Boyang Yu

2.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
41 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Boyang Yu is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Boyang Yu has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Materials Chemistry, 13 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 13 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Boyang Yu's work include Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and Devices (11 papers), Membrane Separation Technologies (7 papers) and Thermal properties of materials (5 papers). Boyang Yu is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and Devices (11 papers), Membrane Separation Technologies (7 papers) and Thermal properties of materials (5 papers). Boyang Yu collaborates with scholars based in China, Singapore and United States. Boyang Yu's co-authors include Jiangjiang Duan, Jun Zhou, Wenke Xie, Jia Li, Rong Liu, Ming Xu, Guang Feng, Xinyan Zhuang, Peihua Yang and Bei Qi and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Advanced Materials and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Boyang Yu

37 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Thermosensitive crystallization–boosted liquid thermocells for low-grade heat harvesting

2020 409 citations Boyang Yu, Jiangjiang Duan et al. profile →
Liquid-state thermocells: Opportunities and challenges for low-grade heat harvesting

2021 191 citations Jiangjiang Duan, Boyang Yu et al. Joule profile →

Peers

Boyang Yu

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Sijia Wang China

Shen Xu China

Mengyao Li China

Ruiting Zheng China

Yifan Li China

Ruxandra Vidu United States

Adrian Gestos Australia

Xuejiao Hu China

Shouwei Gao China

Tengyao Jiang China

Sijia Wang China

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744 ×0.7

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1.2k ×1.5

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478 ×0.9

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186 ×0.5

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243 ×0.8

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Countries citing papers authored by Boyang Yu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Boyang Yu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Boyang Yu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Boyang 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 Boyang Yu. Boyang Yu is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Gong, Jiansen, Yujie Yuan, Boyang Yu, et al.. (2025). Research on high- precision beam pointing based on liquid crystal optical phased arrays. Optics & Laser Technology. 195. 114546–114546.

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Yu, Boyang, Jicheng Gong, Lina Fan, et al.. (2025). Two-dimension high efficiency beam steering based on liquid crystal polarization gratings. Optics Express. 33(10). 21425–21425.

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Ji, Min, Lijun Huang, Ningxiang Wu, et al.. (2025). Highly elastic, lightweight, and high-performance all-aerogel triboelectric nanogenerator for self-powered intelligent fencing training. Materials Science and Engineering R Reports. 165. 101004–101004. 18 indexed citations

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Zeng, Yanwu, Boyang Yu, Ming Chen, et al.. (2025). Solvation entropy engineering of thermogalvanic electrolytes for efficient electrochemical refrigeration. Joule. 9(3). 101822–101822. 8 indexed citations

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Liu, Pei, Boyang Yu, Xuan Cai, et al.. (2025). Thermosensitive slurry electrolyte design for efficient electrochemical heat harvesting. Energy & Environmental Science. 18(6). 2852–2860.

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Yu, Boyang, et al.. (2024). In situ cleaning of foulants by gas scouring on the membrane-electrode in an electro-membrane bioreactor. Bioresource Technology. 403. 130860–130860. 1 indexed citations

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Huang, Han, Qiang Zheng, Boyang Yu, et al.. (2024). Shape-Dependent Optical Waveguides and Low-Threshold Lasers from Polymorphic Two-Dimensional Organic Single Crystals. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters. 15(18). 4890–4897. 5 indexed citations

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Sun, Jingqiu, Ben Zhang, Boyang Yu, et al.. (2023). Maintaining Antibacterial Activity against Biofouling Using a Quaternary Ammonium Membrane Coupling with Electrorepulsion. Environmental Science & Technology. 57(3). 1520–1528. 20 indexed citations

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Yu, Boyang, Jingqiu Sun, Kai Zhao, Jiayu Tian, & Chengzhi Hu. (2023). Low-maintenance anti-fouling and phosphorus removal of an electro-MBR with Fe anode-cathodic membrane. Journal of Membrane Science. 672. 121417–121417. 15 indexed citations

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Yu, Boyang, et al.. (2022). Mitigating membrane fouling by coupling coagulation and the electrokinetic effect in a novel electrocoagulation membrane cathode reactor. Water Research. 217. 118378–118378. 30 indexed citations

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Wang, Hui, Xinyan Zhuang, Wenke Xie, et al.. (2022). Thermosensitive-CsI3-crystal-driven high-power I−/I3− thermocells. Cell Reports Physical Science. 3(3). 100737–100737. 53 indexed citations

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Duan, Jiangjiang, Boyang Yu, Liang Huang, et al.. (2021). Liquid-state thermocells: Opportunities and challenges for low-grade heat harvesting. Joule. 5(4). 768–779. 191 indexed citations breakdown →

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Xie, Wenke, Jiangjiang Duan, Jia Li, et al.. (2021). Charge‐Gradient Hydrogels Enable Direct Zero Liquid Discharge for Hypersaline Wastewater Management. Advanced Materials. 33(24). e2100141–e2100141. 54 indexed citations

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Yu, Boyang, Jiangjiang Duan, Jia Li, et al.. (2019). All-Day Thermogalvanic Cells for Environmental Thermal Energy Harvesting. Research. 2019. 2460953–2460953. 22 indexed citations

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Duan, Jiangjiang, Guang Feng, Boyang Yu, et al.. (2018). Aqueous thermogalvanic cells with a high Seebeck coefficient for low-grade heat harvest. Nature Communications. 9(1). 5146–5146. 357 indexed citations

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Zhang, Xiaojing, et al.. (2015). Effect of inorganic carbon on nitrogen removal and microbial communities of CANON process in a membrane bioreactor. Bioresource Technology. 202. 113–118. 32 indexed citations

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Yu, Boyang. (2012). CFD Modeling of Two-Stage Parallel Plate Sedimentation Centrifuge for Microalgae Dewatering. Research Repository (Delft University of Technology). 24(1). 129–46. 1 indexed citations

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Xu, Peng, et al.. (2009). Innovative Hydrocyclone Inlet Designs to Reduce Erosion-Induced Wear in Mineral Dewatering Processes. Drying Technology. 27(2). 201–211. 39 indexed citations

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Li, Yuan, et al.. (2007). Surface relief diffraction gratings written on β -BaB2O4 crystal by femtosecond pulses. Applied Physics B. 88(2). 227–230. 7 indexed citations

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Yu, Boyang, et al.. (2004). Characteristics of plasma shock waves in pulsed laser deposition process. The European Physical Journal Applied Physics. 28(2). 205–211. 5 indexed citations

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