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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 97 1234 1181 389 385 257 29720

Yang Hou publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Yang Hou between 2008 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Yang Hou published across 18 years, from 2008 to 2025, averaging 27.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 72 publications in 2025. 123 of the 496 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2008 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 72. Peak 72 publications in 2025. 2008: 1 publication 2009: 6 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 11 publications 2013: 11 publications 2014: 10 publications 2015: 15 publications 2016: 7 publications 2017: 15 publications 2018: 19 publications 2019: 52 publications 2020: 40 publications 2021: 54 publications 2022: 61 publications 2023: 59 publications 2024: 51 publications 2025: 72 publications
2008 2025

496 publications in total across all disciplines

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Yang Hou: publications per year, 2008 to 2025
Year Publications
2008 1
2009 6
2010 6
2011 6
2012 11
2013 11
2014 10
2015 15
2016 7
2017 15
2018 19
2019 52
2020 40
2021 54
2022 61
2023 59
2024 51
2025 72
Total 496
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Yang Hou 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 Yang Hou sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 57 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 50–69 to 1,163+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 891. Most scientists, 891, have 190–209 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 250–269 publications, is where this scientist sits. 50–69 publications: 28 scientists 70–89 publications: 152 scientists 90–109 publications: 356 scientists 110–129 publications: 487 scientists 130–149 publications: 723 scientists 150–169 publications: 835 scientists 170–189 publications: 850 scientists 190–209 publications: 891 scientists 210–229 publications: 862 scientists 230–249 publications: 766 scientists 250–269 publications: 726 scientists 270–289 publications: 665 scientists 290–309 publications: 593 scientists 310–329 publications: 537 scientists 330–349 publications: 477 scientists 350–369 publications: 440 scientists 370–389 publications: 356 scientists 390–409 publications: 321 scientists 410–429 publications: 256 scientists 430–449 publications: 246 scientists 450–469 publications: 216 scientists 470–489 publications: 212 scientists 490–509 publications: 174 scientists 510–529 publications: 194 scientists 530–549 publications: 162 scientists 550–569 publications: 131 scientists 570–589 publications: 111 scientists 590–609 publications: 103 scientists 610–629 publications: 99 scientists 630–649 publications: 77 scientists 650–669 publications: 92 scientists 670–689 publications: 56 scientists 690–709 publications: 53 scientists 710–729 publications: 53 scientists 730–749 publications: 38 scientists 750–769 publications: 52 scientists 770–789 publications: 43 scientists 790–809 publications: 38 scientists 810–829 publications: 34 scientists 830–849 publications: 25 scientists 850–869 publications: 18 scientists 870–889 publications: 20 scientists 890–909 publications: 24 scientists 910–929 publications: 27 scientists 930–949 publications: 20 scientists 950–969 publications: 17 scientists 970–989 publications: 10 scientists 990–1,009 publications: 16 scientists 1,010–1,029 publications: 13 scientists 1,030–1,049 publications: 12 scientists 1,050–1,069 publications: 9 scientists 1,070–1,089 publications: 8 scientists 1,090–1,109 publications: 7 scientists 1,110–1,129 publications: 9 scientists 1,130–1,149 publications: 2 scientists 1,150–1,162 publications: 5 scientists 1,163+ publications: 100 scientists
50–69 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 257 publications — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Materials Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
50–69 28
70–89 152
90–109 356
110–129 487
130–149 723
150–169 835
170–189 850
190–209 891
210–229 862
230–249 766
250–269 726 257
270–289 665
290–309 593
310–329 537
330–349 477
350–369 440
370–389 356
390–409 321
410–429 256
430–449 246
450–469 216
470–489 212
490–509 174
510–529 194
530–549 162
550–569 131
570–589 111
590–609 103
610–629 99
630–649 77
650–669 92
670–689 56
690–709 53
710–729 53
730–749 38
750–769 52
770–789 43
790–809 38
810–829 34
830–849 25
850–869 18
870–889 20
890–909 24
910–929 27
930–949 20
950–969 17
970–989 10
990–1,009 16
1,010–1,029 13
1,030–1,049 12
1,050–1,069 9
1,070–1,089 8
1,090–1,109 7
1,110–1,129 9
1,130–1,149 2
1,150–1,162 5
1,163+ 100
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Yang Hou 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 Yang Hou sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 165+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 667. Most scientists, 667, have 52–53 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 96–97 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 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
40–41 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 97 D-Index — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Materials Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 211
42–43 450
44–45 612
46–47 612
48–49 598
50–51 657
52–53 667
54–55 621
56–57 597
58–59 610
60–61 587
62–63 606
64–65 533
66–67 490
68–69 469
70–71 378
72–73 421
74–75 359
76–77 323
78–79 299
80–81 230
82–83 210
84–85 195
86–87 203
88–89 175
90–91 175
92–93 142
94–95 121
96–97 117 97
98–99 107
100–101 88
102–103 85
104–105 68
106–107 62
108–109 57
110–111 45
112–113 49
114–115 50
116–117 34
118–119 38
120–121 37
122–123 29
124–125 28
126–127 24
128–129 33
130–131 28
132–133 21
134–135 20
136–137 23
138–139 17
140–141 12
142–143 17
144–145 21
146–147 13
148–149 11
150–151 14
152–153 13
154–155 9
156–157 10
158–159 7
160–161 4
162–163 4
164 3
165+ 98
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Overview

