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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 44 16987 15346 2579 2557 137 5957

Hongkun Tian publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Hongkun Tian between 2005 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Hongkun Tian published across 21 years, from 2005 to 2025, averaging 7.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 17 publications in 2021. 12 of the 160 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2005 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 17. Peak 17 publications in 2021. 2005: 1 publication 2006: 5 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 13 publications 2012: 13 publications 2013: 9 publications 2014: 9 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 4 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 12 publications 2019: 9 publications 2020: 5 publications 2021: 17 publications 2022: 8 publications 2023: 8 publications 2024: 7 publications 2025: 5 publications
2005 2025

160 publications in total across all disciplines

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Hongkun Tian: publications per year, 2005 to 2025
Year Publications
2005 1
2006 5
2007 4
2008 6
2009 5
2010 4
2011 13
2012 13
2013 9
2014 9
2015 9
2016 4
2017 7
2018 12
2019 9
2020 5
2021 17
2022 8
2023 8
2024 7
2025 5
Total 160
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Hongkun Tian 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 Hongkun Tian 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, 121–140 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: 137 publications — 10th percentile

10% 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
121–140 918 137
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
1,141–1,160 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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Hongkun Tian 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 Hongkun Tian 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, 44–45 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: 44 D-Index — 7th percentile

7% 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 44
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
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Overview

Hongkun Tian is affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Engineering and Materials Science, with significant contributions in subfields such as Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Polymers and Plastics, Organic Chemistry, and Biomedical Engineering.

The main topics explored in their work include:

  • Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics
  • Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Research
  • Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials
  • Conducting polymers and applications
  • Perovskite Materials and Applications
  • Photoreceptor and optogenetics research
  • Photochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry

Hongkun Tian has published multiple papers in various scientific venues. The frequent publication venues include:

  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Macromolecules
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry C
  • Chemical Communications

Some recent papers by Tian include:

  • "Novel boron- and sulfur-doped polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon as multiple resonance emitter for ultrapure blue thermally activated delayed fluorescence polymers," 2021, Science China Chemistry
  • "Tetrachromatic vision-inspired neuromorphic sensors with ultraweak ultraviolet detection," 2023, Nature Communications
  • "Sterically-Locked Donor-Acceptor Conjugated Polymers Showing Efficient Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence," 2021, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "Optimizing the Crystallization Behavior and Film Morphology of Donor-Acceptor Conjugated Semiconducting Polymers by Side-Chain-Solvent Interaction in Nonpolar Solvents," 2021, Macromolecules
  • "π-Stacked Donor-Acceptor Dendrimers for Highly Efficient White Electroluminescence," 2021, Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Throughout their career, Tian frequently collaborated with a number of coauthors, including:

  • Lixiang Wang
  • Junqiao Ding
  • Shumeng Wang
  • Jun Liu
  • Lei Zhao

Best Publications

  • Bulk Heterojunction Photovoltaic Cells with Low Donor Concentration

    Minlu Zhang;Hui Wang;Hongkun Tian;Yanhou Geng

  • Novel NIR-absorbing conjugated polymers for efficient polymer solar cells: effect of alkyl chain length on device performance

    Wei Yue;Yun Zhao;Shuyan Shao;Hongkun Tian

  • High Mobility Ambipolar Diketopyrrolopyrrole‐Based Conjugated Polymer Synthesized Via Direct Arylation Polycondensation

    Yao Gao;Xiaojie Zhang;Hongkun Tian;Jidong Zhang

  • Dithienocarbazole and Isoindigo based Amorphous Low Bandgap Conjugated Polymers for Efficient Polymer Solar Cells

    Yunfeng Deng;Jian Liu;Jiantai Wang;Lihui Liu

  • Multifluorination toward High-Mobility Ambipolar and Unipolar n-Type Donor-Acceptor Conjugated Polymers Based on Isoindigo.

