2026 Linyou Cao: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Materials Science	52	9392	9067	2269	2104	117	18082

Linyou Cao 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 Linyou Cao sits on this spectrum.

50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 117 publications — 6th percentile

6% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Linyou Cao 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 Linyou Cao sits on this spectrum.

40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 52 D-Index — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Linyou Cao is affiliated with North Carolina State University in the United States. Their research primarily lies at the intersection of materials science and engineering, with significant contributions in materials chemistry and electrical and electronic engineering. Their work also touches on renewable energy, sustainability, atomic and molecular physics, and optics.

The main topics of their research include:

2D Materials and Applications
MXene and MAX Phase Materials
Perovskite Materials and Applications
Graphene Research and Applications
Ferroelectric and Negative Capacitance Devices
Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
Thermal Properties of Materials

Linyou Cao has authored publications in several prominent venues with a focus on advanced materials and nanoscale phenomena. Frequent publication venues include:

arXiv (Cornell University)
ACS Nano
Physical Review Applied
2D Materials
Advanced Materials

The scientist has collaborated multiple times with peers such as Yifei Yu, Guoqing Li, Hattan Abuzaid, Aaron D. Franklin, and Yiling Yu, reflecting a broad network in their field.

Some of the recent papers authored by Linyou Cao are:

Engineering Substrate Interaction To Improve Hydrogen Evolution Catalysis of Monolayer MoS₂ Films beyond Pt, 2020, ACS Nano
In-Plane and Interfacial Thermal Conduction of Two-Dimensional Transition-Metal Dichalcogenides, 2020, Physical Review Applied
Excitons in strained and suspended monolayer WSe₂, 2021, 2D Materials
Unanticipated Polarity Shift in Edge-Contacted Tungsten-Based 2D Transition Metal Dichalcogenide Transistors, 2021, IEEE Electron Device Letters
Distinct Contact Scaling Effects in MoS₂ Transistors Revealed with Asymmetrical Contact Measurements, 2023, Advanced Materials

The body of work includes studies on catalysis, thermal conduction, excitonic behavior in two-dimensional materials, and electronic device characteristics. This range indicates an ongoing engagement with both fundamental science and applied engineering aspects of novel materials.

Best Publications

Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities in Two-Dimensional Materials Beyond Graphene

Sheneve Z. Butler;Shawna M. Hollen;Linyou Cao;Yi Cui;Yi Cui

5325
Citations
Engineering light absorption in semiconductor nanowire devices

Linyou Cao;Justin S. White;Joon Shik Park;Jon A. Schuller

1071
Citations
Controlled scalable synthesis of uniform, high-quality monolayer and few-layer MoS2 films

Yifei Yu;Chun Li;Yi Liu;Liqin Su

1026
Citations
All The Catalytic Active Sites of MoS2 for Hydrogen Evolution

Guoqing Li;Du Zhang;Qiao Qiao;Yifei Yu

829
Citations
Layer-Dependent Electrocatalysis of MoS2 for Hydrogen Evolution

Yifei Yu;Sheng-Yang Huang;Yanpeng Li;Stephan N. Steinmann

664
Citations
Semiconductor Nanowire Optical Antenna Solar Absorbers

Linyou Cao;Pengyu Fan;Alok P. Vasudev;Justin S. White

644
Citations
Many-body effects in valleytronics: direct measurement of valley lifetimes in single-layer MoS2.

Cong Mai;Andrew Barrette;Yifei Yu;Yuriy G. Semenov

551
Citations
Surface-Energy-Assisted Perfect Transfer of Centimeter-Scale Monolayer and Few-Layer MoS2 Films onto Arbitrary Substrates

Alper Gurarslan;Yifei Yu;Liqin Su;Yiling Yu

517
Citations
Equally Efficient Interlayer Exciton Relaxation and Improved Absorption in Epitaxial and Nonepitaxial MoS2/WS2 Heterostructures

Yifei Yu;Shi Hu;Liqin Su;Lujun Huang

421
Citations
Tuning the Color of Silicon Nanostructures

Linyou Cao;Pengyu Fan;Edward S. Barnard;Ana M. Brown

404
Citations
Efficient Interlayer Relaxation and Transition of Excitons in Epitaxial and Non-epitaxial MoS2/WS2 Heterostructures

Yifei Yu;Shi Hu;Liqin Su;Lujun Huang

386
Citations
Resonant germanium nanoantenna photodetectors.

Linyou Cao;Joon-Shik Park;Pengyu Fan;Bruce Clemens

380
Citations
Low-loss composite photonic platform based on 2D semiconductor monolayers

Ipshita Datta;Sang Hoon Chae;Gaurang R. Bhatt;Mohammad Amin Tadayon

339
Citations
Plasmon-assisted local temperature control to pattern individual semiconductor nanowires and carbon nanotubes.

Linyou Cao;David N. Barsic;and Alex R. Guichard;Mark L. Brongersma

323
Citations
An invisible metal-semiconductor photodetector

Pengyu Fan;Uday K. Chettiar;Linyou Cao;Linyou Cao;Farzaneh Afshinmanesh

287
Citations
Enhanced Raman Scattering from Individual Semiconductor Nanocones and Nanowires

Linyou Cao;Bahram Nabet;Jonathan Spanier

228
Citations
Engineering Substrate Interactions for High Luminescence Efficiency of Transition-Metal Dichalcogenide Monolayers

Yifei Yu;Yiling Yu;Chao Xu;Yong-Qing Cai

211
Citations
Exciton-dominated Dielectric Function of Atomically Thin MoS2 Films.

Yiling Yu;Yifei Yu;Yongqing Cai;Wei Li

203
Citations
Activating MoS2 for pH-Universal Hydrogen Evolution Catalysis

Guoqing Li;Du Zhang;Yifei Yu;Shengyang Huang

198
Citations
Role of Boundary Layer Diffusion in Vapor Deposition Growth of Chalcogenide Nanosheets: The Case of GeS

Chun Li;Liang Huang;Gayatri Pongur Snigdha;Yifei Yu

178
Citations