2026 Yi Luo: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Materials Science	109	719	685	220	217	710	51313
Chemistry	109	830	731	141	137	710	52180

Research.com Recognitions

2019 - OSA Fellows Yi Luo Tsinghua University, China For pioneering and outstanding contributions to the research and development of optoelectronic devices and optics for optical communications and solid-state lighting

Overview

Yi Luo is affiliated with the University of Science and Technology of China. Their research spans multiple disciplines, primarily within chemistry and materials science, with a particular focus on organic chemistry and materials chemistry.

Their main fields of study include:

Chemistry
Materials Science

Within these broad areas, Luo has contributed significantly to several subfields:

Organic Chemistry
Materials Chemistry
Process Chemistry and Technology
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Inorganic Chemistry

Their research topics cover a spectrum of specialized areas including:

Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis
Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis
Machine Learning in Materials Science
Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis
Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction
Biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts

Luo has published extensively in prominent journals, with frequent contributions appearing in:

Journal of the American Chemical Society
The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
New Journal of Chemistry
Organometallics
Inorganics

Some recent publications of note include:

Realizing a Not-Strong-Not-Weak Polarization Electric Field in Single-Atom Catalysts Sandwiched by Boron Nitride and Graphene Sheets for Efficient Nitrogen Fixation (2020) in Journal of the American Chemical Society
Towards high-performance sustainable polymers via isomerization-driven irreversible ring-opening polymerization of five-membered thionolactones (2021) in Nature Chemistry
An all-round AI-Chemist with a scientific mind (2022) in National Science Review
Electric Dipole Descriptor for Machine Learning Prediction of Catalyst Surface-Molecular Adsorbate Interactions (2020) in Journal of the American Chemical Society
Regulating Electronic Spin Moments of Single-Atom Catalyst Sites via Single-Atom Promoter Tuning on S-Vacancy MoS₂ for Efficient Nitrogen Fixation (2021) in The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Luo frequently collaborates with other researchers, including Jun Jiang, Gen Luo, Xiaowei Xu, Zhaomin Hou, and Yanan Zhao.

In 2019, Yi Luo received the OSA Fellows award, recognized for pioneering contributions to research and development in optoelectronic devices and optics for optical communications and solid-state lighting.

Best Publications

All-optical machine learning using diffractive deep neural networks

Xing Lin;Yair Rivenson;Nezih T. Yardimci;Muhammed Veli

2304
Citations
Chemical mapping of a single molecule by plasmon-enhanced Raman scattering

R. Zhang;Y. Zhang;Z. C. Dong;S. Jiang

1904
Citations
A [2]Catenane-Based Solid State Electronically Reconfigurable Switch

Charles P. Collier;Gunter Mattersteig;Eric W. Wong;Yi Luo

1766
Citations
A 160-kilobit molecular electronic memory patterned at 10 11 bits per square centimetre

Jonathan E. Green;Jang Wook Choi;Akram Boukai;Yuri Bunimovich

1436
Citations
Single-Atom Pt as Co-Catalyst for Enhanced Photocatalytic H2 Evolution.

Xiaogang Li;Wentuan Bi;Lei Zhang;Shi Tao

1384
Citations
Visible-Light Photoreduction of CO2 in a Metal–Organic Framework: Boosting Electron–Hole Separation via Electron Trap States

Hai-Qun Xu;Jiahua Hu;Dengke Wang;Zhaohui Li

1129
Citations
Atomically dispersed platinum supported on curved carbon supports for efficient electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution

Daobin Liu;Xiyu Li;Shuangming Chen;Huan Yan

1100
Citations
Nickel–vanadium monolayer double hydroxide for efficient electrochemical water oxidation

Ke Fan;Hong Chen;Yongfei Ji;Hui Huang

983
Citations
Defect-Mediated Electron–Hole Separation in One-Unit-Cell ZnIn2S4 Layers for Boosted Solar-Driven CO2 Reduction

Xingchen Jiao;Zongwei Chen;Xiaodong Li;Yongfu Sun

972
Citations
Switching devices based on interlocked molecules.

Anthony R. Pease;Jan O. Jeppesen;J. Fraser Stoddart;Yi Luo

945
Citations
Single Pt Atoms Confined into a Metal-Organic Framework for Efficient Photocatalysis.

Xinzuo Fang;Qichao Shang;Yu Wang;Long Jiao

795
Citations
Two-dimensional molecular electronics circuits.

Yi Luo;C. Patrick Collier;Jan O. Jeppesen;Kent A. Nielsen

748
Citations
Boosting Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production of a Metal-Organic Framework Decorated with Platinum Nanoparticles: The Platinum Location Matters.

Juan-Ding Xiao;Qichao Shang;Yujie Xiong;Qun Zhang

680
Citations
Conversion of Dinitrogen to Ammonia by FeN3-Embedded Graphene.

Xiao-Fei Li;Qin-Kun Li;Jin Cheng;Lingling Liu

658
Citations
Structures, electronic states, photoluminescence, and carrier transport properties of 1,1-disubstituted 2,3,4,5-tetraphenylsiloles.

Gui Yu;Shiwei Yin;Yunqi Liu;Jiangshan Chen

573
Citations
Ce3+-Doping to Modulate Photoluminescence Kinetics for Efficient CsPbBr3 Nanocrystals Based Light-Emitting Diodes

Ji-Song Yao;Jing Ge;Bo-Ning Han;Kun-Hua Wang

543
Citations
How graphene is cut upon oxidation

Zhenyu Li;Wenhua Zhang;Yi Luo;Jinlong Yang

523
Citations
Molecular structure of alcohol-water mixtures

Jinghua Guo;Yi Luo;Andreas Augustsson;Andreas Augustsson;Stepan Kashtanov

468
Citations
Versatile Room-Temperature-Phosphorescent Materials Prepared from N-Substituted Naphthalimides: Emission Enhancement and Chemical Conjugation.

Xiaofeng Chen;Cheng Xu;Tao Wang;Cao Zhou

425
Citations
Spectroscopic probing of local hydrogen-bonding structures in liquid water

S Myneni;Y Luo;Y Luo;L Å Näslund;M Cavalleri

408
Citations
Molecular-based electronically switchable tunnel junction devices.

C. Patrick Collier;Jan O. Jeppesen;Yi Luo;Julie Perkins

405
Citations