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Materials Science
USA
2023

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Discipline name D-index D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines. Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking
Best Scientists D-index 272 Citations 308,588 1,060 World Ranking 19 National Ranking 16
Materials Science D-index 242 Citations 242,464 930 World Ranking 5 National Ranking 4

Research.com Recognitions

Awards & Achievements

2023 - Research.com Materials Science in United States Leader Award

2022 - Research.com Best Scientist Award

2022 - Research.com Materials Science in United States Leader Award

2020 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

2020 - MRS Medal, Materials Research Society For outstanding contributions to advanced materials design, synthesis and characterization for energy storage, particularly Li battery technologies

2016 - Fellow of the Materials Research Society

2010 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Organic chemistry
  • Nanotechnology

His primary areas of investigation include Nanotechnology, Anode, Lithium, Electrolyte and Chemical engineering. His research integrates issues of Silicon and Electrode in his study of Nanotechnology. His Anode study combines topics in areas such as Composite material, Lithium-ion battery, Lithium battery and Energy storage.

Yi Cui has included themes like Battery, Cathode and Polysulfide in his Lithium study. Yi Cui has researched Electrolyte in several fields, including Oxide, Inorganic chemistry, Polymer, Dissolution and Electrochemistry. His Chemical engineering research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Porosity and Interphase.

His most cited work include:

  • Nanowire Nanosensors for Highly Sensitive and Selective Detection of Biological and Chemical Species (4988 citations)
  • High-performance lithium battery anodes using silicon nanowires (4845 citations)
  • Indium phosphide nanowires as building blocks for nanoscale electronic and optoelectronic devices (2946 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Yi Cui mainly focuses on Nanotechnology, Anode, Chemical engineering, Lithium and Electrolyte. His work deals with themes such as Optoelectronics and Electrode, which intersect with Nanotechnology. In his study, Energy storage is inextricably linked to Battery, which falls within the broad field of Anode.

His studies deal with areas such as Sulfur, Polysulfide, Catalysis, Carbon and Coating as well as Chemical engineering. Yi Cui works mostly in the field of Lithium, limiting it down to concerns involving Graphene and, occasionally, Oxide. His Electrolyte study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Inorganic chemistry, Metal, Polymer and Interphase.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Nanotechnology (41.54%)
  • Anode (40.42%)
  • Chemical engineering (38.11%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2018-2021)?

  • Chemical engineering (38.11%)
  • Electrolyte (33.63%)
  • Anode (40.42%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Yi Cui mainly investigates Chemical engineering, Electrolyte, Anode, Lithium and Battery. The various areas that he examines in his Chemical engineering study include Electrochemistry, Catalysis, Sulfur and Plating. Yi Cui interconnects Nanotechnology, Polymer, Metal, Conductivity and Interphase in the investigation of issues within Electrolyte.

His Nanotechnology research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Supercapacitor and Electrochemical energy storage. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Cathode and Energy storage. His Lithium study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Fast ion conductor, Graphite, Coating and Silicon.

Between 2018 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Pathways for practical high-energy long-cycling lithium metal batteries (540 citations)
  • Challenges and opportunities towards fast-charging battery materials (257 citations)
  • Challenges and opportunities towards fast-charging battery materials (257 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Organic chemistry
  • Oxygen

His main research concerns Chemical engineering, Electrolyte, Anode, Battery and Lithium. Yi Cui has included themes like Electrochemistry, Overpotential and Aqueous solution in his Chemical engineering study. The various areas that he examines in his Electrolyte study include Cathode, Nanotechnology, Interphase and Conductivity.

He applies his multidisciplinary studies on Nanotechnology and Physical phenomena in his research. His Anode study is concerned with the larger field of Electrode. His Lithium research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Short circuit, Engineering physics and Plating.

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Best Publications

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

Yi Cui;Qingqiao Wei;Hongkun Park;Charles M. Lieber.
Science (2001)

7573 Citations

High-performance lithium battery anodes using silicon nanowires

Candace K. Chan;Hailin Peng;Gao Liu;Kevin McIlwrath.
Nature Nanotechnology (2008)

7094 Citations

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

Sheneve Z. Butler;Shawna M. Hollen;Linyou Cao;Yi Cui;Yi Cui.
ACS Nano (2013)

4324 Citations

Functional nanoscale electronic devices assembled using silicon nanowire building blocks.

Yi Cui;Charles M. Lieber.
Science (2001)

4292 Citations

Reviving the lithium metal anode for high-energy batteries

Dingchang Lin;Yayuan Liu;Yi Cui;Yi Cui.
Nature Nanotechnology (2017)

3871 Citations

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

Xiangfeng Duan;Yu Huang;Yi Cui;Jianfang Wang.
Nature (2001)

3164 Citations

Multiplexed electrical detection of cancer markers with nanowire sensor arrays.

Gengfeng Zheng;Fernando Patolsky;Yi Cui;Wayne U Wang.
Nature Biotechnology (2005)

2985 Citations

High Performance Silicon Nanowire Field Effect Transistors

Yi Cui;Zhaohui Zhong;Deli Wang;Wayne U. Wang.
Nano Letters (2003)

2749 Citations

The path towards sustainable energy

Steven Chu;Yi Cui;Nian Liu.
Nature Materials (2017)

2623 Citations

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.
Nature Nanotechnology (2012)

2484 Citations

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