Wenguang Zhu

10.6k total citations · 5 hit papers
143 papers, 8.7k citations indexed

About

Wenguang Zhu is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Wenguang Zhu has authored 143 papers receiving a total of 8.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 92 papers in Materials Chemistry, 45 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 44 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Wenguang Zhu's work include 2D Materials and Applications (44 papers), Graphene research and applications (27 papers) and Topological Materials and Phenomena (19 papers). Wenguang Zhu is often cited by papers focused on 2D Materials and Applications (44 papers), Graphene research and applications (27 papers) and Topological Materials and Phenomena (19 papers). Wenguang Zhu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Germany. Wenguang Zhu's co-authors include Di Xiao, Zhenyu Zhang, Zhe Wang, Efthimios Kaxiras, Hua Chen, Yi Gu, Yanfei Gao, W.X. Ding, Yugui Yao and Satoshi Okamoto and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

Wenguang Zhu

130 papers receiving 8.5k 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.

Prediction of intrinsic two-dimensional ferroelectrics in In2Se3 and other III2-VI3 van der Waals materials

2017 1.1k citations Zhe Wang, Di Xiao et al. Nature Communications profile →
Intercorrelated In-Plane and Out-of-Plane Ferroelectricity in Ultrathin Two-Dimensional Layered Semiconductor In₂Se₃

2018 649 citations Chaojie Cui, Weijin Hu et al. Nano Letters profile →
Highly Efficient and Exceptionally Durable CO₂ Photoreduction to Methanol over Freestanding Defective Single-Unit-Cell Bismuth Vanadate Layers

2017 564 citations Wenguang Zhu et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
Electrical tuning of valley magnetic moment through symmetry control in bilayer MoS2

2013 526 citations Wenguang Zhu, Di Xiao et al. profile →
Superconductivity Modulated by Quantum Size Effects

2004 497 citations Wenguang Zhu et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Wenguang Zhu China	42	6.7k	3.3k	2.3k	1.7k	1.6k	143	8.7k
Erjun Kan China	50	7.3k 1.1×	3.8k 1.2×	1.5k 0.6×	1.8k 1.0×	2.6k 1.6×	269	9.8k
Ming Yang Singapore	44	5.1k 0.8×	3.2k 1.0×	1.2k 0.5×	1.7k 1.0×	1.2k 0.7×	226	7.2k
Mina Yoon United States	44	6.4k 1.0×	3.1k 1.0×	1.0k 0.4×	1.0k 0.6×	821 0.5×	130	7.5k
Yingchun Cheng China	53	9.0k 1.4×	7.0k 2.1×	2.0k 0.9×	1.2k 0.7×	1.7k 1.1×	256	12.2k
Masaharu Oshima Japan	37	2.5k 0.4×	3.4k 1.0×	1.3k 0.6×	1.7k 1.0×	1.4k 0.9×	243	5.8k
Hasan Şahin Türkiye	49	12.7k 1.9×	5.0k 1.5×	2.8k 1.2×	891 0.5×	1.3k 0.8×	149	13.6k
Qimin Yan United States	37	3.3k 0.5×	1.9k 0.6×	1.3k 0.6×	690 0.4×	1.0k 0.6×	97	4.8k
Yu Xie China	45	9.6k 1.4×	5.1k 1.6×	797 0.3×	2.3k 1.4×	2.1k 1.3×	122	12.1k
Seung‐Hyun Chun South Korea	42	3.2k 0.5×	2.0k 0.6×	1.1k 0.5×	1.4k 0.8×	2.2k 1.4×	138	5.5k
Yu‐Jun Zhao China	45	5.4k 0.8×	2.9k 0.9×	1.5k 0.6×	561 0.3×	1.4k 0.9×	283	7.0k

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Liu, Zi, et al.. (2025). Scanning Tunneling Microscopy Characterization of Intrinsic Point Defects and Their Local Density of States in α-In ₂ Se ₃. Nano Letters. 25(45). 16162–16168.

Zhou, Yuliang, et al.. (2025). Elucidating the mechanisms of gradient nanostructure on enhancing fatigue resistance of pure zirconium. Materials Characterization. 222. 114844–114844. 2 indexed citations

Zheng, Bo, Xiaoming Zhang, Jin Cao, et al.. (2025). 3D Ising Superconductivity in As-Grown Sn Intercalated TaSe₂ Crystal. Nano Letters. 25(12). 4895–4903.

