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D-Index
83
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25872
World Ranking
2357
National Ranking
748

Zhiming Li 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 Zhiming Li sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 334 publications — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Zhiming Li 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 Zhiming Li sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 83 D-Index — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Zhiming Li is affiliated with Central South University in China and specializes primarily in the field of Engineering. Their research contributions span multiple subfields such as Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Mechanics of Materials, and Biomedical Engineering.

The scientific work of Zhiming Li covers a variety of research topics, notably including:

  • High Entropy Alloys Studies
  • High-Temperature Coating Behaviors
  • Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes
  • Advanced materials and composites
  • Advanced Materials Characterization Techniques
  • Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis
  • Metal and Thin Film Mechanics

The scientist has published extensively, with frequent appearances in the following venues:

  • Acta Materialia (17 publications)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal (15 publications)
  • Materials Science and Engineering A (12 publications)
  • Nature Communications (11 publications)
  • Journal of Alloys and Compounds (8 publications)

Zhiming Li has co-authored numerous papers with several researchers, including:

  • Dingshun Yan (36 joint publications)
  • Dierk Raabe (32 joint publications)
  • Kefu Gan (26 joint publications)
  • Wenjun Lu (23 joint publications)
  • Yong Zhang (22 joint publications)

Selected recent publications illustrate a focus on materials science, particularly alloys and battery technologies. Notable papers include:

  • "Machine learning-enabled high-entropy alloy discovery," 2022, published in Science
  • "Developing a high-strength Al-Mg-Si-Sc-Zr alloy for selective laser melting: Crack-inhibiting and multiple strengthening mechanisms," 2020, published in Acta Materialia
  • "Making sustainable aluminum by recycling scrap: The science of 'dirty' alloys," 2022, published in Progress in Materials Science
  • "Emerging electrolytes with fluorinated solvents for rechargeable lithium-based batteries," 2023, published in Chemical Society Reviews
  • "A mechanically strong and ductile soft magnet with extremely low coercivity," 2022, published in Nature

Best Publications

  • Metastable high-entropy dual-phase alloys overcome the strength–ductility trade-off

    Zhiming Li;Konda Gokuldoss Pradeep;Yun Deng;Dierk Raabe

  • Light-Triggered Theranostics Based on Photosensitizer-Conjugated Carbon Dots for Simultaneous Enhanced-Fluorescence Imaging and Photodynamic Therapy

    Peng Huang;Jing Lin;Xiansong Wang;Zhe Wang

  • A TRIP-assisted dual-phase high-entropy alloy: Grain size and phase fraction effects on deformation behavior

    Zhiming Li;Cemal Cem Tasan;Konda Gokuldoss Pradeep;Konda Gokuldoss Pradeep;Dierk Raabe

  • Corrosion behavior of an equiatomic CoCrFeMnNi high-entropy alloy compared with 304 stainless steel in sulfuric acid solution

    Hong Luo;Zhiming Li;Andrea Maria Mingers;Dierk Raabe

  • Developing a high-strength Al-Mg-Si-Sc-Zr alloy for selective laser melting: Crack-inhibiting and multiple strengthening mechanisms

    Ruidi Li;Minbo Wang;Zhiming Li;Zhiming Li;Peng Cao;Peng Cao

  • Interstitial atoms enable joint twinning and transformation induced plasticity in strong and ductile high-entropy alloys.

    Zhiming Li;Cemal Cem Tasan;Hauke Springer;Baptiste Gault

  • Hierarchical microstructure design to tune the mechanical behavior of an interstitial TRIP-TWIP high-entropy alloy

    Jing Su;Dierk Raabe;Zhiming Li

  • Folic acid-conjugated silica-modified gold nanorods for X-ray/CT imaging-guided dual-mode radiation and photo-thermal therapy.

    Peng Huang;Le Bao;Chunlei Zhang;Jing Lin

  • Enhanced CO2 Capture Capacity of Nitrogen-Doped Biomass-Derived Porous Carbons

    Jie Chen;Jie Yang;Gengshen Hu;Xin Hu

  • Strong and Ductile Non-equiatomic High-Entropy Alloys: Design, Processing, Microstructure, and Mechanical Properties

    Zhiming Li;Dierk Raabe

  • RGD-Conjugated Dendrimer-Modified Gold Nanorods for in Vivo Tumor Targeting and Photothermal Therapy†

    Zhiming Li;Peng Huang;Xuejun Zhang;Jing Lin

  • Ab initio assisted design of quinary dual-phase high-entropy alloys with transformation-induced plasticity

    Zhiming Li;Fritz Körmann;Fritz Körmann;Blazej Grabowski;Jörg Neugebauer

  • Boron doped ultrastrong and ductile high-entropy alloys

    Jae Bok Seol;Jae Wung Bae;Zhiming Li;Jong Chan Han

  • Interstitial equiatomic CoCrFeMnNi high-entropy alloys: carbon content, microstructure, and compositional homogeneity effects on deformation behavior

    Zhiming Li

  • Emerging electrolytes with fluorinated solvents for rechargeable lithium-based batteries.

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  • Photosensitizer-conjugated magnetic nanoparticles for in vivo simultaneous magnetofluorescent imaging and targeting therapy.

    Peng Huang;Zhiming Li;Jing Lin;Dapeng Yang

  • Influence of carbon on the corrosion behaviour of interstitial equiatomic CoCrFeMnNi high-entropy alloys in a chlorinated concrete solution

    Hong Luo;Hong Luo;Shiwen Zou;Ying-Hsuan Chen;Zhiming Li

  • A strong and ductile medium-entropy alloy resists hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion

    Hong Luo;Hong Luo;Seok Su Sohn;Seok Su Sohn;Wenjun Lu;Linlin Li

  • Bidirectional Transformation Enables Hierarchical Nanolaminate Dual‐Phase High‐Entropy Alloys

    Wenjun Lu;Christian H. Liebscher;Gerhard Dehm;Dierk Raabe

  • Hydrogen enhances strength and ductility of an equiatomic high-entropy alloy

    Hong Luo;Zhiming Li;Dierk Raabe

  • Photosensitizer-conjugated silica-coated gold nanoclusters for fluorescence imaging-guided photodynamic therapy

    Peng Huang;Jing Lin;Jing Lin;Shouju Wang;Zhijun Zhou

  • Tumor suppressor p53 cooperates with SIRT6 to regulate gluconeogenesis by promoting FoxO1 nuclear exclusion.

    Ping Zhang;Bo Tu;Hua Wang;Ziyang Cao

  • Hydrogen enhances strength and ductility of an equiatomic high-entropy alloy

    Hong Luo;Zhiming Li;Dirk Ponge;Dierk Raabe

Frequent Co-Authors

Dierk Raabe
Dierk Raabe Max Planck Institute for Iron Research
Wenjun Lu
Wenjun Lu Southern University of Science and Technology
Wei-Guo Zhu
Wei-Guo Zhu Shenzhen University
Dirk Ponge
Dirk Ponge Max Planck Society
Baptiste Gault
Baptiste Gault Max Planck Institute for Iron Research
Zhidong Teng
Zhidong Teng Xinjiang University
Daxiang Cui
Daxiang Cui Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Jörg Neugebauer
Jörg Neugebauer Max Planck Institute for Iron Research
Gerhard Dehm
Gerhard Dehm Max Planck Institute for Iron Research

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