Tao Yu

4.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
102 papers, 4.0k citations indexed

About

Tao Yu is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Spectroscopy. According to data from OpenAlex, Tao Yu has authored 102 papers receiving a total of 4.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 82 papers in Materials Chemistry, 36 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 23 papers in Spectroscopy. Recurrent topics in Tao Yu's work include Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials (53 papers), Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Research (26 papers) and Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection (21 papers). Tao Yu is often cited by papers focused on Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials (53 papers), Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Research (26 papers) and Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection (21 papers). Tao Yu collaborates with scholars based in China, Hong Kong and United Kingdom. Tao Yu's co-authors include Wei Huang, Zhenguo Chi, Zongliang Xie, Yi Zhang, Zhiyong Yang, Siwei Liu, Zhu Mao, Matthew P. Aldred, Jiarui Xu and Hailan Wang 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

Tao Yu

100 papers receiving 4.0k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Wide-range lifetime-tunable and responsive ultralong organic phosphorescent multi-host/guest system

2021 256 citations Zongliang Xie, Xiayu Zhang et al. Nature Communications profile →
Highly Twisted Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence (TADF) Molecules and Their Applications in Organic Light‐Emitting Diodes (OLEDs)

2023 124 citations Tiantian Zhang, Yuxin Xiao et al. profile →

Peers

Tao Yu

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Guoqing Zhang China

Zijie Qiu China

Lili Du China

Xiaodong Yin China

Qi Wu China

Faisal Mahtab Hong Kong

Yanping Huo China

Yousuke Ooyama Japan

Haijun Xu China

Rémi Métivier France

Guoqing Zhang China

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Countries citing papers authored by Tao Yu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Tao Yu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Tao Yu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Tao Yu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Tao 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 Tao Yu. Tao 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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20 of 20 papers shown

Sun, Haodong, Yuxin Xiao, Yunfei He, et al.. (2025). 3D printable organic room-temperature phosphorescent materials and printed real-time sensing and display devices. Chemical Science. 16(12). 5299–5309. 13 indexed citations

Zeng, Kun, Yani Wang, Tao Yu, et al.. (2025). Single sensing element with multiple adsorption peaks assembled nanozyme sensor array for discrimination of multiple metal ions. Microchemical Journal. 209. 112786–112786. 4 indexed citations

Xiao, Yuxin, Mingyao Shen, Chin‐Yiu Chan, Tao Yu, & Wei Huang. (2025). Ultralong organic afterglow from small molecular host-guest materials: state of the art. Light Science & Applications. 14(1). 290–290. 2 indexed citations

Zhang, Xiayu, et al.. (2025). Three-Dimensional Printable Color-Modulation and Shape-Programmable Structures: An Encryption Key for Image Recognition Electronic Locks. Research. 8. 666–666. 2 indexed citations

Wu, Jiamin, Simin Zhang, Mingyao Shen, Yuxin Xiao, & Tao Yu. (2024). The design and synthesis of triphenylethylene photochromic materials with dibenzothiophene and dibenzofuran groups. Dyes and Pigments. 235. 112562–112562. 1 indexed citations

Xiao, Yuxin, Zongliang Xie, Mingyao Shen, et al.. (2024). Construction of multi‐decay pathways and realizing polymer‐regulated organic smart luminescent materials. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1(2). 193–202. 7 indexed citations

He, Yunfei, Tiantian Zhang, Yuxin Xiao, et al.. (2024). Recent Development of Photochromic Polymer Systems: Mechanism, Materials, and Applications. Research. 7. 392–392. 25 indexed citations

Li, Yaqi, Tao Yu, Xinrong Jiang, et al.. (2024). A gene-encoded FRET fluorescent sensor based on hairpin design for sensitive detection of aflatoxin biosynthesis-related genes aflD in rice. Journal of Food Measurement & Characterization. 18(10). 8434–8444. 2 indexed citations

Xiao, Yuxin, Mingyao Shen, Hailan Wang, et al.. (2024). Thermally Activated Photochromism: Realizing Temperature‐Gated Triphenylethylene Photochromic Materials. Advanced Functional Materials. 34(24). 42 indexed citations

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Sun, Haodong, et al.. (2023). Promoting intense mechanoluminescence by strengthening C-H⋯π interactions in thioxanthene derivatives. Dyes and Pigments. 211. 111054–111054. 6 indexed citations

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Hao, Fei, et al.. (2023). Realizing near-infrared mechanophosphorescence from an organic host/guest system. Journal of Materials Chemistry C. 11(17). 5725–5730. 5 indexed citations

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Zhang, Tiantian, Yuxin Xiao, Hailan Wang, et al.. (2023). Highly Twisted Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence (TADF) Molecules and Their Applications in Organic Light‐Emitting Diodes (OLEDs). Angewandte Chemie. 135(39). 33 indexed citations

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Yu, Tao, et al.. (2021). Reflective fiber-optic magnetic field sensor based on a magnetic-fluid-filled capillary probe structure. Measurement Science and Technology. 32(9). 95117–95117. 8 indexed citations

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Cao, Hong‐Tao, Bo Li, Tao Yu, et al.. (2020). Cyano-substituted Spiro[fluorine-9,9'-xanthene] Derivatives: Exciplex Emission and Property Manipulation. Acta Chimica Sinica. 78(7). 680–680. 4 indexed citations

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Xie, Zongliang, Eethamukkala Ubba, Huangjun Deng, et al.. (2019). Achieving tunable dual-emissive and high-contrast mechanochromic materials by manipulating steric hindrance effects. Journal of Materials Chemistry C. 7(11). 3300–3305. 45 indexed citations

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Yu, Tao, Weihua Zhuang, Xin Su, et al.. (2019). Dual-Responsive Micelles with Aggregation-Induced Emission Feature and Two-Photon Aborsption for Accurate Drug Delivery and Bioimaging. Bioconjugate Chemistry. 30(7). 2075–2087. 26 indexed citations

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He, Haiyang, Weihua Zhuang, Boxuan Ma, et al.. (2019). Oxidation-Responsive and Aggregation-Induced Emission Polymeric Micelles with Two-Photon Excitation for Cancer Therapy and Bioimaging. ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering. 5(5). 2577–2586. 27 indexed citations

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Huang, Qiuyi, Wenlang Li, Zhu Mao, et al.. (2019). An exceptionally flexible hydrogen-bonded organic framework with large-scale void regulation and adaptive guest accommodation abilities. Nature Communications. 10(1). 3074–3074. 229 indexed citations

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Mu, Yingxiao, Zhiyong Yang, Junru Chen, et al.. (2018). Mechano-induced persistent room-temperature phosphorescence from purely organic molecules. Chemical Science. 9(15). 3782–3787. 106 indexed citations

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Zhang, Shan, Tao Yu, Mingtai Sun, et al.. (2014). Highly sensitive and selective fluorescence detection of copper (II) ion based on multi-ligand metal chelation. Talanta. 126. 185–190. 45 indexed citations

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