Prezhdo, Oleg V., et al.. (2025). Picosecond Valley Manipulation in Two-Dimensional In₂Se₃ via Ferroelectric Switching. Nano Letters. 25(22). 9084–9089. 1 indexed citations

Li, Kun, Yongtao Yu, Nan Zhang, et al.. (2024). Unlocking the genetic basis of vitamin E content in sweet corn kernels: Expanding breeding targets through genome-wide association studies. Plant Science. 348. 112233–112233. 1 indexed citations

Zhu, Wenguang, Haiyang Cheng, Jianhui Zhong, et al.. (2024). Enhanced reaction extraction distillation via multi-objective optimization and 4E analysis for sustainable recovery of organic compounds from wastewater. Process Safety and Environmental Protection. 186. 884–894. 11 indexed citations

Wang, Zhe, Lixuan Liu, Anmin Nie, et al.. (2024). Atomic-scale manipulation of polar domain boundaries in monolayer ferroelectric In2Se3. Nature Communications. 15(1). 718–718. 11 indexed citations

Liu, Yangyang, Wenguang Zhu, Yusen Chen, et al.. (2023). Modeling the toxicity of ionic liquids based on deep learning method. Computers & Chemical Engineering. 176. 108293–108293. 24 indexed citations

Li, Huiping & Wenguang Zhu. (2023). Spin-Driven Ferroelectricity in Two-Dimensional Magnetic Heterostructures. Nano Letters. 23(22). 10651–10656. 9 indexed citations

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Guo, Yilin, Chen Yang, Huiping Li, et al.. (2022). Accurate Single-Molecule Kinetic Isotope Effects. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 144(7). 3146–3153. 14 indexed citations

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Wang, Zhe, Lixuan Liu, Anmin Nie, et al.. (2021). Atomic-Scale Visualization of Polar Domain Boundaries in Ferroelectric In₂Se₃ at the Monolayer Limit. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters. 12(49). 11902–11909. 7 indexed citations

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Wang, Zhe & Wenguang Zhu. (2021). Tunable Band Alignments in 2D Ferroelectric α-In₂Se₃ Based Van der Waals Heterostructures. ACS Applied Electronic Materials. 3(11). 5114–5123. 33 indexed citations

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Cheng, Long, Huiping Li, Gaoting Lin, et al.. (2021). Phonon‐Related Monochromatic THz Radiation and its Magneto‐Modulation in 2D Ferromagnetic Cr₂Ge₂Te₆. Advanced Science. 9(1). e2103229–e2103229. 9 indexed citations

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Zhu, Wenguang, et al.. (2020). Long-range behavior of a nonlocal correlation-energy density functional based on the random-phase approximation. Physical review. B.. 101(3). 1 indexed citations

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Hu, Guojing, Yuanmin Zhu, Junxiang Xiang, et al.. (2020). Antisymmetric Magnetoresistance in a van der Waals Antiferromagnetic/Ferromagnetic Layered MnPS₃/Fe₃GeTe₂ Stacking Heterostructure. ACS Nano. 14(9). 12037–12044. 75 indexed citations

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Zhang, An, Yongxiang Liang, Huiping Li, et al.. (2020). In-Situ Surface Reconstruction of InN Nanosheets for Efficient CO₂ Electroreduction into Formate. Nano Letters. 20(11). 8229–8235. 80 indexed citations

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Cui, Chaojie, Weijin Hu, Xingxu Yan, et al.. (2018). Intercorrelated In-Plane and Out-of-Plane Ferroelectricity in Ultrathin Two-Dimensional Layered Semiconductor In₂Se₃. Nano Letters. 18(2). 1253–1258. 649 indexed citations breakdown →

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Ran, Ying, Kaiyu Yang, Wenguang Zhu, et al.. (2012). Possible interaction driven topological phases in (111) bilayers of LaNiO$_3$. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 2012. 4 indexed citations

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Bevan, Kirk H., Wenguang Zhu, Hong Guo, & Zhenyu Zhang. (2011). Terminating Surface Electromigration at the Source. Physical Review Letters. 106(15). 156404–156404. 14 indexed citations

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Xiao, Di, Wenguang Zhu, Ying Ran, Naoto Nagaosa, & Satoshi Okamoto. (2011). Interface engineering of quantum Hall effects in digital heterostructures of transition-metal oxides. arXiv (Cornell University). 2 indexed citations

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