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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 49 10558 10198 2952 2939 289 8550

Zhongmin Yang publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Zhongmin Yang between 1992 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Zhongmin Yang published across 34 years, from 1992 to 2025, averaging 11.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 39 publications in 2023. 58 of the 403 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1992 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 39. Peak 39 publications in 2023. 1992: 1 publication 1993: 1 publication 1994: 1 publication 1995: 2 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 0 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 8 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 1 publication 2008: 5 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 24 publications 2014: 16 publications 2015: 23 publications 2016: 26 publications 2017: 26 publications 2018: 32 publications 2019: 26 publications 2020: 22 publications 2021: 24 publications 2022: 27 publications 2023: 39 publications 2024: 33 publications 2025: 25 publications
1992 2025

403 publications in total across all disciplines

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Zhongmin Yang: publications per year, 1992 to 2025
Year Publications
1992 1
1993 1
1994 1
1995 2
1996 0
1997 0
1998 0
1999 0
2000 1
2001 0
2002 0
2003 1
2004 8
2005 5
2006 7
2007 1
2008 5
2009 7
2010 6
2011 6
2012 8
2013 24
2014 16
2015 23
2016 26
2017 26
2018 32
2019 26
2020 22
2021 24
2022 27
2023 39
2024 33
2025 25
Total 403
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Zhongmin Yang publications per year - data summary

  • Zhongmin Yang, a Materials Science scholar from South China University of Technology, has 403 publications recorded across 34 years, from 1992 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1992 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2023, with 39 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1992, 1993, 1994, 2000 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 6 of the 34 years in the span carry no publications at all (1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 11.9 papers per year over the whole span, or 14.4 per year counting only the 28 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 148 publications, 37% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1992-2003: 7 publications (0.6 per year); 2004-2015: 116 publications (9.7 per year); 2016-2025: 280 publications (28.0 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Zhongmin Yang 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 Zhongmin Yang 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, 270–289 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: 289 publications — 57th percentile

57% 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
270–289 665 289
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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Zhongmin Yang 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.
  • Zhongmin Yang, a Materials Science scholar from South China University of Technology, records 289 publications - the 57th percentile of the discipline.
  • 57% of ranked Materials Science scientists score the same or lower than Zhongmin Yang, and about 43% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 250–269 publications range, and Zhongmin Yang ranks above 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).

Zhongmin Yang 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 Zhongmin Yang 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, 48–49 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: 49 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% 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 49
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
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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Zhongmin Yang 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.
  • Zhongmin Yang, a Materials Science scholar from South China University of Technology, records 49 D-Index - the 19th percentile of the discipline.
  • 19% of ranked Materials Science scientists score the same or lower than Zhongmin Yang, and about 81% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 62–63 D-Index range, and Zhongmin Yang ranks below 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

Zhongmin Yang is a researcher affiliated with the South China University of Technology in China. Their work spans multiple fields, primarily including engineering, physics and astronomy, and materials science. Within these disciplines, their subfields of study involve electrical and electronic engineering, atomic and molecular physics and optics, materials chemistry, biomedical engineering, and ceramics and composites.

The scientist's research topics are diverse, focusing on advanced fiber laser technologies, photonic crystal and fiber optics, luminescence properties of advanced materials, advanced fiber optic sensors, solid state laser technologies, glass properties and applications, and laser-matter interactions and applications.

Yang has contributed extensively to academic literature, with notable frequent publication venues including:

  • Optics Letters
  • Optics Express
  • Journal of the American Ceramic Society
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry C
  • Advanced Optical Materials

They have collaborated with several frequent co-authors, notably:

  • Xiaoming Wei
  • Wei Lin
  • Dongdan Chen
  • Shanhui Xu
  • Puxian Xiong

Their recent publications highlight a focus on luminescent materials and advanced photonics, including the following papers:

  • "Three-Dimensional Laser-Assisted Patterning of Blue-Emissive Metal Halide Perovskite Nanocrystals inside a Glass with Switchable Photoluminescence," 2020, ACS Nano
  • "Structured Scintillators for Efficient Radiation Detection," 2021, Advanced Science
  • "Deep-red to NIR mechanoluminescence in centrosymmetric perovskite MgGeO3: Mn2+ for potential dynamic signature anti-counterfeiting," 2022, Chemical Engineering Journal
  • "Recent Advances in Mechanoluminescence of Doped Zinc Sulfides," 2021, Laser & Photonics Review
  • "Near-infrared mechanoluminescence crystals: a review," 2020, iScience

Best Publications

  • Multi-functional bismuth-doped bioglasses: combining bioactivity and photothermal response for bone tumor treatment and tissue repair.

    Liping Wang;Nicholas J. Long;Lihua Li;Yao Lu

  • Recent advances in soft optical glass fiber and fiber lasers

    W.C. Wang;B. Zhou;S.H. Xu;Z.M. Yang

  • Review of recent progress on single-frequency fiber lasers [Invited]

    Shijie Fu;Wei Shi;Yan Feng;Lei Zhang

  • 400 mW ultrashort cavity low-noise single-frequency Yb^3+-doped phosphate fiber laser

    Shanhui H. Xu;Zhongmin M. Yang;Weinan N. Zhang;Xiaoming M. Wei

  • An efficient compact 300 mW narrow-linewidth single frequency fiber laser at 1.5 microm.

