Aifang Yu

6.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
86 papers, 5.2k citations indexed

About

Aifang Yu is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Polymers and Plastics and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Aifang Yu has authored 86 papers receiving a total of 5.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 65 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 43 papers in Polymers and Plastics and 28 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Aifang Yu's work include Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (62 papers), Conducting polymers and applications (42 papers) and Tactile and Sensory Interactions (19 papers). Aifang Yu is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (62 papers), Conducting polymers and applications (42 papers) and Tactile and Sensory Interactions (19 papers). Aifang Yu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Singapore. Aifang Yu's co-authors include Junyi Zhai, Zhong Lin Wang, Wei Wang, Yang Zhang, Peng Jiang, Rongmei Wen, Mingzeng Peng, Yaxing Zhu, Xiong Pu and Junmeng Guo and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Advanced Materials and Nano Letters.

In The Last Decade

Aifang Yu

84 papers receiving 5.1k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Flexible and stretchable triboelectric nanogenerator fabric for biomechanical energy harvesting and self-powered dual-mode human motion monitoring

2021 246 citations Wei Wang, Aifang Yu et al. Nano Energy profile →

Peers

Aifang Yu

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Chunhua Du China

Kaushik Parida Singapore

Manoj Kumar Gupta India

Jianan Deng China

Jeong Min Baik South Korea

Jinhui Nie China

Cheng Xu China

Lim Wei Yap Australia

Qijie Liang China

Ying‐Chih Lai Taiwan

Chunhua Du China

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Countries citing papers authored by Aifang Yu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Aifang Yu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Aifang Yu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Aifang Yu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Aifang Yu based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Aifang Yu. Aifang Yu is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

Wang, Yulong, Xia Liu, Chengyu Li, et al.. (2025). Scalable topological-entanglement conductive coaxial fibers with superior durability for wearable strain sensing and triboelectric fabric. Journal of Material Science and Technology. 233. 154–165. 4 indexed citations

Zhang, Xiang, et al.. (2025). Emerging 2D Ferroelectric Semiconductors: From Fundamentals to Advanced Device Applications. Advanced Science. 12(47). e14185–e14185.

Li, Zekun, et al.. (2025). Elevating triboelectric polymer charge-carrying capacity via cascaded charge confinement and planting for remarkable performance amplification. Materials Today. 83. 242–251. 4 indexed citations

Zhang, Xiang, et al.. (2025). Asymmetric Ferroelectric Gated Reconfigurable WSe ₂ p–n Homojunction for In‐Sensor Neuromorphic Vision Processing. Advanced Functional Materials. 36(17).

Li, Zekun, et al.. (2024). Ultra-high output triboelectric nanogenerator based on synergies of material modification and charge pumping. Chemical Engineering Journal. 481. 148726–148726. 20 indexed citations

Yang, Hanxiao, Xia Liu, Yulong Wang, et al.. (2024). Self-powered wireless sensor node enabled by ultra-high-output swinging hybrid generator toward real-time and in-situ marine meteorological observations. Nano Energy. 129. 110051–110051. 12 indexed citations

Liu, Xia, et al.. (2024). Humidity-resistant, breathable, waterproof, and bionic triboelectric electronic skins for self-powered haptic sensing and human motion recognition. Chemical Engineering Journal. 490. 151771–151771. 17 indexed citations

Wang, Qiuxiang, et al.. (2024). Elastic Self-Recovering Hybrid Nanogenerator for Water Wave Energy Harvesting and Marine Environmental Monitoring. Sensors. 24(12). 3770–3770. 9 indexed citations

Li, Mengfan, et al.. (2024). High‐Coupled Magnetic‐Levitation Hybrid Nanogenerator with Frequency Multiplication Effect for Wireless Water Level Alarm. Small. 20(42). e2402009–e2402009. 15 indexed citations

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Liu, Xia, Zekun Li, Yilin Zhao, et al.. (2023). Multiple textile triboelectric nanogenerators based on UV-protective, radiative cooling, and antibacterial composite yarns. Chemical Engineering Journal. 468. 143800–143800. 46 indexed citations

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Yang, Hanxiao, et al.. (2023). Earthworm‐Inspired Triboelectric Nanogenerator with O‐Shaped Multilayer Structure for Marine Ranching. Energy Technology. 12(2). 9 indexed citations

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Zhao, Yilin, Xiang Zhang, Mengmeng Jia, et al.. (2023). A Piezotronic and Magnetic Dual‐Gated Ferroelectric Semiconductor Transistor. Advanced Functional Materials. 33(46). 13 indexed citations

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Wang, Wei, Aifang Yu, Yulong Wang, et al.. (2022). Elastic Kernmantle E‐Braids for High‐Impact Sports Monitoring. Advanced Science. 9(25). e2202489–e2202489. 20 indexed citations

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Jia, Mengmeng, Pengwen Guo, Wei Wang, et al.. (2021). Tactile tribotronic reconfigurable p-n junctions for artificial synapses. Science Bulletin. 67(8). 803–812. 51 indexed citations

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Kou, Jinzong, Aifang Yu, Yudong Liu, et al.. (2019). Piezotronics modulates high sensitivity relative humidity sensor based on single tellurium microwire. Semiconductor Science and Technology. 34(7). 75011–75011. 6 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yang, Changzheng Wang, Yaxing Zhu, et al.. (2019). Vertically aligned NiS2/CoS2/MoS2 nanosheet array as an efficient and low-cost electrocatalyst for hydrogen evolution reaction in alkaline media. Science Bulletin. 65(5). 359–366. 59 indexed citations

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Yu, Aifang, Libo Chen, Xiangyu Chen, et al.. (2015). Triboelectric sensor as self-powered signal reader for scanning probe surface topography imaging. Nanotechnology. 26(16). 165501–165501. 12 indexed citations

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Yu, Aifang, Ming Song, Yan Zhang, et al.. (2014). A self-powered AC magnetic sensor based on piezoelectric nanogenerator. Nanotechnology. 25(45). 455503–455503. 13 indexed citations

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Yu, Aifang, Yong Zhao, Peng Jiang, & Zhong Lin Wang. (2013). A nanogenerator as a self-powered sensor for measuring the vibration spectrum of a drum membrane. Nanotechnology. 24(5). 55501–55501. 16 indexed citations

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Qi, Qiong, Aifang Yu, Li Wang, & Chao Jiang. (2010). Behavior of Pentacene Initial Nucleation on Various Dielectrics and Its Effect on Carrier Transport in Organic Field-Effect Transistor. Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. 10(11). 7103–7107. 8 indexed citations

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