2026 Zonghan Xie: 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	52	9575	9246	285	283	274	9727

Overview

Zonghan Xie is a researcher affiliated with the University of Adelaide in Australia, specializing primarily in engineering and materials science. Their extensive publication record encompasses a range of topics within these fields.

The main fields of study for Zonghan Xie include:

Engineering
Materials Science

Within these broad areas, their research focuses on several subfields, notably:

Mechanical Engineering
Materials Chemistry
Aerospace Engineering
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

The research topics covered by Xie highlight particular domains of interest and expertise:

High Entropy Alloys Studies
High-Temperature Coating Behaviors
Metal and Thin Film Mechanics
Advanced materials and composites
Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
MXene and MAX Phase Materials

Zonghan Xie has contributed to several recent papers, including:

"Efficient FeCoNiCuPd thin-film electrocatalyst for alkaline oxygen and hydrogen evolution reactions," 2022, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
"High entropy alloy/C nanoparticles derived from polymetallic MOF as promising electrocatalysts for alkaline oxygen evolution reaction," 2021, Chemical Engineering Journal
"Recent progress on high-entropy materials for electrocatalytic water splitting applications," 2021, Tungsten
"Unraveling dual phase transformations in a CrCoNi medium-entropy alloy," 2021, Acta Materialia
"Enhancing Oxygen Evolution Reaction Performance in Prussian Blue Analogues: Triple-Play of Metal Exsolution, Hollow Interiors, and Anionic Regulation," 2023, Advanced Materials

Their work is published across diverse scientific venues, with frequent publications in:

Materials Science and Engineering A
SSRN Electronic Journal
Applied Surface Science
Surface and Coatings Technology
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Xie collaborates regularly with a number of coauthors, with whom they have produced multiple publications. Frequent collaborators include:

Paul Munroe
Jiang Xu
Feng Fang
Minming Jiang
Yujie Chen

Best Publications

Efficient FeCoNiCuPd thin-film electrocatalyst for alkaline oxygen and hydrogen evolution reactions

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351
Citations
Microstructure and mechanical properties of CoCrFeNiZrx eutectic high-entropy alloys

Wenyi Huo;Hui Zhou;Feng Fang;Zonghan Xie;Zonghan Xie

295
Citations
High entropy alloy/C nanoparticles derived from polymetallic MOF as promising electrocatalysts for alkaline oxygen evolution reaction

Shiqi Wang;Wenyi Huo;Feng Fang;Zonghan Xie

217
Citations
Microstructure and properties of novel CoCrFeNiTax eutectic high-entropy alloys

Wenyi Huo;Hui Zhou;Feng Fang;Xuefeng Zhou

204
Citations
Designing superhard, self-toughening CrAlN coatings through grain boundary engineering

Zhao Li;Paul Munroe;Zhong-tao Jiang;Xiaoli Zhao

132
Citations
Remarkable strength of CoCrFeNi high-entropy alloy wires at cryogenic and elevated temperatures

Wenyi Huo;Feng Fang;Hui Zhou;Zonghan Xie;Zonghan Xie

130
Citations
Mechanical and corrosion-resistant properties of Ti–Nb–Si–N nanocomposite films prepared by a double glow discharge plasma technique

Jiang Xu;Jiang Xu;Guo dong Wang;Xiaolin Lu;Linlin Liu

127
Citations
Powder refinement, consolidation and mechanical properties of cemented carbides — An overview

Rumman Md Raihanuzzaman;Zonghan Xie;Soon Jik Hong;Reza Ghomashchi

123
Citations
Corrosion behavior of a ZrCN coated Ti alloy with potential application as a bipolar plate for proton exchange membrane fuel cell

Jiang Xu;Jiang Xu;Hao Jie Huang;ZhengYang Li;Song Xu

117
Citations
Microstructural effects on indentation failure mechanisms in TiN coatings: Finite element simulations

Matthew T. Tilbrook;Matthew T. Tilbrook;David J. Paton;Zonghan Xie;Mark Hoffman

116
Citations
Strain-rate effect upon the tensile behavior of CoCrFeNi high-entropy alloys

Wenyi Huo;Hui Zhou;Feng Fang;Xianjun Hu

115
Citations
Transmission electron microscope characterisation of molar-incisor-hypomineralisation

Zonghan Xie;Nicky M Kilpatrick;Michael V Swain;Paul R Munroe

108
Citations
Transmission electron microscope characterisation of molar-incisor-hypomineralisation.

Zonghan Xie;Zonghan Xie;Nicky M. Kilpatrick;Michael V. Swain;Paul R. Munroe

108
Citations
FeMnNiCoCr-based high entropy alloy coatings: Effect of nitrogen additions on microstructural development, mechanical properties and tribological performance

Chuhan Sha;Zhifeng Zhou;Zonghan Xie;Zonghan Xie;Paul Munroe

106
Citations
Deformation of cementite in cold drawn pearlitic steel wire

Feng Fang;Yufei Zhao;Peipei Liu;Lichu Zhou

106
Citations
Deformation mechanisms of TiN multilayer coatings alternated by ductile or stiff interlayers

Zonghan Xie;M. Hoffman;P. Munroe;A. Bendavid

105
Citations
Contact damage evolution in a diamond-like carbon (DLC) coating on a stainless steel substrate

Z.-H. Xie;R. Singh;A. Bendavid;P.J. Martin

104
Citations
Ultrahigh hardness and high electrical resistivity in nano-twinned, nanocrystalline high-entropy alloy films

Wenyi Huo;Xiaodong Liu;Shuyong Tan;Feng Fang

103
Citations
Recent progress on high-entropy materials for electrocatalytic water splitting applications

Wen-Yi Huo;Shi-Qi Wang;Wen-Han Zhu;Ze-Ling Zhang

100
Citations
On the structure-property relationship of sound and hypomineralized enamel.

Zonghan Xie;E.K. Mahoney;N.M. Kilpatrick;M.V. Swain;M.V. Swain

97
Citations
Unraveling dual phase transformations in a CrCoNi medium-entropy alloy

Yujie Chen;Yujie Chen;Yujie Chen;Dengke Chen;Xianghai An;Yin Zhang

94
Citations
Corrosion and wear behaviours of a reactive-sputter-deposited Ta2O5 nanoceramic coating

Wei Hu;Jiang Xu;Jiang Xu;Xiaolin Lu;Dongsheng Hu

85
Citations
Optical and mechanical characterization of novel cobalt-based metal oxide thin films synthesized using sol-gel dip-coating method

Amun Amri;Amun Amri;Zhong-Tao Jiang;Trevor Pryor;Chun-Yang Yin

83
Citations