Le Yu

33.4k total citations · 27 hit papers
195 papers, 30.5k citations indexed

About

Le Yu is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Le Yu has authored 195 papers receiving a total of 30.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 151 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 83 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and 60 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Le Yu's work include Advancements in Battery Materials (91 papers), Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication (79 papers) and Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (57 papers). Le Yu is often cited by papers focused on Advancements in Battery Materials (91 papers), Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication (79 papers) and Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (57 papers). Le Yu collaborates with scholars based in China, Singapore and United States. Le Yu's co-authors include Xiong Wen Lou, Hao Bin Wu, Xin‐Yao Yu, Bu Yuan Guan, Yan Lü, Genqiang Zhang, Lei Zhang, Laifa Shen, Bao Yu Xia and Xue Feng Lu and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Advanced Materials and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Le Yu

188 papers receiving 30.3k citations

Hit Papers

Porous molybdenum carbide nano-octahedrons synthesized vi... 2012 2026 2016 2021 2015 2015 2017 2017 2014 400 800 1.2k
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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. Porous molybdenum carbide nano-octahedrons synthesized via confined carburization in metal-organic frameworks for efficient hydrogen production
    2015 1.3k citations Le Yu, Xiong Wen Lou et al. profile →
  2. Formation of nickel cobalt sulfide ball-in-ball hollow spheres with enhanced electrochemical pseudocapacitive properties
    2015 1.2k citations Le Yu, Xiong Wen Lou et al. profile →
  3. Designed formation of hollow particle-based nitrogen-doped carbon nanofibers for high-performance supercapacitors
    2017 820 citations Lifeng Chen, Yan Lü et al. Energy & Environmental Science profile →
  4. Metal-Organic-Framework-Based Materials as Platforms for Renewable Energy and Environmental Applications
    2017 744 citations Le Yu, Xiong Wen Lou et al. profile →
  5. Self‐Templated Formation of Uniform NiCo2O4 Hollow Spheres with Complex Interior Structures for Lithium‐Ion Batteries and Supercapacitors
    2014 742 citations Le Yu, Xiong Wen Lou et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  6. Metal Sulfide Hollow Nanostructures for Electrochemical Energy Storage
    2015 709 citations Le Yu, Xiong Wen Lou et al. profile →
  7. Nanostructured Conversion-type Anode Materials for Advanced Lithium-Ion Batteries
    2018 688 citations Yan Lü, Le Yu et al. profile →
  8. Complex Hollow Nanostructures: Synthesis and Energy‐Related Applications
    2017 682 citations Le Yu, Xiong Wen Lou et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  9. Hierarchical NiCo2O4@MnO2core–shell heterostructured nanowire arrays on Ni foam as high-performance supercapacitor electrodes
    2012 616 citations Le Yu, Xiong Wen Lou et al. profile →
  10. Formation of ZnMn2O4 Ball‐in‐Ball Hollow Microspheres as a High‐Performance Anode for Lithium‐Ion Batteries
    2012 605 citations Le Yu, Xiong Wen Lou et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  11. Highly crystalline Ni-doped FeP/carbon hollow nanorods as all-pH efficient and durable hydrogen evolving electrocatalysts
    2019 587 citations Le Yu, Xiong Wen Lou et al. Science Advances profile →
  12. Formation of Onion‐Like NiCo2S4 Particles via Sequential Ion‐Exchange for Hybrid Supercapacitors
    2016 575 citations Le Yu, Xiong Wen Lou et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  13. Hierarchical Hollow Nanoprisms Based on Ultrathin Ni‐Fe Layered Double Hydroxide Nanosheets with Enhanced Electrocatalytic Activity towards Oxygen Evolution
    2017 572 citations Le Yu, Yan Lü et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  14. Template‐free Formation of Uniform Urchin‐like α‐FeOOH Hollow Spheres with Superior Capability for Water Treatment
