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Ralph T. Yang publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ralph T. Yang sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 442 publications — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

Ralph T. Yang D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ralph T. Yang sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 123 D-Index — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2013 - Fellow, National Academy of Inventors
  • 2005 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For the development of the theory, methods, and materials for the removal of environmentally hazardous compounds from transportation fuels and other difficult separations.

Overview

Ralph T. Yang is affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields, with a prominent focus on Engineering and Materials Science. Within these fields, Yang has contributed extensively to subfields such as Mechanical Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Catalysis, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

The scientist's work addresses several key topics, including:

  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies
  • Membrane Separation and Gas Transport
  • Industrial Gas Emission Control
  • Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions
  • Zeolite Catalysis and Synthesis
  • Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications

Ralph T. Yang has published research in a variety of academic venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • Separation and Purification Technology
  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
  • ACS Catalysis

Among recent papers, the following research works stand out:

  • Morphology Effects of CeO2 Nanomaterials on the Catalytic Combustion of Toluene: A Combined Kinetics and Diffuse Reflectance Infrared Fourier Transform Spectroscopy Study (2021, ACS Catalysis)
  • Catalytic Combustion of Methane: From Mechanism and Materials Properties to Catalytic Performance (2022, ACS Catalysis)
  • CO2 capture (including direct air capture) and natural gas desulfurization of amine-grafted hierarchical bimodal silica (2021, Chemical Engineering Journal)
  • Significantly enhancing CO2 adsorption on Amine-Grafted SBA-15 by boron doping and acid treatment for direct air capture (2022, Separation and Purification Technology)
  • NOx removal with efficient recycling of NO2 from iron-ore sintering flue gas: A novel cyclic adsorption process (2020, Journal of Hazardous Materials)

Ralph T. Yang collaborates frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Yingshu Liu
  • Xiong Yang
  • Chuanzhao Zhang
  • Zhun Hu
  • Ziyi Li

In recognition of their work, Yang has received honors such as Fellowship of the National Academy of Inventors in 2013. Additionally, they were elected a Member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2005, specifically cited for contributions to the development of theory, methods, and materials related to the removal of environmentally hazardous compounds from transportation fuels and other difficult separations.

Best Publications

  • Gas Separation by Adsorption Processes

    Ralph T Yang

  • Adsorbents: Fundamentals and Applications

    Ralph T. Yang

  • MnOx-CeO2 mixed oxides prepared by co-precipitation for selective catalytic reduction of NO with NH3 at low temperatures

    Gongshin Qi;Ralph T. Yang;Ramsay Chang

  • Desulfurization of Transportation Fuels with Zeolites Under Ambient Conditions

    Ralph T. Yang;Arturo J. Hernández-Maldonado;Frances H. Yang

  • Carbon nanotubes as superior sorbent for dioxin removal.

    Richard Q. Long;Ralph T. Yang

  • Rational approximations of the integral of the Arrhenius function

    G. I. Senum;R. T. Yang

  • Low-temperature selective catalytic reduction of NOx with NH3 over metal oxide and zeolite catalysts—A review

    Junhua Li;Junhua Li;Huazhen Chang;Lei Ma;Jiming Hao

  • Amine-Grafted MCM-48 and Silica Xerogel as Superior Sorbents for Acidic Gas Removal from Natural Gas

    Helen Y. Huang;Ralph T. Yang;Daniel Chinn;Curtis L. Munson

  • Hydrogen storage by alkali-doped carbon nanotubes–revisited

    Ralph T Yang

  • Performance and kinetics study for low-temperature SCR of NO with NH3 over MnOx–CeO2 catalyst

    Gongshin Qi;Ralph T. Yang

  • Low-temperature selective catalytic reduction of NO with NH3 over iron and manganese oxides supported on titania

    Gongshin Qi;Ralph T. Yang

  • Gas adsorption and storage in metal-organic framework MOF-177.

    Yingwei Li;Ralph T Yang

  • Significantly enhanced hydrogen storage in metal-organic frameworks via spillover.

    Yingwei Li;Ralph T Yang

  • Hydrogen storage in metal-organic frameworks by bridged hydrogen spillover

    Yingwei Li;Ralph T Yang

  • Theoretical basis for the Dubinin-Radushkevitch (D-R) adsorption isotherm equation

    Nick D. Hutson;Ralph T. Yang

  • Characterization and FTIR Studies of MnOx−CeO2 Catalyst for Low-Temperature Selective Catalytic Reduction of NO with NH3

    Gongshin Qi;Ralph T. Yang

  • New sorbents for hydrogen storage by hydrogen spillover – a review

    Lifeng Wang;Ralph T. Yang

  • Desulfurization of transportation fuels by π-complexation sorbents: Cu(I)-, Ni(II)-, and Zn(II)-zeolites

    Arturo J. Hernández-Maldonado;Frances H. Yang;Gongshin Qi;Ralph T. Yang

  • Desulfurization of Diesel Fuels by Adsorption via π-Complexation with Vapor-Phase Exchanged Cu(I)-Y Zeolites

    Arturo J. Hernández-Maldonado;Ralph T. Yang

  • Desulfurization of Liquid Fuels by Adsorption via π Complexation with Cu(I)−Y and Ag−Y Zeolites

    Arturo J. Hernández-Maldonado;Ralph T. Yang

Frequent Co-Authors

Yingwei Li
Yingwei Li South China University of Technology
James A. Ritter
James A. Ritter University of South Carolina
Junhua Li
Junhua Li Tsinghua University
Zhonghua Zhu
Zhonghua Zhu University of Queensland
Gao Qing Lu
Gao Qing Lu University of Surrey
Penny Xiao
Penny Xiao University of Melbourne
Paul A. Webley
Paul A. Webley University of Melbourne
Jiming Hao
Jiming Hao Tsinghua University
David Y.H. Pui
David Y.H. Pui University of Minnesota
William H. Smyrl
William H. Smyrl University of Minnesota

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