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Materials Science

D-Index
60
Citations
14210
World Ranking
6994
National Ranking
2067

Chemistry

D-Index
56
Citations
11972
World Ranking
11561
National Ranking
1849

Yong 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 Zhang sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 360 publications — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Yong 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 Zhang sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 60 D-Index — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Yong Zhang is affiliated with the Harbin Institute of Technology in China and has a significant research presence in the fields of Engineering and Materials Science. Their work spans several subfields including Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Polymers and Plastics, Artificial Intelligence, and Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition.

The scientist's research topics cover a diverse range of areas. Major topics include:

  • Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics
  • Conducting Polymers and Applications
  • Perovskite Materials and Applications
  • Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Research
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors
  • Random Lasers and Scattering Media

Yong Zhang has contributed papers to multiple well-known venues, with frequent publications in these journals:

  • Journal of Materials Chemistry C
  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Optics Express

Some of Yong Zhang's recent papers include:

  • "Inorganic Metal-Oxide Photocatalyst for H2O2 Production," published in 2021 in Small
  • "High-Performance Two-Dimensional Perovskite Ca2Nb3O10 UV Photodetectors," published in 2020 in Nano Letters
  • "Photocatalytic degradation of microcystin-LR by modified TiO2 photocatalysis: A review," published in 2020 in The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Realizing Efficient Single Organic Molecular White Light-Emitting Diodes from Conformational Isomerization of Quinazoline-Based Emitters," published in 2020 in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • "Recent Advances in Carbazole-Based Self-Assembled Monolayer for Solution-Processed Optoelectronic Devices," published in 2024 in Advanced Materials

Yong Zhang frequently collaborates with a core group of coauthors, including:

  • Shiyong Gao
  • Fengyun Guo
  • Jianlong Zhang
  • Liancheng Zhao
  • Long Wu

Best Publications

  • Deep-Red Electroluminescent Polymers: Synthesis and Characterization of New Low-Band-Gap Conjugated Copolymers for Light-Emitting Diodes and Photovoltaic Devices

    Renqiang Yang;Renyu Tian;Jingai Yan;Yong Zhang

  • Inorganic Metal-Oxide Photocatalyst for H2 O2 Production.

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  • Efficient Polymer Solar Cells Based on the Copolymers of Benzodithiophene and Thienopyrroledione

    Yong Zhang;Steven K. Hau;Hin-Lap Yip;Ying Sun

  • Structural and morphological control of aligned nitrogen- doped carbon nanotubes

    Hao Liu;Yong Zhang;Ruying Li;Xueliang Sun

  • Development of New Conjugated Polymers with Donor−π-Bridge−Acceptor Side Chains for High Performance Solar Cells

    Fei Huang;Kung-Shih Chen;Hin-Lap Yip;Steven K. Hau

  • Indacenodithiophene and Quinoxaline-Based Conjugated Polymers for Highly Efficient Polymer Solar Cells

    Yong Zhang;Jingyu Zou;Hin-Lap Yip;Kung-Shih Chen

  • Synthesis and electroluminescent properties of high-efficiency saturated red emitter based on copolymers from fluorene and 4,7-di(4-hexylthien-2-yl)-2,1,3-benzothiadiazole

    Qiong Hou;Qingmei Zhou;Yong Zhang;Wei Yang

  • Remaining useful life prediction of lithium-ion batteries based on false nearest neighbors and a hybrid neural network

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  • Increased open circuit voltage in fluorinated benzothiadiazole-based alternating conjugated polymers

    Yong Zhang;Shang Chieh Chien;Shang Chieh Chien;Kung Shih Chen;Hin Lap Yip

  • A Simple and Effective Way of Achieving Highly Efficient and Thermally Stable Bulk-Heterojunction Polymer Solar Cells Using Amorphous Fullerene Derivatives as Electron Acceptor

    Yong Zhang;Hin-Lap Yip;Orb Acton;Steven K. Hau

  • High-Efficiency Saturated Red Emitting Polymers Derived from Fluorene and Naphthoselenadiazole

    Jian Yang;Changyun Jiang;Yong Zhang;Renqiang Yang

  • Multicolor Fluorescent Semiconducting Polymer Dots with Narrow Emissions and High Brightness

    Yu Rong;Changfeng Wu;Jiangbo Yu;Xuanjun Zhang

  • Effect of Chemical Modification of Fullerene-Based Self-Assembled Monolayers on the Performance of Inverted Polymer Solar Cells

    Steven K. Hau;You-Jung Cheng;Hin-Lap Yip;Yong Zhang

  • Self-Powered Dual-Color UV–Green Photodetectors Based on SnO2 Millimeter Wire and Microwires/CsPbBr3 Particle Heterojunctions

    Yong Zhang;Wenxin Xu;Xiaojie Xu;Jian Cai

  • Significant Improved Performance of Photovoltaic Cells Made from a Partially Fluorinated Cyclopentadithiophene/Benzothiadiazole Conjugated Polymer

    Yong Zhang;Jingyu Zou;Chu-Chen Cheuh;Hin-Lap Yip

  • Crosslinkable hole-transporting materials for solution processed polymer light-emitting diodes

    Fei Huang;Yen-Ju Cheng;Yong Zhang;Michelle S. Liu

  • A Conjugated, Neutral Surfactant as Electron‐Injection Material for High‐Efficiency Polymer Light‐Emitting Diodes

    Fei Huang;Yu-Hua Niu;Yong Zhang;Jae-Won Ka

  • Squaraine-Based Polymer Dots with Narrow, Bright Near-Infrared Fluorescence for Biological Applications

    I-Che Wu;Jiangbo Yu;Fangmao Ye;Yu Rong

  • High-efficiency polymer photovoltaic devices from regioregular-poly(3-hexylthiophene-2,5-diyl) and [6,6]-phenyl-C61-butyric acid methyl ester processed with oleic acid surfactant

    Wenli Wang;HongBin Wu;CuiYing Yang;Chan Luo

  • Functionalization of multi-wall carbon nanotubes with silane and its reinforcement on polypropylene composites

    Zhen Zhou;Shifeng Wang;Lan Lu;Yinxi Zhang

  • Thermally Cross-Linkable Hole-Transporting Materials on Conducting Polymer: Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications for Polymer Light-Emitting Devices

    Yen-Ju Cheng;Michelle S. Liu;Yong Zhang;Yuhua Niu

  • High-Performance Two-Dimensional Perovskite Ca2Nb3O10 UV Photodetectors.

    Yong Zhang;Siyuan Li;Ziliang Li;Hui Liu

  • Synthesis and properties of novel poly(p -phenylenevinylene) copolymers for near-infrared emitting diodes

    Xianzhen Li;Wenjin Zeng;Yong Zhang;Qiong Hou

  • Electron-Rich Alcohol-Soluble Neutral Conjugated Polymers as Highly Efficient Electron-Injecting Materials for Polymer Light-Emitting Diodes

    Fei Huang;Yong Zhang;Yong Zhang;Michelle S. Liu;Alex K.-Y. Jen

  • Electrophosphorescent Chelating Copolymers Based on Linkage Isomers of Naphthylpyridine−Iridium Complexes with Fluorene

    Hongyu Zhen;Chan Luo;Wei Yang;Wuyuan Song

  • Highly Efficient White Polymer Light‐Emitting Diodes Based on Nanometer‐Scale Control of the Electron Injection Layer Morphology through Solvent Processing

    Yong Zhang;Fei Huang;Yun Chi;Alex K.-Y. Jen

Frequent Co-Authors

Liancheng Zhao
Liancheng Zhao Harbin Institute of Technology
Yong Cao
Yong Cao South China University of Technology
Alex K.-Y. Jen
Alex K.-Y. Jen City University of Hong Kong
Hin-Lap Yip
Hin-Lap Yip City University of Hong Kong
Jiangbo Yu
Jiangbo Yu University of Washington
Fei Huang
Fei Huang South China University of Technology
Wei Yang
Wei Yang South China University of Technology
Junbiao Peng
Junbiao Peng South China University of Technology
Changfeng Wu
Changfeng Wu Southern University of Science and Technology
Bin Liu
Bin Liu National University of Singapore

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