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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 121 472 452 173 158 486 50267
Chemistry 121 479 425 205 166 475 50363

Yushan Yan publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Yushan Yan between 1991 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Yushan Yan published across 36 years, from 1991 to 2026, averaging 17.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 46 publications in 2022. 70 of the 645 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1991 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 46. Peak 46 publications in 2022. 1991: 1 publication 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 16 publications 2002: 9 publications 2003: 10 publications 2004: 10 publications 2005: 20 publications 2006: 26 publications 2007: 23 publications 2008: 20 publications 2009: 25 publications 2010: 19 publications 2011: 21 publications 2012: 23 publications 2013: 20 publications 2014: 29 publications 2015: 24 publications 2016: 30 publications 2017: 31 publications 2018: 22 publications 2019: 23 publications 2020: 27 publications 2021: 29 publications 2022: 46 publications 2023: 33 publications 2024: 27 publications 2025: 45 publications 2026: 25 publications
1991 2026

645 publications in total across all disciplines

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Yushan Yan: publications per year, 1991 to 2026
Year Publications
1991 1
1992 0
1993 0
1994 0
1995 4
1996 0
1997 3
1998 0
1999 0
2000 4
2001 16
2002 9
2003 10
2004 10
2005 20
2006 26
2007 23
2008 20
2009 25
2010 19
2011 21
2012 23
2013 20
2014 29
2015 24
2016 30
2017 31
2018 22
2019 23
2020 27
2021 29
2022 46
2023 33
2024 27
2025 45
2026 25
Total 645
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Yushan Yan 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 Yushan Yan 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, 470–489 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: 486 publications — 85th percentile

85% 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
470–489 212 486
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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Yushan Yan 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 Yushan Yan 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, 120–121 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: 121 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% 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
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 37 121
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - Fellow, National Academy of Inventors
  • 2008 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Yushan Yan is affiliated with the University of Delaware in the United States. Their research spans areas primarily within Engineering and Energy, with a substantial focus on Electrical and Electronic Engineering as well as Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. They also contribute to Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, and Inorganic Chemistry.

The scientist's work covers key topics in the field of energy conversion and storage, such as electrocatalysts for energy conversion, fuel cells and related materials, and advanced battery technologies. Additional research interest includes covalent organic frameworks and metal-organic frameworks with applications in energy and materials science.

Yushan Yan has published extensively in various scientific venues, including:

  • ECS Meeting Abstracts
  • Journal of The Electrochemical Society
  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Some of their recent publications include:

  • "A green hydrogen economy for a renewable energy society" (2021), published in Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering
  • "A strongly coupled Ru-CrOx cluster-cluster heterostructure for efficient alkaline hydrogen electrocatalysis" (2024), published in Nature Catalysis
  • "High carbonate ion conductance of a robust PiperION membrane allows industrial current density and conversion in a zero-gap carbon dioxide electrolyzer cell" (2020), published in Energy & Environmental Science
  • "Does the Green Hydrogen Economy Have a Water Problem?" (2021), published in ACS Energy Letters
  • "Decarbonization of the chemical industry through electrification: Barriers and opportunities" (2023), published in Joule

Yushan Yan collaborates frequently with several researchers, including Brian P. Setzler, Chaozhu Shu, Qianrong Fang, Valentin Valtchev, and Shilun Qiu. These coauthor relationships demonstrate consistent collaboration across multiple projects and publications.

The scientist has been recognized with honors including being named Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors in 2018 and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2008.

Best Publications

  • Interfacial polymerization of thin film nanocomposites: A new concept for reverse osmosis membranes

    Byeong-Heon Jeong;Eric M.V. Hoek;Yushan Yan;Arun Subramani

  • Efficient water oxidation using nanostructured α-nickel-hydroxide as an electrocatalyst.

    Minrui Gao;Wenchao Sheng;Zhongbin Zhuang;Qianrong Fang

  • Correlating the hydrogen evolution reaction activity in alkaline electrolytes with the hydrogen binding energy on monometallic surfaces

    Wenchao Sheng;MyatNoeZin Myint;Jingguang G. Chen;Yushan Yan

  • Correlating hydrogen oxidation and evolution activity on platinum at different pH with measured hydrogen binding energy.

