Aiping Yu

38.1k total citations · 18 hit papers
297 papers, 32.6k citations indexed

About

Aiping Yu is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Aiping Yu has authored 297 papers receiving a total of 32.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 183 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 103 papers in Materials Chemistry and 101 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. Recurrent topics in Aiping Yu's work include Advancements in Battery Materials (99 papers), Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication (94 papers) and Advanced battery technologies research (79 papers). Aiping Yu is often cited by papers focused on Advancements in Battery Materials (99 papers), Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication (94 papers) and Advanced battery technologies research (79 papers). Aiping Yu collaborates with scholars based in Canada, China and United States. Aiping Yu's co-authors include Zhongwei Chen, Robert C. Haddon, Drew Higgins, Dan Luo, Mikhail E. Itkis, Elena Bekyarova, Jiujun Zhang, Zachary P. Cano, Victor Chabot and Jing Fu and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Chemical Society Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Aiping Yu

293 papers receiving 32.1k citations

Hit Papers

A review on non-precious metal electrocatalysts for PEM f... 2007 2026 2013 2019 2011 2016 2018 2014 2007 500 1000 1.5k
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.

  1. A review on non-precious metal electrocatalysts for PEM fuel cells
    2011 1.6k citations Zhongwei Chen, Aiping Yu et al. Energy & Environmental Science profile →
  2. Electrically Rechargeable Zinc–Air Batteries: Progress, Challenges, and Perspectives
    2016 1.4k citations Zachary P. Cano, Aiping Yu et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  3. Automotive Li-Ion Batteries: Current Status and Future Perspectives
    2018 1.0k citations Zachary P. Cano, Aiping Yu et al. profile →
  4. A review of graphene and graphene oxide sponge: material synthesis and applications to energy and the environment
    2014 985 citations Aiping Yu, Zhongwei Chen et al. Energy & Environmental Science profile →
  5. Graphite Nanoplatelet−Epoxy Composite Thermal Interface Materials
    2007 877 citations Aiping Yu et al. profile →
  6. Enhanced Thermal Conductivity in a Hybrid Graphite Nanoplatelet – Carbon Nanotube Filler for Epoxy Composites
    2008 839 citations Aiping Yu et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  7. A review of composite solid-state electrolytes for lithium batteries: fundamentals, key materials and advanced structures
    2020 800 citations Yun Zheng, Matthew Li et al. Chemical Society Reviews profile →
  8. Multiscale Carbon Nanotube−Carbon Fiber Reinforcement for Advanced Epoxy Composites
    2007 724 citations Aiping Yu et al. profile →
  9. Recent Progress in Electrically Rechargeable Zinc–Air Batteries
    2018 525 citations Guihua Liu, Aiping Yu et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  10. Recycling of mixed cathode lithium‐ion batteries for electric vehicles: Current status and future outlook
    2020 453 citations Aiping Yu, Zhongwei Chen et al. profile →
  11. Developing high safety Li-metal anodes for future high-energy Li-metal batteries: strategies and perspectives
    2020 381 citations Dai‐Huo Liu, Zhengyu Bai et al. Chemical Society Reviews profile →
  12. The Current State of Aqueous Zn-Based Rechargeable Batteries
    2020 342 citations Ya‐Ping Deng, Gaopeng Jiang et al. profile →
  13. Constructing multifunctional solid electrolyte interface via in-situ polymerization for dendrite-free and low N/P ratio lithium metal batteries
    2021 279 citations Dan Luo, Zhen Zhang et al. Nature Communications profile →
  14. Quasi-Covalently Coupled Ni–Cu Atomic Pair for Synergistic Electroreduction of CO2
    2022 279 citations Jianbing Zhu, Meiling Xiao et al. profile →
  15. Regulation of Outer Solvation Shell Toward Superior Low‐Temperature Aqueous Zinc‐Ion Batteries
    2022 233 citations Qianyi Ma, Rui Gao et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  16. Engineering Oversaturated Fe‐N5 Multifunctional Catalytic Sites for Durable Lithium‐Sulfur Batteries
    2021 221 citations Dan Luo, Aiping Yu et al. profile →
  17. Nano-crumples induced Sn-Bi bimetallic interface pattern with moderate electron bank for highly efficient CO2 electroreduction
    2022 217 citations Bohua Ren, Guobin Wen et al. Nature Communications profile →
  18. Enabling Future Closed‐Loop Recycling of Spent Lithium‐Ion Batteries: Direct Cathode Regeneration
    2023 124 citations Tingzhou Yang, Dan Luo et al. Advanced Materials profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Aiping Yu Canada 96 21.3k 10.7k 10.4k 8.2k 3.9k 297 32.6k
Hao Liu China 91 22.1k 1.0× 11.0k 1.0× 7.6k 0.7× 9.4k 1.1× 2.4k 0.6× 602 31.2k
Jianmin Ma China 108 26.0k 1.2× 10.9k 1.0× 9.5k 0.9× 11.1k 1.3× 2.7k 0.7× 472 36.4k
Fei Wei China 81 23.9k 1.1× 13.0k 1.2× 6.0k 0.6× 13.3k 1.6× 5.2k 1.3× 309 36.2k
Yung‐Eun Sung South Korea 91 23.9k 1.1× 11.8k 1.1× 18.0k 1.7× 5.5k 0.7× 2.6k 0.7× 633 34.3k
Shujiang Ding China 80 16.2k 0.8× 7.2k 0.7× 5.9k 0.6× 8.1k 1.0× 2.1k 0.5× 481 23.0k
Hao Jiang China 73 16.0k 0.7× 6.8k 0.6× 7.2k 0.7× 10.3k 1.2× 2.1k 0.5× 503 23.1k
A.S. Aricò Italy 70 19.2k 0.9× 7.8k 0.7× 11.7k 1.1× 5.7k 0.7× 2.6k 0.7× 352 24.8k
John Wang Singapore 108 31.1k 1.5× 18.5k 1.7× 13.0k 1.2× 21.6k 2.6× 5.1k 1.3× 576 47.9k
Yuyan Shao United States 88 33.7k 1.6× 10.6k 1.0× 14.5k 1.4× 9.3k 1.1× 3.3k 0.8× 179 40.9k
Xiaogang Zhang China 109 34.1k 1.6× 10.7k 1.0× 6.8k 0.7× 25.0k 3.0× 4.0k 1.0× 674 43.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Aiping Yu

