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Yu-Sheng Chen

Yu-Sheng Chen

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 64 8159 7406 1432 1417 319 12584

Yu-Sheng Chen publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Yu-Sheng Chen between 1993 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Yu-Sheng Chen published across 33 years, from 1993 to 2025, averaging 14 papers a year. Output peaked at 66 publications in 2023. 41 of the 462 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1993 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 66. Peak 66 publications in 2023. 1993: 1 publication 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 5 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 8 publications 2006: 0 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 15 publications 2010: 13 publications 2011: 13 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 21 publications 2014: 33 publications 2015: 31 publications 2016: 25 publications 2017: 26 publications 2018: 30 publications 2019: 34 publications 2020: 27 publications 2021: 27 publications 2022: 23 publications 2023: 66 publications 2024: 25 publications 2025: 16 publications
1993 2025

462 publications in total across all disciplines

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Yu-Sheng Chen: publications per year, 1993 to 2025
Year Publications
1993 1
1994 0
1995 0
1996 5
1997 0
1998 0
1999 0
2000 0
2001 0
2002 0
2003 2
2004 2
2005 8
2006 0
2007 7
2008 3
2009 15
2010 13
2011 13
2012 9
2013 21
2014 33
2015 31
2016 25
2017 26
2018 30
2019 34
2020 27
2021 27
2022 23
2023 66
2024 25
2025 16
Total 462
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Yu-Sheng Chen publications per year - data summary

  • Yu-Sheng Chen, a Chemistry scholar from Nankai University, has 462 publications recorded across 33 years, from 1993 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1993 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2023, with 66 publications.
  • The least productive year with any output is 1993, with 1 publication.
  • 9 of the 33 years in the span carry no publications at all (1994, 1995, 1997, 1998 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 14.0 papers per year over the whole span, or 19.3 per year counting only the 24 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 157 publications, 34% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1993-2003: 8 publications (0.7 per year); 2004-2014: 124 publications (11.3 per year); 2015-2025: 330 publications (30.0 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Yu-Sheng Chen 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-Sheng Chen 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, 301–320 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: 319 publications — 67th percentile

67% 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
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
301–320 764 319
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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Yu-Sheng Chen publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 17,934 Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 63 ranges running from 61–80 to 1,295+ publications.
  • Yu-Sheng Chen, a Chemistry scholar from Nankai University, records 319 publications - the 67th percentile of the discipline.
  • 67% of ranked Chemistry scientists score the same or lower than Yu-Sheng Chen, and about 33% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 241–260 publications range, and Yu-Sheng Chen ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 161–180 publications, holding 1,350 scientists (8% of the field).
  • 77% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 361–380 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 1,295 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Yu-Sheng Chen 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-Sheng Chen 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, 64–65 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: 64 D-Index — 56th percentile

56% 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
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 64
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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Yu-Sheng Chen D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 17,934 Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 61 ranges running from 40–41 to 159+ D-Index.
  • Yu-Sheng Chen, a Chemistry scholar from Nankai University, records 64 D-Index - the 56th percentile of the discipline.
  • 56% of ranked Chemistry scientists score the same or lower than Yu-Sheng Chen, and about 44% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 62–63 D-Index range, and Yu-Sheng Chen ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 56–57 D-Index, holding 1,051 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 70% 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 159 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Overview

Yu-Sheng Chen is affiliated with Nankai University in China and has a significant research profile in materials science, with a focus on materials chemistry, electronic, optical and magnetic materials, inorganic chemistry, electrical and electronic engineering, and condensed matter physics.

The scientist's work covers several main topics within these fields, including:

  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Magnetism in Coordination Complexes
  • Advanced Condensed Matter Physics
  • Magnetic and Transport Properties of Perovskites and Related Materials
  • Crystallography and Molecular Interactions
  • Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications

Yu-Sheng Chen has published extensively, with recent papers including:

  • "Layered Antiferromagnetism Induces Large Negative Magnetoresistance in the van der Waals Semiconductor CrSBr," 2020, Advanced Materials
  • "Facet-dependent catalytic activities of Pd/rGO: Exploring dehydrogenation mechanism of dodecahydro-N-ethylcarbazole," 2020, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
  • "Intertwined density waves in a metallic nickelate," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "Automatic Inverse Design of High-Performance Beam-Steering Metasurfaces via Genetic-type Tree Optimization," 2021, Nano Letters
  • "In Crystallo Snapshots of Rh 2 -Catalyzed C-H Amination," 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society

The frequent publication venues for this researcher reflect their disciplinary focuses and include:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie

Collaborations play a notable role in their research, with frequent coauthors such as Tieyan Chang, SuYin Grass Wang, Simon J. Teat, Piotr A. Guńka, and Janusz Zachara. These partnerships suggest active engagement with a global scientific community, supporting multi-disciplinary approaches and collaborations.

