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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 172 79 76 20 20 1277 108402
Chemistry 170 65 55 7 7 1125 103612

Alex K.-Y. Jen publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Alex K.-Y. Jen between 1980 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Alex K.-Y. Jen published across 47 years, from 1980 to 2026, averaging 28.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 71 publications in 2024. 61 of the 1,329 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1980 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 71. Peak 71 publications in 2024. 1980: 2 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 2 publications 1983: 5 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 1 publication 1986: 5 publications 1987: 4 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 4 publications 1990: 4 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 16 publications 1994: 19 publications 1995: 19 publications 1996: 17 publications 1997: 9 publications 1998: 7 publications 1999: 22 publications 2000: 13 publications 2001: 12 publications 2002: 28 publications 2003: 43 publications 2004: 37 publications 2005: 48 publications 2006: 45 publications 2007: 49 publications 2008: 53 publications 2009: 42 publications 2010: 54 publications 2011: 46 publications 2012: 44 publications 2013: 43 publications 2014: 58 publications 2015: 58 publications 2016: 56 publications 2017: 47 publications 2018: 57 publications 2019: 43 publications 2020: 38 publications 2021: 49 publications 2022: 49 publications 2023: 45 publications 2024: 71 publications 2025: 55 publications 2026: 6 publications
1980 2026

1,329 publications in total across all disciplines

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Alex K.-Y. Jen: publications per year, 1980 to 2026
Year Publications
1980 2
1981 0
1982 2
1983 5
1984 1
1985 1
1986 5
1987 4
1988 1
1989 4
1990 4
1991 0
1992 2
1993 16
1994 19
1995 19
1996 17
1997 9
1998 7
1999 22
2000 13
2001 12
2002 28
2003 43
2004 37
2005 48
2006 45
2007 49
2008 53
2009 42
2010 54
2011 46
2012 44
2013 43
2014 58
2015 58
2016 56
2017 47
2018 57
2019 43
2020 38
2021 49
2022 49
2023 45
2024 71
2025 55
2026 6
Total 1,329
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Alex K.-Y. Jen publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alex K.-Y. Jen sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000 1,250
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 61–80 to 1,295+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,350. Most scientists, 1,350, have 161–180 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 1,121–1,140 publications, is where this scientist sits. 61–80 publications: 66 scientists 81–100 publications: 302 scientists 101–120 publications: 623 scientists 121–140 publications: 918 scientists 141–160 publications: 1,218 scientists 161–180 publications: 1,350 scientists 181–200 publications: 1,344 scientists 201–220 publications: 1,281 scientists 221–240 publications: 1,216 scientists 241–260 publications: 1,100 scientists 261–280 publications: 979 scientists 281–300 publications: 939 scientists 301–320 publications: 764 scientists 321–340 publications: 643 scientists 341–360 publications: 628 scientists 361–380 publications: 522 scientists 381–400 publications: 459 scientists 401–420 publications: 397 scientists 421–440 publications: 327 scientists 441–460 publications: 270 scientists 461–480 publications: 265 scientists 481–500 publications: 252 scientists 501–520 publications: 201 scientists 521–540 publications: 185 scientists 541–560 publications: 148 scientists 561–580 publications: 148 scientists 581–600 publications: 132 scientists 601–620 publications: 114 scientists 621–640 publications: 104 scientists 641–660 publications: 91 scientists 661–680 publications: 92 scientists 681–700 publications: 73 scientists 701–720 publications: 57 scientists 721–740 publications: 54 scientists 741–760 publications: 67 scientists 761–780 publications: 45 scientists 781–800 publications: 46 scientists 801–820 publications: 39 scientists 821–840 publications: 32 scientists 841–860 publications: 36 scientists 861–880 publications: 29 scientists 881–900 publications: 26 scientists 901–920 publications: 24 scientists 921–940 publications: 14 scientists 941–960 publications: 23 scientists 961–980 publications: 28 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 15 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 29 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 12 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 19 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 12 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 6 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 8 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 12 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 5 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 6 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 14 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 7 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 2 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 6 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 4 scientists 1,281–1,294 publications: 6 scientists 1,295+ publications: 100 scientists
61–80 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 1,125 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
61–80 66
81–100 302
101–120 623
121–140 918
141–160 1,218
161–180 1,350
181–200 1,344
201–220 1,281
221–240 1,216
241–260 1,100
261–280 979
281–300 939
301–320 764
321–340 643
341–360 628
361–380 522
381–400 459
401–420 397
421–440 327
441–460 270
461–480 265
481–500 252
501–520 201
521–540 185
541–560 148
561–580 148
581–600 132
601–620 114
621–640 104
641–660 91
661–680 92
681–700 73
701–720 57
721–740 54
741–760 67
761–780 45
781–800 46
801–820 39
821–840 32
841–860 36
861–880 29
881–900 26
901–920 24
921–940 14
941–960 23
961–980 28
981–1,000 15
1,001–1,020 29
1,021–1,040 12
1,041–1,060 19
1,061–1,080 12
1,081–1,100 6
1,101–1,120 8
1,121–1,140 12 1,125
1,141–1,160 5
1,161–1,180 6
1,181–1,200 14
1,201–1,220 7
1,221–1,240 2
1,241–1,260 6
1,261–1,280 4
1,281–1,294 6
1,295+ 100
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Alex K.-Y. Jen D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alex K.-Y. Jen sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 159+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,051. Most scientists, 1,051, have 56–57 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 159+ D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 170 D-Index — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 289
42–43 612
44–45 808
46–47 776
48–49 835
50–51 861
52–53 872
54–55 933
56–57 1,051
58–59 930
60–61 882
62–63 834
64–65 731
66–67 775
68–69 683
70–71 646
72–73 561
74–75 501
76–77 437
78–79 388
80–81 354
82–83 292
84–85 275
86–87 254
88–89 235
90–91 185
92–93 192
94–95 155
96–97 163
98–99 125
100–101 105
102–103 105
104–105 112
106–107 88
108–109 68
110–111 69
112–113 65
114–115 79
116–117 61
118–119 44
120–121 37
122–123 40
124–125 33
126–127 26
128–129 34
130–131 35
132–133 25
134–135 27
136–137 17
138–139 16
140–141 20
142–143 20
144–145 15
146–147 9
148–149 9
150–151 16
152–153 11
154–155 9
156–157 3
158 3
159+ 98 170
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in China Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Materials Science in China Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in China Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Materials Science in China Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Chemistry in China Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Materials Science in China Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in China Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Materials Science in China Leader Award
  • 2019 - Member of the European Academy of Sciences
  • 2012 - Fellow of the Materials Research Society
  • 2011 - Fellow of the American Chemical Society
  • 2008 - OSA Fellows For pioneering contributions to the field organic materials for optics including conducting polymers, organic electro-optics, and organic LEDs.
  • 2006 - SPIE Fellow
  • 2005 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Alex K.-Y. Jen is affiliated with City University of Hong Kong in China and has contributed extensively to the fields of engineering and materials science, with a focus on electrical and electronic engineering, polymers and plastics, and materials chemistry. Their research also spans electronic, optical, and magnetic materials as well as renewable energy, sustainability, and the environment.

