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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Best Scientists 213 174 162 4 4 750 151749
Materials Science 223 14 14 3 3 736 167551
Chemistry 224 5 5 1 1 744 168164

Yadong Li publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Yadong Li between 1993 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Yadong Li published across 33 years, from 1993 to 2025, averaging 28.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 74 publications in 2022. 88 of the 945 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1993 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 74. Peak 74 publications in 2022. 1993: 1 publication 1994: 1 publication 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 7 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 26 publications 2003: 34 publications 2004: 39 publications 2005: 32 publications 2006: 35 publications 2007: 26 publications 2008: 21 publications 2009: 16 publications 2010: 18 publications 2011: 35 publications 2012: 21 publications 2013: 27 publications 2014: 19 publications 2015: 31 publications 2016: 36 publications 2017: 41 publications 2018: 66 publications 2019: 51 publications 2020: 60 publications 2021: 65 publications 2022: 74 publications 2023: 62 publications 2024: 49 publications 2025: 39 publications
1993 2025

945 publications in total across all disciplines

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Yadong Li: publications per year, 1993 to 2025
Year Publications
1993 1
1994 1
1995 0
1996 0
1997 2
1998 4
1999 7
2000 2
2001 5
2002 26
2003 34
2004 39
2005 32
2006 35
2007 26
2008 21
2009 16
2010 18
2011 35
2012 21
2013 27
2014 19
2015 31
2016 36
2017 41
2018 66
2019 51
2020 60
2021 65
2022 74
2023 62
2024 49
2025 39
Total 945
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Yadong Li 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 Yadong Li sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000 1,250
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 61–80 to 1,295+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,350. Most scientists, 1,350, have 161–180 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 741–760 publications, is where this scientist sits. 61–80 publications: 66 scientists 81–100 publications: 302 scientists 101–120 publications: 623 scientists 121–140 publications: 918 scientists 141–160 publications: 1,218 scientists 161–180 publications: 1,350 scientists 181–200 publications: 1,344 scientists 201–220 publications: 1,281 scientists 221–240 publications: 1,216 scientists 241–260 publications: 1,100 scientists 261–280 publications: 979 scientists 281–300 publications: 939 scientists 301–320 publications: 764 scientists 321–340 publications: 643 scientists 341–360 publications: 628 scientists 361–380 publications: 522 scientists 381–400 publications: 459 scientists 401–420 publications: 397 scientists 421–440 publications: 327 scientists 441–460 publications: 270 scientists 461–480 publications: 265 scientists 481–500 publications: 252 scientists 501–520 publications: 201 scientists 521–540 publications: 185 scientists 541–560 publications: 148 scientists 561–580 publications: 148 scientists 581–600 publications: 132 scientists 601–620 publications: 114 scientists 621–640 publications: 104 scientists 641–660 publications: 91 scientists 661–680 publications: 92 scientists 681–700 publications: 73 scientists 701–720 publications: 57 scientists 721–740 publications: 54 scientists 741–760 publications: 67 scientists 761–780 publications: 45 scientists 781–800 publications: 46 scientists 801–820 publications: 39 scientists 821–840 publications: 32 scientists 841–860 publications: 36 scientists 861–880 publications: 29 scientists 881–900 publications: 26 scientists 901–920 publications: 24 scientists 921–940 publications: 14 scientists 941–960 publications: 23 scientists 961–980 publications: 28 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 15 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 29 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 12 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 19 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 12 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 6 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 8 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 12 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 5 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 6 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 14 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 7 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 2 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 6 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 4 scientists 1,281–1,294 publications: 6 scientists 1,295+ publications: 100 scientists
61–80 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 744 publications — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Chemistry scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
61–80 66
81–100 302
101–120 623
121–140 918
141–160 1,218
161–180 1,350
181–200 1,344
201–220 1,281
221–240 1,216
241–260 1,100
261–280 979
281–300 939
301–320 764
321–340 643
341–360 628
361–380 522
381–400 459
401–420 397
421–440 327
441–460 270
461–480 265
481–500 252
501–520 201
521–540 185
541–560 148
561–580 148
581–600 132
601–620 114
621–640 104
641–660 91
661–680 92
681–700 73
701–720 57
721–740 54
741–760 67 744
761–780 45
781–800 46
801–820 39
821–840 32
841–860 36
861–880 29
881–900 26
901–920 24
921–940 14
941–960 23
961–980 28
981–1,000 15
1,001–1,020 29
1,021–1,040 12
1,041–1,060 19
1,061–1,080 12
1,081–1,100 6
1,101–1,120 8
1,121–1,140 12
1,141–1,160 5
1,161–1,180 6
1,181–1,200 14
1,201–1,220 7
1,221–1,240 2
1,241–1,260 6
1,261–1,280 4
1,281–1,294 6
1,295+ 100
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Yadong Li 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 Yadong Li sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 159+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,051. Most scientists, 1,051, have 56–57 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 159+ D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 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
40–41 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 224 D-Index — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Chemistry scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 289
42–43 612
44–45 808
46–47 776
48–49 835
50–51 861
52–53 872
54–55 933
56–57 1,051
58–59 930
60–61 882
62–63 834
64–65 731
66–67 775
68–69 683
70–71 646
72–73 561
74–75 501
76–77 437
78–79 388
80–81 354
82–83 292
84–85 275
86–87 254
88–89 235
90–91 185
92–93 192
94–95 155
96–97 163
98–99 125
100–101 105
102–103 105
104–105 112
106–107 88
108–109 68
110–111 69
112–113 65
114–115 79
116–117 61
118–119 44
120–121 37
122–123 40
124–125 33
126–127 26
128–129 34
130–131 35
132–133 25
134–135 27
136–137 17
138–139 16
140–141 20
142–143 20
144–145 15
146–147 9
148–149 9
150–151 16
152–153 11
154–155 9
156–157 3
158 3
159+ 98 224
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in China Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Materials Science in China Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in China Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Materials Science in China Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in China Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Materials Science in China Leader Award

