Research.com, a leading academic platform for scientists, has just published the 2022 Ranking of the Best Scientist in the World. Zhong Lin Wang, Regents’ Professor and Hightower Chair Emeritus, has been ranked 9th among the world’s top scientists and 1st in materials science. The ranking is based on the H-index data from Microsoft Academic Graph.

Wang’s discovery and breakthroughs in developing nanogenerators establish the principle and technological roadmap for harvesting mechanical energy from environment and biological systems for powering mobile sensors. 

See the full world ranking here: https://research.com/scientists-rankings/best-scientists.

See the ranking for the United States here: https://research.com/scientists-rankings/best-scientists/us.