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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 56 11592 10440 1851 1835 159 11490

Nian Lin publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Nian Lin between 1993 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Nian Lin published across 33 years, from 1993 to 2025, averaging 5.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 15 publications in 2010. 15 of the 183 publications appeared in the last two years.

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

183 publications in total across all disciplines

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Nian Lin: publications per year, 1993 to 2025
Year Publications
1993 1
1994 0
1995 0
1996 4
1997 0
1998 4
1999 1
2000 3
2001 3
2002 3
2003 7
2004 4
2005 5
2006 8
2007 6
2008 9
2009 7
2010 15
2011 11
2012 6
2013 7
2014 8
2015 9
2016 8
2017 8
2018 6
2019 6
2020 4
2021 5
2022 7
2023 3
2024 9
2025 6
Total 183
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Nian Lin publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Nian Lin sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000 1,250
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 61–80 to 1,295+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,350. Most scientists, 1,350, have 161–180 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 141–160 publications, is where this scientist sits. 61–80 publications: 66 scientists 81–100 publications: 302 scientists 101–120 publications: 623 scientists 121–140 publications: 918 scientists 141–160 publications: 1,218 scientists 161–180 publications: 1,350 scientists 181–200 publications: 1,344 scientists 201–220 publications: 1,281 scientists 221–240 publications: 1,216 scientists 241–260 publications: 1,100 scientists 261–280 publications: 979 scientists 281–300 publications: 939 scientists 301–320 publications: 764 scientists 321–340 publications: 643 scientists 341–360 publications: 628 scientists 361–380 publications: 522 scientists 381–400 publications: 459 scientists 401–420 publications: 397 scientists 421–440 publications: 327 scientists 441–460 publications: 270 scientists 461–480 publications: 265 scientists 481–500 publications: 252 scientists 501–520 publications: 201 scientists 521–540 publications: 185 scientists 541–560 publications: 148 scientists 561–580 publications: 148 scientists 581–600 publications: 132 scientists 601–620 publications: 114 scientists 621–640 publications: 104 scientists 641–660 publications: 91 scientists 661–680 publications: 92 scientists 681–700 publications: 73 scientists 701–720 publications: 57 scientists 721–740 publications: 54 scientists 741–760 publications: 67 scientists 761–780 publications: 45 scientists 781–800 publications: 46 scientists 801–820 publications: 39 scientists 821–840 publications: 32 scientists 841–860 publications: 36 scientists 861–880 publications: 29 scientists 881–900 publications: 26 scientists 901–920 publications: 24 scientists 921–940 publications: 14 scientists 941–960 publications: 23 scientists 961–980 publications: 28 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 15 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 29 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 12 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 19 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 12 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 6 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 8 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 12 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 5 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 6 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 14 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 7 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 2 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 6 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 4 scientists 1,281–1,294 publications: 6 scientists 1,295+ publications: 100 scientists
61–80 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 159 publications — 17th percentile

17% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
61–80 66
81–100 302
101–120 623
121–140 918
141–160 1,218 159
161–180 1,350
181–200 1,344
201–220 1,281
221–240 1,216
241–260 1,100
261–280 979
281–300 939
301–320 764
321–340 643
341–360 628
361–380 522
381–400 459
401–420 397
421–440 327
441–460 270
461–480 265
481–500 252
501–520 201
521–540 185
541–560 148
561–580 148
581–600 132
601–620 114
621–640 104
641–660 91
661–680 92
681–700 73
701–720 57
721–740 54
741–760 67
761–780 45
781–800 46
801–820 39
821–840 32
841–860 36
861–880 29
881–900 26
901–920 24
921–940 14
941–960 23
961–980 28
981–1,000 15
1,001–1,020 29
1,021–1,040 12
1,041–1,060 19
1,061–1,080 12
1,081–1,100 6
1,101–1,120 8
1,121–1,140 12
1,141–1,160 5
1,161–1,180 6
1,181–1,200 14
1,201–1,220 7
1,221–1,240 2
1,241–1,260 6
1,261–1,280 4
1,281–1,294 6
1,295+ 100
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Nian Lin D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Nian Lin sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 159+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,051. Most scientists, 1,051, have 56–57 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 56–57 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 56 D-Index — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 289
42–43 612
44–45 808
46–47 776
48–49 835
50–51 861
52–53 872
54–55 933
56–57 1,051 56
58–59 930
60–61 882
62–63 834
64–65 731
66–67 775
68–69 683
70–71 646
72–73 561
74–75 501
76–77 437
78–79 388
80–81 354
82–83 292
84–85 275
86–87 254
88–89 235
90–91 185
92–93 192
94–95 155
96–97 163
98–99 125
100–101 105
102–103 105
104–105 112
106–107 88
108–109 68
110–111 69
112–113 65
114–115 79
116–117 61
118–119 44
120–121 37
122–123 40
124–125 33
126–127 26
128–129 34
130–131 35
132–133 25
134–135 27
136–137 17
138–139 16
140–141 20
142–143 20
144–145 15
146–147 9
148–149 9
150–151 16
152–153 11
154–155 9
156–157 3
158 3
159+ 98
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Overview

Nian Lin is affiliated with the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in China. Their research spans multiple fields including Materials Science, Physics and Astronomy, and Engineering. They have contributed notably to subfields such as Materials Chemistry, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, Biomedical Engineering, Inorganic Chemistry, and Condensed Matter Physics.

Their work covers a variety of specific topics, including:

  • Surface Chemistry and Catalysis
  • Graphene research and applications
  • Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications
  • Quantum and electron transport phenomena
  • 2D Materials and Applications
  • Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism
  • Topological Materials and Phenomena

Nian Lin has published multiple papers, including the following recent works:

  • Low-defect-density WS2 by hydroxide vapor phase deposition, 2022, Nature Communications
  • Giant nonlinear Hall effect in twisted bilayer WSe2, 2022, National Science Review
  • Highly Degenerate Ground States in a Frustrated Antiferromagnetic Kagome Lattice in a Two-Dimensional Metal-Organic Framework, 2021, The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
  • Design and Synthesis of a Single-Layer Ferromagnetic Metal-Organic Framework with Topological Nontrivial Gaps, 2020, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
  • Collective Spin Manipulation in Antiferroelastic Spin-Crossover Metallo-Supramolecular Chains, 2020, ACS Nano

The venues most frequently publishing Nian Lin's work include:

  • ACS Nano
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
  • Communications Chemistry
  • ChemPlusChem

The scientist often collaborates with a group of coauthors, with repeated partnerships observed with the following researchers:

  • En Li
  • Li Huang
  • Muqing Hua
  • Jing Liu
  • Chengkun Lyu

Best Publications

  • Steering molecular organization and host-guest interactions using two-dimensional nanoporous coordination systems.

    Sebastian Stepanow;Magalí Lingenfelder;Alexandre Dmitriev;Hannes Spillmann

  • Self-assembly of metal-organic coordination structures on surfaces

    Lei Dong;Zi’Ang Gao;Nian Lin

  • Modular assembly of two-dimensional metal-organic coordination networks at a metal surface.

    Alexandre Dmitriev;Hannes Spillmann;Nian Lin;Johannes V. Barth

  • Charge-transfer-induced structural rearrangements at both sides of organic/metal interfaces

    Tzu-Chun Tseng;Christian Urban;Yang Wang;Roberto Otero;Roberto Otero

  • Supramolecular control of the magnetic anisotropy in two-dimensional high-spin Fe arrays at a metal interface

    Pietro Gambardella;Pietro Gambardella;Pietro Gambardella;Sebastian Stepanow;Sebastian Stepanow;Alexandre Dmitriev;Alexandre Dmitriev;Jan Honolka

  • Single-molecule resolution of an organometallic intermediate in a surface-supported Ullmann coupling reaction.

