World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 92 1559 1497 491 487 295 21007

Deng-Guang Yu publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Deng-Guang Yu between 2002 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Deng-Guang Yu published across 24 years, from 2002 to 2025, averaging 19.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 64 publications in 2025. 120 of the 464 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2002 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 64. Peak 64 publications in 2025. 2002: 1 publication 2003: 1 publication 2004: 1 publication 2005: 0 publications 2006: 0 publications 2007: 1 publication 2008: 6 publications 2009: 15 publications 2010: 15 publications 2011: 17 publications 2012: 23 publications 2013: 23 publications 2014: 23 publications 2015: 12 publications 2016: 11 publications 2017: 24 publications 2018: 26 publications 2019: 11 publications 2020: 23 publications 2021: 26 publications 2022: 42 publications 2023: 43 publications 2024: 56 publications 2025: 64 publications
2002 2025

464 publications in total across all disciplines

View publications per year as a table
Deng-Guang Yu: publications per year, 2002 to 2025
Year Publications
2002 1
2003 1
2004 1
2005 0
2006 0
2007 1
2008 6
2009 15
2010 15
2011 17
2012 23
2013 23
2014 23
2015 12
2016 11
2017 24
2018 26
2019 11
2020 23
2021 26
2022 42
2023 43
2024 56
2025 64
Total 464
Download as CSV

Deng-Guang Yu publications per year - data summary

  • Deng-Guang Yu, a Materials Science scholar from University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, has 464 publications recorded across 24 years, from 2002 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 2002 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2025, with 64 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2007, with 1 publication each.
  • 2 of the 24 years in the span carry no publications at all (2005 and 2006).
  • The rate of publication averages 19.3 papers per year over the whole span, or 21.1 per year counting only the 22 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 231 publications, 50% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 2002-2009: 25 publications (3.1 per year); 2010-2017: 148 publications (18.5 per year); 2018-2025: 291 publications (36.4 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Deng-Guang Yu publication distribution in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Materials Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Deng-Guang Yu sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 57 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 50–69 to 1,163+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 891. Most scientists, 891, have 190–209 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 290–309 publications, is where this scientist sits. 50–69 publications: 28 scientists 70–89 publications: 152 scientists 90–109 publications: 356 scientists 110–129 publications: 487 scientists 130–149 publications: 723 scientists 150–169 publications: 835 scientists 170–189 publications: 850 scientists 190–209 publications: 891 scientists 210–229 publications: 862 scientists 230–249 publications: 766 scientists 250–269 publications: 726 scientists 270–289 publications: 665 scientists 290–309 publications: 593 scientists 310–329 publications: 537 scientists 330–349 publications: 477 scientists 350–369 publications: 440 scientists 370–389 publications: 356 scientists 390–409 publications: 321 scientists 410–429 publications: 256 scientists 430–449 publications: 246 scientists 450–469 publications: 216 scientists 470–489 publications: 212 scientists 490–509 publications: 174 scientists 510–529 publications: 194 scientists 530–549 publications: 162 scientists 550–569 publications: 131 scientists 570–589 publications: 111 scientists 590–609 publications: 103 scientists 610–629 publications: 99 scientists 630–649 publications: 77 scientists 650–669 publications: 92 scientists 670–689 publications: 56 scientists 690–709 publications: 53 scientists 710–729 publications: 53 scientists 730–749 publications: 38 scientists 750–769 publications: 52 scientists 770–789 publications: 43 scientists 790–809 publications: 38 scientists 810–829 publications: 34 scientists 830–849 publications: 25 scientists 850–869 publications: 18 scientists 870–889 publications: 20 scientists 890–909 publications: 24 scientists 910–929 publications: 27 scientists 930–949 publications: 20 scientists 950–969 publications: 17 scientists 970–989 publications: 10 scientists 990–1,009 publications: 16 scientists 1,010–1,029 publications: 13 scientists 1,030–1,049 publications: 12 scientists 1,050–1,069 publications: 9 scientists 1,070–1,089 publications: 8 scientists 1,090–1,109 publications: 7 scientists 1,110–1,129 publications: 9 scientists 1,130–1,149 publications: 2 scientists 1,150–1,162 publications: 5 scientists 1,163+ publications: 100 scientists
50–69 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 295 publications — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more.

