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Yuan-Gen Yao

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Chemistry

D-Index
54
Citations
9481
World Ranking
12703
National Ranking
1993

Yuan-Gen Yao 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 Yuan-Gen Yao sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 233 publications — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Yuan-Gen Yao 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 Yuan-Gen Yao 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: 54 D-Index — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Yuan-Gen Yao is affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China and has contributed extensively to the fields of materials science and chemical engineering. Their research primarily focuses on materials chemistry and catalysis, with significant work in inorganic chemistry, biomedical engineering, and process chemistry and technology.

Their investigations emphasize catalytic processes in materials science and explore catalysts for methane reforming, catalysis and oxidation reactions, and carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis. Other notable research areas include catalysis for biomass conversion, metal-organic frameworks synthesis and applications, and nanomaterials for catalytic reactions.

Yuan-Gen Yao has co-authored numerous papers with recurring collaborators, including Ye-Yan Qin, Zhangfeng Zhou, Runping Ye, Luyang Qiao, and Shanshan Zong. These frequent partnerships reflect a collaborative approach to advancing research in catalysis and materials chemistry.

Prominent publication venues for Yuan-Gen Yao's work include Fuel and SSRN Electronic Journal, with seven publications each, followed by Catalysis Letters with six publications, ChemistrySelect and Molecular Catalysis with five publications each.

Selected recent papers illustrate the scope of their research:

  • Ambient-pressure synthesis of ethylene glycol catalyzed by C 60-buffered Cu/SiO 2, 2022, Science
  • Perspectives on the Active Sites and Catalyst Design for the Hydrogenation of Dimethyl Oxalate, 2020, ACS Catalysis
  • N-Donor Auxiliary Ligand Influence on the Coordination Mode Variations of V-Shaped Triazole Dicarboxylic Acid Ligand Affording Seven New Luminescent Zn(II) Compounds with Variable Structural Motifs, 2020, Crystal Growth & Design
  • Construction of Cu-Ce composite oxides by simultaneous ammonia evaporation method to enhance catalytic performance of Ce-Cu/SiO2 catalysts for dimethyl oxalate hydrogenation, 2021, Fuel
  • Mannitol as a novel dopant for Cu/SiO2: A low-cost, environmental and highly stable catalyst for dimethyl oxalate hydrogenation without hydrogen prereduction, 2020, Journal of Catalysis

Best Publications

  • CO 2 hydrogenation to high-value products via heterogeneous catalysis.

    Run-Ping Ye;Run-Ping Ye;Jie Ding;Jie Ding;Weibo Gong;Morris D. Argyle

  • High-performance of nanostructured Ni/CeO2 catalyst on CO2 methanation

    Run-Ping Ye;Run-Ping Ye;Qiaohong Li;Weibo Gong;Tongtong Wang

  • Ambient-pressure synthesis of ethylene glycol catalyzed by C60-buffered Cu/SiO2

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  • Synthesis, structure, and luminescent properties of hybrid inorganic-organic framework materials formed by lead aromatic carboxylates: inorganic connectivity variation from 0D to 3D.

    Lei Zhang;Zhao-Ji Li;Qi-Pu Lin;Ye-Yan Qin

  • Hydrothermal Syntheses, Crystal Structures, and Properties of a Novel Class of 3,3‘,4,4‘-Benzophenone-tetracarboxylate (BPTC) Polymers

    Jian Zhang;Zhao-Ji Li;Yao Kang;Jian-Kai Cheng

  • Enhanced stability of Ni/SiO2 catalyst for CO2 methanation: Derived from nickel phyllosilicate with strong metal-support interactions

    Run-Ping Ye;Run-Ping Ye;Weibo Gong;Zhao Sun;Qingtao Sheng;Qingtao Sheng

  • pH Influence on the Structural Variations of 4,4′-Oxydiphthalate Coordination Polymers

    Jin-Xia Yang;Xin Zhang;Jian-Kai Cheng;Jian Zhang

  • A Polar Luminescent Zn Polymer Containing an Unusual Noninterpenetrated utp Net

    Jian Zhang;Yu-Biao Chen;Shu-Mei Chen;Zhao-Ji Li

  • Topology analysis and nonlinear-optical-active properties of luminescent metal-organic framework materials based on zinc/lead isophthalates.

