Houyu Zhang

5.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
131 papers, 4.2k citations indexed

About

Houyu Zhang is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Houyu Zhang has authored 131 papers receiving a total of 4.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 68 papers in Materials Chemistry, 52 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 32 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Houyu Zhang's work include Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials (50 papers), Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Research (34 papers) and Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics (21 papers). Houyu Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials (50 papers), Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Research (34 papers) and Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics (21 papers). Houyu Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, Hong Kong and United States. Houyu Zhang's co-authors include Yuguang Ma, Jiacong Shen, Chi‐Ming Che, Hongyu Zhang, Chongping Song, Yue Wang, Junqi Sun, Xiao Cheng, Bing Yang and Hai Xu and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and The Journal of Chemical Physics.

In The Last Decade

Houyu Zhang

129 papers receiving 4.2k citations

Hit Papers

Electroluminescence from triplet metal—ligand charge-tran... 1998 2026 2007 2016 1998 200 400 600
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. Electroluminescence from triplet metal—ligand charge-transfer excited state of transition metal complexes
    1998 676 citations Houyu Zhang et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Houyu Zhang China 37 2.4k 2.1k 971 915 504 131 4.2k
Ji Eon Kwon South Korea 35 3.0k 1.2× 2.1k 1.0× 1.1k 1.1× 577 0.6× 740 1.5× 77 4.8k
Chiara Botta Italy 40 4.1k 1.7× 3.4k 1.6× 1.5k 1.5× 1.3k 1.4× 856 1.7× 255 6.3k
Matthias Stolte Germany 42 3.2k 1.3× 3.0k 1.4× 1.7k 1.7× 1.4k 1.6× 522 1.0× 122 5.9k
Yuan Zhao China 34 3.2k 1.3× 3.2k 1.5× 1.1k 1.2× 770 0.8× 358 0.7× 109 5.2k
Graeme Cooke United Kingdom 35 1.4k 0.6× 1.2k 0.6× 1.6k 1.6× 868 0.9× 531 1.1× 175 4.2k
Yuguo Ma China 39 2.3k 1.0× 1.3k 0.6× 1.8k 1.9× 687 0.8× 560 1.1× 119 4.1k
Ryota Sakamoto Japan 42 4.1k 1.7× 1.7k 0.8× 1.1k 1.2× 752 0.8× 543 1.1× 151 6.5k
Shiwei Yin China 30 2.1k 0.9× 1.8k 0.9× 640 0.7× 490 0.5× 812 1.6× 100 3.9k
Benoı̂t Heinrich France 39 3.1k 1.3× 1.8k 0.8× 2.5k 2.6× 1.3k 1.4× 449 0.9× 232 6.2k
Giacomo Bergamini Italy 34 2.6k 1.1× 1.2k 0.6× 1.4k 1.4× 594 0.6× 824 1.6× 108 4.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Houyu Zhang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Houyu Zhang

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

All Works

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Zhao, Qi, Yijian Gao, Jing Long, et al.. (2025). NIR‐II Emissive Persistent Neutral π‐Radical with Rapid Doublet Internal Conversion for Efficient Cancer Photothermal Theranostics. Advanced Science. 12(15). e2411733–e2411733. 6 indexed citations
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Fang, Jun, et al.. (2025). Electrochemical Polymerization of 1,2‐Dithiolane Derivatives at Room Temperature. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(38). e202506724–e202506724. 2 indexed citations
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Fang, Jun, et al.. (2025). Electrochemical Polymerization of 1,2‐Dithiolane Derivatives at Room Temperature. Angewandte Chemie. 137(38).
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Shi, Junjuan, Hao Yu, Ningxu Han, et al.. (2024). Ultra‐High Metal‐Ion Selectivity Induced by Intramolecular Cation‐π Interactions for the One‐Pot Synthesis of Precise Heterometallic Architectures. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(4). e202416150–e202416150. 6 indexed citations
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Chen, Lu, et al.. (2024). Highly Efficient Near‐Infrared Luminescent Radicals with Emission Peaks over 750 nm. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 63(52). e202412483–e202412483. 14 indexed citations
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Liu, Xin, Zhe Sun, Houyu Zhang, et al.. (2024). Single-Molecule Study Reveals Ion-Dependent Conformational Change and Nanomechanical Property of Crown Ether-Based Polymer. Macromolecules. 57(8). 3798–3806. 6 indexed citations
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Xiao, Wei, Bao Li, Zhiqiang Yang, et al.. (2021). Programmable photoresponsive materials based on a single molecule via distinct topochemical reactions. Chemical Science. 12(47). 15588–15595. 47 indexed citations
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Wang, Rui, et al.. (2021). Dynamics-Driven Controlled Polymerization to Synthesize Fully Renewable Poly(ester–ether)s. Macromolecules. 55(1). 190–200. 13 indexed citations
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Wang, Jing, et al.. (2021). Surface-Doped Organic Charge Transfer Cocrystal Heterostructures and Their Variable Dual-Color Light Emission and Propagation. Crystal Growth & Design. 21(5). 2699–2710. 14 indexed citations
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Zhou, Guangyuan, Min Jiang, Houyu Zhang, et al.. (2020). Bio-Based Polyesters with High Glass-Transition Temperatures and Gas Barrier Properties Derived from Renewable Rigid Tricyclic Diacid or Tetracyclic Anhydride. Macromolecules. 53(13). 5475–5486. 36 indexed citations
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Li, Aisen, Hao Liu, Chongping Song, et al.. (2019). Flexible control of excited state transition under pressure/temperature: distinct stimuli-responsive behaviours of two ESIPT polymorphs. Materials Chemistry Frontiers. 3(10). 2128–2136. 30 indexed citations
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Li, Aisen, Yingjie Liu, Lu Han, et al.. (2018). Pressure-induced remarkable luminescence-changing behaviours of 9, 10-distyrylanthracene and its derivatives with distinct substituents. Dyes and Pigments. 161. 182–187. 14 indexed citations
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Li, Aisen, Ping Li, Yijia Geng, et al.. (2018). Investigation of supramolecular interaction in 4, 4′-bipyridine crystal by hydrostatic pressure spectroscopies. Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy. 202. 70–75. 1 indexed citations
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Du, Xu‐Sheng, Chunyu Wang, Qiong Jia, et al.. (2017). Pillar[5]arene-based [1]rotaxane: high-yield synthesis, characterization and application in Knoevenagel reaction. Chemical Communications. 53(38). 5326–5329. 63 indexed citations
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Liu, Huapeng, Xiao Cheng, Houyu Zhang, et al.. (2017). ESIPT-active organic compounds with white luminescence based on crystallization-induced keto emission (CIKE). Chemical Communications. 53(55). 7832–7835. 67 indexed citations
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Cheng, Xiao, Kai Wang, Shuo Huang, et al.. (2015). Organic Crystals with Near‐Infrared Amplified Spontaneous Emissions Based on 2′‐Hydroxychalcone Derivatives: Subtle Structure Modification but Great Property Change. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 54(29). 8369–8373. 171 indexed citations
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Qiu, Shi, et al.. (2001). Atomistic simulation study of Zr segregation at the Ni3Al grain boundary. Journal of Material Science and Technology. 17(1). 13–14. 7 indexed citations

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