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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 121 468 448 136 135 695 60069

Lidong Chen publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Lidong Chen between 1988 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Lidong Chen published across 38 years, from 1988 to 2025, averaging 21.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 54 publications in 2021. 86 of the 834 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40 50
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1988 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 54. Peak 54 publications in 2021. 1988: 1 publication 1989: 1 publication 1990: 2 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 1 publication 1995: 0 publications 1996: 4 publications 1997: 9 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 13 publications 2001: 12 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 9 publications 2004: 17 publications 2005: 33 publications 2006: 26 publications 2007: 37 publications 2008: 24 publications 2009: 45 publications 2010: 36 publications 2011: 37 publications 2012: 20 publications 2013: 26 publications 2014: 38 publications 2015: 26 publications 2016: 27 publications 2017: 43 publications 2018: 38 publications 2019: 49 publications 2020: 44 publications 2021: 54 publications 2022: 32 publications 2023: 32 publications 2024: 38 publications 2025: 48 publications
1988 2025

834 publications in total across all disciplines

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Lidong Chen: publications per year, 1988 to 2025
Year Publications
1988 1
1989 1
1990 2
1991 0
1992 0
1993 1
1994 1
1995 0
1996 4
1997 9
1998 0
1999 5
2000 13
2001 12
2002 6
2003 9
2004 17
2005 33
2006 26
2007 37
2008 24
2009 45
2010 36
2011 37
2012 20
2013 26
2014 38
2015 26
2016 27
2017 43
2018 38
2019 49
2020 44
2021 54
2022 32
2023 32
2024 38
2025 48
Total 834
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Lidong Chen 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 Lidong Chen 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, 690–709 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: 695 publications — 95th percentile

95% 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
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 53 695
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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Lidong Chen 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 Lidong Chen 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, 120–121 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: 121 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% 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
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 37 121
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

Lidong Chen is affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China. Their research primarily focuses on materials science and engineering, with extensive work in materials chemistry and electrical and electronic engineering. The scientist's publications cover various subfields including electronic, optical and magnetic materials, biomedical engineering, and polymers and plastics.

The main topics of their research include:

  • Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and Devices
  • Thermal properties of materials
  • Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films
  • Thermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies
  • Conducting polymers and applications
  • Thermal Expansion and Ionic Conductivity
  • Heusler alloys: electronic and magnetic properties

Frequent publication venues for Lidong Chen's work are:

  • Nature Communications
  • Advanced Materials
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Advanced Functional Materials
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

They have collaborated notably with several co-authors, including:

  • Xun Shi
  • Pengfei Qiu
  • Shengqiang Bai
  • Tian-Ran Wei
  • Qingfeng Song

Selected recent papers by Lidong Chen are:

  • "High-entropy-stabilized chalcogenides with high thermoelectric performance" (2021, Science)
  • "Flexible thermoelectrics based on ductile semiconductors" (2022, Science)
  • "Exceptional plasticity in the bulk single-crystalline van der Waals semiconductor InSe" (2020, Science)
  • "Ultralow Lattice Thermal Conductivity and Superhigh Thermoelectric Figure-of-Merit in (Mg, Bi) Co-Doped GeTe" (2021, Advanced Materials)
  • "Cu2Se-Based liquid-like thermoelectric materials: looking back and stepping forward" (2020, Energy & Environmental Science)

Best Publications

  • Convergence of electronic bands for high performance bulk thermoelectrics

    Yanzhong Pei;Xiaoya Shi;Aaron LaLonde;Heng Wang

  • Copper ion liquid-like thermoelectrics

    Huili Liu;Xun Shi;Fangfang Xu;Linlin Zhang

  • Multiple-filled skutterudites: high thermoelectric figure of merit through separately optimizing electrical and thermal transports.

    Xun Shi;Xun Shi;Jiong Yang;James R. Salvador;Miaofang Chi

  • Research progress on conducting polymer based supercapacitor electrode materials

    Qiufeng Meng;Qiufeng Meng;Kefeng Cai;Yuanxun Chen;Lidong Chen

  • Realizing high figure of merit in heavy-band p-type half-Heusler thermoelectric materials.