Yang Hou is affiliated with Zhejiang University in China and has a research focus spanning engineering and energy disciplines. Their work emphasizes renewable energy, sustainability, and the environment, supported by a substantial number of publications in related fields.

The main fields of study in their work include:

  • Engineering
  • Energy

Within these broad areas, Yang Hou has contributed extensively to subfields such as renewable energy and sustainability, electrical and electronic engineering, materials chemistry, catalysis, and biomedical engineering.

Key subfields in their research portfolio include:

  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Catalysis
  • Biomedical Engineering

Yang Hou's research topics reflect a focus on energy conversion and catalysis technologies, including electrocatalysts for energy conversion, CO2 reduction techniques and catalysts, advanced photocatalysis techniques, advanced battery technologies, advancements in battery materials, and ammonia synthesis and nitrogen reduction.

Main topics covered are:

  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Advanced battery technologies research
  • Advancements in Battery Materials
  • Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction
  • Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies

A number of their recent papers include:

  • "Electrocatalysis for CO2conversion: from fundamentals to value-added products" (2021) published in Chemical Society Reviews
  • "Designing flexible, smart and self-sustainable supercapacitors for portable/wearable electronics: from conductive polymers" (2021) published in Chemical Society Reviews
  • "Dynamic Activation of Adsorbed Intermediates via Axial Traction for the Promoted Electrochemical CO2 Reduction" (2020) published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "Synergistic Effect of Atomically Dispersed Ni-Zn Pair Sites for Enhanced CO2 Electroreduction" (2021) published in Advanced Materials
  • "Highly active ruthenium sites stabilized by modulating electron-feeding for sustainable acidic oxygen-evolution electrocatalysis" (2022) published in Energy & Environmental Science

Frequent co-authors working alongside Yang Hou include:

  • Lecheng Lei
  • Zhongjian Li
  • Bin Yang
  • Qinghua Zhang

The venues where Yang Hou has published frequently illustrate the reach and focus of their work, with multiple contributions to journals such as:

  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Advanced Functional Materials
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie

Best Publications

  • Electrocatalysis for CO2 conversion: from fundamentals to value-added products

    Genxiang Wang;Junxiang Chen;Yichun Ding;Pingwei Cai

  • Constructing 2D porous graphitic C3 N4 nanosheets/nitrogen-doped graphene/layered MoS2 ternary nanojunction with enhanced photoelectrochemical activity.

    Yang Hou;Zhenhai Wen;Shumao Cui;Xiaoru Guo

  • Vertically oriented cobalt selenide/NiFe layered-double-hydroxide nanosheets supported on exfoliated graphene foil: an efficient 3D electrode for overall water splitting

    Yang Hou;Martin R. Lohe;Jian Zhang;Shaohua Liu

  • An Advanced Nitrogen‐Doped Graphene/Cobalt‐Embedded Porous Carbon Polyhedron Hybrid for Efficient Catalysis of Oxygen Reduction and Water Splitting

    Yang Hou;Zhenhai Wen;Shumao Cui;Suqin Ci

  • High-performance bi-functional electrocatalysts of 3D crumpled graphene–cobalt oxide nanohybrids for oxygen reduction and evolution reactions

    Shun Mao;Zhenhai Wen;Taizhong Huang;Taizhong Huang;Yang Hou

  • Microporous Framework Induced Synthesis of Single-Atom Dispersed Fe-N-C Acidic ORR Catalyst and Its in Situ Reduced Fe-N4 Active Site Identification Revealed by X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy

    Meiling Xiao;Jianbing Zhu;Liang Ma;Zhao Jin

  • Atomically dispersed nickel-nitrogen-sulfur species anchored on porous carbon nanosheets for efficient water oxidation.

