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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 74 3625 3505 1161 1155 145 20030

Yanjuan Sun publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Yanjuan Sun between 2000 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Yanjuan Sun published across 26 years, from 2000 to 2025, averaging 7.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 24 publications in 2021. 35 of the 191 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2000 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 24. Peak 24 publications in 2021. 2000: 1 publication 2001: 0 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 0 publications 2005: 0 publications 2006: 0 publications 2007: 0 publications 2008: 0 publications 2009: 0 publications 2010: 0 publications 2011: 1 publication 2012: 7 publications 2013: 3 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 11 publications 2016: 7 publications 2017: 14 publications 2018: 19 publications 2019: 12 publications 2020: 17 publications 2021: 24 publications 2022: 24 publications 2023: 9 publications 2024: 18 publications 2025: 17 publications
2000 2025

191 publications in total across all disciplines

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Yanjuan Sun: publications per year, 2000 to 2025
Year Publications
2000 1
2001 0
2002 0
2003 0
2004 0
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 1
2012 7
2013 3
2014 7
2015 11
2016 7
2017 14
2018 19
2019 12
2020 17
2021 24
2022 24
2023 9
2024 18
2025 17
Total 191
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Yanjuan Sun 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 Yanjuan Sun 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, 130–149 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: 145 publications — 12th percentile

12% 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
130–149 723 145
150–169 835
170–189 850
190–209 891
210–229 862
230–249 766
250–269 726
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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Yanjuan Sun 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 Yanjuan Sun 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, 74–75 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: 74 D-Index — 72nd percentile

72% 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 74
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
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

Yanjuan Sun is affiliated with the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China. Their research spans several interconnected fields mainly focused on energy, materials science, and engineering. The scientist's work encompasses 100 publications in Energy, 91 in Materials Science, and 75 in Engineering.

Their subfields of study include Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Catalysis, and Biomedical Engineering. This broad expertise supports their specialization in advanced photocatalysis and catalytic processes in materials science.

Yanjuan Sun's research topics cover diverse areas such as:

  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors
  • Perovskite Materials and Applications
  • CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts
  • Electronic and Structural Properties of Oxides
  • Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction

The scientist has contributed multiple papers in respected peer-reviewed journals including:

  • "Identification of Halogen-Associated Active Sites on Bismuth-Based Perovskite Quantum Dots for Efficient and Selective CO2-to-CO Photoreduction" (2020, ACS Nano)
  • "Rare-Earth Single-Atom La-N Charge-Transfer Bridge on Carbon Nitride for Highly Efficient and Selective Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction" (2020, ACS Nano)
  • "Synergistic effects of crystal structure and oxygen vacancy on Bi2O3 polymorphs: intermediates activation, photocatalytic reaction efficiency, and conversion pathway" (2020, Science Bulletin)
  • "Photo-Switchable Oxygen Vacancy as the Dynamic Active Site in the Photocatalytic NO Oxidation Reaction" (2022, ACS Catalysis)
  • "Synergistic Photocatalytic Decomposition of a Volatile Organic Compound Mixture: High Efficiency, Reaction Mechanism, and Long-Term Stability" (2020, ACS Catalysis)

Common venues for Yanjuan Sun's research publications include:

  • Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
  • ACS Catalysis
  • Environmental Science & Technology

The scientist frequently collaborates with other researchers. Prominent coauthors with whom they have published extensively are:

  • Fan Dong (97 joint publications)
  • Jianping Sheng (35 joint publications)
  • Jieyuan Li (28 joint publications)
  • Ye He (24 joint publications)
  • Xing'an Dong (14 joint publications)

Best Publications

  • Graphitic carbon nitride based nanocomposites: a review

    Zaiwang Zhao;Yanjuan Sun;Fan Dong

  • In situ construction of g-C3N4/g-C3N4 metal-free heterojunction for enhanced visible-light photocatalysis.

    Fan Dong;Zaiwang Zhao;Ting Xiong;Zilin Ni

  • Efficient synthesis of polymeric g-C3N4 layered materials as novel efficient visible light driven photocatalysts

    Fan Dong;Liwen Wu;Yanjuan Sun;Min Fu

  • An Advanced Semimetal–Organic Bi Spheres–g-C3N4 Nanohybrid with SPR-Enhanced Visible-Light Photocatalytic Performance for NO Purification

    Fan Dong;Zaiwang Zhao;Yanjuan Sun;Yuxin Zhang

  • Noble metal-like behavior of plasmonic Bi particles as a cocatalyst deposited on (BiO)2CO3 microspheres for efficient visible light photocatalysis

    Fan Dong;Qiuyan Li;Yanjuan Sun;Wing Kei Ho

  • Identification of Halogen-Associated Active Sites on Bismuth-Based Perovskite Quantum Dots for Efficient and Selective CO2-to-CO Photoreduction.

    Jianping Sheng;Ye He;Jieyuan Li;Chaowei Yuan

  • Water-assisted production of honeycomb-like g-C3N4 with ultralong carrier lifetime and outstanding photocatalytic activity

    Zhenyu Wang;Wei Guan;Yanjuan Sun;Fan Dong

  • Engineering the nanoarchitecture and texture of polymeric carbon nitride semiconductor for enhanced visible light photocatalytic activity

    Fan Dong;Zhenyu Wang;Yanjuan Sun;Wing Kei Ho

  • Rare-Earth Single-Atom La-N Charge-Transfer Bridge on Carbon Nitride for Highly Efficient and Selective Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction.

    Peng Chen;Peng Chen;Ben Lei;Xing'an Dong;Hong Wang

  • Room temperature synthesis and highly enhanced visible light photocatalytic activity of porous BiOI/BiOCl composites nanoplates microflowers.

    Fan Dong;Yanjuan Sun;Min Fu;Zhongbiao Wu

  • An ultra-sensitive electrochemical sensor based on 2D g-C3N4/CuO nanocomposites for dopamine detection

    Jing Zou;Shengli Wu;Yi Liu;Yanjuan Sun

  • A semimetal bismuth element as a direct plasmonic photocatalyst

    Fan Dong;Ting Xiong;Yanjuan Sun;Zaiwang Zhao

  • Bi metal prevents the deactivation of oxygen vacancies in Bi2O2CO3 for stable and efficient photocatalytic NO abatement

    Peng Chen;Peng Chen;Hongjing Liu;Hongjing Liu;Yanjuan Sun;Jieyuan Li

  • Visible-light-induced charge transfer pathway and photocatalysis mechanism on Bi semimetal@defective BiOBr hierarchical microspheres

    Xing'an Dong;Wendong Zhang;Yanjuan Sun;Jieyuan Li

  • Facile transformation of low cost thiourea into nitrogen-rich graphitic carbon nitride nanocatalyst with high visible light photocatalytic performance

    Fan Dong;Yanjuan Sun;Liwen Wu;Min Fu

  • Bi Cocatalyst/Bi2MoO6 Microspheres Nanohybrid with SPR-Promoted Visible-Light Photocatalysis

    Zaiwang Zhao;Wendong Zhang;Yanjuan Sun;Jiayan Yu

  • Synergistic integration of Bi metal and phosphate defects on hexagonal and monoclinic BiPO4: Enhanced photocatalysis and reaction mechanism

    Jiarui Li;Wendong Zhang;Maoxi Ran;Yanjuan Sun

  • Novel in situ N-doped (BiO)2CO3 hierarchical microspheres self-assembled by nanosheets as efficient and durable visible light driven photocatalyst.

    Fan Dong;Yanjuan Sun;Min Fu;Wing-Kei Ho

  • Highly Efficient Performance and Conversion Pathway of Photocatalytic NO Oxidation on SrO-Clusters@Amorphous Carbon Nitride

    Wen Cui;Jieyuan Li;Fan Dong;Yanjuan Sun

  • Unraveling the Mechanisms of Visible Light Photocatalytic NO Purification on Earth-Abundant Insulator-Based Core–Shell Heterojunctions

    Hong Wang;Yanjuan Sun;Guangming Jiang;Yu Xin Zhang

  • Fabrication, modification and application of (BiO) 2 CO 3 -based photocatalysts: A review

    Zilin Ni;Yanjuan Sun;Yuxin Zhang;Fan Dong

Frequent Co-Authors

Fan Dong
Fan Dong University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
Yuxin Zhang
Yuxin Zhang Chongqing University
Zhongbiao Wu
Zhongbiao Wu Zhejiang University
Hongwei Huang
Hongwei Huang China University of Geosciences
Wingkei Ho
Wingkei Ho Education University of Hong Kong
Shuncheng Lee
Shuncheng Lee Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou)
Ying Zhou
Ying Zhou Southwest Petroleum University
Haiqiang Wang
Haiqiang Wang Zhejiang University
Anmin Zheng
Anmin Zheng Chinese Academy of Sciences

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