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D-Index
81
Citations
22776
World Ranking
2600
National Ranking
741

Luyi Sun 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 Luyi Sun sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 337 publications — 68th percentile

68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Luyi Sun 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 Luyi Sun sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 81 D-Index — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Luyi Sun is affiliated with the University of Connecticut in the United States and has an extensive research portfolio in engineering and materials science. Their published work spans multiple disciplines and topics within these fields, emphasizing the development and application of advanced materials.

The primary fields of study for this researcher include:

  • Engineering
  • Materials Science

Their subfields of study cover a range of specialties:

  • Materials Chemistry
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Polymers and Plastics
  • Mechanical Engineering

Luyi Sun's research includes investigations in key topics such as:

  • Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
  • Advancements in Battery Materials
  • Advanced Materials and Mechanics
  • Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies
  • Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity
  • Conducting polymers and applications
  • Layered Double Hydroxides Synthesis and Applications

Frequent publication venues where their research appears include:

  • Advanced Functional Materials
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Advanced Composites and Hybrid Materials
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Polymer

Their recent papers highlight a focus on materials design, polymers, and battery technologies. Examples include:

  • Ultralong lifetime and efficient room temperature phosphorescent carbon dots through multi-confinement structure design (2020, Nature Communications)
  • High Performance Composite Polymer Electrolytes for Lithium-Ion Batteries (2021, Advanced Functional Materials)
  • Two-dimensional MXenes: New frontier of wearable and flexible electronics (2022, InfoMat)
  • 4D printing of polymers: Techniques, materials, and prospects (2022, Progress in Polymer Science)
  • Catalytic materials for direct synthesis of dimethyl carbonate (DMC) from CO2 (2020, Journal of Cleaner Production)

Luyi Sun collaborates regularly with several researchers, including:

  • Songshan Zeng
  • Andrew T. Smith
  • Kuangyu Shen
  • Zaili Hou
  • Anna Marie LaChance

Best Publications

  • Synthesis, properties, and applications of graphene oxide/reduced graphene oxide and their nanocomposites

    Andrew T. Smith;Anna Marie LaChance;Songshan Zeng;Bin Liu

  • Preparation of two dimensional layered double hydroxide nanosheets and their applications

    Jingfang Yu;Jingfang Yu;Qiang Wang;Dermot O'Hare;Luyi Sun

  • Silicon-Based Materials from Rice Husks and Their Applications

    Luyi Sun;Kecheng Gong

  • Multifunctional composite core–shell nanoparticles

    Suying Wei;Qiang Wang;Jiahua Zhu;Luyi Sun

  • Ultralong lifetime and efficient room temperature phosphorescent carbon dots through multi-confinement structure design.

    Yuqiong Sun;Shuting Liu;Luyi Sun;Shuangshuang Wu

  • Combustible ionic liquids by design: is laboratory safety another ionic liquid myth?

    Marcin Smiglak;W. Mathew Reichert;John D. Holbrey;John S. Wilkes

  • Preparation of α-zirconium phosphate nanoplatelets with wide variations in aspect ratios

    Luyi Sun;Woong J. Boo;Hung-Jue Sue;Abraham Clearfield

  • Mechanical properties of surface-functionalized SWCNT/epoxy composites

    Luyi Sun;G.L. Warren;J.Y. O’Reilly;W.N. Everett

  • Large-Scale and Controllable Synthesis of Graphene Quantum Dots from Rice Husk Biomass: A Comprehensive Utilization Strategy

    Zhaofeng Wang;Jingfang Yu;Xin Zhang;Na Li

  • Two‐dimensional MXenes : New frontier of wearable and flexible electronics

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  • Synthesis and properties of polystyrene/graphite nanocomposites

    Min Xiao;Luyi Sun;Jingjing Liu;Yun Li

  • High Performance Composite Polymer Electrolytes for Lithium-Ion Batteries

    Peng Fan;Peng Fan;Hao Liu;Vladimir Marosz;Nia T. Samuels

  • Bio-inspired sensitive and reversible mechanochromisms via strain-dependent cracks and folds

    Songshan Zeng;Dianyun Zhang;Wenhan Huang;Zhaofeng Wang

  • Functionalized layered double hydroxides for innovative applications

    Minwang Laipan;Jingfang Yu;Runliang Zhu;Jianxi Zhu

  • A Critical Review on the Heterogeneous Catalytic Oxidation of Elemental Mercury in Flue Gases

    Yanshan Gao;Zhang Zhang;Jingwen Wu;Linhai Duan

  • Biomimetic nanocoatings with exceptional mechanical, barrier, and flame-retardant properties from large-scale one-step coassembly.

    Fuchuan Ding;Fuchuan Ding;Jingjing Liu;Songshan Zeng;Yan Xia

  • Poly(propylene)/Graphene Nanoplatelet Nanocomposites: Melt Rheological Behavior and Thermal, Electrical, and Electronic Properties

    Yunfeng Li;Jiahua Zhu;Suying Wei;Jongeun Ryu

  • Silica nanoparticles and frameworks from rice husk biomass.

    Weixing Wang;Jarett C. Martin;Xiaotian Fan;Aijie Han

  • Titanium incorporated with UiO-66(Zr)-type Metal–Organic Framework (MOF) for photocatalytic application

    Aoning Wang;Yingjie Zhou;Zhoulu Wang;Miao Chen

  • Synthesis and properties of CO2-based plastics: Environmentally-friendly, energy-saving and biomedical polymeric materials

    Yonghang Xu;Yonghang Xu;Yonghang Xu;Limiao Lin;Min Xiao;Shuanjin Wang

  • Graphene quantum dots: versatile photoluminescence for energy, biomedical, and environmental applications

    Zhaofeng Wang;Huidan Zeng;Luyi Sun

Frequent Co-Authors

Zhaofeng Wang
Zhaofeng Wang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Zhanhu Guo
Zhanhu Guo Northumbria University
Yuezhong Meng
Yuezhong Meng Sun Yat-sen University
Suying Wei
Suying Wei Lamar University
Hung-Jue Sue
Hung-Jue Sue Texas A&M University
Shuangjin Wang
Shuangjin Wang Sun Yat-sen University
Abraham Clearfield
Abraham Clearfield Texas A&M University
Jiahua Zhu
Jiahua Zhu University of Akron
Dongmei Han
Dongmei Han Sun Yat-sen University
Xingru Yan
Xingru Yan University of Tennessee at Knoxville

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