W. L. Zhong

5.9k total citations · 4 hit papers
94 papers, 4.9k citations indexed

About

W. L. Zhong is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, W. L. Zhong has authored 94 papers receiving a total of 4.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 87 papers in Materials Chemistry, 49 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 22 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in W. L. Zhong's work include Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials (60 papers), Acoustic Wave Resonator Technologies (45 papers) and Solid-state spectroscopy and crystallography (18 papers). W. L. Zhong is often cited by papers focused on Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials (60 papers), Acoustic Wave Resonator Technologies (45 papers) and Solid-state spectroscopy and crystallography (18 papers). W. L. Zhong collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. W. L. Zhong's co-authors include David Vanderbilt, Karin M. Rabe, R. D. King-Smith, Y. G. Wang, P. L. Zhang, Baodong Qu, Bin Jiang, C.L. Wang, J. Padilla and L. Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Physical review. B, Condensed matter and Journal of Applied Physics.

In The Last Decade

W. L. Zhong

91 papers receiving 4.8k citations

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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.

Giant LO-TO splittings in perovskite ferroelectrics

1994 730 citations W. L. Zhong, David Vanderbilt et al. profile →
First-principles theory of ferroelectric phase transitions for perovskites: The case ofBaTiO3

1995 632 citations W. L. Zhong, David Vanderbilt et al. Physical review. B, Condensed matter profile →
Phase Transitions in BaTiO3from First Principles

1994 550 citations W. L. Zhong, David Vanderbilt et al. profile →
Phenomenological study of the size effect on phase transitions in ferroelectric particles

1994 445 citations W. L. Zhong, Y. G. Wang et al. Physical review. B, Condensed matter profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
W. L. Zhong China	27	4.5k	2.3k	1.8k	1.3k	633	94	4.9k
J. Hlinka Czechia	35	4.0k 0.9×	2.3k 1.0×	1.7k 1.0×	1.4k 1.1×	872 1.4×	190	4.6k
J. Dec Poland	31	3.4k 0.8×	1.6k 0.7×	1.4k 0.8×	1.2k 1.0×	619 1.0×	181	3.7k
M. D. Glinchuk Ukraine	35	5.0k 1.1×	2.6k 1.1×	1.7k 1.0×	1.6k 1.3×	761 1.2×	237	5.4k
F. H. Dacol United States	31	2.7k 0.6×	1.3k 0.6×	1.2k 0.7×	1.6k 1.3×	922 1.5×	82	4.0k
J. Harada Japan	24	2.1k 0.5×	796 0.3×	556 0.3×	1.0k 0.8×	733 1.2×	103	2.8k
J.‐Y. Raty Belgium	13	2.3k 0.5×	625 0.3×	368 0.2×	1.1k 0.9×	899 1.4×	14	3.2k
I. Hirabayashi Japan	35	2.0k 0.4×	1.8k 0.8×	940 0.5×	1.3k 1.0×	950 1.5×	333	5.0k
Alexey B. Kuzmenko Switzerland	31	3.1k 0.7×	1.6k 0.7×	1.1k 0.6×	1.5k 1.2×	1.9k 3.0×	87	5.2k
M. H. Kuok Singapore	25	1.1k 0.2×	1.1k 0.5×	642 0.4×	813 0.6×	1.6k 2.5×	121	2.6k
Alexej Pashkin Germany	31	1.8k 0.4×	1.2k 0.5×	724 0.4×	2.0k 1.6×	1.4k 2.2×	125	3.6k

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Guo, Ziyi, W. L. Zhong, Jilin Zhang, et al.. (2025). Regulating the local glass networks to enhance the optical performance of CsPbX3 (X = Cl, Br, I) quantum dots embedded in zinc borosilicate glasses via GeO2. Chemical Engineering Journal. 505. 159341–159341. 2 indexed citations

