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Zhongfan Liu

Zhongfan Liu

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Materials Science
China
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 151 154 147 39 38 787 77877

Zhongfan Liu publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Zhongfan Liu between 1989 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Zhongfan Liu published across 37 years, from 1989 to 2025, averaging 29.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 98 publications in 2025. 174 of the 1,095 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60 80
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1989 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 98. Peak 98 publications in 2025. 1989: 1 publication 1990: 5 publications 1991: 3 publications 1992: 5 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 6 publications 1996: 8 publications 1997: 27 publications 1998: 19 publications 1999: 20 publications 2000: 25 publications 2001: 16 publications 2002: 28 publications 2003: 10 publications 2004: 18 publications 2005: 26 publications 2006: 11 publications 2007: 20 publications 2008: 24 publications 2009: 22 publications 2010: 22 publications 2011: 26 publications 2012: 19 publications 2013: 43 publications 2014: 28 publications 2015: 47 publications 2016: 56 publications 2017: 52 publications 2018: 62 publications 2019: 63 publications 2020: 58 publications 2021: 45 publications 2022: 52 publications 2023: 50 publications 2024: 76 publications 2025: 98 publications
1989 2025

1,095 publications in total across all disciplines

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Zhongfan Liu: publications per year, 1989 to 2025
Year Publications
1989 1
1990 5
1991 3
1992 5
1993 4
1994 0
1995 6
1996 8
1997 27
1998 19
1999 20
2000 25
2001 16
2002 28
2003 10
2004 18
2005 26
2006 11
2007 20
2008 24
2009 22
2010 22
2011 26
2012 19
2013 43
2014 28
2015 47
2016 56
2017 52
2018 62
2019 63
2020 58
2021 45
2022 52
2023 50
2024 76
2025 98
Total 1,095
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Zhongfan Liu 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 Zhongfan Liu 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, 770–789 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: 787 publications — 97th percentile

97% 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
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 43 787
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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Zhongfan Liu 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 Zhongfan Liu 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, 150–151 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: 151 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% 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
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 14 151
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Materials Science in China Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Materials Science in China Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Materials Science in China Leader Award

Overview

Zhongfan Liu is affiliated with Peking University in China and has contributed extensively to the fields of materials science and engineering. Their research focuses primarily on materials chemistry, electrical and electronic engineering, and biomedical engineering, with a particular emphasis on graphene and other two-dimensional (2D) materials.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics within materials science, including:

  • Graphene research and applications
  • Advancements in battery materials
  • 2D materials and applications
  • Thermal properties of materials
  • Supercapacitor materials and fabrication
  • Advanced battery materials and technologies
  • Graphene and nanomaterials applications

Among the recent papers published by Zhongfan Liu are:

  • Chemical vapour deposition, 2021, Nature Reviews Methods Primers
  • Directly Grown Vertical Graphene Carpets as Janus Separators toward Stabilized Zn Metal Anodes, 2020, Advanced Materials
  • Recent Progress on Two-Dimensional Materials, 2021, Acta Physico-Chimica Sinica
  • Epitaxial Growth of Centimeter-Scale Single-Crystal MoS2 Monolayer on Au(111), 2020, ACS Nano
  • Rational design of porous nitrogen-doped Ti3C2 MXene as a multifunctional electrocatalyst for Li-S chemistry, 2020, Nano Energy

The frequent publication venues for Zhongfan Liu include:

  • Advanced Materials
  • Nano Research
  • Acta Physico-Chimica Sinica
  • Advanced Functional Materials
  • Nature Communications

Zhongfan Liu collaborates frequently with several researchers, notably:

  • Jingyu Sun
  • Luzhao Sun
  • Hailin Peng
  • Li Lin
  • Kaicheng Jia

The body of work produced by Zhongfan Liu reveals a sustained effort in exploring the synthesis, properties, and applications of 2D materials such as graphene and MoS2. Their studies also address challenges related to energy storage and conversion, including the development of electrocatalysts and electrode materials for batteries and supercapacitors.

