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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 98 1162 1112 364 361 765 36497

Youwei Du publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Youwei Du between 1983 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Youwei Du published across 43 years, from 1983 to 2025, averaging 19.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 56 publications in 2018. 39 of the 832 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40 50
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1983 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 56. Peak 56 publications in 2018. 1983: 2 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 3 publications 1988: 7 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 3 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 0 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 7 publications 1996: 12 publications 1997: 21 publications 1998: 21 publications 1999: 15 publications 2000: 11 publications 2001: 19 publications 2002: 20 publications 2003: 24 publications 2004: 34 publications 2005: 39 publications 2006: 21 publications 2007: 21 publications 2008: 15 publications 2009: 24 publications 2010: 27 publications 2011: 26 publications 2012: 27 publications 2013: 29 publications 2014: 34 publications 2015: 45 publications 2016: 38 publications 2017: 52 publications 2018: 56 publications 2019: 48 publications 2020: 33 publications 2021: 34 publications 2022: 12 publications 2023: 7 publications 2024: 14 publications 2025: 25 publications
1983 2025

832 publications in total across all disciplines

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Youwei Du: publications per year, 1983 to 2025
Year Publications
1983 2
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 3
1988 7
1989 0
1990 3
1991 1
1992 0
1993 4
1994 1
1995 7
1996 12
1997 21
1998 21
1999 15
2000 11
2001 19
2002 20
2003 24
2004 34
2005 39
2006 21
2007 21
2008 15
2009 24
2010 27
2011 26
2012 27
2013 29
2014 34
2015 45
2016 38
2017 52
2018 56
2019 48
2020 33
2021 34
2022 12
2023 7
2024 14
2025 25
Total 832
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Youwei Du publications per year - data summary

  • Youwei Du, a Materials Science scholar from Nanjing University, has 832 publications recorded across 43 years, from 1983 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1983 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2018, with 56 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1991 and 1994, with 1 publication each.
  • 5 of the 43 years in the span carry no publications at all (1984, 1985, 1986, 1989 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 19.3 papers per year over the whole span, or 21.9 per year counting only the 38 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 92 publications, 11% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1983-1997: 61 publications (4.1 per year); 1998-2012: 344 publications (22.9 per year); 2013-2025: 427 publications (32.8 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Youwei Du 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 Youwei Du 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, 750–769 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: 765 publications — 96th percentile

96% 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
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 52 765
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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Youwei Du publication distribution in Materials Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 12,847 Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 57 ranges running from 50–69 to 1,163+ publications.
  • Youwei Du, a Materials Science scholar from Nanjing University, records 765 publications - the 96th percentile of the discipline.
  • 96% of ranked Materials Science scientists score the same or lower than Youwei Du, and about 4% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 250–269 publications range, and Youwei Du ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 190–209 publications, holding 891 scientists (7% of the field).
  • 70% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 330–349 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Youwei Du 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 Youwei Du 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, 98–99 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: 98 D-Index — 91st percentile

91% 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
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 98
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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Youwei Du D-index placement in Materials Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 12,847 Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 64 ranges running from 40–41 to 165+ D-Index.
  • Youwei Du, a Materials Science scholar from Nanjing University, records 98 D-Index - the 91st percentile of the discipline.
  • 91% of ranked Materials Science scientists score the same or lower than Youwei Du, and about 9% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 62–63 D-Index range, and Youwei Du ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 52–53 D-Index, holding 667 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 68% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 70–71 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Overview

Youwei Du is affiliated with Nanjing University in China, contributing extensively to the fields of Materials Science and Engineering. Their research output spans diverse topics, particularly focused on materials chemistry and electronic, optical, and magnetic materials.

The scientist's recent published papers include the following:

  • "Constructing flower-like core@shell MoSe2-based nanocomposites as a novel and high-efficient microwave absorber" (2021, Composites Part B Engineering)
  • "Mixed-dimensional heterostructure of few-layer MXene based vertical aligned MoS2 nanosheets for enhanced supercapacitor performance" (2020, Journal of Alloys and Compounds)
  • "Tunable dielectric loss to enhance microwave absorption properties of flakey FeSiAl /ferrite composites" (2020, Journal of Alloys and Compounds)
  • "MoS2/NiS heterostructure grown on Nickel Foam as highly efficient bifunctional electrocatalyst for overall water splitting" (2020, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy)
  • "Enhanced magnetic and mechanical properties of gas atomized Fe-Si-Al soft magnetic composites through adhesive insulation" (2021, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials)

Youwei Du frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including:

  • Ronghua Liu
  • Lina Chen
  • Wei Zhong
  • Naijie Feng
  • Kaiyuan Zhou

The scientist's publications are often found in the following venues:

  • Journal of Alloys and Compounds
  • Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials
  • Physical Review B
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

The main fields of study in their work are:

  • Materials Science
  • Engineering

Subfields of study include:

