2026 Zhuhua Zhang: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Materials Science	58	7598	7347	2215	2207	189	14467

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Materials Science

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14467

Overview

Zhuhua Zhang is a researcher affiliated with Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics in China. Their work spans primarily the fields of Materials Science and Engineering, with a significant focus on Materials Chemistry and related subfields.

The scientist's research is particularly concentrated in the study and application of advanced materials. Key topics of their work include:

Graphene research and applications
2D Materials and Applications
MXene and MAX Phase Materials
Perovskite Materials and Applications
Boron and Carbon Nanomaterials Research
Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties
Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials

Zhuhua Zhang has published extensively in various scientific journals. The most frequent publication venues for their work are:

Nano Letters
Nature Communications
Advanced Functional Materials
Nano Research
The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Selected recent papers exemplify the breadth of their research, including:

"Amorphizing noble metal chalcogenide catalysts at the single-layer limit towards hydrogen production," 2022, Nature Catalysis
"Self-sustained electricity generator driven by the compatible integration of ambient moisture adsorption and evaporation," 2022, Nature Communications
"General-purpose machine-learned potential for 16 elemental metals and their alloys," 2024, Nature Communications
"Operationally stable perovskite solar modules enabled by vapor-phase fluoride treatment," 2024, Science
"Quasi-Freestanding Bilayer Borophene on Ag(111)," 2022, Nano Letters

Their collaborations include frequent co-authors:

Wanlin Guo
Zhili Hu
Xiaoyu Xuan
Minmin Xue
Bingkun Tian

Zhuhua Zhang's research contributions cover various advanced material technologies, especially focusing on nanomaterials, energy harvesting, and renewable energy materials, demonstrating engagement with emerging and interdisciplinary topics within engineering and applied sciences.

Best Publications

“White Graphenes”: Boron Nitride Nanoribbons via Boron Nitride Nanotube Unwrapping

Haibo Zeng;Chunyi Zhi;Zhuhua Zhang;Xianlong Wei

846
Citations
Emerging hydrovoltaic technology

Zhuhua Zhang;Xuemei Li;Jun Yin;Ying Xu

730
Citations
Generating electricity by moving a droplet of ionic liquid along graphene

Jun Yin;Xuemei Li;Jin Yu;Zhuhua Zhang

677
Citations
Borophene as a prototype for synthetic 2D materials development

Andrew J. Mannix;Zhuhua Zhang;Nathan P. Guisinger;Boris I. Yakobson

556
Citations
Two-dimensional boron: structures, properties and applications

Zhuhua Zhang;Zhuhua Zhang;Evgeni S. Penev;Boris I. Yakobson

435
Citations
Borophene Synthesis on Au(111).

Brian Kiraly;Xiaolong Liu;Luqing Wang;Zhuhua Zhang

412
Citations
Two-Dimensional Boron Monolayers Mediated by Metal Substrates

Zhuhua Zhang;Yang Yang;Guoying Gao;Boris I. Yakobson

404
Citations
Energy-gap modulation of BN ribbons by transverse electric fields: First-principles calculations

Zhuhua Zhang;Wanlin Guo

391
Citations
Waving potential in graphene

Jun Yin;Zhuhua Zhang;Xuemei Li;Jin Yu

366
Citations
Elasticity, Flexibility, and Ideal Strength of Borophenes

Zhuhua Zhang;Zhuhua Zhang;Yang Yang;Evgeni S. Penev;Boris I. Yakobson

328
Citations
Top–down fabrication of sub-nanometre semiconducting nanoribbons derived from molybdenum disulfide sheets

Xiaofei Liu;Tao Xu;Xing Wu;Zhuhua Zhang

289
Citations
Intrinsic Magnetism of Grain Boundaries in Two-dimensional Metal Dichalcogenides

Zhuhua Zhang;Xiaolong Zou;Vincent H. Crespi;Boris I. Yakobson

270
Citations
Dislocation motion and grain boundary migration in two-dimensional tungsten disulphide

Amin Azizi;Xiaolong Zou;Peter Ercius;Zhuhua Zhang

259
Citations
Boron Nitride Nanostructures: Fabrication, Functionalization and Applications

Jun Yin;Jidong Li;Yang Hang;Jin Yu

246
Citations
Direct chemical conversion of graphene to boron- and nitrogen- and carbon-containing atomic layers

Yongji Gong;Gang Shi;Zhuhua Zhang;Wu Zhou

244
Citations
Predicting Two-Dimensional Silicon Carbide Monolayers

Zhiming Shi;Zhiming Shi;Zhuhua Zhang;Alex Kutana;Boris I. Yakobson

240
Citations
Two-Dimensional Tetragonal TiC Monolayer Sheet and Nanoribbons

Zhuhua Zhang;Zhuhua Zhang;Xiaofei Liu;Boris I. Yakobson;Wanlin Guo

235
Citations
Self-gating in semiconductor electrocatalysis

Yongmin He;Qiyuan He;Luqing Wang;Chao Zhu

228
Citations
Photoluminescence quenching and charge transfer in artificial heterostacks of monolayer transition metal dichalcogenides and few-layer black phosphorus.

Jiangtan Yuan;Sina Najmaei;Zhuhua Zhang;Jing Zhang

217
Citations
Harvesting energy from water flow over graphene

Jun Yin;Zhuhua Zhang;Xuemei Li;Jianxin Zhou

215
Citations