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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 43 12407 11997 3374 3359 97 5978

Yougen Yi publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Yougen Yi between 1998 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Yougen Yi published across 29 years, from 1998 to 2026, averaging 5.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 16 publications in 2019. 8 of the 158 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1998 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 16. Peak 16 publications in 2019. 1998: 1 publication 1999: 2 publications 2000: 5 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 0 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 2 publications 2009: 2 publications 2010: 3 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 9 publications 2018: 11 publications 2019: 16 publications 2020: 13 publications 2021: 4 publications 2022: 1 publication 2023: 12 publications 2024: 16 publications 2025: 7 publications 2026: 1 publication
1998 2026

158 publications in total across all disciplines

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Yougen Yi: publications per year, 1998 to 2026
Year Publications
1998 1
1999 2
2000 5
2001 3
2002 2
2003 2
2004 0
2005 2
2006 2
2007 2
2008 2
2009 2
2010 3
2011 6
2012 9
2013 5
2014 7
2015 8
2016 5
2017 9
2018 11
2019 16
2020 13
2021 4
2022 1
2023 12
2024 16
2025 7
2026 1
Total 158
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Yougen Yi 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 Yougen Yi sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 57 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 50–69 to 1,163+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 891. Most scientists, 891, have 190–209 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 90–109 publications, is where this scientist sits. 50–69 publications: 28 scientists 70–89 publications: 152 scientists 90–109 publications: 356 scientists 110–129 publications: 487 scientists 130–149 publications: 723 scientists 150–169 publications: 835 scientists 170–189 publications: 850 scientists 190–209 publications: 891 scientists 210–229 publications: 862 scientists 230–249 publications: 766 scientists 250–269 publications: 726 scientists 270–289 publications: 665 scientists 290–309 publications: 593 scientists 310–329 publications: 537 scientists 330–349 publications: 477 scientists 350–369 publications: 440 scientists 370–389 publications: 356 scientists 390–409 publications: 321 scientists 410–429 publications: 256 scientists 430–449 publications: 246 scientists 450–469 publications: 216 scientists 470–489 publications: 212 scientists 490–509 publications: 174 scientists 510–529 publications: 194 scientists 530–549 publications: 162 scientists 550–569 publications: 131 scientists 570–589 publications: 111 scientists 590–609 publications: 103 scientists 610–629 publications: 99 scientists 630–649 publications: 77 scientists 650–669 publications: 92 scientists 670–689 publications: 56 scientists 690–709 publications: 53 scientists 710–729 publications: 53 scientists 730–749 publications: 38 scientists 750–769 publications: 52 scientists 770–789 publications: 43 scientists 790–809 publications: 38 scientists 810–829 publications: 34 scientists 830–849 publications: 25 scientists 850–869 publications: 18 scientists 870–889 publications: 20 scientists 890–909 publications: 24 scientists 910–929 publications: 27 scientists 930–949 publications: 20 scientists 950–969 publications: 17 scientists 970–989 publications: 10 scientists 990–1,009 publications: 16 scientists 1,010–1,029 publications: 13 scientists 1,030–1,049 publications: 12 scientists 1,050–1,069 publications: 9 scientists 1,070–1,089 publications: 8 scientists 1,090–1,109 publications: 7 scientists 1,110–1,129 publications: 9 scientists 1,130–1,149 publications: 2 scientists 1,150–1,162 publications: 5 scientists 1,163+ publications: 100 scientists
50–69 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 97 publications — 2nd percentile

2% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Materials Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
50–69 28
70–89 152
90–109 356 97
110–129 487
130–149 723
150–169 835
170–189 850
190–209 891
210–229 862
230–249 766
250–269 726
270–289 665
290–309 593
310–329 537
330–349 477
350–369 440
370–389 356
390–409 321
410–429 256
430–449 246
450–469 216
470–489 212
490–509 174
510–529 194
530–549 162
550–569 131
570–589 111
590–609 103
610–629 99
630–649 77
650–669 92
670–689 56
690–709 53
710–729 53
730–749 38
750–769 52
770–789 43
790–809 38
810–829 34
830–849 25
850–869 18
870–889 20
890–909 24
910–929 27
930–949 20
950–969 17
970–989 10
990–1,009 16
1,010–1,029 13
1,030–1,049 12
1,050–1,069 9
1,070–1,089 8
1,090–1,109 7
1,110–1,129 9
1,130–1,149 2
1,150–1,162 5
1,163+ 100
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Yougen Yi 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 Yougen Yi sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 165+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 667. Most scientists, 667, have 52–53 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 42–43 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 211 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 450 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 612 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 612 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 598 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 657 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 667 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 621 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 597 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 610 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 587 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 606 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 533 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 490 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 469 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 378 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 421 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 359 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 323 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 299 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 230 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 210 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 195 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 203 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 175 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 175 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 142 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 121 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 117 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 107 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 88 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 85 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 68 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 62 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 57 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 45 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 49 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 50 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 34 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 38 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 28 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 24 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 33 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 28 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 21 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 20 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 23 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 17 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 12 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 17 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 21 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 13 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 11 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 13 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 4 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 4 scientists 164 D-Index: 3 scientists 165+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 43 D-Index — 5th percentile

5% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Materials Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 211
42–43 450 43
44–45 612
46–47 612
48–49 598
50–51 657
52–53 667
54–55 621
56–57 597
58–59 610
60–61 587
62–63 606
64–65 533
66–67 490
68–69 469
70–71 378
72–73 421
74–75 359
76–77 323
78–79 299
80–81 230
82–83 210
84–85 195
86–87 203
88–89 175
90–91 175
92–93 142
94–95 121
96–97 117
98–99 107
100–101 88
102–103 85
104–105 68
106–107 62
108–109 57
110–111 45
112–113 49
114–115 50
116–117 34
118–119 38
120–121 37
122–123 29
124–125 28
126–127 24
128–129 33
130–131 28
132–133 21
134–135 20
136–137 23
138–139 17
140–141 12
142–143 17
144–145 21
146–147 13
148–149 11
150–151 14
152–153 13
154–155 9
156–157 10
158–159 7
160–161 4
162–163 4
164 3
165+ 98
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Overview

Yougen Yi is a researcher affiliated with Central South University in China, with a focus on Engineering and Materials Science. Their work spans multiple subfields including Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, and Civil and Structural Engineering.

