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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 70 4463 4317 1392 1386 248 16544

Yue Li publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Yue Li between 1999 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Yue Li published across 27 years, from 1999 to 2025, averaging 25.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 109 publications in 2024. 209 of the 690 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
25 50 75 100
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1999 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 109. Peak 109 publications in 2024. 1999: 1 publication 2000: 0 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 0 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 2 publications 2005: 9 publications 2006: 12 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 2 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 12 publications 2013: 12 publications 2014: 28 publications 2015: 22 publications 2016: 16 publications 2017: 33 publications 2018: 39 publications 2019: 22 publications 2020: 32 publications 2021: 36 publications 2022: 77 publications 2023: 95 publications 2024: 109 publications 2025: 100 publications
1999 2025

690 publications in total across all disciplines

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Yue Li: publications per year, 1999 to 2025
Year Publications
1999 1
2000 0
2001 1
2002 0
2003 1
2004 2
2005 9
2006 12
2007 6
2008 2
2009 8
2010 7
2011 8
2012 12
2013 12
2014 28
2015 22
2016 16
2017 33
2018 39
2019 22
2020 32
2021 36
2022 77
2023 95
2024 109
2025 100
Total 690
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Yue Li 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 Yue Li 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, 230–249 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: 248 publications — 46th percentile

46% 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
230–249 766 248
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
1,010–1,029 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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Yue Li 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 Yue Li 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, 70–71 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: 70 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% 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 70
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
154–155 9
156–157 10
158–159 7
160–161 4
162–163 4
164 3
165+ 98
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Overview

Yue Li is affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China and has contributed extensively to the field of engineering, with a strong focus on electrical and electronic engineering, aerospace engineering, atomic and molecular physics and optics, electronic, optical and magnetic materials, and biomedical engineering.

Their research covers a variety of main topics including:

  • Antenna Design and Analysis
  • Microwave Engineering and Waveguides
  • Advanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies
  • Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications
  • Antenna Design and Optimization
  • Photonic and Optical Devices
  • Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research

Yue Li has published numerous papers, among which the following are notable:

  • Self-Decoupled MIMO Antenna Pair With Shared Radiator for 5G Smartphones, 2020, IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation
  • A Tunable Metasurface with Switchable Functionalities: From Perfect Transparency to Perfect Absorption, 2020, Advanced Optical Materials
  • Metantenna: When Metasurface Meets Antenna Again, 2020, IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation
  • Antenna Decoupling by Common and Differential Modes Cancellation, 2020, IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation
  • Decoupling Between Extremely Closely Spaced Patch Antennas by Mode Cancellation Method, 2020, IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

The researcher has collaborated frequently with other scholars. Their most frequent coauthors include:

  • Francesco P. Andriulli
  • Goutam Chattopadhyay
  • A. J. Epstein
  • Ashwin K. Iyer
  • Thomas Kürner

The scientist has published in several prominent venues, with a notable number of contributions in:

  • IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters
  • Nature Communications
  • Alzheimer's & Dementia

Yue Li has also authored a book titled Epsilon-Near-Zero Metamaterials, published by Cambridge University Press in 2021.

Best Publications

  • Blue Luminescence of ZnO Nanoparticles Based on Non‐Equilibrium Processes: Defect Origins and Emission Controls

    Haibo Zeng;Guotao Duan;Yue Li;Shikuan Yang

  • Composition/structural evolution and optical properties of ZnO/Zn nanoparticles by laser ablation in liquid media.

    Haibo Zeng;Weiping Cai;Yue Li;Jinlian Hu

  • Strong Electronic Interaction in Dual‐Cation‐Incorporated NiSe2 Nanosheets with Lattice Distortion for Highly Efficient Overall Water Splitting

    Yiqiang Sun;Yiqiang Sun;Kun Xu;Zengxi Wei;Huilin Li;Huilin Li

  • Ordered Micro/Nanostructured Arrays Based on the Monolayer Colloidal Crystals†

    Yue Li;Weiping Cai;Guotao Duan

  • High‐Yield Synthesis of Single‐Crystalline Gold Nano‐octahedra

    Cuncheng Li;Cuncheng Li;Kevin L. Shuford;Q.-Han Park;Weiping Cai

  • Violet photoluminescence from shell layer of Zn∕ZnO core-shell nanoparticles induced by laser ablation

    Haibo Zeng;Weiping Cai;Jinlian Hu;Guotao Duan

  • Materials, Structures, and Functions for Flexible and Stretchable Biomimetic Sensors

    Tie Li;Yue Li;Ting Zhang

  • Microbialites and global environmental change across the Permian-Triassic boundary: a synthesis.

