Yu Huang publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Yu Huang between 2000 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Yu Huang published across 27 years, from 2000 to 2026, averaging 30.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 85 publications in 2024. 55 of the 818 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications

20 40 60 80

2000 2026

818 publications in total across all disciplines

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Yu Huang: publications per year, 2000 to 2026
Year	Publications
2000	1
2001	6
2002	10
2003	7
2004	8
2005	7
2006	3
2007	13
2008	10
2009	15
2010	25
2011	16
2012	34
2013	35
2014	23
2015	39
2016	31
2017	29
2018	44
2019	72
2020	54
2021	59
2022	70
2023	67
2024	85
2025	51
2026	4
Total	818

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Yu Huang 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 Huang sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

200 400 600 800

50–69 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 614 publications — 93rd percentile

93% 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	614
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 Huang 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 Huang sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

200 400 600

40–41 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 152 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% 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
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	152
154–155	9
156–157	10
158–159	7
160–161	4
162–163	4
164	3
165+	98

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Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Materials Science in United States Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award
2022 - Research.com Materials Science in China Leader Award

Overview

Yu Huang is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States and has contributed extensively to the fields of engineering and materials science. Their research spans multiple subfields, including biomedical engineering, materials chemistry, electrical and electronic engineering, molecular biology, and surfaces, coatings, and films.

The scientist's work focuses on several main topics of study:

Nanopore and nanochannel transport studies
Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
Surface modification and superhydrophobicity
Advanced sensor and energy harvesting materials
Fuel cells and related materials
Analytical chemistry and sensors
Membrane-based ion separation techniques

Yu Huang's recent publications include:

External Stimuli Responsive Liquid-Infused Surfaces Switching between Slippery and Nonslippery States: Fabrications and Applications, 2020, Advanced Functional Materials
Recent Advances in Photocatalysis Based on Bioinspired Superwettabilities, 2021, ACS Catalysis
Biocompatible and Biodegradable Polymer Optical Fiber for Biomedical Application: A Review, 2021, Biosensors
Integration of water collection and purification on cactus- and beetle-inspired eco-friendly superwettable materials, 2021, Water Research
An anti-UV superhydrophobic material with photocatalysis, self-cleaning, self-healing and oil/water separation functions, 2020, Nanoscale

Frequent coauthors in their work include:

Fan Xia
Xiaoding Lou
Fengyu Li
Lei Jiang
Weiqi Zhang

The scientist has published regularly in several notable venues, indicating a broad research interest and impact across multiple disciplines. The top venues where their research appears most frequently are:

Analytical Chemistry
Small
ACS Nano
Matter
Advanced Functional Materials

Yu Huang's research contributions are situated at the intersection of material innovation and biomedical applications, with a notable emphasis on surface engineering and sensing technologies. Their work in biomedical engineering and materials chemistry provides insights into developing functional materials with applications ranging from sensors to energy harvesting and environmental technologies.

Best Publications

Indium phosphide nanowires as building blocks for nanoscale electronic and optoelectronic devices

Xiangfeng Duan;Yu Huang;Yi Cui;Jianfang Wang

3278
Citations
Van der Waals heterostructures and devices

Yuan Liu;Nathan O. Weiss;Xidong Duan;Hung-Chieh Cheng

2594
Citations
Single-nanowire electrically driven lasers

Xiangfeng Duan;Yu Huang;Ritesh Agarwal;Charles M. Lieber

2366
Citations
Directed Assembly of One-Dimensional Nanostructures into Functional Networks

Yu Huang;Xiangfeng Duan;Qingqiao Wei;Charles M. Lieber

2213
Citations
Logic gates and computation from assembled nanowire building blocks.

Yu Huang;Xiangfeng Duan;Yi Cui;Lincoln J. Lauhon

2063
Citations
Approaching the Schottky-Mott limit in van der Waals metal-semiconductor junctions.

Yuan Liu;Yuan Liu;Jian Guo;Enbo Zhu;Lei Liao

1966
Citations
Graphene nanomesh

Unknown

1849
Citations
General synthesis and definitive structural identification of MN4C4 single-atom catalysts with tunable electrocatalytic activities

Huilong Fei;Juncai Dong;Yexin Feng;Christopher S. Allen

1820
Citations
High-performance transition metal–doped Pt3Ni octahedra for oxygen reduction reaction

Xiaoqing Huang;Zipeng Zhao;Liang Cao;Yu Chen

1809
Citations
Ultrafine jagged platinum nanowires enable ultrahigh mass activity for the oxygen reduction reaction

Mufan Li;Zipeng Zhao;Tao Cheng;Alessandro Fortunelli

1499
Citations
Van der Waals integration before and beyond two-dimensional materials

Yuan Liu;Yuan Liu;Yu Huang;Xiangfeng Duan

1439
Citations
Three-dimensional holey-graphene/niobia composite architectures for ultrahigh-rate energy storage

Hongtao Sun;Lin Mei;Lin Mei;Junfei Liang;Zipeng Zhao

1383
Citations
Holey graphene frameworks for highly efficient capacitive energy storage

Yuxi Xu;Zhaoyang Lin;Xing Zhong;Xiaoqing Huang

1281
Citations
High-speed graphene transistors with a self-aligned nanowire gate

Lei Liao;Yung Chen Lin;Mingqiang Bao;Rui Cheng

1254
Citations
Technology roadmap for flexible sensors

Unknown

1246
Citations
Promises and prospects of two-dimensional transistors

Yuan Liu;Xidong Duan;Hyeon-Jin Shin;Seongjun Park

1220
Citations
Lateral epitaxial growth of two-dimensional layered semiconductor heterojunctions

Xidong Duan;Chen Wang;Jonathan C. Shaw;Rui Cheng

1162
Citations
Highly efficient gate-tunable photocurrent generation in vertical heterostructures of layered materials

Woo Jong Yu;Yuan Liu;Hailong Zhou;Anxiang Yin

1132
Citations
Electroluminescence and Photocurrent Generation from Atomically Sharp WSe2/MoS2 Heterojunction p–n Diodes

Rui Cheng;Dehui Li;Hailong Zhou;Chen Wang

1084
Citations
Flexible solid-state supercapacitors based on three-dimensional graphene hydrogel films.

Yuxi Xu;Zhaoyang Lin;Xiaoqing Huang;Yuan Liu

1070
Citations
Gallium Nitride Nanowire Nanodevices

Yu Huang;Xiangfeng Duan;Yi Cui;Charles M. Lieber

883
Citations
Vertically stacked multi-heterostructures of layered materials for logic transistors and complementary inverters

Woo Jong Yu;Zheng Li;Hailong Zhou;Yu Chen

874
Citations