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Siyu Yao

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
64
Citations
15711
World Ranking
7990
National Ranking
1404

Siyu 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 Siyu Yao sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 110 publications — 4th percentile

4% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

Siyu 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 Siyu Yao sits on this spectrum.

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 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 64 D-Index — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Overview

Siyu Yao is a researcher affiliated with Zhejiang University in China, specializing in several areas of chemistry and engineering related to catalytic processes and sustainable energy. Their publications focus extensively on materials chemistry, renewable energy, catalysis, and mechanical as well as organic chemistry.

The scientist's work covers these main fields of research:

  • Materials Chemistry
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Catalysis
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Organic Chemistry

Within these fields, Siyu Yao concentrates on topics including catalytic processes in materials science, electrocatalysts for energy conversion, hydrodesulfurization studies, ammonia synthesis and nitrogen reduction, CO2 reduction techniques and catalysts, advanced photocatalysis techniques, and oxidation reactions.

  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies
  • Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction
  • CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions

Frequent publication venues for Siyu Yao include:

  • ACS Catalysis
  • Nature Communications
  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Applied Catalysis B: Environmental

The following recent papers exemplify Siyu Yao's active research areas:

  • A stable low-temperature H2-production catalyst by crowding Pt on α-MoC, 2021, Nature
  • Stable and Efficient Single-Atom Zn Catalyst for CO2 Reduction to CH4, 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Inverse ZrO2/Cu as a highly efficient methanol synthesis catalyst from CO2 hydrogenation, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Atomically Dispersed Ni/α-MoC Catalyst for Hydrogen Production from Methanol/Water, 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Proton Capture Strategy for Enhancing Electrochemical CO2 Reduction on Atomically Dispersed Metal-Nitrogen Active Sites, 2021, Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Siyu Yao has collaborated frequently with several scholars, reflecting interdisciplinary ties in their research work. Regular coauthors include:

  • Lili Lin
  • Ding Ma
  • Luis Rodriguez-Saona
  • Zhongjian Li
  • Lecheng Lei

Best Publications

  • Low-temperature hydrogen production from water and methanol using Pt/α-MoC catalysts

    Lili Lin;Wu Zhou;Rui Gao;Siyu Yao

  • Atomic-layered Au clusters on α-MoC as catalysts for the low-temperature water-gas shift reaction

    Siyu Yao;Xiao Zhang;Wu Zhou;Wu Zhou;Rui Gao

  • Hierarchically Porous M-N-C (M = Co and Fe) Single-Atom Electrocatalysts with Robust MN x Active Moieties Enable Enhanced ORR Performance

    Chengzhou Zhu;Chengzhou Zhu;Qiurong Shi;Bo Z. Xu;Shaofang Fu

  • Highly selective oxidation of methane to methanol at ambient conditions by titanium dioxide-supported iron species

    Jijia Xie;Renxi Jin;Ang Li;Yingpu Bi

  • A stable low-temperature H2-production catalyst by crowding Pt on α-MoC.

    Xiao Zhang;Xiao Zhang;Mengtao Zhang;Yuchen Deng;Mingquan Xu

  • Tuning the Selectivity of Catalytic Carbon Dioxide Hydrogenation over Iridium/Cerium Oxide Catalysts with a Strong Metal-Support Interaction.

    Siwei Li;Yao Xu;Yifu Chen;Weizhen Li

  • Electrochemical reduction of CO2 to synthesis gas with controlled CO/H2 ratios

    Wenchao Sheng;Shyam Kattel;Siyu Yao;Binhang Yan

  • Stable and efficient single-atom Zn catalyst for CO2 reduction to CH4

    Lili Han;Lili Han;Shoujie Song;Mingjie Liu;Siyu Yao

  • Inverse ZrO2/Cu as a highly efficient methanol synthesis catalyst from CO2 hydrogenation

    Congyi Wu;Lili Lin;Lili Lin;Lili Lin;Jinjia Liu;Jingpeng Zhang

  • A highly CO-tolerant atomically dispersed Pt catalyst for chemoselective hydrogenation.

    Lili Lin;Siyu Yao;Rui Gao;Rui Gao;Xuan Liang

  • Highly Dispersed Copper over β-Mo2C as an Efficient and Stable Catalyst for the Reverse Water Gas Shift (RWGS) Reaction

    Xiao Zhang;Xiaobing Zhu;Lili Lin;Siyu Yao

  • A versatile route to fabricate single atom catalysts with high chemoselectivity and regioselectivity in hydrogenation

    Xiaohui He;Qian He;Yuchen Deng;Mi Peng

  • Insights into Interfacial Synergistic Catalysis over Ni@TiO2- x Catalyst toward Water-Gas Shift Reaction.

    Ming Xu;Siyu Yao;Deming Rao;Yiming Niu

  • Atomically Dispersed Ni/α-MoC Catalyst for Hydrogen Production from Methanol/Water.

    Lili Lin;Lili Lin;Qiaolin Yu;Mi Peng;Aowen Li

  • Highly selective palladium-copper bimetallic electrocatalysts for the electrochemical reduction of CO2 to CO

    Zhen Yin;Dunfeng Gao;Siyu Yao;Bo Zhao

  • Proton Capture Strategy for Enhancing Electrochemical CO2 Reduction on Atomically Dispersed Metal-Nitrogen Active Sites*.

    Xinyue Wang;Xiahan Sang;Chung-Li Dong;Siyu Yao

  • Tuning the activity and selectivity of electroreduction of CO 2 to synthesis gas using bimetallic catalysts

    Ji Hoon Lee;Shyam Kattel;Zhao Jiang;Zhenhua Xie;Zhenhua Xie

  • Maximizing the Synergistic Effect of CoNi Catalyst on α-MoC for Robust Hydrogen Production.

    Yuzhen Ge;Xuetao Qin;Aowen Li;Yuchen Deng

  • In Situ Characterization of Cu/CeO2 Nanocatalysts for CO2 Hydrogenation: Morphological Effects of Nanostructured Ceria on the Catalytic Activity

    Lili Lin;Siyu Yao;Zongyuan Liu;Feng Zhang

  • Oxide-Modified Nickel Photocatalysts for the Production of Hydrocarbons in Visible Light.

    Yufei Zhao;Bo Zhao;Jinjia Liu;Guangbo Chen

  • Gas Diffusion Strategy for Inserting Atomic Iron Sites into Graphitized Carbon Supports for Unusually High-Efficient CO2 Electroreduction and High-Performance Zn–CO2 Batteries

    Tingting Wang;Xiahan Sang;Wanzhen Zheng;Bin Yang

Frequent Co-Authors

Jingguang G. Chen
Jingguang G. Chen Columbia University
Ding Ma
Ding Ma Peking University
Zongyuan Liu
Zongyuan Liu Brookhaven National Laboratory
Sanjaya D. Senanayake
Sanjaya D. Senanayake Brookhaven National Laboratory
Wenqian Xu
Wenqian Xu Argonne National Laboratory
Wu Zhou
Wu Zhou University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Xiaodong Wen
Xiaodong Wen Chinese Academy of Sciences
Rui Gao
Rui Gao University of Waterloo
Dong Su
Dong Su Chinese Academy of Sciences
Shyam Kattel
Shyam Kattel Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University

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