Junhua Yu

3.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
47 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Junhua Yu is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Junhua Yu has authored 47 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Materials Chemistry, 22 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and 14 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Junhua Yu's work include Nanocluster Synthesis and Applications (26 papers), Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications (21 papers) and Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties (10 papers). Junhua Yu is often cited by papers focused on Nanocluster Synthesis and Applications (26 papers), Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications (21 papers) and Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties (10 papers). Junhua Yu collaborates with scholars based in South Korea, China and United States. Junhua Yu's co-authors include Robert M. Dickson, Sungmoon Choi, David Parker, Sandeep Patel, Shashi U. Pandya, Robert A. Poole, Róbert Pál, Martin J. Cann, Chris I. Richards and Xuesong Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Chemical Society Reviews and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Junhua Yu

46 papers receiving 3.0k citations

Hit Papers

Developing luminescent silver nanodots for biological app... 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 100 200 300 400 500
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. Developing luminescent silver nanodots for biological applications
    2011 504 citations Sungmoon Choi, Robert M. Dickson 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
Junhua Yu South Korea 23 2.5k 1.3k 880 354 273 47 3.0k
Katsuaki Konishi Japan 30 2.8k 1.1× 1.2k 0.9× 350 0.4× 337 1.0× 187 0.7× 106 3.5k
Nayoun Won South Korea 19 1.7k 0.7× 534 0.4× 700 0.8× 304 0.9× 876 3.2× 28 2.7k
Zoe Pikramenou United Kingdom 31 2.1k 0.8× 1.2k 0.9× 465 0.5× 436 1.2× 361 1.3× 93 3.3k
Yann Bretonnière France 29 1.8k 0.7× 731 0.5× 281 0.3× 539 1.5× 580 2.1× 89 2.6k
Susan J. Quinn Ireland 31 1.9k 0.8× 500 0.4× 1.2k 1.3× 516 1.5× 614 2.2× 83 3.4k
Chen‐Jie Fang China 25 1.0k 0.4× 457 0.3× 296 0.3× 429 1.2× 161 0.6× 61 1.9k
Chang‐Cheng You United States 17 1.3k 0.5× 520 0.4× 749 0.9× 342 1.0× 427 1.6× 20 2.5k
Daopeng Zhang China 24 1.1k 0.4× 940 0.7× 408 0.5× 186 0.5× 274 1.0× 169 2.5k
Giampaolo Ricciardi Italy 33 2.1k 0.8× 508 0.4× 345 0.4× 186 0.5× 350 1.3× 97 3.0k
Joe Otsuki Japan 32 2.1k 0.8× 653 0.5× 442 0.5× 299 0.8× 740 2.7× 135 3.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Junhua Yu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Junhua Yu

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Hu, Tingting, Tao Wang, Yu-Sheng Yang, et al.. (2025). 2D MOFs nanosheets derived from 2D LDHs as a multifunctional sensitizer for sono-photodynamic therapy-mediated tumor treatment. Chemical Engineering Journal. 505. 159771–159771. 13 indexed citations
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Cao, Lulu, Jun Lin, Yun Fang, et al.. (2025). Dihydroartemisinin suppresses COX-2-mediated apoptosis resistance in hepatocellular carcinoma under endoplasmic reticulum stress. Cytotechnology. 77(2). 59–59. 1 indexed citations
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Choi, Sungmoon, et al.. (2022). Panchromatic Fluorogenic Generation of Luminescent Silver Nanodots by Cluster Transfer. Advanced Materials Interfaces. 9(29).
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Lim, Min-Young, et al.. (2020). Excitation spectrum, nanoparticles, and their applications in cellular optical imaging. Journal of Biological Education. 56(2). 122–129. 2 indexed citations
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Choi, Sungmoon, et al.. (2020). In Situ Generated Silver Nanodot Förster Resonance Energy Transfer Pair Reveals Nanocage Sizes. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters. 11(16). 6867–6872. 2 indexed citations
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Choi, Sungmoon, et al.. (2019). Hygroscopy-induced nanoparticle reshuffling in ionic-gold-residue-stabilized gold suprananoparticles. Nanoscale Advances. 1(4). 1331–1336. 1 indexed citations
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Choi, Sungmoon, et al.. (2018). Silica nanoparticle stability in biological media revisited. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 185–185. 82 indexed citations
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Choi, Sungmoon & Junhua Yu. (2017). Recent development in deciphering the structure of luminescent silver nanodots. APL Materials. 5(5). 53401–53401. 12 indexed citations
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Choi, Sungmoon, et al.. (2015). Selective self-assembly of adenine-silver nanoparticles forms rings resembling the size of cells. Scientific Reports. 5(1). 17805–17805. 3 indexed citations
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Choi, Sungmoon, et al.. (2014). DNA-encapsulated silver nanodots as ratiometric luminescent probes for hypochlorite detection. Nanoscale Research Letters. 9(1). 129–129. 20 indexed citations
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Choi, Sungmoon, et al.. (2013). Oxidant-resistant imaging and ratiometric luminescence detection by selective oxidation of silver nanodots. Chemical Communications. 49(93). 10908–10908. 25 indexed citations
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Lee, Kwahun, Sungmoon Choi, Chun Yang, Hai‐Chen Wu, & Junhua Yu. (2013). Autofluorescence generation and elimination: a lesson from glutaraldehyde. Chemical Communications. 49(29). 3028–3028. 65 indexed citations
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Choi, Sungmoon, Robert M. Dickson, Joon-Kyu Lee, & Junhua Yu. (2011). Generation of luminescent noble metal nanodots in cell matrices. Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences. 11(2). 274–278. 22 indexed citations
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Yu, Junhua, Sungmoon Choi, Chris I. Richards, Yasuko Antoku, & Robert M. Dickson. (2008). Live Cell Surface Labeling with Fluorescent Ag Nanocluster Conjugates†. Photochemistry and Photobiology. 84(6). 1435–1439. 144 indexed citations
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Yu, Junhua, Sandeep Patel, & Robert M. Dickson. (2007). In Vitro and Intracellular Production of Peptide‐Encapsulated Fluorescent Silver Nanoclusters. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 46(12). 2028–2030. 297 indexed citations
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Pandya, Shashi U., Junhua Yu, & David Parker. (2006). Engineering emissive europium and terbium complexes for molecular imaging and sensing. Dalton Transactions. 2757–2757. 312 indexed citations
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Findlay, Karen S., Filip Kielar, Róbert Pál, et al.. (2006). Azaxanthones and azathioxanthones are effective sensitisers for europium and terbium luminescence. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 4(9). 1707–1707. 62 indexed citations
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Parker, David & Junhua Yu. (2005). A pH-insensitive, ratiometric chemosensor for citrate using europium luminescence. Chemical Communications. 3141–3141. 108 indexed citations
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Yu, Junhua, Jingrong Chen, Chao Li, et al.. (2004). ESR Signal of Superoxide Radical Anion Adsorbed on TiO2 Generated at Room Temperature. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 108(9). 2781–2783. 47 indexed citations
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Yu, Junhua, Jingrong Chen, Xuesong Wang, Baowen Zhang, & Yi Cao. (2003). Porphyrin capped TiO2nanoclusters, tyrosine methyl ester enhanced electron transfer. Chemical Communications. 1856–1857. 6 indexed citations

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