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D-Index
73
Citations
38168
World Ranking
3737
National Ranking
1199

Yongbo Yuan 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 Yongbo Yuan sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 157 publications — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Yongbo Yuan 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 Yongbo Yuan sits on this spectrum.

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40 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.

Overview

Yongbo Yuan is affiliated with Central South University in China and has a significant body of research primarily focused on engineering and materials science. Their work covers a range of subfields including electrical and electronic engineering, polymers and plastics, materials chemistry, biomedical engineering, and electronic, optical, and magnetic materials.

The scientist's research topics include:

  • Perovskite Materials and Applications
  • Conducting Polymers and Applications
  • Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics
  • Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films
  • Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties
  • Solid-state Spectroscopy and Crystallography
  • Thin-Film Transistor Technologies

Yuan has published extensively in several frequent publication venues such as:

  • Applied Physics Letters
  • Science Bulletin
  • Advanced Materials
  • Nano Research
  • Journal of Semiconductors

The scientist collaborates regularly with several co-authors, including Liming Ding, Bin Yang, Yun Lin, Lin Zhang, and Xinxin Peng.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Yuan highlight a focus on perovskite solar cells, quantum dots, and stability in photovoltaic materials. Notable papers include:

  • "Inactive (PbI 2) 2 RbCl stabilizes perovskite films for efficient solar cells" (2022), published in Science
  • "Ligand-assisted cation-exchange engineering for high-efficiency colloidal Cs1−xFAxPbI3 quantum dot solar cells with reduced phase segregation" (2020), published in Nature Energy
  • "Stabilizing Perovskite Solar Cells to IEC61215:2016 Standards with over 9,000-h Operational Tracking" (2020), published in Joule
  • "The critical role of composition-dependent intragrain planar defects in the performance of MA1-xFAxPbI3 perovskite solar cells" (2021), published in Nature Energy
  • "Templated growth of oriented layered hybrid perovskites on 3D-like perovskites" (2020), published in Nature Communications

Best Publications

  • Origin and elimination of photocurrent hysteresis by fullerene passivation in CH3NH3PbI3 planar heterojunction solar cells

    Yuchuan Shao;Zhengguo Xiao;Cheng Bi;Yongbo Yuan

  • Solvent annealing of perovskite-induced crystal growth for photovoltaic-device efficiency enhancement.

    Zhengguo Xiao;Qingfeng Dong;Cheng Bi;Yuchuan Shao

  • Ion Migration in Organometal Trihalide Perovskite and Its Impact on Photovoltaic Efficiency and Stability

    Yongbo Yuan;Jinsong Huang

  • Imperfections and their passivation in halide perovskite solar cells

    Bo Chen;Peter N. Rudd;Shuang Yang;Shuang Yang;Yongbo Yuan

  • Inactive (PbI2)2RbCl stabilizes perovskite films for efficient solar cells

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  • Giant switchable photovoltaic effect in organometal trihalide perovskite devices

    Zhengguo Xiao;Yongbo Yuan;Yuchuan Shao;Qi Wang

  • Non-wetting surface-driven high-aspect-ratio crystalline grain growth for efficient hybrid perovskite solar cells

    Cheng Bi;Qi Wang;Yuchuan Shao;Yongbo Yuan

  • Ultra-high mobility transparent organic thin film transistors grown by an off-centre spin-coating method

    Yongbo Yuan;Gaurav Giri;Alexander L. Ayzner;Alexander L. Ayzner;Arjan P. Zoombelt

  • Highly narrowband perovskite single-crystal photodetectors enabled by surface-charge recombination

    Yanjun Fang;Qingfeng Dong;Yuchuan Shao;Yongbo Yuan

  • Efficient, high yield perovskite photovoltaic devices grown by interdiffusion of solution-processed precursor stacking layers

    Zhengguo Xiao;Cheng Bi;Yuchuan Shao;Qingfeng Dong

  • Understanding the physical properties of hybrid perovskites for photovoltaic applications

    Jinsong Huang;Jinsong Huang;Yongbo Yuan;Yongbo Yuan;Yuchuan Shao;Yanfa Yan

  • Grain boundary dominated ion migration in polycrystalline organic–inorganic halide perovskite films

    Yuchuan Shao;Yanjun Fang;Tao Li;Qi Wang

  • Large fill-factor bilayer iodine perovskite solar cells fabricated by a low-temperature solution-process

    Qi Wang;Yuchuan Shao;Qingfeng Dong;Zhengguo Xiao

  • A nanocomposite ultraviolet photodetector based on interfacial trap-controlled charge injection.

    Fawen Guo;Bin Yang;Yongbo Yuan;Zhengguo Xiao

  • Correlation of energy disorder and open-circuit voltage in hybrid perovskite solar cells

    Yuchuan Shao;Yongbo Yuan;Jinsong Huang

  • Photovoltaic Switching Mechanism in Lateral Structure Hybrid Perovskite Solar Cells

    Yongbo Yuan;Jungseok Chae;Jungseok Chae;Yuchuan Shao;Qi Wang

  • High-gain and low-driving-voltage photodetectors based on organolead triiodide perovskites.

    Rui Dong;Yanjun Fang;Jungseok Chae;Jungseok Chae;Jun Dai

  • Efficiency enhancement in organic solar cells with ferroelectric polymers

    Yongbo Yuan;Timothy J. Reece;Pankaj Sharma;Shashi Poddar

  • Ligand-assisted cation-exchange engineering for high-efficiency colloidal Cs1−xFAxPbI3 quantum dot solar cells with reduced phase segregation

    Mengmeng Hao;Yang Bai;Stefan Zeiske;Long Ren

  • Novel Nanostructured Paper with Ultrahigh Transparency and Ultrahigh Haze for Solar Cells

    Zhiqiang Fang;Hongli Zhu;Yongbo Yuan;Dongheon Ha

  • Arising applications of ferroelectric materials in photovoltaic devices

    Yongbo Yuan;Zhengguo Xiao;Bin Yang;Jinsong Huang

Frequent Co-Authors

Jinsong Huang
Jinsong Huang University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Yongli Gao
Yongli Gao University of Rochester
Zhengguo Xiao
Zhengguo Xiao University of Science and Technology of China
Qingfeng Dong
Qingfeng Dong Jilin University
Yuchuan Shao
Yuchuan Shao Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics
Yanjun Fang
Yanjun Fang Zhejiang University
Conghua Zhou
Conghua Zhou Central South University
Liming Ding
Liming Ding National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, China
Alexei Gruverman
Alexei Gruverman University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Yehao Deng
Yehao Deng Chongqing University

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