-Authors

Xiaosheng Tang
Xiaosheng Tang Chongqing University
Wei Hu
Wei Hu Chongqing University
Kuan Sun
Kuan Sun Chongqing University
Liang Fang
Liang Fang Chongqing University
Junmin Xue
Junmin Xue National University of Singapore
Liming Ding
Liming Ding National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, China
Lidong Sun
Lidong Sun Chongqing University
Tao Zhu
Tao Zhu Chongqing University
Fan Dong
Fan Dong University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
Chen Chen
Chen Chen Chongqing University

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