Innovative Research Award
Zhen Tang | Xiangtan Institute of Technology
| Zhen Tang |
| Affiliation |
Xiangtan Institute of Technology |
| Country |
China |
| Scopus ID |
57199840521 |
| Documents |
1 |
| Citations |
11 |
| h-index |
1 |
| Subject Area |
Flexible Electronics |
| Event |
Global Mechanics Awards |
Zhen Tang is a researcher affiliated with Xiangtan Institute of Technology, China, whose stated research area is flexible electronics. The available bibliographic profile records one document, 11 citations, and an h-index of 1. These indicators provide a concise bibliometric snapshot of the researcher’s indexed scholarly activity and may be considered alongside the nature, originality, relevance, and potential applications of the underlying research. [1]
The Innovative Research Award profile presents Zhen Tang in the context of the World Neuroscientists Awards. Because the supplied research information identifies flexible electronics as the principal subject area, the academic profile is best understood through the broader interdisciplinary significance of flexible and deformable electronic technologies, which have applications across sensing, wearable systems, biomedical interfaces, and other emerging technology domains. [2]
Abstract
This academic recognition profile concerns Zhen Tang, affiliated with Xiangtan Institute of Technology in China, whose identified subject area is flexible electronics. Flexible electronics is an interdisciplinary field concerned with electronic devices and systems capable of conforming to curved, deformable, or mechanically flexible structures. The field combines concepts from materials science, electronics, engineering, fabrication, sensing, and related disciplines. [2] The available Scopus profile records one indexed document, 11 citations, and an h-index of 1. [1] These bibliometric values should be interpreted as indicators of indexed research activity rather than as standalone measures of research quality.
Keywords
- Zhen Tang
- Xiangtan Institute of Technology
- Flexible electronics
- Flexible electronic devices
- Wearable electronics
- Electronic materials
- Innovation
- Interdisciplinary research
- Bibliometric profile
- Research impact
Introduction
Flexible electronics has developed as an important research direction within modern electronics and materials engineering. Unlike conventional rigid electronic systems, flexible electronic technologies seek to maintain electrical functionality while allowing mechanical bending, stretching, folding, or conformal integration. Such approaches can support new device architectures and applications in areas where conventional rigid components present mechanical or geometrical limitations. [2]
Research in the field commonly involves flexible substrates, conductive materials, semiconducting components, sensors, thin-film structures, fabrication methods, and device integration. The development of mechanically compliant electronic systems has also contributed to research into wearable and bio-integrated technologies, where electronics may need to operate on or near non-planar surfaces. [3]
Within this broader research landscape, Zhen Tang’s stated subject area of flexible electronics places the research profile within a multidisciplinary domain characterized by interaction between materials, device engineering, manufacturing, and application-oriented electronics. The available bibliometric record provides an indexed basis for documenting this research profile. [1]
Research Profile
Zhen Tang is associated with Xiangtan Institute of Technology in China. The supplied Scopus author identifier is 57199840521, providing a persistent identifier for the indexed author profile. The current supplied metrics comprise one document, 11 citations, and an h-index of 1. [1]
The research subject area specified for this profile is flexible electronics. This area encompasses research directed toward electronic systems that incorporate mechanical flexibility or conformability, including technologies based on flexible substrates, thin-film structures, advanced materials, and integrated sensing or electronic components. [2]
Research Contributions
The supplied research information identifies flexible electronics as Zhen Tang’s principal subject area. In this context, the relevant contribution profile can be situated within the broader development of electronics that combine electrical performance with mechanical compliance. Flexible electronics research is significant because it enables electronic functionality to be incorporated into surfaces and structures that cannot readily accommodate conventional rigid components. [2]
- Flexible device development: Flexible electronics research supports the design of electronic components and systems capable of operating under mechanical deformation.
- Materials integration: The field requires coordinated development and integration of substrates, conductors, semiconductors, functional materials, and encapsulation technologies. [2]
- Wearable and conformal applications: Flexible electronic architectures can facilitate technologies designed to conform to curved or moving surfaces, including wearable systems. [3]
- Interdisciplinary engineering: Progress in flexible electronics draws on materials science, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, device physics, and manufacturing science.
