L. J. Yu

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

About

L. J. Yu is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and Spectroscopy. According to data from OpenAlex, L. J. Yu has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Organic Chemistry, 14 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and 9 papers in Spectroscopy. Recurrent topics in L. J. Yu's work include Liquid Crystal Research Advancements (12 papers), Molecular spectroscopy and chirality (9 papers) and Surfactants and Colloidal Systems (7 papers). L. J. Yu is often cited by papers focused on Liquid Crystal Research Advancements (12 papers), Molecular spectroscopy and chirality (9 papers) and Surfactants and Colloidal Systems (7 papers). L. J. Yu collaborates with scholars based in Taiwan and United States. L. J. Yu's co-authors include A. Saupe, F. C. Yu, Cheng‐Chung Chang, Jinyi Wu, Chih‐Wei Chien, Chi‐Chih Kang, Ta‐Chau Chang, Heng Liu, Tzu‐Chau Lin and Paras N. Prasad and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Physical Review Letters and Applied Physics Letters.

In The Last Decade

L. J. Yu

22 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

Observation of a Biaxial Nematic Phase in Potassium Laura... 1980 2026 1995 2010 1980 200 400 600
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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.

  1. Observation of a Biaxial Nematic Phase in Potassium Laurate-1-Decanol-Water Mixtures
    1980 619 citations L. J. Yu, A. Saupe profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
L. J. Yu Taiwan 13 1.0k 611 464 380 231 24 1.3k
Ch. Bahr Germany 24 1.4k 1.3× 540 0.9× 599 1.3× 356 0.9× 316 1.4× 59 1.5k
K. A. Suresh India 18 1.2k 1.2× 645 1.1× 303 0.7× 551 1.4× 305 1.3× 78 1.7k
H. T. Nguyen France 23 1.5k 1.5× 637 1.0× 717 1.5× 454 1.2× 297 1.3× 77 1.6k
B. Stebler Sweden 21 1.5k 1.5× 479 0.8× 683 1.5× 325 0.9× 248 1.1× 60 1.6k
Y. Galerne France 21 1.5k 1.5× 709 1.2× 576 1.2× 385 1.0× 221 1.0× 82 1.7k
J. P. Marcerou France 24 1.5k 1.4× 657 1.1× 625 1.3× 373 1.0× 270 1.2× 76 1.6k
Giorgio Natale United States 9 1.3k 1.3× 585 1.0× 523 1.1× 327 0.9× 333 1.4× 9 1.4k
Ichiro Kawamura Japan 18 892 0.9× 356 0.6× 589 1.3× 300 0.8× 134 0.6× 48 1.1k
M. E. Neubert United States 18 877 0.9× 347 0.6× 352 0.8× 285 0.8× 152 0.7× 53 987
Demetri J. Photinos Greece 28 1.6k 1.6× 802 1.3× 795 1.7× 640 1.7× 315 1.4× 80 2.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of L. J. Yu

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Yu, F. C. & L. J. Yu. (2008). Mesophases of hockey stick mesogens. Liquid Crystals. 35(7). 799–813. 28 indexed citations
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Yu, L. J., et al.. (2007). Antiferroelectric liquid crystals with amide linking group positioned at chiral tail. Liquid Crystals. 34(10). 1145–1149. 1 indexed citations
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Yu, F. C. & L. J. Yu. (2006). Mesophases of Achiral Bent Molecules. Chemistry of Materials. 18(23). 5410–5420. 60 indexed citations
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Chang, Cheng‐Chung, Jinyi Wu, Chih‐Wei Chien, et al.. (2003). A Fluorescent Carbazole Derivative:  High Sensitivity for Quadruplex DNA. Analytical Chemistry. 75(22). 6177–6183. 121 indexed citations
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He, Guang S., et al.. (2003). Optical power limiting and stabilization using a two-photon absorbing neat liquid crystal in isotropic phase. Applied Physics Letters. 82(26). 4717–4719. 58 indexed citations
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Yu, L. J., et al.. (1997). Mesogenic Behavtors of 4-Cafboxy- and 4-Propenyloxy-Benzo-15-Crown-5 Stilbazolyl Esters. Molecular crystals and liquid crystals science technology. Section A, Molecular crystals and liquid crystals. 302(1). 339–344. 2 indexed citations
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Wang, Bo-Cheng, L. J. Yu, & Wen‐Jwu Wang. (1996). A semiempirical study of C24N4 and its boron-nitrogen analogs. International Journal of Quantum Chemistry. 57(3). 465–470. 9 indexed citations
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Wang, Wen‐Jwu, et al.. (1995). Electrochemical doping of tetraethylammonium on C60 film. Synthetic Metals. 70(1-3). 1439–1442. 6 indexed citations
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Yu, L. J., et al.. (1995). The Mesogenic 6-Alkoxy-2-(2-(4-Pyridyl)Ethenyl)Naphthalene Homologues. Molecular crystals and liquid crystals science technology. Section A, Molecular crystals and liquid crystals. 265(1). 89–95. 2 indexed citations
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Wu, S.‐L., et al.. (1994). Novel Chiral Dopants Derived from (2S)-2-(6-Hydroxy-2-naphthyl)propionic Acid for Ferroelectric Liquid Crystal Mixtures. Molecular crystals and liquid crystals science technology. Section A, Molecular crystals and liquid crystals. 250(1). 153–160. 4 indexed citations
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Yu, L. J., et al.. (1993). Mesophases induced by hydrogen bonds between non-mesogens A di-proton acceptor and proton donors. Liquid Crystals. 14(3). 829–835. 35 indexed citations
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Yu, L. J., et al.. (1993). Calculations on Heterofullerenes: C24N4, C36N4 and C52N4. Journal of the Chinese Chemical Society. 40(6). 497–502. 9 indexed citations
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Yu, L. J.. (1991). Comparison of properties of conducting TCNQ salts with 1,4-bis[1-(4--r-pyridinio)]butane and trans-2-butene dications. Synthetic Metals. 42(1-2). 1751–1756. 1 indexed citations
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Yu, L. J., et al.. (1991). Mesophases Induced by Hydrogen Bonds between Nonmesogens. Molecular crystals and liquid crystals. 198(1). 407–416. 24 indexed citations
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Yu, L. J., et al.. (1988). Properties of conducting 7,7,8,8-tetracyano-p-quinodimethane salts with 1, n-bis[1-(.gamma.-picolinio)]alkane dication homologues. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 92(15). 4543–4546. 2 indexed citations
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Saupe, A., et al.. (1983). Biaxial nematic phases in amphiphilic systems. Journal de Chimie Physique. 80. 7–13. 52 indexed citations
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Yu, L. J. & A. Saupe. (1982). Deuteron Resonance of D2O of Nematic Disodium Cromoglycate-Water Systems. Molecular crystals and liquid crystals. 80(1). 129–134. 38 indexed citations
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Photinos, Panos, L. J. Yu, & A. Saupe. (1981). Resistivity Measurements on Aligned Amphiphilic Liquid Crystalline States. Molecular crystals and liquid crystals. 67(1). 277–281. 37 indexed citations
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Yu, L. J. & A. Saupe. (1980). Liquid crystalline phases of the sodium decylsulfate/decanol/water system. Nematic-nematic and cholesteric-cholesteric phase transitions. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 102(15). 4879–4883. 124 indexed citations

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