The research output of Yougen Yi prominently features topics related to Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications, Advanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies, Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research, Thermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies, Energy Harvesting in Wireless Networks, Antenna Design and Analysis, and 2D Materials and Applications.

Recent publications by Yougen Yi include:

  • Ultra-broadband and wide-angle perfect solar absorber based on TiN nanodisk and Ti thin film structure (2020) in Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells
  • Ultra-wideband solar absorber based on refractory titanium metal (2020) in Renewable Energy
  • Active tunable terahertz bandwidth absorber based on single layer graphene (2023) in Communications in Theoretical Physics
  • Broadband solar energy absorber based on monolayer molybdenum disulfide using tungsten elliptical arrays (2020) in Materials Today Energy
  • High Quality Factor, High Sensitivity Metamaterial Graphene-Perfect Absorber Based on Critical Coupling Theory and Impedance Matching (2020) in Nanomaterials

Yougen Yi has frequently collaborated with several co-authors, including Zao Yi, Yingting Yi, Xifang Chen, Pinghui Wu, and Shubo Cheng.

Their work has been published repeatedly in venues such as:

  • Coatings
  • Micromachines
  • Nanomaterials
  • Photonics
  • Physica E Low-dimensional Systems and Nanostructures

Best Publications

  • Ultra-wideband solar absorber based on refractory titanium metal

    Peiqi Yu;Hua Yang;Xifang Chen;Zao Yi

  • A numerical research of wideband solar absorber based on refractory metal from visible to near infrared

    Peiqi Yu;Xifang Chen;Zao Yi;Yongjian Tang

  • High Quality Factor, High Sensitivity Metamaterial Graphene-Perfect Absorber Based on Critical Coupling Theory and Impedance Matching.

    Chunlian Cen;Zeqiang Chen;Danyang Xu;Liying Jiang

  • First-Principles Prediction of the Electronic Structure and Carrier Mobility in Hexagonal Boron Phosphide Sheet and Nanoribbons

    Bowen Zeng;Mingjun Li;Xiaojiao Zhang;Yougen Yi

  • Green, effective chemical route for the synthesis of silver nanoplates in tannic acid aqueous solution

    Zao Yi;Zao Yi;Xibo Li;Xibin Xu;Xibin Xu;Binchi Luo

  • A Tunable Triple-Band Near-Infrared Metamaterial Absorber Based on Au Nano-Cuboids Array.

    Feng Qin;Zeqiang Chen;Xifang Chen;Zao Yi

  • Tunable Broadband Solar Energy Absorber Based on Monolayer Transition Metal Dichalcogenides Materials Using Au Nanocubes.

    Jiakun Li;Zeqiang Chen;Hua Yang;Zao Yi

  • Fabrication of p-n heterostructure ZnO/Si moth-eye structures: Antireflection, enhanced charge separation and photocatalytic properties

    Yu Zeng;XiFang Chen;Zao Yi;Yougen Yi

  • Synthesis, surface properties, crystal structure and dye-sensitized solar cell performance of TiO2 nanotube arrays anodized under different parameters

    Zao Yi;Yu Zeng;Hui Wu;Xifang Chen

  • Study on the solar energy absorption of hybrid solar cells with trapezoid-pyramidal structure based PEDOT:PSS/c-Ge

    Fei Zhao;Xifang Chen;Zao Yi;Feng Qin

  • Dual-Band Plasmonic Perfect Absorber Based on Graphene Metamaterials for Refractive Index Sensing Application.

    Zao Yi;Cuiping Liang;Xifang Chen;Zigang Zhou

  • Nanoribbon-ring cross perfect metamaterial graphene multi-band absorber in THz range and the sensing application

    Zao Yi;Jin Huang;Chunlian Cen;Xifang Chen

  • Theoretical design of a triple-band perfect metamaterial absorber in the THz frequency range

    Chunlian Cen;Zao Yi;Guangfu Zhang;Yubin Zhang

  • Fabrication of ZnO@MoS2 Nanocomposite Heterojunction Arrays and Their Photoelectric Properties.

    Hui Wu;Huge Jile;Zeqiang Chen;Danyang Xu

  • Fabrication of ZnO@Ag3PO4 Core-Shell Nanocomposite Arrays as Photoanodes and Their Photoelectric Properties.

    Zao Yi;Xin Li;Hui Wu;Xifang Chen

Frequent Co-Authors

Zao Yi
Zao Yi Southwest University of Science and Technology
Yongjian Tang
Yongjian Tang Southwest University of Science and Technology
Hua Yang
Hua Yang Lanzhou University of Technology
Gongfa Li
Gongfa Li Wuhan University of Science and Technology
Peng Bi
Peng Bi University of Adelaide
Mengqiu Long
Mengqiu Long Central South University
Wenkun Zhu
Wenkun Zhu Southwest University of Science and Technology

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