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D-Index
68
Citations
28032
World Ranking
4749
National Ranking
1253

Yi Lin 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 Lin sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 179 publications — 24th percentile

24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more.

Yi Lin 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 Lin sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 68 D-Index — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.

Overview

Yi Lin is a researcher affiliated with the Langley Research Center in the United States. Their work primarily centers on engineering, with a strong focus on electrical and electronic engineering. Additional subfields of study include automotive engineering, materials chemistry, electronic, optical and magnetic materials, and mechanical engineering.

Their research contributions are documented across various scientific venues, with frequent publications in ECS Meeting Abstracts, Composites Part B Engineering, Electrochimica Acta, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, and Batteries & Supercaps. These platforms reflect the interdisciplinary and applied nature of their work within engineering and materials science.

Yi Lin's main topics of research include advancements in battery materials, advanced battery materials and technologies, and advanced battery technologies research. Other significant areas they have explored are supercapacitor materials and fabrication, graphene research and applications, and thermal expansion and ionic conductivity.

Recent publications by Yi Lin and coauthors showcase a range of topics related to materials and energy storage, including:

  • Green Synthesis of ZnO-GO Composites for the Photocatalytic Degradation of Methylene Blue, 2020, Journal of Nanomaterials
  • High-Performance, Long-Life, Rechargeable Li-CO2 Batteries based on a 3D Holey Graphene Cathode Implanted with Single Iron Atoms, 2020, Advanced Materials
  • An ultra-long life, high-performance, flexible Li-CO2 battery based on multifunctional carbon electrocatalysts, 2020, Nano Energy
  • Picosecond laser surface treatment and analysis of thermoplastic composites for structural adhesive bonding, 2020, Composites Part B Engineering
  • Ion-Conducting, Electron-Blocking Layer for High-Performance Solid Electrolytes, 2021, Small Structures

Yi Lin's frequent collaborators include John W. Connell, Rocco P. Viggiano, Donald A. Dornbusch, Christian O. Plaza-Rivera, and V. Yamakov, indicating an active engagement with other researchers in their fields of interest.

Best Publications

  • Quantum-sized carbon dots for bright and colorful photoluminescence.

    Ya-Ping Sun;Bing Zhou;Yi Lin;Wei Wang

  • Carbon dots for multiphoton bioimaging

    Li Cao;Xin Wang;Mohammed J Meziani;Fushen Lu

  • Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes: Properties and Applications

    Ya-Ping Sun;Kefu Fu;Yi Lin;Weijie Huang

  • Advances toward bioapplications of carbon nanotubes

    Yi Lin;Shelby Taylor;Huaping Li;K. A. Shiral Fernando

  • Advances in 2D boron nitride nanostructures: nanosheets, nanoribbons, nanomeshes, and hybrids with graphene

    Yi Lin;John W. Connell

  • Soluble, Exfoliated Hexagonal Boron Nitride Nanosheets

    Yi Lin;Tiffany V. Williams;John W. Connell

  • Attaching Proteins to Carbon Nanotubes via Diimide-Activated Amidation

    Weijie Huang;Shelby Taylor;Kefu Fu;Yi Lin

  • Aqueous Dispersions of Few-Layered and Monolayered Hexagonal Boron Nitride Nanosheets from Sonication-Assisted Hydrolysis: Critical Role of Water

    Yi Lin;Tiffany V. Williams;Tian-Bing Xu;Wei Cao

  • Polymeric Carbon Nanocomposites from Carbon Nanotubes Functionalized with Matrix Polymer

    Yi Lin;Bing Zhou;K. A. Shiral Fernando;Ping Liu

  • Functionalization of Carbon Nanotubes with Polystyrene

    Darron E. Hill;Yi Lin;Apparao M. Rao;Lawrence F. Allard

  • Selective interactions of porphyrins with semiconducting single-walled carbon nanotubes.

    Huaping Li;Bing Zhou;Yi Lin;Lingrong Gu

  • Soluble Dendron-Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes: Preparation, Characterization, and Properties§,‖

    Ya-Ping Sun, ,†;Weijie Huang;Yi Lin;Kefu Fu

  • Carbon Nanosheets for Polymeric Nanocomposites with High Thermal Conductivity

    L. Monica Veca;Mohammed J. Meziani;Wei Wang;Xin Wang

  • Functionalizing multiple-walled carbon nanotubes with aminopolymers

    Yi Lin;Apparao M. Rao;Bindu Sadanadan;Edward A. Kenik

  • Mechanical and morphological characterization of polymer–carbon nanocomposites from functionalized carbon nanotubes

    M.C. Paiva;B. Zhou;K.A.S. Fernando;Y. Lin

  • Sonication-Assisted Functionalization and Solubilization of Carbon Nanotubes

    Weijie Huang;Yi Lin;Shelby Taylor;Jay Gaillard

  • Highly Rechargeable Lithium-CO2 Batteries with a Boron- and Nitrogen-Codoped Holey-Graphene Cathode.

    Long Qie;Yi Lin;John W. Connell;Jiantie Xu

  • Extrusion‐Based 3D Printing of Hierarchically Porous Advanced Battery Electrodes

    Steven D. Lacey;Dylan J. Kirsch;Yiju Li;Joseph T. Morgenstern

  • Biodistribution of Pristine Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes In Vivo†

    ‡ Sheng-tao Yang;Wei Guo;Yi Lin;Xiao-yong Deng,‡,£

  • Defunctionalization of Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes

    Kefu Fu;Weijie Huang;Yi Lin;Lance A. Riddle

Frequent Co-Authors

Ya-Ping Sun
Ya-Ping Sun Clemson University
John W. Connell
John W. Connell Langley Research Center
Lawrence F. Allard
Lawrence F. Allard Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Mohammed J. Meziani
Mohammed J. Meziani Northwest Missouri State University
Liangbing Hu
Liangbing Hu Yale University
Liming Dai
Liming Dai University of New South Wales
Haifang Wang
Haifang Wang Shanghai University
Chuangang Hu
Chuangang Hu Beijing University of Chemical Technology
Li Cao
Li Cao University of Dayton
Fushen Lu
Fushen Lu Shantou University

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