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D-Index
41
Citations
3924
World Ranking
1978
National Ranking
241

Peiyun Yi publication distribution in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Peiyun Yi sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 75 publications — 2nd percentile

2% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 659 publications or more.

Peiyun Yi D-index placement in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Peiyun Yi sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 93+

This scientist: 41 D-Index — 45th percentile

45% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 93 D-Index or more.

Overview

Peiyun Yi is affiliated with Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China and has contributed extensively to the fields of engineering, materials science, and energy. Their research predominantly focuses on fuel cells and related materials, electrocatalysts for energy conversion, and carbon-based materials.

Yi's work encompasses a variety of subfields including electrical and electronic engineering, materials chemistry, renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, mechanics of materials, and automotive engineering. These areas highlight a broad but interconnected expertise in both fundamental and applied aspects of energy materials and systems.

Their main research topics include:

  • Fuel Cells and Related Materials
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research
  • Advancements in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
  • Metal and Thin Film Mechanics
  • Ion-surface interactions and analysis
  • Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques

Yi frequently publishes in several academic journals, including:

  • International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Journal of Power Sources
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Notable recent publications by Yi include:

  • Towards mass applications: A review on the challenges and developments in metallic bipolar plates for PEMFC (2020), Progress in Natural Science Materials International
  • Unraveling the pH-Dependent Oxygen Reduction Performance on Single-Atom Catalysts: From Single- to Dual-Sabatier Optima (2024), Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Investigation of the non-uniform distribution of current density in commercial-size proton exchange membrane fuel cells (2020), Journal of Power Sources
  • Review on proton exchange membrane fuel cell stack assembly: Quality evaluation, assembly method, contact behavior and process design (2021), Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
  • Impact of pressure on carbon films by PECVD toward high deposition rates and high stability as metallic bipolar plate for PEMFCs (2020), International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Throughout their career, Yi has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including Linfa Peng, Xinmin Lai, Diankai Qiu, Di Zhang, and Zhutian Xu. These collaborations have been significant in projects related to fuel cells and electrocatalysis.

Best Publications

  • Micro hot embossing of thermoplastic polymers: a review

    Linfa Peng;Yujun Deng;Peiyun Yi;Xinmin Lai

  • Design and manufacturing of stainless steel bipolar plates for proton exchange membrane fuel cells

    Linfa Peng;Peiyun Yi;Xinmin Lai

  • Unraveling the pH-Dependent Oxygen Reduction Performance on Single-Atom Catalysts: From Single- to Dual-Sabatier Optima

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  • Carbon-based coatings for metallic bipolar plates used in proton exchange membrane fuel cells

    Peiyun Yi;Di Zhang;Diankai Qiu;Linfa Peng

  • Towards mass applications: A review on the challenges and developments in metallic bipolar plates for PEMFC

    Zhutian Xu;Diankai Qiu;Peiyun Yi;Linfa Peng

  • Influence of Cr-C film composition on electrical and corrosion properties of 316L stainless steel as bipolar plates for PEMFCs

    Yong Zhao;Lin Wei;Peiyun Yi;Linfa Peng

  • Multilayered Zr–C/a-C film on stainless steel 316L as bipolar plates for proton exchange membrane fuel cells

    Feifei Bi;Linfa Peng;Peiyun Yi;Xinmin Lai

  • Flexible Transparent Electrodes Based on Silver Nanowires: Material Synthesis, Fabrication, Performance, and Applications

    Yuwen Zhu;Yujun Deng;Peiyun Yi;Linfa Peng

  • Performance of a proton exchange membrane fuel cell stack using conductive amorphous carbon-coated 304 stainless steel bipolar plates

    Peiyun Yi;Linfa Peng;Lizhong Feng;Pin Gan

  • Effects of Al incorporation on the interfacial conductivity and corrosion resistance of CrN film on SS316L as bipolar plates for proton exchange membrane fuel cells

    Feifei Bi;Peiyun Yi;Tao Zhou;Linfa Peng

  • Amorphous carbon films doped with silver and chromium to achieve ultra-low interfacial electrical resistance and long-term durability in the application of proton exchange membrane fuel cells

    Di Zhang;Peiyun Yi;Linfa Peng;Xinmin Lai

  • Investigation of the non-uniform distribution of current density in commercial-size proton exchange membrane fuel cells

    Linfa Peng;Heng Shao;Diankai Qiu;Peiyun Yi

  • Performance evaluation of commercial-size proton exchange membrane fuel cell stacks considering air flow distribution in the manifold

    Fuxiang Huang;Diankai Qiu;Shuhuai Lan;Peiyun Yi

  • Development and characterization of multilayered Cr–C/a-C:Cr film on 316L stainless steel as bipolar plates for proton exchange membrane fuel cells

    Peiyun Yi;Linfa Peng;Tao Zhou;Hao Wu

  • Impact of Film Thickness on Defects and the Graphitization of Nanothin Carbon Coatings Used for Metallic Bipolar Plates in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells

    Peiyun Yi;Di Zhang;Linfa Peng;Xinmin Lai

  • Mechanisms of growth, properties and degradation of amorphous carbon films by closed field unbalanced magnetron sputtering on stainless steel bipolar plates for PEMFCs

    Feifei Bi;Kun Hou;Peiyun Yi;Linfa Peng

  • A micro contact model for electrical contact resistance prediction between roughness surface and carbon fiber paper

    Diankai Qiu;Linfa Peng;Peiyun Yi;Xinmin Lai

  • Characteristics of amorphous carbon films to resist high potential impact in PEMFCs bipolar plates for automotive application

    Feifei Bi;Xiaobo Li;Peiyun Yi;Kun Hou

  • Enhanced Corrosion Resistance and Interfacial Conductivity of TiCx/a-C Nanolayered Coatings via Synergy of Substrate Bias Voltage for Bipolar Plates Applications in PEMFCs

    Peiyun Yi;Weixin Zhang;Feifei Bi;Linfa Peng

  • In-situ measurement of temperature and humidity distribution in gas channels for commercial-size proton exchange membrane fuel cells

    Heng Shao;Diankai Qiu;Linfa Peng;Peiyun Yi

  • Niobium doped amorphous carbon film on metallic bipolar plates for PEMFCs: First principle calculation, microstructure and performance

    Kun Hou;Peiyun Yi;Linfa Peng;Xinmin Lai

  • Study on shape error effect of metallic bipolar plate on the GDL contact pressure distribution in proton exchange membrane fuel cell

    Diankai Qiu;Peiyun Yi;Linfa Peng;Xinmin Lai

  • Continuous fabrication of nanostructure arrays for flexible surface enhanced Raman scattering substrate.

    Chengpeng Zhang;Peiyun Yi;Linfa Peng;Xinmin Lai

  • Contact resistance prediction of proton exchange membrane fuel cell considering fabrication characteristics of metallic bipolar plates

    Peng Liang;Diankai Qiu;Linfa Peng;Peiyun Yi

Frequent Co-Authors

Linfa Peng
Linfa Peng Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Xinmin Lai
Xinmin Lai Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Zhongqin Lin
Zhongqin Lin Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Werner Lehnert
Werner Lehnert RWTH Aachen University
Di Zhang
Di Zhang Tohoku University
Jibin Pu
Jibin Pu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jiaqiang Huang
Jiaqiang Huang Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

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