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Yip-Wah Chung 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 Yip-Wah Chung sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 294 publications — 58th percentile

58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Yip-Wah Chung 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 Yip-Wah Chung sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

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 165 D-Index or more.

Overview

Yip-Wah Chung is affiliated with Northwestern University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the broad fields of engineering and materials science, with a focus on subfields such as mechanical engineering, materials chemistry, mechanics of materials, atomic and molecular physics and optics, and astronomy and astrophysics.

Their published work covers several key research topics including diamond and carbon-based materials research, lubricants and their additives, force microscopy techniques and applications, tribology and wear analysis, gear and bearing dynamics analysis, tribology and lubrication engineering, and adhesion, friction, and surface interactions.

Yip-Wah Chung has contributed to a number of scientific papers recently, including:

  • Possible Origin of D- and G-band Features in Raman Spectra of Tribofilms, 2023, published in Tribology Letters
  • Formation of Wear-Protective Tribofilms on Different Steel Surfaces During Lubricated Sliding, 2023, published in Tribology Letters
  • Lubrication-Contact Interface Conditions and Novel Mixed/Boundary Lubrication Modeling Methodology, 2021, published in Tribology Letters
  • Contacting Micro Asperity of a Deformable Surface, 2023, published in Journal of Tribology
  • Formation of Wear-Protective Tribofilms on Different Steel Surfaces During Lubricated Sliding, 2023, published in Research Square (Research Square)

Collaboration is a notable aspect of Chung's work, with frequent coauthors including Shuangbiao Liu, Stephen Berkebile, Arman Mohammad Khan, Tobias Martin, and Yusheng Li.

The scientist's work is frequently published in journals and venues such as Tribology Letters, Research Square, Journal of Tribology, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2022: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray, and arXiv (Cornell University).

In addition to journal articles, Yip-Wah Chung has authored work published by ASM International, notably the book titled Crystalline Imperfections: Key Topics in Materials Science and Engineering in 2021.

Best Publications

  • Tribology and Mechanics of Magnetic Storage Devices

    Bharat Bhushan;Y. W. Chung

  • Encyclopedia of tribology

    Q. Jane Wang;Yip-wah Chung

  • Grazing-incidence small-angle X-ray scattering: new tool for studying thin film growth

    J. R. Levine;J. B. Cohen;Y. W. Chung;P. Georgopoulos

  • Low energy electron diffraction and electron spectroscopy studies of the clean (110) and (100) titanium dioxide (rutile) crystal surfaces

    Y.W. Chung;W.J. Lo;G.A. Somorjai

  • Electron spectroscopy studies of the chemisorption of O2, H2 and H2O on the TiO2(100) surfaces with varied stoichiometry: Evidence for the photogeneration of Ti+3 and for its importance in chemisorption

    Wei Jen Lo;Yip Wah Chung;G.A Somorjai

  • Directed Growth of Electroactive Metal-Organic Framework Thin Films Using Electrophoretic Deposition

    Idan Hod;Wojciech Bury;Wojciech Bury;David M. Karlin;Pravas Deria

  • Melting of Pb nanocrystals

    Kevin F. Peters;Jerome B. Cohen;Yip-Wah Chung

  • Analytical electron microscopy and Raman spectroscopy studies of carbon nitride thin films

    Ming Y. Chen;D. Li;X. Lin;V. P. Dravid

  • Nano‐indentation studies of ultrahigh strength carbon nitride thin films

    Dong Li;Yip Wah Chung;Ming Show Wong;William D. Sproul

  • Commentary on using H/E and H3/E2 as proxies for fracture toughness of hard coatings

    Xinjie Chen;Yao Du;Yip-Wah Chung

  • Aging characteristics and mechanical properties of 1600 MPa body-centered cubic Cu and B2-NiAl precipitation-strengthened ferritic steel

    Monica Kapoor;Dieter Isheim;Gautam Ghosh;Semyon Vaynman

  • Co-precipitation of nanoscale particles in steels with ultra-high strength for a new era

    Zengbao Jiao;J. H. Luan;M. K. Miller;Y. W. Chung

  • Self-dispersed crumpled graphene balls in oil for friction and wear reduction.

    Xuan Dou;Andrew R. Koltonow;Xingliang He;Hee Dong Jang

  • Semiconductor nanowires from oxides

    S. T. Lee;Y. F. Zhang;N. Wang;Y. H. Tang

  • Electronic properties, structure and temperature-dependent composition of nickel deposited on rutile titanium dioxide (110) surfaces

    C. C. Kao;S. C. Tsai;M. K. Bahl;Yip-Wah Chung

  • Tribological Behavior of Amorphous Carbon Nitride Overcoats for Magnetic Thin-Film Rigid Disks

    Eric C. Cutiongco;Dong Li;Yip Wall Chung;C. Singli Bhatia

  • SYNTHESIS OF SUPERHARD CARBON NITRIDE COMPOSITE COATINGS

    Dong Li;Xi Chu;Shang Cong Cheng;Xi Wei Lin

  • Auger and photoemission investigations of the platinum-SrTiO3(100) interface: Relaxation and chemical-shift effects

    M. K. Bahl;S. C. Tsai;Yip-Wah Chung

  • Structure and hardness studies of CNx/TiN nanocomposite coatings

    Dong Li;Xi Wei Lin;Shang Cong Cheng;Vinayak P. Dravid

  • Strong metal-support interaction in NiTi02: Auger and vibrational spectroscopy evidence for the segregation of TiOx (x ≈-1) on Ni and its effects on CO chemisorption

    Shinichiro Takatani;Yip Wah Chung

  • Surface analysis of cubic silicon carbide (001)

    T.M Parrill;Y.W Chung

Frequent Co-Authors

Tobin J. Marks
Tobin J. Marks Northwestern University
Morris E. Fine
Morris E. Fine Northwestern University
Ming-Show Wong
Ming-Show Wong National Dong Hwa University
William D. Sproul
William D. Sproul Northwestern University
Q. Jane Wang
Q. Jane Wang Northwestern University
Vinayak P. Dravid
Vinayak P. Dravid Northwestern University
Massimiliano Delferro
Massimiliano Delferro Argonne National Laboratory
Jian Cao
Jian Cao Northwestern University
Leon M. Keer
Leon M. Keer Northwestern University
Bharat Bhushan
Bharat Bhushan The Ohio State University

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