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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 73 3768 3645 1205 1199 901 24906

Yong Du publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Yong Du between 1991 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Yong Du published across 35 years, from 1991 to 2025, averaging 35.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 103 publications in 2023. 158 of the 1,255 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
25 50 75 100
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1991 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 103. Peak 103 publications in 2023. 1991: 3 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 3 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 7 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 12 publications 2006: 17 publications 2007: 16 publications 2008: 33 publications 2009: 47 publications 2010: 55 publications 2011: 60 publications 2012: 59 publications 2013: 45 publications 2014: 48 publications 2015: 73 publications 2016: 59 publications 2017: 59 publications 2018: 72 publications 2019: 54 publications 2020: 72 publications 2021: 75 publications 2022: 89 publications 2023: 103 publications 2024: 93 publications 2025: 65 publications
1991 2025

1,255 publications in total across all disciplines

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Yong Du: publications per year, 1991 to 2025
Year Publications
1991 3
1992 2
1993 1
1994 3
1995 1
1996 7
1997 3
1998 4
1999 3
2000 4
2001 4
2002 2
2003 6
2004 6
2005 12
2006 17
2007 16
2008 33
2009 47
2010 55
2011 60
2012 59
2013 45
2014 48
2015 73
2016 59
2017 59
2018 72
2019 54
2020 72
2021 75
2022 89
2023 103
2024 93
2025 65
Total 1,255
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Yong Du 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 Yong Du 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, 890–909 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: 901 publications — 98th percentile

98% 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
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 24 901
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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Yong Du 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 Yong Du 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, 72–73 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: 73 D-Index — 71st percentile

71% 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 73
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
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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Overview

Yong Du is affiliated with Central South University in China and has contributed extensively to the fields of engineering and materials science. Their research focuses primarily on mechanical engineering, materials chemistry, aerospace engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, and mechanics of materials.

The scientist's work spans a variety of topics including:

  • Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties
  • Advanced materials and composites
  • Intermetallics and Advanced Alloy Properties
  • Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties
  • Metal and Thin Film Mechanics
  • Microstructure and mechanical properties
  • Advanced ceramic materials synthesis

Yong Du's frequent coauthors include Yuling Liu, Shuhong Liu, Yi Kong, Shiyi Wen, and Kai Li, reflecting extensive collaboration across multiple projects.

The most common venues for their publications are:

  • Calphad
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Alloys and Compounds
  • Journal of Materials Research and Technology
  • Journal of Phase Equilibria and Diffusion

Among their recent papers are:

  • "Highly Efficient Nb2C MXene Cathode Catalyst with Uniform O-Terminated Surface for Lithium-Oxygen Batteries," 2020, Advanced Energy Materials
  • "Physics-informed machine learning and mechanistic modeling of additive manufacturing to reduce defects," 2021, Applied Materials Today
  • "Synergy of multiple precipitate/matrix interface structures for a heat resistant high-strength Al alloy," 2023, Nature Communications
  • "Shearing and rotation of β" and βʹ precipitates in an Al-Mg-Si alloy under tensile deformation: In-situ and ex-situ studies," 2021, Acta Materialia
  • "2D SnSe Cathode Catalyst Featuring an Efficient Facet-Dependent Selective Li2O2 Growth/Decomposition for Li-Oxygen Batteries," 2022, Advanced Energy Materials

Yong Du has also contributed to book publications, including a title published by Cambridge University Press:

  • "Computational Design of Engineering Materials," 2023

Best Publications

  • Diffusion coefficients of some solutes in fcc and liquid Al: critical evaluation and correlation

    Yong Du;Yong Du;Y.A Chang;Baiyun Huang;Weiping Gong

  • Preparation and photoluminescence of alumina membranes with ordered pore arrays

    Y. Du;W. L. Cai;C. M. Mo;J. Chen

  • Thermal stability and oxidation resistance of Ti–Al–N coatings

    Li Chen;Jörg Paulitsch;Yong Du;Paul Heinz Mayrhofer

  • Mesoporous metal-organic frameworks: design and applications

    Lifang Song;Lifang Song;Jian Zhang;Lixian Sun;Fen Xu

  • One-pot synthesized molybdenum dioxide–molybdenum carbide heterostructures coupled with 3D holey carbon nanosheets for highly efficient and ultrastable cycling lithium-ion storage

