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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 82 2435 2351 767 763 1008 31148

Yucheng Wu publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Yucheng Wu between 1989 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Yucheng Wu published across 37 years, from 1989 to 2025, averaging 36.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 178 publications in 2025. 281 of the 1,366 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
50 100 150
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1989 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 178. Peak 178 publications in 2025. 1989: 1 publication 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 1 publication 2003: 3 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 8 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 9 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 12 publications 2011: 12 publications 2012: 15 publications 2013: 32 publications 2014: 59 publications 2015: 55 publications 2016: 50 publications 2017: 59 publications 2018: 96 publications 2019: 120 publications 2020: 171 publications 2021: 129 publications 2022: 123 publications 2023: 102 publications 2024: 103 publications 2025: 178 publications
1989 2025

1,366 publications in total across all disciplines

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Yucheng Wu: publications per year, 1989 to 2025
Year Publications
1989 1
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 0
1995 0
1996 0
1997 0
1998 0
1999 0
2000 2
2001 1
2002 1
2003 3
2004 5
2005 8
2006 6
2007 8
2008 9
2009 6
2010 12
2011 12
2012 15
2013 32
2014 59
2015 55
2016 50
2017 59
2018 96
2019 120
2020 171
2021 129
2022 123
2023 102
2024 103
2025 178
Total 1,366
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Yucheng Wu 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 Yucheng Wu 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, 990–1,009 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: 1,008 publications — 99th percentile

99% 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
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 1,008
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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Yucheng Wu 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 Yucheng Wu 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, 82–83 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: 82 D-Index — 81st percentile

81% 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 82
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

Yucheng Wu is affiliated with Hefei University of Technology in China focusing on research in engineering and materials science. Their work spans multiple subfields including mechanical engineering, materials chemistry, electrical and electronic engineering, electronic, optical and magnetic materials, and renewable energy, sustainability, and the environment.

The main topics covered in their research include:

  • Advanced materials and composites
  • Fusion materials and technologies
  • High entropy alloys studies
  • Metal and thin film mechanics
  • Advancements in battery materials
  • Nuclear materials and properties
  • Advanced photocatalysis techniques

Yucheng Wu has published extensively in various scientific venues, with frequent publications appearing in:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Alloys and Compounds
  • International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials
  • Applied Surface Science
  • Materials Science and Engineering A

Their recent notable papers include:

  • Self-Doping Surface Oxygen Vacancy-Induced Lattice Strains for Enhancing Visible Light-Driven Photocatalytic H2 Evolution over Black TiO2, 2021, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • An Autonomous Soft Actuator with Light-Driven Self-Sustained Wavelike Oscillation for Phototactic Self-Locomotion and Power Generation, 2020, Advanced Functional Materials
  • A solvent-assisted ligand exchange approach enables metal-organic frameworks with diverse and complex architectures, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Self-Locomotive Soft Actuator Based on Asymmetric Microstructural Ti3C2Tx MXene Film Driven by Natural Sunlight Fluctuation, 2021, ACS Nano
  • Light-Driven Self-Oscillating Actuators with Phototactic Locomotion Based on Black Phosphorus Heterostructure, 2021, Angewandte Chemie International Edition

In collaboration, Yucheng Wu frequently co-authors with:

  • Laima Luo
  • Jiewu Cui
  • Jiaqin Liu
  • Yong Zhang
  • Yan Wang

Best Publications

  • Fracture of brittle metallic glasses: brittleness or plasticity.

    X. K. Xi;D. Q. Zhao;M. X. Pan;W. H. Wang

  • Recent Progress in Solar-Blind Deep-Ultraviolet Photodetectors Based on Inorganic Ultrawide Bandgap Semiconductors

    Chao Xie;Xing-Tong Lu;Xiao-Wei Tong;Zhi-Xiang Zhang

  • High-Performance Reversible Aqueous Zn-Ion Battery Based on Porous MnOx Nanorods Coated by MOF-Derived N-Doped Carbon

    Yanqing Fu;Qiliang Wei;Gaixia Zhang;Xiaomin Wang

  • Rational Design of Nanostructured Electrode Materials toward Multifunctional Supercapacitors

    Jian Yan;Shaohui Li;Binbin Lan;Yucheng Wu

  • Temperature‐Controlled Catalytic Growth of ZnS Nanostructures by the Evaporation of ZnS Nanopowders

    Xiao-Sheng Fang;Chang-Hui Ye;Li-De Zhang;Yin-Hai Wang

  • Surface Modification of High Capacity Layered Li [ Li0.2Mn0.54Ni0.13Co0.13 ] O2 Cathodes by AlPO4

    Y. Wu;A. Vadivel Murugan;A. Manthiram

  • Core-shell heterojunction of silicon nanowire arrays and carbon quantum dots for photovoltaic devices and self-driven photodetectors.

