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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 75 4548 4135 858 847 358 16548

You Song publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by You Song between 1999 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. You Song published across 28 years, from 1999 to 2026, averaging 15.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 37 publications in 2011. 14 of the 428 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1999 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 37. Peak 37 publications in 2011. 1999: 2 publications 2000: 7 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 24 publications 2006: 28 publications 2007: 23 publications 2008: 28 publications 2009: 20 publications 2010: 24 publications 2011: 37 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 16 publications 2014: 13 publications 2015: 17 publications 2016: 21 publications 2017: 24 publications 2018: 11 publications 2019: 11 publications 2020: 15 publications 2021: 13 publications 2022: 23 publications 2023: 18 publications 2024: 15 publications 2025: 13 publications 2026: 1 publication
1999 2026

428 publications in total across all disciplines

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You Song: publications per year, 1999 to 2026
Year Publications
1999 2
2000 7
2001 3
2002 5
2003 3
2004 6
2005 24
2006 28
2007 23
2008 28
2009 20
2010 24
2011 37
2012 7
2013 16
2014 13
2015 17
2016 21
2017 24
2018 11
2019 11
2020 15
2021 13
2022 23
2023 18
2024 15
2025 13
2026 1
Total 428
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You Song publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where You Song sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000 1,250
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 61–80 to 1,295+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,350. Most scientists, 1,350, have 161–180 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 341–360 publications, is where this scientist sits. 61–80 publications: 66 scientists 81–100 publications: 302 scientists 101–120 publications: 623 scientists 121–140 publications: 918 scientists 141–160 publications: 1,218 scientists 161–180 publications: 1,350 scientists 181–200 publications: 1,344 scientists 201–220 publications: 1,281 scientists 221–240 publications: 1,216 scientists 241–260 publications: 1,100 scientists 261–280 publications: 979 scientists 281–300 publications: 939 scientists 301–320 publications: 764 scientists 321–340 publications: 643 scientists 341–360 publications: 628 scientists 361–380 publications: 522 scientists 381–400 publications: 459 scientists 401–420 publications: 397 scientists 421–440 publications: 327 scientists 441–460 publications: 270 scientists 461–480 publications: 265 scientists 481–500 publications: 252 scientists 501–520 publications: 201 scientists 521–540 publications: 185 scientists 541–560 publications: 148 scientists 561–580 publications: 148 scientists 581–600 publications: 132 scientists 601–620 publications: 114 scientists 621–640 publications: 104 scientists 641–660 publications: 91 scientists 661–680 publications: 92 scientists 681–700 publications: 73 scientists 701–720 publications: 57 scientists 721–740 publications: 54 scientists 741–760 publications: 67 scientists 761–780 publications: 45 scientists 781–800 publications: 46 scientists 801–820 publications: 39 scientists 821–840 publications: 32 scientists 841–860 publications: 36 scientists 861–880 publications: 29 scientists 881–900 publications: 26 scientists 901–920 publications: 24 scientists 921–940 publications: 14 scientists 941–960 publications: 23 scientists 961–980 publications: 28 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 15 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 29 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 12 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 19 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 12 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 6 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 8 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 12 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 5 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 6 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 14 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 7 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 2 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 6 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 4 scientists 1,281–1,294 publications: 6 scientists 1,295+ publications: 100 scientists
61–80 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 358 publications — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
61–80 66
81–100 302
101–120 623
121–140 918
141–160 1,218
161–180 1,350
181–200 1,344
201–220 1,281
221–240 1,216
241–260 1,100
261–280 979
281–300 939
301–320 764
321–340 643
341–360 628 358
361–380 522
381–400 459
401–420 397
421–440 327
441–460 270
461–480 265
481–500 252
501–520 201
521–540 185
541–560 148
561–580 148
581–600 132
601–620 114
621–640 104
641–660 91
661–680 92
681–700 73
701–720 57
721–740 54
741–760 67
761–780 45
781–800 46
801–820 39
821–840 32
841–860 36
861–880 29
881–900 26
901–920 24
921–940 14
941–960 23
961–980 28
981–1,000 15
1,001–1,020 29
1,021–1,040 12
1,041–1,060 19
1,061–1,080 12
1,081–1,100 6
1,101–1,120 8
1,121–1,140 12
1,141–1,160 5
1,161–1,180 6
1,181–1,200 14
1,201–1,220 7
1,221–1,240 2
1,241–1,260 6
1,261–1,280 4
1,281–1,294 6
1,295+ 100
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You Song D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where You Song sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 159+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,051. Most scientists, 1,051, have 56–57 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 74–75 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 75 D-Index — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 289
42–43 612
44–45 808
46–47 776
48–49 835
50–51 861
52–53 872
54–55 933
56–57 1,051
58–59 930
60–61 882
62–63 834
64–65 731
66–67 775
68–69 683
70–71 646
72–73 561
74–75 501 75
76–77 437
78–79 388
80–81 354
82–83 292
84–85 275
86–87 254
88–89 235
90–91 185
92–93 192
94–95 155
96–97 163
98–99 125
100–101 105
102–103 105
104–105 112
106–107 88
108–109 68
110–111 69
112–113 65
114–115 79
116–117 61
118–119 44
120–121 37
122–123 40
124–125 33
126–127 26
128–129 34
130–131 35
132–133 25
134–135 27
136–137 17
138–139 16
140–141 20
142–143 20
144–145 15
146–147 9
148–149 9
150–151 16
152–153 11
154–155 9
156–157 3
158 3
159+ 98
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Overview

