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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Best Scientists 272 28 26 20 19 1087 299036
Materials Science 285 4 4 3 3 963 319719

Yi Cui publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Yi Cui between 1995 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Yi Cui published across 32 years, from 1995 to 2026, averaging 41.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 104 publications in 2020. 68 of the 1,321 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
25 50 75 100
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1995 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 104. Peak 104 publications in 2020. 1995: 1 publication 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 0 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 10 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 10 publications 2008: 18 publications 2009: 37 publications 2010: 78 publications 2011: 92 publications 2012: 82 publications 2013: 74 publications 2014: 82 publications 2015: 84 publications 2016: 89 publications 2017: 86 publications 2018: 80 publications 2019: 90 publications 2020: 104 publications 2021: 49 publications 2022: 60 publications 2023: 69 publications 2024: 41 publications 2025: 67 publications 2026: 1 publication
1995 2026

1,321 publications in total across all disciplines

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Yi Cui: publications per year, 1995 to 2026
Year Publications
1995 1
1996 0
1997 0
1998 1
1999 0
2000 2
2001 10
2002 2
2003 4
2004 4
2005 2
2006 2
2007 10
2008 18
2009 37
2010 78
2011 92
2012 82
2013 74
2014 82
2015 84
2016 89
2017 86
2018 80
2019 90
2020 104
2021 49
2022 60
2023 69
2024 41
2025 67
2026 1
Total 1,321
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Yi Cui 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 Yi Cui 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, 950–969 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: 963 publications — 98th percentile

98% 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
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 17 963
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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Yi Cui 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 Yi Cui 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, 165+ 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: 285 D-Index — 100th percentile

100% 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
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+ 98 285
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Materials Science in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Materials Science in United States Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Materials Science in United States Leader Award
  • 2020 - MRS Medal, Materials Research Society For outstanding contributions to advanced materials design, synthesis and characterization for energy storage, particularly Li battery technologies
  • 2020 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2016 - Fellow of the Materials Research Society
  • 2010 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Yi Cui is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States and contributes extensively to the fields of materials science, engineering, and energy. Their research primarily focuses on materials chemistry, electrical and electronic engineering, renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, catalysis, and organic chemistry.

The scientist's work spans several key topics, including:

  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Advanced Battery Technologies Research
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Graphene Research and Applications
  • Catalysts for Methane Reforming
  • Fuel Cells and Related Materials

Yi Cui has published significant research papers in notable venues. Among the recent publications are:

  • Unraveling oxygen vacancy site mechanism of Rh-doped RuO2 catalyst for long-lasting acidic water oxidation, 2023, Nature Communications
  • A Twin S-Scheme Artificial Photosynthetic System with Self-Assembled Heterojunctions Yields Superior Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution Rate, 2022, Advanced Materials
  • Nano-crumples induced Sn-Bi bimetallic interface pattern with moderate electron bank for highly efficient CO2 electroreduction, 2022, Nature Communications
  • Silica accelerates the selective hydrogenation of CO2 to methanol on cobalt catalysts, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Distinct Crystal-Facet-Dependent Behaviors for Single-Atom Palladium-On-Ceria Catalysts: Enhanced Stabilization and Catalytic Properties, 2022, Advanced Materials

The venues where Yi Cui frequently publishes include:

  • Nature Communications (16 publications)
  • ACS Catalysis (10 publications)
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society (6 publications)
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition (5 publications)
  • Angewandte Chemie (5 publications)

Frequent collaborators in their research are:

  • Yifan Li (27 publications)
  • Zhongmiao Gong (21 publications)
  • Rong Huang (12 publications)
  • Zhiyun Li (10 publications)
  • Wei Wei (10 publications)

Yi Cui has been recognized with several awards over their career:

  • MRS Medal, Materials Research Society, 2020, for contributions to advanced materials design, synthesis, and characterization for energy storage, particularly lithium battery technologies
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2020
  • Fellow of the Materials Research Society, 2016
  • Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, 2010