    2012 513 citations Le Yu, Xiong Wen Lou et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  15. Free‐Standing Nitrogen‐Doped Carbon Nanofiber Films: Integrated Electrodes for Sodium‐Ion Batteries with Ultralong Cycle Life and Superior Rate Capability
    2015 510 citations Le Yu, Xiong Wen Lou et al. profile →
  16. Formation of Ni–Fe Mixed Diselenide Nanocages as a Superior Oxygen Evolution Electrocatalyst
    2017 484 citations Yan Lü, Le Yu et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  17. Metal–Organic Framework Hybrid‐Assisted Formation of Co3O4/Co‐Fe Oxide Double‐Shelled Nanoboxes for Enhanced Oxygen Evolution
    2018 452 citations Le Yu, Xiong Wen Lou et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  18. Hierarchical Tubular Structures Composed of Co3O4 Hollow Nanoparticles and Carbon Nanotubes for Lithium Storage
    2016 433 citations Le Yu, Xiong Wen Lou et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  19. Self-supported formation of hierarchical NiCo2O4tetragonal microtubes with enhanced electrochemical properties
    2016 431 citations Le Yu, Xiong Wen Lou et al. Energy & Environmental Science profile →
  20. Self-Templated Formation of Hollow Structures for Electrochemical Energy Applications
    2017 428 citations Le Yu, Xiong Wen Lou et al. profile →
  21. A bi-functional device for self-powered electrochromic window and self-rechargeable transparent battery applications
    2014 417 citations Le Yu, Xiong Wen Lou et al. profile →
  22. Designed Formation of Double‐Shelled Ni–Fe Layered‐Double‐Hydroxide Nanocages for Efficient Oxygen Evolution Reaction
    2020 414 citations Le Yu, Xiong Wen Lou et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  23. Formation of Double‐Shelled Zinc–Cobalt Sulfide Dodecahedral Cages from Bimetallic Zeolitic Imidazolate Frameworks for Hybrid Supercapacitors
    2017 396 citations Le Yu, Xiong Wen Lou et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  24. Ultrafine Dual‐Phased Carbide Nanocrystals Confined in Porous Nitrogen‐Doped Carbon Dodecahedrons for Efficient Hydrogen Evolution Reaction
    2019 389 citations Le Yu, Xiong Wen Lou et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  25. Confining Sn nanoparticles in interconnected N-doped hollow carbon spheres as hierarchical zincophilic fibers for dendrite-free Zn metal anodes
    2022 267 citations Huan Yu, Yinxiang Zeng et al. Science Advances profile →
  26. Nitrogen‐Doped Carbon Fibers Embedded with Zincophilic Cu Nanoboxes for Stable Zn‐Metal Anodes
    2022 238 citations Yinxiang Zeng, Peng Sun et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  27. Pre‐intercalation of Ammonium Ions in Layered δ‐MnO2 Nanosheets for High‐Performance Aqueous Zinc‐Ion Batteries
    2023 127 citations Huan Yu, Yaqi Zheng et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Le Yu China 85 22.9k 13.5k 11.6k 8.9k 2.8k 195 30.5k
Zhenhai Wen China 97 21.3k 0.9× 7.8k 0.6× 16.7k 1.4× 11.0k 1.2× 2.1k 0.8× 441 31.7k
Huaiguo Xue China 88 14.9k 0.6× 11.3k 0.8× 6.0k 0.5× 8.0k 0.9× 3.7k 1.3× 276 25.3k
Yong Wang China 84 19.9k 0.9× 9.4k 0.7× 5.3k 0.5× 10.8k 1.2× 2.2k 0.8× 431 26.4k
Fangyi Cheng China 104 38.0k 1.7× 13.3k 1.0× 17.3k 1.5× 11.1k 1.2× 2.8k 1.0× 349 46.6k
Renzhi Ma Japan 81 11.5k 0.5× 6.2k 0.5× 8.4k 0.7× 15.5k 1.7× 1.6k 0.6× 366 24.9k
Xiaopeng Han China 85 18.8k 0.8× 6.1k 0.5× 15.2k 1.3× 6.5k 0.7× 1.3k 0.5× 332 25.4k
Jong‐Beom Baek South Korea 79 17.7k 0.8× 6.6k 0.5× 16.5k 1.4× 15.0k 1.7× 4.7k 1.7× 361 32.5k
San Ping Jiang Australia 104 18.2k 0.8× 9.1k 0.7× 17.7k 1.5× 22.9k 2.6× 1.8k 0.6× 598 37.9k
Shenglin Xiong China 96 24.4k 1.1× 11.2k 0.8× 4.3k 0.4× 8.5k 1.0× 1.8k 0.7× 374 28.6k
Yung‐Eun Sung South Korea 91 23.9k 1.0× 5.5k 0.4× 18.0k 1.5× 11.8k 1.3× 4.0k 1.5× 633 34.3k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Chen, Chen, Xue Yang, Weidong Zhou, & Le Yu. (2025). Dendrite‐Free Li Metal Anode Achieved by Bi‐Functional Host of NH2‐Modified UiO‐66 on Zn‐Embedded Porous Carbon Nanofibers. Advanced Functional Materials. 35(26). 3 indexed citations
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Yu, Huan, Shichao Sun, Mingzai Wu, et al.. (2025). Integrated Hollow Microfibers of Covalent Organic Framework on Cu Foil as a Gradient Zn Metal Anode Host for Bottom‐Up Deposition. Advanced Materials. 38(7). e17197–e17197.
