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2026

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Materials Science

D-Index
90
Citations
44882
World Ranking
1656
National Ranking
7

Zhipei Sun 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 Zhipei Sun sits on this spectrum.

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 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 325 publications — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Zhipei Sun 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 Zhipei Sun 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: 90 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% 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 Finland Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Materials Science in Finland Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Materials Science in Finland Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Materials Science in Finland Leader Award
  • 2021 - OSA Fellows Zhipei Sun Aalto University, Finland For pioneering contributions to photonic and optoelectronic applications with low-dimensional materials

Overview

Zhipei Sun is affiliated with Aalto University in Finland, focusing primarily on engineering, materials science, and physics and astronomy. Their research encompasses a range of specialized fields including electrical and electronic engineering, materials chemistry, atomic and molecular physics and optics, biomedical engineering, and electronic, optical and magnetic materials.

The main topics covered by their work include 2D materials and applications, advanced fiber laser technologies, photonic and optical devices, perovskite materials and applications, laser-matter interactions and applications, plasmonic and surface plasmon research, and photonic crystal and fiber optics.

Sun has published extensively in several scientific journals and venues. Frequent publication venues include Nature Communications, Advanced Materials, Light Science & Applications, arXiv (Cornell University), and Nanoscale.

Among their recent papers are:

  • Precise control of the interlayer twist angle in large scale MoS2 homostructures, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Miniaturized spectrometers with a tunable van der Waals junction, 2022, Science
  • Quantum photonics with layered 2D materials, 2022, Nature Reviews Physics
  • Moiré photonics and optoelectronics, 2023, Science
  • A general ink formulation of 2D crystals for wafer-scale inkjet printing, 2020, Science Advances

Frequent co-authors of Sun include Harri Lipsanen, Faisal Ahmed, Yunyun Dai, Susobhan Das, and Luojun Du. Collaboration with these researchers reflects an interdisciplinary approach combining expertise from overlapping areas of materials and photonic sciences.

In recognition of contributions to scientific research, Sun was named an OSA Fellow in 2021 for pioneering contributions to photonic and optoelectronic applications with low-dimensional materials.

Best Publications

  • Graphene photonics and optoelectronics

    F. Bonaccorso;Z. Sun;T. Hasan;A. C. Ferrari

  • Science and technology roadmap for graphene, related two-dimensional crystals, and hybrid systems

    Andrea C. Ferrari;Francesco Bonaccorso;Francesco Bonaccorso;Vladimir Fal'ko;Konstantin S. Novoselov

  • Graphene Mode-Locked Ultrafast Laser

    Zhipei Sun;Tawfique Hasan;Felice Torrisi;Daniel Popa

  • Optical modulators with 2D layered materials

    Zhipei Sun;Amos Martinez;Feng Wang

  • Inkjet-printed graphene electronics.

    Felice Torrisi;Tawfique Hasan;Weiping Wu;Zhipei Sun

  • Production and processing of graphene and 2d crystals

    Francesco Bonaccorso;Antonio Lombardo;Tawfique Hasan;Zhipei Sun

  • Nanotube–Polymer Composites for Ultrafast Photonics

    Tawfique Hasan;Zhipei Sun;Fengqiu Wang;Francesco Bonaccorso

  • Nanotube and graphene saturable absorbers for fibre lasers

    Amos Martinez;Zhipei Sun

  • Nonlinear Optics with 2D Layered Materials.

    Anton Autere;Henri Jussila;Yunyun Dai;Yadong Wang

  • Wideband-tuneable, nanotube mode-locked, fibre laser

    F. Wang;A. G. Rozhin;V. Scardaci;Z. Sun

  • Single-nanowire spectrometers

    Zongyin Yang;Thomas Albrow-Owen;Hanxiao Cui;Jack Allen Alexander-Webber

  • Graphene Q-switched, tunable fiber laser

    Daniel Popa;Z Sun;Tawfique Hasan;Felice Torrisi

  • Sub 200 fs pulse generation from a graphene mode-locked fiber laser

    D. Popa;Z. Sun;F. Torrisi;T. Hasan

  • Sub 200fs pulse generation from a graphene mode-locked fiber laser

    D. Popa;Z. Sun;F. Torrisi;T. Hasan

  • A stable, wideband tunable, near transform-limited, graphene-mode-locked, ultrafast laser

    Zhipei Sun;Daniel Popa;Tawfique Hasan;Felice Torrisi

  • Black phosphorus ink formulation for inkjet printing of optoelectronics and photonics

    Guohua Hu;Tom Albrow-Owen;Xinxin Jin;Ayaz Ali

  • Vapour–liquid–solid growth of monolayer MoS 2 nanoribbons

    Shisheng Li;Shisheng Li;Yung Chang Lin;Wen Zhao;Jing Wu

  • Polarization and Thickness Dependent Absorption Properties of Black Phosphorus: New Saturable Absorber for Ultrafast Pulse Generation.

    Diao Li;Henri Jussila;Lasse Karvonen;Guojun Ye

  • Versatile multi-wavelength ultrafast fiber laser mode-locked by carbon nanotubes.

    Xueming Liu;Dongdong Han;Zhipei Sun;Zhipei Sun;Chao Zeng

  • Tm-doped fiber laser mode-locked by graphene-polymer composite

    M. Zhang;E. J. R. Kelleher;F. Torrisi;Z. Sun

  • Optical modulators with two-dimensional layered materials

    Zhipei Sun

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrea C. Ferrari
Andrea C. Ferrari University of Cambridge
Tawfique Hasan
Tawfique Hasan University of Cambridge
Harri Lipsanen
Harri Lipsanen Aalto University
Fengqiu Wang
Fengqiu Wang Nanjing University
Francesco Bonaccorso
Francesco Bonaccorso Italian Institute of Technology
Nasser Peyghambarian
Nasser Peyghambarian University of Arizona
Kaihui Liu
Kaihui Liu Peking University
Jong Hyun Ahn
Jong Hyun Ahn Yonsei University
Shuangchen Ruan
Shuangchen Ruan Shenzhen University
Dapeng Yu
Dapeng Yu Peking University

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