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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 63 6105 5907 1558 1456 197 15748
Chemistry 65 7606 6896 2226 1839 215 16254

Lian Yu publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Lian Yu between 1987 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Lian Yu published across 39 years, from 1987 to 2025, averaging 6.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 20 publications in 2020. 18 of the 247 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1987 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 20. Peak 20 publications in 2020. 1987: 1 publication 1988: 3 publications 1989: 11 publications 1990: 11 publications 1991: 6 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 0 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 2 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 3 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 0 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 10 publications 2009: 10 publications 2010: 3 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 3 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 6 publications 2016: 11 publications 2017: 13 publications 2018: 9 publications 2019: 12 publications 2020: 20 publications 2021: 10 publications 2022: 19 publications 2023: 7 publications 2024: 9 publications 2025: 9 publications
1987 2025

247 publications in total across all disciplines

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Lian Yu: publications per year, 1987 to 2025
Year Publications
1987 1
1988 3
1989 11
1990 11
1991 6
1992 2
1993 1
1994 0
1995 2
1996 0
1997 1
1998 2
1999 1
2000 3
2001 2
2002 2
2003 5
2004 0
2005 4
2006 5
2007 8
2008 10
2009 10
2010 3
2011 10
2012 9
2013 3
2014 7
2015 6
2016 11
2017 13
2018 9
2019 12
2020 20
2021 10
2022 19
2023 7
2024 9
2025 9
Total 247
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Lian 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 Lian 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, 190–209 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: 197 publications — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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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
190–209 891 197
210–229 862
230–249 766
250–269 726
270–289 665
290–309 593
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
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Lian 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 Lian 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, 62–63 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: 63 D-Index — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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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 63
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
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
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Overview

Lian Yu is affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on materials science, with significant contributions to materials chemistry, electronic, optical and magnetic materials, pharmaceutical science, organic chemistry, and spectroscopy.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics including:

  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • Material Dynamics and Properties
  • Liquid Crystal Research Advancements
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Drug Solubility and Delivery Systems
  • Glass Properties and Applications
  • Crystallography and Molecular Interactions

Lian Yu has published research in several key venues, mainly:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Molecular Pharmaceutics
  • Crystal Growth & Design
  • The Journal of Chemical Physics
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Frequent co-authors in their publications include:

  • Junguang Yu
  • Xin Yao
  • Yue Gui
  • M. D. Ediger
  • Yuhui Li

Significant recent publications by Lian Yu include:

  • "A general method for cultivating single crystals from melt microdroplets," 2020, Chemical Communications
  • "The Twelfth Solved Structure of ROY: Single Crystals of Y04 Grown from Melt Microdroplets," 2020, Crystal Growth & Design
  • "Rich polymorphism in nicotinamide revealed by melt crystallization and crystal structure prediction," 2020, Communications Chemistry
  • "Polymorphism of Piroxicam: New Polymorphs by Melt Crystallization and Crystal Structure Prediction," 2020, Crystal Growth & Design
  • "Surface diffusion in glasses of rod-like molecules posaconazole and itraconazole: effect of interfacial molecular alignment and bulk penetration," 2020, Soft Matter

Best Publications

  • Amorphous pharmaceutical solids: preparation, characterization and stabilization.

    Lian Yu

  • Organic Glasses with Exceptional Thermodynamic and Kinetic Stability

    Stephen F. Swallen;Kenneth L. Kearns;Marie K. Mapes;Yong Seol Kim

  • Polymorphism in Molecular Solids: An Extraordinary System of Red, Orange, and Yellow Crystals

    Lian Yu

  • Thermochemistry and Conformational Polymorphism of a Hexamorphic Crystal System

    Lian Yu;Gregory A. Stephenson;Christine A. Mitchell;Charles A. Bunnell

  • Inferring thermodynamic stability relationship of polymorphs from melting data

    Lian Yu

  • Surface self-diffusion of an organic glass.

    L. Zhu;C. W. Brian;S. F. Swallen;P. T. Straus

  • Crystal growth kinetics exhibit a fragility-dependent decoupling from viscosity

    Mark Ediger;Peter Harrowell;Lian Yu

  • Selective nucleation and discovery of organic polymorphs through epitaxy with single crystal substrates.

    Christine A. Mitchell;Lian Yu;Michael D. Ward

  • Cross-Nucleation between ROY Polymorphs

    Shuang Chen;Hanmi Xi;Lian Yu

  • New polymorphs of ROY and new record for coexisting polymorphs of solved structures.

    Shuang Chen;Ilia A Guzei;Lian Yu

  • Solubilities of crystalline drugs in polymers: an improved analytical method and comparison of solubilities of indomethacin and nifedipine in PVP, PVP/VA, and PVAc.

    Ye Sun;Jing Tao;Geoff G.Z. Zhang;Lian Yu

  • Hiking down the Energy Landscape: Progress Toward the Kauzmann Temperature via Vapor Deposition

    Kenneth L. Kearns;Stephen F. Swallen;M. D. Ediger;Tian Wu

  • Physical characterization of polymorphic drugs: an integrated characterization strategy

    Lian Yu;Susan M Reutzel;Gregory A Stephenson

  • Surface crystallization of indomethacin below Tg.

    Tian Wu;Lian Yu

  • Nucleation of One Polymorph by Another

    Lian Yu

  • Influence of substrate temperature on the stability of glasses prepared by vapor deposition.

    Kenneth L. Kearns;Stephen F. Swallen;M. D. Ediger;Tian Wu

  • Solubility of Small-Molecule Crystals in Polymers: d-Mannitol in PVP, Indomethacin in PVP/VA, and Nifedipine in PVP/VA

    Jing Tao;Ye Sun;Geoff G. Z. Zhang;Lian Yu

  • Stable "inverse" sandwich complex with unprecedented organocalcium(I): crystal structures of [(thf)(2)Mg(Br)-C(6)H(2)-2,4,6-Ph(3)] and [(thf)(3)Ca{mu-C(6)H(3)-1,3,5-Ph(3)}Ca(thf)(3)].

    Sven Krieck;Helmar Görls;Lian Yu;Markus Reiher

  • Crystallization and Polymorphism of Conformationally Flexible Molecules: Problems, Patterns, and Strategies

    Lian Yu;and Susan M. Reutzel-Edens;Christine A. Mitchell

  • Surface-enhanced crystallization of amorphous nifedipine.

    Lei Zhu;Letitia Wong;Lian Yu

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark Ediger
Mark Ediger University of Wisconsin–Madison
Terry A. Miller
Terry A. Miller The Ohio State University
Lei Zhu
Lei Zhu Case Western Reserve University
Michael F. Toney
Michael F. Toney University of Colorado Boulder
Ilia A. Guzei
Ilia A. Guzei University of Wisconsin–Madison
Juan J. de Pablo
Juan J. de Pablo New York University
Ranko Richert
Ranko Richert Arizona State University
Stephen R. Byrn
Stephen R. Byrn Purdue University West Lafayette
Thomas F. Kuech
Thomas F. Kuech University of Wisconsin–Madison
George Fytas
George Fytas Max Planck Society

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