    Chenguang Fu;Shengqiang Bai;Yintu Liu;Yunshan Tang

  • High-entropy-stabilized chalcogenides with high thermoelectric performance.

    Binbin Jiang;Yong Yu;Yong Yu;Juan Cui;Xixi Liu

  • High thermoelectric performance in non-toxic earth-abundant copper sulfide.

    Ying He;Tristan Day;Tiansong Zhang;Huili Liu

  • Enhanced thermoelectric performance of single-walled carbon nanotubes/polyaniline hybrid nanocomposites.

    Qin Yao;Lidong Chen;Wenqing Zhang;Shengcong Liufu

  • Flexible Thermoelectric Materials and Generators: Challenges and Innovations.

    Yuan Wang;Lei Yang;Xiao‐Lei Shi;Xun Shi

  • Evaluation of Half‐Heusler Compounds as Thermoelectric Materials Based on the Calculated Electrical Transport Properties

    Jiong Yang;Huanming Li;Ting Wu;Wenqing Zhang

  • High performance n-type Ag 2 Se film on nylon membrane for flexible thermoelectric power generator

    Yufei Ding;Yang Qiu;Kefeng Cai;Qin Yao

  • High efficiency Bi2Te3-based materials and devices for thermoelectric power generation between 100 and 300 °C

    Feng Hao;Pengfei Qiu;Yunshan Tang;Shengqiang Bai

  • Low thermal conductivity and high thermoelectric figure of merit in n-type BaxYbyCo4Sb12 double-filled skutterudites

    X. Shi;H. Kong;C.-P. Li;C. Uher

  • Low-Symmetry Rhombohedral GeTe Thermoelectrics

    Juan Li;Xinyue Zhang;Zhiwei Chen;Siqi Lin

  • Enhanced Seebeck coefficient through energy-barrier scattering in PbTe nanocomposites

    J. Martin;Li Wang;Lidong Chen;G. S. Nolas

  • On the tuning of electrical and thermal transport in thermoelectrics: an integrated theory–experiment perspective

    Jiong Yang;Lili Xi;Wujie Qiu;Wujie Qiu;Lihua Wu

  • Lattice strain advances thermoelectrics

    Yixuan Wu;Zhiwei Chen;Pengfei Nan;Fen Xiong

  • Ultrahigh Thermoelectric Performance by Electron and Phonon Critical Scattering in Cu2Se1‐xIx

    Huili Liu;Xun Yuan;Ping Lu;Xun Shi

  • Stabilizing the Optimal Carrier Concentration for High Thermoelectric Efficiency

    Yanzhong Pei;Aaron D. LaLonde;Nicholas A. Heinz;Xiaoya Shi

  • Effects of partial substitution of Ni by Pd on the thermoelectric properties of ZrNiSn-based half-Heusler compounds

    Q. Shen;L. Chen;T. Goto;T. Hirai

  • Room-temperature ductile inorganic semiconductor.

    Xun Shi;Hongyi Chen;Hongyi Chen;Feng Hao;Ruiheng Liu

  • Deposition and electrical properties of N–In codoped p-type ZnO films by ultrasonic spray pyrolysis

    J. M. Bian;X. M. Li;X. D. Gao;W. D. Yu

Frequent Co-Authors

Xun Shi
Xun Shi Chinese Academy of Sciences
Pengfei Qiu
Pengfei Qiu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Wenqing Zhang
Wenqing Zhang Southern University of Science and Technology
Wan Jiang
Wan Jiang Donghua University
Jihui Yang
Jihui Yang University of Washington
Lianjun Wang
Lianjun Wang Donghua University
G. Jeffrey Snyder
G. Jeffrey Snyder Northwestern University
Ctirad Uher
Ctirad Uher University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Fuqiang Huang
Fuqiang Huang Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Toshio Hirai
Toshio Hirai Tohoku University

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