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D-Index
82
Citations
25165
World Ranking
2459
National Ranking
771

Yan Li 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 Yan Li sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 449 publications — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Yan Li 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 Yan Li sits on this spectrum.

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 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 82 D-Index — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Yan Li is affiliated with Peking University in China and has a research focus primarily within the field of Engineering. Their work spans multiple subfields, including Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, as well as Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, and Artificial Intelligence.

Their research addresses a diverse set of topics such as Photonic and Optical Devices, Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications, Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies, Neural Networks and Reservoir Computing, Quantum Information and Cryptography, 2D Materials and Applications, and Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics.

Yan Li has contributed to the scientific community with papers published in various peer-reviewed venues. Some recent notable publications include:

  • A programmable qudit-based quantum processor, 2022, Nature Communications
  • Natural sponge-like wood-derived aerogel for solar-assisted adsorption and recovery of high-viscous crude oil, 2020, Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Cooperative-Game-Based Day-Ahead Scheduling of Local Integrated Energy Systems With Shared Energy Storage, 2022, IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy
  • A robust electrospun separator modified with in situ grown metal-organic frameworks for lithium-sulfur batteries, 2020, Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Topologically protected quantum entanglement emitters, 2022, Nature Photonics

Yan Li frequently publishes in several major scientific venues. These include:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Optics & Laser Technology
  • Journal of Physics Conference Series

The scientist has collaborated extensively with several co-authors, with notable frequent collaborators including Qihuang Gong, Jianwei Wang, Yiqian Liu, Qiang Yang, and Chu Li.

Best Publications

  • Fabrication of Ultralong and Electrically Uniform Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes on Clean Substrates

    Xueshen Wang;Qunqing Li;Jing Xie;Zhong Jin

  • Chirality-specific growth of single-walled carbon nanotubes on solid alloy catalysts

    Feng Yang;Xiao Wang;Daqi Zhang;Juan Yang

  • Best Practices for Reporting Electrocatalytic Performance of Nanomaterials

    Damien Voiry;Manish Chhowalla;Yury Gogotsi;Nicholas A. Kotov

  • Visible-Frequency Dielectric Metasurfaces for Multiwavelength Achromatic and Highly Dispersive Holograms

    Bo Wang;Fengliang Dong;Qi-Tong Li;Dong Yang

  • Selective growth of well-aligned semiconducting single-walled carbon nanotubes.

    Lei Ding;Alexander Tselev;Jinyong Wang;Dongning Yuan

  • Carbon Nanotubes and Related Nanomaterials: Critical Advances and Challenges for Synthesis toward Mainstream Commercial Applications

    Rahul Rao;Cary L. Pint;Ahmad E. Islam;Robert S. Weatherup

  • Preparation of Monodispersed Fe−Mo Nanoparticles as the Catalyst for CVD Synthesis of Carbon Nanotubes

    Yan Li;Jie Liu;Yongqian Wang;Zhong Lin Wang

  • Copper Catalyzing Growth of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes on Substrates

    Weiwei Zhou;Zuoyan Han;Jinyong Wang;Yan Zhang

  • Chirality Pure Carbon Nanotubes: Growth, Sorting, and Characterization.

    Feng Yang;Meng Wang;Daqi Zhang;Juan Yang

  • Why single-walled carbon nanotubes can be dispersed in imidazolium-based ionic liquids.

    Jinyong Wang;Haibin Chu;Yan Li

  • Doping-Free Fabrication of Carbon Nanotube Based Ballistic CMOS Devices and Circuits

    Zhiyong Zhang;Xuelei Liang;Sheng Wang;Kun Yao

  • A dual-targeting nanocarrier based on poly(amidoamine) dendrimers conjugated with transferrin and tamoxifen for treating brain gliomas

    Yan Li;Hai He;Xinru Jia;Wan-Liang Lu

  • Electrochemical AFM "dip-pen" nanolithography.

    Yan Li;Benjamin W. Maynor;Jie Liu

  • PEGylated Poly(amidoamine) dendrimer-based dual-targeting carrier for treating brain tumors.

    Hai He;Yan Li;Xin-Ru Jia;Ju Du

  • Three-dimensional hole drilling of silica glass from the rear surface with femtosecond laser pulses.

    Yan Li;Kazuyoshi Itoh;Wataru Watanabe;Kazuhiro Yamada

  • Measurement of spin Hall effect of reflected light.

    Yi Qin;Yan Li;Huanyu He;Qihuang Gong

  • Carbon Nanomaterials in Different Dimensions for Electrochemical Energy Storage

    Jiangfeng Ni;Yan Li

  • Reduction in feature size of two-photon polymerization using SCR500

    Dengfeng Tan;Yan Li;Fengjie Qi;Hong Yang

  • The Future of Layer-by-Layer Assembly: A Tribute to ACS Nano Associate Editor Helmuth Möhwald

    Shuang Zhao;Frank Caruso;Lars Dahne;Gero Decher;Gero Decher

  • Size‐Dependent Enhancement of Electrocatalytic Oxygen‐Reduction and Hydrogen‐Evolution Performance of MoS2 Particles

    Tanyuan Wang;Dongliang Gao;Junqiao Zhuo;Zhiwei Zhu

  • One-dimensional van der Waals heterostructures.

    Rong Xiang;Taiki Inoue;Yongjia Zheng;Akihito Kumamoto

Frequent Co-Authors

Lian-Mao Peng
Lian-Mao Peng Peking University
Zhong Jin
Zhong Jin Nanjing University
Sheng Wang
Sheng Wang Peking University
Xingguo Li
Xingguo Li Peking University
Giulia Galli
Giulia Galli University of Chicago
Paul S. Weiss
Paul S. Weiss University of California, Los Angeles
Qing Chen
Qing Chen Peking University
Yury Gogotsi
Yury Gogotsi Drexel University
Jie Liu
Jie Liu Duke University
Mark C. Hersam
Mark C. Hersam Northwestern University

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