Overview

Yadong Li is affiliated with Tsinghua University in China, focusing on research primarily within the fields of Energy, Engineering, and Materials Science. Their work emphasizes Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Organic Chemistry, and Mechanical Engineering as key subfields.

The scientist's publication record features prominent research venues, including:

  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Nano Research
  • Nature Communications

Frequent collaboration partners include:

  • Dingsheng Wang
  • Wenxing Chen
  • Chen Chen
  • Yu Wang
  • Lirong Zheng

Yadong Li's recent papers demonstrate a focus on catalytic materials and electrocatalysis processes. Selected publications include:

  • Chemical Synthesis of Single Atomic Site Catalysts, 2020, Chemical Reviews
  • Matching the kinetics of natural enzymes with a single-atom iron nanozyme, 2021, Nature Catalysis
  • Engineering unsymmetrically coordinated Cu-S1N3 single atom sites with enhanced oxygen reduction activity, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Atomic site electrocatalysts for water splitting, oxygen reduction and selective oxidation, 2020, Chemical Society Reviews
  • Modulating the local coordination environment of single-atom catalysts for enhanced catalytic performance, 2020, Nano Research

Their main research topics cover:

  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Advanced battery technologies research
  • Fuel Cells and Related Materials
  • CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts
  • Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions

Best Publications

  • A general strategy for nanocrystal synthesis

    Xun Wang;Jing Zhuang;Qing Peng;Yadong Li

  • Highly Crystalline Multimetallic Nanoframes with Three-Dimensional Electrocatalytic Surfaces

    Chen Chen;Yijin Kang;Ziyang Huo;Ziyang Huo;Zhongwei Zhu;Zhongwei Zhu

  • Colloidal carbon spheres and their core/shell structures with noble-metal nanoparticles.

    Xiaoming Sun;Yadong Li

  • Monodisperse magnetic single-crystal ferrite microspheres.