    Stephen Kershaw;Sylvie Crasquin;Y. Li;Pierre-Yves Collin

  • Mass Synthesis of Large, Single‐Crystal Au Nanosheets Based on a Polyol Process

    Cuncheng Li;Weiping Cai;Bingqiang Cao;Fengqiang Sun

  • Physical processes-aided periodic micro/nanostructured arrays by colloidal template technique: fabrication and applications

    Yue Li;Guotao Duan;Guangqiang Liu;Weiping Cai

  • Black Gold: Plasmonic Colloidosomes with Broadband Absorption Self-Assembled from Monodispersed Gold Nanospheres by Using a Reverse Emulsion System

    Dilong Liu;Dilong Liu;Fei Zhou;Cuncheng Li;Tao Zhang

  • Compositional engineering of sulfides, phosphides, carbides, nitrides, oxides, and hydroxides for water splitting

    Yiqiang Sun;Tao Zhang;Cuncheng Li;Kun Xu

  • Superhydrophobicity of 2D ZnO ordered pore arrays formed by solution-dipping template method.

    Yue Li;Weiping Cai;Guotao Duan;Bingqiang Cao

  • Single-crystalline rutile TiO2 hollow spheres: room-temperature synthesis, tailored visible-light-extinction, and effective scattering layer for quantum dot-sensitized solar cells

    H. Wang;M. Miyauchi;Y. Ishikawa;A. Pyatenko

  • Phase diagram, design of monolayer binary colloidal crystals, and their fabrication based on ethanol-assisted self-assembly at the air/water interface.

    Zhengfei Dai;Yue Li;Guotao Duan;Lichao Jia

  • Mo doped Ni2P nanowire arrays: an efficient electrocatalyst for the hydrogen evolution reaction with enhanced activity at all pH values

    Yiqiang Sun;Yiqiang Sun;Lifeng Hang;Lifeng Hang;Qi Shen;Tao Zhang;Tao Zhang

  • Fabrication of self-standing silver nanoplate arrays by seed-decorated electrochemical route and their structure-induced properties

    Guangqiang Liu;Guotao Duan;Lichao Jia;Jingjing Wang

  • Periodic Porous Alloyed Au-Ag Nanosphere Arrays and Their Highly Sensitive SERS Performance with Good Reproducibility and High Density of Hotspots.

    Tao Zhang;Yiqiang Sun;Yiqiang Sun;Lifeng Hang;Huilin Li;Huilin Li

  • Earliest Triassic microbialites in the South China block and other areas: controls on their growth and distribution

    Steve Kershaw;Yue Li;Sylvie Crasquin-Soleau;Qinglai Feng

  • Silver Hierarchical Bowl-Like Array: Synthesis, Superhydrophobicity, and Optical Properties

    Yue Li;Cuncheng Li;Sung Oh Cho;Guotao Duan

  • Long plasma channels generated by femtosecond laser pulses.

    H. Yang;J. Zhang;W. Yu;Y. J. Li

Frequent Co-Authors

Weiping Cai
Weiping Cai Chinese Academy of Sciences
Guotao Duan
Guotao Duan Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Bingqiang Cao
Bingqiang Cao University of Jinan
Zhengfei Dai
Zhengfei Dai Xi'an Jiaotong University
Junbai Li
Junbai Li Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jinlian Hu
Jinlian Hu City University of Hong Kong
Haibo Zeng
Haibo Zeng Nanjing University of Science and Technology
Jinbo Fei
Jinbo Fei Chinese Academy of Sciences
Huilin Li
Huilin Li Van Andel Institute
Sung Oh Cho
Sung Oh Cho Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

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