Zhepeng Zhang

5.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
84 papers, 4.7k citations indexed

About

Zhepeng Zhang is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhepeng Zhang has authored 84 papers receiving a total of 4.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 63 papers in Materials Chemistry, 33 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 8 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Zhepeng Zhang's work include 2D Materials and Applications (50 papers), MXene and MAX Phase Materials (28 papers) and Graphene research and applications (25 papers). Zhepeng Zhang is often cited by papers focused on 2D Materials and Applications (50 papers), MXene and MAX Phase Materials (28 papers) and Graphene research and applications (25 papers). Zhepeng Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, Singapore and United States. Zhepeng Zhang's co-authors include Yanfeng Zhang, Jianping Shi, Pengfei Yang, Zhongfan Liu, Min Hong, Qing Zhang, Yahuan Huan, Lin Gu, Yue Gong and Qiyi Fang and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Physical Review Letters and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Zhepeng Zhang

80 papers receiving 4.6k citations

Hit Papers

Batch production of 6-inch uniform monolayer molybdenum d... 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 2024 100 200 300
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. Batch production of 6-inch uniform monolayer molybdenum disulfide catalyzed by sodium in glass
    2018 399 citations Pengfei Yang, Xiaolong Zou et al. profile →
  2. Recent and emerging trends of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs)-based sensors for detecting food contaminants: A critical and comprehensive review
    2024 126 citations Zhepeng Zhang, Heera Jayan et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Zhepeng Zhang China 39 3.6k 2.4k 729 666 454 84 4.7k
Qinghong Yuan China 35 3.2k 0.9× 2.0k 0.9× 590 0.8× 763 1.1× 549 1.2× 91 4.4k
Lei Zhao China 36 3.5k 1.0× 2.3k 1.0× 372 0.5× 879 1.3× 276 0.6× 247 5.0k
Jingbiao Cui United States 34 4.0k 1.1× 2.7k 1.1× 1.0k 1.4× 1.4k 2.1× 851 1.9× 154 6.0k
Joohoon Kang South Korea 33 3.4k 1.0× 2.6k 1.1× 698 1.0× 1.3k 1.9× 496 1.1× 136 5.0k
Jingyuan Zhou China 27 2.2k 0.6× 1.4k 0.6× 1.1k 1.4× 828 1.2× 378 0.8× 56 3.7k
Fang Tian China 37 2.1k 0.6× 2.4k 1.0× 1.2k 1.6× 386 0.6× 1.2k 2.6× 85 4.3k
Guqiao Ding China 36 3.7k 1.0× 1.2k 0.5× 525 0.7× 1.7k 2.5× 478 1.1× 114 4.9k
Yunxia Hu China 32 2.5k 0.7× 1.9k 0.8× 400 0.5× 633 1.0× 539 1.2× 83 3.4k
You Meng China 40 2.2k 0.6× 2.8k 1.2× 527 0.7× 889 1.3× 391 0.9× 158 4.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Zhepeng Zhang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zhepeng Zhang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhepeng Zhang

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Verzhbitskiy, Ivan, Abhishek Mishra, Zhepeng Zhang, et al.. (2025). Low-Temperature Contacts and the Coulomb Blockade Effect in Layered Nanoribbons with In-Plane Anisotropy. ACS Nano. 19(11). 10878–10888. 1 indexed citations
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Chen, Nan, et al.. (2025). Lubrication and wear characteristics of bionic composite texture on friction pair under seawater condition. Surface Topography Metrology and Properties. 13(1). 15023–15023. 1 indexed citations
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Mishra, Abhishek, Ivan Verzhbitskiy, Aleksandr Rodin, et al.. (2025). Hopping conduction in quasi-1D titanium trisulfide layered nanoribbons. Applied Physics Letters. 127(11).
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Zhang, Zhepeng, Ruiyun Zhou, Chen Wang, et al.. (2025). Advanced Applications of Responsive Nanomaterials in Intelligent Food Packaging. Advanced Functional Materials. 36(15). 2 indexed citations
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Liang, Haidong, Leyi Loh, D. Litvinov, et al.. (2025). Site-Selective Creation of Blue Emitters in Hexagonal Boron Nitride. ACS Nano. 19(15). 15130–15138. 3 indexed citations
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Zhang, Zhepeng, Liang Zhang, Jiangbo Li, et al.. (2025). Smartphone-assisted fluorescent film based on the Flu grafted on Eu-MOF for real-time monitoring of fresh-cut fruit freshness. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 277. 117278–117278. 6 indexed citations
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Zhang, Zhepeng, et al.. (2024). Experimental Study on Tribological Properties of Coated Surface and Textured Surface under Seawater Lubrication Conditions. Coatings. 14(4). 415–415. 2 indexed citations
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Wang, Wei, et al.. (2023). Effect of Composite Bionic Micro-Texture on Bearing Lubrication and Cavitation Characteristics of Slipper Pair. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering. 11(3). 582–582. 8 indexed citations
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Wang, Guorui, Zhepeng Zhang, Zhepeng Zhang, et al.. (2021). Out-of-Plane Deformations Determined Mechanics of Vanadium Disulfide (VS2) Sheets. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 13(2). 3040–3050. 27 indexed citations
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Yang, Pengfei, Zhepeng Zhang, Mengxing Sun, et al.. (2019). Thickness Tunable Wedding-Cake-like MoS2 Flakes for High-Performance Optoelectronics. ACS Nano. 13(3). 3649–3658. 89 indexed citations
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Huan, Yahuan, Jianping Shi, Xiaolong Zou, et al.. (2019). Scalable Production of Two-Dimensional Metallic Transition Metal Dichalcogenide Nanosheet Powders Using NaCl Templates toward Electrocatalytic Applications. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 141(47). 18694–18703. 68 indexed citations
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Shi, Yuping, Pengfei Yang, Shaolong Jiang, et al.. (2018). Na-assisted fast growth of large single-crystal MoS 2 on sapphire. Nanotechnology. 30(3). 34002–34002. 39 indexed citations
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Zhang, Zhepeng, Yue Gong, Xiaolong Zou, et al.. (2018). Epitaxial Growth of Two-Dimensional Metal–Semiconductor Transition-Metal Dichalcogenide Vertical Stacks (VSe2/MX2) and Their Band Alignments. ACS Nano. 13(1). 885–893. 107 indexed citations
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Sun, Mengxing, Qiyi Fang, Zhepeng Zhang, et al.. (2018). All-Inorganic Perovskite Nanowires–InGaZnO Heterojunction for High-Performance Ultraviolet–Visible Photodetectors. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 10(8). 7231–7238. 60 indexed citations
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Zhao, Liyun, Qiuyu Shang, Yan Gao, et al.. (2018). High-Temperature Continuous-Wave Pumped Lasing from Large-Area Monolayer Semiconductors Grown by Chemical Vapor Deposition. ACS Nano. 12(9). 9390–9396. 54 indexed citations
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Ji, Qingqing, Cong Li, Jingli Wang, et al.. (2017). Metallic Vanadium Disulfide Nanosheets as a Platform Material for Multifunctional Electrode Applications. Nano Letters. 17(8). 4908–4916. 255 indexed citations
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Shi, Jianping, Rui Tong, Xiebo Zhou, et al.. (2016). Temperature‐Mediated Selective Growth of MoS2/WS2 and WS2/MoS2 Vertical Stacks on Au Foils for Direct Photocatalytic Applications. Advanced Materials. 28(48). 10664–10672. 204 indexed citations

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