Shimin Yu

648 total citations · 1 hit paper
24 papers, 520 citations indexed

About

Shimin Yu is a scholar working on Condensed Matter Physics, Biomedical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Shimin Yu has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 520 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Condensed Matter Physics, 13 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 11 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Shimin Yu's work include Micro and Nano Robotics (17 papers), Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence (10 papers) and Molecular Communication and Nanonetworks (7 papers). Shimin Yu is often cited by papers focused on Micro and Nano Robotics (17 papers), Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence (10 papers) and Molecular Communication and Nanonetworks (7 papers). Shimin Yu collaborates with scholars based in China, Hong Kong and United Kingdom. Shimin Yu's co-authors include Tianlong Li, Zhiguang Wu, Fengtong Ji, Li Zhang, Qiang He, Weiwei Zhang, Haocheng Wang, Yang Cai, Yanhe Zhu and K. T. V. Grattan and has published in prestigious journals such as Angewandte Chemie International Edition, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and ACS Nano.

In The Last Decade

Shimin Yu

23 papers receiving 509 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.

  1. Bioinspired claw-engaged and biolubricated swimming microrobots creating active retention in blood vessels
    2023 97 citations Tianlong Li, Shimin Yu et al. Science Advances profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Shimin Yu China 13 406 349 204 42 38 24 520
Minghui Nan South Korea 11 272 0.7× 375 1.1× 198 1.0× 30 0.7× 35 0.9× 17 490
Bobby Aditya Darmawan South Korea 10 246 0.6× 321 0.9× 184 0.9× 29 0.7× 28 0.7× 16 429
Jongeon Park Switzerland 6 278 0.7× 276 0.8× 167 0.8× 23 0.5× 27 0.7× 8 362
Sandeep V. Anand United States 5 220 0.5× 265 0.8× 134 0.7× 33 0.8× 15 0.4× 7 393
Devin Sheehan Germany 8 264 0.7× 283 0.8× 168 0.8× 21 0.5× 27 0.7× 10 388
Daojing Lin China 10 251 0.6× 313 0.9× 149 0.7× 23 0.5× 26 0.7× 16 414
Sandhya Rani Goudu Germany 5 257 0.6× 261 0.7× 221 1.1× 31 0.7× 30 0.8× 6 390
Beomjune Shin South Korea 6 171 0.4× 344 1.0× 362 1.8× 23 0.5× 34 0.9× 8 458
Minhee Lee South Korea 4 169 0.4× 343 1.0× 362 1.8× 19 0.5× 27 0.7× 6 457
Zhongguo Ren China 7 162 0.4× 214 0.6× 176 0.9× 25 0.6× 29 0.8× 11 341

Countries citing papers authored by Shimin Yu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Shimin Yu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Shimin Yu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Shimin Yu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Shimin Yu based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Shimin Yu. Shimin Yu is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Zhang, Z.F., Shimin Yu, Fengtong Ji, et al.. (2025). Fully integrated wearable control system for micro/nanorobot navigation. International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing. 7(3). 35505–35505. 8 indexed citations
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Zhang, Wenhao, Shimin Yu, Jingjing Lyu, et al.. (2025). Highly Strained Electron‐Rich Molecular Bowl and Nanographene. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(20). e202425355–e202425355. 2 indexed citations
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Zhang, Wenhao, Shimin Yu, Jingjing Lyu, et al.. (2025). Highly Strained Electron‐Rich Molecular Bowl and Nanographene. Angewandte Chemie. 137(20). 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Lei, et al.. (2025). Position and Attitude Control of Multi-Modal Underwater Robots Using an Improved LADRC Based on Sliding Mode Control. Sensors. 25(19). 6010–6010. 1 indexed citations
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Song, Wenping, et al.. (2024). Hydrogel microrobots for biomedical applications. Frontiers in Chemistry. 12. 1416314–1416314. 9 indexed citations
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Li, Ying, Gang Gao, Fei Xie, et al.. (2023). Scalable selective absorber with quasiperiodic nanostructure for low-grade solar energy harvesting. APL Photonics. 8(2). 13 indexed citations
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Xu, Chengxin, Xiaoxiao Wang, Yanhe Zhu, et al.. (2023). Medical Imaging Technology for Micro/Nanorobots. Nanomaterials. 13(21). 2872–2872. 12 indexed citations
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Li, Tianlong, Shimin Yu, Yilong Li, et al.. (2023). Bioinspired claw-engaged and biolubricated swimming microrobots creating active retention in blood vessels. Science Advances. 9(18). eadg4501–eadg4501. 97 indexed citations breakdown →
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Yu, Shimin, Chenlu Liu, Yujing Chen, et al.. (2023). Magnetic-acoustic actuated spinous microrobot for enhanced degradation of organic pollutants. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry. 102. 106714–106714. 21 indexed citations
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Mou, Fangzhi, Shimin Yu, Di Zhang, et al.. (2023). Swarming magnetic photonic‐crystal microrobots with on‐the‐fly visual pH detection and self‐regulated drug delivery. InfoMat. 5(10). 52 indexed citations
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Wang, Haocheng, Bo Ma, Yanhe Zhu, et al.. (2023). Micro/nanorobots for remediation of water resources and aquatic life. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 11. 1312074–1312074. 10 indexed citations
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Wang, Haocheng, Chenlu Liu, Fengtong Ji, et al.. (2023). Multimode microdimer robot for crossing tissue morphological barrier. iScience. 26(11). 108320–108320. 18 indexed citations
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Wang, Haocheng, et al.. (2022). Magnetic microswarm for MRI contrast enhancer. Chemistry - An Asian Journal. 17(17). e202200561–e202200561. 9 indexed citations
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Yu, Shimin, Tianlong Li, Fengtong Ji, et al.. (2022). Trimer-like microrobots with multimodal locomotion and reconfigurable capabilities. Materials Today Advances. 14. 100231–100231. 50 indexed citations
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Wang, Haocheng, Shimin Yu, Junjie Liao, et al.. (2022). A Robot Platform for Highly Efficient Pollutant Purification. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 10. 903219–903219. 20 indexed citations
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Mu, Haoran, Chenlu Liu, Qí Zhāng, et al.. (2022). Magnetic-Driven Hydrogel Microrobots Selectively Enhance Synthetic Lethality in MTAP-Deleted Osteosarcoma. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 10. 911455–911455. 12 indexed citations
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Ji, Fengtong, Tianlong Li, Shimin Yu, Zhiguang Wu, & Li Zhang. (2021). Propulsion Gait Analysis and Fluidic Trapping of Swinging Flexible Nanomotors. ACS Nano. 15(3). 5118–5128. 72 indexed citations
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Yu, Shimin, Haoran Sun, Lina Liu, et al.. (2021). Magnetic Microdimer as Mobile Meter for Measuring Plasma Glucose and Lipids. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 9. 779632–779632. 7 indexed citations
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Yu, Shimin, Haoran Sun, Xiaocong Chang, et al.. (2019). Self-Propelled Janus Microdimer Swimmers under a Rotating Magnetic Field. Nanomaterials. 9(12). 1672–1672. 31 indexed citations

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