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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Electronics and Electrical Engineering 61 1535 1468 252 250 746 14392
Materials Science 63 6093 5895 1832 1825 826 16254

Zhitang Song publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Zhitang Song between 1999 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Zhitang Song published across 27 years, from 1999 to 2025, averaging 36.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 83 publications in 2016. 75 of the 981 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60 80
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1999 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 83. Peak 83 publications in 2016. 1999: 10 publications 2000: 9 publications 2001: 8 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 8 publications 2005: 15 publications 2006: 14 publications 2007: 26 publications 2008: 26 publications 2009: 36 publications 2010: 40 publications 2011: 59 publications 2012: 48 publications 2013: 67 publications 2014: 55 publications 2015: 61 publications 2016: 83 publications 2017: 55 publications 2018: 38 publications 2019: 51 publications 2020: 44 publications 2021: 53 publications 2022: 46 publications 2023: 49 publications 2024: 34 publications 2025: 41 publications
1999 2025

981 publications in total across all disciplines

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Zhitang Song: publications per year, 1999 to 2025
Year Publications
1999 10
2000 9
2001 8
2002 2
2003 3
2004 8
2005 15
2006 14
2007 26
2008 26
2009 36
2010 40
2011 59
2012 48
2013 67
2014 55
2015 61
2016 83
2017 55
2018 38
2019 51
2020 44
2021 53
2022 46
2023 49
2024 34
2025 41
Total 981
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Zhitang Song publication distribution in Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Zhitang Song sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 53 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 34–53 to 1,065+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 445. Most scientists, 445, have 174–193 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,065 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 734–753 publications, is where this scientist sits. 34–53 publications: 24 scientists 54–73 publications: 52 scientists 74–93 publications: 114 scientists 94–113 publications: 203 scientists 114–133 publications: 269 scientists 134–153 publications: 355 scientists 154–173 publications: 403 scientists 174–193 publications: 445 scientists 194–213 publications: 430 scientists 214–233 publications: 431 scientists 234–253 publications: 399 scientists 254–273 publications: 366 scientists 274–293 publications: 335 scientists 294–313 publications: 300 scientists 314–333 publications: 276 scientists 334–353 publications: 250 scientists 354–373 publications: 214 scientists 374–393 publications: 187 scientists 394–413 publications: 152 scientists 414–433 publications: 169 scientists 434–453 publications: 147 scientists 454–473 publications: 111 scientists 474–493 publications: 117 scientists 494–513 publications: 103 scientists 514–533 publications: 99 scientists 534–553 publications: 92 scientists 554–573 publications: 75 scientists 574–593 publications: 58 scientists 594–613 publications: 69 scientists 614–633 publications: 50 scientists 634–653 publications: 62 scientists 654–673 publications: 54 scientists 674–693 publications: 44 scientists 694–713 publications: 37 scientists 714–733 publications: 28 scientists 734–753 publications: 26 scientists 754–773 publications: 26 scientists 774–793 publications: 19 scientists 794–813 publications: 23 scientists 814–833 publications: 20 scientists 834–853 publications: 16 scientists 854–873 publications: 20 scientists 874–893 publications: 11 scientists 894–913 publications: 11 scientists 914–933 publications: 16 scientists 934–953 publications: 13 scientists 954–973 publications: 10 scientists 974–993 publications: 11 scientists 994–1,013 publications: 9 scientists 1,014–1,033 publications: 9 scientists 1,034–1,053 publications: 10 scientists 1,054–1,064 publications: 6 scientists 1,065+ publications: 99 scientists
34–53 publications 1,065+

This scientist: 746 publications — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,065 publications or more.

