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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 56 11431 10302 3090 2526 103 18593

Yujie Sun publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Yujie Sun between 2008 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Yujie Sun published across 19 years, from 2008 to 2026, averaging 9.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 22 publications in 2023. 21 of the 176 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2008 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 22. Peak 22 publications in 2023. 2008: 2 publications 2009: 1 publication 2010: 9 publications 2011: 1 publication 2012: 1 publication 2013: 3 publications 2014: 2 publications 2015: 11 publications 2016: 14 publications 2017: 9 publications 2018: 9 publications 2019: 10 publications 2020: 10 publications 2021: 16 publications 2022: 14 publications 2023: 22 publications 2024: 21 publications 2025: 16 publications 2026: 5 publications
2008 2026

176 publications in total across all disciplines

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Yujie Sun: publications per year, 2008 to 2026
Year Publications
2008 2
2009 1
2010 9
2011 1
2012 1
2013 3
2014 2
2015 11
2016 14
2017 9
2018 9
2019 10
2020 10
2021 16
2022 14
2023 22
2024 21
2025 16
2026 5
Total 176
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Yujie Sun 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 Yujie Sun 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, 101–120 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: 103 publications — 2nd percentile

2% 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
101–120 623 103
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
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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Yujie Sun 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 Yujie Sun 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, 56–57 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: 56 D-Index — 36th percentile

36% 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 56
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
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Overview

Yujie Sun is affiliated with the University of Cincinnati in the United States and focuses their research on materials science and engineering. Their work spans multiple subfields including materials chemistry, renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, biomedical engineering, molecular biology, and organic chemistry.

Their primary research topics cover a range of areas such as electrocatalysts for energy conversion, advanced photocatalysis techniques, luminescence and fluorescent materials, catalysis for biomass conversion, advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques, sulfur-based synthesis techniques, and 2D materials and applications.

Notable recent publications by Yujie Sun include:

  • Bifunctional Electrocatalysts for Overall and Hybrid Water Splitting (2024), Chemical Reviews
  • Dual hydrogen production from electrocatalytic water reduction coupled with formaldehyde oxidation via a copper-silver electrocatalyst (2023), Nature Communications
  • Photocatalytic Pinacol C-C Coupling and Jet Fuel Precursor Production on ZnIn2S4 Nanosheets (2020), ACS Catalysis
  • Electrocatalytic dual hydrogenation of organic substrates with a Faradaic efficiency approaching 200% (2023), Nature Catalysis
  • Integrated design for electrocatalytic carbon dioxide reduction (2020), Catalysis Science & Technology

Yujie Sun's research has been published frequently in venues such as:

  • Nature Communications
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Green Chemistry
  • Chemical Science
  • Advanced Functional Materials

The scientist collaborates regularly with several co-authors. Frequent collaborators include Guan-Qun Han, Bidyut Kumar Kundu, Jiajie Diao, Rui Chen, and Chuang Han.

Best Publications

  • Innovative Strategies for Electrocatalytic Water Splitting.

    Bo You;Yujie Sun

  • A Molecular MoS2 Edge Site Mimic for Catalytic Hydrogen Generation

    Hemamala I. Karunadasa;Hemamala I. Karunadasa;Elizabeth Montalvo;Yujie Sun;Yujie Sun;Marcin Majda

  • Electrodeposited Cobalt-Phosphorous-Derived Films as Competent Bifunctional Catalysts for Overall Water Splitting

    Nan Jiang;Bo You;Meili Sheng;Yujie Sun

  • A General Strategy for Decoupled Hydrogen Production from Water Splitting by Integrating Oxidative Biomass Valorization

    Bo You;Xuan Liu;Nan Jiang;Yujie Sun

  • Hierarchically Porous Urchin-Like Ni2P Superstructures Supported on Nickel Foam as Efficient Bifunctional Electrocatalysts for Overall Water Splitting

    Bo You;Nan Jiang;Meili Sheng;Margaret Winona Bhushan

  • Complexes of earth-abundant metals for catalytic electrochemical hydrogen generation under aqueous conditions

    V. Sara Thoi;V. Sara Thoi;Yujie Sun;Yujie Sun;Jeffrey R. Long;Jeffrey R. Long;Christopher J. Chang;Christopher J. Chang

  • High-Performance Overall Water Splitting Electrocatalysts Derived from Cobalt-Based Metal–Organic Frameworks

    Bo You;Nan Jiang;Meili Sheng;Sheraz Gul

  • Electrodeposited cobalt-sulfide catalyst for electrochemical and photoelectrochemical hydrogen generation from water.