    S H Xu;Z M Yang;T Liu;W N Zhang

  • Precipitation process and effect on mechanical properties of Mg–9Gd–3Y–0.6Zn–0.5Zr alloy

    Z. Yang;J.P. Li;Y.C. Guo;T. Liu

  • Plastic deformation and dynamic recrystallization behaviors of Mg–5Gd–4Y–0.5Zn–0.5Zr alloy

    Z. Yang;Y.C. Guo;J.P. Li;F. He

  • Spectral properties and thermal stability of Er3+-doped oxyfluoride silicate glasses for broadband optical amplifier

    Shiqing Xu;Zhongmin Yang;Shixun Dai;Jianhu Yang

  • Structured Scintillators for Efficient Radiation Detection

    Ziyu Lin;Shichao Lv;Zhongmin Yang;Jianrong Qiu

  • Three-Dimensional Laser-Assisted Patterning of Blue-Emissive Metal Halide Perovskite Nanocrystals inside a Glass with Switchable Photoluminescence

    Xiongjian Huang;Qianyi Guo;Shiliang Kang;Tianchang Ouyang

  • Ultrabroad NIR luminescence and energy transfer in Bi and Er/Bi co-doped germanate glasses

    Mingying Peng;Na Zhang;Lothar Wondraczek;Jianrong Qiu

  • Deep-red to NIR mechanoluminescence in centrosymmetric perovskite MgGeO3: Mn2+ for potential dynamic signature anti-counterfeiting

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  • 3 GHz, fundamentally mode-locked, femtosecond Yb-fiber laser.

    Hung-Wen Chen;Guoqing Chang;Shanhui Xu;Zhongmin Yang

  • Upconversion fluorescence spectroscopy of Er3+/Yb3+-codoped lead oxyfluorosilicate glass

    Shiqing Xu;Zhongmin Yang;Junjie Zhang;Guonian Wang

  • Optical fiber design with orbital angular momentum light purity higher than 99.9.

    Zhishen Zhang;Jiulin Gan;Xiaobo Heng;Yuqing Wu

  • Tm³⁺ doped barium gallo-germanate glass single-mode fibers for 2.0 μm laser.

    Xin Wen;Guowu Tang;Jinwen Wang;Xiaodong Chen

  • Thermal analysis and optical properties of Yb 3+ /Er 3+ -codoped oxyfluoride germanate glasses

    Zhongmin Yang;Shiqing Xu;Lili Hu;Zhonghong Jiang

  • Recent Advances in Mechanoluminescence of Doped Zinc Sulfides

    Abdulkareem Qasem;Puxian Xiong;Zhijun Ma;Mingying Peng

  • Highly Tm(3+) doped germanate glass and its single mode fiber for 2.0 μm laser.

    Xin Wen;Guowu Tang;Qi Yang;Xiaodong Chen

  • Low noise single-frequency single-polarization ytterbium-doped phosphate fiber laser at 1083 nm.

    Shanhui Xu;Can Li;Weinan Zhang;Shupei Mo

  • 1.95 μm kHz-linewidth single-frequency fiber laser using self-developed heavily Tm3+-doped germanate glass fiber.

    Xin He;Shanhui Xu;Can Li;Changsheng Yang

  • Design of InGaAs linear graded buffer structures

    A. Sacedón;F. González‐Sanz;E. Calleja;E. Muñoz

  • Broadband tunable near-infrared emission of Bi-doped composite germanosilicate glasses

    Na Zhang;Jianrong Qiu;Guoping Dong;Zhongmin Yang

  • Enhanced 2.0 microm emission and gain coefficient of transparent glass ceramic containing BaF2: Ho3+,Tm3+ nanocrystals.

    W J Zhang;Q Y Zhang;Q J Chen;Q Qian

  • Wave-breaking-free pulse in an all-fiber normal-dispersion Yb-doped fiber laser under dissipative soliton resonance condition.

    Lan Liu;Jun-Hong Liao;Qiu-Yi Ning;Wei Yu

  • Mesoscale engineering of photonic glass for tunable luminescence

    Yongze Yu;Zaijin Fang;Chuansheng Ma;Hiroyuki Inoue

  • High spatial resolution distributed fiber strain sensor based on phase-OFDR.

    Jiong Li;Jiulin Gan;Zhishen Zhang;Xiaobo Heng

Frequent Co-Authors

Qinyuan Zhang
Qinyuan Zhang South China University of Technology
Mingying Peng
Mingying Peng South China University of Technology
Jianrong Qiu
Jianrong Qiu Zhejiang University
Guoping Dong
Guoping Dong South China University of Technology
Lili Hu
Lili Hu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Kenneth K. Y. Wong
Kenneth K. Y. Wong University of Hong Kong
Zhi-Chao Luo
Zhi-Chao Luo South China Normal University
Franz X. Kärtner
Franz X. Kärtner Universität Hamburg
Qiang Shen
Qiang Shen Wuhan University of Technology
Xianfeng Yang
Xianfeng Yang South China University of Technology

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