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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 69 4568 4421 1212 1140 477 20328

Yanwen Zhang publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Yanwen Zhang between 1993 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Yanwen Zhang published across 33 years, from 1993 to 2025, averaging 26.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 143 publications in 2025. 263 of the 879 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
25 50 75 100 125
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1993 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 143. Peak 143 publications in 2025. 1993: 1 publication 1994: 1 publication 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 7 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 8 publications 2002: 13 publications 2003: 13 publications 2004: 18 publications 2005: 13 publications 2006: 18 publications 2007: 17 publications 2008: 18 publications 2009: 19 publications 2010: 16 publications 2011: 23 publications 2012: 28 publications 2013: 29 publications 2014: 27 publications 2015: 26 publications 2016: 31 publications 2017: 33 publications 2018: 31 publications 2019: 39 publications 2020: 27 publications 2021: 15 publications 2022: 51 publications 2023: 85 publications 2024: 120 publications 2025: 143 publications
1993 2025

879 publications in total across all disciplines

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Yanwen Zhang: publications per year, 1993 to 2025
Year Publications
1993 1
1994 1
1995 0
1996 0
1997 2
1998 3
1999 7
2000 4
2001 8
2002 13
2003 13
2004 18
2005 13
2006 18
2007 17
2008 18
2009 19
2010 16
2011 23
2012 28
2013 29
2014 27
2015 26
2016 31
2017 33
2018 31
2019 39
2020 27
2021 15
2022 51
2023 85
2024 120
2025 143
Total 879
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Yanwen Zhang 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 Yanwen Zhang 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, 470–489 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: 477 publications — 85th percentile

85% 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
430–449 246
450–469 216
470–489 212 477
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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Yanwen Zhang 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 Yanwen Zhang 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, 68–69 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: 69 D-Index — 65th percentile

65% 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 69
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
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

Yanwen Zhang is affiliated with Oak Ridge National Laboratory in the United States and focuses on research in the field of engineering. Their work spans multiple subfields, including materials chemistry, mechanical engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, aerospace engineering, and molecular biology.

Their research has covered a number of main topics, such as:

  • High Entropy Alloys Studies
  • High-Temperature Coating Behaviors
  • Nuclear Materials and Properties
  • Nuclear materials and radiation effects
  • Advanced materials and composites
  • Fusion materials and technologies
  • Electronic and Structural Properties of Oxides

Yanwen Zhang has contributed numerous papers, with recent notable publications including:

  • "Giant Coacervate Vesicles As an Integrated Approach to Cytomimetic Modeling," 2021, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "Ion irradiation and modification: The role of coupled electronic and nuclear energy dissipation and subsequent nonequilibrium processes in materials," 2020, Applied Physics Reviews

The scientist often publishes in the following venues:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Journal of Nuclear Materials
  • Scripta Materialia
  • Acta Materialia

Frequent collaborators of Yanwen Zhang include:

  • William J. Weber
  • Hongbin Bei
  • Philip D. Rack
  • Kemin Wang
  • Jiaqi Che

Best Publications

  • Enhancing radiation tolerance by controlling defect mobility and migration pathways in multicomponent single-phase alloys

    Chenyang Lu;Liangliang Niu;Nanjun Chen;Ke Jin

  • Influence of chemical disorder on energy dissipation and defect evolution in concentrated solid solution alloys.

    Yanwen Zhang;G. Malcolm Stocks;Ke Jin;Ke Jin;Chenyang Lu

  • Mechanism of Radiation Damage Reduction in Equiatomic Multicomponent Single Phase Alloys

    Fredric Gustaf Granberg;Kai Henrik Nordlund;Mohammad Wali Ullah;K Jin

  • Substrate and bond coat compositions: factors affecting alumina scale adhesion

    B.A Pint;I.G Wright;W.Y Lee;Y Zhang

  • Stacking fault energies of face-centered cubic concentrated solid solution alloys

    Shijun Zhao;G. Malcolm Stocks;Yanwen Zhang;Yanwen Zhang

  • Local Structure and Short-Range Order in a NiCoCr Solid Solution Alloy.