Best Publications

  • High-performance lithium battery anodes using silicon nanowires

    Candace K. Chan;Hailin Peng;Gao Liu;Kevin McIlwrath

  • Nanowire Nanosensors for Highly Sensitive and Selective Detection of Biological and Chemical Species

    Yi Cui;Qingqiao Wei;Hongkun Park;Charles M. Lieber

  • Reviving the lithium metal anode for high-energy batteries

    Dingchang Lin;Yayuan Liu;Yi Cui;Yi Cui

  • Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities in Two-Dimensional Materials Beyond Graphene

    Sheneve Z. Butler;Shawna M. Hollen;Linyou Cao;Yi Cui;Yi Cui

  • The path towards sustainable energy

    Steven Chu;Yi Cui;Nian Liu

  • Functional nanoscale electronic devices assembled using silicon nanowire building blocks.

    Yi Cui;Charles M. Lieber

  • Indium phosphide nanowires as building blocks for nanoscale electronic and optoelectronic devices

    Xiangfeng Duan;Yu Huang;Yi Cui;Jianfang Wang

  • Pathways for practical high-energy long-cycling lithium metal batteries

    Jun Liu;Zhenan Bao;Yi Cui;Eric J. Dufek

  • Multiplexed electrical detection of cancer markers with nanowire sensor arrays.

    Gengfeng Zheng;Fernando Patolsky;Yi Cui;Wayne U Wang

  • High Performance Silicon Nanowire Field Effect Transistors

    Yi Cui;Zhaohui Zhong;Deli Wang;Wayne U. Wang

  • Stable cycling of double-walled silicon nanotube battery anodes through solid-electrolyte interphase control

    Hui Wu;Gerentt Chan;Jang Wook Choi;Jang Wook Choi;Ill Ryu

  • A pomegranate-inspired nanoscale design for large-volume-change lithium battery anodes

    Nian Liu;Zhenda Lu;Jie Zhao;Matthew T. McDowell

  • Designing nanostructured Si anodes for high energy lithium ion batteries

    Hui Wu;Yi Cui;Yi Cui

  • Designing high-energy lithium–sulfur batteries

    Zhi Wei Seh;Yongming Sun;Qianfan Zhang;Yi Cui;Yi Cui

  • Graphene-Wrapped Sulfur Particles as a Rechargeable Lithium–Sulfur Battery Cathode Material with High Capacity and Cycling Stability

    Hailiang Wang;Yuan Yang;Yongye Liang;Joshua Tucker Robinson

  • Scalable Coating and Properties of Transparent, Flexible, Silver Nanowire Electrodes

    Liangbing Hu;Han Sun Kim;Jung-Yong Lee;Peter Peumans

  • Synthesis of MoS2 and MoSe2 Films with Vertically Aligned Layers

    Desheng Kong;Haotian Wang;Judy J. Cha;Mauro Pasta

  • Highly polarized photoluminescence and photodetection from single indium phosphide nanowires.

    Jianfang Wang;Mark S. Gudiksen;Xiangfeng Duan;Yi Cui

  • Sulphur–TiO2 yolk–shell nanoarchitecture with internal void space for long-cycle lithium–sulphur batteries

    Zhi Wei Seh;Weiyang Li;Judy J. Cha;Guangyuan Zheng

  • Solution-processed metal nanowire mesh transparent electrodes.

    Jung-Yong Lee;Stephen T. Connor;Yi Cui;Peter Peumans

Frequent Co-Authors

Nian Liu
Nian Liu Georgia Institute of Technology
Yuan Yang
Yuan Yang Columbia University
Zhenan Bao
Zhenan Bao Stanford University
Po-Chun Hsu
Po-Chun Hsu Duke University
Guangyuan Zheng
Guangyuan Zheng National University of Singapore
Yayuan Liu
Yayuan Liu Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Desheng Kong
Desheng Kong Nanjing University
Hyun-Wook Lee
Hyun-Wook Lee Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology
Dingchang Lin
Dingchang Lin Johns Hopkins University
Allen Pei
Allen Pei Tesla (United States)

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