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Number of Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,875 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
34–53 24
54–73 52
74–93 114
94–113 203
114–133 269
134–153 355
154–173 403
174–193 445
194–213 430
214–233 431
234–253 399
254–273 366
274–293 335
294–313 300
314–333 276
334–353 250
354–373 214
374–393 187
394–413 152
414–433 169
434–453 147
454–473 111
474–493 117
494–513 103
514–533 99
534–553 92
554–573 75
574–593 58
594–613 69
614–633 50
634–653 62
654–673 54
674–693 44
694–713 37
714–733 28
734–753 26 746
754–773 26
774–793 19
794–813 23
814–833 20
834–853 16
854–873 20
874–893 11
894–913 11
914–933 16
934–953 13
954–973 10
974–993 11
994–1,013 9
1,014–1,033 9
1,034–1,053 10
1,054–1,064 6
1,065+ 99
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Zhitang Song D-index placement in Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Zhitang Song sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 82 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 111+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 263. Most scientists, 263, have 32 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 111 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 61 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 178 scientists 31 D-Index: 257 scientists 32 D-Index: 263 scientists 33 D-Index: 262 scientists 34 D-Index: 244 scientists 35 D-Index: 236 scientists 36 D-Index: 211 scientists 37 D-Index: 220 scientists 38 D-Index: 214 scientists 39 D-Index: 214 scientists 40 D-Index: 205 scientists 41 D-Index: 187 scientists 42 D-Index: 194 scientists 43 D-Index: 201 scientists 44 D-Index: 155 scientists 45 D-Index: 189 scientists 46 D-Index: 148 scientists 47 D-Index: 160 scientists 48 D-Index: 134 scientists 49 D-Index: 130 scientists 50 D-Index: 141 scientists 51 D-Index: 156 scientists 52 D-Index: 108 scientists 53 D-Index: 130 scientists 54 D-Index: 112 scientists 55 D-Index: 97 scientists 56 D-Index: 111 scientists 57 D-Index: 102 scientists 58 D-Index: 108 scientists 59 D-Index: 120 scientists 60 D-Index: 103 scientists 61 D-Index: 93 scientists 62 D-Index: 92 scientists 63 D-Index: 74 scientists 64 D-Index: 77 scientists 65 D-Index: 73 scientists 66 D-Index: 64 scientists 67 D-Index: 69 scientists 68 D-Index: 60 scientists 69 D-Index: 39 scientists 70 D-Index: 57 scientists 71 D-Index: 59 scientists 72 D-Index: 46 scientists 73 D-Index: 49 scientists 74 D-Index: 38 scientists 75 D-Index: 35 scientists 76 D-Index: 32 scientists 77 D-Index: 35 scientists 78 D-Index: 31 scientists 79 D-Index: 22 scientists 80 D-Index: 34 scientists 81 D-Index: 31 scientists 82 D-Index: 34 scientists 83 D-Index: 23 scientists 84 D-Index: 18 scientists 85 D-Index: 30 scientists 86 D-Index: 19 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 20 scientists 89 D-Index: 8 scientists 90 D-Index: 17 scientists 91 D-Index: 7 scientists 92 D-Index: 14 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 15 scientists 95 D-Index: 10 scientists 96 D-Index: 12 scientists 97 D-Index: 10 scientists 98 D-Index: 10 scientists 99 D-Index: 12 scientists 100 D-Index: 16 scientists 101 D-Index: 5 scientists 102 D-Index: 7 scientists 103 D-Index: 7 scientists 104 D-Index: 8 scientists 105 D-Index: 9 scientists 106 D-Index: 13 scientists 107 D-Index: 4 scientists 108 D-Index: 5 scientists 109 D-Index: 10 scientists 110 D-Index: 8 scientists 111+ D-Index: 96 scientists
30 D-Index 111+

This scientist: 61 D-Index — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 111 D-Index or more.

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Number of Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,875 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 178
31 257
32 263
33 262
34 244
35 236
36 211
37 220
38 214
39 214
40 205
41 187
42 194
43 201
44 155
45 189
46 148
47 160
48 134
49 130
50 141
51 156
52 108
53 130
54 112
55 97
56 111
57 102
58 108
59 120
60 103
61 93 61
62 92
63 74
64 77
65 73
66 64
67 69
68 60
69 39
70 57
71 59
72 46
73 49
74 38
75 35
76 32
77 35
78 31
79 22
80 34
81 31
82 34
83 23
84 18
85 30
86 19
87 19
88 20
89 8
90 17
91 7
92 14
93 9
94 15
95 10
96 12
97 10
98 10
99 12
100 16
101 5
102 7
103 7
104 8
105 9
106 13
107 4
108 5
109 10
110 8
111+ 96
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Overview

Zhitang Song is affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China and has an extensive body of research primarily concentrated in the fields of Engineering and Materials Science. Their work spans subfields such as Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Polymers and Plastics, Biomedical Engineering, and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience.

Their research topics cover a range of advanced materials and device technologies including phase-change materials and chalcogenides, advanced memory and neural computing, chalcogenide semiconductor thin films, transition metal oxide nanomaterials, ferroelectric and negative capacitance devices, advanced surface polishing techniques, and liquid crystal research advancements.

Zhitang Song has contributed frequently to several publication venues. These include:

  • ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry C

Recent notable papers authored or co-authored by Zhitang Song include:

  • "Ultrahigh drive current and large selectivity in GeS selector," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "Elemental electrical switch enabling phase segregation-free operation," 2021, Science
  • "Toward a Reliable Synaptic Simulation Using Al-Doped HfO2 RRAM," 2020, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • "Neuromorphic Photonic Memory Devices Using Ultrafast, Non-Volatile Phase-Change Materials," 2022, Advanced Materials
  • "Down-Scalable and Ultra-fast Memristors with Ultra-high Density Three-Dimensional Arrays of Perovskite Quantum Wires," 2021, Nano Letters

Throughout their career, Zhitang Song has frequently collaborated with a number of co-authors, including:

  • Sannian Song (96 joint publications)
  • Xi Li (33 joint publications)
  • Houpeng Chen (31 joint publications)
  • Kailiang Zhang (23 joint publications)
  • Fang Wang (21 joint publications)

The extensive range of topics and collaboration network illustrates the interdisciplinary nature of Zhitang Song's research. Their focus on materials with applications in memory, computing, and advanced device engineering positions their work within several overlapping technological domains. The broad span of publication outlets further reflects a diverse engagement with both chemistry and engineering research communities.

