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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 160 108 104 47 43 666 91188
Chemistry 160 95 81 50 37 657 91176

Yuehe Lin publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Yuehe Lin between 1987 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Yuehe Lin published across 39 years, from 1987 to 2025, averaging 19.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 54 publications in 2017. 42 of the 753 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40 50
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1987 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 54. Peak 54 publications in 2017. 1987: 1 publication 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 8 publications 1994: 5 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 0 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 9 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 9 publications 2002: 8 publications 2003: 19 publications 2004: 25 publications 2005: 33 publications 2006: 32 publications 2007: 19 publications 2008: 36 publications 2009: 27 publications 2010: 31 publications 2011: 33 publications 2012: 19 publications 2013: 11 publications 2014: 30 publications 2015: 27 publications 2016: 44 publications 2017: 54 publications 2018: 51 publications 2019: 54 publications 2020: 43 publications 2021: 30 publications 2022: 24 publications 2023: 16 publications 2024: 20 publications 2025: 22 publications
1987 2025

753 publications in total across all disciplines

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Yuehe Lin: publications per year, 1987 to 2025
Year Publications
1987 1
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 2
1993 8
1994 5
1995 2
1996 1
1997 0
1998 4
1999 9
2000 4
2001 9
2002 8
2003 19
2004 25
2005 33
2006 32
2007 19
2008 36
2009 27
2010 31
2011 33
2012 19
2013 11
2014 30
2015 27
2016 44
2017 54
2018 51
2019 54
2020 43
2021 30
2022 24
2023 16
2024 20
2025 22
Total 753
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Yuehe Lin publications per year - data summary

  • Yuehe Lin, a Chemistry scholar from Washington State University, has 753 publications recorded across 39 years, from 1987 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1987 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive years are 2017 and 2019, with 54 publications each.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1987 and 1996, with 1 publication each.
  • 5 of the 39 years in the span carry no publications at all (1988, 1989, 1990, 1991 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 19.3 papers per year over the whole span, or 22.1 per year counting only the 34 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 112 publications, 15% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1987-1999: 32 publications (2.5 per year); 2000-2012: 295 publications (22.7 per year); 2013-2025: 426 publications (32.8 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Yuehe Lin 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 Yuehe Lin 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, 641–660 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: 657 publications — 95th percentile

95% 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
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 91 657
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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Yuehe Lin 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.
  • Yuehe Lin, a Chemistry scholar from Washington State University, records 657 publications - the 95th percentile of the discipline.
  • 95% of ranked Chemistry scientists score the same or lower than Yuehe Lin, and about 5% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 241–260 publications range, and Yuehe Lin 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).

Yuehe Lin 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 Yuehe Lin 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, 159+ 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: 160 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View D-Index distribution as a table
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
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+ 98 160
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Yuehe Lin 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.
  • Yuehe Lin, a Chemistry scholar from Washington State University, records 160 D-Index - the 99th percentile of the discipline.
  • 99% of ranked Chemistry scientists score the same or lower than Yuehe Lin, and about 1% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 62–63 D-Index range, and Yuehe Lin 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).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in United States Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Materials Science in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Materials Science in United States Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Materials Science in United States Leader Award
  • 2020 - Fellow of the Electrochemical Society
  • 2019 - Fellow, National Academy of Inventors
  • 2018 - Elected Member, Washington State Academy of Sciences
  • 2013 - Fellow, American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE)
  • 2012 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC)
  • 2009 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Yuehe Lin is a researcher affiliated with Washington State University in the United States, with a focus on engineering and materials science. Their work spans multiple subfields including materials chemistry, electrical and electronic engineering, molecular biology, renewable energy, sustainability, and biomedical engineering. The main topics of their research include advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques, advanced nanomaterials in catalysis, electrocatalysts for energy conversion, electrochemical sensors and biosensors, fuel cells and related materials, nanocluster synthesis and applications, and advanced battery technologies research.

Recent publications by Yuehe Lin highlight contributions to various high-impact journals across disciplines. Notable papers include:

  • Highly quaternized polystyrene ionomers for high performance anion exchange membrane water electrolysers, 2020, Nature Energy
  • Insights on forming N,O-coordinated Cu single-atom catalysts for electrochemical reduction CO2 to methane, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Overcoming blood-brain barrier transport: Advances in nanoparticle-based drug delivery strategies, 2020, Materials Today
  • Metal-organic framework based nanozymes: promising materials for biochemical analysis, 2020, Chemical Communications
  • Nanozyme-involved biomimetic cascade catalysis for biomedical applications, 2021, Materials Today

Yuehe Lin has published extensively in a range of scientific venues, with a notable number of publications in the following journals and conference abstracts:

  • Materials Today
  • ECS Meeting Abstracts
  • Small
  • Biosensors and Bioelectronics
  • TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry

Collaboration is an important aspect of their work, with frequent co-authors including Dan Du, Shichao Ding, Zhaoyuan Lyu, Wenlei Zhu, and Chengzhou Zhu. These collaborations span a broad spectrum of research within their fields of interest.