Their primary areas of investigation include perovskite materials and applications, conducting polymers and applications, organic electronics and photovoltaics, quantum dots synthesis and properties, chalcogenide semiconductor thin films, organic light-emitting diodes research, and crystallization and solubility studies.

Frequent collaborators in Alex K.-Y. Jen's research have included:

  • Francis Lin
  • Zonglong Zhu
  • Hin-Lap Yip
  • Baobing Fan
  • Wenlin Jiang

Key publication venues where Alex K.-Y. Jen has published numerous papers include:

  • Advanced Materials
  • Advanced Energy Materials
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Advanced Functional Materials

Recent significant papers authored by Alex K.-Y. Jen include:

  • "Renewed Prospects for Organic Photovoltaics," 2022, Chemical Reviews
  • "Highly efficient all-inorganic perovskite solar cells with suppressed non-radiative recombination by a Lewis base," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "Regulating Surface Termination for Efficient Inverted Perovskite Solar Cells with Greater Than 23% Efficiency," 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "Achieving 19% Power Conversion Efficiency in Planar-Mixed Heterojunction Organic Solar Cells Using a Pseudosymmetric Electron Acceptor," 2022, Advanced Materials
  • "Graphdiyne Derivative as Multifunctional Solid Additive in Binary Organic Solar Cells with 17.3% Efficiency and High Reproductivity," 2020, Advanced Materials

Alex K.-Y. Jen has received various recognitions including membership or fellowship status from multiple esteemed organizations:

  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences, 2019
  • Fellow of the Materials Research Society, 2012
  • Fellow of the American Chemical Society, 2011
  • OSA Fellow, 2008, for pioneering contributions in organic materials for optics including conducting polymers, organic electro-optics, and organic LEDs
  • SPIE Fellow, 2006
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2005

Best Publications

  • Non-fullerene acceptors for organic solar cells

    Cenqi Yan;Stephen Barlow;Zhaohui Wang;He Yan

  • Molecular biomimetics: nanotechnology through biology

    Mehmet Sarikaya;Candan Tamerler;Candan Tamerler;Alex K. Y. Jen;Klaus Schulten

  • Additive Enhanced Crystallization of Solution‐Processed Perovskite for Highly Efficient Planar‐Heterojunction Solar Cells

