Dehai Yu

5.3k total citations · 4 hit papers
137 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

Dehai Yu is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering and Biomaterials. According to data from OpenAlex, Dehai Yu has authored 137 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 55 papers in Materials Chemistry, 48 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 30 papers in Biomaterials. Recurrent topics in Dehai Yu's work include Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (41 papers), Pickering emulsions and particle stabilization (33 papers) and Conducting polymers and applications (20 papers). Dehai Yu is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (41 papers), Pickering emulsions and particle stabilization (33 papers) and Conducting polymers and applications (20 papers). Dehai Yu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Canada. Dehai Yu's co-authors include Wenxia Liu, Zhaoping Song, Guodong Li, Huili Wang, Zhi‐Zhu He, Xiaona Liu, Huili Wang, Hong Liu, Fengshan Zhang and Zhuo Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Nature Communications and Advanced Functional Materials.

In The Last Decade

Dehai Yu

127 papers receiving 4.2k citations

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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.

Development of Conductive Hydrogels for Fabricating Flexible Strain Sensors

2021 422 citations Guodong Li, Dehai Yu et al. profile →
Highly Stretchable Hydrogels as Wearable and Implantable Sensors for Recording Physiological and Brain Neural Signals

2022 148 citations Dehai Yu et al. profile →
Antibacterial conductive hydrogels with freeze-directed microstructures reinforced by polyaniline-encapsulated bacterial cellulose for flexible sensors

2025 30 citations Feihong Hu, Dehai Yu et al. Chemical Engineering Journal profile →
Amylopectin-enhanced MXene/gallium hydrogels: High-performance flexible conductive materials for multifunctional sensing, EMI shielding, and energy storage applications

2025 27 citations Feihong Hu, Dehai Yu et al. Chemical Engineering Journal profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Dehai Yu China	35	2.1k	1.2k	1.1k	764	746	137	4.3k
Shuo Shi China	45	2.1k 1.0×	2.0k 1.6×	821 0.8×	1.3k 1.7×	911 1.2×	141	6.0k
Xueling Feng China	41	1.5k 0.7×	1.2k 1.0×	1.2k 1.1×	1.2k 1.6×	645 0.9×	150	4.8k
Xiaofeng Sui China	42	1.5k 0.7×	1.1k 0.9×	1.1k 1.1×	1.5k 2.0×	461 0.6×	137	4.7k
Wenxia Liu China	37	2.3k 1.1×	1.6k 1.3×	1.1k 1.0×	1.6k 2.1×	962 1.3×	220	5.4k
Hong Xu China	45	1.8k 0.8×	1.4k 1.1×	1.5k 1.4×	1.8k 2.3×	585 0.8×	209	5.9k
Zhiping Mao China	40	1.3k 0.6×	1.2k 1.0×	1.2k 1.1×	1.2k 1.6×	543 0.7×	184	4.6k
Chan Wang China	40	1.7k 0.8×	2.1k 1.7×	727 0.7×	348 0.5×	749 1.0×	152	4.9k
Lin Liu China	39	2.0k 1.0×	1.1k 0.9×	834 0.8×	1.6k 2.1×	675 0.9×	185	5.4k
Zhiping Mao China	37	1.1k 0.5×	672 0.5×	978 0.9×	1.2k 1.5×	308 0.4×	112	3.6k

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Liu, Mingyu, Guodong Li, Zhaoping Song, et al.. (2025). Hydrogel-infiltrated micropatterned nano-carbon aerogel sheet composed of partially carbonized cellulose nanofibers for wearable sensor. Nano Energy. 138. 110852–110852. 12 indexed citations

Huang, Lei, Xin Ling, Wei Feng, et al.. (2025). Synergistic enhancement of PLA nanocomposites via functionalized CNTs and MOFs: Multifunctional improvements in mechanical strength, thermal stability, and biomedical compatibility. Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces. 256(Pt 1). 114958–114958.

Chen, Yiqi, et al.. (2025). Organic solvent free and ambient-pressure-dried cellulose foams based on double-network microgel toughening mechanism. Chemical Engineering Journal. 506. 160195–160195. 5 indexed citations

Liu, Mingyu, Wenxia Liu, Zhaoping Song, et al.. (2025). Micropatterned Composite Hydrogel Sheet with Surface Electronic Conductive Network for Ultrasensitive Strain Sensing. Gels. 11(11). 913–913.