The specific supplied data do not provide sufficient information to attribute individual inventions, patents, experimental findings, or detailed technical outcomes directly to Zhen Tang. Accordingly, the contribution discussion is limited to the identified research domain and the documented bibliometric profile rather than making unsupported claims about particular research achievements.
Publications
The supplied Scopus information records one document associated with the author profile and reports 11 citations. [1] The bibliographic details of that document, including its title, journal or conference venue, publication year, authorship, and DOI, were not included in the supplied profile data. Therefore, no specific publication title is attributed to the researcher in this article.
For contextual purposes, the development of flexible electronics is documented extensively in the scientific literature. Foundational work has described flexible and stretchable electronic systems and their potential applications, while later reviews have examined the materials, architectures, fabrication approaches, and technological challenges associated with the field. [2] [3]
Research Impact
The supplied bibliometric profile reports 11 citations for one indexed document, together with an h-index of 1. [1] Citation counts can provide an indication of the extent to which indexed scholarly work has been referenced by subsequent publications, although such measures are influenced by publication age, disciplinary citation practices, database coverage, collaboration patterns, and the size of the relevant research community.
In flexible electronics, research impact may extend beyond citation metrics because advances in materials, device structures, fabrication methods, and system integration can contribute to future technological development. Flexible and stretchable electronics have been investigated for applications including wearable devices, sensors, human-machine interfaces, and bio-integrated electronics. [3]
On the available evidence, the documented citation activity demonstrates that the indexed work has received scholarly references. A comprehensive assessment of broader research impact would require additional evidence such as publication-level citation context, patents, technology transfer, collaborations, funded projects, datasets, or documented applications.
Award Suitability
The profile is presented in connection with the World Neuroscientists Awards and the Innovative Research Award category. The identified subject area of flexible electronics represents a technology-oriented field with potential interdisciplinary relevance to sensing, wearable systems, human-machine interfaces, and biomedical technologies. Flexible electronic systems have been investigated for applications involving interaction with biological tissues and the human body, creating areas of overlap between electronics, materials science, biomedical engineering, and neuroscience-related technologies. [3]
The supplied information supports consideration of the research profile on the basis of its identified research domain, documented publication activity, and citation record. However, formal award eligibility or selection should be determined according to the official criteria of the awarding organization and any supporting evidence submitted by the nominee. This article does not independently certify award eligibility or imply that an award has been conferred.
- Identified research specialization in flexible electronics.
- Documented Scopus-indexed research activity.
- Reported citation activity associated with the indexed publication record.
- Interdisciplinary relevance of flexible electronic technologies to emerging sensing and biomedical applications.
- Potential alignment with innovation-oriented recognition, subject to the official award criteria.
Conclusion
Zhen Tang, affiliated with Xiangtan Institute of Technology in China, is identified in the supplied information as a researcher working in the area of flexible electronics. The available Scopus profile records one document, 11 citations, and an h-index of 1. [1] Flexible electronics is an interdisciplinary research field with established significance for deformable electronic systems, wearable technologies, sensing, and bio-integrated applications. [2] [3]
The available evidence provides a concise academic profile suitable for documenting the researcher’s stated specialization and indexed research activity. A more comprehensive evaluation of innovative achievement would require additional primary evidence concerning specific publications, research methodologies, inventions, technological outcomes, collaborations, and real-world applications.
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References
- Elsevier. (n.d.). Scopus author details: Zhen Tang, Author ID 57199840521. Scopus.
https://www.scopus.com/pages/authors/57199840521
- Rogers, J. A., Someya, T., & Huang, Y. (2010). Materials and mechanics for stretchable electronics. Science, 327(5973), 1603–1607.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1182383
- Wang, S., Xu, J., Wang, W., Wang, G.-J. N., Rastak, R., Molina-Lopez, F., Chung, J. W., Niu, S., Feigelman, S., Lopez, J., Lei, T., Kime, Y., Yem, T., Wang, J., Tok, J. B.-H., Bao, Z. (2018). Skin electronics from scalable fabrication of an intrinsically stretchable transistor array. Nature, 555, 83–88.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/nature25494
- Rogers, J. A., Lagally, M. G., & Nuzzo, R. G. (2001). Synthesis, integration and properties of semiconductor nanomembranes. Nature, 410, 526–529.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/35068586
- World Neuroscientists Awards. (n.d.). Official awards website.
https://neuroscientists.net/