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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 47 15596 14066 2416 2397 86 8393

Youyong Yuan publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Youyong Yuan between 2008 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Youyong Yuan published across 19 years, from 2008 to 2026, averaging 7.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 15 publications in 2014. 17 of the 137 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2008 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 15. Peak 15 publications in 2014. 2008: 1 publication 2009: 3 publications 2010: 2 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 0 publications 2014: 15 publications 2015: 11 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 6 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 1 publication 2020: 12 publications 2021: 12 publications 2022: 13 publications 2023: 12 publications 2024: 11 publications 2025: 11 publications 2026: 6 publications
2008 2026

137 publications in total across all disciplines

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Youyong Yuan: publications per year, 2008 to 2026
Year Publications
2008 1
2009 3
2010 2
2011 3
2012 5
2013 0
2014 15
2015 11
2016 6
2017 6
2018 7
2019 1
2020 12
2021 12
2022 13
2023 12
2024 11
2025 11
2026 6
Total 137
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Youyong Yuan 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 Youyong Yuan 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, 81–100 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: 86 publications — 1st percentile

1% 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 86
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
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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Youyong Yuan 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 Youyong Yuan 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, 46–47 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: 47 D-Index — 14th percentile

14% 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 47
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
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

Youyong Yuan is affiliated with South China University of Technology in China, contributing extensively to the fields of biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology, engineering, and materials science. Their work spans 66 publications in biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology, 54 in engineering, and 38 in materials science.

Their research focuses on several subfields, notably biomedical engineering with 53 publications, molecular biology (38), biomaterials (20), materials chemistry (14), and biotechnology (11). Key topics addressed in their work include nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics, nanoparticle-based drug delivery, cancer research and treatments, advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques, luminescence and fluorescent materials, cancer hypoxia and metabolism, and graphene and nanomaterials applications.

Frequent publication venues for Yuan include Biomaterials with 9 publications, Acta Biomaterialia (7), ACS Nano (4), Chemical Communications (4), and Advanced Materials (3).

Yuan collaborates regularly with several coauthors, including Qingyu Zong (24 joint publications), Kewei Wang (23), Maolin Jiang (19), Xuan Xiao (17), and Yalan Tu (16).

Some of their recent papers highlight advances in cancer-related nanotechnology and therapy:

  • Activatable fluorescent probes for real-time imaging-guided tumor therapy, 2023, Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews
  • A General Strategy for Macrotheranostic Prodrug Activation: Synergy between the Acidic Tumor Microenvironment and Bioorthogonal Chemistry, 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Bioorthogonal Equipping CAR-T Cells with Hyaluronidase and Checkpoint Blocking Antibody for Enhanced Solid Tumor Immunotherapy, 2022, ACS Central Science
  • Tumor-Acidity and Bioorthogonal Chemistry-Mediated On-Site Size Transformation Clustered Nanosystem to Overcome Hypoxic Resistance and Enhance Chemoimmunotherapy, 2022, ACS Nano
  • Dual-Drug Backboned Polyprodrug with a Predefined Drug Combination for Synergistic Chemotherapy, 2021, Nano Letters

Best Publications

  • Surface charge switchable nanoparticles based on zwitterionic polymer for enhanced drug delivery to tumor.

    You-Yong Yuan;Cheng-Qiong Mao;Xiao-Jiao Du;Jin-Zhi Du

  • Specific Light-Up Bioprobe with Aggregation-Induced Emission and Activatable Photoactivity for the Targeted and Image-Guided Photodynamic Ablation of Cancer Cells†

    Youyong Yuan;Chong-Jing Zhang;Meng Gao;Ruoyu Zhang

  • Tuning the singlet-triplet energy gap: a unique approach to efficient photosensitizers with aggregation-induced emission (AIE) characteristics

    Shidang Xu;Youyong Yuan;Xiaolei Cai;Chong-Jing Zhang

  • Targeted Theranostic Platinum(IV) Prodrug with a Built-In Aggregation-Induced Emission Light-Up Apoptosis Sensor for Noninvasive Early Evaluation of Its Therapeutic Responses in Situ

    Youyong Yuan;Ryan T K Kwok;Ben Zhong Tang;Ben Zhong Tang;Bin Liu

  • A Highly Efficient and Photostable Photosensitizer with Near-Infrared Aggregation-Induced Emission for Image-Guided Photodynamic Anticancer Therapy

