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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 81 3202 2888 30 30 260 27210

Eric Wei-Guang Diau publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Eric Wei-Guang Diau between 1990 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Eric Wei-Guang Diau published across 37 years, from 1990 to 2026, averaging 8.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 21 publications in 2012. 20 of the 320 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1990 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 21. Peak 21 publications in 2012. 1990: 1 publication 1991: 2 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 4 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 6 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 13 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 9 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 20 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 21 publications 2013: 16 publications 2014: 17 publications 2015: 11 publications 2016: 14 publications 2017: 19 publications 2018: 13 publications 2019: 11 publications 2020: 12 publications 2021: 15 publications 2022: 11 publications 2023: 15 publications 2024: 15 publications 2025: 18 publications 2026: 2 publications
1990 2026

320 publications in total across all disciplines

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Eric Wei-Guang Diau: publications per year, 1990 to 2026
Year Publications
1990 1
1991 2
1992 0
1993 0
1994 2
1995 4
1996 4
1997 1
1998 6
1999 3
2000 4
2001 5
2002 4
2003 2
2004 3
2005 7
2006 13
2007 4
2008 9
2009 8
2010 20
2011 8
2012 21
2013 16
2014 17
2015 11
2016 14
2017 19
2018 13
2019 11
2020 12
2021 15
2022 11
2023 15
2024 15
2025 18
2026 2
Total 320
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Eric Wei-Guang Diau 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 Eric Wei-Guang Diau 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, 241–260 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: 260 publications — 53rd percentile

53% 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 1,100 260
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
1,141–1,160 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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Eric Wei-Guang Diau 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 Eric Wei-Guang Diau 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, 80–81 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: 81 D-Index — 82nd percentile

82% 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 81
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
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Overview

Eric Wei-Guang Diau is affiliated with National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University in Taiwan. Their research spans engineering and materials science, with a particular focus on electrical and electronic engineering and materials chemistry.

Their main research topics include:

  • Perovskite Materials and Applications
  • Conducting Polymers and Applications
  • Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties
  • Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics
  • Solid-state Spectroscopy and Crystallography

Diau has contributed extensively to fields related to renewable energy, sustainability, polymers and plastics, and electronic, optical, and magnetic materials.

Frequent coauthors include Sudhakar Narra, Chun-Hsiao Kuan, Efat Jokar, Ming-Chou Chen, and Sumit S. Bhosale. Their collaborative research efforts have appeared in several scientific journals.

Common publication venues for their work are:

  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
  • ACS Energy Letters
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Some recent papers by Eric Wei-Guang Diau are:

  • Enhanced Performance and Stability of 3D/2D Tin Perovskite Solar Cells Fabricated with a Sequential Solution Deposition, 2021, ACS Energy Letters
  • Interfacial Engineering with a Hole-Selective Self-Assembled Monolayer for Tin Perovskite Solar Cells via a Two-Step Fabrication, 2021, ACS Energy Letters
  • Dual-plasmonic Au@Cu7S4 yolk@shell nanocrystals for photocatalytic hydrogen production across visible to near infrared spectral region, 2024, Nature Communications
  • Perovskite solar cells, 2025, Nature Reviews Methods Primers
  • Slow Passivation and Inverted Hysteresis for Hybrid Tin Perovskite Solar Cells Attaining 13.5% via Sequential Deposition, 2021, The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Best Publications

  • Porphyrin-Sensitized Solar Cells with Cobalt (II/III)–Based Redox Electrolyte Exceed 12 Percent Efficiency

    Aswani Yella;Hsuan-Wei Lee;Hoi Nok Tsao;Chenyi Yi

  • Porphyrin-sensitized solar cells

    Lu-Lin Li;Eric Wei-Guang Diau

  • Highly Efficient Mesoscopic Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Based on Donor-Acceptor-Substituted Porphyrins

    Takeru Bessho;Shaik M. Zakeeruddin;Chen-Yu Yeh;Eric Wei-Guang Diau

  • p-type Mesoscopic nickel oxide/organometallic perovskite heterojunction solar cells.

    Kuo Chin Wang;Jun Yuan Jeng;Po Shen Shen;Yu Cheng Chang

  • Robust Tin-Based Perovskite Solar Cells with Hybrid Organic Cations to Attain Efficiency Approaching 10.

    Efat Jokar;Cheng-Hsun Chien;Cheng-Min Tsai;Amir Fathi

  • Novel zinc porphyrin sensitizers for dye-sensitized solar cells: synthesis and spectral, electrochemical, and photovoltaic properties.

