Cheng Zhang

6.9k total citations · 4 hit papers
120 papers, 5.5k citations indexed

About

Cheng Zhang is a scholar working on Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Biomedical Engineering and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Cheng Zhang has authored 120 papers receiving a total of 5.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 58 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 43 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 36 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in Cheng Zhang's work include Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications (49 papers), Advanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies (33 papers) and Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research (22 papers). Cheng Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications (49 papers), Advanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies (33 papers) and Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research (22 papers). Cheng Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and South Korea. Cheng Zhang's co-authors include L. Jay Guo, Wenqi Zhu, Henri J. Lezec, Amit Agrawal, Ting Xu, Yanqing Lu, Pengcheng Huo, Mingze Liu, Yi-Kuei Wu and Vishva Ray and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Physical Review Letters and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Cheng Zhang

111 papers receiving 5.1k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Photonic Spin-Multiplexing Metasurface for Switchable Spiral Phase Contrast Imaging

2020 290 citations Pengcheng Huo, Cheng Zhang et al. profile →
Multifunctional metasurfaces enabled by simultaneous and independent control of phase and amplitude for orthogonal polarization states

2021 282 citations Mingze Liu, Wenqi Zhu et al. Light Science & Applications profile →
Broadband generation of perfect Poincaré beams via dielectric spin-multiplexed metasurface

2021 213 citations Mingze Liu, Pengcheng Huo et al. profile →
Metasurface-enabled augmented reality display: a review

2023 121 citations Zeyang Liu, Danyan Wang et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Cheng Zhang China	41	3.0k	2.0k	1.7k	1.7k	1.7k	120	5.5k
Xiaowei Li China	39	2.1k 0.7×	1.8k 0.9×	1.8k 1.0×	1.4k 0.8×	981 0.6×	210	4.8k
Yu Luo China	44	3.7k 1.2×	2.7k 1.4×	2.0k 1.2×	1.8k 1.0×	1.8k 1.1×	218	6.0k
Wei Jiang China	55	6.5k 2.2×	2.5k 1.3×	1.6k 0.9×	2.3k 1.3×	5.5k 3.2×	268	10.7k
Qian Wang China	29	2.4k 0.8×	2.2k 1.1×	2.0k 1.2×	1.9k 1.1×	911 0.5×	185	4.9k
Shubo Cheng China	36	3.4k 1.1×	2.0k 1.0×	1.1k 0.6×	2.1k 1.3×	1.9k 1.1×	153	5.7k
Zhichao Ruan China	36	2.4k 0.8×	2.9k 1.5×	2.2k 1.3×	2.7k 1.6×	960 0.6×	75	6.1k
Michael Thiel Germany	26	2.9k 1.0×	3.3k 1.7×	1.9k 1.1×	1.0k 0.6×	1.0k 0.6×	59	6.3k
Muhammad Qasim Mehmood Pakistan	43	4.0k 1.4×	2.0k 1.0×	1.6k 0.9×	1.7k 1.0×	2.8k 1.6×	252	5.8k
Huigao Duan China	42	2.7k 0.9×	3.4k 1.7×	1.5k 0.9×	2.8k 1.6×	557 0.3×	135	7.5k
Han Lin Australia	41	2.2k 0.8×	2.2k 1.1×	1.6k 0.9×	2.3k 1.4×	647 0.4×	177	6.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Cheng Zhang

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20 of 20 papers shown

Hu, Yuhui, et al.. (2025). Compact Generation of Ultraviolet Structured Light via Low‐Loss Dielectric Metasurfaces. Advanced Optical Materials. 14(7).

Zhang, Cheng, et al.. (2025). A Study on Real-Time Condition Monitoring Methods for Wind Tunnels Based on POD and BPNN. Symmetry. 17(11). 1923–1923.

