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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 54 8935 8629 2554 2544 211 10070
Chemistry 53 13104 11789 2044 2027 197 9722

Yu Chen publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Yu Chen between 1996 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Yu Chen published across 31 years, from 1996 to 2026, averaging 10.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 34 publications in 2024. 35 of the 329 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1996 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 34. Peak 34 publications in 2024. 1996: 6 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 6 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 5 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 2 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 10 publications 2009: 13 publications 2010: 18 publications 2011: 13 publications 2012: 11 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 16 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 13 publications 2017: 11 publications 2018: 11 publications 2019: 11 publications 2020: 8 publications 2021: 13 publications 2022: 29 publications 2023: 21 publications 2024: 34 publications 2025: 32 publications 2026: 3 publications
1996 2026

329 publications in total across all disciplines

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Yu Chen: publications per year, 1996 to 2026
Year Publications
1996 6
1997 5
1998 6
1999 3
2000 5
2001 1
2002 2
2003 2
2004 2
2005 5
2006 3
2007 8
2008 10
2009 13
2010 18
2011 13
2012 11
2013 5
2014 16
2015 9
2016 13
2017 11
2018 11
2019 11
2020 8
2021 13
2022 29
2023 21
2024 34
2025 32
2026 3
Total 329
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Yu Chen 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 Yu Chen 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, 210–229 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: 211 publications — 34th percentile

34% 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
210–229 862 211
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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Yu Chen 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 Yu Chen 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, 54–55 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: 54 D-Index — 32nd percentile

32% 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 54
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

Yu Chen is a researcher affiliated with East China University of Science and Technology in China. The primary fields of study include Engineering and Materials Science, with a strong focus on subfields such as Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Polymers and Plastics, Biomedical Engineering, and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience.

Their research topics cover a range of advanced materials and technologies. Key areas of work include:

  • Advanced Memory and Neural Computing
  • Conducting polymers and applications
  • Perovskite Materials and Applications
  • Covalent Organic Framework Applications
  • Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials
  • Photoreceptor and optogenetics research
  • Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications

Yu Chen's publication record contains notable recent papers such as:

  • "90% yield production of polymer nano-memristor for in-memory computing" (2021), published in Nature Communications
  • "Roadmap on emerging hardware and technology for machine learning" (2020), published in Nanotechnology
  • "Missing-linker Defects in Covalent Organic Framework Membranes for Efficient CO2 Separation" (2022), published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "Oil-Water-Oil Triphase Synthesis of Ionic Covalent Organic Framework Nanosheets" (2021), published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "Polydentate Ligand Reinforced Chelating to Stabilize Buried Interface toward High-Performance Perovskite Solar Cells" (2024), published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition

The researcher has frequently published in venues such as:

  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry C
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Chemical Engineering Journal

Collaborations are evident with several frequent co-authors who have worked extensively with Yu Chen. These include:

  • Bin Zhang (37 collaborations)
  • Mohamed E. El-Khouly (16 collaborations)
  • Haidong He (14 collaborations)
  • Qiang Che (11 collaborations)
  • Dongchuang Wu (11 collaborations)

Best Publications

  • Conjugated-polymer-functionalized graphene oxide: synthesis and nonvolatile rewritable memory effect.

    Xiao-Dong Zhuang;Yu Chen;Gang Liu;Pei-Pei Li

  • Nonlinear optical and optical limiting properties of graphene families

    Miao Feng;Hongbing Zhan;Yu Chen

  • Graphene and its derivatives: switching ON and OFF

    Yu Chen;Yu Chen;Bin Zhang;Gang Liu;Xiaodong Zhuang

  • Viologen-inspired functional materials: synthetic strategies and applications

    Junjie Ding;Junjie Ding;Caini Zheng;Luxin Wang;Chenbao Lu

  • Graphene oxide covalently functionalized with zinc phthalocyanine for broadband optical limiting

    Jinhui Zhu;Yongxi Li;Yu Chen;Jun Wang

  • Polymer memristor for information storage and neuromorphic applications

    Yu Chen;Yu Chen;Gang Liu;Cheng Wang;Wenbin Zhang

  • Carbon nanotubes and nanotube composites for nonlinear optical devices

    Jun Wang;Yu Chen;Werner J. Blau

  • Organic Biomimicking Memristor for Information Storage and Processing Applications

    Gang Liu;Cheng Wang;Wenbin Zhang;Liang Pan

  • Roadmap on emerging hardware and technology for machine learning.