    Po-Wei Liang;Chien-Yi Liao;Chien-Yi Liao;Chu-Chen Chueh;Fan Zuo

  • Polymer-based optical waveguides: Materials, processing, and devices

    Hong Ma;Alex K.-Y. Jen;Larry R. Dalton

  • Design and synthesis of chromophores and polymers for electro-optic and photorefractive applications

    Seth R. Marder;Bernard Kippelen;Alex K.-Y. Jen;Nasser Peyghambarian

  • Recent advances in solution-processed interfacial materials for efficient and stable polymer solar cells

    Hin-Lap Yip;Alex K.-Y. Jen;Alex K.-Y. Jen

  • Interface Engineering for Organic Electronics

    Hong Ma;Hin-Lap Yip;Fei Huang;Fei Huang;Alex K.-Y. Jen

  • Renewed Prospects for Organic Photovoltaics.

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  • Air-stable inverted flexible polymer solar cells using zinc oxide nanoparticles as an electron selective layer

    Steven K. Hau;Hin-Lap Yip;Nam Seob Baek;Jingyu Zou

  • High‐Performance and Environmentally Stable Planar Heterojunction Perovskite Solar Cells Based on a Solution‐Processed Copper‐Doped Nickel Oxide Hole‐Transporting Layer

    Jong H. Kim;Po-Wei Liang;Spencer T. Williams;Namchul Cho

  • Recent progress and perspective in solution-processed Interfacial materials for efficient and stable polymer and organometal perovskite solar cells

    Chu-Chen Chueh;Chang-Zhi Li;Alex K.-Y. Jen

  • Heterojunction Modification for Highly Efficient Organic–Inorganic Perovskite Solar Cells

    Konrad Wojciechowski;Samuel D. Stranks;Antonio Abate;Golnaz Sadoughi

  • High-Performance Perovskite-Polymer Hybrid Solar Cells via Electronic Coupling with Fullerene Monolayers

    Agnese Abrusci;Samuel D. Stranks;Pablo Docampo;Hin-Lap Yip

  • Processible and environmentally stable conducting polymers

    R.L. Elsenbaumer;K.Y. Jen;R. Oboodi

  • Efficient CdSe/CdS quantum dot light-emitting diodes using a thermally polymerized hole transport layer.

    Jialong Zhao;Julie A. Bardecker;Andrea M. Munro;Michelle S. Liu

  • Polymer Solar Cells That Use Self‐Assembled‐Monolayer‐ Modified ZnO/Metals as Cathodes

    Hin-Lap Yip;Steven K. Hau;Nam Seob Baek;Hong Ma

  • Synthesis and Processing of Improved Organic Second-Order Nonlinear Optical Materials for Applications in Photonics

    L. R. Dalton;A. W. Harper;R. Ghosn;W. H. Steier

  • The role of spin in the kinetic control of recombination in organic photovoltaics

    Akshay Rao;Philip C. Y. Chow;Simon Gélinas;Cody W. Schlenker

  • Highly efficient all-inorganic perovskite solar cells with suppressed non-radiative recombination by a Lewis base.

    Jing Wang;Jie Zhang;Yingzhi Zhou;Hongbin Liu

  • Functional fullerenes for organic photovoltaics

    Chang-Zhi Li;Hin-Lap Yip;Alex K.-Y. Jen;Alex K.-Y. Jen

  • Regulating Surface Termination for Efficient Inverted Perovskite Solar Cells with Greater Than 23% Efficiency

    Fengzhu Li;Xiang Deng;Feng Qi;Zhen Li

  • Highly Efficient Electrophosphorescent Devices with Saturated Red Emission from a Neutral Osmium Complex

    † Yu-Hua Niu;‡ Yung-Liang Tung;Yun Chi;§ Ching-Fong Shu

  • From molecules to opto-chips: organic electro-optic materials

    Larry R. Dalton;William H. Steier;Bruce H. Robinson;Chang Zhang

Frequent Co-Authors

Jingdong Luo
Jingdong Luo City University of Hong Kong
Larry R. Dalton
Larry R. Dalton University of Washington
Hong Ma
Hong Ma University of Washington
Hin-Lap Yip
Hin-Lap Yip City University of Hong Kong
Chang-Zhi Li
Chang-Zhi Li Zhejiang University
Zonglong Zhu
Zonglong Zhu City University of Hong Kong
David S. Ginger
David S. Ginger University of Washington
William H. Steier
William H. Steier University of Southern California
Nasser Peyghambarian
Nasser Peyghambarian University of Arizona
Robert A. Norwood
Robert A. Norwood University of Arizona

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