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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 44 16646 15027 4133 3395 90 12034

Yingwen Cheng publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Yingwen Cheng between 1999 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Yingwen Cheng published across 27 years, from 1999 to 2025, averaging 4 papers a year. Output peaked at 13 publications in 2013. 11 of the 108 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1999 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 13. Peak 13 publications in 2013. 1999: 1 publication 2000: 0 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 0 publications 2005: 0 publications 2006: 1 publication 2007: 0 publications 2008: 0 publications 2009: 1 publication 2010: 3 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 13 publications 2014: 9 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 11 publications 2017: 3 publications 2018: 3 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 6 publications 2021: 7 publications 2022: 8 publications 2023: 5 publications 2024: 5 publications 2025: 6 publications
1999 2025

108 publications in total across all disciplines

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Yingwen Cheng: publications per year, 1999 to 2025
Year Publications
1999 1
2000 0
2001 0
2002 0
2003 1
2004 0
2005 0
2006 1
2007 0
2008 0
2009 1
2010 3
2011 4
2012 6
2013 13
2014 9
2015 7
2016 11
2017 3
2018 3
2019 8
2020 6
2021 7
2022 8
2023 5
2024 5
2025 6
Total 108
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Yingwen Cheng 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 Yingwen Cheng 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, 81–100 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: 90 publications — 1st percentile

1% 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 90
101–120 623
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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Yingwen Cheng 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 Yingwen Cheng 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, 44–45 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: 44 D-Index — 7th percentile

7% 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 44
46–47 776
48–49 835
50–51 861
52–53 872
54–55 933
56–57 1,051
58–59 930
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

Yingwen Cheng is a researcher affiliated with the University of Tennessee at Knoxville in the United States. Their work primarily spans the field of engineering, focusing notably on electrical and electronic engineering, renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, materials chemistry, catalysis, and electronic, optical and magnetic materials.

Their research contributions concentrate on topics including advanced battery materials and technologies, advancements in battery materials, advanced battery technologies research, electrocatalysts for energy conversion, advanced photocatalysis techniques, ammonia synthesis and nitrogen reduction, and fuel cells and related materials.

Yingwen Cheng has published several papers, some of the most cited among these include:

  • Performance enhancement and degradation mechanism identification of a single-atom Co-N-C catalyst for proton exchange membrane fuel cells (2020, Nature Catalysis)
  • LixNiO/Ni Heterostructure with Strong Basic Lattice Oxygen Enables Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution with Pt-like Activity (2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society)
  • High-Energy and Stable Subfreezing Aqueous Zn-MnO2 Batteries with Selective and Pseudocapacitive Zn-Ion Insertion in MnO2 (2022, Advanced Materials)
  • Carbon Free and Noble Metal Free Ni2Mo6S8 Electrocatalyst for Selective Electrosynthesis of H2O2 (2021, Advanced Functional Materials)
  • Elastic NaxMoS2-Carbon-BASE Triple Interface Direct Robust Solid-Solid Interface for All-Solid-State Na-S Batteries (2020, Nano Letters)

Frequent coauthors in their publications include:

  • Bomin Li
  • Ke Lu
  • Siyuan Gao
  • Fan Xia
  • Bowen An

Their research is often published in venues such as:

  • Journal of Materials Chemistry A
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • ACS Applied Energy Materials
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Advanced Functional Materials

Best Publications

  • Reversible aqueous zinc/manganese oxide energy storage from conversion reactions

    Huilin Pan;Yuyan Shao;Pengfei Yan;Yingwen Cheng

  • Design and Synthesis of Hierarchical MnO2 Nanospheres/Carbon Nanotubes/Conducting Polymer Ternary Composite for High Performance Electrochemical Electrodes

    Ye Hou;Yingwen Cheng;Tyler Hobson;Jie Liu

  • Synergistic effects from graphene and carbon nanotubes enable flexible and robust electrodes for high-performance supercapacitors.