    Yujie Sun;Chong Liu;David C. Grauer;Junko Yano

  • Simultaneous H2 Generation and Biomass Upgrading in Water by an Efficient Noble-Metal-Free Bifunctional Electrocatalyst

    Bo You;Nan Jiang;Xuan Liu;Yujie Sun

  • Interfacing nickel nitride and nickel boosts both electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution and oxidation reactions.

    Fuzhan Song;Wei Li;Jiaqi Yang;Guanqun Han

  • Nickel sulfides for electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution under alkaline conditions: a case study of crystalline NiS, NiS2, and Ni3S2 nanoparticles

    Nan Jiang;Qing Tang;Meili Sheng;Bo You

  • Visible-Light-Driven Valorization of Biomass Intermediates Integrated with H2 Production Catalyzed by Ultrathin Ni/CdS Nanosheets

    Guanqun Han;Yan-Huan Jin;R. Alan Burgess;Nicholas E. Dickenson

  • Bimetal–Organic Framework Self-Adjusted Synthesis of Support-Free Nonprecious Electrocatalysts for Efficient Oxygen Reduction

    Bo You;Nan Jiang;Meili Sheng;Walter S. Drisdell

  • Molecular Cobalt Pentapyridine Catalysts for Generating Hydrogen from Water

    Yujie Sun;Yujie Sun;Julian P. Bigi;Julian P. Bigi;Nicholas A. Piro;Nicholas A. Piro;Ming Lee Tang;Ming Lee Tang

  • Designer Two-Electron Storage Viologen Anolyte Materials for Neutral Aqueous Organic Redox Flow Batteries

    Camden DeBruler;Bo Hu;Jared Moss;Xuan Liu

  • Efficient H2 Evolution Coupled with Oxidative Refining of Alcohols via A Hierarchically Porous Nickel Bifunctional Electrocatalyst

    Bo You;Xuan Liu;Xin Liu;Xin Liu;Yujie Sun

  • Integrating Electrocatalytic 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural Oxidation and Hydrogen Production via Co–P-Derived Electrocatalysts

    Nan Jiang;Bo You;Raquel Boonstra;Irina M. Terrero Rodriguez

  • Hierarchically Porous Nickel Sulfide Multifunctional Superstructures

    Bo You;Yujie Sun

  • Hybrid bioinorganic approach to solar-to-chemical conversion

    Eva M. Nichols;Eva M. Nichols;Joseph J. Gallagher;Chong Liu;Chong Liu;Yude Su

  • Universal Surface Engineering of Transition Metals for Superior Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution in Neutral Water.

    Bo You;Xuan Liu;Guoxiang Hu;Sheraz Gul

  • Photocatalytic generation of hydrogen from water using a cobalt pentapyridine complex in combination with molecular and semiconductor nanowire photosensitizers

    Yujie Sun;Yujie Sun;Jianwei Sun;Jianwei Sun;Jeffrey R. Long;Jeffrey R. Long;Peidong Yang;Peidong Yang

Frequent Co-Authors

Christopher J. Chang
Christopher J. Chang Princeton University
Jeffrey R. Long
Jeffrey R. Long Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Claudia Turro
Claudia Turro The Ohio State University
Junko Yano
Junko Yano Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Wei Li
Wei Li West Virginia University
Peidong Yang
Peidong Yang University of California, Berkeley
De-en Jiang
De-en Jiang Vanderbilt University
Chong Liu
Chong Liu University of California, Los Angeles
Xiao Shang
Xiao Shang Nanoramic Laboratories
Bin Dong
Bin Dong China University of Petroleum, Beijing

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