Congratulations! Professor Zhong Lin Wang Ranks No. 1 Worldwide in Career-Long and Single-Year Impact Categories

Recognized for Outstanding Scientific Impact

Professor Zhong Lin Wang, Honorary Editor-in-Chief of Iontronics, ranked No. 1 worldwide in both the Career-Long Impact and Single-Year Impact categories of the 2026 World’s Top 2% Scientists List, released on October 7, 2026. The list is based on the August 2026 update of the standardized citation indicators database.

He has ranked No. 1 in the Single-Year Impact category for seven consecutive years and in both categories for two consecutive years, reflecting the sustained impact of his research.

2026 World's Top 2% Scientists List: Career-Long Impact (Excerpt)

2026 World's Top 2% Scientists List: Single-Year Impact (Excerpt)

Data source: Updated science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators (August 2026 update).

Dataset: Elsevier Data Repository
https://elsevier.digitalcommonsdata.com/datasets/btchxktzyw/9

Research Contributions and Editorial Leadership

Professor Wang is internationally recognized for pioneering work in nanoenergy, piezotronics, and nanogenerator technology, including triboelectric nanogenerators. His research has advanced energy harvesting, sensing technologies, and related fields.

As Honorary Editor-in-Chief of Iontronics, Professor Wang provides academic leadership and strategic guidance, supporting the journal's development as a platform for disseminating high-quality research and fostering international scholarly exchange in iontronics and related fields.

OAE Publishing Inc. congratulates Professor Wang on this outstanding achievement. OAE remains committed to promoting open, rigorous, and forward-looking scholarly communication and facilitating the global dissemination of scientific discoveries.

About Professor Zhong Lin Wang

Professor Zhong Lin Wang is Director and Chief Scientist of the Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China. He is an elected member or foreign member of several academies and professional organizations, including the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Royal Academy of Engineering (UK), the European Academy of Sciences, the European Academy of Engineering, the National Academy of Inventors (USA), the Canadian Academy of Engineering, and the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST).