主要学术成果包括由Springer出版了合作编著的一部纳米复合材料论著，发表了6篇论著中的独立章节。至今在国内外学术期刊共发表论文90余篇，论文近五年他人引用共550余次。申请中国发明专利10项、德国专利4项。

1. Gao Y, Liu LQ*, Li JZ, Ma WJ, Zhou WY, Xie SS, Zhang Z*: Axial compression of hierarchically structured carbon nanotube fiber embedded in epoxy. Advanced Functional Materials 2010; 20: adfm.201001227.

2. Peng K, Liu LQ, Li HC, Meyer H, Zhang Z*: Room temperature functionalization of carbon nanotubes using an ozone/water vapour mixture. Carbon 2010; 48: 10.1016/j.carbon.2010. 08.043.

3. Ma WJ, Liu LQ, Zhang Z*, Yang R, Liu G, Zhang TH, An XF, Yi XS, Ren Y, Niu Z, Li J, Dong H, Zhou W, Ajayan PM, Xie S-S*: High-strength composite fibres: Realizing true potential of carbon nanotubes in polymer matrix through continuous reticulate architecture and molecular level coupling. Nano Letters 2009; 9: 2855-2861.

4. Yan H, Liu LQ, Zhang Z*: Alignment of electrospun fibers using dielectric materials. Applied Physics Letters 2009; 95: 143114.

5. Zhang H, Tang LC, Zhang Z*, Friedrich K, Sprenger S: Fracture behaviours of in situ silica nanoparticle-filled epoxy at different temperatures. Polymer 2008; 49: 3816-3825.

6. Yang JL, Zhang Z*, Friedrich K, Schlarb AK: Creep resistant polymer nanocomposites reinforced with multiwalled carbon nanotubes. Macromolecular Rapid Communication 2007; 28(8): 955-961.

7. Yang JL, Zhang Z*, Friedrich K, Schlarb AK: Resistance to time-dependent deformation of nanoparticle/ polymer composites. Applied Physics Letters 2007; 91: 011901.

8. Zhang H, Zhang Z*: Impact behaviour of polypropylene filled with multi-walled carbon nano- tubes. European Polymer Journal 2007; 43(8): 3197-3207.

9. Zhang H, Zhang Z*, Friedrich K, Eger C: Property improvements of in situ epoxy nanocomposites with reduced interparticle distance at high nanosilica content. Acta Materialia 2006; 54(7): 1833-1842.

10. Yang JL, Zhang Z*, Schlarb AK, Friedrich K: On the characterization of tensile creep resistance of polyamide 66 nanocomposites. Part I: Experimental results and general discussions, Polymer 2006; 47(8): 2794-2804.

11. Friedrich K, Fakirov S, Zhang Z (editors): Polymer Composites - from Nano- to Macro-Scale, Springer Polymer Sciences Book, Springer, 2005 (ISBN: 0-387-24176-0).