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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 54 8811 8510 2534 2525 214 12808

Rong Yu publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Rong Yu between 1989 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Rong Yu published across 38 years, from 1989 to 2026, averaging 9.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 58 publications in 2025. 69 of the 363 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40 50
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1989 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 58. Peak 58 publications in 2025. 1989: 1 publication 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 1 publication 1996: 1 publication 1997: 1 publication 1998: 1 publication 1999: 1 publication 2000: 2 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 15 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 14 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 10 publications 2013: 10 publications 2014: 12 publications 2015: 10 publications 2016: 4 publications 2017: 15 publications 2018: 17 publications 2019: 18 publications 2020: 18 publications 2021: 22 publications 2022: 18 publications 2023: 18 publications 2024: 31 publications 2025: 58 publications 2026: 11 publications
1989 2026

363 publications in total across all disciplines

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Rong Yu: publications per year, 1989 to 2026
Year Publications
1989 1
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 2
1994 1
1995 1
1996 1
1997 1
1998 1
1999 1
2000 2
2001 6
2002 15
2003 6
2004 1
2005 14
2006 5
2007 6
2008 6
2009 6
2010 7
2011 8
2012 10
2013 10
2014 12
2015 10
2016 4
2017 15
2018 17
2019 18
2020 18
2021 22
2022 18
2023 18
2024 31
2025 58
2026 11
Total 363
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Rong Yu 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 Rong Yu sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 57 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 50–69 to 1,163+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 891. Most scientists, 891, have 190–209 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 210–229 publications, is where this scientist sits. 50–69 publications: 28 scientists 70–89 publications: 152 scientists 90–109 publications: 356 scientists 110–129 publications: 487 scientists 130–149 publications: 723 scientists 150–169 publications: 835 scientists 170–189 publications: 850 scientists 190–209 publications: 891 scientists 210–229 publications: 862 scientists 230–249 publications: 766 scientists 250–269 publications: 726 scientists 270–289 publications: 665 scientists 290–309 publications: 593 scientists 310–329 publications: 537 scientists 330–349 publications: 477 scientists 350–369 publications: 440 scientists 370–389 publications: 356 scientists 390–409 publications: 321 scientists 410–429 publications: 256 scientists 430–449 publications: 246 scientists 450–469 publications: 216 scientists 470–489 publications: 212 scientists 490–509 publications: 174 scientists 510–529 publications: 194 scientists 530–549 publications: 162 scientists 550–569 publications: 131 scientists 570–589 publications: 111 scientists 590–609 publications: 103 scientists 610–629 publications: 99 scientists 630–649 publications: 77 scientists 650–669 publications: 92 scientists 670–689 publications: 56 scientists 690–709 publications: 53 scientists 710–729 publications: 53 scientists 730–749 publications: 38 scientists 750–769 publications: 52 scientists 770–789 publications: 43 scientists 790–809 publications: 38 scientists 810–829 publications: 34 scientists 830–849 publications: 25 scientists 850–869 publications: 18 scientists 870–889 publications: 20 scientists 890–909 publications: 24 scientists 910–929 publications: 27 scientists 930–949 publications: 20 scientists 950–969 publications: 17 scientists 970–989 publications: 10 scientists 990–1,009 publications: 16 scientists 1,010–1,029 publications: 13 scientists 1,030–1,049 publications: 12 scientists 1,050–1,069 publications: 9 scientists 1,070–1,089 publications: 8 scientists 1,090–1,109 publications: 7 scientists 1,110–1,129 publications: 9 scientists 1,130–1,149 publications: 2 scientists 1,150–1,162 publications: 5 scientists 1,163+ publications: 100 scientists
50–69 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 214 publications — 35th percentile

35% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Materials Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
50–69 28
70–89 152
90–109 356
110–129 487
130–149 723
150–169 835
170–189 850
190–209 891
210–229 862 214
230–249 766
250–269 726
270–289 665
290–309 593
310–329 537
330–349 477
350–369 440
370–389 356
390–409 321
410–429 256
430–449 246
450–469 216
470–489 212
490–509 174
510–529 194
530–549 162
550–569 131
570–589 111
590–609 103
610–629 99
630–649 77
650–669 92
670–689 56
690–709 53
710–729 53
730–749 38
750–769 52
770–789 43
790–809 38
810–829 34
830–849 25
850–869 18
870–889 20
890–909 24
910–929 27
930–949 20
950–969 17
970–989 10
990–1,009 16
1,010–1,029 13
1,030–1,049 12
1,050–1,069 9
1,070–1,089 8
1,090–1,109 7
1,110–1,129 9
1,130–1,149 2
1,150–1,162 5
1,163+ 100
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Rong Yu 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 Rong Yu sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 165+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 667. Most scientists, 667, have 52–53 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 54–55 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 211 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 450 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 612 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 612 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 598 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 657 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 667 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 621 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 597 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 610 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 587 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 606 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 533 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 490 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 469 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 378 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 421 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 359 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 323 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 299 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 230 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 210 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 195 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 203 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 175 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 175 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 142 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 121 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 117 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 107 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 88 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 85 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 68 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 62 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 57 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 45 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 49 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 50 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 34 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 38 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 28 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 24 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 33 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 28 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 21 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 20 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 23 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 17 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 12 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 17 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 21 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 13 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 11 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 13 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 4 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 4 scientists 164 D-Index: 3 scientists 165+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 54 D-Index — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Materials Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 211
42–43 450
44–45 612
46–47 612
48–49 598
50–51 657
52–53 667
54–55 621 54
56–57 597
58–59 610
60–61 587
62–63 606
64–65 533
66–67 490
68–69 469
70–71 378
72–73 421
74–75 359
76–77 323
78–79 299
80–81 230
82–83 210
84–85 195
86–87 203
88–89 175
90–91 175
92–93 142
94–95 121
96–97 117
98–99 107
100–101 88
102–103 85
104–105 68
106–107 62
108–109 57
110–111 45
112–113 49
114–115 50
116–117 34
118–119 38
120–121 37
122–123 29
124–125 28
126–127 24
128–129 33
130–131 28
132–133 21
134–135 20
136–137 23
138–139 17
140–141 12
142–143 17
144–145 21
146–147 13
148–149 11
150–151 14
152–153 13
154–155 9
156–157 10
158–159 7
160–161 4
162–163 4
164 3
165+ 98
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Overview

Rong Yu is affiliated with Tsinghua University in China and has contributed extensively to the fields of Materials Science and Engineering, with a particular focus on Materials Chemistry and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. Their research work has evolved to cover many related subfields, including Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Condensed Matter Physics, and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics.

The scientist's main areas of study encompass various topics, specifically:

  • Electronic and Structural Properties of Oxides
  • Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials
  • Advanced X-ray Imaging Techniques
  • ZnO doping and properties
  • Multiferroics and related materials
  • Advanced Condensed Matter Physics
  • Magnetic properties of thin films

Several of Rong Yu's recent papers show the breadth of their research interests and collaborations. Notable publications include:

  • "Rare-Earth Single Erbium Atoms for Enhanced Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction" (2020), published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Angewandte Chemie
  • "Unveiling the charge transfer dynamics steered by built-in electric fields in BiOBr photocatalysts" (2022), published in Nature Communications
  • "Deep sub-angstrom resolution imaging by electron ptychography with misorientation correction" (2022), published in Science Advances
  • "Enhanced electric resistivity and dielectric energy storage by vacancy defect complex" (2021), published in Energy Storage Materials

Rong Yu frequently publishes in venues such as arXiv (Cornell University), Nature Communications, Nano Research, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), and Acta Materialia.

The scientist collaborates regularly with several researchers, including Wandong Xing, Haozhi Sha, Jizhe Cui, Jing Zhu, and Wenfeng Yang, with whom they have multiple joint publications.

Best Publications

  • The superconductivity at 18 K in LiFeAs system

    X.C. Wang;Q.Q. Liu;Y.X. Lv;W.B. Gao

  • Tuning defects in oxides at room temperature by lithium reduction.