Qiao, Yu, et al.. (2024). Volumetric scaling up self-sustained smouldering of printing and dyeing sludge with high moisture content. Journal of Cleaner Production. 450. 141971–141971. 3 indexed citations

Zhang, Cheng, Lu Chen, Junyeob Song, et al.. (2024). Tantalum pentoxide: a new material platform for high-performance dielectric metasurface optics in the ultraviolet and visible region. Light Science & Applications. 13(1). 23–23. 45 indexed citations

Wang, Danyan, Chengang Ji, Moxin Li, et al.. (2024). Large‐scale high purity and brightness structural color generation in layered thin film structures via coupled cavity resonance. Nanophotonics. 13(24). 4491–4503. 2 indexed citations

Ma, Lun, Qingyan Fang, Cheng Zhang, Gang Chen, & Kaiyuan Li. (2024). A novel low-NO swirl burner with coal-ammonia co-firing: Effect of ammonia ratio in the dual channels on combustion and NO formation. Process Safety and Environmental Protection. 191. 85–93. 13 indexed citations

Nisar, Ambreen, et al.. (2023). Reticular Graphene Reinforced Copper for Electromagnetic Shielding Application. 833. 1–5. 1 indexed citations

He, Ziqian, et al.. (2023). Modelling and regulation of steam temperatures of a 1000‐MW double‐reheat boiler with long short‐term memory. IET Control Theory and Applications. 17(16). 2190–2204. 3 indexed citations

Liu, Jingjing, Cheng Zhang, Zhen Zhang, et al.. (2022). Spectral characterization and laser operation of Ho:SrF2 single-crystal fiber. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 920. 166009–166009. 3 indexed citations

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Liu, Jie, Wenjie Xu, Cheng Zhang, et al.. (2022). Sensitive quantum tiltmeter with nanoradian resolution. Physical review. A. 105(1). 7 indexed citations

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Liu, Zeyang, Cheng Zhang, Wenqi Zhu, et al.. (2021). Compact Stereo Waveguide Display Based on a Unidirectional Polarization-Multiplexed Metagrating In-Coupler. ACS Photonics. 8(4). 1112–1119. 40 indexed citations

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Fan, Qingbin, Mingze Liu, Cheng Zhang, et al.. (2020). Independent Amplitude Control of Arbitrary Orthogonal States of Polarization via Dielectric Metasurfaces. Physical Review Letters. 125(26). 267402–267402. 213 indexed citations

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Zhang, Si, Pengcheng Huo, Wenqi Zhu, et al.. (2020). Broadband Detection of Multiple Spin and Orbital Angular Momenta via Dielectric Metasurface. Laser & Photonics Review. 14(9). 83 indexed citations

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Divitt, Shawn, Wenqi Zhu, Cheng Zhang, Henri J. Lezec, & Amit Agrawal. (2019). Ultrafast optical pulse shaping using dielectric metasurfaces. Science. 364(6443). 890–894. 143 indexed citations

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Chen, Xi, et al.. (2019). Plasmonic roller lithography. Nanotechnology. 30(10). 105202–105202. 4 indexed citations

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Zhang, Cheng, Manoj Manjare, Wenqi Zhu, et al.. (2019). Ultrathin Wetting Layer-Free Plasmonic Gold Films. ACS Photonics. 6(11). 2600–2606. 28 indexed citations

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Zhang, Cheng, et al.. (2019). Spatiotemporal Manipulation of Optical Fields with Metasurfaces. OTh3B.2–OTh3B.2. 3 indexed citations

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Hill, Tyler, et al.. (2017). Improving the Radiative Efficiency of InGaN Quantum Dots via an Open Top Cavity. ACS Photonics. 4(4). 795–799. 4 indexed citations

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Zhu, Wenqi, Ting Xu, Haozhu Wang, et al.. (2017). Surface plasmon polariton laser based on a metallic trench Fabry-Perot resonator. Science Advances. 3(10). e1700909–e1700909. 76 indexed citations

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Song, Yu, Cheng Zhang, Jinxiang Zhang, et al.. (2016). An injectable silk sericin hydrogel promotes cardiac functional recovery after ischemic myocardial infarction. Acta Biomaterialia. 41. 210–223. 124 indexed citations

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