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D-Index
107
Citations
44855
World Ranking
903
National Ranking
159

Yaqin Chai publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Yaqin Chai sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 794 publications — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

Yaqin Chai D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Yaqin Chai sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 107 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Overview

Yaqin Chai is affiliated with Southwest University in China and has contributed extensively to the fields of biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, materials science, and engineering. Their research predominantly spans molecular biology, materials chemistry, biomedical engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, and electrochemistry.

The scientist's work focuses on advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques, biosensors and analytical detection, RNA interference and gene delivery, advanced nanomaterials in catalysis, nanocluster synthesis and applications, nanopore and nanochannel transport studies, and electrochemical analysis and applications.

Selected recent publications include:

  • Covalent organic frameworks as micro-reactors: confinement-enhanced electrochemiluminescence (2020, Chemical Science)
  • Self-Assembly of Gold Nanoclusters into a Metal-Organic Framework with Efficient Electrochemiluminescence and Their Application for Sensitive Detection of Rutin (2021, Analytical Chemistry)
  • A Janus 3D DNA nanomachine for simultaneous and sensitive fluorescence detection and imaging of dual microRNAs in cancer cells (2020, Chemical Science)
  • In Situ Formation of Multifunctional DNA Nanospheres for a Sensitive and Accurate Dual-Mode Biosensor for Photoelectrochemical and Electrochemical Assay (2020, Analytical Chemistry)
  • Highly Sensitive Photoelectrochemical Biosensor Based on Quantum Dots Sensitizing Bi2Te3 Nanosheets and DNA-Amplifying Strategies (2020, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces)

Frequent coauthors include:

  • Ruo Yuan (197 publications)
  • Ying Zhuo (31 publications)
  • Jia-Li Liu (25 publications)
  • Xiaolong Zhang (21 publications)
  • Lingqi Kong (17 publications)

Yaqin Chai regularly publishes in several scientific venues, most notably:

  • Analytical Chemistry (89 publications)
  • Biosensors and Bioelectronics (23 publications)
  • Sensors and Actuators B Chemical (22 publications)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal (16 publications)
  • Chemical Science (8 publications)

Best Publications

  • Electrochemical sensing of hydrogen peroxide using metal nanoparticles: a review

    Shihong Chen;Ruo Yuan;Yaqin Chai;Fangxin Hu

  • Ultrasensitive electrochemical immunosensor for clinical immunoassay using thionine-doped magnetic gold nanospheres as labels and horseradish peroxidase as enhancer.

    Dianping Tang;Ruo Yuan;Yaqin Chai

  • Magnetic core-shell Fe3O4@Ag nanoparticles coated carbon paste interface for studies of carcinoembryonic antigen in clinical immunoassay.

    Dianping Tang;Ruo Yuan;Yaqin Chai

  • Amperometric third-generation hydrogen peroxide biosensor based on the immobilization of hemoglobin on multiwall carbon nanotubes and gold colloidal nanoparticles

    Shihong Chen;Ruo Yuan;Yaqin Chai;Lingyan Zhang

  • In situ hybridization chain reaction amplification for universal and highly sensitive electrochemiluminescent detection of DNA.

    Ying Chen;Jin Xu;Jiao Su;Yun Xiang

  • Direct electrocatalytic reduction of hydrogen peroxide based on Nafion and copper oxide nanoparticles modified Pt electrode

    Xiang-Min Miao;Ruo Yuan;Ya-Qin Chai;Yin-Tao Shi

  • Highly Ordered and Field-Free 3D DNA Nanostructure: The Next Generation of DNA Nanomachine for Rapid Single-Step Sensing.

    Pu Zhang;Jie Jiang;Ruo Yuan;Ying Zhuo

  • An “Off–On” Electrochemiluminescent Biosensor Based on DNAzyme-Assisted Target Recycling and Rolling Circle Amplifications for Ultrasensitive Detection of microRNA

    Pu Zhang;Xiaoyan Wu;Ruo Yuan;Yaqin Chai

  • Bienzyme functionalized three-layer composite magnetic nanoparticles for electrochemical immunosensors.

    Ying Zhuo;Pei Xi Yuan;Ruo Yuan;Ya Qin Chai

  • In Situ Electrochemical Generation of Electrochemiluminescent Silver Naonoclusters on Target-Cycling Synchronized Rolling Circle Amplification Platform for MicroRNA Detection

    Anyi Chen;Shaoyong Ma;Ying Zhuo;Yaqin Chai

  • Cu-Based Metal-Organic Frameworks as a Catalyst To Construct a Ratiometric Electrochemical Aptasensor for Sensitive Lipopolysaccharide Detection.

    Wen-Jun Shen;Ying Zhuo;Ya-Qin Chai;Ruo Yuan

  • Strong Electrochemiluminescence from MOF Accelerator Enriched Quantum Dots for Enhanced Sensing of Trace cTnI

    Xia Yang;Yan-Qing Yu;Ling-Zhi Peng;Yan-Mei Lei

  • Near-infrared aggregation-induced enhanced electrochemiluminescence from tetraphenylethylene nanocrystals: a new generation of ECL emitters

    Jia-Li Liu;Jia-Qi Zhang;Zhi-Ling Tang;Ying Zhuo

  • A multifunctional hemin@metal-organic framework and its application to construct an electrochemical aptasensor for thrombin detection.

    Shunbi Xie;Jiawei Ye;Yali Yuan;Yaqin Chai

  • Signal-off Electrochemiluminescence Biosensor Based on Phi29 DNA Polymerase Mediated Strand Displacement Amplification for MicroRNA Detection.

    Anyi Chen;Guo-Feng Gui;Ying Zhuo;Ya-Qin Chai

  • Simultaneous electrochemical detection of multiple analytes based on dual signal amplification of single-walled carbon nanotubes and multi-labeled graphene sheets.

    Lijuan Bai;Ruo Yuan;Yaqin Chai;Ying Zhuo

  • Electrochemiluminescence Resonance Energy Transfer System: Mechanism and Application in Ratiometric Aptasensor for Lead Ion

    Yan-Mei Lei;Wei-Xing Huang;Min Zhao;Ya-Qin Chai

  • Non-covalent iron(III)-porphyrin functionalized multi-walled carbon nanotubes for the simultaneous determination of ascorbic acid, dopamine, uric acid and nitrite

    Cun Wang;Ruo Yuan;Yaqin Chai;Shihong Chen

  • Ultrasensitive potentiometric immunosensor based on SA and OCA techniques for immobilization of HBsAb with colloidal Au and polyvinyl butyral as matrixes.

    Ruo Yuan;Dianping Tang;Yaqin Chai;Xia Zhong

  • Magnetic Control of an Electrochemical Microfluidic Device with an Arrayed Immunosensor for Simultaneous Multiple Immunoassays

    Dianping Tang;Ruo Yuan;Yaqin Chai

Frequent Co-Authors

Ruo Yuan
Ruo Yuan Southwest University
Ying Zhuo
Ying Zhuo Southwest University
Yali Yuan
Yali Yuan Southwest University
Yun Xiang
Yun Xiang Southwest University
Shihong Chen
Shihong Chen Southwest University
Joseph Wang
Joseph Wang University of California, San Diego
Xiliang Luo
Xiliang Luo Qingdao University of Science and Technology
Zhaohui Li
Zhaohui Li Zhengzhou University
Limin Zhou
Limin Zhou Southern University of Science and Technology
Min-Qiang Wang
Min-Qiang Wang California Institute of Technology

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