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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 42 12597 12183 3408 3393 157 6222

Yi-Fei Sun publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Yi-Fei Sun between 1995 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Yi-Fei Sun published across 31 years, from 1995 to 2025, averaging 7.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 29 publications in 2024. 54 of the 221 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1995 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 29. Peak 29 publications in 2024. 1995: 1 publication 1996: 0 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 0 publications 2004: 0 publications 2005: 0 publications 2006: 0 publications 2007: 0 publications 2008: 2 publications 2009: 0 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 2 publications 2013: 6 publications 2014: 2 publications 2015: 17 publications 2016: 22 publications 2017: 9 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 9 publications 2020: 9 publications 2021: 21 publications 2022: 26 publications 2023: 22 publications 2024: 29 publications 2025: 25 publications
1995 2025

221 publications in total across all disciplines

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Yi-Fei Sun: publications per year, 1995 to 2025
Year Publications
1995 1
1996 0
1997 1
1998 0
1999 0
2000 0
2001 2
2002 1
2003 0
2004 0
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 2
2009 0
2010 4
2011 3
2012 2
2013 6
2014 2
2015 17
2016 22
2017 9
2018 8
2019 9
2020 9
2021 21
2022 26
2023 22
2024 29
2025 25
Total 221
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Yi-Fei Sun publications per year - data summary

  • Yi-Fei Sun, a Materials Science scholar from Xiamen University, has 221 publications recorded across 31 years, from 1995 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1995 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2024, with 29 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1995, 1997 and 2002, with 1 publication each.
  • 10 of the 31 years in the span carry no publications at all (1996, 1998, 1999, 2000 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 7.1 papers per year over the whole span, or 10.5 per year counting only the 21 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 123 publications, 56% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1995-2005: 5 publications (0.5 per year); 2006-2016: 58 publications (5.3 per year); 2017-2025: 158 publications (17.6 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Yi-Fei 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 Yi-Fei 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, 150–169 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: 157 publications — 16th percentile

16% 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
150–169 835 157
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
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-Fei Sun publication distribution in Materials Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 12,847 Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 57 ranges running from 50–69 to 1,163+ publications.
  • Yi-Fei Sun, a Materials Science scholar from Xiamen University, records 157 publications - the 16th percentile of the discipline.
  • 16% of ranked Materials Science scientists score the same or lower than Yi-Fei Sun, and about 84% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 250–269 publications range, and Yi-Fei Sun ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 190–209 publications, holding 891 scientists (7% of the field).
  • 70% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 330–349 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Yi-Fei 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 Yi-Fei 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, 42–43 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: 42 D-Index — 3rd percentile

3% 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 42
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
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Yi-Fei Sun D-index placement in Materials Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 12,847 Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 64 ranges running from 40–41 to 165+ D-Index.
  • Yi-Fei Sun, a Materials Science scholar from Xiamen University, records 42 D-Index - the 3rd percentile of the discipline.
  • 3% of ranked Materials Science scientists score the same or lower than Yi-Fei Sun, and about 97% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 62–63 D-Index range, and Yi-Fei Sun ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 52–53 D-Index, holding 667 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 68% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 70–71 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Overview

Yi-Fei Sun is affiliated with Xiamen University in China. Their research primarily spans the fields of Engineering and Materials Science, with significant contributions in subfields such as Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Catalysis, and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials.

Their research topics cover various specialized areas including:

  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Advancements in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
  • Advanced battery technologies research
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Perovskite Materials and Applications
  • Electronic and Structural Properties of Oxides

Yi-Fei Sun has published extensively, with notable recent papers including:

  • Hydrogen spillover in complex oxide multifunctional sites improves acidic hydrogen evolution electrocatalysis (2022, Nature Communications)
  • High Configuration Entropy Activated Lattice Oxygen for O2 Formation on Perovskite Electrocatalyst (2022, Advanced Functional Materials)
  • Binary-dopant promoted lattice oxygen participation in OER on cobaltate electrocatalyst (2021, Chemical Engineering Journal)
  • Atomic-Scale Structure Dynamics of Nanocrystals Revealed By In Situ and Environmental Transmission Electron Microscopy (2022, Advanced Materials)
  • The key role of concentrated Zn(OTF)2 electrolyte in the performance of aqueous Zn-S batteries (2022, Chemical Communications)

The scientist frequently publishes in journals such as:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Nature Communications
  • ACS Catalysis
  • Chinese Chemical Letters

Yi-Fei Sun often collaborates with several co-authors. Frequent collaborators include Jianhui Li, Xian-Zhu Fu, Yanling Yang, Jing-Li Luo, and Shriram Ramanathan.

Best Publications

  • High Configuration Entropy Activated Lattice Oxygen for O2 Formation on Perovskite Electrocatalyst

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  • New Opportunity for in Situ Exsolution of Metallic Nanoparticles on Perovskite Parent.

