World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 95 1636 1454 292 283 535 30412

Zhenyang Lin publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Zhenyang Lin between 1989 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Zhenyang Lin published across 37 years, from 1989 to 2025, averaging 19.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 71 publications in 2023. 90 of the 719 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1989 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 71. Peak 71 publications in 2023. 1989: 5 publications 1990: 5 publications 1991: 4 publications 1992: 7 publications 1993: 7 publications 1994: 5 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 16 publications 1997: 6 publications 1998: 7 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 11 publications 2001: 12 publications 2002: 13 publications 2003: 28 publications 2004: 13 publications 2005: 17 publications 2006: 29 publications 2007: 17 publications 2008: 27 publications 2009: 20 publications 2010: 15 publications 2011: 14 publications 2012: 22 publications 2013: 13 publications 2014: 21 publications 2015: 33 publications 2016: 20 publications 2017: 23 publications 2018: 23 publications 2019: 16 publications 2020: 21 publications 2021: 27 publications 2022: 52 publications 2023: 71 publications 2024: 38 publications 2025: 52 publications
1989 2025

719 publications in total across all disciplines

View publications per year as a table
Zhenyang Lin: publications per year, 1989 to 2025
Year Publications
1989 5
1990 5
1991 4
1992 7
1993 7
1994 5
1995 3
1996 16
1997 6
1998 7
1999 6
2000 11
2001 12
2002 13
2003 28
2004 13
2005 17
2006 29
2007 17
2008 27
2009 20
2010 15
2011 14
2012 22
2013 13
2014 21
2015 33
2016 20
2017 23
2018 23
2019 16
2020 21
2021 27
2022 52
2023 71
2024 38
2025 52
Total 719
Download as CSV

Zhenyang Lin publications per year - data summary

  • Zhenyang Lin, a Chemistry scholar from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, has 719 publications recorded across 37 years, from 1989 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1989 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2023, with 71 publications.
  • The least productive year with any output is 1995, with 3 publications.
  • The rate of publication averages 19.4 papers per year over the whole span, or 19.4 per year counting only the 37 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 240 publications, 33% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1989-2001: 94 publications (7.2 per year); 2002-2014: 249 publications (19.2 per year); 2015-2025: 376 publications (34.2 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Zhenyang 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 Zhenyang 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, 521–540 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: 535 publications — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

View publications distribution as a table
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
521–540 185 535
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
Download as CSV

Zhenyang 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.
  • Zhenyang Lin, a Chemistry scholar from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, records 535 publications - the 90th percentile of the discipline.
  • 90% of ranked Chemistry scientists score the same or lower than Zhenyang Lin, and about 10% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 241–260 publications range, and Zhenyang 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).

Zhenyang 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 Zhenyang 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, 94–95 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: 95 D-Index — 91st percentile

91% 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 95
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
Download as CSV

Zhenyang 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.
  • Zhenyang Lin, a Chemistry scholar from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, records 95 D-Index - the 91st percentile of the discipline.
  • 91% of ranked Chemistry scientists score the same or lower than Zhenyang Lin, and about 9% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 62–63 D-Index range, and Zhenyang 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).

Overview

Zhenyang Lin is affiliated with the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in China. Their research activity spans primarily the fields of Chemistry and Materials Science, with significant contributions in the subfields of Organic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging.

The main topics covered in Zhenyang Lin's work include:

  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Organoboron and organosilicon chemistry
  • Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods
  • Crystallography and molecular interactions
  • Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions
  • Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis

Zhenyang Lin has published extensively, with frequent contributions appearing in several academic venues. Their most common publication outlets are:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Chemistry - A European Journal

Recent selected papers by Zhenyang Lin include:

  • Enantioselective Copper-Catalyzed Alkynylation of Benzylic C-H Bonds via Radical Relay, 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Principal interacting orbital: A chemically intuitive method for deciphering bonding interaction, 2020, Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Computational Molecular Science
  • Anionic Bisoxazoline Ligands Enable Copper-Catalyzed Asymmetric Radical Azidation of Acrylamides, 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Enantioselective Copper-Catalyzed Radical Cyanation of Propargylic C-H Bonds: Easy Access to Chiral Allenyl Nitriles, 2021, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Simultaneous optimization of conduction and polarization losses in CNT@NiCo compounds for superior electromagnetic wave absorption, 2023, Journal of Material Science and Technology

The scientist has collaborated frequently with a number of coauthors, including:

  • Xueying Guo
  • Herman H. Y. Sung
  • Ian D. Williams
  • Holger Braunschweig
  • Ivo Krummenacher

Best Publications

  • Ruthenium-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition: scope and mechanism.

    Brant C. Boren;Sridhar Narayan;Lars K. Rasmussen;Li Zhang

  • Multifunctional Iridium Complexes Based on Carbazole Modules as Highly Efficient Electrophosphors

    Wai-Yeung Wong;Cheuk-Lam Ho;Zhi-Qiang Gao;Bao-Xiu Mi

  • Manipulating Charge-Transfer Character with Electron-Withdrawing Main-Group Moieties for the Color Tuning of Iridium Electrophosphors†

    Guijiang Zhou;Cheuk Lam Ho;Wai Yeung Wong;Qi Wang

  • Theoretical aspects of palladium-catalysed carbon-carbon cross-coupling reactions.