Yuehe Lin's achievements include recognition by professional societies and academies. The scientist has been honored as a Fellow of the Electrochemical Society, Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors, Elected Member of the Washington State Academy of Sciences, Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering, Fellow of the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering, and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Best Publications

  • Graphene Based Electrochemical Sensors and Biosensors: A Review

    Yuyan Shao;Jun Wang;Hong Wu;Jun Liu

  • Nitrogen-Doped Graphene and Its Application in Electrochemical Biosensing

    Ying Wang;Yuyan Shao;Dean W. Matson;Jinghong Li

  • Electrochemical Sensors and Biosensors Based on Nanomaterials and Nanostructures

    Chengzhou Zhu;Guohai Yang;He Li;Dan Du

  • Graphene and graphene oxide: biofunctionalization and applications in biotechnology

    Ying Wang;Zhaohui Li;Jun Wang;Jinghong Li

  • Solubilization of carbon nanotubes by Nafion toward the preparation of amperometric biosensors.

    Joseph Wang;Mustafa Musameh;Yuehe Lin

  • Glucose oxidase-graphene-chitosan modified electrode for direct electrochemistry and glucose sensing

    Xinhuang Kang;Jun Wang;Hong Wu;Ilhan A. Aksay

  • Low-potential stable NADH detection at carbon-nanotube-modified glassy carbon electrodes

    Mustafa Musameh;Joseph Wang;Arben Merkoci;Yuehe Lin

  • Single-Atom Electrocatalysts

    Chengzhou Zhu;Shaofang Fu;Qiurong Shi;Dan Du;Dan Du

  • Nitrogen-doped graphene and its electrochemical applications

    Yuyan Shao;Sheng Zhang;Mark H. Engelhard;Guosheng Li

  • Graphene/TiO2 nanocomposites: synthesis, characterization and application in hydrogen evolution from water photocatalytic splitting

    Xiao Yan Zhang;Hao Peng Li;Xiao Li Cui;Yuehe Lin

  • Glucose Biosensors Based on Carbon Nanotube Nanoelectrode Ensembles

    Yuehe Lin;Fang Lu;Yi Tu;Zhifeng Ren

  • Aptamer/Graphene Oxide Nanocomplex for in Situ Molecular Probing in Living Cells

    Ying Wang;Zhaohui Li;Dehong Hu;Chiann Tso Lin

  • Robust noble metal-based electrocatalysts for oxygen evolution reaction

    Qiurong Shi;Chengzhou Zhu;Dan Du;Yuehe Lin

  • Facile and controllable electrochemical reduction of graphene oxide and its applications

    Yuyan Shao;Jun Wang;Mark H. Engelhard;Chong M. Wang

  • Highly efficient nonprecious metal catalysts towards oxygen reduction reaction based on three-dimensional porous carbon nanostructures.

    Chengzhou Zhu;He Li;Shaofang Fu;Dan Du;Dan Du

  • Novel catalyst support materials for PEM fuel cells : current status and future prospects

    Yuyan Shao;Jun Liu;Yong Wang;Yuehe Lin

  • Enhanced activity and stability of Pt catalysts on functionalized graphene sheets for electrocatalytic oxygen reduction

    Rong Kou;Yuyan Shao;Donghai Wang;Mark H. Engelhard

  • Monodispersed core-shell Fe3O4@Au nanoparticles.

    Lingyan Wang;Jin Luo;Quan Fan;Masatsugu Suzuki

  • A graphene-based electrochemical sensor for sensitive detection of paracetamol.

    Xinhuang Kang;Jun Wang;Hong Wu;Jun Liu

  • Protein‐Based Nanomedicine Platforms for Drug Delivery

    Aihui MaHam;Zhiwen Tang;Hong Wu;Jun Wang

  • Highly quaternized polystyrene ionomers for high performance anion exchange membrane water electrolysers

    Dongguo Li;Eun Joo Park;Wenlei Zhu;Qiurong Shi

Frequent Co-Authors

Dan Du
Dan Du Washington State University
Chengzhou Zhu
Chengzhou Zhu Central China Normal University
Jun Wang
Jun Wang University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Mark H. Engelhard
Mark H. Engelhard Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Guodong Liu
Guodong Liu Harbin Institute of Technology
Chien M. Wai
Chien M. Wai University of Idaho
David A. Sinclair
David A. Sinclair Harvard University
Qiurong Shi
Qiurong Shi Cercacor (United States)
Yuyan Shao
Yuyan Shao Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Jun Liu
Jun Liu Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

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