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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 90 1730 1665 556 552 239 25379

Ziyong Cheng publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ziyong Cheng between 2003 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ziyong Cheng published across 23 years, from 2003 to 2025, averaging 10.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 24 publications in 2012. 22 of the 244 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2003 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 24. Peak 24 publications in 2012. 2003: 3 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 4 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 14 publications 2010: 16 publications 2011: 15 publications 2012: 24 publications 2013: 24 publications 2014: 9 publications 2015: 13 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 13 publications 2018: 14 publications 2019: 9 publications 2020: 11 publications 2021: 19 publications 2022: 4 publications 2023: 11 publications 2024: 11 publications 2025: 11 publications
2003 2025

244 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ziyong Cheng: publications per year, 2003 to 2025
Year Publications
2003 3
2004 1
2005 4
2006 3
2007 2
2008 7
2009 14
2010 16
2011 15
2012 24
2013 24
2014 9
2015 13
2016 6
2017 13
2018 14
2019 9
2020 11
2021 19
2022 4
2023 11
2024 11
2025 11
Total 244
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Ziyong Cheng 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 Ziyong Cheng 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, 230–249 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: 239 publications — 43rd percentile

43% 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
230–249 766 239
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
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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Ziyong Cheng 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 Ziyong Cheng 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, 90–91 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: 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.

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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 90
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
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

Ziyong Cheng is affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China and works primarily within the fields of Materials Science and Engineering. Their research encompasses various interdisciplinary subfields including Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, as well as Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials.

The scientist's research largely focuses on advanced functional materials and their applications, particularly in nanotechnology and cancer theranostics. Major topics include:

  • Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Perovskite Materials and Applications
  • Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials
  • Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis
  • Solid-state spectroscopy and crystallography
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies

Cheng has contributed to numerous scientific publications with research appearing in frequent venues such as:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Advanced Materials
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Among recent papers authored or coauthored by Cheng are the following:

  • Conferring BiVO4 Nanorods with Oxygen Vacancies to Realize Enhanced Sonodynamic Cancer Therapy, 2022, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Core-shell structured upconversion nanocrystal-dendrimer composite as a carrier for mitochondria targeting and catalase enhanced anti-cancer photodynamic therapy, 2020, Biomaterials
  • Virus-Like Fe3O4@Bi2S3 Nanozymes with Resistance-Free Apoptotic Hyperthermia-Augmented Nanozymitic Activity for Enhanced Synergetic Cancer Therapy, 2020, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Titanium-Based Nanoarchitectures for Sonodynamic Therapy-Involved Multimodal Treatments, 2023, Small
  • Surface Oxygen Vacancies and Corona Polarization of Bi4Ti3O12 Nanosheets for Synergistically Enhanced Sonopiezoelectric Therapy, 2024, Journal of the American Chemical Society

Frequent collaborators of Cheng include:

  • Jun Lin
  • Ping'an Ma
  • Hongzhou Lian
  • Meng Yuan
  • Zhuang Yang

Best Publications

  • An overview on enhancing the stability of lead halide perovskite quantum dots and their applications in phosphor-converted LEDs

    Yi Wei;Yi Wei;Ziyong Cheng;Ziyong Cheng;Jun Lin;Jun Lin;Jun Lin

  • Current advances in lanthanide ion (Ln(3+))-based upconversion nanomaterials for drug delivery.

    Dongmei Yang;Ping'an Ma;Zhiyou Hou;Ziyong Cheng

  • UV-emitting upconversion-based TiO2 photosensitizing nanoplatform: near-infrared light mediated in vivo photodynamic therapy via mitochondria-involved apoptosis pathway.

    Zhiyao Hou;Yuanxin Zhang;Kerong Deng;Yinyin Chen

  • Layered organic-inorganic hybrid perovskites: structure, optical properties, film preparation, patterning and templating engineering

    Ziyong Cheng;Jun Lin

  • Enhanced Cisplatin Chemotherapy by Iron Oxide Nanocarrier-Mediated Generation of Highly Toxic Reactive Oxygen Species.

    Ping’an Ma;Haihua Xiao;Chang Yu;Jianhua Liu

  • In Vivo Multimodality Imaging and Cancer Therapy by Near-Infrared Light-Triggered trans-Platinum Pro-Drug-Conjugated Upconverison Nanoparticles

    Yunlu Dai;Haihua Xiao;Jianhua Liu;Qinghai Yuan

  • Recent Advances in Nanomaterial-Assisted Combinational Sonodynamic Cancer Therapy.