    Yingwen Cheng;Songtao Lu;Songtao Lu;Hongbo Zhang;Chakrapani V. Varanasi;Chakrapani V. Varanasi

  • More than the Ions: The Effects of Silver Nanoparticles on Lolium multiflorum

    Liyan Yin;Yingwen Cheng;Benjamin Espinasse;Benjamin P. Colman

  • Performance enhancement and degradation mechanism identification of a single-atom Co–N–C catalyst for proton exchange membrane fuel cells

    Xiaohong Xie;Cheng He;Boyang Li;Yanghua He

  • Size-Controlled Dissolution of Organic-Coated Silver Nanoparticles

    Rui Ma;Rui Ma;Clément Levard;Clément Levard;Stella M. Marinakos;Yingwen Cheng

  • Significantly improved long-cycle stability in high-rate Li-S batteries enabled by coaxial graphene wrapping over sulfur-coated carbon nanofibers.

    Songtao Lu;Songtao Lu;Yingwen Cheng;Xiaohong Wu;Xiaohong Wu;Jie Liu

  • Highly Reversible Zinc-Ion Intercalation into Chevrel Phase Mo6S8 Nanocubes and Applications for Advanced Zinc-Ion Batteries.

    Yingwen Cheng;Langli Luo;Li Zhong;Junzheng Chen

  • Highly Reversible Mg Insertion in Nanostructured Bi for Mg Ion Batteries

    Yuyan Shao;Meng Gu;Xiaolin Li;Zimin Nie

  • Toxicity Reduction of Polymer-Stabilized Silver Nanoparticles by Sunlight

    Yingwen Cheng;Liyan Yin;Liyan Yin;Shihong Lin;Mark Wiesner

  • Improving the performance of cobalt–nickel hydroxide-based self-supporting electrodes for supercapacitors using accumulative approaches

    Yingwen Cheng;Hongbo Zhang;Chakrapani V. Varanasi;Chakrapani V. Varanasi;Jie Liu

  • Flexible asymmetric supercapacitors with high energy and high power density in aqueous electrolytes

    Yingwen Cheng;Hongbo Zhang;Songtao Lu;Songtao Lu;Chakrapani V. Varanasi;Chakrapani V. Varanasi

  • Silver nanoparticle-alginate composite beads for point-of-use drinking water disinfection

    Shihong Lin;Rixiang Huang;Yingwen Cheng;Jie Liu

  • High performance batteries based on hybrid magnesium and lithium chemistry

    Yingwen Cheng;Yuyan Shao;Ji Guang Zhang;Vincent L. Sprenkle

  • Highly active electrolytes for rechargeable Mg batteries based on a [Mg2(μ-Cl)2]2+ cation complex in dimethoxyethane

    Yingwen Cheng;Ryan M. Stolley;Kee Sung Han;Yuyan Shao

  • Polymeric coatings on silver nanoparticles hinder autoaggregation but enhance attachment to uncoated surfaces.

    Shihong Lin;Yingwen Cheng;Jie Liu;Mark R. Wiesner

  • Antimicrobial nanotechnology: its potential for the effective management of microbial drug resistance and implications for research needs in microbial nanotoxicology

    Deborah Michiko Aruguete;Bojeong Kim;Michael F. Hochella;Yanjun Ma

  • LixNiO/Ni Heterostructure with Strong Basic Lattice Oxygen Enables Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution with Pt-like Activity

    Ke Lu;Yuzi Liu;Fan Lin;Isvar A. Cordova

  • Aqueous-organic phase-transfer of highly stable gold, silver, and platinum nanoparticles and new route for fabrication of gold nanofilms at the oil/water interface and on solid supports.

    Xingli Feng;Houyi Ma;Shaoxin Huang;Wei Pan

  • Electronegative guests in CoSb3

    Bo Duan;Bo Duan;Jiong Yang;Jiong Yang;James R. Salvador;Yang He

  • Interface Promoted Reversible Mg Insertion in Nanostructured Tin-Antimony Alloys.

    Yingwen Cheng;Yuyan Shao;Lucas R. Parent;Maria L. Sushko

Frequent Co-Authors

Jun Liu
Jun Liu Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Jie Liu
Jie Liu Duke University
Yuyan Shao
Yuyan Shao Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Vincent L. Sprenkle
Vincent L. Sprenkle Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Chongmin Wang
Chongmin Wang Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Karl T. Mueller
Karl T. Mueller Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Yong Wang
Yong Wang Washington State University
Yuzi Liu
Yuzi Liu Argonne National Laboratory
Mark R. Wiesner
Mark R. Wiesner Duke University
Kee Sung Han
Kee Sung Han Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

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