You Song is a researcher affiliated with Nanjing University in China, specializing in the field of Materials Science. Their work spans several subfields including Materials Chemistry, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Inorganic Chemistry, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist has contributed notably to topics such as:

  • Magnetism in coordination complexes
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Lanthanide and Transition Metal Complexes
  • Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications
  • Organic and Molecular Conductors Research
  • Electron Spin Resonance Studies

Among recent published papers by You Song are:

  • A Gd@C82 single-molecule electret, 2020, Nature Nanotechnology
  • Narrow Band Gap Observed in a Molecular Ferroelastic: Ferrocenium Tetrachloroferrate, 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • The ecotoxicology of marine tributyltin (TBT) hotspots: A review, 2022, Marine Environmental Research
  • Recent advances in 3d-4f magnetic complexes with several types of non-carboxylate organic ligands, 2021, Inorganica Chimica Acta
  • Crystallization-Induced Enhanced Electrochemiluminescence from a New Tris(bipyridine)ruthenium(II) Derivative, 2023, Advanced Functional Materials

You Song has frequently published in venues such as:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Dalton Transactions
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Inorganica Chimica Acta
  • Inorganic Chemistry

The researcher collaborates regularly with several coauthors, including Zhao-Bo Hu, Yi-Quan Zhang, Zhenxing Wang, Xin Feng, and Jia Wang.

Best Publications

  • Slow relaxation processes and single-ion magnetic behaviors in dysprosium-containing complexes.

    Ying Wang;Xi-Li Li;Tian-Wei Wang;You Song

  • Syntheses, structures, near-infrared and visible luminescence, and magnetic properties of lanthanide-organic frameworks with an imidazole-containing flexible ligand.

    Zheng-Hua Zhang;You Song;Taka-aki Okamura;Yasuchika Hasegawa

  • The observation of superparamagnetic behavior in molecular nanowires

    Shi Wang;Jing-Lin Zuo;Song Gao;You Song

  • Octacyanometallate-Based Single-Molecule Magnets: CoII9MV6 (M = W, Mo)

    You Song;Peng Zhang;Xiao-Ming Ren;Xiao-Fei Shen

  • Nanometer‐Sized Nickel Hollow Spheres

    Qi Liu;Hongjiang Liu;Min Han;Jianmin Zhu

  • Slow magnetic relaxation in a mononuclear eight-coordinate cobalt(II) complex.

