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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 59 10034 9073 1666 1651 115 14836

Yidong Hou publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Yidong Hou between 2005 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Yidong Hou published across 22 years, from 2005 to 2026, averaging 8.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 35 publications in 2024. 29 of the 183 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2005 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 35. Peak 35 publications in 2024. 2005: 2 publications 2006: 1 publication 2007: 2 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 3 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 3 publications 2013: 3 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 2 publications 2017: 4 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 12 publications 2020: 4 publications 2021: 12 publications 2022: 18 publications 2023: 23 publications 2024: 35 publications 2025: 28 publications 2026: 1 publication
2005 2026

183 publications in total across all disciplines

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Yidong Hou: publications per year, 2005 to 2026
Year Publications
2005 2
2006 1
2007 2
2008 5
2009 3
2010 3
2011 7
2012 3
2013 3
2014 4
2015 4
2016 2
2017 4
2018 7
2019 12
2020 4
2021 12
2022 18
2023 23
2024 35
2025 28
2026 1
Total 183
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Yidong Hou publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Yidong Hou sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000 1,250
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 61–80 to 1,295+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,350. Most scientists, 1,350, have 161–180 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 101–120 publications, is where this scientist sits. 61–80 publications: 66 scientists 81–100 publications: 302 scientists 101–120 publications: 623 scientists 121–140 publications: 918 scientists 141–160 publications: 1,218 scientists 161–180 publications: 1,350 scientists 181–200 publications: 1,344 scientists 201–220 publications: 1,281 scientists 221–240 publications: 1,216 scientists 241–260 publications: 1,100 scientists 261–280 publications: 979 scientists 281–300 publications: 939 scientists 301–320 publications: 764 scientists 321–340 publications: 643 scientists 341–360 publications: 628 scientists 361–380 publications: 522 scientists 381–400 publications: 459 scientists 401–420 publications: 397 scientists 421–440 publications: 327 scientists 441–460 publications: 270 scientists 461–480 publications: 265 scientists 481–500 publications: 252 scientists 501–520 publications: 201 scientists 521–540 publications: 185 scientists 541–560 publications: 148 scientists 561–580 publications: 148 scientists 581–600 publications: 132 scientists 601–620 publications: 114 scientists 621–640 publications: 104 scientists 641–660 publications: 91 scientists 661–680 publications: 92 scientists 681–700 publications: 73 scientists 701–720 publications: 57 scientists 721–740 publications: 54 scientists 741–760 publications: 67 scientists 761–780 publications: 45 scientists 781–800 publications: 46 scientists 801–820 publications: 39 scientists 821–840 publications: 32 scientists 841–860 publications: 36 scientists 861–880 publications: 29 scientists 881–900 publications: 26 scientists 901–920 publications: 24 scientists 921–940 publications: 14 scientists 941–960 publications: 23 scientists 961–980 publications: 28 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 15 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 29 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 12 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 19 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 12 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 6 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 8 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 12 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 5 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 6 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 14 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 7 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 2 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 6 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 4 scientists 1,281–1,294 publications: 6 scientists 1,295+ publications: 100 scientists
61–80 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 115 publications — 4th percentile

4% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
61–80 66
81–100 302
101–120 623 115
121–140 918
141–160 1,218
161–180 1,350
181–200 1,344
201–220 1,281
221–240 1,216
241–260 1,100
261–280 979
281–300 939
301–320 764
321–340 643
341–360 628
361–380 522
381–400 459
401–420 397
421–440 327
441–460 270
461–480 265
481–500 252
501–520 201
521–540 185
541–560 148
561–580 148
581–600 132
601–620 114
621–640 104
641–660 91
661–680 92
681–700 73
701–720 57
721–740 54
741–760 67
761–780 45
781–800 46
801–820 39
821–840 32
841–860 36
861–880 29
881–900 26
901–920 24
921–940 14
941–960 23
961–980 28
981–1,000 15
1,001–1,020 29
1,021–1,040 12
1,041–1,060 19
1,061–1,080 12
1,081–1,100 6
1,101–1,120 8
1,121–1,140 12
1,141–1,160 5
1,161–1,180 6
1,181–1,200 14
1,201–1,220 7
1,221–1,240 2
1,241–1,260 6
1,261–1,280 4
1,281–1,294 6
1,295+ 100
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Yidong Hou D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Yidong Hou sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 159+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,051. Most scientists, 1,051, have 56–57 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 58–59 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 59 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 289
42–43 612
44–45 808
46–47 776
48–49 835
50–51 861
52–53 872
54–55 933
56–57 1,051
58–59 930 59
60–61 882
62–63 834
64–65 731
66–67 775
68–69 683
70–71 646
72–73 561
74–75 501
76–77 437
78–79 388
80–81 354
82–83 292
84–85 275
86–87 254
88–89 235
90–91 185
92–93 192
94–95 155
96–97 163
98–99 125
100–101 105
102–103 105
104–105 112
106–107 88
108–109 68
110–111 69
112–113 65
114–115 79
116–117 61
118–119 44
120–121 37
122–123 40
124–125 33
126–127 26
128–129 34
130–131 35
132–133 25
134–135 27
136–137 17
138–139 16
140–141 20
142–143 20
144–145 15
146–147 9
148–149 9
150–151 16
152–153 11
154–155 9
156–157 3
158 3
159+ 98
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Overview

Yidong Hou is affiliated with Fuzhou University in China, contributing extensively to the fields of energy and materials science. Their research focuses on subfields such as renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, materials chemistry, electrical and electronic engineering, mechanical engineering, and water science and technology.

Their work covers key topics including advanced photocatalysis techniques, catalytic processes in materials science, covalent organic framework applications, gas sensing nanomaterials and sensors, copper-based nanomaterials and applications, TiO2 photocatalysis and solar cells, and advanced oxidation water treatment.

Yidong Hou has published in a range of scientific venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
  • Advanced Functional Materials

Some of the recent papers involving Yidong Hou or closely associated research include:

  • "Semiconducting Polymers for Oxygen Evolution Reaction under Light Illumination" (2022), Chemical Reviews
  • "Hydroxyl-Bonded Ru on Metallic TiN Surface Catalyzing CO2 Reduction with H2O by Infrared Light" (2023), Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "Unveiling the charge transfer dynamics steered by built-in electric fields in BiOBr photocatalysts" (2022), Nature Communications
  • "Fabrication of hierarchical Co3O4@CdIn2S4 p-n heterojunction photocatalysts for improved CO2 reduction with visible light" (2020), Journal of Materials Chemistry A
  • "On-Surface Polymerization of In-Plane Highly Ordered Carbon Nitride Nanosheets toward Photocatalytic Mineralization of Mercaptan Gas" (2021), Advanced Materials

Yidong Hou frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including:

  • Jinshui Zhang
  • Xinchen Wang
  • Can Yang
  • Sibo Wang
  • Masakazu Anpo

The profile of Yidong Hou reflects significant research contributions primarily in sustainable energy and materials science, with applications that extend into photocatalysis, environmental chemistry, and advanced material design.

Best Publications

  • Polymer semiconductors for artificial photosynthesis: hydrogen evolution by mesoporous graphitic carbon nitride with visible light.

    Xinchen Wang;Kazuhiko Maeda;Xiufang Chen;Kazuhiro Takanabe

  • Layered Nanojunctions for Hydrogen-Evolution Catalysis†

    Yidong Hou;Anders B. Laursen;Jinshui Zhang;Guigang Zhang

  • Bioinspired molecular co-catalysts bonded to a silicon photocathode for solar hydrogen evolution

    Yidong Hou;Billie L. Abrams;Peter Christian Kjærgaard Vesborg;Mårten E. Björketun

  • Photocatalytic activity of a hierarchically macro/mesoporous titania.

