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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 46 15857 14304 2456 2437 81 11375

Yang-Gang Wang publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Yang-Gang Wang between 1996 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Yang-Gang Wang published across 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, averaging 5.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 29 publications in 2022. 42 of the 167 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1996 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 29. Peak 29 publications in 2022. 1996: 1 publication 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 0 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 0 publications 2006: 0 publications 2007: 0 publications 2008: 0 publications 2009: 1 publication 2010: 1 publication 2011: 2 publications 2012: 1 publication 2013: 4 publications 2014: 2 publications 2015: 5 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 15 publications 2018: 6 publications 2019: 4 publications 2020: 14 publications 2021: 12 publications 2022: 29 publications 2023: 21 publications 2024: 24 publications 2025: 18 publications
1996 2025

167 publications in total across all disciplines

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Yang-Gang Wang: publications per year, 1996 to 2025
Year Publications
1996 1
1997 0
1998 0
1999 0
2000 0
2001 1
2002 0
2003 0
2004 1
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 1
2010 1
2011 2
2012 1
2013 4
2014 2
2015 5
2016 5
2017 15
2018 6
2019 4
2020 14
2021 12
2022 29
2023 21
2024 24
2025 18
Total 167
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Yang-Gang Wang 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 Yang-Gang Wang 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, 81–100 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: 81 publications — 1st percentile

1% 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 81
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
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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Yang-Gang Wang 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 Yang-Gang Wang 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, 46–47 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: 46 D-Index — 12th percentile

12% 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 46
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
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Overview

Yang-Gang Wang is affiliated with the Southern University of Science and Technology in China. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Materials Science and Energy, with significant contributions in subfields such as Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Materials Chemistry, Catalysis, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Organic Chemistry.

The core topics explored in their work include electrocatalysts for energy conversion, catalytic processes in materials science, CO2 reduction techniques and catalysts, advanced photocatalysis techniques, nanomaterials for catalytic reactions, electrochemical analysis and applications, and ionic liquids properties and applications.

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Yang-Gang Wang include:

  • Molecular engineering of dispersed nickel phthalocyanines on carbon nanotubes for selective CO2 reduction (2020) - Nature Energy
  • Supported Metal Clusters: Fabrication and Application in Heterogeneous Catalysis (2020) - ACS Catalysis
  • Fully exposed palladium cluster catalysts enable hydrogen production from nitrogen heterocycles (2022) - Nature Catalysis
  • Engineering of Coordination Environment and Multiscale Structure in Single-Site Copper Catalyst for Superior Electrocatalytic Oxygen Reduction (2020) - Nano Letters
  • Crystalline Lattice-Confined Atomic Pt in Metal Carbides to Match Electronic Structures and Hydrogen Evolution Behaviors of Platinum (2022) - Advanced Materials

The frequent co-authors who collaborate with Wang include Jun Li, Guang-Jie Xia, Hao Cao, Zhen Yao, and Zisheng Zhang.

Their work appears regularly in several publication venues, notably ACS Catalysis, the Journal of the American Chemical Society, Nature Communications, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, and Nano Research. These journals reflect the interdisciplinary nature of their investigations covering catalysis and nanomaterial science in energy-related applications.

Best Publications

  • 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

  • Hollow N-Doped Carbon Spheres with Isolated Cobalt Single Atomic Sites: Superior Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Reduction.

    Yunhu Han;Yang-Gang Wang;Wenxing Chen;Ruirui Xu

  • Heterogeneous Fe 3 single-cluster catalyst for ammonia synthesis via an associative mechanism

    Jin-Cheng Liu;Xue-Lu Ma;Yong Li;Yang-Gang Wang

  • Molecular engineering of dispersed nickel phthalocyanines on carbon nanotubes for selective CO2 reduction

    Xiao Zhang;Xiao Zhang;Yang Wang;Meng Gu;Maoyu Wang

  • Dynamic formation of single-atom catalytic active sites on ceria-supported gold nanoparticles