    Chao Xie;Biao Nie;Longhui Zeng;Feng-Xia Liang

  • Electrically and Sunlight-Driven Actuator with Versatile Biomimetic Motions Based on Rolled Carbon Nanotube Bilayer Composite

    Ying Hu;Ying Hu;Jiaqin Liu;Longfei Chang;Lulu Yang

  • Large-scale synthesis of β-SiC nanowires by using mesoporous silica embedded with Fe nanoparticles

    C.H Liang;G.W Meng;L.D Zhang;Y.C Wu

  • Hydrothermal synthesis of layered molybdenum sulfide/N-doped graphene hybrid with enhanced supercapacitor performance

    Bingqiao Xie;Ying Chen;Mengying Yu;Tu Sun

  • pH is the primary determinant of the bacterial community structure in agricultural soils impacted by polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon pollution.

    Yucheng Wu;Jun Zeng;Jun Zeng;Qinghe Zhu;Qinghe Zhu;Zhenfa Zhang

  • NiS and MoS2 nanosheet co-modified graphitic C3N4 ternary heterostructure for high efficient visible light photodegradation of antibiotic

    Xuejun Lu;Yu Wang;Xinyi Zhang;Guangqing Xu

  • Status of R&D activities on materials for fusion power reactors

    N. Baluc;K. Abe;J. L. Boutard;V. M. Chernov

  • Self-Doping Surface Oxygen Vacancy-Induced Lattice Strains for Enhancing Visible Light-Driven Photocatalytic H2 Evolution over Black TiO2.

    Jiaqi Gao;Jinbo Xue;Shufang Jia;Qianqian Shen

  • Ultrafast, Self-Driven, and Air-Stable Photodetectors Based on Multilayer PtSe2/Perovskite Heterojunctions.

    Zhi-Xiang Zhang;Long-Hui Zeng;Xiao-Wei Tong;Yang Gao

  • An Autonomous Soft Actuator with Light‐Driven Self‐Sustained Wavelike Oscillation for Phototactic Self‐Locomotion and Power Generation

    Lulu Yang;Longfei Chang;Ying Hu;Majing Huang

  • Antimony Nanowire Arrays Fabricated by Pulsed Electrodeposition in Anodic Alumina Membranes

    Yong Zhang;Guanghai Li;Yucheng Wu;Bo Zhang

  • Review of blanket designs for advanced fusion reactors

    T. Ihli;T.K. Basu;L.M. Giancarli;S. Konishi

  • The fusion-driven hybrid system and its material selection

    Y.C Wu;J.P Qian;J.N Yu

  • The formation of mesoporous TiO2 spheres via a facile chemical process

    Yunxia Zhang;Guanghai Li;Yucheng Wu;Yuanyuan Luo

  • Towards high-energy, high-resolution computed tomography via a laser driven micro-spot gamma-ray source.

    Y. C. Wu;B. Zhu;G. Li;X. H. Zhang

  • Remarkable chemical adsorption of manganese-doped titanate for direct carbon dioxide electrolysis

    Wentao Qi;Yun Gan;Di Yin;Zhenyu Li

  • Precipitation and its strengthening of Cu-rich phase in CrMnFeCoNiCux high-entropy alloys

    Xin Xian;Lijing Lin;Zhihong Zhong;Chao Zhang

  • Self-Locomotive Soft Actuator Based on Asymmetric Microstructural Ti3C2Tx MXene Film Driven by Natural Sunlight Fluctuation.

    Ying Hu;Lulu Yang;Qiuyang Yan;Qixiao Ji

  • A solvent-assisted ligand exchange approach enables metal-organic frameworks with diverse and complex architectures.

    Dongbo Yu;Dongbo Yu;Qi Shao;Qingjing Song;Jiewu Cui

Frequent Co-Authors

Jian Yan
Jian Yan Hefei University of Technology
Xinyi Zhang
Xinyi Zhang Monash University
Kui Xie
Kui Xie Chinese Academy of Sciences
Bingshe Xu
Bingshe Xu Shaanxi University of Science and Technology
Hark Hoe Tan
Hark Hoe Tan Australian National University
Lide Zhang
Lide Zhang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jingjie Wu
Jingjie Wu University of Cincinnati
Pulickel M. Ajayan
Pulickel M. Ajayan Rice University
Bin Tang
Bin Tang Taiyuan University of Technology
Yanxia Cui
Yanxia Cui Taiyuan University of Technology

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