Zhao, Rui, Feihong Hu, Shan Li, et al.. (2024). Enhanced photocatalytic Cr(VI) degradation and real-time detection using dual-fluorescent quantum dot-infused polysulfone microspheres. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 12(5). 113393–113393. 3 indexed citations

Yu, Dehai, G.C. Chi, Qiubo Zhang, et al.. (2024). Hydraulic-driven adaptable morphing active-cooling elastomer with bioinspired bicontinuous phases. Nature Communications. 15(1). 1179–1179. 18 indexed citations

Wang, Xueyan, Bingyan Wang, Mingyu Liu, et al.. (2024). Enhancing the Sensing Performance of Chitosan/Chitosan Nanofiber-Based Hydrogel Using Carbonized Crepe Paper. ACS Applied Electronic Materials. 6(12). 8955–8967. 1 indexed citations

Liu, Wenxia, Xiaona Liu, Dehai Yu, et al.. (2024). Enhancing Mechanical and Sensing Performance of Conductive Hydrogel via Ga-Droplet Costabilization with Polyaniline and Xanthan Gum. ACS Applied Polymer Materials. 6(15). 9017–9027. 5 indexed citations

Liu, Wenxia, et al.. (2024). Carbon Nanotube Aerogel-Based Composite Hydrogel for Strain Sensing. ACS Applied Nano Materials. 7(16). 19355–19367. 15 indexed citations

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Li, Zhuo, et al.. (2023). Elucidating pH dynamics in Pickering emulsions stabilized by soybean protein isolate and nicotinamide mononucleotide: Enhancing emulsification and curcumin delivery mechanisms. Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 683. 133024–133024. 24 indexed citations

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Qu, Wenjun, Zhile Wang, Mingyue Qin, et al.. (2023). Synthesis and characterization of UiO-66-NH2 incorporated PVA/cellulose nanofibers composite aerogel for enhanced oil–water separation and formaldehyde adsorption. Separation and Purification Technology. 325. 124673–124673. 59 indexed citations

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Yu, Dehai, Rui Zhao, Feihong Hu, et al.. (2023). A functional Pickering emulsion coating based on octadecenylsuccinic anhydride modified γ-cyclodextrin metal-organic frameworks for food preservation. Food Hydrocolloids. 150. 109668–109668. 41 indexed citations

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Li, Tianpeng, Tingting Shen, Jing Sun, et al.. (2023). Preparation and performance of multi-ionic composite coagulants based on coal gasification coarse slag by one-step acid leaching. Process Safety and Environmental Protection. 173. 249–262. 13 indexed citations

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Yu, Dehai, et al.. (2023). Novel cellulose nanocrystal/metal-organic framework composites: Transforming ASA-sized cellulose paper for innovative food packaging solutions. Industrial Crops and Products. 207. 117771–117771. 34 indexed citations

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Wang, Wanning, et al.. (2023). Epigenetic modification in diabetic kidney disease. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 14. 1133970–1133970. 20 indexed citations

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Li, Zhuo & Dehai Yu. (2023). Controlled ibuprofen release from Pickering emulsions stabilized by pH-responsive cellulose-based nanofibrils. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 242(Pt 3). 124942–124942. 60 indexed citations

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Liu, Xiaona, Zhaoping Song, Dehai Yu, et al.. (2023). Multifunctional Flexible Pressure Sensor Based on a Cellulose Fiber-Derived Hierarchical Carbon Aerogel. ACS Applied Electronic Materials. 5(3). 1581–1591. 31 indexed citations

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Wang, Zhile, Yinghao Li, Wenxia Liu, et al.. (2023). MIL-101(Fe)/polysulfone hollow microspheres from pickering emulsion template for effective photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue. Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 667. 131394–131394. 24 indexed citations

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Lu, Xi, Jiebin Tang, Zhaoping Song, et al.. (2021). Hyperstable and compressible plant fibers/chitosan aerogel as portable solar evaporator. Solar Energy. 231. 828–836. 32 indexed citations

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Li, Guodong, Dehai Yu, Zhaoping Song, Huili Wang, & Wenxia Liu. (2019). Reducing formation time while improving transparency and strength of cellulose nanostructured paper with polyvinylpyrrolidone and Laponite. Carbohydrate Polymers. 230. 115580–115580. 14 indexed citations

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