    Yanggang Wang;Donghai Mei;Vassiliki Alexandra Glezakou;Jun Li

  • Supported Metal Clusters: Fabrication and Application in Heterogeneous Catalysis

    Chunyang Dong;Yinlong Li;Danyang Cheng;Mengtao Zhang

  • Electronic structure engineering to boost oxygen reduction activity by controlling the coordination of the central metal

    Yunhu Han;Yanggang Wang;Ruirui Xu;Wenxing Chen

  • Toward Rational Design of Oxide-Supported Single-Atom Catalysts: Atomic Dispersion of Gold on Ceria

    Jin-Cheng Liu;Yang-Gang Wang;Jun Li

  • Highly Efficient Catalysis of Preferential Oxidation of CO in H2-Rich Stream by Gold Single-Atom Catalysts

    Botao Qiao;Botao Qiao;Jiaxin Liu;Yang Gang Wang;Qingquan Lin

  • The role of reducible oxide-metal cluster charge transfer in catalytic processes: new insights on the catalytic mechanism of CO oxidation on Au/TiO2 from ab initio molecular dynamics.

    Yanggang Wang;Yeohoon Yoon;Vassiliki Alexandra Glezakou;Jun Li;Jun Li

  • Metal (Hydr)oxides@Polymer Core-Shell Strategy to Metal Single-Atom Materials.

    Maolin Zhang;Yang-Gang Wang;Wenxing Chen;Juncai Dong

  • Theoretical understanding of the stability of single-atom catalysts

    Jin-Cheng Liu;Yan Tang;Yang-Gang Wang;Yang-Gang Wang;Tao Zhang

  • Size-dependent dynamic structures of supported gold nanoparticles in CO oxidation reaction condition

    Yang He;Jin-Cheng Liu;Langli Luo;Yang-Gang Wang

  • Engineering of Coordination Environment and Multiscale Structure in Single-Site Copper Catalyst for Superior Electrocatalytic Oxygen Reduction

    Tingting Sun;Tingting Sun;Yinlong Li;Tingting Cui;Lianbin Xu

  • CO Oxidation on Au/TiO2: Condition-Dependent Active Sites and Mechanistic Pathways

    Yang Gang Wang;David C. Cantu;Mal Soon Lee;Jun Li

  • Shape control of CdSe nanocrystals with zinc blende structure.

    Liping Liu;Zhongbin Zhuang;Ting Xie;Yang-Gang Wang

  • Highly active and stable Rh/MgOAl2O3 catalysts for methane steam reforming

    Y. Wang;Y.H. Chin;R.T. Rozmiarek;B.R. Johnson

  • Theoretical Investigations of Pt1@CeO2 Single-Atom Catalyst for CO Oxidation

    Yan Tang;Yang-Gang Wang;Jun Li

  • N-Coordinated Dual-Metal Single-Site Catalyst for Low-Temperature CO Oxidation

    Jing Wang;Rui You;Chao Zhao;Wei Zhang

  • Enantioselective photoinduced cyclodimerization of a prochiral anthracene derivative adsorbed on helical metal nanostructures.

    Xueqin Wei;Xueqin Wei;Junjun Liu;Guang-Jie Xia;Junhong Deng

  • Probing equilibrium of molecular and deprotonated water on TiO2(110)

    Zhi Tao Wang;Yang Gang Wang;Rentao Mu;Yeohoon Yoon

Frequent Co-Authors

Jun Li
Jun Li National University of Singapore
Roger Rousseau
Roger Rousseau Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Dingsheng Wang
Dingsheng Wang Tsinghua University
Jun Li
Jun Li Tsinghua University
Vassiliki Alexandra Glezakou
Vassiliki Alexandra Glezakou Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Yadong Li
Yadong Li Tsinghua University
Wenxing Chen
Wenxing Chen Beijing Institute of Technology
Lirong Zheng
Lirong Zheng Chinese Academy of Sciences
Meng Gu
Meng Gu Southern University of Science and Technology
Zhongbin Zhuang
Zhongbin Zhuang Beijing University of Chemical Technology

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