    Xinchen Wang;Jimmy C. Yu;Chunman Ho;Yidong Hou

  • Photocatalytic reduction of CO2 by graphitic carbon nitride polymers derived from urea and barbituric acid

    Jiani Qin;Sibo Wang;He Ren;Yidong Hou

  • Photocatalytic performance of α-, β-, and γ-Ga2O3 for the destruction of volatile aromatic pollutants in air

    Yidong Hou;Ling Wu;Xinchen Wang;Zhengxin Ding

  • Development of a stable MnCo2O4 cocatalyst for photocatalytic CO2 reduction with visible light

    Sibo Wang;Yidong Hou;Xinchen Wang

  • Enhanced photocatalytic ozonation degradation of organic pollutants by ZnO modified TiO2 nanocomposites

    Tangtao Yang;Junmin Peng;Yun Zheng;Xuan He

  • Photocatalytic oxidation of water by polymeric carbon nitride nanohybrids made of sustainable elements

    Jinshui Zhang;Marek Grzelczak;Yidong Hou;Kazuhiko Maeda

  • The effect of postnitridation annealing on the surface property and photocatalytic performance of N-doped TiO2 under visible light irradiation

    Xiufang Chen;Xinchen Wang;Yidong Hou;Jianhui Huang

  • Efficient Decomposition of Benzene over a β-Ga2O3 Photocatalyst under Ambient Conditions

    Yidong Hou;Xinchen Wang;Ling Wu;Zhengxin Ding

  • Gold plasmon-induced photocatalytic dehydrogenative coupling of methane to ethane on polar oxide surfaces

    Lingshu Meng;Zhenye Chen;Zhiyun Ma;Sha He

  • Photocatalytic hydrogen production over carbon nitride loaded with WS2 as cocatalyst under visible light

    Yidong Hou;Yongsheng Zhu;Yan Xu;Xinchen Wang

  • Fabrication of hierarchical Co3O4@CdIn2S4 p–n heterojunction photocatalysts for improved CO2 reduction with visible light

    Lijuan Huang;Bifang Li;Bo Su;Zhuang Xiong

  • On-Surface Polymerization of In-Plane Highly Ordered Carbon Nitride Nanosheets toward Photocatalytic Mineralization of Mercaptan Gas.

    Fangsong Guo;Bing Hu;Can Yang;Jinshui Zhang

  • All-solid-state direct Z-scheme NiTiO3/Cd0.5Zn0.5S heterostructures for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution with visible light

    Bifang Li;Wenjing Wang;Jiwu Zhao;Zhaoyu Wang

  • N-Doped SiO2/TiO2 mesoporous nanoparticles with enhanced photocatalytic activity under visible-light irradiation

    Y.D. Hou;X.C. Wang;L. Wu;X.F. Chen

  • Photocatalytic activation of peroxymonosulfate by carbon quantum dots functionalized carbon nitride for efficient degradation of bisphenol A under visible-light irradiation

    Hongbo Ming;Danlei Wei;Yang Yang;Boqiang Chen

  • Degradation of Benzene over a Zinc Germanate Photocatalyst under Ambient Conditions

    Jianhui Huang;Xinchen Wang;Yidong Hou;Xiufang Chen

  • Layering MoS2 on soft hollow g-C3N4 nanostructures for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution

    Dandan Zheng;Guigang Zhang;Yidong Hou;Xinchen Wang

Frequent Co-Authors

Xinchen Wang
Xinchen Wang Fuzhou University
Zhengxin Ding
Zhengxin Ding Fuzhou University
Jinshui Zhang
Jinshui Zhang Fuzhou University
Xianzhi Fu
Xianzhi Fu Fuzhou University
Ling Wu
Ling Wu Fuzhou University
Ib Chorkendorff
Ib Chorkendorff Technical University of Denmark
Jens K. Nørskov
Jens K. Nørskov Technical University of Denmark
Jinlin Long
Jinlin Long Fuzhou University
Ole Hansen
Ole Hansen Technical University of Denmark
Xuxu Wang
Xuxu Wang Fuzhou University

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