Gan, Lu, Ruxin Li, W. L. Zhong, et al.. (2024). Self-reducing induced Eu2+/Eu3+ dual-emitting glasses for anti-counterfeiting and optical thermometry. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 1009. 177043–177043. 2 indexed citations

Wang, Yuanxu, M. Arai, Taisuke Sasaki, C.L. Wang, & W. L. Zhong. (2005). First-principles study on the (001) surface of cubic PbZrO3 and PbTiO3. Surface Science. 585(1-2). 75–84. 23 indexed citations

Zhong, W. L., et al.. (2003). Dielectric relaxor properties of K0.5Bi0.5TiO3 ferroelectrics prepared by sol–gel method. Journal of Applied Physics. 94(4). 2548–2552. 92 indexed citations

Wang, Chunlei, et al.. (2003). Temperature Dependence of the Critical Size of Ferroelectric Thin Films. Ferroelectrics. 282(1). 49–56. 4 indexed citations

Zhao, Minglei, et al.. (2003). Dielectric and pyroelectric properties of SrBi4Ti4O15-based ceramics for high-temperature applications. Materials Science and Engineering B. 99(1-3). 143–146. 16 indexed citations

Guo, Haiyan, Jianbin Xu, Zhongqiu Xie, et al.. (2002). Ferroelectric relaxation of (Pb0.76Ca0.24)TiO3 thin film. Solid State Communications. 121(11). 603–607. 8 indexed citations

Wang, Jiafeng, et al.. (2001). Effects of niobium dopant on the electrical properties of SnO2-based varistor system. Journal of Materials Science Letters. 20(1). 19–21. 15 indexed citations

Zhang, L., et al.. (1999). Size dependence of dielectric properties and structural metastability in ferroelectrics. The European Physical Journal B. 11(4). 565–573. 37 indexed citations

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Zhang, L., et al.. (1998). Dielectric relaxation in barium strontium titanate. Solid State Communications. 107(12). 769–773. 17 indexed citations

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Wang, Y. G., W. Kleemann, W. L. Zhong, & L. Zhang. (1998). Impurity-induced phase transition in quantum paraelectrics. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 57(21). 13343–13346. 24 indexed citations

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Qu, Baodong, W. L. Zhong, & R.H. Prince. (1997). Interfacial coupling in ferroelectric superlattices. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 55(17). 11218–11224. 97 indexed citations

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Vanderbilt, David & W. L. Zhong. (1996). Effect of quantum fluctuations on structural phase transitions in SrTiO 3 and BaTiO_3.. APS. 2 indexed citations

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Zhong, W. L. & David Vanderbilt. (1996). Effect of quantum fluctuations on structural phase transitions inSrTiO3andBaTiO3. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 53(9). 5047–5050. 233 indexed citations

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Zhong, W. L., Y. G. Wang, P. L. Zhang, & Baodong Qu. (1994). Phenomenological study of the size effect on phase transitions in ferroelectric particles. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 50(2). 698–703. 445 indexed citations breakdown →

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Qu, Baodong, et al.. (1994). Curie temperature of a ferroelectric superlattice described by the transverse Ising model. Physics Letters A. 189(5). 419–422. 42 indexed citations

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Zhang, P. L., et al.. (1994). Sol-Gel derived PbTiO₃ films on a polar glass ceramic substrate. Integrated ferroelectrics. 4(1). 45–51. 2 indexed citations

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Zhong, W. L., et al.. (1989). Copper-modified sbn single crystals. Ferroelectrics. 92(1). 99–104. 1 indexed citations

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Zhong, W. L., et al.. (1988). An unusual pyroelectric response. Solid State Communications. 67(12). 1215–1217. 14 indexed citations

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Zhong, W. L., et al.. (1985). Dielectric and Ferroelectric Properties K_xNa_1-xSr_1.22Ba_0.78Nb₅O₁₅ Single Crystals. Japanese Journal of Applied Physics. 24(S2). 233–233. 3 indexed citations

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