    Cheng-Wei Lee;Hsueh-Pei Lu;Chi-Ming Lan;Yi-Lin Huang

  • Slow surface passivation and crystal relaxation with additives to improve device performance and durability for tin-based perovskite solar cells

    Efat Jokar;Cheng-Hsun Chien;Amir Fathi;Mohammad Rameez

  • Enhanced light harvesting with π-conjugated cyclic aromatic hydrocarbons for porphyrin-sensitized solar cells

    Chin-Li Wang;Yu-Cheng Chang;Chi-Ming Lan;Chen-Fu Lo

  • Highly Efficient Non-Doped Blue-Light-Emitting Diodes Based on an Anthrancene Derivative End-Capped with Tetraphenylethylene Groups†

    Ping-I Shih;Chu-Ying Chuang;Chen-Han Chien;Eric Wei-Guang Diau

  • A study on utilizing different metals as the back contact of CH3NH3PbI3 perovskite solar cells

    F. Behrouznejad;S. Shahbazi;N. Taghavinia;Hui-Ping Wu

  • A New Trans-to-Cis Photoisomerization Mechanism of Azobenzene on the S1(n,π*) Surface

    Eric Wei-Guang Diau

  • Synthesis and characterization of porphyrin sensitizers with various electron-donating substituents for highly efficient dye-sensitized solar cells

    Chou-Pou Hsieh;Hsueh-Pei Lu;Chien-Lan Chiu;Cheng-Wei Lee

  • A strategy to design highly efficient porphyrin sensitizers for dye-sensitized solar cells

    Yu-Cheng Chang;Chin-Li Wang;Tsung-Yu Pan;Shang-Hao Hong

  • Photoisomerization Dynamics of Azobenzene in Solution with S1 Excitation: A Femtosecond Fluorescence Anisotropy Study

    Chih-Wei Chang;Ying-Chih Lu;Tsai-Te Wang;Eric Wei-Guang Diau

  • Mechanism of Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction by Bismuth-Based Perovskite Nanocrystals at the Gas-Solid Interface.

    Sumit S. Bhosale;Aparna K. Kharade;Efat Jokar;Amir Fathi

  • Control of Dye Aggregation and Electron Injection for Highly Efficient Porphyrin Sensitizers Adsorbed on Semiconductor Films with Varying Ratios of Coadsorbate

    Hsueh-Pei Lu;Chen-Yuan Tsai;Wei-Nan Yen;Chou-Pou Hsieh

  • Novel carbazole/fluorene hybrids: host materials for blue phosphorescent OLEDs.

    Ping-I Shih;Chih-Long Chiang;Ajay Kumar Dixit;Ching-Kun Chen

  • Strategies to improve performance and stability for tin-based perovskite solar cells

    Eric Wei-Guang Diau;Efat Jokar;Mohammad Rameez

  • Enveloping porphyrins for efficient dye-sensitized solar cells

    Chin Li Wang;Chi Ming Lan;Shang Hao Hong;Yi Fen Wang

  • Design and Characterization of Novel Porphyrins with Oligo(phenylethylnyl) Links of Varied Length for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells: Synthesis and Optical, Electrochemical, and Photovoltaic Investigation

    Ching-Yao Lin;Chen-Fu Lo;Liyang Luo;Hsueh-Pei Lu

  • Functional gold nanoclusters as antimicrobial agents for antibiotic-resistant bacteria

    Wei-Yu Chen;Ju-Yu Lin;Wei-Jen Chen;Liyang Luo

  • Molecular engineering of cocktail co-sensitization for efficient panchromatic porphyrin-sensitized solar cells

    Hui-Ping Wu;Zih-Wei Ou;Tsung-Yu Pan;Chi-Ming Lan

Frequent Co-Authors

Ahmed H. Zewail
Ahmed H. Zewail California Institute of Technology
Yuan-Pern Lee
Yuan-Pern Lee Academia Sinica
Nima Taghavinia
Nima Taghavinia Sharif University of Technology
Ming-Chang Lin
Ming-Chang Lin National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
Ching-Fong Shu
Ching-Fong Shu National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
Chain-Shu Hsu
Chain-Shu Hsu National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
Yu-Lun Chueh
Yu-Lun Chueh National Tsing Hua University
Yi-Bing Cheng
Yi-Bing Cheng Wuhan University of Technology
Michael Grätzel
Michael Grätzel École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

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