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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 59 7288 7049 132 128 139 14812

Xing Yi Ling publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Xing Yi Ling between 2003 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Xing Yi Ling published across 24 years, from 2003 to 2026, averaging 8.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 25 publications in 2024. 26 of the 204 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2003 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 25. Peak 25 publications in 2024. 2003: 1 publication 2004: 1 publication 2005: 5 publications 2006: 1 publication 2007: 4 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 16 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 0 publications 2012: 1 publication 2013: 7 publications 2014: 14 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 14 publications 2017: 11 publications 2018: 11 publications 2019: 12 publications 2020: 12 publications 2021: 5 publications 2022: 13 publications 2023: 5 publications 2024: 25 publications 2025: 23 publications 2026: 3 publications
2003 2026

204 publications in total across all disciplines

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Xing Yi Ling: publications per year, 2003 to 2026
Year Publications
2003 1
2004 1
2005 5
2006 1
2007 4
2008 6
2009 16
2010 5
2011 0
2012 1
2013 7
2014 14
2015 9
2016 14
2017 11
2018 11
2019 12
2020 12
2021 5
2022 13
2023 5
2024 25
2025 23
2026 3
Total 204
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Xing Yi Ling 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 Xing Yi Ling 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, 130–149 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: 139 publications — 11th percentile

11% 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
130–149 723 139
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
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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Xing Yi Ling 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 Xing Yi Ling 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, 58–59 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: 59 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% 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 59
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
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1998 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Xing Yi Ling is affiliated with Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. Their research primarily spans the fields of Materials Science and Engineering, with specific focuses on Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics.

Their main research topics include:

  • Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications
  • Spectroscopy Techniques in Biomedical and Chemical Research
  • Biosensors and Analytical Detection
  • Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses
  • Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
  • Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods
  • Machine Learning in Materials Science

Xing Yi Ling has frequently published in several scientific journals. The most common publication venues are:

  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • ACS Nano
  • Optics and Lasers in Engineering

The following are selected recent publications highlighting the diversity and scope of Ling's research:

  • "ZIF-Induced d-Band Modification in a Bimetallic Nanocatalyst: Achieving Over 44% Efficiency in the Ambient Nitrogen Reduction Reaction," 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "Noninvasive and Point-of-Care Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS)-Based Breathalyzer for Mass Screening of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) under 5 min," 2022, ACS Nano
  • "Intensifying Heat Using MOF-Isolated Graphene for Solar-Driven Seawater Desalination at 98% Solar-to-Thermal Efficiency," 2021, Advanced Functional Materials
  • "Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy: a half-century historical perspective," 2024, Chemical Society Reviews
  • "Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) Taster: A Machine-Learning-Driven Multireceptor Platform for Multiplex Profiling of Wine Flavors," 2021, Nano Letters

Ling collaborates with multiple researchers, with frequent co-authors including:

  • In Yee Phang
  • Charlynn Sher Lin Koh
  • Shi Xuan Leong
  • Emily Xi Tan
  • Jaslyn Ru Ting Chen

In recognition of their professional contributions, Ling was awarded the title of Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 1998.

Best Publications

  • Present and Future of Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering

    Judith Langer;Dorleta Jimenez de Aberasturi;Javier Aizpurua;Ramon A. Alvarez-Puebla

  • Carbon-Supported Pt and PtRu Nanoparticles as Catalysts for a Direct Methanol Fuel Cell

    Zhaolin Liu;Xing Yi Ling;and Xiaodi Su;Jim Yang Lee

  • Anisotropic Etching of Silver Nanoparticles for Plasmonic Structures Capable of Single-Particle SERS

    Martin J. Mulvihill;Xing Yi Ling;Joel Henzie;Peidong Yang

  • Designing surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) platforms beyond hotspot engineering: emerging opportunities in analyte manipulations and hybrid materials.

    Hiang Kwee Lee;Yih Hong Lee;Charlynn Sher Lin Koh;Gia Chuong Phan-Quang

  • Favoring the unfavored: Selective electrochemical nitrogen fixation using a reticular chemistry approach

    Hiang Kwee Lee;Hiang Kwee Lee;Charlynn Sher Lin Koh;Yih Hong Lee;Chong Liu

  • Graphene oxide and shape-controlled silver nanoparticle hybrids for ultrasensitive single-particle surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) sensing.

