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D-Index
85
Citations
23945
World Ranking
2174
National Ranking
123

Yong Lei 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 Lei sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 273 publications — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Yong Lei 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 Lei sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 85 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Yong Lei is affiliated with Ilmenau University of Technology in Germany and has an extensive publication record primarily focused on engineering and materials science. Their research spans key subfields including electrical and electronic engineering, materials chemistry, electronic, optical and magnetic materials, renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, as well as biomedical engineering.

Their work primarily addresses topics related to battery and energy storage materials, reflected in the following main research themes:

  • Advancements in Battery Materials
  • Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies
  • Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication
  • Advanced battery technologies research
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Advanced Battery Technologies Research

Recent publications by Yong Lei include:

  • In Situ Formation of Co9S8 Quantum Dots in MOF-Derived Ternary Metal Layered Double Hydroxide Nanoarrays for High-Performance Hybrid Supercapacitors, 2020, Advanced Energy Materials
  • Well-Defined Nanostructures for Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage, 2020, Advanced Energy Materials
  • 3D Nanostructures for the Next Generation of High-Performance Nanodevices for Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage, 2020, Advanced Energy Materials
  • Recent Research Progress of Anode Materials for Potassium-ion Batteries, 2020, Energy & environment materials
  • Origins of Boosted Charge Storage on Heteroatom-Doped Carbons, 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Yong Lei frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including Huaping Zhao, Feng Liang, Yulian Dong, Chenglin Zhang, and Changfan Xu.

Their research has been published in various venues with notable frequency in the following journals:

  • Small
  • Advanced Energy Materials
  • Advanced Functional Materials
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Nanotechnology

Best Publications

  • Controllable Disorder Engineering in Oxygen-Incorporated MoS2 Ultrathin Nanosheets for Efficient Hydrogen Evolution

    Junfeng Xie;Jiajia Zhang;Shuang Li;Fabian Grote

  • Highly nitrogen doped carbon nanofibers with superior rate capability and cyclability for potassium ion batteries

    Yang Xu;Chenglin Zhang;Min Zhou;Qun Fu

  • Preparation and photoluminescence of highly ordered TiO2 nanowire arrays

    Yong Lei;Li-De Zhang;Guo-Wen Meng;Guang-Hai Li

  • Potassium Prussian Blue Nanoparticles: A Low‐Cost Cathode Material for Potassium‐Ion Batteries

    Chenglin Zhang;Yang Xu;Min Zhou;Liying Liang

  • Catalytic growth of semiconducting In2O3 nanofibers

    Changhao Liang;Guowen Meng;Yong Lei;Fritz Phillipp

  • Extended π-Conjugated System for Fast-Charge and -Discharge Sodium-Ion Batteries

    Chengliang Wang;Yang Xu;Yaoguo Fang;Min Zhou

  • Highly ordered nanostructures with tunable size, shape and properties : A new way to surface nano-patterning using ultra-thin alumina masks

    Yong Lei;Weiping Cai;Gerhard Wilde

  • Puzzles and confusions in supercapacitor and battery: Theory and solutions

    Jiale Xie;Jiale Xie;Pingping Yang;Yi Wang;Tao Qi

  • Photoelectrodes based upon Mo:BiVO4 inverse opals for photoelectrochemical water splitting.

    Min Zhou;Jian Bao;Yang Xu;Jiajia Zhang

  • Large-scale highly ordered Sb nanorod array anodes with high capacity and rate capability for sodium-ion batteries

    Liying Liang;Yang Xu;Chengliang Wang;Liaoyong Wen

  • Fabrication, characterization and Raman study of TiO2 nanowire arrays prepared by anodic oxidative hydrolysis of TiCl3

    Y. Lei;L.D. Zhang;J.C. Fan

  • Spatial distribution of neutral oxygen vacancies on ZnO nanowire surfaces: An investigation combining confocal microscopy and first principles calculations

    Kin Mun Wong;S. M. Alay-e-Abbas;Yaoguo Fang;A. Shaukat

  • Organic materials for rechargeable sodium-ion batteries

    Yang Xu;Min Zhou;Yong Lei

  • A convenient route to polyacrylonitrile/silver nanoparticle composite by simultaneous polymerization-reduction approach

    Zhongping Zhang;Lide Zhang;Shixing Wang;Wei Chen

  • Surface patterning using templates: concept, properties and device applications.

    Yong Lei;Shikuan Yang;Minghong Wu;Gerhard Wilde

  • Fe(III) modified BiOCl ultrathin nanosheet towards high-efficient visible-light photocatalyst

    Yan Mi;Yan Mi;Liaoyong Wen;Zhijie Wang;Dawei Cao

  • Multiple nanostructures based on anodized aluminium oxide templates

    Liaoyong Wen;Rui Xu;Yan Mi;Yong Lei

  • First-principles investigation of the size-dependent structural stability and electronic properties of O-vacancies at the ZnO polar and non-polar surfaces

    Kin Mun Wong;S. M. Alay-e-Abbas;A. Shaukat;Yaoguo Fang

  • In Situ Formation of Co 9 S 8 Quantum Dots in MOF-Derived Ternary Metal Layered Double Hydroxide Nanoarrays for High-Performance Hybrid Supercapacitors

    Qingjun Yang;Qishun Wang;Yan Long;Fan Wang

  • Self-templated transformation of MOFs into layered double hydroxide nanoarrays with selectively formed Co9S8 for high-performance asymmetric supercapacitors

    Qingjun Yang;Yu Liu;Lisong Xiao;Ming Yan

  • Fabrication and Structural Characterization of Large-Scale Uniform SnO2 Nanowire Array Embedded in Anodic Alumina Membrane

    Maojun Zheng;Guanghai Li;Xinyi Zhang;Shiyong Huang

Frequent Co-Authors

Huaping Zhao
Huaping Zhao Ilmenau University of Technology
Minghong Wu
Minghong Wu Shanghai University
Chengliang Wang
Chengliang Wang Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Gerhard Wilde
Gerhard Wilde University of Münster
Zhanguo Wang
Zhanguo Wang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Shikuan Yang
Shikuan Yang Zhejiang University
Weiping Cai
Weiping Cai Chinese Academy of Sciences
Guowen Meng
Guowen Meng Chinese Academy of Sciences
Shu-Hong Yu
Shu-Hong Yu University of Science and Technology of China
Ute Kaiser
Ute Kaiser University of Ulm

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