Kaifu Yu

3.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
51 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Kaifu Yu is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Kaifu Yu has authored 51 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Materials Chemistry, 25 papers in Inorganic Chemistry and 11 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Kaifu Yu's work include Radioactive element chemistry and processing (22 papers), Covalent Organic Framework Applications (14 papers) and Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (9 papers). Kaifu Yu is often cited by papers focused on Radioactive element chemistry and processing (22 papers), Covalent Organic Framework Applications (14 papers) and Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (9 papers). Kaifu Yu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Kaifu Yu's co-authors include Rong He, Wenkun Zhu, Tao Chen, W. E. Spicer, C. R. Helms, Li Zhou, Xiang Gong, Liangbing Wang, P. Pianetta and I. Lindau and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Kaifu Yu

48 papers receiving 2.5k citations

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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.

Advanced photocatalysts for uranium extraction: Elaborate design and future perspectives

2022 333 citations Tao Chen, Kaifu Yu et al. profile →
Semiconducting Metal–Organic Frameworks Decorated with Spatially Separated Dual Cocatalysts for Efficient Uranium(VI) Photoreduction

2022 232 citations Kaifu Yu, Xin Cao et al. Advanced Functional Materials profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kaifu Yu China	27	1.6k	1.1k	710	395	362	51	2.6k
Yuichi Κamiya Japan	30	1.8k 1.2×	706 0.6×	386 0.5×	123 0.3×	173 0.5×	154	3.0k
А. А. Цыганенко Russia	26	1.9k 1.2×	758 0.7×	357 0.5×	461 1.2×	139 0.4×	96	2.9k
Mahiko Nagao Japan	31	2.0k 1.3×	749 0.7×	493 0.7×	190 0.5×	111 0.3×	94	2.9k
Mathieu Digne France	27	2.9k 1.8×	897 0.8×	662 0.9×	358 0.9×	120 0.3×	47	4.0k
Barbara L. Mojet Netherlands	35	2.7k 1.7×	758 0.7×	755 1.1×	337 0.9×	85 0.2×	65	3.7k
Tetsuya Kodaira Japan	24	1.3k 0.8×	552 0.5×	194 0.3×	160 0.4×	152 0.4×	96	1.8k
P. Albers Germany	33	1.8k 1.1×	272 0.2×	966 1.4×	488 1.2×	83 0.2×	110	3.4k
D. Bhattacharyya India	33	2.6k 1.6×	382 0.3×	992 1.4×	142 0.4×	119 0.3×	190	3.8k
Ad M. J. van der Eerden Netherlands	27	1.5k 1.0×	513 0.5×	267 0.4×	114 0.3×	84 0.2×	53	2.2k
Gianluigi Marra Italy	23	1.5k 0.9×	664 0.6×	418 0.6×	76 0.2×	125 0.3×	53	2.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kaifu Yu

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Jiang, Bo, Ting Jiang, Kaifu Yu, et al.. (2025). Fabrication of hollow spherical carbon superstructures from covalent organic frameworks for enhanced efficient radioactive No-carrier added 177Lu separation. Carbon. 235. 120091–120091. 3 indexed citations

Yu, Kaifu, et al.. (2025). Noncovalently Functionalized COF-Derived Carbon with Open Fibrous Network for Efficient Separation of Medical Lanthanides. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 17(44). 61239–61249.

Yu, Kaifu, Pan He, Dong Zhang, et al.. (2025). Full‐Dimensional Control of Covalent Organic Frameworks Through Repulsion‐Torsion Effect: Prominent 1D Above 2D and 3D Structures. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(38). e202511501–e202511501. 3 indexed citations

He, Pan, Yang Li, Kaifu Yu, et al.. (2025). Hierarchical Porous Composite Carbon Microsphere Superstructures Based on D‐p Orbital Hybridization for Efficient Capture of Low‐Concentration Cs ⁺. Small. 21(25). e2409054–e2409054. 2 indexed citations

Yu, Kaifu, Jiawei Xie, Chaoyang Cai, et al.. (2025). Sustainable fabrication of high-strength and thermally conductive porous SiC ceramics from recycled waste glass. Ceramics International. 51(30). 64326–64336.

