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Materials Science

D-Index
79
Citations
19479
World Ranking
2867
National Ranking
922

Chemistry

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78
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Wantai Yang 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 Wantai Yang sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 547 publications — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Wantai Yang 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 Wantai Yang sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 79 D-Index — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Wantai Yang is affiliated with Beijing University of Chemical Technology in China. Their research spans multiple fields including Materials Science, Engineering, and Chemistry. Within these broader areas, their work delves into Organic Chemistry, Polymers and Plastics, Biomedical Engineering, Biomaterials, and Materials Chemistry.

The main topics within Wantai Yang's research focus include:

  • Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization
  • Biodegradable Polymer Synthesis and Properties
  • Synthesis and Properties of Polymers
  • Polymer Composites and Self-Healing
  • Polymer Surface Interaction Studies
  • Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
  • Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity

The scientist has published multiple papers in frequent venues such as:

  • Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • ACS Applied Polymer Materials
  • Polymer Chemistry
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Frequent coauthors include:

  • Yuhong Ma
  • Dong Chen
  • Xianhong Zhang
  • Changwen Zhao
  • Yanbin Huang

Some recent papers authored or coauthored by Wantai Yang include:

  • Antibacterial hydrogel coating: Strategies in surface chemistry, 2020, Advances in Colloid and Interface Science
  • Recyclable Solid-Solid Phase Change Materials with Superior Latent Heat via Reversible Anhydride-Alcohol Crosslinking for Efficient Thermal Storage, 2024, Advanced Materials
  • High performance low-k and wave-transparent cyanate ester resins modified with a novel bismaleimide hollow polymer microsphere, 2021, Composites Part B Engineering
  • Degradable Supramolecular Eutectogel-Based Ionic Skin with Antibacterial, Adhesive, and Self-Healable Capabilities, 2023, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • All-organic sandwich-structured BOPP/PVDF/BOPP dielectric films with significantly improved energy density and charge-discharge efficiency, 2023, Chemical Engineering Journal

Best Publications

  • Developments and new applications of UV-induced surface graft polymerizations

    Jianping Deng;Lifu Wang;Lianying Liu;Wantai Yang

  • Metal–Organic Frameworks with Incorporated Carbon Nanotubes: Improving Carbon Dioxide and Methane Storage Capacities by Lithium Doping†

    Zhonghua Xiang;Zan Hu;Dapeng Cao;Wantai Yang

  • Preparation of morphology-controllable polyaniline and polyaniline/graphene hydrogels for high performance binder-free supercapacitor electrodes

    Jinwei Luo;Wenbin Zhong;Yubo Zou;Changlun Xiong

  • Hydrothermal direct synthesis of polyaniline, graphene/polyaniline and N-doped graphene/polyaniline hydrogels for high performance flexible supercapacitors

    Yubo Zou;Zhicheng Zhang;Wenbin Zhong;Wantai Yang

  • Fully biodegradable blends of poly(l-lactide) and poly(ethylene succinate): Miscibility, crystallization, and mechanical properties

    Jiaoming Lu;Zhaobin Qiu;Wantai Yang

  • High-Yield Synthesis of Superhydrophilic Polypyrrole Nanowire Networks

    Wenbin Zhong;Shoumei Liu;Xianhong Chen;Yongxin Wang

  • Radical living graft polymerization on the surface of polymeric materials

    Wantai Yang;Bengt Rånby

  • Surface functionalization of polycaprolactone films via surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization for covalently coupling cell-adhesive biomolecules.

    F.J. Xu;Z.H. Wang;W.T. Yang

  • Polymer vectors via controlled/living radical polymerization for gene delivery

    F.J. Xu;W.T. Yang

  • Effect of functionalization of multiwalled nanotubes on the crystallization and hydrolytic degradation of biodegradable poly(L-lactide).

    Yuanyuan Zhao;Zhaobin Qiu;Wantai Yang

  • High-Performance Biomass-Based Flexible Solid-State Supercapacitor Constructed of Pressure-Sensitive Lignin-Based and Cellulose Hydrogels

    Zhiyuan Peng;Yubo Zou;Shiqi Xu;Wenbin Zhong

  • Improvement of hemocompatibility of polycaprolactone film surfaces with zwitterionic polymer brushes.

    H. Jiang;X. B. Wang;C. Y. Li;J. S. Li

  • High dielectric constant and low dielectric loss hybrid nanocomposites fabricated with ferroelectric polymer matrix and BaTiO3 nanofibers modified with perfluoroalkylsilane

    Xianhong Zhang;Yuhong Ma;Changwen Zhao;Wantai Yang

  • Ammonium-Functionalized Hollow Polymer Particles As a pH-Responsive Adsorbent for Selective Removal of Acid Dye

    Yan Qin;Li Wang;Changwen Zhao;Dong Chen

  • Miscible Crystalline/Crystalline Polymer Blends of Poly(vinylidene fluoride) and Poly(butylene succinate-co-butylene adipate): Spherulitic Morphologies and Crystallization Kinetics †

    Zhaobin Qiu;Chunzhu Yan;Jiaoming Lu;Wantai Yang

  • Hollow Two‐Layered Chiral Nanoparticles Consisting of Optically Active Helical Polymer/Silica: Preparation and Application for Enantioselective Crystallization

    Bo Chen;Jianping Deng;Wantai Yang

  • Carbon-Encapsulated Metal Oxide Hollow Nanoparticles and Metal Oxide Hollow Nanoparticles: A General Synthesis Strategy and Its Application to Lithium-Ion Batteries

    Jisheng Zhou;Huaihe Song;Xiaohong Chen;Linjie Zhi

  • Surface chemoselective phototransformation of C-H bonds on organic polymeric materials and related high-tech applications.

    Peng Yang;Wantai Yang

  • Helix‐Sense‐Selective Polymerization of Achiral Substituted Acetylenes in Chiral Micelles

    Xiaofeng Luo;Jianping Deng;Wantai Yang

  • Super-adsorbent material based on functional polymer particles with a multilevel porous structure

    Dong Chen;Li Wang;Yuhong Ma;Wantai Yang

  • High performance nitrogen-doped porous graphene/carbon frameworks for supercapacitors

    Xutao Ning;Wenbin Zhong;Shichao Li;Yongxin Wang

Frequent Co-Authors

Jianping Deng
Jianping Deng Beijing University of Chemical Technology
Meizhen Yin
Meizhen Yin Beijing University of Chemical Technology
Fu-Jian Xu
Fu-Jian Xu Beijing University of Chemical Technology
Guping Tang
Guping Tang Zhejiang University
Bin He
Bin He Carnegie Mellon University
Dezhen Wu
Dezhen Wu Beijing University of Chemical Technology
Feng Xu
Feng Xu Xi'an Jiaotong University
Liqun Zhang
Liqun Zhang Xi'an Jiaotong University
Toshio Nishi
Toshio Nishi Tokyo Institute of Technology
Dapeng Cao
Dapeng Cao Beijing University of Chemical Technology

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