Runnan Yu

8.1k total citations · 7 hit papers
87 papers, 7.2k citations indexed

About

Runnan Yu is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Polymers and Plastics and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Runnan Yu has authored 87 papers receiving a total of 7.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 82 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 66 papers in Polymers and Plastics and 19 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Runnan Yu's work include Conducting polymers and applications (66 papers), Perovskite Materials and Applications (63 papers) and Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics (60 papers). Runnan Yu is often cited by papers focused on Conducting polymers and applications (66 papers), Perovskite Materials and Applications (63 papers) and Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics (60 papers). Runnan Yu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and South Korea. Runnan Yu's co-authors include Jianhui Hou, Huifeng Yao, Yong Cui, Bowei Gao, Ling Hong, Hao Zhang, Zhan’ao Tan, Yunpeng Qin, Shaoqing Zhang and Jie Zhu 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

Runnan Yu

81 papers receiving 7.2k citations

Hit Papers

Design, Synthesis, and Photovoltaic Characterization of a... 2016 2026 2019 2022 2017 2018 2019 2019 2016 250 500 750
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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. Design, Synthesis, and Photovoltaic Characterization of a Small Molecular Acceptor with an Ultra‐Narrow Band Gap
    2017 753 citations Huifeng Yao, Yong Cui et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  2. Over 14% Efficiency in Organic Solar Cells Enabled by Chlorinated Nonfullerene Small‐Molecule Acceptors
    2018 700 citations Hao Zhang, Huifeng Yao et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  3. Eco‐Compatible Solvent‐Processed Organic Photovoltaic Cells with Over 16% Efficiency
    2019 492 citations Huifeng Yao, Yong Cui et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  4. 14.7% Efficiency Organic Photovoltaic Cells Enabled by Active Materials with a Large Electrostatic Potential Difference
    2019 459 citations Huifeng Yao, Yong Cui et al. profile →
  5. Design and Synthesis of a Low Bandgap Small Molecule Acceptor for Efficient Polymer Solar Cells
    2016 429 citations Huifeng Yao, Runnan Yu et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  6. Improved Charge Transport and Reduced Nonradiative Energy Loss Enable Over 16% Efficiency in Ternary Polymer Solar Cells
    2019 387 citations Runnan Yu, Huifeng Yao et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  7. Achieving Highly Efficient Nonfullerene Organic Solar Cells with Improved Intermolecular Interaction and Open‐Circuit Voltage
    2017 380 citations Huifeng Yao, Long Ye et al. Advanced Materials profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Runnan Yu China 35 6.9k 5.8k 927 361 317 87 7.2k
Haijun Bin China 33 7.1k 1.0× 6.1k 1.1× 663 0.7× 461 1.3× 414 1.3× 67 7.3k
Qiaoshi An China 54 8.4k 1.2× 7.2k 1.2× 838 0.9× 343 1.0× 336 1.1× 102 8.7k
Deping Qian China 28 7.5k 1.1× 6.3k 1.1× 710 0.8× 405 1.1× 445 1.4× 38 7.8k
Xiaopeng Xu China 47 7.8k 1.1× 7.1k 1.2× 704 0.8× 486 1.3× 388 1.2× 160 8.3k
Wenkai Zhong China 39 7.7k 1.1× 6.3k 1.1× 717 0.8× 286 0.8× 378 1.2× 126 8.0k
Chaohua Cui China 43 7.1k 1.0× 6.0k 1.0× 922 1.0× 383 1.1× 364 1.1× 104 7.4k
Fuwen Zhao China 27 5.6k 0.8× 4.7k 0.8× 574 0.6× 474 1.3× 273 0.9× 53 5.8k
Zaifei Ma China 51 8.5k 1.2× 6.8k 1.2× 1.2k 1.2× 385 1.1× 467 1.5× 184 8.9k
Zhengke Li China 31 6.8k 1.0× 6.0k 1.0× 650 0.7× 469 1.3× 331 1.0× 68 7.1k
Sarah Holliday United Kingdom 18 5.1k 0.7× 4.3k 0.7× 679 0.7× 526 1.5× 317 1.0× 25 5.5k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Xu, Zhiyang, Runnan Yu, Qianglong Lv, et al.. (2025). Tensile strain regulation via grain boundary buffering for flexible perovskite solar cells. Nature Communications. 17(1). 322–322.
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Xu, Zhiyang, Runnan Yu, Tangyue Xue, et al.. (2025). Stress release via thermodynamic regulation towards efficient flexible perovskite solar cells. Energy & Environmental Science. 18(9). 4324–4334. 9 indexed citations
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He, Zhang-Wei, et al.. (2025). Minimized optical/electrical energy loss for 25.1% Monolithic perovskite/organic tandem solar cells. Nature Communications. 16(1). 1773–1773. 12 indexed citations