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Ding, Chao, Le Yu, Weidong Zhou, et al.. (2025). Single-ion conductor covalently grafted onto MOFs to realize solid polymer electrolyte tripartite conducting channels in lithium metal batteries. Chemical Engineering Journal. 525. 170705–170705.
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Wang, Pin, et al.. (2024). An electronic energy model for multi-stacking faults in reducing carrier lifetime in 4H-SiC epitaxial layers. Journal of Crystal Growth. 650. 128005–128005. 3 indexed citations
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Zhou, Jia, et al.. (2023). Mixed-linker MOFs-derived cross-linked copolymer electrolyte enables high lithium mobility for dendrite-free all-solid-state batteries. Chemical Engineering Journal. 466. 143243–143243. 27 indexed citations
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Fan, Guilan, et al.. (2023). Carbon Nitride Pillared Vanadate Via Chemical Pre‐Intercalation Towards High‐Performance Aqueous Zinc‐Ion Batteries. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 62(26). e202303529–e202303529. 104 indexed citations
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Yu, Huan, Yaqi Zheng, Dan Liŭ, et al.. (2023). Formation of Hierarchical Zn/N‐doped Carbon Hollow Nanofibers towards Dendrite‐Free Zn Metal Anodes. Advanced Functional Materials. 34(10). 39 indexed citations
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Yu, Huan, Yinxiang Zeng, Nianwu Li, et al.. (2022). Confining Sn nanoparticles in interconnected N-doped hollow carbon spheres as hierarchical zincophilic fibers for dendrite-free Zn metal anodes. Science Advances. 8(10). eabm5766–eabm5766. 267 indexed citations breakdown →
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Poldorn, Preeyaporn, Yutthana Wongnongwa, Siriporn Jungsuttiwong, et al.. (2022). Cobalt(II)‐Hexaazatriphenylene Hexacarbonitrile Coordination Compounds Based Cathode Materials with High Capacity and Long Cycle Stability. Advanced Functional Materials. 32(16). 38 indexed citations
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Jiang, Xuanyuan, Xiao Wang, Pratyush Buragohain, et al.. (2022). Persistent opto-ferroelectric responses in molecular ferroelectrics. Physical Review Materials. 6(7).
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Sun, Peng, Zhenjiang Cao, Yin Zeng, et al.. (2021). Formation of Super‐Assembled TiOx/Zn/N‐Doped Carbon Inverse Opal Towards Dendrite‐Free Zn Anodes. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 61(7). e202115649–e202115649. 111 indexed citations
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Sun, Peng, Zhenjiang Cao, Yin Zeng, et al.. (2021). Formation of Super‐Assembled TiOx/Zn/N‐Doped Carbon Inverse Opal Towards Dendrite‐Free Zn Anodes. Angewandte Chemie. 134(7). 4 indexed citations
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Jiang, Xuanyuan, Guanhua Hao, Xiao Wang, et al.. (2019). Tunable spin-state bistability in a spin crossover molecular complex. Journal of Physics Condensed Matter. 31(31). 315401–315401. 25 indexed citations
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Liu, Weiliang, Cuiting Sun, Yiwei Ma, et al.. (2019). A Highly Sensitive Torsion Sensor With a New Fabrication Method. IEEE Photonics Technology Letters. 31(6). 463–466. 18 indexed citations
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Yuan, Zidan, Guoqing Zhang, Xu Ma, et al.. (2019). Rapid abiotic As removal from As-rich acid mine drainage: Effect of pH, Fe/As molar ratio, oxygen, temperature, initial As concentration and neutralization reagent. Chemical Engineering Journal. 378. 122156–122156. 26 indexed citations
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Liu, Weiliang, Cuiting Sun, Tao Geng, et al.. (2019). A New Spring-Shaped Long-Period Fiber Grating With High Strain Sensitivity. IEEE Photonics Technology Letters. 31(14). 1163–1166. 11 indexed citations
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Chen, Lifeng, Yan Lü, Le Yu, & Xiong Wen Lou. (2017). Designed formation of hollow particle-based nitrogen-doped carbon nanofibers for high-performance supercapacitors. Energy & Environmental Science. 10(8). 1777–1783. 820 indexed citations breakdown →

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