    Wei Fan;Wei Fan;Yih Hong Lee;Srikanth Pedireddy;Qi Zhang

  • One-step synthesis of zero-dimensional hollow nanoporous gold nanoparticles with enhanced methanol electrooxidation performance

    Srikanth Pedireddy;Hiang Kwee Lee;Weng Weei Tjiu;In Yee Phang

  • Vertically aligned gold nanorod monolayer on arbitrary substrates : self-assembly and femtomolar detection of food contaminants

    Bo Peng;Guangyuan Li;Dehui Li;Stephanie Dodson

  • Hierarchical 3D SERS Substrates Fabricated by Integrating Photolithographic Microstructures and Self‐Assembly of Silver Nanoparticles

    Qi Zhang;Yih Hong Lee;In Yee Phang;Choon Keong Lee

  • Stable and transparent superhydrophobic nanoparticle films.

    Xing Yi Ling;In Yee Phang;G. Julius Vancso;Jurriaan Huskens

  • Encoding molecular information in plasmonic nanostructures for anti-counterfeiting applications

    Yan Cui;Ravi S. Hegde;In Yee Phang;Hiang Kwee Lee;Hiang Kwee Lee

  • Preparation and characterization of Pt/C and PtRu/C electrocatalysts for direct ethanol fuel cells

    Zhaolin Liu;Xing Yi Ling;Xiaodi Su;Jim Yang Lee

  • Surfactant-Directed Atomic to Mesoscale Alignment: Metal Nanocrystals Encased Individually in Single-Crystalline Porous Nanostructures

    Pan Hu;Jia Zhuang;Lien-Yang Chou;Hiang Kwee Lee

  • Nanoscale surface chemistry directs the tunable assembly of silver octahedra into three two-dimensional plasmonic superlattices.

    Yih Hong Lee;Wenxiong Shi;Hiang Kwee Lee;Hiang Kwee Lee;Ruibin Jiang

  • ZIF-Induced d-Band Modification in a Bimetallic Nanocatalyst: Achieving Over 44 % Efficiency in the Ambient Nitrogen Reduction Reaction

    Howard Yi Fan Sim;Jaslyn Ru Ting Chen;Charlynn Sher Lin Koh;Hiang Kwee Lee

  • Understanding the Synthetic Pathway of a Single-Phase Quarternary Semiconductor Using Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering: A Case of Wurtzite Cu2ZnSnS4 Nanoparticles

    Joel Ming Rui Tan;Yih Hong Lee;Srikanth Pedireddy;Tom Baikie

  • Intensifying Heat Using MOF-Isolated Graphene for Solar-Driven Seawater Desalination at 98% Solar-to-Thermal Efficiency

    Xuemei Han;Lucas V. Besteiro;Lucas V. Besteiro;Charlynn Sher Lin Koh;Hiang Kwee Lee

  • Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) Taster: A Machine-Learning-Driven Multireceptor Platform for Multiplex Profiling of Wine Flavors

    Yong Xiang Leong;Yih Hong Lee;Charlynn Sher Lin Koh;Gia Chuong Phan-Quang

  • Oriented assembly of polyhedral plasmonic nanoparticle clusters

    Joel Henzie;Sean C. Andrews;Xing Yi Ling;Zhiyong Li

  • Janus Particles with Controllable Patchiness and Their Chemical Functionalization and Supramolecular Assembly

    Xing Yi Ling;Xing Yi Ling;In Yee Phang;Canet Acikgoz;M. Deniz Yilmaz

  • Superhydrophobic Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering Platform Fabricated by Assembly of Ag Nanocubes for Trace Molecular Sensing

    Hiang Kwee Lee;Yih Hong Lee;Qi Zhang;In Yee Phang

  • Plasmonic nose: integrating the MOF-enabled molecular preconcentration effect with a plasmonic array for recognition of molecular-level volatile organic compounds

    Charlynn Sher Lin Koh;Hiang Kwee Lee;Hiang Kwee Lee;Xuemei Han;Howard Yi Fan Sim

Frequent Co-Authors

Jurriaan Huskens
Jurriaan Huskens University of Twente
David N. Reinhoudt
David N. Reinhoudt University of Twente
G. Julius Vancso
G. Julius Vancso University of Twente
Tianxi Liu
Tianxi Liu Jiangnan University
Ruibin Jiang
Ruibin Jiang Shaanxi Normal University
Shuzhou Li
Shuzhou Li Nanyang Technological University
Weng Weei Tjiu
Weng Weei Tjiu Agency for Science, Technology and Research
Yue-E Miao
Yue-E Miao Donghua University
Holger Schönherr
Holger Schönherr University of Siegen
Ramon A. Alvarez-Puebla
Ramon A. Alvarez-Puebla Rovira i Virgili University

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