2026 Yan Lu: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Materials Science	68	4769	4617	279	269	209	21796
Chemistry	67	6791	6158	489	438	195	20007

Discipline name

D-Index

World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Materials Science

4769

4617

279

269

209

21796

Chemistry

6791

6158

489

438

195

20007

Materials Science

D-Index

Citations

21796

World Ranking

4769

National Ranking

279

Chemistry

D-Index

Citations

20007

World Ranking

6791

National Ranking

489

Overview

Yan Lu is affiliated with Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on engineering and materials science, with significant contributions in related subfields such as electrical and electronic engineering, materials chemistry, electronic, optical and magnetic materials, polymers and plastics, and renewable energy, sustainability and the environment.

The main topics of their work include:

Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies
Advancements in Battery Materials
Advanced battery technologies research
Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication
Conducting polymers and applications
Advanced Battery Technologies Research
Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques

Yan Lu has contributed to numerous publications, some of the recent significant papers include:

Polymer-Derived Heteroatom-Doped Porous Carbon Materials, 2020, Chemical Reviews
Protonated Imine-Linked Covalent Organic Frameworks for Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution, 2021, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
Rational compatibility in a ternary matrix enables all-small-molecule organic solar cells with over 16% efficiency, 2021, Energy & Environmental Science
Non-fullerene acceptors with hetero-dihalogenated terminals induce significant difference in single crystallography and enable binary organic solar cells with 17.5% efficiency, 2021, Energy & Environmental Science
Carbon materials for stable Li metal anodes: Challenges, solutions, and outlook, 2021, Carbon Energy

Yan Lu frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including:

Zdravko Kochovski
Yaolin Xu
Shilin Mei
Zhaoyin Wen
Ingo Manke

The scientist has published extensively in the following venues:

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
ACS Nano
arXiv (Cornell University)
SSRN Electronic Journal
ACS Energy Letters

Best Publications

Kinetic Analysis of Catalytic Reduction of 4-Nitrophenol by Metallic Nanoparticles Immobilized in Spherical Polyelectrolyte Brushes

Stefanie Wunder;Frank Polzer;Yan Lu;Yu Mei

1294
Citations
Catalysis by metallic nanoparticles in aqueous solution: model reactions.

Pablo Hervés;Moisés Pérez-Lorenzo;Luis M. Liz-Marzán;Joachim Dzubiella;Joachim Dzubiella

1171
Citations
Designed formation of hollow particle-based nitrogen-doped carbon nanofibers for high-performance supercapacitors

Li-Feng Chen;Yan Lu;Le Yu;Xiong Wen (David) Lou

874
Citations
Thermosensitive core--shell particles as carriers for Ag nanoparticles : modulating the catalytic activity by a phase transition in networks

Yan Lu;Yu Mei;Markus Drechsler;Matthias Ballauff

841
Citations
Catalytic Activity of Palladium Nanoparticles Encapsulated in Spherical Polyelectrolyte Brushes and Core−Shell Microgels

Yu Mei;Yan Lu;Frank Polzer;Matthias Ballauff

815
Citations
Polymer-Derived Heteroatom-Doped Porous Carbon Materials.

Hong Wang;Yue Shao;Shilin Mei;Yan Lu;Yan Lu

752
Citations
Nanostructured Conversion-type Anode Materials for Advanced Lithium-Ion Batteries

Yan Lu;Le Yu;Xiong Wen (David) Lou

741
Citations
Formation of Hierarchical In2S3–CdIn2S4 Heterostructured Nanotubes for Efficient and Stable Visible Light CO2 Reduction

Sibo Wang;Bu Yuan Guan;Yan Lu;Xiong Wen “David” Lou

704
Citations
Catalytic Activity of Faceted Gold Nanoparticles Studied by a Model Reaction: Evidence for Substrate-Induced Surface Restructuring

Stefanie Wunder;Yan Lu;Martin Albrecht;Matthias Ballauff

609
Citations
Hierarchical Hollow Nanoprisms Based on Ultrathin Ni-Fe Layered Double Hydroxide Nanosheets with Enhanced Electrocatalytic Activity towards Oxygen Evolution

Le Yu;Jing Fan Yang;Bu Yuan Guan;Yan Lu

599
Citations
“Smart” nanoparticles: Preparation, characterization and applications

Matthias Ballauff;Yan Lu

514
Citations
Formation of Ni-Fe Mixed Diselenide Nanocages as a Superior Oxygen Evolution Electrocatalyst.

Jianwei Nai;Yan Lu;Le Yu;Xin Wang

495
Citations
High catalytic activity of platinum nanoparticles immobilized on spherical polyelectrolyte brushes.

Yu Mei;Geeta Sharma;Yan Lu;Matthias Ballauff

430
Citations
Thermosensitive Au-PNIPA yolk-shell nanoparticles with tunable selectivity for catalysis.

Shuang Wu;Shuang Wu;Shuang Wu;Joachim Dzubiella;Joachim Dzubiella;Julian Kaiser;Julian Kaiser;Markus Drechsler

426
Citations
Kinetic Analysis of the Catalytic Reduction of 4-Nitrophenol by Metallic Nanoparticles

Sasa Gu;Stefanie Wunder;Yan Lu;Matthias Ballauff

408
Citations
Thermosensitive core-shell particles as carrier systems for metallic nanoparticles.

Yan Lu;Yu Mei;Matthias Ballauff;Markus Drechsler

391
Citations
Protonated Imine-Linked Covalent Organic Frameworks for Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution

Jin Yang;Amitava Acharjya;Meng-Yang Ye;Jabor Rabeah

387
Citations
Thermosensitive core–shell microgels: From colloidal model systems to nanoreactors

Yan Lu;Yan Lu;Matthias Ballauff;Matthias Ballauff

335
Citations
In Situ Formation of Ag Nanoparticles in Spherical Polyacrylic Acid Brushes by UV Irradiation

Yan Lu;Yu Mei;Marc Schrinner;Matthias Ballauff

296
Citations
Construction of Complex Co3O4@Co3V2O8 Hollow Structures from Metal–Organic Frameworks with Enhanced Lithium Storage Properties

Yan Lu;Le Yu;Minghong Wu;Yong Wang

294
Citations