    Yao Gao;Yunfeng Deng;Hongkun Tian;Jidong Zhang

  • Novel boron- and sulfur-doped polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon as multiple resonance emitter for ultrapure blue thermally activated delayed fluorescence polymers

    Fan Chen;Fan Chen;Lei Zhao;Xingdong Wang;Qingqing Yang

  • Donor–Acceptor Conjugated Polymers with Dithienocarbazoles as Donor Units: Effect of Structure on Semiconducting Properties

    Yunfeng Deng;Yagang Chen;Xiaojie Zhang;Hongkun Tian

  • Diketopyrrolopyrrole-Based Conjugated Polymers Synthesized via Direct Arylation Polycondensation for High Mobility Pure n-Channel Organic Field-Effect Transistors

    Kai Guo;Junhua Bai;Yu Jiang;Zhongli Wang

  • Ambipolar organic field-effect transistors with air stability, high mobility, and balanced transport

    Haibo Wang;Jun Wang;Xuanjun Yan;Jianwu Shi

  • n-channel, ambipolar, and p-channel organic heterojunction transistors fabricated with various film morphologies

    Jianwu Shi;Haibo Wang;De Song;Hongkun Tian

  • Near-infrared absorbing non-fullerene acceptors with selenophene as π bridges for efficient organic solar cells

    Ziqi Liang;Miaomiao Li;Xiaomei Zhang;Qi Wang

  • Poly(oligothiophene-alt-benzothiadiazole)s: Tuning the Structures of Oligothiophene Units toward High-Mobility “Black” Conjugated Polymers

    Wei Yue;Yun Zhao;Hongkun Tian;De Song

  • n-Type Azaacenes Containing B←N Units.

    Yang Min;Chuandong Dou;Hongkun Tian;Yanhou Geng

  • Synthesis and Chain-Length Dependent Properties of Monodisperse Oligo(9,9-di-n-octylfluorene-2,7-vinylene)s

    Qin Liu;Wenming Liu;Bing Yao;Hongkun Tian

  • Phthalocyanato Tin(IV) Dichloride: An Air‐Stable, High‐Performance, n‐Type Organic Semiconductor with a High Field‐Effect Electron Mobility

    De Song;Haibo Wang;Feng Zhu;Junliang Yang

  • Controlled Synthesis of Polyfluorenes via Kumada Catalyst Transfer Polycondensation with Ni(acac)2/dppp as the Catalyst

    Aiguo Sui;Xincui Shi;Shupeng Wu;Hongkun Tian

  • Novel thiophene-aryl co-oligomers for organic thin film transistors

    Hongkun Tian;Jun Wang;Jianwu Shi;Donghang Yan

  • Sterically-Locked Donor-Acceptor Conjugated Polymers Showing Efficient Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence.

    Junqiao Ding;Jiancheng Rao;Liuqing Yang;Xue Li

  • Naphthyl End‐Capped Quarterthiophene: A Simple Organic Semiconductor with High Mobility and Air Stability

    Hongkun Tian;Jianwu Shi;Donghang Yan;Lixiang Wang

  • Low bandgap conjugated polymers based on mono-fluorinated isoindigo for efficient bulk heterojunction polymer solar cells processed with non-chlorinated solvents

    Yunfeng Deng;Weili Li;Lihui Liu;Hongkun Tian

  • Iterative Binomial Synthesis of Monodisperse Polyfluorenes up to 64-mers and Their Chain-Length-Dependent Properties

    Qilin Wang;Yao Qu;Hongkun Tian;Yanhou Geng

Frequent Co-Authors

Yanhou Geng
Yanhou Geng Tianjin University
Donghang Yan
Donghang Yan Chinese Academy of Sciences
Fosong Wang
Fosong Wang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Lixiang Wang
Lixiang Wang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Zhiyuan Xie
Zhiyuan Xie Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jingping Zhang
Jingping Zhang Northeast Normal University
Yichun Liu
Yichun Liu Northeast Normal University
Xue Li
Xue Li Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Xiabin Jing
Xiabin Jing Chinese Academy of Sciences
Ziqi Liang
Ziqi Liang Fudan University

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