Best Publications

  • Reducing the stochasticity of crystal nucleation to enable subnanosecond memory writing

    Feng Rao;Feng Rao;Keyuan Ding;Keyuan Ding;Yuxing Zhou;Yonghui Zheng

  • Synthesis and low-temperature photoluminescence properties of SnO2 nanowires and nanobelts.

    Suhua Luo;Suhua Luo;Jiyang Fan;Jiyang Fan;Weili Liu;Miao Zhang

  • One order of magnitude faster phase change at reduced power in Ti-Sb-Te

    Min Zhu;Mengjiao Xia;Feng Rao;Xianbin Li

  • Carbon-doped Ge2Sb2Te5 phase change material: A candidate for high-density phase change memory application

    Xilin Zhou;Liangcai Wu;Zhitang Song;Feng Rao

  • Ceria concentration effect on chemical mechanical polishing of optical glass

    Liangyong Wang;Kailiang Zhang;Zhitang Song;Songlin Feng

  • Understanding phase-change behaviors of carbon-doped Ge₂Sb₂Te₅ for phase-change memory application

    Xilin Zhou;Mengjiao Xia;Feng Rao;Liangcai Wu

  • Processing and properties of Yb-doped BiFeO3 ceramics

    Z. Yan;K. F. Wang;J. F. Qu;Y. Wang

  • Characterization of SnO2 nanowires as an anode material for Li-ion batteries

    Z. Ying;Q. Wan;H. Cao;Z. T. Song

  • Phase-Change Memory Materials by Design: A Strain Engineering Approach

    Xilin Zhou;Janne Kalikka;Xinglong Ji;Liangcai Wu

  • Ultrahigh drive current and large selectivity in GeS selector.

    Shujing Jia;Huanglong Li;Tamihiro Gotoh;Christophe Longeaud

  • Pressure-induced reversible amorphization and an amorphous–amorphous transition in Ge2Sb2Te5 phase-change memory material

    Zhimei Sun;Jian Zhou;Yuanchun Pan;Zhitang Song

  • Surface modification of ceria nanoparticles and their chemical mechanical polishing behavior on glass substrate

    Zefang Zhang;Lei Yu;Weili Liu;Zhitang Song

  • Toward a Reliable Synaptic Simulation Using Al-Doped HfO2 RRAM.

    Sourav Roy;Gang Niu;Qiang Wang;Yankun Wang

  • Si–Sb–Te materials for phase change memory applications

    Feng Rao;Zhitang Song;Kun Ren;Xilin Zhou

  • Sn12Sb88 material for phase change memory

    Feng Rao;Zhitang Song;Kun Ren;Xuelai Li

  • Ga14Sb86 film for ultralong data retention phase-change memory

    Yegang Lu;Sannian Song;Zhitang Song;Bo Liu

  • Down-Scalable and Ultra-fast Memristors with Ultra-high Density Three-Dimensional Arrays of Perovskite Quantum Wires

    Swapnadeep Poddar;Yuting Zhang;Leilei Gu;Daquan Zhang

  • Ovonic threshold switching selectors for three-dimensional stackable phase-change memory

    Min Zhu;Kun Ren;Zhitang Song

  • Effect of N-implantation on the structural and electrical characteristics of Ge2Sb2Te5 phase change film

    Bo Liu;Zhitang Song;Ting Zhang;Jilin Xia

  • Direct observation of metastable face-centered cubic Sb2Te3 crystal

    Yonghui Zheng;Mengjiao Xia;Yan Cheng;Feng Rao

  • Fine-grained BaZr[sub 0.2]Ti[sub 0.8]O₃ thin films for tunable device applications

    Z. Ying;P. Yun;Danyang Wang;Xiaoyuan Zhou

  • Nitrogen-implanted Ge2Sb2Te5 film used as multilevel storage media for phase change random access memory

    Bo Liu;Ting Zhang;Jilin Xia;Zhitang Song

Frequent Co-Authors

Songlin Feng
Songlin Feng Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jiwei Zhai
Jiwei Zhai Tongji University
Zhonghua Zhang
Zhonghua Zhang Shandong University
Ting Zhang
Ting Zhang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Paul K. Chu
Paul K. Chu City University of Hong Kong
Junhao Chu
Junhao Chu East China Normal University
Qing Wang
Qing Wang National University of Singapore
Zhimei Sun
Zhimei Sun Beihang University
Bo Shen
Bo Shen Tongji University
Shixun Dai
Shixun Dai Ningbo University

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