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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 80 2716 2623 865 860 201 21808

Yunchen Du publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Yunchen Du between 2005 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Yunchen Du published across 21 years, from 2005 to 2025, averaging 11 papers a year. Output peaked at 24 publications in 2018. 30 of the 231 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2005 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 24. Peak 24 publications in 2018. 2005: 3 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 1 publication 2008: 6 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 5 publications 2016: 15 publications 2017: 13 publications 2018: 24 publications 2019: 21 publications 2020: 16 publications 2021: 20 publications 2022: 24 publications 2023: 14 publications 2024: 16 publications 2025: 14 publications
2005 2025

231 publications in total across all disciplines

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Yunchen Du: publications per year, 2005 to 2025
Year Publications
2005 3
2006 6
2007 1
2008 6
2009 3
2010 5
2011 3
2012 7
2013 8
2014 7
2015 5
2016 15
2017 13
2018 24
2019 21
2020 16
2021 20
2022 24
2023 14
2024 16
2025 14
Total 231
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Yunchen Du publications per year - data summary

  • Yunchen Du, a Materials Science scholar from Harbin Institute of Technology, has 231 publications recorded across 21 years, from 2005 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 2005 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive years are 2018 and 2022, with 24 publications each.
  • The least productive year with any output is 2007, with 1 publication.
  • The rate of publication averages 11.0 papers per year over the whole span, or 11.0 per year counting only the 21 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 88 publications, 38% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 2005-2011: 27 publications (3.9 per year); 2012-2018: 79 publications (11.3 per year); 2019-2025: 125 publications (17.9 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Yunchen Du 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 Yunchen Du 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, 190–209 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: 201 publications — 31st percentile

31% 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
190–209 891 201
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
1,010–1,029 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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Yunchen Du publication distribution in Materials Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 12,847 Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 57 ranges running from 50–69 to 1,163+ publications.
  • Yunchen Du, a Materials Science scholar from Harbin Institute of Technology, records 201 publications - the 31st percentile of the discipline.
  • 31% of ranked Materials Science scientists score the same or lower than Yunchen Du, and about 69% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 250–269 publications range, and Yunchen Du ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 190–209 publications, holding 891 scientists (7% of the field).
  • 70% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 330–349 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 1,163 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Yunchen Du 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 Yunchen Du 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, 80–81 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: 80 D-Index — 79th percentile

79% 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 80
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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Yunchen Du D-index placement in Materials Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 12,847 Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 64 ranges running from 40–41 to 165+ D-Index.
  • Yunchen Du, a Materials Science scholar from Harbin Institute of Technology, records 80 D-Index - the 79th percentile of the discipline.
  • 79% of ranked Materials Science scientists score the same or lower than Yunchen Du, and about 21% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 62–63 D-Index range, and Yunchen Du ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 52–53 D-Index, holding 667 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 68% 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 165 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Overview

Yunchen Du is affiliated with the Harbin Institute of Technology in China. Their research focuses primarily on materials science, with significant contributions to engineering and energy-related fields. The subfields of their work include renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, electronic, optical and magnetic materials, materials chemistry, aerospace engineering, and electrical and electronic engineering.

Their research topics encompass advanced photocatalysis techniques, electromagnetic wave absorption materials, advanced antenna and metasurface technologies, electrocatalysts for energy conversion, metamaterials and metasurfaces applications, advanced battery technologies research, and advanced oxidation water treatment.

Yunchen Du has published numerous papers in a variety of journals. Notable recent publications include:

  • Recent Advances in Plasmonic Nanostructures for Enhanced Photocatalysis and Electrocatalysis, 2020, Advanced Materials
  • How to Reliably Report the Overpotential of an Electrocatalyst, 2020, ACS Energy Letters
  • Composition Optimization and Microstructure Design in MOFs-Derived Magnetic Carbon-Based Microwave Absorbers: A Review, 2021, Nano-Micro Letters
  • Heterogeneous Interface Induced the Formation of Hierarchically Hollow Carbon Microcubes against Electromagnetic Pollution, 2020, Small
  • Ternary Mo2C/Co/C composites with enhanced electromagnetic waves absorption, 2020, Chemical Engineering Journal

Yunchen Du frequently collaborates with several co-authors. The most frequent co-authors include:

  • Xijiang Han
  • Ping Xu
  • Fengyuan Wang
  • Honghong Zhao
  • Siwei Li

The scientist's work has been published repeatedly in several key venues, highlighting their active participation in their fields. Common publication venues include:

  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Carbon
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry A
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Best Publications

  • Shell thickness-dependent microwave absorption of core-shell Fe3O4@C composites.