    Hong Deng;Xiaolin Li;Qing Peng;Xun Wang

  • Single Cobalt Atoms with Precise N-Coordination as Superior Oxygen Reduction Reaction Catalysts

    Peiqun Yin;Tao Yao;Yuen Wu;Yuen Wu;Lirong Zheng

  • Single-Atom Catalysts: Synthetic Strategies and Electrochemical Applications

    Yuanjun Chen;Shufang Ji;Chen Chen;Qing Peng

  • Isolated Single Iron Atoms Anchored on N-Doped Porous Carbon as an Efficient Electrocatalyst for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction

    Yuanjun Chen;Shufang Ji;Yanggang Wang;Juncai Dong

  • Core–Shell ZIF-8@ZIF-67-Derived CoP Nanoparticle-Embedded N-Doped Carbon Nanotube Hollow Polyhedron for Efficient Overall Water Splitting

    Yuan Pan;Yuan Pan;Kaian Sun;Shoujie Liu;Shoujie Liu;Xing Cao

  • General synthesis and definitive structural identification of MN4C4 single-atom catalysts with tunable electrocatalytic activities

    Huilong Fei;Juncai Dong;Yexin Feng;Christopher S. Allen

  • Single platinum atoms immobilized on an MXene as an efficient catalyst for the hydrogen evolution reaction

    Jinqiang Zhang;Yufei Zhao;Xin Guo;Chen Chen

  • Bimetallic Nanocrystals: Liquid‐Phase Synthesis and Catalytic Applications

    Dingsheng Wang;Yadong Li

  • Design of N-Coordinated Dual-Metal Sites: A Stable and Active Pt-Free Catalyst for Acidic Oxygen Reduction Reaction

    Jing Wang;Zhengqing Huang;Wei Liu;Chunran Chang

  • Selected-Control Hydrothermal Synthesis of α- and β-MnO2 Single Crystal Nanowires

    Xun Wang;Yadong Li

  • Chemical Synthesis of Single Atomic Site Catalysts.

    Shufang Ji;Yuanjun Chen;Xiaolu Wang;Zedong Zhang

  • Ionic Exchange of Metal–Organic Frameworks to Access Single Nickel Sites for Efficient Electroreduction of CO2

    Changming Zhao;Xinyao Dai;Tao Yao;Wenxing Chen

  • Nearly Monodisperse Cu2O and CuO Nanospheres: Preparation and Applications for Sensitive Gas Sensors

    Jiatao Zhang;Junfeng Liu;Qing Peng;Xun Wang

  • Oxygen Vacancy Clusters Promoting Reducibility and Activity of Ceria Nanorods

    Xiangwen Liu;Kebin Zhou;Lei Wang;Baoyi Wang

  • Enhanced catalytic activity of ceria nanorods from well-defined reactive crystal planes

    Kebin Zhou;Xun Wang;Xiaoming Sun;Qing Peng

  • Green chemistry for nanoparticle synthesis

    Haohong Duan;Dingsheng Wang;Yadong Li

  • Synthesis and characterization of ion-exchangeable titanate nanotubes.

    Xiaoming Sun;Yadong Li

  • Design of Single-Atom Co–N5 Catalytic Site: A Robust Electrocatalyst for CO2 Reduction with Nearly 100% CO Selectivity and Remarkable Stability

    Yuan Pan;Rui Lin;Yinjuan Chen;Yinjuan Chen;Shoujie Liu;Shoujie Liu

  • Lanthanide-doped nanocrystals: synthesis, optical-magnetic properties, and applications.

    Guofeng Wang;Qing Peng;Yadong Li

Frequent Co-Authors

Dingsheng Wang
Dingsheng Wang Tsinghua University
Qing Peng
Qing Peng Tsinghua University
Wenxing Chen
Wenxing Chen Beijing Institute of Technology
Yuen Wu
Yuen Wu University of Science and Technology of China
Chen Chen
Chen Chen Xi'an Jiaotong University
Lirong Zheng
Lirong Zheng Chinese Academy of Sciences
Xun Hong
Xun Hong University of Science and Technology of China
Juncai Dong
Juncai Dong Chinese Academy of Sciences
Xun Wang
Xun Wang Tsinghua University
Zhongbin Zhuang
Zhongbin Zhuang Beijing University of Chemical Technology

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