Best Publications

  • Applications of 2D MXenes in energy conversion and storage systems

    Jinbo Pang;Rafael G Mendes;Rafael G Mendes;Alicja Bachmatiuk;Alicja Bachmatiuk;Alicja Bachmatiuk;Liang Zhao

  • Effect of Chemical Oxidation on the Structure of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes

    Jin Zhang;Hongling Zou;Quan Qing;Yanlian Yang

  • Can graphene be used as a substrate for Raman enhancement

    Xi Ling;Liming Xie;Yuan Fang;Hua Xu

  • PHENIX detector overview

    K. Adcox;S.S. Adler;M. Aizama;N.N. Ajitanand

  • Toward Clean and Crackless Transfer of Graphene

    Xuelei Liang;Xuelei Liang;Brent A. Sperling;Irene Calizo;Guangjun Cheng

  • Two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD) nanosheets

    Manish Chhowalla;Zhongfan Liu;Hua Zhang

  • Controlled growth of high-quality monolayer WS2 layers on sapphire and imaging its grain boundary.

    Yu Zhang;Yanfeng Zhang;Qingqing Ji;Jing Ju

  • Hierarchical Graphene Foam for Efficient Omnidirectional Solar-Thermal Energy Conversion.

    Huaying Ren;Miao Tang;Baolu Guan;Kexin Wang

  • Synthesis of nitrogen-doped graphene using embedded carbon and nitrogen sources.

    Chaohua Zhang;Lei Fu;Nan Liu;Minhao Liu

  • Ultrathin Two-Dimensional Atomic Crystals as Stable Interfacial Layer for Improvement of Lithium Metal Anode

    Kai Yan;Hyun-Wook Lee;Teng Gao;Guangyuan Zheng

  • Photoelectrochemical information storage using an azobenzene derivative

    Z. F. Liu;K. Hashimoto;A. Fujishima

  • Transferring and Identification of Single- and Few-Layer Graphene on Arbitrary Substrates

    Alfonso Reina;Hyungbin Son;Liying Jiao;Ben Fan

  • High electron mobility and quantum oscillations in non-encapsulated ultrathin semiconducting Bi2O2Se.

    Jinxiong Wu;Hongtao Yuan;Mengmeng Meng;Cheng Chen

  • Epitaxial monolayer MoS2 on mica with novel photoluminescence.

    Qingqing Ji;Yanfeng Zhang;Teng Gao;Yu Zhang

  • Synchronous immobilization and conversion of polysulfides on a VO2–VN binary host targeting high sulfur load Li–S batteries

    Yingze Song;Wen Zhao;Long Kong;Li Zhang

  • Chemical vapour deposition

    Luzhao Sun;Guowen Yuan;Libo Gao;Jieun Yang

  • Surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy on a flat graphene surface

    Weigao Xu;Xi Ling;Jiaqi Xiao;Mildred S. Dresselhaus

  • Synthesis of Graphdiyne Nanowalls Using Acetylenic Coupling Reaction

    Jingyuan Zhou;Xin Gao;Rong Liu;Ziqian Xie

  • Ultrafast epitaxial growth of metre-sized single-crystal graphene on industrial Cu foil

    Xiaozhi Xu;Zhihong Zhang;Jichen Dong;Ding Yi

  • Graphene as a substrate to suppress fluorescence in resonance Raman spectroscopy.

    Liming Xie;Xi Ling;Yuan Fang;Jin Zhang

  • The edge- and basal-plane-specific electrochemistry of a single-layer graphene sheet

    Wenjing Yuan;Yu Zhou;Yingru Li;Chun Li

  • Organizing Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes on Gold Using a Wet Chemical Self-Assembling Technique

    Zhongfan Liu;Ziyong Shen;Tao Zhu;Shifeng Hou

Frequent Co-Authors

Hailin Peng
Hailin Peng Peking University
Yanfeng Zhang
Yanfeng Zhang Peking University
Jingyu Sun
Jingyu Sun Soochow University
Mark H. Rümmeli
Mark H. Rümmeli Soochow University
Li Lin
Li Lin Peking University
Alicja Bachmatiuk
Alicja Bachmatiuk Wrocław University of Science and Technology
Lei Fu
Lei Fu Wuhan University
Hongqi Xu
Hongqi Xu Peking University
Peng Gao
Peng Gao Peking University
Lei Liao
Lei Liao Hunan University

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