Kunyang Yu

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
47 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Kunyang Yu is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Civil and Structural Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Kunyang Yu has authored 47 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 20 papers in Materials Chemistry and 18 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering. Recurrent topics in Kunyang Yu's work include Phase Change Materials Research (19 papers), Concrete and Cement Materials Research (16 papers) and Adsorption and Cooling Systems (15 papers). Kunyang Yu is often cited by papers focused on Phase Change Materials Research (19 papers), Concrete and Cement Materials Research (16 papers) and Adsorption and Cooling Systems (15 papers). Kunyang Yu collaborates with scholars based in China, Hong Kong and Switzerland. Kunyang Yu's co-authors include Yushi Liu, Yingzi Yang, Minjie Jia, Yan Xia, Yading Zhao, Daquan Shi, Yingzi Yang, Chao Wang, Weichen Tian and Xiaobing Ma and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Cleaner Production and Applied Energy.

In The Last Decade

Kunyang Yu

44 papers receiving 1.3k 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.

Enhanced thermo-mechanical properties of cementitious composites via red mud-based microencapsulated phase change material: Towards energy conservation in building

2024 51 citations Kunyang Yu, Minjie Jia et al. Energy profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kunyang Yu China	21	677	410	366	305	225	47	1.3k
Zhu Jiang China	20	739 1.1×	410 1.0×	245 0.7×	396 1.3×	252 1.1×	44	1.5k
Sarra Drissi China	16	617 0.9×	548 1.3×	224 0.6×	220 0.7×	341 1.5×	26	1.2k
Guochen Sang China	20	363 0.5×	404 1.0×	176 0.5×	145 0.5×	359 1.6×	67	915
Weizhun Jin China	17	247 0.4×	374 0.9×	208 0.6×	145 0.5×	145 0.6×	49	734
Hui Wei China	17	274 0.4×	750 1.8×	215 0.6×	167 0.5×	87 0.4×	39	1.2k
Shima Pilehvar Norway	13	623 0.9×	615 1.5×	224 0.6×	143 0.5×	382 1.7×	21	1.3k
Anastasia Stamatiou Switzerland	19	839 1.2×	209 0.5×	238 0.7×	267 0.9×	51 0.2×	48	1.2k
Tao Gu China	17	487 0.7×	244 0.6×	310 0.8×	95 0.3×	61 0.3×	78	1.0k
Nicolas Calvet United Arab Emirates	24	1.3k 1.9×	149 0.4×	164 0.4×	884 2.9×	158 0.7×	57	1.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kunyang Yu

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Jia, Minjie, Zhichao Xu, Jing Wen, et al.. (2025). A new approach for constructing UHPC conductive pathways: Oriented deposition of conductive hydration products. Cement and Concrete Research. 191. 107827–107827. 18 indexed citations

Xia, Yan, Xiaobing Ma, Daquan Shi, et al.. (2025). Novel application of sewage sludge ash for sustainable strain-hardening cementitious composites: Mechanical properties, microstructure and environmental impacts. Construction and Building Materials. 480. 141551–141551. 2 indexed citations

Wang, Jian, et al.. (2025). Manufacture of all-solid-waste cementitious materials using steel slag and phosphogypsum: Hydration characteristics and salt-alkali synergistic mechanism. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 13(3). 116794–116794. 4 indexed citations

Miao, Jiahe, Daquan Shi, Yading Zhao, et al.. (2025). Developing radiation shielding UHPC utilizing steel slag as heavyweight aggregates: Microstructural characteristics and shielding efficacy. Sustainable materials and technologies. 47. e01809–e01809.

Yu, Kunyang, Minjie Jia, Zilong Wang, et al.. (2025). Heat-stored calcined clay limestone cement: Role of microencapsulated n-octadecane with calcium carbonate shell. Energy. 334. 137843–137843.

Wang, Jian, Daquan Shi, Kunyang Yu, et al.. (2025). New insights into the reaction mechanisms of calcium-based activators modified sodium carbonated activated slag: Precursor dissolution and carboaluminate generation. Construction and Building Materials. 485. 141817–141817. 5 indexed citations

Wang, Jian, Daquan Shi, Kunyang Yu, et al.. (2025). Efficient recycling of high-volume Waste-to-Energy bottom ash for integration into ultra-high-performance geopolymer concrete. Construction and Building Materials. 486. 142020–142020. 7 indexed citations

Xia, Yan, Daquan Shi, Jian Wang, et al.. (2024). Chemical erosion resistance and sustainability of cement containing incinerated sludge ash. Construction and Building Materials. 458. 139535–139535. 9 indexed citations

Xia, Yan, Jian Wang, Daquan Shi, et al.. (2024). Effect of hybrid lead-PVA fibers on microstructure and radiation shielding properties of high-performance concrete. Journal of Building Engineering. 97. 110705–110705. 12 indexed citations

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Wang, Jian, Daquan Shi, Yan Xia, et al.. (2024). Stabilization/solidification of radioactive borate waste via low-carbon limestone calcined clay cement (LC3). Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 12(3). 113129–113129. 25 indexed citations

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Xu, Chengwei, et al.. (2024). Influence of microwave curing on the early performance of heat-stored LC3 composites. Journal of Building Engineering. 95. 110355–110355. 2 indexed citations

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Shi, Daquan, Yan Xia, Yading Zhao, et al.. (2024). Valorization of steel slag into sustainable high-performance radiation shielding concrete. Journal of Building Engineering. 91. 109650–109650. 29 indexed citations

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Shi, Daquan, Yan Xia, Yading Zhao, et al.. (2024). Evaluation of technical and gamma radiation shielding properties of sustainable ultra-high performance geopolymer concrete. Construction and Building Materials. 436. 137003–137003. 47 indexed citations

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Tian, Weichen, Yushi Liu, Mingzhi Wang, et al.. (2024). Improved chloride binding capacity in sustainable metakaolin blended seawater cement mortar: Effect of external alternative electric field. Journal of Building Engineering. 98. 111454–111454. 7 indexed citations

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Wang, Jian, Yading Zhao, Daquan Shi, et al.. (2024). Microstructure and radiation shielding properties of lead-fiber reinforced high-performance concrete. Ceramics International. 50(13). 23656–23667. 31 indexed citations

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Xia, Yan, Yading Zhao, Daquan Shi, et al.. (2024). Microstructure and radiation shielding characteristics of PVA fiber-reinforced ultra-high performance concrete. Radiation Physics and Chemistry. 224. 112077–112077. 11 indexed citations

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Xia, Yan, Daquan Shi, Ruolin Zhao, et al.. (2024). Iron-rich industrial waste enhanced low-carbon radiation shielding functional composites. Journal of Cleaner Production. 449. 141649–141649. 32 indexed citations

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Yu, Kunyang, Minjie Jia, Yushi Liu, & Yingzi Yang. (2023). Binary decanoic acid/polyethylene glycol as a novel phase change material for thermal energy storage: Eutectic behaviors and energy conservation evaluation. Journal of Energy Storage. 68. 107663–107663. 42 indexed citations

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Jia, Minjie, Kunyang Yu, Yushi Liu, & Yingzi Yang. (2023). Enabling superior thermo-mechanical performance of hydrated salt-based phase change energy storage cementitious composite using graphene oxide reinforced micro-interface. Journal of Building Engineering. 76. 107166–107166. 15 indexed citations

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Liu, Yushi, Kunyang Yu, Shuang Lü, et al.. (2020). Experimental research on an environment-friendly form-stable phase change material incorporating modified rice husk ash for thermal energy storage. Journal of Energy Storage. 31. 101599–101599. 52 indexed citations

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