    Gang Ou;Yushuai Xu;Bo Wen;Rui Lin

  • Single-atom tailoring of platinum nanocatalysts for high-performance multifunctional electrocatalysis

    Mufan Li;Kaining Duanmu;Chengzhang Wan;Tao Cheng;Tao Cheng

  • Ultrathin rhodium nanosheets

    Haohong Duan;Ning Yan;Rong Yu;Chun-Ran Chang

  • Isolated Single-Atom Pd Sites in Intermetallic Nanostructures: High Catalytic Selectivity for Semihydrogenation of Alkynes

    Quanchen Feng;Shu Zhao;Yu Wang;Juncai Dong

  • Rare-Earth Single Erbium Atoms for Enhanced Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction.

    Shufang Ji;Yang Qu;Tao Wang;Yuanjun Chen

  • Strain control and spontaneous phase ordering in vertical nanocomposite heteroepitaxial thin films

    Judith L. MacManus-Driscoll;Patrick Zerrer;Haiyan Wang;Hao Yang

  • Single-atomic cobalt sites embedded in hierarchically ordered porous nitrogen-doped carbon as a superior bifunctional electrocatalyst.

    Tingting Sun;Shu Zhao;Wenxing Chen;Dong Zhai

  • Carbon nitride supported Fe 2 cluster catalysts with superior performance for alkene epoxidation

    Shubo Tian;Qiang Fu;Qiang Fu;Wenxing Chen;Wenxing Chen;Quanchen Feng

  • Three-dimensional open nano-netcage electrocatalysts for efficient pH-universal overall water splitting

    Zewen Zhuang;Yu Wang;Cong-Qiao Xu;Shoujie Liu

  • Pressure-induced superconductivity in topological parent compound Bi2Te3

    J. L. Zhang;S. J. Zhang;H. M. Weng;W. Zhang

  • Sophisticated Construction of Au Islands on Pt–Ni: An Ideal Trimetallic Nanoframe Catalyst

    Yuen Wu;Dingsheng Wang;Gang Zhou;Rong Yu

  • A seed-based diffusion route to monodisperse intermetallic CuAu nanocrystals.

    Wei Chen;Rong Yu;Lingling Li;Annan Wang

  • Li(Zn,Mn)As as a new generation ferromagnet based on a I–II–V semiconductor

    Z. Deng;C. Q. Jin;Q. Q. Liu;X. C. Wang

  • Platinum-nickel frame within metal-organic framework fabricated in situ for hydrogen enrichment and molecular sieving.

    Zhi Li;Rong Yu;Jinglu Huang;Yusheng Shi

  • Superconductivity in Topological Insulator Sb2Te3 Induced by Pressure

    J. Zhu;J. L. Zhang;P. P. Kong;S. J. Zhang

  • Elastic stability and electronic structure of pyrite type PtN2: A hard semiconductor

    Rong Yu;Qian Zhan;Xiao-Feng Zhang

  • Crystal Structures of and Displacive Transitions in OsN2, IrN2, RuN2, and RhN2

    Rong Yu;Qian Zhan;Lutgard C. De Jonghe

  • Highly branched Pt–Ni nanocrystals enclosed by stepped surface for methanol oxidation

    Zhiqiang Niu;Dingsheng Wang;Rong Yu;Qing Peng

  • Structure and interface chemistry of perovskite-spinel nanocomposite thin films

    Q. Zhan;R. Yu;S. P. Crane;H. Zheng

Frequent Co-Authors

Jing Zhu
Jing Zhu Tsinghua University
Yadong Li
Yadong Li Tsinghua University
Elbio Dagotto
Elbio Dagotto University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Dingsheng Wang
Dingsheng Wang Tsinghua University
Pengcheng Dai
Pengcheng Dai Rice University
Hengqiang Ye
Hengqiang Ye Chinese Academy of Sciences
Lutgard C. De Jonghe
Lutgard C. De Jonghe University of California, Berkeley
Frank Steglich
Frank Steglich Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids
Ying-Hao Chu
Ying-Hao Chu National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
Judith L. MacManus-Driscoll
Judith L. MacManus-Driscoll University of Cambridge

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