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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 104 871 829 289 264 349 42244
Chemistry 104 1043 919 414 333 353 42409

Zhongfang Chen publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Zhongfang Chen between 1998 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Zhongfang Chen published across 29 years, from 1998 to 2026, averaging 14.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 28 publications in 2014. 23 of the 410 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1998 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 28. Peak 28 publications in 2014. 1998: 2 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 5 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 13 publications 2004: 13 publications 2005: 15 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 12 publications 2009: 14 publications 2010: 19 publications 2011: 12 publications 2012: 17 publications 2013: 20 publications 2014: 28 publications 2015: 26 publications 2016: 22 publications 2017: 16 publications 2018: 28 publications 2019: 16 publications 2020: 19 publications 2021: 20 publications 2022: 13 publications 2023: 17 publications 2024: 15 publications 2025: 22 publications 2026: 1 publication
1998 2026

410 publications in total across all disciplines

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Zhongfang Chen: publications per year, 1998 to 2026
Year Publications
1998 2
1999 5
2000 5
2001 5
2002 4
2003 13
2004 13
2005 15
2006 7
2007 4
2008 12
2009 14
2010 19
2011 12
2012 17
2013 20
2014 28
2015 26
2016 22
2017 16
2018 28
2019 16
2020 19
2021 20
2022 13
2023 17
2024 15
2025 22
2026 1
Total 410
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Zhongfang Chen 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 Zhongfang Chen 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, 330–349 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: 349 publications — 70th percentile

70% 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
330–349 477 349
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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Zhongfang Chen 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 Zhongfang Chen 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, 104–105 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: 104 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% 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 68 104
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

Zhongfang Chen is affiliated with the University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on various aspects of materials science and energy, with a specialization in materials chemistry and renewable energy, sustainability, and the environment. Their work also extends into electrical and electronic engineering, catalysis, and organic chemistry.

Their main research topics encompass multiple domains related to advanced materials and energy conversion, including:

  • MXene and MAX Phase Materials
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • 2D Materials and Applications
  • Graphene Research and Applications
  • Advancements in Battery Materials
  • CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts

Chen has published extensively in a number of scientific venues, with a frequent presence in:

  • Journal of Materials Chemistry A
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Advanced Functional Materials

Their recent papers include:

  • "Tackling the Activity and Selectivity Challenges of Electrocatalysts toward the Nitrogen Reduction Reaction via Atomically Dispersed Biatom Catalysts," 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "Controllable CO2 Electrocatalytic Reduction via Ferroelectric Switching on Single Atom Anchored In2Se3 Monolayer," 2021, Nature Communications
  • "Establishing a Theoretical Landscape for Identifying Basal Plane Active 2D Metal Borides (MBenes) toward Nitrogen Electroreduction," 2020, Advanced Functional Materials
  • "Directly Predicting Limiting Potentials from Easily Obtainable Physical Properties of Graphene-Supported Single-Atom Electrocatalysts by Machine Learning," 2020, Journal of Materials Chemistry A
  • "Identifying the Activity Origin of a Cobalt Single-Atom Catalyst for Hydrogen Evolution Using Supervised Learning," 2021, Advanced Functional Materials

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Chen include:

  • Linguo Lu
  • Fengyu Li
  • Jinxing Gu
  • Shiru Lin
  • Carlos R. Cabrera

With over 100 publications in materials science, Zhongfang Chen's contributions mainly lie within materials chemistry and energy fields. Their research integrates computational and experimental approaches to develop and understand advanced materials and their catalytic properties for energy conversion and sustainability applications.

Best Publications

  • Nucleus-independent chemical shifts (NICS) as an aromaticity criterion.