    Yunchen Du;Wenwen Liu;Rong Qiang;Ying Wang

  • The electromagnetic property of chemically reduced graphene oxide and its application as microwave absorbing material

    Chao Wang;Xijiang Han;Ping Xu;Xiaolin Zhang

  • Rational design of core-shell Co@C microspheres for high-performance microwave absorption

    Ding Ding;Ying Wang;Xuandong Li;Rong Qiang

  • Metal organic framework-derived Fe/C nanocubes toward efficient microwave absorption

    Rong Qiang;Yunchen Du;Hongtao Zhao;Hongtao Zhao;Ying Wang

  • Magnetic CoFe2O4 nanoparticles supported on titanate nanotubes (CoFe2O4/TNTs) as a novel heterogeneous catalyst for peroxymonosulfate activation and degradation of organic pollutants.

    Yunchen Du;Wenjie Ma;Pingxin Liu;Bohua Zou

  • Non-radical-dominated catalytic degradation of bisphenol A by ZIF-67 derived nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes frameworks in the presence of peroxymonosulfate

    Wenjie Ma;Na Wang;Yanan Fan;Tianze Tong

  • Constructing Uniform Core-Shell PPy@PANI Composites with Tunable Shell Thickness toward Enhancement in Microwave Absorption.

    Chunhua Tian;Yunchen Du;Ping Xu;Rong Qiang

  • Superhydrophobic nanoporous polymers as efficient adsorbents for organic compounds

    Yonglai Zhang;Shu Wei;Fujian Liu;Yunchen Du

  • Recent Advances in Plasmonic Nanostructures for Enhanced Photocatalysis and Electrocatalysis.

    Siwei Li;Peng Miao;Yuanyuan Zhang;Jie Wu

  • Prussian blue analogues derived porous nitrogen-doped carbon microspheres as high-performance metal-free peroxymonosulfate activators for non-radical-dominated degradation of organic pollutants

    Na Wang;Wenjie Ma;Ziqiu Ren;Yunchen Du

  • How to Reliably Report the Overpotential of an Electrocatalyst

    Siqi Niu;Siwei Li;Yunchen Du;Xijiang Han

  • Understanding the Phase-Induced Electrocatalytic Oxygen Evolution Reaction Activity on FeOOH Nanostructures

    Jing Hu;Siwei Li;Jiayu Chu;Siqi Niu

  • Prussian blue analogues derived magnetic FeCo alloy/carbon composites with tunable chemical composition and enhanced microwave absorption.

    Dawei Liu;Rong Qiang;Yunchen Du;Ying Wang

  • MOFs-Derived Hollow Co/C Microspheres with Enhanced Microwave Absorption Performance

    Zhennan Li;Xijiang Han;Yan Ma;Dawei Liu

  • Rational design of yolk-shell C@C microspheres for the effective enhancement in microwave absorption

    Rong Qiang;Yunchen Du;Ying Wang;Na Wang

  • Core-shell FeCo@carbon nanoparticles encapsulated in polydopamine-derived carbon nanocages for efficient microwave absorption

    Fengyuan Wang;Na Wang;Xijiang Han;Dawei Liu

  • Pea-like Fe/Fe3C Nanoparticles Embedded in Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Nanotubes with Tunable Dielectric/Magnetic Loss and Efficient Electromagnetic Absorption

    Zhan Xu;Yunchen Du;Yunchen Du;Dawei Liu;Yahui Wang

  • Electromagnetic functionalized Co/C composites by in situ pyrolysis of metal-organic frameworks (ZIF-67)

    Rong Qiang;Yunchen Du;Dengtai Chen;Wenjie Ma

  • Waxberry-like hierarchical Ni@C microspheres with high-performance microwave absorption

    Dawei Liu;Yunchen Du;Ping Xu;Na Liu

  • MOFs-derived multi-chamber carbon microspheres with enhanced microwave absorption

    Dawei Liu;Yunchen Du;Fengyuan Wang;Yahui Wang

  • Controlled Synthesis and Morphology-Dependent Electromagnetic Properties of Hierarchical Cobalt Assemblies

    Chao Wang;Xijiang Han;Xiaolin Zhang;Surong Hu

Frequent Co-Authors

Xijiang Han
Xijiang Han Harbin Institute of Technology
Ping Xu
Ping Xu Harbin Institute of Technology
Kun-Yi Andrew Lin
Kun-Yi Andrew Lin National Chung Hsing University
Bo Song
Bo Song Harbin Institute of Technology
Hsing-Lin Wang
Hsing-Lin Wang Southern University of Science and Technology
Jun Ma
Jun Ma Harbin Institute of Technology
Chao Wang
Chao Wang Soochow University
Mengtao Sun
Mengtao Sun University of Science and Technology Beijing
Wei Zhou
Wei Zhou Genentech
Gang Wu
Gang Wu Washington University in St. Louis

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