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Wei, Jing, Yongcan Jin, Zhaoyang Xu, et al.. (2025). Initiatorless polymerization of mechanically robust hydrogels reinforced by cellulose of wood skeleton as multifunctional sensors. Carbohydrate Polymers. 354. 123345–123345. 11 indexed citations
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Zhang, Juan, Rui Gao, Xiaona Yang, et al.. (2025). Nanoconfined and Chemically Bonded MnO@Mn 2 O 3 Heterojunctions Within Carbon Nanotubes for Fibrous Supercapacitor with Ultra‐Long Cycle Stability. Advanced Functional Materials. 35(24). 4 indexed citations
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Yang, Leixin, Qianyi Ma, Nuo Xu, et al.. (2025). Engineering an ion-pumping solid electrolyte interphase for ultra-stable aqueous zinc-ion batteries under deep discharge conditions. Energy & Environmental Science. 18(18). 8667–8678. 1 indexed citations
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Habibpour, Saeed, Meysam Salari, Kiyoumars Zarshenas, et al.. (2024). Synergistic Layered Design of Aerogel Nanocomposite of Graphene Nanoribbon/MXene with Tunable Absorption Dominated Electromagnetic Interference Shielding. Small. 20(45). e2404876–e2404876. 22 indexed citations
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Wu, Yaopeng, Wei Yuan, Pei Wang, et al.. (2024). Conformal Engineering of Both Electrodes Toward High‐Performance Flexible Quasi‐Solid‐State Zn‐Ion Micro‐Supercapacitors. Advanced Science. 11(24). e2308021–e2308021. 11 indexed citations
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Kim, Hyun‐Kyung, et al.. (2023). Materials challenges for supercapacitors. APL Materials. 11(7). 9 indexed citations
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Yang, Tingzhou, Dan Luo, Aiping Yu, & Zhongwei Chen. (2023). Enabling Future Closed‐Loop Recycling of Spent Lithium‐Ion Batteries: Direct Cathode Regeneration (Adv. Mater. 36/2023). Advanced Materials. 35(36). 50 indexed citations
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Yang, Tingzhou, et al.. (2023). High‐Energy‐Density Solid‐State Metal–Air Batteries: Progress, Challenges, and Perspectives. Small. 20(17). e2309306–e2309306. 32 indexed citations
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Wen, Guobin, Bohua Ren, Dan Luo, et al.. (2023). Bridging Trans-Scale Electrode Engineering for Mass CO2 Electrolysis. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(8). 2046–2061. 11 indexed citations
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Zhang, Zhen, Yun Zheng, Lanting Qian, et al.. (2022). Emerging Trends in Sustainable CO2‐Management Materials. Advanced Materials. 34(29). e2201547–e2201547. 107 indexed citations
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Ren, Bohua, Guobin Wen, Rui Gao, et al.. (2022). Nano-crumples induced Sn-Bi bimetallic interface pattern with moderate electron bank for highly efficient CO2 electroreduction. Nature Communications. 13(1). 2486–2486. 217 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zhao, Lei, Jianbing Zhu, Yun Zheng, et al.. (2021). Materials Engineering toward Durable Electrocatalysts for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells. Advanced Energy Materials. 12(2). 116 indexed citations
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Liu, Dai‐Huo, Zhengyu Bai, Matthew Li, et al.. (2020). Developing high safety Li-metal anodes for future high-energy Li-metal batteries: strategies and perspectives. Chemical Society Reviews. 49(15). 5407–5445. 381 indexed citations breakdown →
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Li, Gaoran, Wenyao Zhang, Fei Lü, et al.. (2020). Fast production of zinc–hexamethylenetetramine complex microflowers as an advanced sulfur reservoir for high-performance lithium–sulfur batteries. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 8(10). 5062–5069. 15 indexed citations
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Dou, Haozhen, Mi Xu, Baoyu Wang, et al.. (2020). Microporous framework membranes for precise molecule/ion separations. Chemical Society Reviews. 50(2). 986–1029. 288 indexed citations
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Wu, Yuchen, Gaopeng Jiang, Guihua Liu, et al.. (2019). A 3D ordered hierarchically porous non-carbon electrode for highly effective and efficient capacitive deionization. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 7(26). 15633–15639. 45 indexed citations
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Nasseri, Rasool, et al.. (2019). Poly(lactic acid)/acetylated starch blends: Effect of starch acetylation on the material properties. Carbohydrate Polymers. 229. 115453–115453. 49 indexed citations
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Li, Gaoran, Wen Lei, Dan Luo, et al.. (2018). Stringed “tube on cube” nanohybrids as compact cathode matrix for high-loading and lean-electrolyte lithium–sulfur batteries. Energy & Environmental Science. 11(9). 2372–2381. 263 indexed citations
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Yu, Aiping, et al.. (2016). Optical Characterization of Commercial Lithiated Graphite Battery Electrodes and in Situ Fiber Optic Evanescent Wave Spectroscopy. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 8(29). 18763–18769. 48 indexed citations

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