    Liqin Xue;Zhenyang Lin

  • A Facile Route to Aryl Boronates: Room‐Temperature, Copper‐Catalyzed Borylation of Aryl Halides with Alkoxy Diboron Reagents

    Christian Kleeberg;Li Dang;Zhenyang Lin;Todd B. Marder

  • Boryl ligands and their roles in metal-catalysed borylation reactions

    Li Dang;Zhenyang Lin;Todd B. Marder

  • Solvothermal Synthesis of a Stable Coordination Polymer with Copper-I−Copper-II Dimer Units: [Cu4{1,4-C6H4(COO)2}3(4,4‘-bipy)2]n

    Samuel M.F. Lo;Stephen S.Y. Chui;Lai Yung Shek;Zhenyang Lin

  • Trans influence of Boryl Ligands and Comparison with C, Si, and Sn Ligands

    Jun Zhu and;Zhenyang Lin;Todd B. Marder

  • Phosphorescent platinum(II) complexes derived from multifunctional chromophores: synthesis, structures, photophysics, and electroluminescence.

    Ze He;Wai Yeung Wong;Xiaoming Yu;Hoi Sing Kwok

  • Metallophosphors of platinum with distinct main-group elements: a versatile approach towards color tuning and white-light emission with superior efficiency/color quality/brightness trade-offs

    Guijiang Zhou;Qi Wang;Xingzhu Wang;Cheuk Lam Ho

  • A Multifunctional Iridium‐Carbazolyl Orange Phosphor for High‐Performance Two‐Element WOLED Exploiting Exciton‐Managed Fluorescence/Phosphorescence

    Cheuk Lam Ho;Wai Yeung Wong;Qi Wang;Dongge Ma

  • Site-specific allylic C–H bond functionalization with a copper-bound N-centred radical

    Jiayuan Li;Zhihan Zhang;Lianqian Wu;Wen Zhang

  • Enantioselective Decarboxylative Cyanation Employing Cooperative Photoredox Catalysis and Copper Catalysis

    Dinghai Wang;Na Zhu;Pinhong Chen;Zhenyang Lin

  • DFT Studies on the Borylation of α,β-Unsaturated Carbonyl Compounds Catalyzed by Phosphine Copper(I) Boryl Complexes and Observations on the Interconversions between O- and C-Bound Enolates of Cu, B, and Si

    Li Dang;Zhenyang Lin;Todd B. Marder

  • Organocatalytic Asymmetric Synthesis of 1,1-Diarylethanes by Transfer Hydrogenation

    Zhaobin Wang;Fujin Ai;Zheng Wang;Wanxiang Zhao

  • Supramolecular interactions between fullerenes and porphyrins.

    Yi-Bo Wang;Zhenyang Lin

  • Red-Light-Emitting Iridium Complexes with Hole-Transporting 9-Arylcarbazole Moieties for Electrophosphorescence Efficiency/Color Purity Trade-off Optimization

    Cheuk Lam Ho;Wai Yeung Wong;Zhi Qiang Gao;Chin Hsin Chen

  • Structural and bonding characteristics in transition metal–silane complexes

    Zhenyang Lin

  • Asymmetric Copper-Catalyzed Intermolecular Aminoarylation of Styrenes: Efficient Access to Optical 2,2-Diarylethylamines

    Dinghai Wang;Lianqian Wu;Fei Wang;Xiaolong Wan

  • Unravelling Chemical Interactions with Principal Interacting Orbital Analysis

    Jing-Xuan Zhang;Fu Kit Sheong;Zhenyang Lin

  • Requirement for an Oxidant in Pd/Cu Co-Catalyzed Terminal Alkyne Homocoupling To Give Symmetrical 1,4-Disubstituted 1,3-Diynes

    Andrei S. Batsanov;Jonathan C. Collings;Ian J.S. Fairlamb;Jason P. Holland

  • Efficient Organic Light‐Emitting Diodes based on Sublimable Charged Iridium Phosphorescent Emitters

    Wai Yeung Wong;Gui Jiang Zhou;Xiao Ming Yu;Hoi Sing Kwok

Frequent Co-Authors

Guochen Jia
Guochen Jia Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Ian D. Williams
Ian D. Williams Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Todd B. Marder
Todd B. Marder University of Würzburg
Wai-Yeung Wong
Wai-Yeung Wong Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Michael B. Hall
Michael B. Hall Texas A&M University
Cheuk-Lam Ho
Cheuk-Lam Ho Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Jianwei Sun
Jianwei Sun Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Zuowei Xie
Zuowei Xie Chinese University of Hong Kong
Ting-Bin Wen
Ting-Bin Wen Xiamen University
Haiping Xia
Haiping Xia Xiamen University

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

Studying Chemistry in the USA opens doors to diverse career opportunities, many of which can be accessed through various online degrees. For those interested in broadening their skills or transitioning into related fields, understanding the educational pathways and associated salaries is crucial.

For example, while typically linked to law enforcement, the best online associate degree programs in criminal justice offer valuable analytical skills that complement chemistry expertise in forensic science careers.

Supporting roles in legal and scientific sectors, like becoming a paralegal, are also accessible with targeted education. The information on paralegal salary associate's degree highlights how obtaining an associate’s degree can lead to stable and well-paying jobs.

For those drawn to the healthcare or pharmaceutical industries, roles such as pharmaceutical sales representatives are a natural fit. Understanding how much do pharmaceutical reps make can help guide career decisions post-degree.

Moreover, advancing to become a pharmacist is a prominent career pathway for Chemistry graduates. The detailed guidance on how to become a pharmacist explains the required education and licensure steps, emphasizing the potential for a rewarding healthcare career.

Best Scientists Citing Zhenyang Lin

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles