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Materials Science

D-Index
51
Citations
7878
World Ranking
10022
National Ranking
2816

Chemistry

D-Index
49
Citations
7576
World Ranking
14938
National Ranking
2322

Haifeng 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 Haifeng Yu sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 157 publications — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Haifeng 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 Haifeng Yu sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 51 D-Index — 24th percentile

24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Haifeng Yu is affiliated with Peking University in China and has a substantial body of research contributions primarily in the fields of Engineering and Materials Science. Their work spans multiple subfields, focusing on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Polymers and Plastics, and Biomedical Engineering.

The research topics covered by Haifeng Yu include:

  • Advanced Materials and Mechanics
  • Liquid Crystal Research Advancements
  • Photochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry
  • Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
  • Synthesis and properties of polymers
  • Conducting polymers and applications
  • Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics

Haifeng Yu has authored numerous papers published in notable scientific journals. Major publication venues include:

  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces (9 publications)
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry C (5 publications)
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition (4 publications)
  • Molecules (4 publications)
  • Angewandte Chemie (4 publications)

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Haifeng Yu include:

  • Supramolecular Chirality Transfer toward Chiral Aggregation: Asymmetric Hierarchical Self-Assembly, 2021, Advanced Science
  • Multiple-Defect Management for Efficient Perovskite Photovoltaics, 2021, ACS Energy Letters
  • Humidity-Responsive Blue Phase Liquid-Crystalline Film with Reconfigurable and Tailored Visual Signals, 2020, Advanced Functional Materials
  • Photochromic Dendrimers for Photoswitched Solid-To-Liquid Transitions and Solar Thermal Fuels, 2020, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Hydrogen Bond Enhances Photomechanical Swing of Liquid-Crystalline Polymer Bilayer Films, 2021, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Haifeng Yu has collaborated frequently with several researchers. Among the most recurrent coauthors are:

  • Jingang Liu (16 coauthored publications)
  • Xi Ren (14 coauthored publications)
  • Zhibin He (14 coauthored publications)
  • Shujun Han (13 coauthored publications)
  • Feng Cai (12 coauthored publications)

Best Publications

  • Photocontrollable liquid-crystalline actuators.

    Haifeng Yu;Tomiki Ikeda

  • Photoinduced alignment of nanocylinders by supramolecular cooperative motions.

    Haifeng Yu;Tomokazu Iyoda;Tomiki Ikeda

  • NIR-VIS-UV Light-Responsive Actuator Films of Polymer-Dispersed Liquid Crystal/Graphene Oxide Nanocomposites

    Zhangxiang Cheng;Tianjie Wang;Xiao Li;Yihe Zhang

  • Investigation of aggregation and assembly of alkali lignin using iodine as a probe.

    Yonghong Deng;Xinjia Feng;Mingsong Zhou;Yong Qian

  • Supramolecular Chirality Transfer toward Chiral Aggregation: Asymmetric Hierarchical Self-Assembly

    Shuai Huang;Shuai Huang;Haifeng Yu;Quan Li

  • A Light-Activated Polymer Composite Enables On-Demand Photocontrolled Motion: Transportation at the Liquid/Air Interface.

    Shudeng Ma;Xiao Li;Shuai Huang;Jing Hu

  • Recent advances in photoresponsive liquid-crystalline polymers containing azobenzene chromophores

    Haifeng Yu

  • From Precision Synthesis of Block Copolymers to Properties and Applications of Nanoparticles.

    Xiao Li;Xiao Li;James Iocozzia;Yihuang Chen;Shiqiang Zhao

  • Photoresponsive liquid crystalline block copolymers: From photonics to nanotechnology

    Haifeng Yu

  • Optical pendulum generator based on photomechanical liquid-crystalline actuators.

    Rong Tang;Rong Tang;Ziyi Liu;Ziyi Liu;Dandan Xu;Dandan Xu;Jian Liu;Jian Liu

  • Light-powered tumbler movement of graphene oxide/polymer nanocomposites.

    Li Yu;Haifeng Yu

  • Enhancement of Surface‐Relief Gratings Recorded on Amphiphilic Liquid‐Crystalline Diblock Copolymer by Nanoscale Phase Separation

    Haifeng Yu;Kunihiko Okano;Atsushi Shishido;Tomiki Ikeda

  • A programmable and biomimetic photo-actuator: a composite of a photo-liquefiable azobenzene derivative and commercial plastic film

    Jing Hu;Xiao Li;Yue Ni;Shudeng Ma

  • Macroscopic Parallel Nanocylinder Array Fabrication Using a Simple Rubbing Technique

    Haifeng Yu;Jingze Li;Tomiki Ikeda;Tomokazu Iyoda

  • Photomechanical response of polymer-dispersed liquid crystals/graphene oxide nanocomposites

    Li Yu;Zhangxiang Cheng;Zhijiao Dong;Yihe Zhang

  • Multiple-Defect Management for Efficient Perovskite Photovoltaics

    Xiaoyu Yang;Yue Ni;Yuzhuo Zhang;Yanju Wang

  • Photoresponsive liquid crystals based on halogen bonding of azopyridines

    Yinjie Chen;Haifeng Yu;Lanying Zhang;Huai Yang;Huai Yang

  • Photomechanical Motion of Liquid-Crystalline Fibers Bending Away from a Light Source

    Zhangxiang Cheng;Shudeng Ma;Yihe Zhang;Shuai Huang

  • Liquid-crystalline ordering helps block copolymer self-assembly.

    Haifeng Yu;Takaomi Kobayashi;Huai Yang

  • Photoinduced triple shape memory polyurethane enabled by doping with azobenzene and GO

    Liming Zhou;Qiang Liu;Xuande Lv;Lijun Gao

  • Flexible Solar Thermal Fuel Devices: Composites of Fabric and a Photoliquefiable Azobenzene Derivative

    Jing Hu;Shuai Huang;Mingming Yu;Haifeng Yu

  • Photoresponsive Block Copolymers Containing Azobenzenes and Other Chromophores

    Haifeng Yu;Takaomi Kobayashi

Frequent Co-Authors

Huai Yang
Huai Yang Peking University
Tomiki Ikeda
Tomiki Ikeda Chuo University
Tomokazu Iyoda
Tomokazu Iyoda Doshisha University
Yihe Zhang
Yihe Zhang China University of Geosciences
Quan Li
Quan Li Chinese University of Hong Kong
Shaoming Fang
Shaoming Fang Zhengzhou University of Light Industry
Deng-Ke Yang
Deng-Ke Yang Kent State University
Jingze Li
Jingze Li University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
Yunfeng Lu
Yunfeng Lu University of California, Los Angeles
Zhiqun Lin
Zhiqun Lin Georgia Institute of Technology

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