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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Rising Stars 53 241 241 80 80 129 15392
Materials Science 60 6929 6695 2051 2043 119 18831

Ruquan Ye publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ruquan Ye between 2012 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ruquan Ye published across 14 years, from 2012 to 2025, averaging 11.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 24 publications in 2022. 39 of the 158 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2012 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 24. Peak 24 publications in 2022. 2012: 1 publication 2013: 2 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 11 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 4 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 10 publications 2020: 14 publications 2021: 14 publications 2022: 24 publications 2023: 23 publications 2024: 21 publications 2025: 18 publications
2012 2025

158 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ruquan Ye: publications per year, 2012 to 2025
Year Publications
2012 1
2013 2
2014 4
2015 11
2016 5
2017 4
2018 7
2019 10
2020 14
2021 14
2022 24
2023 23
2024 21
2025 18
Total 158
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Ruquan Ye 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 Ruquan Ye 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, 110–129 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: 119 publications — 6th percentile

6% 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
110–129 487 119
130–149 723
150–169 835
170–189 850
190–209 891
210–229 862
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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Ruquan Ye 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 Ruquan Ye 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, 60–61 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: 60 D-Index — 46th percentile

46% 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
56–57 597
58–59 610
60–61 587 60
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Rising Stars Award

Overview

Ruquan Ye is affiliated with the City University of Hong Kong in China. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Energy, Materials Science, and Engineering. Within these broad areas, Ye concentrates on the subfields of Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, and Catalysis.

The scientist's work addresses several main topics including CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts, Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion, Ionic Liquids Properties and Applications, Covalent Organic Framework Applications, Advanced Battery Technologies Research, and Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials.

Ruquan Ye has published research extensively, with notable papers including:

  • MnO2-Based Materials for Environmental Applications, 2021, Advanced Materials
  • Strain Enhances the Activity of Molecular Electrocatalysts via Carbon Nanotube Supports, 2023, Nature Catalysis
  • Recent Progresses in Electrochemical Carbon Dioxide Reduction on Copper-Based Catalysts toward Multicarbon Products, 2021, Advanced Functional Materials
  • Self-Reporting and Photothermally Enhanced Rapid Bacterial Killing on a Laser-Induced Graphene Mask, 2020, ACS Nano
  • Confined Growth of Silver-Copper Janus Nanostructures with {100} Facets for Highly Selective Tandem Electrocatalytic Carbon Dioxide Reduction, 2022, Advanced Materials

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Ye include Ben Zhong Tang, Libei Huang, Yun Mi Song, Jianjun Su, and Weihua Guo.

The scholar's research appears regularly in prominent publication venues, with multiple contributions to:

  • Advanced Materials
  • ACS Nano
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Small

Best Publications

  • Laser-induced porous graphene films from commercial polymers

    Jian Lin;Zhiwei Peng;Yuanyue Liu;Francisco Ruiz-Zepeda

  • Laser-Induced Graphene by Multiple Lasing: Toward Electronics on Cloth, Paper, and Food

    Yieu Chyan;Ruquan Ye;Yilun Li;Swatantra Pratap Singh

  • Coal as an abundant source of graphene quantum dots

    Ruquan Ye;Changsheng Xiang;Jian Lin;Zhiwei Peng

  • Laser-Induced Graphene: From Discovery to Translation.

    Ruquan Ye;Ruquan Ye;Dustin K. James;James M. Tour

  • Flexible Boron-Doped Laser-Induced Graphene Microsupercapacitors.

    Zhiwei Peng;Ruquan Ye;Jason A. Mann;Dante Zakhidov

  • Laser-Induced Graphene Formation on Wood.

    Ruquan Ye;Yieu Chyan;Jibo Zhang;Yilun Li

  • High-Performance Pseudocapacitive Microsupercapacitors from Laser-Induced Graphene

    Lei Li;Jibo Zhang;Zhiwei Peng;Yilun Li

  • M3C (M: Fe, Co, Ni) Nanocrystals Encased in Graphene Nanoribbons: An Active and Stable Bifunctional Electrocatalyst for Oxygen Reduction and Hydrogen Evolution Reactions.

    Xiujun Fan;Zhiwei Peng;Ruquan Ye;Haiqing Zhou

  • Flexible and Stackable Laser-Induced Graphene Supercapacitors

    Zhiwei Peng;Jian Lin;Ruquan Ye;Errol L. G. Samuel

  • Boron- and Nitrogen-Doped Graphene Quantum Dots/Graphene Hybrid Nanoplatelets as Efficient Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Reduction

    Huilong Fei;Huilong Fei;Ruquan Ye;Ruquan Ye;Gonglan Ye;Gonglan Ye;Yongji Gong;Yongji Gong

  • MnO2 -Based Materials for Environmental Applications.

    Ruijie Yang;Yingying Fan;Ruquan Ye;Yuxin Tang

  • High-Performance Hydrogen Evolution from MoS2(1-x)P x Solid Solution

    Ruquan Ye;Paz Del Angel-Vicente;Yuanyue Liu;M. Josefina Arellano-Jimenez

  • In Situ Formation of Metal Oxide Nanocrystals Embedded in Laser-Induced Graphene

    Ruquan Ye;Zhiwei Peng;Tuo Wang;Yunong Xu

  • Laser-Induced Graphene

    Ruquan Ye;Dustin K. James;James M. Tour

  • Recent Progresses in Electrochemical Carbon Dioxide Reduction on Copper-Based Catalysts toward Multicarbon Products

    Jinli Yu;Juan Wang;Yangbo Ma;Jingwen Zhou

  • Advanced electrolytes for high-performance aqueous zinc-ion batteries.

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  • Covalently Grafting Cobalt Porphyrin onto Carbon Nanotubes for Efficient CO 2 Electroreduction

    Minghui Zhu;Jiacheng Chen;Libei Huang;Ruquan Ye

  • Self-Reporting and Photothermally Enhanced Rapid Bacterial Killing on a Laser-Induced Graphene Mask.

    Libei Huang;Siyu Xu;Zhaoyu Wang;Ke Xue

  • Bandgap Engineering of Coal-Derived Graphene Quantum Dots

    Ruquan Ye;Zhiwei Peng;Andrew Metzger;Jian Lin

  • Synthesis, solvatochromism, aggregation-induced emission and cell imaging of tetraphenylethene-containing BODIPY derivatives with large Stokes shifts.

    Rongrong Hu;C. F. Azael Gomez-Duran;Jacky Wing Yip Lam;Jose L. Belmonte-Vazquez

  • In Situ Monitoring Apoptosis Process by a Self-Reporting Photosensitizer.

    Tianfu Zhang;Yuanyuan Li;Zheng Zheng;Ruquan Ye

Frequent Co-Authors

James M. Tour
James M. Tour Rice University
Ben Zhong Tang
Ben Zhong Tang Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen
Zhiwei Peng
Zhiwei Peng City University of Hong Kong
Boris I. Yakobson
Boris I. Yakobson Rice University
Jacky Wing Yip Lam
Jacky Wing Yip Lam Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Huilong Fei
Huilong Fei Hunan University
Yuanyue Liu
Yuanyue Liu The University of Texas at Austin
Yang Yang
Yang Yang University of Central Florida
Ryan T. K. Kwok
Ryan T. K. Kwok Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Zonglong Zhu
Zonglong Zhu City University of Hong Kong

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