    Weihua Wang;Xingqiang Shi;Shiyong Wang;Michel A. Van Hove

  • Surface-Activated Coupling Reactions Confined on a Surface

    Lei Dong;Pei Nian Liu;Nian Lin

  • Supramolecular Assemblies of Trimesic Acid on a Cu(100) Surface

    A. Dmitriev;N. Lin;J. Weckesser;J. V. Barth

  • Real‐Time Single‐Molecule Imaging of the Formation and Dynamics of Coordination Compounds

    Nian Lin;Alexandre Dmitriev;Jens Weckesser;Johannes V. Barth

  • Surface-Assisted Assembly of 2D Metal–Organic Networks That Exhibit Unusual Threefold Coordination Symmetry†

    Sebastian Stepanow;Nian Lin;Dietmar Payer;Uta Schlickum

  • Hierarchical assembly of two-dimensional homochiral nanocavity arrays.

    Hannes Spillmann;Alexandre Dmitriev;Nian Lin;Paolo Messina

  • Coordination and metalation bifunctionality of Cu with 5,10,15,20-tetra(4-pyridyl)porphyrin: toward a mixed-valence two-dimensional coordination network.

    Li Y;Xiao J;Shubina Te;Chen M

  • 2D Supramolecular Assemblies of Benzene-1,3,5-triyl-tribenzoic Acid: Temperature-Induced Phase Transformations and Hierarchical Organization with Macrocyclic Molecules

    Mario Ruben;Dietmar Payer;Aitor Landa;Alessio Comisso

  • Towards Surface‐Supported Supramolecular Architectures: Tailored Coordination Assembly of 1,4‐Benzenedicarboxylate and Fe on Cu(100)

    Magalí A. Lingenfelder;Hannes Spillmann;Alexandre Dmitriev;Sebastian Stepanow

  • Self-recognition and self-selection in multicomponent supramolecular coordination networks on surfaces

    Alexander Langner;Steven L. Tait;Nian Lin;Chandrasekar Rajadurai

  • Porphyrin-based two-dimensional coordination Kagome lattice self-assembled on a Au(111) surface.

    Ziliang Shi;Nian Lin

  • Surface-confined supramolecular coordination chemistry.

    Nian Lin;Sebastian Stepanow;Mario Ruben;Johannes V. Barth;Johannes V. Barth

  • Supramolecular architectures and nanostructures at metal surfaces

    J.V. Barth;J. Weckesser;N. Lin;A. Dmitriev

  • Metal−Organic Coordination Interactions in Fe−Terephthalic Acid Networks on Cu(100)

    Steven L Tait;Yeliang Wang;Giovanni Costantini;Nian Lin

  • Quasicrystallinity expressed in two-dimensional coordination networks

    José I. Urgel;David Écija;Guoqing Lyu;Ran Zhang

  • Direct observation of chiral metal-organic complexes assembled on a Cu(100) surface

    Paolo Messina;Alexandre Dmitriev;Nian Lin;Hannes Spillmann

  • Deprotonation-Driven Phase Transformations in Terephthalic Acid Self-Assembly on Cu(100)

    S. Stepanow;T. Strunskus;M. Lingenfelder;A. Dmitriev

Frequent Co-Authors

Klaus Kern
Klaus Kern Max Planck Society
Johannes V. Barth
Johannes V. Barth Technical University of Munich
Weihua Wang
Weihua Wang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Mario Ruben
Mario Ruben Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Hu Xu
Hu Xu Southern University of Science and Technology
Christian Minot
Christian Minot Sorbonne University
Ben Zhong Tang
Ben Zhong Tang Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen
Shihe Yang
Shihe Yang Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Yuning Hong
Yuning Hong La Trobe University
Rui-Qin Zhang
Rui-Qin Zhang City University of Hong Kong

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