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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 66 7515 6815 541 486 145 10608

Shenglai Yao publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Shenglai Yao between 2003 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Shenglai Yao published across 23 years, from 2003 to 2025, averaging 7.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 14 publications in 2009. 16 of the 173 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2003 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 14. Peak 14 publications in 2009. 2003: 1 publication 2004: 1 publication 2005: 0 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 9 publications 2009: 14 publications 2010: 14 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 13 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 4 publications 2017: 14 publications 2018: 5 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 7 publications 2021: 9 publications 2022: 14 publications 2023: 11 publications 2024: 7 publications 2025: 9 publications
2003 2025

173 publications in total across all disciplines

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Shenglai Yao: publications per year, 2003 to 2025
Year Publications
2003 1
2004 1
2005 0
2006 5
2007 4
2008 9
2009 14
2010 14
2011 4
2012 7
2013 13
2014 5
2015 8
2016 4
2017 14
2018 5
2019 8
2020 7
2021 9
2022 14
2023 11
2024 7
2025 9
Total 173
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Shenglai Yao 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 Shenglai Yao 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: 145 publications — 12th percentile

12% 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 1,218 145
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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Shenglai Yao 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 Shenglai Yao 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, 66–67 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: 66 D-Index — 60th percentile

60% 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
58–59 930
60–61 882
62–63 834
64–65 731
66–67 775 66
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

Shenglai Yao is affiliated with the Technical University of Berlin in Germany and has contributed extensively to the fields of Chemistry and Materials Science. Their research spans several subfields including Materials Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Their work covers a range of topics such as:

  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Synthesis and characterization of novel inorganic/organometallic compounds
  • Organoboron and organosilicon chemistry
  • Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis
  • Coordination Chemistry and Organometallics
  • Crystallography and molecular interactions

Yao has published in various high-impact journals, with frequent publications in:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Chemical Science

Selected recent papers include:

  • Redox Noninnocent Monoatomic Silicon(0) Complex ("Silylone"): Its One-Electron-Reduction Induces an Intramolecular One-Electron-Oxidation of Silicon(0) to Silicon(I), 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Changing the Reactivity of Zero- and Mono-Valent Germanium with a Redox Non-Innocent Bis(silylenyl)carborane Ligand, 2021, Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Other notable recent papers co-authored by researchers associated with Yao include:

  • Where silylene-silicon centres matter in the activation of small molecules, 2020, Chemical Society Reviews
  • Facile Access to an Active γ-NiOOH Electrocatalyst for Durable Water Oxidation Derived From an Intermetallic Nickel Germanide Precursor, 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • A bis(silylene)-stabilized diphosphorus compound and its reactivity as a monophosphorus anion transfer reagent, 2020, Nature Chemistry

Frequent collaborators in Yao's research network include:

  • Matthias Drieß
  • Arseni Kostenko
  • Marcel-Philip Luecke
  • Yun Xiong
  • Jun Zhu

Best Publications

  • Zwitterionic and Donor-Stabilized N-Heterocyclic Silylenes (NHSis) for Metal-Free Activation of Small Molecules

    Shenglai Yao;Yun Xiong;Matthias Driess

  • A new type of N-heterocyclic silylene with ambivalent reactivity.

    Matthias Driess;Shenglai Yao;Markus Brym;Christoph van Wüllen

  • A cyclic silylone ("siladicarbene") with an electron-rich silicon(0) atom.

    Yun Xiong;Shenglai Yao;Shigeyoshi Inoue;Jan Dirk Epping

  • An isolable NHC-supported silanone.

    Yun Xiong;Shenglai Yao;Matthias Driess

  • A cyclic germadicarbene ("germylone") from germyliumylidene.

    Yun Xiong;Shenglai Yao;Gengwen Tan;Shigeyoshi Inoue

  • A Heterofulvene‐Like Germylene with a Betain Reactivity

    Matthias Driess;Shenglai Yao;Markus Brym;Christoph van Wüllen

  • From a Stable Silylene to a Mixed‐Valent Disiloxane and an Isolable Silaformamide–Borane Complex with Considerable Silicon–Oxygen Double‐Bond Character

    Shenglai Yao;Markus Brym;Christoph van Wüllen;Matthias Driess

  • Consecutive insertion of a silylene into the P4 tetrahedron: facile access to strained SiP4 and Si2P4 cage compounds.

    Yun Xiong;Shenglai Yao;Markus Brym;Matthias Driess

  • Facile Access to an Active γ-NiOOH Electrocatalyst for Durable Water Oxidation Derived From an Intermetallic Nickel Germanide Precursor.

    Prashanth W. Menezes;Shenglai Yao;Rodrigo Beltrán-Suito;J. Niklas Hausmann

  • Where silylene-silicon centres matter in the activation of small molecules.

    Changkai Shan;Shenglai Yao;Matthias Driess

  • Low-valent silicon cations with two-coordinate silicon and aromatic character.

    Matthias Driess;Shenglai Yao;Markus Brym;Christoph van Wüllen

  • From a Molecular 2Fe-2Se Precursor to a Highly Efficient Iron Diselenide Electrocatalyst for Overall Water Splitting.

    Chakadola Panda;Prashanth W. Menezes;Carsten Walter;Shenglai Yao

  • An Isolable Silanoic Ester by Oxygenation of a Stable Silylene

    Shenglai Yao;Yun Xiong;Markus Brym;Matthias Driess

  • Chemical Tricks To Stabilize Silanones and Their Heavier Homologues with EO Bonds (E=Si–Pb): From Elusive Species to Isolable Building Blocks

    Yun Xiong;Shenglai Yao;Matthias Driess

  • N‐Heterocyclic Carbene (NHC)‐Stabilized Silanechalcogenones: NHC→Si(R2)E (E=O, S, Se, Te)

    Shenglai Yao;Yun Xiong;Matthias Driess

  • From silicon(II)-based dioxygen activation to adducts of elusive dioxasiliranes and sila-ureas stable at room temperature

    Yun Xiong;Shenglai Yao;Robert Müller;Martin Kaupp

  • Lessons from isolable nickel(I) precursor complexes for small molecule activation.

    Shenglai Yao;Matthias Driess

  • Divalent Silicon-Assisted Activation of Dihydrogen in a Bis(N-heterocyclic silylene)xanthene Nickel(0) Complex for Efficient Catalytic Hydrogenation of Olefins.

    Yuwen Wang;Arseni Kostenko;Shenglai Yao;Matthias Driess

  • A “Side-on” Superoxonickel Complex [LNi(O2)] with a Square-Planar Tetracoordinate Nickel(II) Center and Its Conversion into [LNi(μ-OH)2NiL]†

    Shenglai Yao;Eckhard Bill;Carsten Milsmann;Karl Wieghardt

  • Activation of ammonia by a Si=O double bond and formation of a unique pair of sila-hemiaminal and silanoic amide tautomers.

    Yun Xiong;Shenglai Yao;Robert Müller;Martin Kaupp

Frequent Co-Authors

Matthias Driess
Matthias Driess Technical University of Berlin
Yun Xiong
Yun Xiong Technical University of Berlin
Shigeyoshi Inoue
Shigeyoshi Inoue Technical University of Munich
Eckhard Bill
Eckhard Bill Max Planck Society
Martin Kaupp
Martin Kaupp Technical University of Berlin
Peter Hildebrandt
Peter Hildebrandt Technical University of Berlin
Karsten Meyer
Karsten Meyer University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Yitzhak Apeloig
Yitzhak Apeloig Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Kallol Ray
Kallol Ray Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Michael Haumann
Michael Haumann Freie Universität Berlin

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