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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 81 2531 2442 797 793 203 31826

Yanming Sun publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Yanming Sun between 2004 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Yanming Sun published across 22 years, from 2004 to 2025, averaging 12.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 32 publications in 2025. 55 of the 274 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2004 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 32. Peak 32 publications in 2025. 2004: 1 publication 2005: 6 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 1 publication 2009: 1 publication 2010: 3 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 4 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 10 publications 2016: 20 publications 2017: 21 publications 2018: 26 publications 2019: 21 publications 2020: 19 publications 2021: 12 publications 2022: 22 publications 2023: 20 publications 2024: 23 publications 2025: 32 publications
2004 2025

274 publications in total across all disciplines

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Yanming Sun: publications per year, 2004 to 2025
Year Publications
2004 1
2005 6
2006 7
2007 4
2008 1
2009 1
2010 3
2011 10
2012 6
2013 4
2014 5
2015 10
2016 20
2017 21
2018 26
2019 21
2020 19
2021 12
2022 22
2023 20
2024 23
2025 32
Total 274
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Yanming 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 Yanming 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, 190–209 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: 203 publications — 31st percentile

31% 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
190–209 891 203
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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Yanming 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 Yanming 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, 80–81 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: 81 D-Index — 80th percentile

80% 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 81
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

Yanming Sun is affiliated with Beihang University in China. Their research primarily spans the fields of Engineering and Materials Science, with a strong focus on Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Polymers and Plastics. These fields cover topics related to the development, characterization, and application of materials critical to electronic devices and energy technologies.

The main topics of Yanming Sun's work include Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics, Conducting Polymers and Applications, Perovskite Materials and Applications, Thin-Film Transistor Technologies, Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures, Thermal Expansion and Ionic Conductivity, and Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications. These areas denote a broad involvement in advanced materials research with applications in energy conversion and electronic devices.

Yanming Sun has published research in several notable scientific journals. The frequent publication venues include Advanced Materials, Energy & Environmental Science, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Angewandte Chemie, and Nature Communications. These journals are known platforms for disseminating research in materials science and applied physics.

Recent papers authored by or co-authored by Yanming Sun include:

  • Single-junction organic solar cells with over 19% efficiency enabled by a refined double-fibril network morphology (2022, Nature Materials)
  • Non-fullerene acceptors with branched side chains and improved molecular packing to exceed 18% efficiency in organic solar cells (2021, Nature Energy)
  • A Well-Mixed Phase Formed by Two Compatible Non-Fullerene Acceptors Enables Ternary Organic Solar Cells with Efficiency over 18.6% (2021, Advanced Materials)
  • A unified description of non-radiative voltage losses in organic solar cells (2021, Nature Energy)
  • Optimized active layer morphology toward efficient and polymer batch insensitive organic solar cells (2020, Nature Communications)

Yanming Sun collaborates frequently with several co-authors, including Jiali Song, Han Young Woo, Xiaotao Hao, Yunhao Cai, and Zheng Tang. These collaborations indicate an active research network within the fields of organic electronics and photovoltaic materials.

Best Publications

  • Inverted Polymer Solar Cells Integrated with a Low‐Temperature‐Annealed Sol‐Gel‐Derived ZnO Film as an Electron Transport Layer

    Yanming Sun;Jung Hwa Seo;Christopher J. Takacs;Jason Seifter

  • Solution-processed small-molecule solar cells with 6.7% efficiency

    Yanming Sun;Gregory C. Welch;Wei Lin Leong;Christopher J. Takacs

  • High-Performance Electron Acceptor with Thienyl Side Chains for Organic Photovoltaics.

