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D-Index
70
Citations
22556
World Ranking
4364
National Ranking
1367

Yihan Zhu 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 Yihan Zhu sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 170 publications — 21st percentile

21% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Yihan Zhu 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 Yihan Zhu sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 70 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Yihan Zhu is affiliated with Zhejiang University of Technology in China and has an extensive publication record in the fields of materials science and engineering. Their research engages primarily with materials chemistry, electrical and electronic engineering, and sustainability topics.

The scientist's main research fields include:

  • Materials Science
  • Engineering

Within these fields, Zhu has explored several subfields, notably:

  • Materials Chemistry
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Inorganic Chemistry

The research topics covered by Zhu reflect a focus on energy and catalytic materials and include:

  • Advanced battery technologies research
  • Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications
  • Covalent Organic Framework Applications
  • Advancements in Battery Materials

Zhu's recent scholarly articles demonstrate contributions across various high-impact journals and highlight collaborative authorship. Notable recent papers are:

  • "Enabling Superior Sodium Capture for Efficient Water Desalination by a Tubular Polyaniline Decorated with Prussian Blue Nanocrystals," 2020, Advanced Materials
  • "Imaging Beam-Sensitive Materials by Electron Microscopy," 2020, Advanced Materials
  • "Boosting Electrocatalytic Activity of 3d-Block Metal (Hydro)oxides by Ligand-Induced Conversion," 2021, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "Intramolecular Hydrogen Bonding-Based Topology Regulation of Two-Dimensional Covalent Organic Frameworks," 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "Bulk and local structures of metal-organic frameworks unravelled by high-resolution electron microscopy," 2020, Communications Chemistry

Frequent coauthors of Zhu include:

  • Xuehua Yan
  • Guan Sheng
  • Tulai Sun
  • Chongzhi Zhu
  • Xiao-Nian Li

Zhu publishes regularly in several scientific venues, including:

  • Nature Communications
  • Advanced Functional Materials
  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Advanced Materials
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition

In addition to journal articles, Zhu has contributed to book literature. One such publication is:

  • Handbook of Synthetic Methodologies and Protocols of Nanomaterials, World Scientific, 2020

Best Publications

  • Hydrogen evolution by a metal-free electrocatalyst

    Yao Zheng;Yan Jiao;Yihan Zhu;Lu Hua Li

  • Molecule-Level g-C3N4 Coordinated Transition Metals as a New Class of Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Electrode Reactions

    Yao Zheng;Yan Jiao;Yihan Zhu;Qiran Cai

  • High Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution Activity of an Anomalous Ruthenium Catalyst

    Yao Zheng;Yan Jiao;Yihan Zhu;Lu Hua Li

  • Out-of-Plane Piezoelectricity and Ferroelectricity in Layered α-In2Se3 Nanoflakes

    Yu Zhou;Di Wu;Yihan Zhu;Yujin Cho

  • Thermally stable single atom Pt/m-Al2O3 for selective hydrogenation and CO oxidation.

    Zailei Zhang;Yihan Zhu;Hiroyuki Asakura;Bing Zhang

  • Monolayer MoSe2 grown by chemical vapor deposition for fast photodetection.

    Yung Huang Chang;Wenjing Zhang;Yihan Zhu;Yu Han

  • Sub-10 nm Fe3O4@Cu2-xS Core-Shell Nanoparticles for Dual-Modal Imaging and Photothermal Therapy

    Qiwei Tian;Junqing Hu;Yihan Zhu;Rujia Zou

  • Ultrathin Two-Dimensional Covalent Organic Framework Nanosheets: Preparation and Application in Highly Sensitive and Selective DNA Detection.

    Yongwu Peng;Ying Huang;Yihan Zhu;Bo Chen

  • Imaging defects and their evolution in a metal–organic framework at sub-unit-cell resolution

    Lingmei Liu;Zhijie Chen;Jianjian Wang;Jianjian Wang;Daliang Zhang

  • Atomic-resolution transmission electron microscopy of electron beam-sensitive crystalline materials.

    Daliang Zhang;Yihan Zhu;Lingmei Liu;Xiangrong Ying

  • Charge-Redistribution-Enhanced Nanocrystalline Ru@IrOx Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Evolution in Acidic Media

    Jieqiong Shan;Chunxian Guo;Yihan Zhu;Shuangming Chen

  • Enhanced binding affinity, remarkable selectivity, and high capacity of CO 2 by dual functionalization of a rht-type metal-organic framework

    Baiyan Li;Zhijuan Zhang;Yi Li;Kexin Yao

  • Short-Range Ordered Iridium Single Atoms Integrated into Cobalt Oxide Spinel Structure for Highly Efficient Electrocatalytic Water Oxidation.

    Jieqiong Shan;Chao Ye;Shuangming Chen;Tulai Sun

  • Unravelling surface and interfacial structures of a metal–organic framework by transmission electron microscopy

    Yihan Zhu;Jim Ciston;Bin Zheng;Xiaohe Miao

  • Sinter-resistant metal nanoparticle catalysts achieved by immobilization within zeolite crystals via seed-directed growth

    Jian Zhang;Jian Zhang;Liang Wang;Bingsen Zhang;Haishuang Zhao

  • CoP nanosheet assembly grown on carbon cloth: A highly efficient electrocatalyst for hydrogen generation

    Xiulin Yang;Ang-Yu Lu;Yihan Zhu;Mohamed Nejib Hedhili

  • Lanthanide-doped NaxScF3+ x nanocrystals : crystal structure evolution and multicolor tuning

    Xue Teng;Yihan Zhu;Wei Wei;Shuchao Wang

  • Highly mesoporous single-crystalline zeolite beta synthesized using a nonsurfactant cationic polymer as a dual-function template.

    Jie Zhu;Yihan Zhu;Liangkui Zhu;Marcello S. Rigutto

  • Site-Specific Growth of Au–Pd Alloy Horns on Au Nanorods: A Platform for Highly Sensitive Monitoring of Catalytic Reactions by Surface Enhancement Raman Spectroscopy

    Jianfeng Huang;Yihan Zhu;Ming Lin;Qingxiao Wang

  • Ultrathin graphdiyne film on graphene through solution-phase van der Waals epitaxy

    Xin Gao;Yihan Zhu;Ding Yi;Jingyuan Zhou

  • Synthesis and Gas Transport Properties of Hydroxyl-Functionalized Polyimides with Intrinsic Microporosity

    Xiaohua Ma;Raja Swaidan;Youssef Belmabkhout;Yihan Zhu

Frequent Co-Authors

Yu Han
Yu Han King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Daliang Zhang
Daliang Zhang Chongqing University
Hua Zhang
Hua Zhang City University of Hong Kong
Shi-Zhang Qiao
Shi-Zhang Qiao University of Adelaide
Qingxiao Wang
Qingxiao Wang King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Yao Zheng
Yao Zheng University of Adelaide
Feng-Shou Xiao
Feng-Shou Xiao Zhejiang University
Yan Jiao
Yan Jiao University of Adelaide
Mietek Jaroniec
Mietek Jaroniec Kent State University
Mohamed N. Hedhili
Mohamed N. Hedhili King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

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