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Materials Science

D-Index
126
Citations
58006
World Ranking
396
National Ranking
4

Chemistry

D-Index
127
Citations
58401
World Ranking
374
National Ranking
4

Yu Han 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 Yu Han sits on this spectrum.

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 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 440 publications — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

Yu Han 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 Yu Han sits on this spectrum.

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 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 127 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in Saudi Arabia Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Materials Science in Saudi Arabia Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Saudi Arabia Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Materials Science in Saudi Arabia Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Saudi Arabia Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Materials Science in Saudi Arabia Leader Award

Overview

Yu Han is affiliated with King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Saudi Arabia. Their research spans materials science and engineering, with a focus on specific subfields that include materials chemistry, electrical and electronic engineering, renewable energy, sustainability and environment, inorganic chemistry, and biomedical engineering.

Their work addresses several main topics, among which are:

  • Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Covalent Organic Framework Applications
  • Perovskite Materials and Applications
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Conducting Polymers and Applications

Yu Han has coauthored research extensively with several frequent collaborators. These include Cailing Chen, Xinglong Dong, Lingmei Liu, Guanxing Li, and Ingo Pinnau.

Publication venues where Yu Han's research has appeared with notable frequency are:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Among recent significant papers are:

  • Managing grains and interfaces via ligand anchoring enables 22.3%-efficiency inverted perovskite solar cells, 2020, Nature Energy
  • Full-color fluorescent carbon quantum dots, 2020, Science Advances
  • Short-Range Ordered Iridium Single Atoms Integrated into Cobalt Oxide Spinel Structure for Highly Efficient Electrocatalytic Water Oxidation, 2021, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Artificial channels for confined mass transport at the sub-nanometre scale, 2021, Nature Reviews Materials
  • A nitrogen-rich covalent organic framework for simultaneous dynamic capture of iodine and methyl iodide, 2020, Chem

Yu Han has also contributed to book publications, including a title published by World Scientific:

  • Handbook of Synthetic Methodologies and Protocols of Nanomaterials, 2020

Best Publications

  • Simultaneous phase and size control of upconversion nanocrystals through lanthanide doping

    Feng Wang;Yu Han;Chin Seong Lim;Yunhao Lu

  • Hydrogen evolution by a metal-free electrocatalyst

    Yao Zheng;Yan Jiao;Yihan Zhu;Lu Hua Li

  • Tuning upconversion through energy migration in core–shell nanoparticles

    Feng Wang;Renren Deng;Juan Wang;Qingxiao Wang

  • Pore chemistry and size control in hybrid porous materials for acetylene capture from ethylene

    Xili Cui;Kaijie Chen;Huabin Xing;Qiwei Yang

  • Molecule-Level g-C3N4 Coordinated Transition Metals as a New Class of Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Electrode Reactions

    Yao Zheng;Yan Jiao;Yihan Zhu;Qiran Cai

  • Managing grains and interfaces via ligand anchoring enables 22.3%-efficiency inverted perovskite solar cells

    Xiaopeng Zheng;Yi Hou;Chunxiong Bao;Jun Yin

  • Ordered macro-microporous metal-organic framework single crystals

    Kui Shen;Lei Zhang;Xiaodong Chen;Lingmei Liu

  • High Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution Activity of an Anomalous Ruthenium Catalyst

    Yao Zheng;Yan Jiao;Yihan Zhu;Lu Hua Li

  • Out-of-Plane Piezoelectricity and Ferroelectricity in Layered α-In2Se3 Nanoflakes

    Yu Zhou;Di Wu;Yihan Zhu;Yujin Cho

  • Thermally stable single atom Pt/m-Al2O3 for selective hydrogenation and CO oxidation.

    Zailei Zhang;Yihan Zhu;Hiroyuki Asakura;Bing Zhang

  • Monolayer MoSe2 grown by chemical vapor deposition for fast photodetection.

    Yung Huang Chang;Wenjing Zhang;Yihan Zhu;Yu Han

  • Sub-10 nm Fe3O4@Cu2-xS Core-Shell Nanoparticles for Dual-Modal Imaging and Photothermal Therapy

    Qiwei Tian;Junqing Hu;Yihan Zhu;Rujia Zou

  • A perfluorinated covalent triazine-based framework for highly selective and water–tolerant CO2 capture

    Yunfeng Zhao;Yunfeng Zhao;Ke Xin Yao;Baiyang Teng;Tong Zhang

  • Enhancing multiphoton upconversion through energy clustering at sublattice level

    Juan Wang;Renren Deng;Mark A. MacDonald;Bolei Chen

  • UTSA-74: A MOF-74 Isomer with Two Accessible Binding Sites per Metal Center for Highly Selective Gas Separation

    Feng Luo;Changsheng Yan;Lilong Dang;Rajamani Krishna

  • Two-dimensional semiconducting covalent organic frameworks via condensation at arylmethyl carbon atoms.

    Shuai Bi;Can Yang;Wenbei Zhang;Junsong Xu

  • Ultrathin Two-Dimensional Covalent Organic Framework Nanosheets: Preparation and Application in Highly Sensitive and Selective DNA Detection.

    Yongwu Peng;Ying Huang;Yihan Zhu;Bo Chen

  • Imaging defects and their evolution in a metal–organic framework at sub-unit-cell resolution

    Lingmei Liu;Zhijie Chen;Jianjian Wang;Jianjian Wang;Daliang Zhang

  • Atomic-resolution transmission electron microscopy of electron beam-sensitive crystalline materials.

    Daliang Zhang;Yihan Zhu;Lingmei Liu;Xiangrong Ying

  • Mesoporous Aluminosilicates with Ordered Hexagonal Structure, Strong Acidity, and Extraordinary Hydrothermal Stability at High Temperatures

    Zhang Z;Han Y;Xiao Fs;Qiu S

  • Enhanced binding affinity, remarkable selectivity, and high capacity of CO 2 by dual functionalization of a rht-type metal-organic framework

    Baiyan Li;Zhijuan Zhang;Yi Li;Kexin Yao

  • Strongly acidic and high-temperature hydrothermally stable mesoporous aluminosilicates with ordered hexagonal structure

    Zongtao Zhang;Yu Han;Lei Zhu;Runwei Wang

Frequent Co-Authors

Yihan Zhu
Yihan Zhu Zhejiang University of Technology
Feng-Shou Xiao
Feng-Shou Xiao Zhejiang University
Xin Liu
Xin Liu Dalian University of Technology
Daliang Zhang
Daliang Zhang Chongqing University
Jing Li
Jing Li Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Jackie Y. Ying
Jackie Y. Ying King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
Ingo Pinnau
Ingo Pinnau King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Changgong Meng
Changgong Meng Dalian University of Technology
Zhan Shi
Zhan Shi Jilin University
Hua Zhang
Hua Zhang City University of Hong Kong

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