View publications distribution as a table
Number of Materials Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
50–69 28
70–89 152
90–109 356
110–129 487
130–149 723
150–169 835
170–189 850
190–209 891
210–229 862
230–249 766
250–269 726
270–289 665
290–309 593 295
310–329 537
330–349 477
350–369 440
370–389 356
390–409 321
410–429 256
430–449 246
450–469 216
470–489 212
490–509 174
510–529 194
530–549 162
550–569 131
570–589 111
590–609 103
610–629 99
630–649 77
650–669 92
670–689 56
690–709 53
710–729 53
730–749 38
750–769 52
770–789 43
790–809 38
810–829 34
830–849 25
850–869 18
870–889 20
890–909 24
910–929 27
930–949 20
950–969 17
970–989 10
990–1,009 16
1,010–1,029 13
1,030–1,049 12
1,050–1,069 9
1,070–1,089 8
1,090–1,109 7
1,110–1,129 9
1,130–1,149 2
1,150–1,162 5
1,163+ 100
Download as CSV

Deng-Guang Yu publication distribution in Materials Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 12,847 Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 57 ranges running from 50–69 to 1,163+ publications.
  • Deng-Guang Yu, a Materials Science scholar from University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, records 295 publications - the 59th percentile of the discipline.
  • 59% of ranked Materials Science scientists score the same or lower than Deng-Guang Yu, and about 41% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 250–269 publications range, and Deng-Guang Yu ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 190–209 publications, holding 891 scientists (7% of the field).
  • 70% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 330–349 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Deng-Guang Yu D-index placement in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Deng-Guang Yu sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 165+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 667. Most scientists, 667, have 52–53 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 92–93 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 211 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 450 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 612 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 612 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 598 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 657 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 667 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 621 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 597 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 610 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 587 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 606 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 533 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 490 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 469 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 378 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 421 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 359 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 323 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 299 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 230 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 210 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 195 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 203 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 175 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 175 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 142 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 121 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 117 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 107 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 88 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 85 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 68 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 62 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 57 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 45 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 49 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 50 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 34 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 38 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 28 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 24 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 33 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 28 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 21 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 20 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 23 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 17 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 12 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 17 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 21 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 13 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 11 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 13 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 4 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 4 scientists 164 D-Index: 3 scientists 165+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 92 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.

View D-Index distribution as a table
Number of Materials Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 211
42–43 450
44–45 612
46–47 612
48–49 598
50–51 657
52–53 667
54–55 621
56–57 597
58–59 610
60–61 587
62–63 606
64–65 533
66–67 490
68–69 469
70–71 378
72–73 421
74–75 359
76–77 323
78–79 299
80–81 230
82–83 210
84–85 195
86–87 203
88–89 175
90–91 175
92–93 142 92
94–95 121
96–97 117
98–99 107
100–101 88
102–103 85
104–105 68
106–107 62
108–109 57
110–111 45
112–113 49
114–115 50
116–117 34
118–119 38
120–121 37
122–123 29
124–125 28
126–127 24
128–129 33
130–131 28
132–133 21
134–135 20
136–137 23
138–139 17
140–141 12
142–143 17
144–145 21
146–147 13
148–149 11
150–151 14
152–153 13
154–155 9
156–157 10
158–159 7
160–161 4
162–163 4
164 3
165+ 98
Download as CSV

Deng-Guang Yu D-index placement in Materials Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 12,847 Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 64 ranges running from 40–41 to 165+ D-Index.
  • Deng-Guang Yu, a Materials Science scholar from University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, records 92 D-Index - the 88th percentile of the discipline.
  • 88% of ranked Materials Science scientists score the same or lower than Deng-Guang Yu, and about 12% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 62–63 D-Index range, and Deng-Guang Yu ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 52–53 D-Index, holding 667 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 68% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 70–71 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Overview

Deng-Guang Yu is affiliated with the University of Shanghai for Science and Technology in China. Their research primarily focuses on materials science and engineering, with significant contributions in the fields of biomaterials, biomedical engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, polymers and plastics, and materials chemistry.

Their work encompasses several main topics, including:

  • Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications
  • Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
  • Electrohydrodynamics and Fluid Dynamics
  • Conducting Polymers and Applications
  • Wound Healing and Treatments
  • Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
  • Silk-based Biomaterials and Applications

Among their recent papers are:

  • Electrospun tri-layer nanodepots for sustained release of acyclovir, 2020, Journal of Alloys and Compounds
  • Electrospun Janus nanofibers loaded with a drug and inorganic nanoparticles as an effective antibacterial wound dressing, 2020, Materials Science and Engineering C
  • Electrospun Medicated Nanofibers for Wound Healing: Review, 2021, Membranes
  • Electrospun Nanofiber Membranes for Air Filtration: A Review, 2022, Nanomaterials
  • Energy-Saving Electrospinning with a Concentric Teflon-Core Rod Spinneret to Create Medicated Nanofibers, 2020, Polymers

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Deng-Guang Yu include:

  • Wenliang Song
  • Menglong Wang
  • Yaoyao Yang
  • S. W. Annie Bligh
  • He Lv

Their research has been published in a variety of journals, with multiple contributions to key venues such as:

  • Polymers
  • Biomolecules
  • Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
  • Current Drug Delivery
  • Chemical Engineering Journal

Deng-Guang Yu's work spans over 280 publications in materials science and 172 in engineering, demonstrating a sustained focus on the application of electrospinning technologies and polymer-based biomaterials. This includes development of nanofiber systems for drug delivery, wound healing, and air filtration, as well as the advancement of sensor and energy harvesting materials through electrohydrodynamic methods.