    Wenbo Wu;Duo Mao;Fang Hu;Shidang Xu

  • Conjugated‐Polyelectrolyte‐Based Polyprodrug: Targeted and Image‐Guided Photodynamic and Chemotherapy with On‐Demand Drug Release upon Irradiation with a Single Light Source

    Youyong Yuan;Jie Liu;Bin Liu

  • A Photoactivatable AIE Polymer for Light‐Controlled Gene Delivery: Concurrent Endo/Lysosomal Escape and DNA Unpacking

    Youyong Yuan;Chong-Jing Zhang;Bin Liu;Bin Liu

  • Recent Progress in Polyphosphoesters: From Controlled Synthesis to Biomedical Applications

    Yu-Cai Wang;You-Yong Yuan;Jin-Zhi Du;Xian-Zhu Yang

  • Tumor extracellular acidity-activated nanoparticles as drug delivery systems for enhanced cancer therapy.

    Jin-Zhi Du;Cheng-Qiong Mao;You-Yong Yuan;Xian-Zhu Yang

  • A self-reporting AIE probe with a built-in singlet oxygen sensor for targeted photodynamic ablation of cancer cells

    Youyong Yuan;Chong-Jing Zhang;Shidang Xu;Bin Liu;Bin Liu

  • Bioorthogonal Turn-On Probe Based on Aggregation-Induced Emission Characteristics for Cancer Cell Imaging and Ablation.

    Youyong Yuan;Shidang Xu;Xiamin Cheng;Xiaolei Cai

  • Targeted and image-guided photodynamic cancer therapy based on organic nanoparticles with aggregation-induced emission characteristics

    Youyong Yuan;Guangxue Feng;Wei Qin;Ben Zhong Tang;Ben Zhong Tang

  • One-Step Formulation of Targeted Aggregation-Induced Emission Dots for Image-Guided Photodynamic Therapy of Cholangiocarcinoma

    Min Li;Yang Gao;Youyong Yuan;Yuzhe Wu

  • Image-guided combination chemotherapy and photodynamic therapy using a mitochondria-targeted molecular probe with aggregation-induced emission characteristics

    Chong-Jing Zhang;Qinglian Hu;Guangxue Feng;Ruoyu Zhang

  • A light-up probe with aggregation-induced emission characteristics (AIE) for selective imaging, naked-eye detection and photodynamic killing of Gram-positive bacteria

    Guangxue Feng;Youyong Yuan;Hu Fang;Ruoyu Zhang

  • Biocompatible Conjugated Polymer Nanoparticles for Efficient Photothermal Tumor Therapy

    Junlong Geng;Chunyang Sun;Jie Liu;Lun De Liao

  • Activatable fluorescent probes for real-time imaging-guided tumor therapy.

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  • Light-Up Probe for Targeted and Activatable Photodynamic Therapy with Real-Time In Situ Reporting of Sensitizer Activation and Therapeutic Responses

    Youyong Yuan;Chong-Jing Zhang;Ryan T. K. Kwok;Shidang Xu

  • A General Strategy for Macrotheranostic Prodrug Activation: Synergy between the Acidic Tumor Microenvironment and Bioorthogonal Chemistry

    Yansong Dong;Yalan Tu;Kewei Wang;Congfei Xu

  • Highly efficient photosensitizers with aggregation-induced emission characteristics obtained through precise molecular design.

    Shidang Xu;Wenbo Wu;Xiaolei Cai;Chong-Jing Zhang

  • Tunable Thermosensitivity of Biodegradable Polymer Micelles of Poly(ε-caprolactone) and Polyphosphoester Block Copolymers

    Yu-Cai Wang;Yang Li;Xian-Zhu Yang;You-Yong Yuan

  • ROS-Sensitive Polymeric Nanocarriers with Red Light-Activated Size Shrinkage for Remotely Controlled Drug Release

    Ziyang Cao;Ziyang Cao;Yinchu Ma;Chunyang Sun;Zidong Lu

Frequent Co-Authors

Bin Liu
Bin Liu National University of Singapore
Ben Zhong Tang
Ben Zhong Tang Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen
Jun Wang
Jun Wang South China University of Technology
Ryan T. K. Kwok
Ryan T. K. Kwok Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Yucai Wang
Yucai Wang University of Science and Technology of China
Jing Liang
Jing Liang Nankai University
Dan Ding
Dan Ding Nankai University
Bengang Xing
Bengang Xing Nanyang Technological University
Meng Gao
Meng Gao South China University of Technology
Xianmao Lu
Xianmao Lu Chinese Academy of Sciences

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