    Yuze Lin;Yuze Lin;Yuze Lin;Fuwen Zhao;Qiao He;Lijun Huo

  • A Facile Planar Fused-Ring Electron Acceptor for As-Cast Polymer Solar Cells with 8.71% Efficiency

    Yuze Lin;Qiao He;Fuwen Zhao;Lijun Huo

  • High-Performance Solution-Processed Non-Fullerene Organic Solar Cells Based on Selenophene-Containing Perylene Bisimide Acceptor

    Dong Meng;Dong Meng;Dan Sun;Dan Sun;Chengmei Zhong;Chengmei Zhong;Tao Liu

  • Efficient, Air‐Stable Bulk Heterojunction Polymer Solar Cells Using MoOx as the Anode Interfacial Layer

    Yanming Sun;Christopher J. Takacs;Sarah R. Cowan;Jung Hwa Seo

  • Improved high-efficiency organic solar cells via incorporation of a conjugated polyelectrolyte interlayer.

    Jung Hwa Seo;Andrea Gutacker;Yanming Sun;Hongbin Wu

  • Single‐Junction Organic Solar Cells Based on a Novel Wide‐Bandgap Polymer with Efficiency of 9.7%

    Lijun Huo;Tao Liu;Xiaobo Sun;Yunhao Cai

  • Non-Fullerene-Acceptor-Based Bulk-Heterojunction Organic Solar Cells with Efficiency over 7%

    Dan Sun;Dong Meng;Yunhao Cai;Bingbing Fan

  • High mobility emissive organic semiconductor

    Jie Liu;Jie Liu;Hantang Zhang;Hantang Zhang;Huanli Dong;Huanli Dong;Lingqiang Meng

  • Advances in organic field-effect transistors

    Yanming Sun;Yunqi Liu;Daoben Zhu

  • Three-Bladed Rylene Propellers with Three-Dimensional Network Assembly for Organic Electronics.

    Dong Meng;Huiting Fu;Huiting Fu;Chengyi Xiao;Xiangyi Meng

  • Mapping Polymer Donors toward High‐Efficiency Fullerene Free Organic Solar Cells

    Yuze Lin;Yuze Lin;Fuwen Zhao;Yang Wu;Kai Chen

  • A Well-Mixed Phase Formed by Two Compatible Non-Fullerene Acceptors Enables Ternary Organic Solar Cells with Efficiency over 18.6%

    Yunhao Cai;Yun Li;Rui Wang;Hongbo Wu

  • Polymer Donors for High-Performance Non-Fullerene Organic Solar Cells

    Huiting Fu;Huiting Fu;Zhaohui Wang;Yanming Sun

  • A unified description of non-radiative voltage losses in organic solar cells

    Xian-Kai Chen;Deping Qian;Yuming Wang;Thomas Kirchartz;Thomas Kirchartz

  • Fine-Tuning of Molecular Packing and Energy Level through Methyl Substitution Enabling Excellent Small Molecule Acceptors for Nonfullerene Polymer Solar Cells with Efficiency up to 12.54

    Zhenghui Luo;Zhenghui Luo;Haijun Bin;Tao Liu;Zhi-Guo Zhang

  • Solar Cell Efficiency, Self-Assembly, and Dipole–Dipole Interactions of Isomorphic Narrow-Band-Gap Molecules

    Christopher J. Takacs;Yanming Sun;Gregory C. Welch;Louis A. Perez

  • Optimized Fibril Network Morphology by Precise Side-Chain Engineering to Achieve High-Performance Bulk-Heterojunction Organic Solar Cells.

    Tao Liu;Lijun Huo;Sreelakshmi Chandrabose;Kai Chen

Frequent Co-Authors

Lijun Huo
Lijun Huo Beihang University
Alan J. Heeger
Alan J. Heeger University of California, Santa Barbara
Tao Liu
Tao Liu Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Zhaohui Wang
Zhaohui Wang East China Normal University
Yunqi Liu
Yunqi Liu Fudan University
Han Young Woo
Han Young Woo Korea University
Wei Ma
Wei Ma Xi'an Jiaotong University
Gui Yu
Gui Yu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Chuluo Yang
Chuluo Yang Shenzhen University
Daoben Zhu
Daoben Zhu Chinese Academy of Sciences

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