    Wenchao Sheng;Zhongbin Zhuang;Minrui Gao;Jie Zheng

  • 3D Porous Crystalline Polyimide Covalent Organic Frameworks for Drug Delivery

    Qianrong Fang;Qianrong Fang;Junhua Wang;Shuang Gu;Robert B. Kaspar

  • Supportless Pt and PtPd nanotubes as electrocatalysts for oxygen-reduction reactions.

    Zhongwei Chen;Mahesh Waje;Wenzhen Li;Yushan Yan

  • Poly(aryl piperidinium) membranes and ionomers for hydroxide exchange membrane fuel cells

    Junhua Wang;Yun Zhao;Brian P. Setzler;Santiago Rojas-Carbonell

  • Anion exchange membrane fuel cells: Current status and remaining challenges

    Shimshon Gottesfeld;Dario R. Dekel;Miles Page;Chulsung Bae

  • Universal dependence of hydrogen oxidation and evolution reaction activity of platinum-group metals on pH and hydrogen binding energy

    Jie Zheng;Wenchao Sheng;Zhongbin Zhuang;Bingjun Xu

  • A green hydrogen economy for a renewable energy society

    Alexandra M Oliveira;Rebecca R Beswick;Yushan Yan

  • Synthesis, morphology control, and properties of porous metal–organic coordination polymers

    Limin Huang;Huanting Wang;Jinxi Chen;Zhengbao Wang

  • A Soluble and Highly Conductive Ionomer for High‐Performance Hydroxide Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells

    Shuang Gu;Rui Cai;Ting Luo;Zhongwei Chen

  • Designed synthesis of large-pore crystalline polyimide covalent organic frameworks

    Qianrong Fang;Zhongbin Zhuang;Shuang Gu;Robert B. Kaspar

  • Chemically stable polyarylether-based covalent organic frameworks

    Xinyu Guan;Hui Li;Yunchao Ma;Ming Xue

  • The Central Role of Bicarbonate in the Electrochemical Reduction of Carbon Dioxide on Gold.

    Marco Dunwell;Qi Lu;Qi Lu;Jeffrey M. Heyes;Jonathan Rosen

  • 3D Microporous Base‐Functionalized Covalent Organic Frameworks for Size‐Selective Catalysis

    Qianrong Fang;Shuang Gu;Jie Zheng;Zhongbin Zhuang

  • Durability investigation of carbon nanotube as catalyst support for proton exchange membrane fuel cell

    Xin Wang;Xin Wang;Wenzhen Li;Zhongwei Chen;Mahesh Waje

  • Mechanistic Insights into Electrochemical Nitrogen Reduction Reaction on Vanadium Nitride Nanoparticles

    Xuan Yang;Jared Nash;Jacob Anibal;Marco Dunwell

  • Photocatalytic Activity Enhancing for Titanium Dioxide by Co-doping with Bromine and Chlorine

    Hongmei Luo;Tsuyoshi Takata;Yungi Lee;Jinfeng Zhao

  • Nonaqueous redox-flow batteries: organic solvents, supporting electrolytes, and redox pairs

    Ke Gong;Qianrong Fang;Shuang Gu;Sam Fong Yau Li

  • Durability Investigation of Carbon Nanotube as Catalyst Support for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell Electrode

    Mahesh Waje;Xin Wang;Wenzhen Li;Zhongwei Chen

Frequent Co-Authors

Zhongwei Chen
Zhongwei Chen University of Waterloo
Bingjun Xu
Bingjun Xu University of Delaware
Huanting Wang
Huanting Wang Monash University
Qianrong Fang
Qianrong Fang Jilin University
Valentin Valtchev
Valentin Valtchev Université de Caen Normandie
Limin Huang
Limin Huang Southern University of Science and Technology
Wenzhen Li
Wenzhen Li Iowa State University
Jingguang G. Chen
Jingguang G. Chen Columbia University
Mark E. Davis
Mark E. Davis California Institute of Technology
Andrew M. Herring
Andrew M. Herring Colorado School of Mines

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