    Shuang Liang;Shuang Liang;Xiaoran Deng;Ping'an Ma;Ping'an Ma;Ziyong Cheng;Ziyong Cheng

  • A magnetic, luminescent and mesoporous core-shell structured composite material as drug carrier

    Piaoping Yang;Zewei Quan;Zhiyao Hou;Chunxia Li

  • Intelligent Hollow Pt-CuS Janus Architecture for Synergistic Catalysis-Enhanced Sonodynamic and Photothermal Cancer Therapy.

    Shuang Liang;Xiaoran Deng;Yun Chang;Chunqiang Sun

  • Enhancing the Stability of Perovskite Quantum Dots by Encapsulation in Crosslinked Polystyrene Beads via a Swelling–Shrinking Strategy toward Superior Water Resistance

    Yi Wei;Yi Wei;Xiaoran Deng;Zhongxi Xie;Zhongxi Xie;Xuechao Cai

  • Large-Pore Mesoporous-Silica-Coated Upconversion Nanoparticles as Multifunctional Immunoadjuvants with Ultrahigh Photosensitizer and Antigen Loading Efficiency for Improved Cancer Photodynamic Immunotherapy

    Binbin Ding;Binbin Ding;Shuai Shao;Shuai Shao;Chang Yu;Bo Teng

  • Self-activated luminescent and mesoporous strontium hydroxyapatite nanorods for drug delivery

    Cuimiao Zhang;Chunxia Li;Shanshan Huang;Zhiyao Hou

  • Up-Conversion Cell Imaging and pH-Induced Thermally Controlled Drug Release from NaYF4:Yb3+/Er3+@Hydrogel Core–Shell Hybrid Microspheres

    Yunlu Dai;Ping’an Ma;Ziyong Cheng;Xiaojiao Kang

  • New strategy for designing orangish-red-emitting phosphor via oxygen-vacancy-induced electronic localization.

    Yi Wei;Gongcheng Xing;Kang Liu;Kang Liu;Guogang Li

  • Conferring Ti-Based MOFs with Defects for Enhanced Sonodynamic Cancer Therapy

    Shuang Liang;Shuang Liang;Xiao Xiao;Xiao Xiao;Lixin Bai;Bin Liu

  • One-Step Integration of Tumor Microenvironment-Responsive Calcium and Copper Peroxides Nanocomposite for Enhanced Chemodynamic/Ion-Interference Therapy.

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  • Yolk-Shell Structured Au Nanostar@Metal-Organic Framework for Synergistic Chemo-photothermal Therapy in the Second Near-Infrared Window.

    Xiaoran Deng;Shuang Liang;Shuang Liang;Xuechao Cai;Shanshan Huang

  • Tunable luminescence of Ce3+/Mn2+-coactivated Ca2Gd8(SiO4)6O2 through energy transfer and modulation of excitation: potential single-phase white/yellow-emitting phosphors

    Guogang Li;Dongling Geng;Mengmeng Shang;Chong Peng

  • A Novel Pt–TiO2 Heterostructure with Oxygen‐Deficient Layer as Bilaterally Enhanced Sonosensitizer for Synergistic Chemo‐Sonodynamic Cancer Therapy

    Shuang Liang;Shuang Liang;Xiaoran Deng;Guangyao Xu;Xiao Xiao;Xiao Xiao

  • A Hollow-Structured CuS@Cu2S@Au Nanohybrid: Synergistically Enhanced Photothermal Efficiency and Photoswitchable Targeting Effect for Cancer Theranostics

    Xiaoran Deng;Kai Li;Xuechao Cai;Bin Liu

  • Electrospinning Derived One‐Dimensional LaOCl: Ln3+ (Ln = Eu/Sm, Tb, Tm) Nanofibers, Nanotubes and Microbelts with Multicolor‐Tunable Emission Properties

    Guogang Li;Zhiyao Hou;Chong Peng;Wenxin Wang

Frequent Co-Authors

Jun Lin
Jun Lin Chinese Academy of Sciences
Zhiyao Hou
Zhiyao Hou Guangzhou Medical University
Chunxia Li
Chunxia Li Shandong University
Ping'an Ma
Ping'an Ma University of Science and Technology of China
Guogang Li
Guogang Li China University of Geosciences
Hongzhou Lian
Hongzhou Lian Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yunlu Dai
Yunlu Dai University of Macau
Mengmeng Shang
Mengmeng Shang Shandong University
Dongmei Yang
Dongmei Yang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Xiaojiao Kang
Xiaojiao Kang Dongguan University of Technology

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