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Wei-Kang Yuan

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
66
Citations
15764
World Ranking
7261
National Ranking
1290

Wei-Kang Yuan 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 Wei-Kang Yuan sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 365 publications — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Wei-Kang Yuan 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 Wei-Kang Yuan 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: 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.

Overview

Wei-Kang Yuan is affiliated with East China University of Science and Technology in China. Their research predominantly spans materials science and engineering, with a significant focus on materials chemistry and catalysis.

The main fields of study for Wei-Kang Yuan include:

  • Materials Science
  • Engineering

Within these fields, their subfields of study are:

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

The core research topics Wei-Kang Yuan has worked on include:

  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies
  • Catalysis for Biomass Conversion
  • Zeolite Catalysis and Synthesis
  • Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions

Wei-Kang Yuan's publication record includes notable recent papers such as:

  • Molecular-Level Insights into the Notorious CO Poisoning of Platinum Catalyst, 2022, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Mesokinetics as a Tool Bridging the Microscopic-to-Macroscopic Transition to Rationalize Catalyst Design, 2022, Accounts of Chemical Research
  • Taming Electrons in Pt/C Catalysts to Boost the Mesokinetics of Hydrogen Production, 2022, Engineering
  • Rational Design of Single-Atom-Doped Ga2O3 Catalysts for Propane Dehydrogenation: Breaking through Volcano Plot by Lewis Acid-Base Interactions, 2021, ACS Catalysis
  • Mechanism driven design of trimer Ni1Sb2 site delivering superior hydrogenation selectivity to ethylene, 2022, Nature Communications

The frequent co-authors who have worked alongside Wei-Kang Yuan are:

  • Xuezhi Duan
  • Gang Qian
  • De Chen
  • Xinggui Zhou
  • Jing Zhang

Publication venues where Wei-Kang Yuan has frequently contributed include:

  • AIChE Journal
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Chemical Engineering Science
  • Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research

Best Publications

  • Characterization of surface oxygen complexes on carbon nanofibers by TPD, XPS and FT-IR

    Jing-Hong Zhou;Zhi-Jun Sui;Jun Zhu;Ping Li

  • Biphasic Pd−Au Alloy Catalyst for Low-Temperature CO Oxidation

    Jing Xu;Timothy White;Ping Li;Chongheng He

  • DFT studies of dry reforming of methane on Ni catalyst

    Yi-An Zhu;De Chen;Xing-Gui Zhou;Wei-Kang Yuan

  • Foaming of polypropylene with supercritical carbon dioxide

    Zhi-Mei Xu;Xiu-Lei Jiang;Tao Liu;Guo-Hua Hu;Guo-Hua Hu

  • Mechanistic insight into size-dependent activity and durability in Pt/CNT catalyzed hydrolytic dehydrogenation of ammonia borane.

    Wenyao Chen;Jian Ji;Xiang Feng;Xuezhi Duan

  • Unique reactivity in Pt/CNT catalyzed hydrolytic dehydrogenation of ammonia borane

    Wenyao Chen;Jian Ji;Xuezhi Duan;Gang Qian

  • Effects of Supercritical Water in Vacuum Residue Upgrading

    Zhen-Min Cheng;Yong Ding;Li-Qun Zhao;Pei-Qing Yuan

  • Ammonia decomposition on Fe(110), Co(111) and Ni(111) surfaces: A density functional theory study

    Xuezhi Duan;Jian Ji;Gang Qian;Chen Fan

  • Tuning the size and shape of Fe nanoparticles on carbon nanofibers for catalytic ammonia decomposition

    Xuezhi Duan;Gang Qian;Xinggui Zhou;Zhijun Sui

  • Pulsed high-voltage discharge plasma for degradation of phenol in aqueous solution

    Yin-Sheng Chen;Xin-Sheng Zhang;Yin-Chun Dai;Wei-Kang Yuan

  • Synthesis of CaO-based sorbents through incorporation of alumina/aluminate and their CO2 capture performance

    Zhiming Zhou;Yang Qi;Miaomiao Xie;Zhenmin Cheng

  • Coke Formation on Pt–Sn/Al2O3 Catalyst for Propane Dehydrogenation

    Hai-Zhi Wang;Li-Li Sun;Zhi-Jun Sui;Yi-An Zhu

  • Statistical properties of visibility graph of energy dissipation rates in three-dimensional fully developed turbulence

    Chuang Liu;Wei-Xing Zhou;Wei-Kang Yuan

  • Effects of crystal structure on the foaming of isotactic polypropylene using supercritical carbon dioxide as a foaming agent

    Xiu-Lei Jiang;Tao Liu;Zhi-Mei Xu;Ling Zhao

  • Effect of carbon nanofiber surface functional groups on oxygen reduction in alkaline solution

    Ren-Sheng Zhong;Yuan-Hang Qin;Dong-Fang Niu;Jing-Wei Tian

  • Insights into Hägg Iron-Carbide-Catalyzed Fischer–Tropsch Synthesis: Suppression of CH4 Formation and Enhancement of C–C Coupling on χ-Fe5C2 (510)

    Thanh Hai Pham;Yanying Qi;Jia Yang;Xuezhi Duan

  • Carbon nanofiber-supported palladium nanoparticles as potential recyclable catalysts for the Heck reaction

    Jun Zhu;Jinghong Zhou;Tiejun Zhao;Xinggui Zhou

  • Sorption-enhanced steam methane reforming by in situ CO2 capture on a CaO–Ca9Al6O18 sorbent

    Miaomiao Xie;Zhiming Zhou;Yang Qi;Zhenmin Cheng

  • Characterization of carbon nanofiber composites synthesized by shaping process

    Ping Li;Tie-Jun Zhao;Jing-Hong Zhou;Zhi-Jun Sui

  • Au nanoparticles deposited on the external surfaces of TS-1: Enhanced stability and activity for direct propylene epoxidation with H2 and O2

    Xiang Feng;Xuezhi Duan;Gang Qian;Xinggui Zhou

  • Structural characterization of carbon nanofibers formed from different carbon-containing gases

    Jing-Hong Zhou;Zhi-Jun Sui;Ping Li;De Chen

Frequent Co-Authors

Xinggui Zhou
Xinggui Zhou East China University of Science and Technology
De Chen
De Chen Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Yi-An Zhu
Yi-An Zhu East China University of Science and Technology
Guo-Hua Hu
Guo-Hua Hu University of Lorraine
Kake Zhu
Kake Zhu East China University of Science and Technology
Marc-Olivier Coppens
Marc-Olivier Coppens University College London
Lingai Luo
Lingai Luo University of Nantes
Wei-Xing Zhou
Wei-Xing Zhou East China University of Science and Technology
Xijun Hu
Xijun Hu Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Li Niu
Li Niu Guangzhou University

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