    F. X. Zhang;Shijun Zhao;Ke Jin;H. Xue

  • Aluminum Alloying Effects on Lattice Types, Microstructures, and Mechanical Behavior of High-Entropy Alloys Systems

    Zhi Tang;Michael C. Gao;Haoyan Diao;Tengfei Yang;Tengfei Yang

  • Effects of compositional complexity on the ion-irradiation induced swelling and hardening in Ni-containing equiatomic alloys

    K. Jin;C. Lu;L.M. Wang;J. Qu

  • Radiation-induced segregation on defect clusters in single-phase concentrated solid-solution alloys

    Chenyang Lu;Taini Yang;Ke Jin;Ning Gao

  • Mechanical Behavior of Porous Commercially Pure Ti And Ti–TiB Composite Materials Manufactured By Selective Laser Melting

    Hooyar Attar;L Lober;A Funk;M Calin

  • Tailoring the physical properties of Ni-based single-phase equiatomic alloys by modifying the chemical complexity

    Ke Jin;Brian C. Sales;George Malcolm Stocks;German D. Samolyuk

  • Influence of Sulfur, Platinum, and Hafnium on the Oxidation Behavior of CVD NiAl Bond Coatings

    J. A. Haynes;B. A. Pint;K. L. More;Y. Zhang;Y. Zhang

  • Atomic-level heterogeneity and defect dynamics in concentrated solid-solution alloys

    Yanwen Zhang;Yanwen Zhang;Shijun Zhao;William Weber;William Weber;Kai Henrik Nordlund

  • Predicting damage production in monoatomic and multi-elemental targets using stopping and range of ions in matter code: Challenges and recommendations

    William J. Weber;William J. Weber;Yanwen Zhang;Yanwen Zhang

  • The role of electronic energy loss in ion beam modification of materials

    William J. Weber;William J. Weber;Dorothy M. Duffy;Lionel Thomé;Yanwen Zhang;Yanwen Zhang

  • Defect energetics of concentrated solid-solution alloys from ab initio calculations: Ni0.5Co0.5, Ni0.5Fe0.5, Ni0.8Fe0.2 and Ni0.8Cr0.2

    Shijun Zhao;G. Malcolm Stocks;Yanwen Zhang;Yanwen Zhang

  • Detection efficiency of time-of-flight energy elastic recoil detection analysis systems

    Yanwen Zhang;Harry J. Whitlow;Thomas Winzell;Ian F. Bubb

  • Direct Observation of Defect Range and Evolution in Ion-Irradiated Single Crystalline Ni and Ni Binary Alloys

    Chenyang Lu;Ke Jin;Laurent K. Béland;Feifei Zhang

  • Synergy of nuclear and electronic energy losses in ion-irradiation processes: The case of vitreous silicon dioxide

    Marcel Toulemonde;William J. Weber;William J. Weber;Guosheng Li;Vaithiyalingam Shutthanandan

  • Preferential diffusion in concentrated solid solution alloys: NiFe, NiCo and NiCoCr

    Shijun Zhao;Yuri Osetsky;Yanwen Zhang;Yanwen Zhang

  • Ionization-induced annealing of pre-existing defects in silicon carbide

    Yanwen Zhang;Ritesh Sachan;Olli H. Pakarinen;Matthew F. Chisholm

Frequent Co-Authors

William J. Weber
William J. Weber University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Hongbin Bei
Hongbin Bei Zhejiang University
Ke Jin
Ke Jin Beijing Institute of Technology
Lumin Wang
Lumin Wang University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Fei Gao
Fei Gao University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Suntharampillai Thevuthasan
Suntharampillai Thevuthasan Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Bin Liu
Bin Liu Shanghai University
Zihua Zhu
Zihua Zhu Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory
Göran Possnert
Göran Possnert Uppsala University
Matthew F. Chisholm
Matthew F. Chisholm Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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