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2026

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Materials Science

D-Index
89
Citations
31042
World Ranking
1769
National Ranking
566

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
93
Citations
32044
World Ranking
224
National Ranking
37

Zuankai Wang publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Zuankai Wang sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 296 publications — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

Zuankai Wang D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Zuankai Wang sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 93 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in China Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in China Leader Award

Overview

Zuankai Wang is a researcher affiliated with the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in China, specializing in engineering and materials science. The scientist's publication record includes significant contributions to fields such as biomedical engineering, surfaces, coatings and films, electrical and electronic engineering, mechanical engineering, and renewable energy, sustainability, and the environment.

The research topics predominantly addressed by Zuankai Wang cover:

  • Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity
  • Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
  • Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer
  • Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods
  • Conducting Polymers and Applications
  • Electrohydrodynamics and Fluid Dynamics
  • Thermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies

Zuankai Wang's work has been published across numerous scientific journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Nature Communications
  • Nano Energy
  • Advanced Materials
  • Droplet
  • Advanced Functional Materials

Among notable recent papers are:

  • "Design of robust superhydrophobic surfaces," published in 2020 in Nature
  • "A droplet-based electricity generator with high instantaneous power density," published in 2020 in Nature
  • "Mussel-inspired hydrogels: from design principles to promising applications," published in 2020 in Chemical Society Reviews
  • "Three-dimensional capillary ratchet-induced liquid directional steering," published in 2021 in Science
  • "Hierarchically structured passive radiative cooling ceramic with high solar reflectivity," published in 2023 in Science

Zuankai Wang collaborates regularly with several frequent co-authors, including:

  • Wanghuai Xu
  • Huanxi Zheng
  • Yuankai Jin
  • Chao Zhang
  • Yuxin Song

Best Publications

  • Design of robust superhydrophobic surfaces

    Dehui Wang;Qiangqiang Sun;Matti J. Hokkanen;Chenglin Zhang

  • A droplet-based electricity generator with high instantaneous power density

    Wanghuai Xu;Wanghuai Xu;Huanxi Zheng;Yuan Liu;Xiaofeng Zhou

  • High dislocation density–induced large ductility in deformed and partitioned steels

    B. B. He;B. Hu;H. W. Yen;G. J. Cheng

  • Pancake bouncing on superhydrophobic surfaces.

    Yahua Liu;Lisa Moevius;Xinpeng Xu;Tiezheng Qian

  • Nanograssed Micropyramidal Architectures for Continuous Dropwise Condensation

    Xuemei Chen;Jun Wu;Ruiyuan Ma;Meng Hua

  • Nanostructured copper interfaces for enhanced boiling.

    Chen Li;Zuankai Wang;Pei-I Wang;Yoav Peles

  • Mussel-inspired hydrogels: from design principles to promising applications

    Chao Zhang;Baiheng Wu;Yongsen Zhou;Feng Zhou

  • Surface charge printing for programmed droplet transport

    Qiangqiang Sun;Dehui Wang;Yanan Li;Yanan Li;Jiahui Zhang

  • A bioinspired multilegged soft millirobot that functions in both dry and wet conditions

    Haojian Lu;Mei Zhang;Yuanyuan Yang;Qiang Huang

  • Recurrent filmwise and dropwise condensation on a beetle mimetic surface.

    Youmin Hou;Miao Yu;Xuemei Chen;Zuankai Wang

  • Symmetry breaking in drop bouncing on curved surfaces.

    Yahua Liu;Matthew Andrew;Jing Li;Julia M. Yeomans

  • Enhanced cell sorting and manipulation with combined optical tweezer and microfluidic chip technologies

    Xiaolin Wang;Shuxun Chen;Marco Kong;Zuankai Wang

  • From industrially weavable and knittable highly conductive yarns to large wearable energy storage textiles.

    Yan Huang;Hong Hu;Yang Huang;Minshen Zhu

  • Bio-inspired reversible underwater adhesive.

    Yanhua Zhao;Yang Wu;Yang Wu;Liang Wang;Liang Wang;Manman Zhang

  • Ultrathin metal/covalent-organic framework membranes towards ultimate separation.

    Chao Zhang;Bai-Heng Wu;Meng-Qi Ma;Zuankai Wang

  • Three-dimensional capillary ratchet-induced liquid directional steering

    Shile Feng;Shile Feng;Pingan Zhu;Huanxi Zheng;Haiyang Zhan

  • PDMS/PVDF hybrid electrospun membrane with superhydrophobic property and drop impact dynamics for dyeing wastewater treatment using membrane distillation

    Alicia Kyoungjin An;Jiaxin Guo;Eui-Jong Lee;Sanghyun Jeong

  • Inhibiting the Leidenfrost effect above 1,000 °C for sustained thermal cooling

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  • Directional transport of high-temperature Janus droplets mediated by structural topography

    Jing Li;Youmin Hou;Yahua Liu;Chonglei Hao

  • Harnessing Solar-Driven Photothermal Effect toward the Water-Energy Nexus.

    Chao Zhang;Hong-Qing Liang;Zhi-Kang Xu;Zuankai Wang

  • Topological liquid diode

    Jiaqian Li;Xiaofeng Zhou;Jing Li;Lufeng Che

  • Printing surface charge as a new paradigm to program droplet transport

    Qiangqiang Sun;Dehui Wang;Jiahui Zhang;Yanan Li

Frequent Co-Authors

Mei Zhang
Mei Zhang Florida State University
Nikhil Koratkar
Nikhil Koratkar Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Feng Zhou
Feng Zhou Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics
Yunlong Zi
Yunlong Zi Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Mengsu Yang
Mengsu Yang City University of Hong Kong
Weimin Liu
Weimin Liu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Chen Li
Chen Li University of South Carolina
Hans-Jürgen Butt
Hans-Jürgen Butt Max Planck Society
Xinge Yu
Xinge Yu City University of Hong Kong
Manoj K. Chaudhury
Manoj K. Chaudhury Lehigh University

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