Quanshui Zheng

12.4k total citations · 4 hit papers
179 papers, 10.1k citations indexed

About

Quanshui Zheng is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Quanshui Zheng has authored 179 papers receiving a total of 10.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 99 papers in Materials Chemistry, 71 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 55 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in Quanshui Zheng's work include Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (57 papers), Graphene research and applications (49 papers) and Carbon Nanotubes in Composites (46 papers). Quanshui Zheng is often cited by papers focused on Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (57 papers), Graphene research and applications (49 papers) and Carbon Nanotubes in Composites (46 papers). Quanshui Zheng collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Quanshui Zheng's co-authors include Qing Jiang, Jefferson Zhe Liu, Ming Ma, Michael Urbakh, Yilun Liu, Zhiping Xu, Oded Hod, Fei Deng, Ze Liu and Cheng Yao and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Quanshui Zheng

178 papers receiving 9.9k citations

Hit Papers

Stretchable and highly sensitive graphene-on-polymer stra... 2012 2026 2016 2021 2012 2018 2012 2018 100 200 300 400 500
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.

  1. Stretchable and highly sensitive graphene-on-polymer strain sensors
    2012 544 citations Quanshui Zheng et al. profile →
  2. Structural superlubricity and ultralow friction across the length scales
    2018 517 citations Oded Hod, Ernst Meyer et al. Nature profile →
  3. Observation of Microscale Superlubricity in Graphite
    2012 467 citations Quanshui Zheng et al. Physical Review Letters profile →
  4. Robust microscale superlubricity in graphite/hexagonal boron nitride layered heterojunctions
    2018 386 citations Yiming Song, Davide Mandelli et al. Nature Materials profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Quanshui Zheng China 48 5.8k 3.2k 3.0k 2.2k 1.8k 179 10.1k
Roya Maboudian United States 64 6.4k 1.1× 4.0k 1.2× 4.4k 1.5× 2.3k 1.1× 8.7k 4.7× 325 15.1k
Franz Faupel Germany 57 6.4k 1.1× 1.2k 0.4× 3.9k 1.3× 1.3k 0.6× 4.1k 2.2× 423 13.4k
L. Martinů Canada 49 5.0k 0.9× 781 0.2× 1.4k 0.5× 3.6k 1.6× 3.9k 2.1× 310 9.4k
Robert W. Carpick United States 64 8.0k 1.4× 7.0k 2.2× 2.2k 0.7× 6.2k 2.8× 2.9k 1.6× 242 14.3k
Qi‐Dai Chen China 65 5.3k 0.9× 2.7k 0.8× 7.9k 2.6× 814 0.4× 5.8k 3.1× 374 15.4k
Te‐Hua Fang Taiwan 49 5.7k 1.0× 1.5k 0.5× 2.9k 1.0× 2.6k 1.2× 2.9k 1.6× 511 9.4k
Mool C. Gupta United States 44 2.5k 0.4× 1.0k 0.3× 1.9k 0.6× 921 0.4× 2.5k 1.3× 276 7.8k
Paul E. Sheehan United States 38 7.9k 1.3× 2.7k 0.8× 4.7k 1.6× 1.0k 0.5× 3.9k 2.1× 78 12.1k
Xiaobing Luo China 58 4.6k 0.8× 1.4k 0.4× 2.4k 0.8× 445 0.2× 4.9k 2.7× 487 12.1k
Jian Wu China 47 5.9k 1.0× 2.5k 0.8× 3.5k 1.2× 749 0.3× 3.5k 1.9× 224 10.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Quanshui Zheng

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Jia, Chuanbao, et al.. (2025). Horizontal rotating arc narrow-gap GTAW of thick Ti–6Al–4V alloy. Journal of Materials Research and Technology. 36. 369–381. 1 indexed citations
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Nie, Jinhui, Jie An, Xin Xia, et al.. (2025). Microscale Contact Electrification with Unprecedented High Intrinsic Charge Density. Small. 21(39). e06466–e06466. 1 indexed citations
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Shi, Diwei, Fan Liu, Li Chen, et al.. (2024). Restriction-induced time-dependent transcytolemmal water exchange: Revisiting the Kӓrger exchange model. Journal of Magnetic Resonance. 367. 107760–107760. 2 indexed citations
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Wu, Zhanghui, et al.. (2024). Positive-Negative Tunable Coefficients of Friction in Superlubric Contacts. Physical Review Letters. 132(15). 156201–156201. 5 indexed citations
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Wang, Jin, et al.. (2024). The effects of disordered edge and vanishing friction in microscale structural superlubric graphite contact. Nature Communications. 15(1). 10830–10830. 7 indexed citations
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Qu, Cangyu, Diwei Shi, Li Chen, et al.. (2022). Anisotropic Fracture of Graphene Revealed by Surface Steps on Graphite. Physical Review Letters. 129(2). 26101–26101. 15 indexed citations
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Wang, Kunqi, Wei Cao, Jin Wang, et al.. (2022). Structural superlubricity with a contaminant-rich interface. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids. 169. 105063–105063. 14 indexed citations
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Song, Yiming, Jin Wang, Yiran Wang, et al.. (2021). Directional anisotropy of friction in microscale superlubric graphite/hBN heterojunctions. Physical Review Materials. 5(8). 14 indexed citations
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Ma, Chen, et al.. (2021). Substrate curvature dependence of intrinsic contact angles. Extreme Mechanics Letters. 48. 101388–101388. 15 indexed citations
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Nie, Jinhui, et al.. (2021). Microscale Schottky superlubric generator with high direct-current density and ultralong life. Nature Communications. 12(1). 2268–2268. 100 indexed citations
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Wang, Kunqi, Cangyu Qu, Jin Wang, Baogang Quan, & Quanshui Zheng. (2020). Characterization of a Microscale Superlubric Graphite Interface. Physical Review Letters. 125(2). 26101–26101. 45 indexed citations
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Wang, Jin, Wei Cao, Yiming Song, et al.. (2019). Generalized Scaling Law of Structural Superlubricity. Nano Letters. 19(11). 7735–7741. 54 indexed citations
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Qu, Cangyu, Wei Cao, Anle Wang, et al.. (2019). Direct Measurement of Adhesions of Liquids on Graphite. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 123(18). 11671–11676. 9 indexed citations
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Song, Yiming, Cangyu Qu, Ming Ma, & Quanshui Zheng. (2019). Structural Superlubricity Based on Crystalline Materials. Small. 16(15). e1903018–e1903018. 48 indexed citations
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Wang, Kunqi, Cangyu Qu, Jin Wang, et al.. (2019). Strain Engineering Modulates Graphene Interlayer Friction by Moiré Pattern Evolution. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 11(39). 36169–36176. 62 indexed citations
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Hod, Oded, Ernst Meyer, Quanshui Zheng, & Michael Urbakh. (2018). Structural superlubricity and ultralow friction across the length scales. Nature. 563(7732). 485–492. 517 indexed citations breakdown →
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Qu, Cangyu, et al.. (2018). Design and optimization of the diamagnetic lateral force calibration method. Review of Scientific Instruments. 89(11). 113704–113704. 4 indexed citations
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Song, Yiming, Davide Mandelli, Oded Hod, et al.. (2018). Robust microscale superlubricity in graphite/hexagonal boron nitride layered heterojunctions. Nature Materials. 17(10). 894–899. 386 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zheng, Quanshui. (1993). Two-dimensional tensor function representation for all kinds of material symmetry. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 443(1917). 127–138. 46 indexed citations

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