    Yi-Fei Sun;Ya-Qian Zhang;Jian Chen;Jian-Hui Li

  • A coupling for success: Controlled growth of Co/CoOx nanoshoots on perovskite mesoporous nanofibres as high-performance trifunctional electrocatalysts in alkaline condition

    Bin Hua;Meng Li;Yi-Fei Sun;Ya-Qian Zhang

  • On the Optical Properties of Thin‐Film Vanadium Dioxide from the Visible to the Far Infrared

    Chenghao Wan;Zhen Zhang;David Woolf;Colin M. Hessel

  • Perovskite nickelates as electric-field sensors in salt water

    Zhen Zhang;Derek Schwanz;Badri Narayanan;Michele Kotiuga

  • A-site deficient perovskite: the parent for in situ exsolution of highly active, regenerable nano-particles as SOFC anodes

    Yifei Sun;Jianhui Li;Yiming Zeng;Babak Shalchi Amirkhiz

  • All‐In‐One Perovskite Catalyst: Smart Controls of Architecture and Composition toward Enhanced Oxygen/Hydrogen Evolution Reactions

    Bin Hua;Meng Li;Ya-Qian Zhang;Yi-Fei Sun

  • A comparative study of oxide scales grown on stainless steel and nickel-based superalloys in ultra-high temperature supercritical water at 800 °C

    Yashar Behnamian;Amir Mostafaei;Alireza Kohandehghan;Babak Shalchi Amirkhiz

  • A-site-deficiency facilitated in situ growth of bimetallic Ni–Fe nano-alloys: a novel coking-tolerant fuel cell anode catalyst

    Yi-Fei Sun;Jian-Hui Li;Lin Cui;Bin Hua;Bin Hua

  • The Excellence of Both Worlds: Developing Effective Double Perovskite Oxide Catalyst of Oxygen Reduction Reaction for Room and Elevated Temperature Applications

    Bin Hua;Ya-Qian Zhang;Ning Yan;Meng Li

  • Highly Active and Redox-Stable Ce-Doped LaSrCrFeO-Based Cathode Catalyst for CO2 SOECs.

    Ya-Qian Zhang;Jian-Hui Li;Yi-Fei Sun;Bin Hua

  • Enhancing Perovskite Electrocatalysis of Solid Oxide Cells Through Controlled Exsolution of Nanoparticles

    Bin Hua;Meng Li;Yi-Fei Sun;Jian-Hui Li

  • Novel layered solid oxide fuel cells with multiple-twinned Ni0.8Co0.2 nanoparticles: the key to thermally independent CO2 utilization and power-chemical cogeneration

    Bin Hua;Ning Yan;Meng Li;Ya-qian Zhang

  • Pyrolysis products from industrial waste biomass based on a neural network model

    Yifei Sun;Lina Liu;Qiang Wang;Xiaoyi Yang

  • Anode-Engineered Protonic Ceramic Fuel Cell with Excellent Performance and Fuel Compatibility.

    Bin Hua;Ning Yan;Meng Li;Yi-Fei Sun

  • Stabilizing Double Perovskite for Effective Bifunctional Oxygen Electrocatalysis in Alkaline Conditions

    Bin Hua;Yi-Fei Sun;Meng Li;Ning Yan

  • Atomic‐Scale Structure Dynamics of Nanocrystals Revealed By In Situ and Environmental Transmission Electron Microscopy

    Unknown

  • Carrier localization in perovskite nickelates from oxygen vacancies.

    Michele Kotiuga;Zhen Zhang;Jiarui Li;Fanny Rodolakis

  • In situ grown cobalt phosphide (CoP) on perovskite nanofibers as an optimized trifunctional electrocatalyst for Zn–air batteries and overall water splitting

    Ya-Qian Zhang;Hong-Biao Tao;Zhou Chen;Meng Li

  • A strongly cooperative spinel nanohybrid as an efficient bifunctional oxygen electrocatalyst for oxygen reduction reaction and oxygen evolution reaction

    Ya-Qian Zhang;Meng Li;Bin Hua;Yue Wang

  • Binary-dopant promoted lattice oxygen participation in OER on cobaltate electrocatalyst

    Lina Tang;Tingting Fan;Zhou Chen;Jianling Tian

  • China as an innovation nation

    Yu Zhou;William Lazonick;Yifei Sun

  • Universal phase dynamics in VO2 switches revealed by ultrafast operando diffraction.

    Aditya Sood;Aditya Sood;Xiaozhe Shen;Yin Shi;Suhas Kumar

  • Molybdenum doped Pr0.5Ba0.5MnO3−δ (Mo-PBMO) double perovskite as a potential solid oxide fuel cell anode material

    Yi-Fei Sun;Ya-Qian Zhang;Bin Hua;Bin Hua;Yashar Behnamian

Frequent Co-Authors

Jing-Li Luo
Jing-Li Luo Shenzhen University
Shriram Ramanathan
Shriram Ramanathan Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Jian Li
Jian Li Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Hua Zhou
Hua Zhou Argonne National Laboratory
George C. S. Lin
George C. S. Lin University of Hong Kong
Babak Shalchi Amirkhiz
Babak Shalchi Amirkhiz Natural Resources Canada
Subramanian K. R. S. Sankaranarayanan
Subramanian K. R. S. Sankaranarayanan University of Illinois at Chicago
Aaron M. Lindenberg
Aaron M. Lindenberg Stanford University
William C. Chueh
William C. Chueh Stanford University
Karin M. Rabe
Karin M. Rabe Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

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