Best Publications

  • Oral fast-dissolving drug delivery membranes prepared from electrospun polyvinylpyrrolidone ultrafine fibers.

    Deng-Guang Yu;Xia-Xia Shen;Christopher J. Branford-White;Kenneth N. White

  • Electrospun amorphous solid dispersions of poorly water-soluble drugs: A review.

    Deng-Guang Yu;Jiao-Jiao Li;Gareth R. Williams;Min Zhao

  • Electrospun Nanofiber Membranes for Air Filtration: A Review

    Unknown

  • Electrospun tri-layer nanodepots for sustained release of acyclovir

    Menglong Wang;Jiangsong Hou;Deng-Guang Yu;Siyu Li

  • Nanofibers Fabricated Using Triaxial Electrospinning as Zero Order Drug Delivery Systems

    Deng-Guang Yu;Xiao-Yan Li;Xia Wang;Jun-He Yang

  • Electrospun diclofenac sodium loaded Eudragit® L 100-55 nanofibers for colon-targeted drug delivery.

    Xiaxia Shen;Dengguang Yu;Limin Zhu;Christopher Branford-White

  • Electrospun Medicated Nanofibers for Wound Healing: Review

    Xinkuan Liu;Haixia Xu;Mingxin Zhang;Deng-Guang Yu

  • Electrospun drug-loaded core-sheath PVP/zein nanofibers for biphasic drug release.

    Yong-Nan Jiang;Hong-Ying Mo;Deng-Guang Yu

  • Electrospun biphasic drug release polyvinylpyrrolidone/ethyl cellulose core/sheath nanofibers.

    D.G. Yu;X. Wang;X.Y. Li;W. Chian

  • Electrospun nanofiber-based drug delivery systems

    Deng-Guang Yu;Li-Min Zhu;Kenneth White;Chris Branford-White

  • Three-Dimensional Printing in Pharmaceutics: Promises and Problems

    Deng Guang Yu;Li-Min Zhu;Christopher J. Branford-White;Xiang Liang Yang

  • Electrospun hypromellose-based hydrophilic composites for rapid dissolution of poorly water-soluble drug.

    Qing Wang;Deng-Guang Yu;Ling-Ling Zhang;Xin-Kuan Liu

  • High-quality Janus nanofibers prepared using three-fluid electrospinning

    Deng-Guang Yu;Jiao-Jiao Li;Man Zhang;Gareth R. Williams

  • Electrosprayed hydrophilic nanocomposites coated with shellac for colon-specific delayed drug delivery

    Ke Wang;Hai-Feng Wen;Deng-Guang Yu;Yaoyao Yang

  • Novel drug delivery devices for providing linear release profiles fabricated by 3DP.

    Deng-Guang Yu;Christopher Branford-White;Zhong-Hui Ma;Li-Min Zhu

  • Electrospun pH-sensitive core–shell polymer nanocomposites fabricated using a tri-axial process

    Chen Yang;Deng-Guang Yu;Deng Pan;Xin-Kuan Liu

  • Electrospun Hydrophilic Janus Nanocomposites for the Rapid Onset of Therapeutic Action of Helicid.

    Ke Wang;Xin-Kuan Liu;Xiao-Hong Chen;Deng-Guang Yu

  • Energy-Saving Electrospinning with a Concentric Teflon-Core Rod Spinneret to Create Medicated Nanofibers.

    Shixiong Kang;Shicong Hou;Xunwei Chen;Deng-Guang Yu

  • Modified coaxial electrospinning for the preparation of high-quality ketoprofen-loaded cellulose acetate nanofibers.

    Deng-Guang Yu;Jia-Hui Yu;Lan Chen;Gareth R. Williams

  • Surface modification of electrospun polyacrylonitrile nanofiber towards developing an affinity membrane for bromelain adsorption.

    Haitao Zhang;Huali Nie;Dengguang Yu;Chengyao Wu

  • Coaxial electrospinning with acetic acid for preparing ferulic acid/zein composite fibers with improved drug release profiles

    Jian-Mao Yang;Liu-sheng Zha;Deng-Guang Yu;Jianyun Liu

Frequent Co-Authors

Li-Min Zhu
Li-Min Zhu Donghua University
Gareth R. Williams
Gareth R. Williams University College London
Junhe Yang
Junhe Yang University of Shanghai for Science and Technology
Xiangliang Yang
Xiangliang Yang Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Eric M.V. Hoek
Eric M.V. Hoek University of California, Los Angeles
Carlos F. G. C. Geraldes
Carlos F. G. C. Geraldes University of Coimbra
Richard B. Kaner
Richard B. Kaner University of California, Los Angeles
Weiyue Lu
Weiyue Lu Fudan University

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Best Scientists Citing Deng-Guang Yu

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles