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Electronics and Electrical Engineering

D-Index
54
Citations
15911
World Ranking
2240
National Ranking
381

Materials Science

D-Index
54
Citations
15848
World Ranking
8773
National Ranking
2519

Youfan Hu publication distribution in Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Youfan Hu sits on this spectrum.

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34 publications 1,065+

This scientist: 99 publications — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,065 publications or more.

Youfan Hu D-index placement in Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Youfan Hu sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index: 178 scientists 31 D-Index: 257 scientists 32 D-Index: 263 scientists 33 D-Index: 262 scientists 34 D-Index: 244 scientists 35 D-Index: 236 scientists 36 D-Index: 211 scientists 37 D-Index: 220 scientists 38 D-Index: 214 scientists 39 D-Index: 214 scientists 40 D-Index: 205 scientists 41 D-Index: 187 scientists 42 D-Index: 194 scientists 43 D-Index: 201 scientists 44 D-Index: 155 scientists 45 D-Index: 189 scientists 46 D-Index: 148 scientists 47 D-Index: 160 scientists 48 D-Index: 134 scientists 49 D-Index: 130 scientists 50 D-Index: 141 scientists 51 D-Index: 156 scientists 52 D-Index: 108 scientists 53 D-Index: 130 scientists 54 D-Index: 112 scientists 55 D-Index: 97 scientists 56 D-Index: 111 scientists 57 D-Index: 102 scientists 58 D-Index: 108 scientists 59 D-Index: 120 scientists 60 D-Index: 103 scientists 61 D-Index: 93 scientists 62 D-Index: 92 scientists 63 D-Index: 74 scientists 64 D-Index: 77 scientists 65 D-Index: 73 scientists 66 D-Index: 64 scientists 67 D-Index: 69 scientists 68 D-Index: 60 scientists 69 D-Index: 39 scientists 70 D-Index: 57 scientists 71 D-Index: 59 scientists 72 D-Index: 46 scientists 73 D-Index: 49 scientists 74 D-Index: 38 scientists 75 D-Index: 35 scientists 76 D-Index: 32 scientists 77 D-Index: 35 scientists 78 D-Index: 31 scientists 79 D-Index: 22 scientists 80 D-Index: 34 scientists 81 D-Index: 31 scientists 82 D-Index: 34 scientists 83 D-Index: 23 scientists 84 D-Index: 18 scientists 85 D-Index: 30 scientists 86 D-Index: 19 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 20 scientists 89 D-Index: 8 scientists 90 D-Index: 17 scientists 91 D-Index: 7 scientists 92 D-Index: 14 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 15 scientists 95 D-Index: 10 scientists 96 D-Index: 12 scientists 97 D-Index: 10 scientists 98 D-Index: 10 scientists 99 D-Index: 12 scientists 100 D-Index: 16 scientists 101 D-Index: 5 scientists 102 D-Index: 7 scientists 103 D-Index: 7 scientists 104 D-Index: 8 scientists 105 D-Index: 9 scientists 106 D-Index: 13 scientists 107 D-Index: 4 scientists 108 D-Index: 5 scientists 109 D-Index: 10 scientists 110 D-Index: 8 scientists 111+ D-Index: 96 scientists
30 D-Index 111+

This scientist: 54 D-Index — 68th percentile

68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 111 D-Index or more.

Overview

Youfan Hu is a researcher affiliated with Peking University in China. Their work spans several fields of study with a primary focus on Engineering and Neuroscience.

Their research predominantly addresses subfields such as Biomedical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Cognitive Neuroscience, Polymers and Plastics, and Materials Chemistry.

Main topics covered in their publications include:

  • Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
  • Tactile and Sensory Interactions
  • Conducting polymers and applications
  • Carbon Nanotubes in Composites
  • Advanced Memory and Neural Computing
  • Neuroscience and Neural Engineering
  • Nanowire Synthesis and Applications

They have contributed to multiple papers notable for their publication venues and citation impact. Selected recent papers include:

  • "Technology Roadmap for Flexible Sensors," 2023, published in ACS Nano
  • "Machine-washable and breathable pressure sensors based on triboelectric nanogenerators enabled by textile technologies," 2020, Nano Energy
  • "Smart textile triboelectric nanogenerators: Current status and perspectives," 2021, MRS Bulletin
  • "Recent Advances in Flexible and Stretchable Sensing Systems: From the Perspective of System Integration," 2020, ACS Nano
  • "Carbon Nanotube Field-Effect Transistor-Based Chemical and Biological Sensors," 2021, Sensors

Their research appears frequently in several publication venues, including:

  • ACS Nano
  • Nano Energy
  • Sensors
  • Nature Communications
  • Science Advances

Frequent collaborators in their research efforts are:

  • Xiang Li
  • Fan Xia
  • Lian-Mao Peng
  • Xiangwen Zeng
  • Xuelei Liang

Best Publications

  • Theoretical study of contact-mode triboelectric nanogenerators as an effective power source

    Simiao Niu;Sihong Wang;Long Lin;Ying Liu

  • Technology Roadmap for Flexible Sensors.

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  • Pyroelectric nanogenerators for harvesting thermoelectric energy.

    Ya Yang;Wenxi Guo;Ken C. Pradel;Guang Zhu

  • Theory of Sliding‐Mode Triboelectric Nanogenerators

    Simiao Niu;Ying Liu;Sihong Wang;Long Lin

  • Theoretical Investigation and Structural Optimization of Single-Electrode Triboelectric Nanogenerators

    Simiao Niu;Ying Liu;Sihong Wang;Long Lin

  • Gigantic enhancement in response and reset time of ZnO UV nanosensor by utilizing Schottky contact and surface functionalization

    Jun Zhou;Yudong Gu;Youfan Hu;Wenjie Mai

  • Segmentally structured disk triboelectric nanogenerator for harvesting rotational mechanical energy.

    Long Lin;Sihong Wang;Yannan Xie;Qingshen Jing

  • Self-powered system with wireless data transmission.

    Youfan Hu;Yan Zhang;Chen Xu;Long Lin

  • Recent progress in piezoelectric nanogenerators as a sustainable power source in self-powered systems and active sensors

    Youfan Hu;Youfan Hu;Zhong Lin Wang;Zhong Lin Wang

  • Doping-Free Fabrication of Carbon Nanotube Based Ballistic CMOS Devices and Circuits

    Zhiyong Zhang;Xuelei Liang;Sheng Wang;Kun Yao

  • Machine-Washable Textile Triboelectric Nanogenerators for Effective Human Respiratory Monitoring through Loom Weaving of Metallic Yarns.

    Zhizhen Zhao;Casey Yan;Zhaoxian Liu;Xiuli Fu

  • Supersensitive, fast-response nanowire sensors by using Schottky contacts.

    Youfan Hu;Jun Zhou;Ping-Hung Yeh;Zhou Li

  • Replacing a battery by a nanogenerator with 20 V output.

    Youfan Hu;Long Lin;Yan Zhang;Zhong Lin Wang

  • A nanogenerator for energy harvesting from a rotating tire and its application as a self-powered pressure/speed sensor.

    Youfan Hu;Chen Xu;Yan Zhang;Long Lin

  • High-output nanogenerator by rational unipolar assembly of conical nanowires and its application for driving a small liquid crystal display.

    Youfan Hu;Yan Zhang;Chen Xu;Guang Zhu

  • Lateral nanowire/nanobelt based nanogenerators, piezotronics and piezo-phototronics

    Zhong Lin Wang;Rusen Yang;Jun Zhou;Yong Qin

  • Ordered Nanowire Array Blue/Near-UV Light Emitting Diodes

    Sheng Xu;Chen Xu;Ying Liu;Youfan Hu

  • Triboelectric nanogenerator built on suspended 3D spiral structure as vibration and positioning sensor and wave energy harvester.

    Youfan Hu;Jin Yang;Jin Yang;Qingshen Jing;Simiao Niu

  • A theoretical study of grating structured triboelectric nanogenerators

    Simiao Niu;Sihong Wang;Ying Liu;Yu Sheng Zhou

  • Designing the electric transport characteristics of ZnO micro/nanowire devices by coupling piezoelectric and photoexcitation effects.

    Youfan Hu;Yanling Chang;Peng Fei;Robert L. Snyder

  • Transparent flexible nanogenerator as self-powered sensor for transportation monitoring

    Zhong Lin Wang;Youfan Hu;Long Lin

Frequent Co-Authors

Zhong Lin Wang
Zhong Lin Wang Georgia Institute of Technology
Lian-Mao Peng
Lian-Mao Peng Peking University
Long Lin
Long Lin Georgia Institute of Technology
Yan Zhang
Yan Zhang University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
Guang Zhu
Guang Zhu University of Nottingham Ningbo China
Simiao Niu
Simiao Niu Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Sihong Wang
Sihong Wang University of Chicago
Caofeng Pan
Caofeng Pan Beihang University
Qing Chen
Qing Chen Peking University
Ying Liu
Ying Liu Peking University

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