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D-Index
136
Citations
69757
World Ranking
273
National Ranking
115

Yanfa Yan 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 Yanfa Yan sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 746 publications — 96th percentile

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

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

Yanfa Yan 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 Yanfa Yan sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 136 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Yanfa Yan is a researcher affiliated with the University of Toledo in the United States. Their work mainly focuses on the fields of engineering and materials science, with significant contributions particularly in electrical and electronic engineering and materials chemistry. The research also extends to subfields such as polymers and plastics, atomic and molecular physics and optics, and renewable energy, sustainability, and the environment.

The main topics of Yanfa Yan's research encompass:

  • Perovskite materials and applications
  • Chalcogenide semiconductor thin films
  • Quantum dots synthesis and properties
  • Conducting polymers and applications
  • Solid-state spectroscopy and crystallography
  • Solar cell performance optimization
  • Copper-based nanomaterials and applications

Yanfa Yan has coauthored extensively with several researchers, including:

  • Zhaoning Song
  • Randy J. Ellingson
  • Michael J. Heben
  • Xiaoming Wang
  • Adam B. Phillips

Their work has been featured across multiple publication venues. The most frequent include:

  • 2022 IEEE 49th Photovoltaics Specialists Conference (PVSC)
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • ACS Applied Energy Materials
  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Science

Among Yanfa Yan's recent notable papers are:

  • "Surface reaction for efficient and stable inverted perovskite solar cells" (2022), published in Nature
  • "Regulating surface potential maximizes voltage in all-perovskite tandems" (2022), published in Nature
  • "Rational design of Lewis base molecules for stable and efficient inverted perovskite solar cells" (2023), published in Science
  • "Metastable Dion-Jacobson 2D structure enables efficient and stable perovskite solar cells" (2022), published in Science
  • "The 2020 photovoltaic technologies roadmap" (2020), published in Journal of Physics D Applied Physics

Best Publications

  • Unusual defect physics in CH3NH3PbI3 perovskite solar cell absorber

    Wan-Jian Yin;Tingting Shi;Yanfa Yan

  • Unique Properties of Halide Perovskites as Possible Origins of the Superior Solar Cell Performance

    Wan-Jian Yin;Tingting Shi;Yanfa Yan

  • Efficient and stable emission of warm-white light from lead-free halide double perovskites

    Jiajun Luo;Xiaoming Wang;Shunran Li;Jing Liu

  • Halide perovskite materials for solar cells: a theoretical review

    Wan-Jian Yin;Wan-Jian Yin;Ji-Hui Yang;Joongoo Kang;Yanfa Yan

  • Surface reaction for efficient and stable inverted perovskite solar cells

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  • Understanding the physical properties of hybrid perovskites for photovoltaic applications

    Jinsong Huang;Jinsong Huang;Yongbo Yuan;Yongbo Yuan;Yuchuan Shao;Yanfa Yan

  • Low-Temperature Solution-Processed Tin Oxide as an Alternative Electron Transporting Layer for Efficient Perovskite Solar Cells

    Weijun Ke;Guojia Fang;Qin Liu;Liangbin Xiong

  • An organic-inorganic perovskite ferroelectric with large piezoelectric response

    Yu-Meng You;Wei-Qiang Liao;Dewei Zhao;Heng-Yun Ye

  • From Lead Halide Perovskites to Lead-Free Metal Halide Perovskites and Perovskite Derivatives

    Zewen Xiao;Zhaoning Song;Yanfa Yan

  • Carrier lifetimes of >1 μs in Sn-Pb perovskites enable efficient all-perovskite tandem solar cells

    Jinhui Tong;Jinhui Tong;Zhaoning Song;Dong Hoe Kim;Xihan Chen

  • Thin-film preparation and characterization of Cs3Sb2I9: A lead-free layered perovskite semiconductor

    Bayrammurad Saparov;Feng Hong;Feng Hong;Jon Paul Sun;Hsin Sheng Duan

  • Band Edge Electronic Structure of BiVO4: Elucidating the Role of the Bi s and V d Orbitals

    Aron Walsh;Yanfa Yan;Muhammad N. Huda;Mowafak M. Al-Jassim

  • Lead-Free Inverted Planar Formamidinium Tin Triiodide Perovskite Solar Cells Achieving Power Conversion Efficiencies up to 6.22.

    Weiqiang Liao;Weiqiang Liao;Dewei Zhao;Yue Yu;Corey R. Grice

  • Low-bandgap mixed tin-lead iodide perovskite absorbers with long carrier lifetimes for all-perovskite tandem solar cells

    Dewei Zhao;Yue Yu;Changlei Wang;Changlei Wang;Weiqiang Liao;Weiqiang Liao

  • Searching for promising new perovskite-based photovoltaic absorbers: the importance of electronic dimensionality

    Zewen Xiao;Weiwei Meng;Jianbo Wang;David B. Mitzi

  • Oxide perovskites, double perovskites and derivatives for electrocatalysis, photocatalysis, and photovoltaics

    Wan-Jian Yin;Baicheng Weng;Jie Ge;Jie Ge;Qingde Sun

  • Nanostructured Fe3O4/SWNT Electrode: Binder-Free and High-Rate Li-Ion Anode

    Chunmei Ban;Zhuangchun Wu;Dane T. Gillaspie;Le Chen

  • Parity-Forbidden Transitions and Their Impact on the Optical Absorption Properties of Lead-Free Metal Halide Perovskites and Double Perovskites.

    Weiwei Meng;Xiaoming Wang;Zewen Xiao;Jianbo Wang

  • Regulating surface potential maximizes voltage in all-perovskite tandems

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  • Rational design of Lewis base molecules for stable and efficient inverted perovskite solar cells

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  • Employing Lead Thiocyanate Additive to Reduce the Hysteresis and Boost the Fill Factor of Planar Perovskite Solar Cells.

    Weijun Ke;Weijun Ke;Weijun Ke;Chuanxiao Xiao;Changlei Wang;Bayrammurad Saparov

  • Perovskite ink with wide processing window for scalable high-efficiency solar cells

    Mengjin Yang;Zhen Li;Matthew O. Reese;Obadiah G. Reid

  • Efficient two-terminal all-perovskite tandem solar cells enabled by high-quality low-bandgap absorber layers

    Dewei Zhao;Cong Chen;Cong Chen;Changlei Wang;Changlei Wang;Maxwell M. Junda

Frequent Co-Authors

Mowafak Al-Jassim
Mowafak Al-Jassim National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Zhaoning Song
Zhaoning Song University of Toledo
Wan-Jian Yin
Wan-Jian Yin Soochow University
Dewei Zhao
Dewei Zhao Sichuan University
Changlei Wang
Changlei Wang Soochow University
Su-Huai Wei
Su-Huai Wei Eastern Institute of Technology, Ningbo
Randy J. Ellingson
Randy J. Ellingson University of Toledo
John A. Turner
John A. Turner Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Michael J. Heben
Michael J. Heben University of Toledo
Kim M. Jones
Kim M. Jones National Renewable Energy Laboratory

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