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Yong-Lai Zhang

Yong-Lai Zhang

D-Index & Metrics

Materials Science

D-Index
66
Citations
16128
World Ranking
5332
National Ranking
1626

Yong-Lai Zhang 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-Lai Zhang sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 191 publications — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Yong-Lai Zhang 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-Lai Zhang sits on this spectrum.

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 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 66 D-Index — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Yong-Lai Zhang is affiliated with Jilin University in China and has an extensive publication record primarily in the fields of Engineering and Materials Science. Their research spans various subfields including Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Condensed Matter Physics, and Materials Chemistry.

The interest areas and main topics of Yong-Lai Zhang's research cover:

  • Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
  • Advanced Materials and Mechanics
  • Micro and Nano Robotics
  • Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity
  • Advanced optical system design
  • Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication
  • Laser Material Processing Techniques

Yong-Lai Zhang frequently publishes in several key scientific journals and venues related to materials and applied physics. Notable publication venues include:

  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Advanced Functional Materials
  • Applied Physics Letters
  • Advanced Materials
  • Chinese Science Bulletin (Chinese Version)

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated extensively with Yong-Lai Zhang are:

  • Dong-Dong Han
  • Hong-Bo Sun
  • Qi-Dai Chen
  • Bing Han
  • Jiang-Wei Mao

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Yong-Lai Zhang include:

  • Femtosecond laser programmed artificial musculoskeletal systems, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Airflow Enhanced Solar Evaporation Based on Janus Graphene Membranes with Stable Interfacial Floatability, 2020, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Laser-Induced Graphene Tapes as Origami and Stick-On Labels for Photothermal Manipulation via Marangoni Effect, 2020, Advanced Functional Materials
  • Biomimetic sapphire windows enabled by inside-out femtosecond laser deep-scribing, 2022, PhotoniX
  • Bioinspired Soft Robots Based on the Moisture-Responsive Graphene Oxide, 2021, Advanced Science

Best Publications

  • Common Origin of Green Luminescence in Carbon Nanodots and Graphene Quantum Dots

    Lei Wang;Shou-Jun Zhu;Hai-Yu Wang;Song-Nan Qu

  • Direct imprinting of microcircuits on graphene oxides film by femtosecond laser reduction

    Yonglai Zhang;Li Guo;Shu Wei;Yinyan He

  • Designable 3D nanofabrication by femtosecond laser direct writing

    Yong-Lai Zhang;Qi-Dai Chen;Hong Xia;Hong-Bo Sun

  • Laser Fabrication of Graphene-Based Flexible Electronics

    Rui You;Yu-Qing Liu;Yi-Long Hao;Dong-Dong Han

  • Carbon-Based Photothermal Actuators

    Bing Han;Yong-Lai Zhang;Qi-Dai Chen;Hong-Bo Sun

  • Superhydrophobic nanoporous polymers as efficient adsorbents for organic compounds

    Yonglai Zhang;Shu Wei;Fujian Liu;Yunchen Du

  • Two-beam-laser interference mediated reduction, patterning and nanostructuring of graphene oxide for the production of a flexible humidity sensing device

    Li Guo;Hao-Bo Jiang;Rui-Qiang Shao;Yong-Lai Zhang

  • Photoreduction of Graphene Oxides: Methods, Properties, and Applications

    Yong-Lai Zhang;Li Guo;Hong Xia;Qi-Dai Chen

  • Graphitic carbon quantum dots as a fluorescent sensing platform for highly efficient detection of Fe3+ ions

    Yong-Lai Zhang;Yong-Lai Zhang;Lei Wang;Heng-Chao Zhang;Yang Liu

  • Ferrofluids for fabrication of remotely controllable micro-nanomachines by two-photon polymerization.

    Hong Xia;Juan Wang;Ye Tian;Qi-Dai Chen

  • Curvature‐Driven Reversible In Situ Switching Between Pinned and Roll‐Down Superhydrophobic States for Water Droplet Transportation

    Dong Wu;Si-Zhu Wu;Qi-Dai Chen;Yong-Lai Zhang

  • Light‐Mediated Manufacture and Manipulation of Actuators

    Dong-Dong Han;Yong-Lai Zhang;Jia-Nan Ma;Yu-Qing Liu

  • Bioinspired Graphene Actuators Prepared by Unilateral UV Irradiation of Graphene Oxide Papers

    Dong-Dong Han;Yong-Lai Zhang;Yan Liu;Yu-Qing Liu

  • Moisture-responsive graphene paper prepared by self-controlled photoreduction.

    Dong-Dong Han;Yong-Lai Zhang;Hao-Bo Jiang;Hong Xia

  • Efficient and mechanically robust stretchable organic light-emitting devices by a laser-programmable buckling process

    Da Yin;Jing Feng;Rui Ma;Yue-Feng Liu

  • Bioinspired Underwater Superoleophobic Membrane Based on a Graphene Oxide Coated Wire Mesh for Efficient Oil/Water Separation.

    Yu-Qing Liu;Yong-Lai Zhang;Xiu-Yan Fu;Hong-Bo Sun

  • Fabrication and multifunction integration of microfluidic chips by femtosecond laser direct writing

    Bin-Bin Xu;Yong-Lai Zhang;Hong Xia;Wen-Fei Dong

  • Plasmonic-Assisted Graphene Oxide Artificial Muscles

    Bing Han;Yong-Lai Zhang;Lin Zhu;Ying Li

  • Recent developments in superhydrophobic graphene and graphene-related materials: from preparation to potential applications

    Jian-Nan Wang;Yong-Lai Zhang;Yan Liu;Wanhua Zheng

  • Efficient and stable solid acid catalysts synthesized from sulfonation of swelling mesoporous polydivinylbenzenes

    Fujian Liu;Xiangju Meng;Yonglai Zhang;Limin Ren

Frequent Co-Authors

Hong-Bo Sun
Hong-Bo Sun Tsinghua University
Qi-Dai Chen
Qi-Dai Chen Jilin University
Hong Xia
Hong Xia Jilin University
Feng-Shou Xiao
Feng-Shou Xiao Zhejiang University
Sen Liu
Sen Liu Jilin University
Jing Feng
Jing Feng Jilin University
Xu-Lin Zhang
Xu-Lin Zhang Jilin University
Shoujun Zhu
Shoujun Zhu Stanford University
Bai Yang
Bai Yang Jilin University
Junhu Zhang
Junhu Zhang Jilin University

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