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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 100 1064 1016 333 330 710 32736

Wei Yang publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Wei Yang between 1983 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Wei Yang published across 44 years, from 1983 to 2026, averaging 24.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 156 publications in 2024. 96 of the 1,084 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
50 100 150
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1983 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 156. Peak 156 publications in 2024. 1983: 2 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 1 publication 1997: 2 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 12 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 15 publications 2007: 23 publications 2008: 29 publications 2009: 36 publications 2010: 25 publications 2011: 31 publications 2012: 49 publications 2013: 50 publications 2014: 52 publications 2015: 43 publications 2016: 48 publications 2017: 54 publications 2018: 42 publications 2019: 52 publications 2020: 48 publications 2021: 64 publications 2022: 62 publications 2023: 68 publications 2024: 156 publications 2025: 93 publications 2026: 3 publications
1983 2026

1,084 publications in total across all disciplines

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Wei Yang: publications per year, 1983 to 2026
Year Publications
1983 2
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 0
1995 1
1996 1
1997 2
1998 4
1999 0
2000 2
2001 2
2002 3
2003 5
2004 12
2005 7
2006 15
2007 23
2008 29
2009 36
2010 25
2011 31
2012 49
2013 50
2014 52
2015 43
2016 48
2017 54
2018 42
2019 52
2020 48
2021 64
2022 62
2023 68
2024 156
2025 93
2026 3
Total 1,084
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Wei 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 Wei Yang 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, 710–729 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: 710 publications — 95th percentile

95% 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
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 53 710
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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Wei 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 Wei Yang 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, 100–101 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: 100 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% 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
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 88 100
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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Overview

Wei Yang is a researcher affiliated with Sichuan University in China with a focus on physics, astronomy, and earth and planetary sciences. Their body of work is characterized by numerous contributions to planetary science, exploration, and geological research.

The main fields of study for Wei Yang include:

  • Physics and Astronomy
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences

Within these broad areas, Wei Yang's subfields of expertise encompass:

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Geophysics
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Ecology
  • Oceanography

Key topics Wei Yang has researched involve:

  • Planetary Science and Exploration
  • Astro and Planetary Science
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life
  • Space Exploration and Technology
  • Earthquake and tectonic studies

Wei Yang has published frequently in high-impact journals and venues such as:

  • Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Planets
  • Nature Communications
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Lithos

Their recent notable papers include:

  • "Non-KREEP origin for Chang'e-5 basalts in the Procellarum KREEP Terrane" (2021, Nature)
  • "IP-Adapter: Text Compatible Image Prompt Adapter for Text-to-Image Diffusion Models" (2023, arXiv (Cornell University))
  • "Lunar regolith and substructure at Chang'E-4 landing site in South Pole-Aitken basin" (2020, Nature Astronomy)
  • "Disentangling the role of salinity-sodicity in shaping soil microbiome along a natural saline-sodic gradient" (2020, The Science of The Total Environment)
  • "Spatio-temporal variation in potential habitats for rare and endangered plants and habitat conservation based on the maximum entropy model" (2021, The Science of The Total Environment)

Collaborations have been an important element of Wei Yang's research with the most frequent co-authors including:

  • Yangting Lin
  • Sen Hu
  • Heng-Ci Tian
  • Xian-Hua Li
  • Jialong Hao

Best Publications

  • Recurrent Attention Network on Memory for Aspect Sentiment Analysis

    Peng Chen;Zhongqian Sun;Lidong Bing;Wei Yang

  • A review on fundamental of high entropy alloys with promising high–temperature properties

    Jian Chen;Xueyang Zhou;Weili Wang;Bing Liu

  • Review on auxetic materials

    Wei Yang;Zhong-Ming Li;Wei Shi;Bang-Hu Xie

  • Highly Durable Na2V6O16·1.63H2O Nanowire Cathode for Aqueous Zinc-Ion Battery

    Ping Hu;Ting Zhu;Xuanpeng Wang;Xiujuan Wei

  • High‐Performance Aqueous Zinc–Ion Battery Based on Layered H2V3O8 Nanowire Cathode

    Pan He;Yueli Quan;Xu Xu;Mengyu Yan;Mengyu Yan

  • Ultralow Fouling and Functionalizable Surface Chemistry Based on a Zwitterionic Polymer Enabling Sensitive and Specific Protein Detection in Undiluted Blood Plasma

    Hana Vaisocherová;Wei Yang;Zheng Zhang;Zhiqiang Cao

  • Thermal and mechanical properties of chemical crosslinked polylactide (PLA)

    Sen-lin Yang;Zhi-Hua Wu;Wei Yang;Ming-Bo Yang

  • Smart Ti3C2Tx MXene Fabric with Fast Humidity Response and Joule Heating for Healthcare and Medical Therapy Applications

    Xing Zhao;Li-Ya Wang;Chun-Yan Tang;Xiang-Jun Zha

  • Screen-Printed Washable Electronic Textiles as Self-Powered Touch/Gesture Tribo-Sensors for Intelligent Human-Machine Interaction.

    Ran Cao;Xianjie Pu;Xinyu Du;Wei Yang

  • Modular pathway engineering of diterpenoid synthases and the mevalonic acid pathway for miltiradiene production.