    Zhongfang Chen;Chaitanya S Wannere;Clémence Corminboeuf;Ralph Puchta

  • Atomically Thin Arsenene and Antimonene: Semimetal-Semiconductor and Indirect-Direct Band-Gap Transitions

    Shengli Zhang;Zhong Yan;Yafei Li;Zhongfang Chen

  • Defect-rich and ultrathin N doped carbon nanosheets as advanced trifunctional metal-free electrocatalysts for the ORR, OER and HER

    Hao Jiang;Hao Jiang;Jinxing Gu;Xusheng Zheng;Min Liu

  • Single Mo Atom Supported on Defective Boron Nitride Monolayer as an Efficient Electrocatalyst for Nitrogen Fixation: A Computational Study

    Jingxiang Zhao;Zhongfang Chen

  • MoS2 nanoribbons: high stability and unusual electronic and magnetic properties.

    Yafei Li;Zhen Zhou;Shengbai Zhang;Zhongfang Chen

  • Semiconducting Group 15 Monolayers: A Broad Range of Band Gaps and High Carrier Mobilities

    Shengli Zhang;Meiqiu Xie;Fengyu Li;Zhong Yan

  • Recent progress in 2D group-VA semiconductors: from theory to experiment

    Shengli Zhang;Shiying Guo;Zhongfang Chen;Yeliang Wang

  • Curved pi-conjugation, aromaticity, and the related chemistry of small fullerenes (< C60) and single-walled carbon nanotubes.

    Xin Lu;Zhongfang Chen

  • Graphene-related nanomaterials: tuning properties by functionalization

    Qing Tang;Zhen Zhou;Zhongfang Chen

  • Metallic VS2 Monolayer: A Promising 2D Anode Material for Lithium Ion Batteries

    Yu Jing;Yu Jing;Zhen Zhou;Carlos R. Cabrera;Zhongfang Chen

  • Spin gapless semiconductor-metal-half-metal properties in nitrogen-doped zigzag graphene nanoribbons.

    Yafei Li;Zhen Zhou;Panwen Shen;Zhongfang Chen

  • Spherical Aromaticity: Recent Work on Fullerenes, Polyhedral Boranes, and Related Structures†

    Zhongfang Chen;R Bruce King

  • Simultaneously Achieving High Activity and Selectivity toward Two-Electron O2 Electroreduction: The Power of Single-Atom Catalysts

    Xiangyu Guo;Shiru Lin;Jinxing Gu;Shengli Zhang

  • CO Catalytic Oxidation on Iron-Embedded Graphene: Computational Quest for Low-Cost Nanocatalysts

    Yafei Li;Zhen Zhou;Guangtao Yu;Wei Chen

  • Spherical Aromaticity inIh Symmetrical Fullerenes: The 2(N+1)2 Rule

    Andreas Hirsch;Zhongfang Chen;Haijun Jiao

  • Enhanced Li Adsorption and Diffusion on MoS2 Zigzag Nanoribbons by Edge Effects: A Computational Study.

    Yafei Li;Yafei Li;Dihua Wu;Zhen Zhou;Carlos R. Cabrera

  • Computational Screening of Efficient Single‐Atom Catalysts Based on Graphitic Carbon Nitride (g‐C3N4) for Nitrogen Electroreduction

    Zhe Chen;Jingxiang Zhao;Carlos R. Cabrera;Zhongfang Chen

  • Graphene oxide as an ideal substrate for hydrogen storage.

    Lu Wang;Kyuho Lee;Yi-Yang Sun;Michael Lucking

  • Membraneless enzymatic biofuel cells based on graphene nanosheets.

    Chang Liu;Subbiah Alwarappan;Zhongfang Chen;Xiangxing Kong

Frequent Co-Authors

Zhen Zhou
Zhen Zhou Zhengzhou University
Yafei Li
Yafei Li Nanjing Normal University
Walter Thiel
Walter Thiel Max Planck Society
Andreas Hirsch
Andreas Hirsch University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Jijun Zhao
Jijun Zhao Dalian University of Technology
Paul v. R. Schleyer
Paul v. R. Schleyer University of Georgia
Shengbai Zhang
Shengbai Zhang Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Jingxiang Zhao
Jingxiang Zhao Harbin Normal University
Carlos R. Cabrera
Carlos R. Cabrera University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras
Aijun Du
Aijun Du Queensland University of Technology

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