    Chuanxin Hou;Chuanxin Hou;Jun Wang;Wei Du;Jianchuan Wang

  • A thermodynamic description of the Al–Fe–Si system over the whole composition and temperature ranges via a hybrid approach of CALPHAD and key experiments

    Yong Du;Julius Clemens Schuster;Zi Kui Liu;Rongxiang Hu

  • Phase Equilibria and Thermodynamic Properties in the Fe-Cr System

    Wei Xiong;Malin Selleby;Qing Chen;Joakim Odqvist

  • Experimental Investigation and Thermodynamic Calculation of the Titanium–Silicon–Carbon System

    Yong Du;Julius C. Schuster;Hans J. Seifert;Fritz Aldinger;Fritz Aldinger

  • Effect of the second phases on corrosion behavior of the Mg-Al-Zn alloys

    Hui Feng;Shuhong Liu;Yong Du;Ting Lei

  • Effects of alloying element and temperature on the stacking fault energies of dilute Ni-base superalloys.

    S L Shang;C L Zacherl;H Z Fang;Y Wang

  • Exploring the size effects of Al4C3 on the mechanical properties and thermal behaviors of Al-based composites reinforced by SiC and carbon nanotubes

    Baisong Guo;Biao Chen;Xinming Zhang;Xi Cen

  • Highly Efficient Nb 2 C MXene Cathode Catalyst with Uniform O‐Terminated Surface for Lithium–Oxygen Batteries

    Gaoyang Li;Na Li;Shuting Peng;Biao He

  • Structural and elastic properties of cubic and hexagonal TiN and AlN from first-principles calculations

    A.J. Wang;S.L. Shang;Y. Du;Y. Kong

  • Improving the mechanical properties of carbon nanotubes reinforced pure aluminum matrix composites by achieving non-equilibrium interface

    Baisong Guo;Min Song;Jianhong Yi;Song Ni

  • Quantified contribution of β″ and β′ precipitates to the strengthening of an aged Al–Mg–Si alloy

    Mingjun Yang;Haonan Chen;Andrey Orekhov;Qiang Lu

  • Liquid acid-catalysed fabrication of nanoporous 1,3,5-triazine frameworks with efficient and selective CO2 uptake

    Shaohui Xiong;Xian Fu;Lu Xiang;Guipeng Yu

  • Reassessment of the Al–Mn system and a thermodynamic description of the Al–Mg–Mn system

    Yong Du;Jiong Wang;Jingrui Zhao;Julius Clemens Schuster

  • CSUTDCC1—A thermodynamic database for multicomponent cemented carbides

    Yingbiao Peng;Yong Du;Peng Zhou;Weibin Zhang

  • Temperature-dependent ideal strength and stacking fault energy of fcc Ni: a first-principles study of shear deformation.

    S L Shang;W Y Wang;Y Wang;Y Du

  • Ca-decorated novel boron sheet: A potential hydrogen storage medium

    Jianchuan Wang;Yong Du;Lixian Sun

  • Influence of Zr on structure, mechanical and thermal properties of Ti–Al–N

    Li Chen;David Holec;Yong Du;Paul H. Mayrhofer

  • Experimental investigations and thermodynamic descriptions of the Ni-Si and C-Ni-Si systems

    Yong Du;Julius C. Schuster

  • An overview on phase equilibria and thermodynamic modeling in multicomponent Al alloys: Focusing on the Al–Cu–Fe–Mg–Mn–Ni–Si–Zn system

    Yong Du;Shuhong Liu;Lijun Zhang;Honghui Xu

Frequent Co-Authors

Li Chen
Li Chen Central South University
Zi-Kui Liu
Zi-Kui Liu Pennsylvania State University
Shun-Li Shang
Shun-Li Shang Pennsylvania State University
Min Song
Min Song Central South University
Lixian Sun
Lixian Sun Guilin University of Electronic Technology
Yuehui He
Yuehui He Central South University
Xiaoming Yuan
Xiaoming Yuan University of Hong Kong
Philip Nash
Philip Nash Illinois Institute of Technology
Yuan Ping Feng
Yuan Ping Feng National University of Singapore
Fen Xu
Fen Xu Guilin University of Electronic Technology

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