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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 109 719 684 221 218 710 51313
Chemistry 109 830 731 141 137 710 52180

Yi Luo publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Yi Luo between 1986 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Yi Luo published across 41 years, from 1986 to 2026, averaging 25.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 91 publications in 2022. 68 of the 1,062 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60 80
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1986 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 91. Peak 91 publications in 2022. 1986: 1 publication 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 0 publications 1993: 8 publications 1994: 5 publications 1995: 11 publications 1996: 7 publications 1997: 12 publications 1998: 18 publications 1999: 10 publications 2000: 13 publications 2001: 28 publications 2002: 18 publications 2003: 17 publications 2004: 22 publications 2005: 37 publications 2006: 31 publications 2007: 26 publications 2008: 23 publications 2009: 34 publications 2010: 38 publications 2011: 31 publications 2012: 33 publications 2013: 27 publications 2014: 36 publications 2015: 40 publications 2016: 43 publications 2017: 34 publications 2018: 32 publications 2019: 54 publications 2020: 59 publications 2021: 29 publications 2022: 91 publications 2023: 85 publications 2024: 40 publications 2025: 63 publications 2026: 5 publications
1986 2026

1,062 publications in total across all disciplines

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Yi Luo: publications per year, 1986 to 2026
Year Publications
1986 1
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 1
1992 0
1993 8
1994 5
1995 11
1996 7
1997 12
1998 18
1999 10
2000 13
2001 28
2002 18
2003 17
2004 22
2005 37
2006 31
2007 26
2008 23
2009 34
2010 38
2011 31
2012 33
2013 27
2014 36
2015 40
2016 43
2017 34
2018 32
2019 54
2020 59
2021 29
2022 91
2023 85
2024 40
2025 63
2026 5
Total 1,062
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Yi Luo 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 Luo 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, 710–729 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: 710 publications — 95th percentile

95% 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 53 710
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 Luo 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 Luo 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, 108–109 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: 109 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% 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 57 109
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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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Xiaogang Li;Wentuan Bi;Lei Zhang;Shi Tao

  • 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

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

    Daobin Liu;Xiyu Li;Shuangming Chen;Huan Yan

  • Nickel–vanadium monolayer double hydroxide for efficient electrochemical water oxidation

    Ke Fan;Hong Chen;Yongfei Ji;Hui Huang

  • 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

  • Switching devices based on interlocked molecules.

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

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

    Xinzuo Fang;Qichao Shang;Yu Wang;Long Jiao

  • Two-dimensional molecular electronics circuits.

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

  • 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

  • Conversion of Dinitrogen to Ammonia by FeN3-Embedded Graphene.

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

  • 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

  • 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

  • How graphene is cut upon oxidation

    Zhenyu Li;Wenhua Zhang;Yi Luo;Jinlong Yang

  • Molecular structure of alcohol-water mixtures

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

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

    Xiaofeng Chen;Cheng Xu;Tao Wang;Cao Zhou

  • Spectroscopic probing of local hydrogen-bonding structures in liquid water

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

  • Molecular-based electronically switchable tunnel junction devices.

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

Frequent Co-Authors

Hans Ågren
Hans Ågren Uppsala University
Jun Jiang
Jun Jiang University of Science and Technology of China
Jinlong Yang
Jinlong Yang University of Science and Technology of China
Jinghua Guo
Jinghua Guo Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Jianguo Hou
Jianguo Hou University of Science and Technology of China
Ziyu Wu
Ziyu Wu University of Science and Technology of China
Wei-Hai Fang
Wei-Hai Fang Beijing Normal University
Xin Xu
Xin Xu Fudan University
Yi Xie
Yi Xie University of Science and Technology of China
Zhigang Shuai
Zhigang Shuai Tsinghua University

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