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Wang, Jingwen, Yong Cui, Zhihao Chen, et al.. (2025). Molecular design of high-performance wide-bandgap acceptor enables versatile organic photovoltaic applications. Energy & Environmental Science. 18(7). 3259–3268. 3 indexed citations
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Lv, Qianglong, Chen Zhang, Zhiyang Xu, et al.. (2025). Coordination-induced bridging polymer enables favorable interface compatibility and vertical phase distribution in efficient organic solar cells. Science China Materials. 68(5). 1472–1479. 3 indexed citations
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Han, Bing, Runnan Yu, Qian Dang, et al.. (2025). Cation‐Mediated Low‐Frequency Phonon Suppression in Lead‐free Manganese Halides for High‐efficiency Green Light‐emitting Diodes. Advanced Materials. 38(4). e10599–e10599.
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He, Zhang-Wei, Feng Wang, Yiman Dong, et al.. (2025). Redox energy barrier management for efficient tin-lead perovskite solar cells. National Science Review. 12(5). nwaf097–nwaf097. 3 indexed citations
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Yu, Runnan, et al.. (2024). Metal and non-metal doped carbon dots: properties and applications. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5(4). 1–1. 12 indexed citations
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Zhao, Biao, Mengyun Zheng, Chengyang Zhang, et al.. (2024). Cross-linking polymerization and carbonization of biomass chlorophyll for carbon dot-based electroluminescent devices with ultra-narrow-emission. Applied Physics Reviews. 11(1). 8 indexed citations
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Wang, Yafei, Yong Cui, Jianqiu Wang, et al.. (2024). Highly Efficient and Stable Organic Photovoltaic Cells for Underwater Applications. Advanced Materials. 36(27). e2402575–e2402575. 11 indexed citations
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Zhang, Chen, Runnan Yu, Qianglong Lv, et al.. (2024). Progress in Non‐Fullerene Acceptors: Evolution from Small to Giant Molecules. ChemSusChem. 18(1). e202401138–e202401138. 11 indexed citations
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Yu, Runnan, et al.. (2024). Research Advances of Nonfused Ring Acceptors for Organic Solar Cells. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters. 15(10). 2781–2803. 18 indexed citations
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Yu, Runnan, Yiman Dong, Zhang-Wei He, et al.. (2023). Crystallization Regulation and Defect Passivation for Efficient Inverted Wide‐Bandgap Perovskite Solar Cells with over 21% Efficiency. Advanced Energy Materials. 14(4). 35 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yuling, Runnan Yu, Minghua Li, et al.. (2023). Amphoteric Ion Bridged Buried Interface for Efficient and Stable Inverted Perovskite Solar Cells. Advanced Materials. 36(1). e2310203–e2310203. 89 indexed citations
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Zhao, Biao, Huanyu Ma, Haoran Jia, et al.. (2023). Triphenylamine‐Derived Solid‐State Emissive Carbon Dots for Multicolor High‐Efficiency Electroluminescent Light‐Emitting Diodes. Angewandte Chemie. 135(22). 8 indexed citations
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Zhao, Biao, Huanyu Ma, Haoran Jia, et al.. (2023). Triphenylamine‐Derived Solid‐State Emissive Carbon Dots for Multicolor High‐Efficiency Electroluminescent Light‐Emitting Diodes. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 62(22). e202301651–e202301651. 64 indexed citations
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Yu, Runnan, Guangzheng Wu, & Zhan’ao Tan. (2021). Realization of high performance for PM6:Y6 based organic photovoltaic cells. Journal of Energy Chemistry. 61. 29–46. 79 indexed citations
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Zhang, Hao, Huifeng Yao, Junxian Hou, et al.. (2018). Over 14% Efficiency in Organic Solar Cells Enabled by Chlorinated Nonfullerene Small‐Molecule Acceptors. Advanced Materials. 30(28). e1800613–e1800613. 700 indexed citations breakdown →
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Yao, Huifeng, Long Ye, Junxian Hou, et al.. (2017). Achieving Highly Efficient Nonfullerene Organic Solar Cells with Improved Intermolecular Interaction and Open‐Circuit Voltage. Advanced Materials. 29(21). 380 indexed citations breakdown →

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