    Yang Hou;Ming Qiu;Min Gyu Kim;Pan Liu

  • Flexible All-Solid-State Supercapacitors with High Volumetric Capacitances Boosted by Solution Processable MXene and Electrochemically Exfoliated Graphene

    Hongyan Li;Hongyan Li;Yang Hou;Faxing Wang;Martin R. Lohe

  • Metal−Organic Framework‐Derived Nitrogen‐Doped Core‐Shell‐Structured Porous Fe/Fe3C@C Nanoboxes Supported on Graphene Sheets for Efficient Oxygen Reduction Reactions

    Yang Hou;Taizhong Huang;Zhenhai Wen;Shun Mao

  • Efficient alkaline hydrogen evolution on atomically dispersed Ni–Nx Species anchored porous carbon with embedded Ni nanoparticles by accelerating water dissociation kinetics

    Chaojun Lei;Yu Wang;Yang Hou;Pan Liu

  • Visible light-driven α-Fe₂O₃ nanorod/graphene/BiV₁-xMoxO₄ core/shell heterojunction array for efficient photoelectrochemical water splitting.

    Yang Hou;Fan Zuo;Alex Dagg;Pingyun Feng

  • Branched WO3 nanosheet array with layered C3 N4 heterojunctions and CoOx nanoparticles as a flexible photoanode for efficient photoelectrochemical water oxidation.

    Yang Hou;Fan Zuo;Alexander P. Dagg;Jikai Liu

  • Designing flexible, smart and self-sustainable supercapacitors for portable/wearable electronics: from conductive polymers

    Zhenyun Zhao;Kequan Xia;Yang Hou;Qinghua Zhang

  • Porous carbon nanosheets: Synthetic strategies and electrochemical energy related applications

    Yafei He;Xiaodong Zhuang;Chaojun Lei;Lecheng Lei

  • A three-dimensional branched cobalt-doped α-Fe2O3 nanorod/MgFe2O4 heterojunction array as a flexible photoanode for efficient photoelectrochemical water oxidation.

    Yang Hou;Fan Zuo;Alex Dagg;Pingyun Feng

  • Oxygen reduction reaction catalysts used in microbial fuel cells for energy-efficient wastewater treatment: a review

    Heyang Yuan;Yang Hou;Ibrahim M. Abu-Reesh;Junhong Chen

  • Wafer-sized multifunctional polyimine-based two-dimensional conjugated polymers with high mechanical stiffness

    Hafeesudeen Sahabudeen;Haoyuan Qi;Bernhard Alexander Glatz;Diana Tranca

  • Electrochemical Method for Synthesis of a ZnFe2O4/TiO2 Composite Nanotube Array Modified Electrode with Enhanced Photoelectrochemical Activity

    Yang Hou;Xin Yong Li;Xin Yong Li;Qi Dong Zhao;Xie Quan

  • A general, one-step and template-free synthesis of sphere-like zinc ferrite nanostructures with enhanced photocatalytic activity for dye degradation

    Xinyong Li;Yang Hou;Qidong Zhao;Lianzhou Wang

  • Photoeletrocatalytic activity of a Cu2O-loaded self-organized highly oriented TiO2 nanotube array electrode for 4-chlorophenol degradation.

    Yang Hou;Xinyong Li;Xuejun Zou;Xie Quan

  • NiCoMo Hydroxide Nanosheet Arrays Synthesized via Chloride Corrosion for Overall Water Splitting

    Shaoyun Hao;Luchuan Chen;Chunlin Yu;Bin Yang

Frequent Co-Authors

Lecheng Lei
Lecheng Lei Zhejiang University
Bin Yang
Bin Yang Zhejiang University
Zhongjian Li
Zhongjian Li Zhejiang University
Xinyong Li
Xinyong Li Dalian University of Technology
Zhenhai Wen
Zhenhai Wen Chinese Academy of Sciences
Junhong Chen
Junhong Chen University of Chicago
Qidong Zhao
Qidong Zhao Dalian University of Technology
Chris Yuan
Chris Yuan Case Western Reserve University
Xinliang Feng
Xinliang Feng TU Dresden
Guohua Chen
Guohua Chen Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

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