    Yongjin J. Zhou;Wei Gao;Qixian Rong;Guojie Jin

  • Hybrid graphene aerogels/phase change material composites: Thermal conductivity, shape-stabilization and light-to-thermal energy storage

    Jie Yang;Guo-Qiang Qi;Yang Liu;Rui-Ying Bao

  • Giant voltage-induced deformation in dielectric elastomers near the verge of snap-through instability

    Tiefeng Li;Tiefeng Li;Christoph Keplinger;Christoph Keplinger;Richard Baumgartner;Siegfried Bauer

  • Largely enhanced thermal conductivity of poly (ethylene glycol)/boron nitride composite phase change materials for solar-thermal-electric energy conversion and storage with very low content of graphene nanoplatelets

    Jie Yang;Li-Sheng Tang;Rui-Ying Bao;Lu Bai

  • Copper–Nickel Nitride Nanosheets as Efficient Bifunctional Catalysts for Hydrazine-Assisted Electrolytic Hydrogen Production

    Zhaoyang Wang;Lin Xu;Fuzhi Huang;Longbing Qu

  • Pursuing “Zero” Protein Adsorption of Poly(carboxybetaine) from Undiluted Blood Serum and Plasma

    Wei Yang;Wei Yang;Hong Xue;Wei Li;Jinli Zhang

  • Heat transfer and flow behaviour of aqueous suspensions of titanate nanotubes (nanofluids)

    Haisheng Chen;Haisheng Chen;Wei Yang;Yurong He;Yulong Ding

  • Hybrid network structure of boron nitride and graphene oxide in shape-stabilized composite phase change materials with enhanced thermal conductivity and light-to-electric energy conversion capability

    Jie Yang;Li-Sheng Tang;Rui-Ying Bao;Lu Bai

  • Nonfouling Behavior of Polycarboxybetaine-Grafted Surfaces: Structural and Environmental Effects

    Zheng Zhang;Hana Vaisocherová;Gang Cheng;Wei Yang

  • Defect-Rich Soft Carbon Porous Nanosheets for Fast and High-Capacity Sodium-Ion Storage

    Xuhui Yao;Yajie Ke;Wenhao Ren;Xuanpeng Wang

  • Stereocomplex Crystallite Network in Asymmetric PLLA/PDLA Blends: Formation, Structure, and Confining Effect on the Crystallization Rate of Homocrystallites

    Xin-Feng Wei;Rui-Ying Bao;Zhi-Qiang Cao;Wei Yang

  • Activation of the imprinted Dlk1-Dio3 region correlates with pluripotency levels of mouse stem cells

    Lei Liu;Guan-Zheng Luo;Wei Yang;Xiaoyang Zhao

  • An ice-templated assembly strategy to construct graphene oxide/boron nitride hybrid porous scaffolds in phase change materials with enhanced thermal conductivity and shape stability for light–thermal–electric energy conversion

    Jie Yang;Li-Sheng Tang;Rui-Ying Bao;Lu Bai

  • Film Thickness Dependence of Protein Adsorption from Blood Serum and Plasma onto Poly(sulfobetaine)-Grafted Surfaces

    Wei Yang;Shengfu Chen;Gang Cheng;Hana Vaisocherová

  • Heat Transfer Intensification Using Nanofluids

    Yulong Ding;Haisheng Chen;Haisheng Chen;Liang Wang;Liang Wang;Chane Yuan Yang

  • Functionalizable and ultra stable nanoparticles coated with zwitterionic poly(carboxybetaine) in undiluted blood serum.

    Wei Yang;Lei Zhang;Shanlin Wang;Andrew D. White

  • Flexible Anti-Biofouling MXene/Cellulose Fibrous Membrane for Sustainable Solar-Driven Water Purification.

    Xiang-Jun Zha;Xing Zhao;Jun-Hong Pu;Li-Sheng Tang

  • Ultrastable and High-Performance Zn/VO2 Battery Based on a Reversible Single-Phase Reaction

    Lineng Chen;Yushan Ruan;Guobin Zhang;Qiulong Wei

  • Hybridizing graphene aerogel into three-dimensional graphene foam for high-performance composite phase change materials

    Jie Yang;Guo-Qiang Qi;Guo-Qiang Qi;Rui-Ying Bao;Kongyang Yi

  • Graphene–Co3O4 nanocomposite as an efficient bifunctional catalyst for lithium–air batteries

    Chunwen Sun;Fan Li;Chao Ma;Yan Wang

  • Multilayer structured AgNW/WPU-MXene fiber strain sensors with ultrahigh sensitivity and a wide operating range for wearable monitoring and healthcare

    Jun-Hong Pu;Xing Zhao;Xiang-Jun Zha;Lu Bai

  • Macroporous three-dimensional MXene architectures for highly efficient solar steam generation

    Xing Zhao;Xiang-Jun Zha;Jun-Hong Pu;Lu Bai

Frequent Co-Authors

Ming-Bo Yang
Ming-Bo Yang Sichuan University
Bang-Hu Xie
Bang-Hu Xie Sichuan University
Zheng-Ying Liu
Zheng-Ying Liu Sichuan University
Rui-Ying Bao
Rui-Ying Bao Sichuan University
Kai Ke
Kai Ke Sichuan University
Zhong-Ming Li
Zhong-Ming Li Sichuan University
Jingjie Wu
Jingjie Wu University of Cincinnati
Pulickel M. Ajayan
Pulickel M. Ajayan Rice University
Hui Xu
Hui Xu Jiangsu University
Robert Vajtai
Robert Vajtai Rice University

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