Yanming Ma publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Yanming Ma between 1988 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Yanming Ma published across 38 years, from 1988 to 2025, averaging 15.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 49 publications in 2024. 96 of the 599 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications

10 20 30 40

1988 2025

599 publications in total across all disciplines

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Yanming Ma: publications per year, 1988 to 2025
Year	Publications
1988	1
1989	0
1990	0
1991	0
1992	0
1993	1
1994	0
1995	0
1996	0
1997	0
1998	0
1999	0
2000	0
2001	4
2002	1
2003	4
2004	8
2005	7
2006	9
2007	25
2008	20
2009	30
2010	36
2011	18
2012	29
2013	29
2014	28
2015	43
2016	25
2017	25
2018	29
2019	25
2020	25
2021	20
2022	30
2023	31
2024	49
2025	47
Total	599

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Yanming Ma 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 Yanming Ma sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

200 400 600 800

50–69 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 428 publications — 80th percentile

80% 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
270–289	665
290–309	593
310–329	537
330–349	477
350–369	440
370–389	356
390–409	321
410–429	256	428
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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Yanming Ma 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 Yanming Ma sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

200 400 600

40–41 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 92 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% 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	92
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

Yanming Ma is affiliated with Jilin University in China and has a research focus predominantly in Materials Science. Their work spans multiple subfields including Materials Chemistry, Geophysics, Condensed Matter Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Electronic, Optical, and Magnetic Materials.

The scientist's recent publications cover a range of topics associated with advanced materials research and high-pressure physics. Selected papers include:

"Metastable 1T'-phase group VIB transition metal dichalcogenide crystals" (2021, Nature Materials)
"High-pressure strengthening in ultrafine-grained metals" (2020, Nature)
"Stoichiometric Ternary Superhydride LaBeH₈ as a New Template for High-Temperature Superconductivity at 110 K under 80 GPa" (2023, Physical Review Letters)
"A symmetry-orientated divide-and-conquer method for crystal structure prediction" (2022, The Journal of Chemical Physics)
"Ferromagnetic quasi-atomic electrons in two-dimensional electride" (2020, Nature Communications)

Yanming Ma frequently collaborates with several researchers, among them:

Yanchao Wang
Hanyu Liu
Feng Peng
Chris J. Pickard
R. J. Needs

Their publishing venues reflect a broad engagement in structural databases, preprint archives, and prominent physics journals, including:

The Cambridge Structural Database
arXiv (Cornell University)
Physical Review B
Physical Review Letters
Nature Communications

The main research topics explored in Yanming Ma's work involve:

High-pressure geophysics and materials
X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
Crystallization and Solubility Studies
Rare-earth and actinide compounds
Machine Learning in Materials Science
Advanced Chemical Physics Studies
Hydrogen Storage and Materials

Best Publications

Crystal structure prediction via particle-swarm optimization

Yanchao Wang;Jian Lv;Li Zhu;Yanming Ma

2798
Citations
CALYPSO: A method for crystal structure prediction

Yanchao Wang;Jian Lv;Li Zhu;Yanming Ma

2750
Citations
Ionic high-pressure form of elemental boron

Artem R. Oganov;Artem R. Oganov;Artem R. Oganov;Jiuhua Chen;Jiuhua Chen;Carlo Gatti;Yanzhang Ma

1028
Citations
Transparent dense sodium.

Yanming Ma;Yanming Ma;Mikhail Eremets;Artem R. Oganov;Artem R. Oganov;Artem R. Oganov;Yu Xie

941
Citations
Superconductive sodalite-like clathrate calcium hydride at high pressures

Hui Wang;John S. Tse;Kaori Tanaka;Toshiaki Iitaka

892
Citations
Hydrogen Clathrate Structures in Rare Earth Hydrides at High Pressures: Possible Route to Room-Temperature Superconductivity.

Feng Peng;Ying Sun;Chris J. Pickard;Richard J. Needs

886
Citations
Nanotwinned diamond with unprecedented hardness and stability

Quan Huang;Dongli Yu;Bo Xu;Wentao Hu

874
Citations
Ultrahard nanotwinned cubic boron nitride.

Yongjun Tian;Bo Xu;Dongli Yu;Yanming Ma

864
Citations
The metallization and superconductivity of dense hydrogen sulfide.

Yinwei Li;Jian Hao;Hanyu Liu;Yanling Li

714
Citations
Materials discovery at high pressures

Lijun Zhang;Yanchao Wang;Jian Lv;Yanming Ma

683
Citations
Superhard Monoclinic Polymorph of Carbon

Quan Li;Yanming Ma;Artem R. Oganov;Artem R. Oganov;Hongbo Wang

658
Citations
Report on the sixth blind test of organic crystal-structure prediction methods

Anthony M. Reilly;Richard I. Cooper;Claire S. Adjiman;Saswata Bhattacharya

644
Citations
Predicted novel high-pressure phases of lithium.

Jian Lv;Yanchao Wang;Li Zhu;Yanming Ma

596
Citations
Particle-swarm structure prediction on clusters.

Jian Lv;Yanchao Wang;Li Zhu;Yanming Ma

584
Citations
The metallization and superconductivity of dense hydrogen sulfide

Yinwei Li;Jian Hao;Yanling Li;Yanming Ma

583
Citations
High-pressure hydrogen sulfide from first principles: a strongly anharmonic phonon-mediated superconductor.

Ion Errea;Ion Errea;Matteo Calandra;Christopher Pickard;Joseph Nelson

532
Citations
Substitutional alloy of Bi and Te at high pressure.

Li Zhu;Hui Wang;Yanchao Wang;Jian Lv

445
Citations
Reactions of xenon with iron and nickel are predicted in the Earth's inner core

Li Zhu;Hanyu Liu;Chris J. Pickard;Guangtian Zou

437
Citations
Route to a Superconducting Phase above Room Temperature in Electron-Doped Hydride Compounds under High Pressure

Ying Sun;Jian Lv;Yu Xie;Hanyu Liu

431
Citations
Pressure-stabilized superconductive yttrium hydrides.

Yinwei Li;Jian Hao;Hanyu Liu;John S. Tse

380
Citations