  • Materials Chemistry
  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Plant Science
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

The primary research topics covered are:

  • Magnetic properties of thin films
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials
  • Quantum and electron transport phenomena
  • Advanced battery technologies research
  • Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques

Best Publications

  • Large Magnetic Entropy Change in Perovskite-Type Manganese Oxides

    Z. B. Guo;Y. W. Du;J. S. Zhu;H. Huang

  • Metal-organic-frameworks derived porous carbon-wrapped Ni composites with optimized impedance matching as excellent lightweight electromagnetic wave absorber

    Wei Liu;Qiuwen Shao;Guangbin Ji;Xiaohui Liang

  • Porous Three-Dimensional Flower-like Co/CoO and Its Excellent Electromagnetic Absorption Properties

    Hualiang Lv;Xiaohui Liang;Guangbin Ji;Haiqian Zhang

  • Thermal conversion of an Fe₃O₄@metal-organic framework: a new method for an efficient Fe-Co/nanoporous carbon microwave absorbing material

    Xingmiao Zhang;Guangbin Ji;Wei Liu;Bin Quan

  • A novel hierarchically porous magnetic carbon derived from biomass for strong lightweight microwave absorption

    Huanqin Zhao;Yan Cheng;Hualiang Lv;Guangbin Ji

  • Achieving hierarchical hollow carbon@Fe@Fe3O4 nanospheres with superior microwave absorption properties and lightweight features

    Hualiang Lv;Guangbin Ji;Wei Liu;Haiqian Zhang

  • A novel rod-like MnO2@Fe loading on graphene giving excellent electromagnetic absorption properties

    Hualiang Lv;Guangbin Ji;XiaoHui Liang;Haiqian Zhang

  • Tunnel-type giant magnetoresistance in the granular perovskite La 0.85 Sr 0.15 MnO 3

    Ning Zhang;Ning Zhang;Weiping Ding;Wei Zhong;Dingyu Xing

  • A novel Co/TiO2 nanocomposite derived from a metal–organic framework: synthesis and efficient microwave absorption

    Xingmiao Zhang;Guangbin Ji;Wei Liu;Xingxin Zhang

  • Coin-like α-Fe2O3@CoFe2O4 Core–Shell Composites with Excellent Electromagnetic Absorption Performance

    Hualiang Lv;Xiaohui Liang;Yan Cheng;Haiqian Zhang

  • Rationally regulating complex dielectric parameters of mesoporous carbon hollow spheres to carry out efficient microwave absorption

    Yan Cheng;Zhaoyong Li;Yong Li;Sisi Dai

  • Nitrogen-Superdoped 3D Graphene Networks for High-Performance Supercapacitors

    Weili Zhang;Chuan Xu;Chaoqun Ma;Guoxian Li

  • Engineering morphology configurations of hierarchical flower-like MoSe2 spheres enable excellent low-frequency and selective microwave response properties

    Yan Cheng;Yue Zhao;Huanqin Zhao;Hualiang Lv

  • Influences of La3+ substitution on the structure and magnetic properties of M-type strontium ferrites

    Xiansong Liu;Wei Zhong;Sen Yang;Zhi Yu

  • Strong Electromagnetic Wave Response Derived from the Construction of Dielectric/Magnetic Media Heterostructure and Multiple Interfaces.

    Bin Quan;Xiaohui Liang;Guangbin Ji;Jianna Ma

  • A sustainable route from biomass cotton to construct lightweight and high-performance microwave absorber

    Huanqin Zhao;Yan Cheng;Jianna Ma;Yanan Zhang

  • Key step in synthesis of ultrafine BaFe12O19 by sol-gel technique

    Wei Zhong;Weiping Ding;Ning Zhang;Jianming Hong

  • Increasing Solar Absorption of Atomically Thin 2D Carbon Nitride Sheets for Enhanced Visible-Light Photocatalysis.

    Yong Wang;Peipei Du;Hongzhe Pan;Lin Fu

  • Achieving excellent bandwidth absorption by a mirror growth process of magnetic porous polyhedron structures

    Hualiang Lv;Hualiang Lv;Haiqian Zhang;Jun Zhao;Guangbin Ji

  • Elemental superdoping of graphene and carbon nanotubes

    Yuan Liu;Yuting Shen;Litao Sun;Jincheng Li

Frequent Co-Authors

Wei Zhong
Wei Zhong Nanjing University
Guangbin Ji
Guangbin Ji Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Hualiang Lv
Hualiang Lv Fudan University
Jian-Rong Zhang
Jian-Rong Zhang Nanjing University
Wencai Ren
Wencai Ren Chinese Academy of Sciences
Hui-Ming Cheng
Hui-Ming Cheng Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology
Feng Xu
Feng Xu Xi'an Jiaotong University
Yuping Sun
Yuping Sun Chinese Academy of Sciences
Shihe Yang
Shihe Yang Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Tao Li
Tao Li Florida International University

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