    Lei Chen;Jing Wang;Jin-Mei Wei;Wolfgang Wernsdorfer

  • Unusual magnetic properties of one-dimensional molecule-based magnets associated with a structural phase transition.

    Xiaoming Ren;Qingjin Meng;You Song;Changsheng Lu

  • Giant polyniobate clusters based on [Nb7O22]9- units derived from a Nb6O19 precursor.

    Jingyang Niu;Pengtao Ma;Hongyu Niu;Jie Li

  • Structures and properties of porous coordination polymers based on lanthanide carboxylate building units.

    Yinfeng Han;Xiaoyan Li;Liqing Li;Chunlin Ma

  • Two Linear Undecanickel Mixed-Valence Complexes: Increasing the Size and the Scope of the Electronic Properties of Nickel Metal Strings†

    Rayyat H. Ismayilov;Wen-Zhen Wang;Gene-Hsiang Lee;Chen-Yu Yeh

  • A single-molecule magnet assembly exhibiting a dielectric transition at 470 K

    Yu-Xia Wang;Wei Shi;Han Li;You Song

  • Exploring the Performance Improvement of Magnetocaloric Effect Based Gd-Exclusive Cluster Gd60

    Xi-Ming Luo;Zhao-Bo Hu;Qing-fang Lin;Weiwei Cheng

  • Symmetry-Based Magnetic Anisotropy in the Trigonal Bipyramidal Cluster [Tp2(Me3tacn)3Cu3Fe2(CN)6]4+

    Cai Feng Wang;Jing Lin Zuo;Bart M. Bartlett;You Song

  • Ferroelectric switchable behavior through fast reversible de/adsorption of water spirals in a chiral 3D metal-organic framework.

    Xi-Yan Dong;Bo Li;Bin-Bin Ma;Shi-Jun Li

  • Synthesis, crystal structures, and magnetic properties of two cyano-bridged tungstate(V)-manganese(II) bimetallic magnets.

    You Song;Shin-ichi Ohkoshi;Yoichi Arimoto;Hidetake Seino

  • Hydrothermal Synthesis, Structures, and Physical Properties of Four New Flexible Multicarboxylate Ligands-Based Compounds

    Zhaorui Pan;Hegen Zheng;Tianwei Wang;You Song

  • Peculiar magnetic behavior in ion-pair complex [1-(4′-fluorobenzyl)pyridinium][Ni(mnt)2] (mnt2− = maleonitriledithiolate)

    Jingli Xie;Xiaoming Ren;You Song;Wenwei Zhang

  • Syntheses, crystal structures, and magnetic properties of novel manganese(II) complexes with flexible tripodal ligand 1,3,5-tris(imidazol-1-ylmethyl)-2,4,6-trimethylbenzene.

    Wei Zhao;You Song;Taka-aki Okamura;Jian Fan

  • Controllable Synthesis and Magnetic Properties of Cubic and Hexagonal Phase Nickel Nanocrystals

    Min Han;Qi Liu;Jinghui He;You Song

  • Microwave-assisted synthesis, crystal structure and properties of a disc-like heptanuclear Co(II) cluster and a heterometallic cubanic Co(II) cluster

    Shu-Hua Zhang;Shu-Hua Zhang;You Song;Hong Liang;Hong Liang;Ming-Hua Zeng

Frequent Co-Authors

Jing-Lin Zuo
Jing-Lin Zuo Nanjing University
Xiao-Zeng You
Xiao-Zeng You Nanjing University
Song Gao
Song Gao Sun Yat-sen University
Aihua Yuan
Aihua Yuan Jiangsu University of Science and Technology
Li-Min Zheng
Li-Min Zheng Nanjing University
Hu Zhou
Hu Zhou Jiangsu University of Science and Technology
Zi-Ling Xue
Zi-Ling Xue University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Shie-Ming Peng
Shie-Ming Peng National Taiwan University
Dai-Zheng Liao
Dai-Zheng Liao Nankai University
Guanghou Wang
Guanghou Wang Nanjing University

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