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Materials Science

D-Index
64
Citations
15182
World Ranking
5869
National Ranking
1773

Chemistry

D-Index
62
Citations
13663
World Ranking
8820
National Ranking
1527

Huai Yang 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 Huai Yang sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 332 publications — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Huai Yang 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 Huai Yang sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 64 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Huai Yang is affiliated with Peking University in China and has contributed extensively to the fields of Materials Science and Engineering. Their research predominantly focuses on the study of liquid crystals, advanced materials, and their applications, with a strong emphasis on photonic and sensor technologies.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Materials Science
  • Engineering

Within these fields, their subfields of expertise cover:

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Polymers and Plastics

Huai Yang's research topics reflect a specialized interest in:

  • Liquid Crystal Research Advancements
  • Advanced Materials and Mechanics
  • Photonic Crystals and Applications
  • Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
  • Photochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry
  • Photonic and Optical Devices
  • Transition Metal Oxide Nanomaterials

They have published numerous papers, with frequent appearances in key scientific journals that include:

  • Advanced Functional Materials
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Advanced Materials
  • Liquid Crystals
  • Small

Among recent notable publications are:

  • Recent Advances on Water-Splitting Electrocatalysis Mediated by Noble-Metal-Based Nanostructured Materials, 2020, Advanced Energy Materials
  • Near-Infrared Photodriven Self-Sustained Oscillation of Liquid-Crystalline Network Film with Predesignated Polydopamine Coating, 2020, Advanced Materials
  • Recent Advances in The Polymer Dispersed Liquid Crystal Composite and Its Applications, 2020, Molecules
  • Humidity-Responsive Liquid Crystalline Network Actuator Showing Synergistic Fluorescence Color Change Enabled by Aggregation Induced Emission Luminogen, 2021, Advanced Functional Materials
  • Light-Driven Self-Oscillating Behavior of Liquid-Crystalline Networks Triggered by Dynamic Isomerization of Molecular Motors, 2021, Advanced Functional Materials

Collaboration has been a significant aspect of their work, with frequent coauthors including:

  • Lanying Zhang
  • Meina Yu
  • Yanzi Gao
  • Ruochen Lan
  • Cheng Zou

Best Publications

  • Recent Advances on Water-Splitting Electrocatalysis Mediated by Noble-Metal-Based Nanostructured Materials

    Yingjie Li;Yingjun Sun;Yingjun Sun;Yingnan Qin;Yingnan Qin;Weiyu Zhang

  • Sulfur/Oxygen Codoped Porous Hard Carbon Microspheres for High-Performance Potassium-Ion Batteries

    Mei Chen;Wei Wang;Xiao Liang;Sheng Gong

  • Wide Blue Phase Range in a Hydrogen‐Bonded Self‐Assembled Complex of Chiral Fluoro‐Substituted Benzoic Acid and Pyridine Derivative

    Wanli He;Guohui Pan;Zhou Yang;Dongyu Zhao

  • Electrically Controllable Selective Reflection of Chiral Nematic Liquid Crystal/Chiral Ionic Liquid Composites

    Wang Hu;Haiyan Zhao;Li Song;Zhou Yang

  • Birnessite-type MnO2 Nanowalls and Their Magnetic Properties

    H. T. Zhu;J. Luo;H. X. Yang;J. K. Liang

  • Preparation of a Thermally Light-Transmittance-Controllable Film from a Coexistent System of Polymer-Dispersed and Polymer-Stabilized Liquid Crystals.

    Shu-Meng Guo;Xiao Liang;Cui-Hong Zhang;Mei Chen

  • A temperature and electric field-responsive flexible smart film with full broadband optical modulation

    Xiao Liang;Shumeng Guo;Mei Chen;Chenyue Li

  • Thermally bandwidth-controllable reflective polarizers from (polymer network/liquid crystal/chiral dopant) composites

    Huai Yang;Kenji Mishima;Kiyoshi Matsuyama;Ken Ichiro Hayashi

  • Polymer stabilized liquid crystal films reflecting both right- and left-circularly polarized light

    Jinbao Guo;Hui Cao;Jie Wei;Duowei Zhang

  • A roll-to-roll process for multi-responsive soft-matter composite films containing CsxWO3 nanorods for energy-efficient smart window applications

    Xiao Liang;Chongshen Guo;Mei Chen;Shumeng Guo

  • Near-Infrared Photodriven Self-Sustained Oscillation of Liquid-Crystalline Network Film with Predesignated Polydopamine Coating.

    Ruochen Lan;Jian Sun;Chen Shen;Rui Huang

  • Characterization of ultrafine γ-Fe(C), α-Fe(C) and Fe3C particles synthesized by arc-discharge in methane

    X. L. Dong;Z. D. Zhang;Q. F. Xiao;X. G. Zhao

  • Concentration-dependent cytotoxicity of copper ions on mouse fibroblasts in vitro: effects of copper ion release from TCu380A vs TCu220C intra-uterine devices

    Bianmei Cao;Yudong Zheng;Tingfei Xi;Chuanchuan Zhang

  • Hysteresis-Free Blue Phase Liquid-Crystal-Stabilized by ZnS Nanoparticles

    Ling Wang;Wanli He;Xia Xiao;Fanguo Meng

  • Carbon-Oxygen-Bridged Ladder-Type Building Blocks for Highly Efficient Nonfullerene Acceptors.

    Zuo Xiao;Shangfeng Yang;Zhou Yang;Junliang Yang

  • Multiple stimuli-responsive polymeric micelles for controlled release

    Jie Dong;Yani Wang;Jian Zhang;Xiaowei Zhan

  • Asymmetric Tunable Photonic Bandgaps in Self-Organized 3D Nanostructure of Polymer-Stabilized Blue Phase I Modulated by Voltage Polarity

    Meng Wang;Cheng Zou;Jian Sun;Lanying Zhang

  • Reversible Switching of Water‐Droplet Mobility on a Superhydrophobic Surface Based on a Phase Transition of a Side‐Chain Liquid‐Crystal Polymer

    Chao Li;Renwei Guo;Xi Jiang;Shuxin Hu

  • Hyperbranched Polyester Hydrogels with Controlled Drug Release and Cell Adhesion Properties

    Hongbin Zhang;Alpesh Patel;Alpesh Patel;Akhilesh K. Gaharwar;Akhilesh K. Gaharwar;Silvia M. Mihaila;Silvia M. Mihaila

  • Recent Advances in The Polymer Dispersed Liquid Crystal Composite and Its Applications.

    Mohsin Hassan Saeed;Shuaifeng Zhang;Yaping Cao;Le Zhou

  • Drug delivery systems for differential release in combination therapy

    Hongbin Zhang;Guojie Wang;Huai Yang

Frequent Co-Authors

Zhou Yang
Zhou Yang Shaanxi Normal University
Ling Wang
Ling Wang Tianjin University
Haifeng Yu
Haifeng Yu Peking University
Deng-Ke Yang
Deng-Ke Yang Kent State University
Qian Wang
Qian Wang Peking University
Xiaowei Zhan
Xiaowei Zhan Peking University
Lin Guo
Lin Guo Beihang University
Yunfeng Lu
Yunfeng Lu University of California, Los Angeles
Xingzhong Zhao
Xingzhong Zhao Wuhan University
Xutang Tao
Xutang Tao Shandong University

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