Best Publications

  • Crystal engineering of an nbo topology metal-organic framework for chemical fixation of CO2 under ambient conditions

    Wen-Yang Gao;Yao Chen;Youhong Niu;Kia Williams

  • Light‐Triggered Guest Uptake and Release by a Photochromic Coordination Cage

    Muxin Han;Reent Michel;Bice He;Yu-Sheng Chen

  • An Ideal Molecular Sieve for Acetylene Removal from Ethylene with Record Selectivity and Productivity.

    Bin Li;Xili Cui;Daniel O'Nolan;Hui Min Wen

  • Evaluating topologically diverse metal–organic frameworks for cryo-adsorbed hydrogen storage

    Diego A. Gómez-Gualdrón;Diego A. Gómez-Gualdrón;Yamil J. Colón;Xu Zhang;Timothy C. Wang

  • Layered Antiferromagnetism Induces Large Negative Magnetoresistance in the van der Waals Semiconductor CrSBr.

    Evan J. Telford;Avalon H. Dismukes;Kihong Lee;Minghao Cheng

  • Thermally robust and porous noncovalent organic framework with high affinity for fluorocarbons and CFCs

    Teng Hao Chen;Ilya Popov;Watchareeya Kaveevivitchai;Yu Chun Chuang

  • Site Specific X-ray Anomalous Dispersion of the Geometrically Frustrated Kagomé Magnet, Herbertsmithite, ZnCu3(OH)6Cl2

    Danna E. Freedman;Tianheng H. Han;Andrea Prodi;Peter Müller

  • Porphyrin-Metalation-Mediated Tuning of Photoredox Catalytic Properties in Metal–Organic Frameworks

    Jacob A. Johnson;Jian Luo;Xu Zhang;Yu Sheng Chen

  • Large anomalous Hall effect in the chiral-lattice antiferromagnet CoNb3S6

    Nirmal J. Ghimire;A. S. Botana;J. S. Jiang;Junjie Zhang

  • Crystal engineering of a microporous, catalytically active fcu topology MOF using a custom-designed metalloporphyrin linker.

    Le Meng;Qigan Cheng;Chungsik Kim;Wen-Yang Gao

  • Facile control of the charge density and photocatalytic activity of an anionic indium porphyrin framework via in situ metalation.

    Jacob A. Johnson;Xu Zhang;Tyler C. Reeson;Yu Sheng Chen

  • Trap-Free Halogen Photoelimination from Mononuclear Ni(III) Complexes.

    Seung Jun Hwang;David C. Powers;Andrew G. Maher;Bryce L. Anderson

  • Three-Dimensional Porous Metal–Metalloporphyrin Framework Consisting of Nanoscopic Polyhedral Cages

    Xi-Sen Wang;Le Meng;Qigan Cheng;Chungsik Kim

  • Lichtgesteuerte Aufnahme und Freisetzung von Gastmolekülen durch einen photochromen Koordinationskäfig

    Muxin Han;Reent Michel;Bice He;Yu-Sheng Chen

  • BioCARS: a synchrotron resource for time-resolved X-ray science.

    T. Graber;S. Anderson;H. Brewer;Y.-S. Chen

  • Imparting amphiphobicity on single-crystalline porous materials.

    Qi Sun;Hongming He;Wen-Yang Gao;Briana Aguila

  • Assembly and stepwise oxidation of interpenetrated coordination cages based on phenothiazine.

    Marina Frank;Jakob Hey;Ilker Balcioglu;Yu-Sheng Chen

  • A metal–metalloporphyrin framework based on an octatopic porphyrin ligand for chemical fixation of CO2 with aziridines

    Xun Wang;Xun Wang;Wen-Yang Gao;Zheng Niu;Lukasz Wojtas

  • Capturing and Analyzing the Excited-State Structure of a Cu(I) Phenanthroline Complex by Time-Resolved Diffraction and Theoretical Calculations

    Ivan I. Vorontsov;Tim Graber;Andrey Yu. Kovalevsky;Irina V. Novozhilova

  • Dissecting Porosity in Molecular Crystals: Influence of Geometry, Hydrogen Bonding, and [π···π] Stacking on the Solid-State Packing of Fluorinated Aromatics

    Mohamed I. Hashim;Ha T.M. Le;Teng Hao Chen;Yu Sheng Chen

  • Mesoporous Fluorinated Metal–Organic Frameworks with Exceptional Adsorption of Fluorocarbons and CFCs

    Teng Hao Chen;Ilya Popov;Watchareeya Kaveevivitchai;Yu Chun Chuang

Frequent Co-Authors

Bo B. Iversen
Bo B. Iversen Aarhus University
Steven H. Strauss
Steven H. Strauss Colorado State University
Shengqian Ma
Shengqian Ma University of North Texas
Lukasz Wojtas
Lukasz Wojtas University of South Florida
Olga V. Boltalina
Olga V. Boltalina Colorado State University
Jacob Overgaard
Jacob Overgaard Aarhus University
Shao-Liang Zheng
Shao-Liang Zheng Harvard University
Junjie Zhang
Junjie Zhang Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Alexey A. Popov
Alexey A. Popov Leibniz Association
Philip Coppens
Philip Coppens University at Buffalo, State University of New York

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