    Karl Berggren;Qiangfei Xia;Konstantin K. Likharev;Dmitri B. Strukov

  • Graphene and its derivatives for laser protection

    Yu Chen;Ting Bai;Ningning Dong;Fei Fan

  • Lossless synthesis of graphene nanosheets decorated with tiny cadmium sulfide quantum dots with excellent nonlinear optical properties

    Miao Feng;Ruiqing Sun;Hongbing Zhan;Yu Chen

  • Covalent Functionalization of Black Phosphorus with Conjugated Polymer for Information Storage

    Yaming Cao;Xiangyu Tian;Junwei Gu;Bo Liu

  • Bistable electrical switching and electronic memory effect in a solution-processable graphene oxide-donor polymer complex

    Gang Liu;Xiaodong Zhuang;Yu Chen;Bin Zhang

  • Carbon nanotube-based functional materials for optical limiting.

    Yu Chen;Ying Lin;Ying Liu;James Doyle

  • Preparation and Memory Performance of a Nanoaggregated Dispersed Red 1‐Functionalized Poly (N‐vinylcarbazole) Film via Solution‐Phase Self‐Assembly

    Xiao-Dong Zhuang;Yu Chen;Gang Liu;Bin Zhang

  • Preparation and characterization of novel thermoresponsive gold nanoparticles and their responsive catalysis properties

    Xun-Yong Liu;Fa Cheng;Yi Liu;Hua-Ji Liu

  • Recent Advances in RAFT Polymerization: Novel Initiation Mechanisms and Optoelectronic Applications.

    Xiangyu Tian;Junjie Ding;Bin Zhang;Feng Qiu

  • Eleven-Membered Fused-Ring Low Band-Gap Polymer with Enhanced Charge Carrier Mobility and Photovoltaic Performance

    Yongxi Li;Yongxi Li;Kai Yao;Hin-Lap Yip;Fei-Zhi Ding

  • Poly(N‐vinylcarbazole) chemically modified graphene oxide

    Bin Zhang;Yu Chen;Xiaodong Zhuang;Gang Liu

  • Synthesis and self‐assembly of tadpole‐shaped organic/inorganic hybrid poly(N‐isopropylacrylamide) containing polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane via RAFT polymerization

    Weian Zhang;Li Liu;Xiaodong Zhuang;Xiaohui Li

  • Side-Chain Effect on Cyclopentadithiophene/Fluorobenzothiadiazole-Based Low Band Gap Polymers and Their Applications for Polymer Solar Cells

    Yongxi Li;Yongxi Li;Jingyu Zou;Hin-Lap Yip;Chang-Zhi Li

Frequent Co-Authors

Xiaodong Zhuang
Xiaodong Zhuang Shanghai Jiao Tong University
En-Tang Kang
En-Tang Kang National University of Singapore
Werner J. Blau
Werner J. Blau Trinity College Dublin
Koon Gee Neoh
Koon Gee Neoh National University of Singapore
Osamu Ito
Osamu Ito Tohoku University
Chunxiang Zhu
Chunxiang Zhu National University of Singapore
Yasuyuki Araki
Yasuyuki Araki Tohoku University
Run-Wei Li
Run-Wei Li Chinese Academy of Sciences
Michael Hanack
Michael Hanack University of Tübingen
Dongge Ma
Dongge Ma South China University of Technology

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