Duan, Huimei, Xiaofei Li, Chuanhui Wang, et al.. (2025). TiO2-facet-dependent effect on methane combustion over Ir/TiO2 catalysts. CHINESE JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS (CHINESE VERSION). 70. 378–387. 6 indexed citations

Yu, Kaifu, Li Zhou, Linzhen Wu, et al.. (2024). Photo-assisted uranium extraction based on heterogeneous catalysts. Science Bulletin. 69(24). 3800–3805. 12 indexed citations

Li, Xiaofeng, Jie Zhang, Bo Li, et al.. (2024). Zwitterionic adsorbents derived from self-Exfoliated ionic covalent organic frameworks for efficient Co-Removal of anionic and cationic radionuclides. Chemical Engineering Journal. 497. 154882–154882. 3 indexed citations

Jiang, Bo, Jie Zhang, Kaifu Yu, et al.. (2024). Dynamic Cleavage‐Remodeling of Covalent Organic Networks into Multidimensional Superstructures. Advanced Materials. 36(32). e2404446–e2404446. 11 indexed citations

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Zhao, Feng, Kaifu Yu, Lei Su, et al.. (2024). P507-modified magnetic porous carbon derived from metal-organic frameworks for efficient separation of zirconium(IV) and hafnium(IV). Separation and Purification Technology. 345. 127276–127276. 6 indexed citations

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He, Ningning, Yingdi Zou, Cheng Chen, et al.. (2024). Constructing ordered and tunable extrinsic porosity in covalent organic frameworks via water-mediated soft-template strategy. Nature Communications. 15(1). 3896–3896. 47 indexed citations

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He, Pan, et al.. (2024). Synthesis of Quinone‐Amine‐Linked Covalent Organic Frameworks for Boosting the Photocatalytic Removal of Uranium. Advanced Functional Materials. 34(52). 28 indexed citations

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Yu, Kaifu, Pan He, Ningning He, et al.. (2023). CdS/COF core-shell nanorods with efficient chemisorption, enhanced carrier separation, and antiphotocorrosion ability for U(VI) photoreduction. Science China Materials. 66(12). 4680–4688. 23 indexed citations

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Lei, Jia, Huanhuan Liu, Li Zhou, et al.. (2023). Progress and perspective in enrichment and separation of radionuclide uranium by biomass functional materials. Chemical Engineering Journal. 471. 144586–144586. 52 indexed citations

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Liu, Mengjiao, Kaifu Yu, Xin Cao, et al.. (2023). Developing a highly efficient, environmentally friendly and cost-effective copper sulfide semiconductor sponge for nuclear wastewater treatment under one sun. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 12(1). 111806–111806. 4 indexed citations

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Yu, Kaifu, Yi Li, Xin Cao, et al.. (2023). In-situ constructing amidoxime groups on metal-free g-C3N4 to enhance chemisorption, light absorption, and carrier separation for efficient photo-assisted uranium(VI) extraction. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 460. 132356–132356. 51 indexed citations

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Yu, Kaifu, Li Zhou, Ruixiang Wang, et al.. (2023). Amino-rich Ag-NWs/NH2-MIL-125(Ti) hybrid heterostructure via LSPR effect for photo-assist uranium extraction from fluorine-containing uranium wastewater without sacrificial agents. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 337. 122965–122965. 64 indexed citations

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Yu, Kaifu, Pengyan Jiang, Jiacheng Wei, et al.. (2021). Enhanced uranium photoreduction on Ti3C2Tx MXene by modulation of surface functional groups and deposition of plasmonic metal nanoparticles. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 426. 127823–127823. 54 indexed citations

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Yu, Kaifu, Tao Chen, Jia Lei, et al.. (2020). Superhydrophilic and highly elastic monolithic sponge for efficient solar-driven radioactive wastewater treatment under one sun. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 392. 122350–122350. 153 indexed citations

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Lindau, I., P. Pianetta, Kaifu Yu, & W. E. Spicer. (1975). The intrinsic linewidth of the 4f levels in gold as determined by photoemission. Physics Letters A. 54(1). 47–48. 9 indexed citations

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