    Lei Zhang;Ye-Yan Qin;Zhao-Ji Li;Qi-Pu Lin

  • Synthesis of Robust MOF-Derived Cu/SiO2 Catalyst with Low Copper Loading via Sol–Gel Method for the Dimethyl Oxalate Hydrogenation Reaction

    Run-Ping Ye;Run-Ping Ye;Ling Lin;Chong-Chong Chen;Jin-Xia Yang

  • Using alkaline-earth metal ions to tune structural variations of 1,3,5-benzenetricarboxylate coordination polymers

    Xin Zhang;Yuan-Yuan Huang;Qi-Pu Lin;Jian Zhang

  • Recent progress in improving the stability of copper-based catalysts for hydrogenation of carbon–oxygen bonds

    Run-Ping Ye;Run-Ping Ye;Ling Lin;Qiaohong Li;Qiaohong Li;Zhangfeng Zhou

  • Hydrothermal synthesis and crystal structure of a layered vanadium phosphate with a directly coordinated organonitrogen ligand: [V4O7(HPO4)2(2,2′-bipy)2]

    Ying Lu;Enbo Wang;Enbo Wang;Mei Yuan;Guoyou Luan

  • Alkaline earth metal ion doped Zn(II)-terephthalates

    Xin Zhang;Yuan-Yuan Huang;Jian-Kai Cheng;Yuan-Gen Yao

  • Role of molar-ratio, temperature and solvent on the Zn/Cd 1,2,4-triazolate system with novel topological architectures

    Pei-Xiu Yin;Jian Zhang;Ye-Yan Qin;Jian-Kai Cheng

  • Scorpion-shaped carboxylate ligand tailored molecular square, bilayer, self-threading and (3,6)-connected nets

    Xin-Yi Cao;Jian Zhang;Zhao-Ji Li;Jian-Kai Cheng

  • A new low-cost and effective method for enhancing the catalytic performance of Cu–SiO2 catalysts for the synthesis of ethylene glycol via the vapor-phase hydrogenation of dimethyl oxalate by coating the catalysts with dextrin

    Run Ping Ye;Ling Lin;Jin Xia Yang;Ming Ling Sun

  • Perspectives on the Active Sites and Catalyst Design for the Hydrogenation of Dimethyl Oxalate

    Run-Ping Ye;Run-Ping Ye;Run-Ping Ye;Ling Lin;Lu-Cun Wang;Dong Ding

  • A 3-D noninterpenetrating diamondoid network of a decanuclear copper(I) complex.

    Jian-Kai Cheng;Yu-Biao Chen;Ling Wu;Jian Zhang

  • A Series of Ca(II) or Ba(II) Inorganic–Organic Hybrid Frameworks Based on Aromatic Polycarboxylate Ligands with the Inorganic M–O–M (M = Ca, Ba) Connectivity from 1D to 3D

    Xin Zhang;Yuan-Yuan Huang;Ming-Jian Zhang;Jian Zhang

  • Synthesis, structure, and physical properties of a new anions-controlled Cd(II)-guanazole (3,5-diamino-1,2,4-triazole) hybrid family.

    Rui-Bo Zhang;Zhao-Ji Li;Ye-Yan Qin;Jian-Kai Cheng

  • Supramolecular Isomerism and Various Chain/Layer Substructures in Silver(I) Compounds: Syntheses, Structures, and Luminescent Properties

    Pei-Xiu Yin;Jian Zhang;Zhao-Ji Li;Ye-Yan Qin

Frequent Co-Authors

Xin Zhang
Xin Zhang Pennsylvania State University
Maohong Fan
Maohong Fan University of Wyoming
Guo-Cong Guo
Guo-Cong Guo Chinese Academy of Sciences
Rui Si
Rui Si Brookhaven National Laboratory
Ming-Sheng Wang
Ming-Sheng Wang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Zhenghe Xu
Zhenghe Xu University of Alberta
Xudong Huang
Xudong Huang Harvard University
Yangguang Li
Yangguang Li Northeast Normal University
Lei Zhang
Lei Zhang Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Armistead G. Russell
Armistead G. Russell Georgia Institute of Technology

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