Wanqiang Yu

819 total citations · 1 hit paper
22 papers, 678 citations indexed

About

Wanqiang Yu is a scholar working on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Catalysis and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Wanqiang Yu has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 678 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 12 papers in Catalysis and 7 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Wanqiang Yu's work include Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (13 papers), Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction (12 papers) and Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (10 papers). Wanqiang Yu is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (13 papers), Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction (12 papers) and Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (10 papers). Wanqiang Yu collaborates with scholars based in China, Switzerland and Bangladesh. Wanqiang Yu's co-authors include Weijia Zhou, Jiayuan Yu, Hong Liu, Yujie Wang, Yijie Wang, Man Huang, Jiawei Li, Hong Liu, Xiaoli Zhang and Xiao Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Energy & Environmental Science.

In The Last Decade

Wanqiang Yu

21 papers receiving 669 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.

Laser-controlled tandem catalytic sites of CuNi alloys with ampere-level electrocatalytic nitrate-to-ammonia reduction activities for Zn–nitrate batteries

2023 160 citations Wanqiang Yu, Jiayuan Yu et al. Energy & Environmental Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Wanqiang Yu China	15	504	320	230	205	132	22	678
Ruoqi Liu China	13	440 0.9×	257 0.8×	217 0.9×	170 0.8×	65 0.5×	20	581
Miaoyuan Lv China	7	541 1.1×	281 0.9×	224 1.0×	235 1.1×	65 0.5×	8	670
Yongsong Luo China	15	751 1.5×	451 1.4×	299 1.3×	372 1.8×	198 1.5×	23	985
Minju Chung United States	6	414 0.8×	358 1.1×	248 1.1×	118 0.6×	121 0.9×	9	636
Qian Zheng China	10	441 0.9×	304 0.9×	255 1.1×	114 0.6×	83 0.6×	24	658
Hyungseob Lim South Korea	9	507 1.0×	244 0.8×	216 0.9×	188 0.9×	40 0.3×	9	588
Josh Leverett Australia	10	1.0k 2.0×	732 2.3×	416 1.8×	211 1.0×	194 1.5×	17	1.2k
Guo‐Yi Duan China	14	542 1.1×	384 1.2×	208 0.9×	151 0.7×	33 0.3×	25	694
Xiaoyin Tian United States	4	327 0.6×	202 0.6×	225 1.0×	133 0.6×	46 0.3×	7	518
Tarekegn Heliso Dolla South Africa	13	217 0.4×	160 0.5×	162 0.7×	135 0.7×	57 0.4×	24	426

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Zhou, Xuemei, et al.. (2025). Constructing of Ni-Nx Active Sites in Self-Supported Ni Single-Atom Catalysts for Efficient Reduction of CO2 to CO. Nanomaterials. 15(6). 473–473. 2 indexed citations

Wang, Junli, Wanqiang Yu, Jiawei Li, et al.. (2025). Dual active site accelerated hydrogenation facilitates efficient electrochemical reduction of nitrate to ammonia. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 378. 125629–125629. 2 indexed citations

Ye, Yang, Junli Wang, Wanqiang Yu, et al.. (2025). Laser-induced Mo valence engineering in Cu2O enables efficient nitrate electroreduction. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 703(Pt 2). 139255–139255. 1 indexed citations

Li, Jiawei, Yujie Wang, Heng Zhao, et al.. (2025). Unraveling Tandem Catalytic Sites for Electrocatalytic Nitrate Reduction to Ammonia. Advanced Energy Materials. 16(5).

Liu, Ruiying, Zhao Li, Baishan Liu, et al.. (2024). Modulating pollutant adsorption and peroxymonosulfate activation sites on Co3O4@N,O doped-carbon shell for boosting catalytic degradation activity. Chinese Journal of Structural Chemistry. 43(8). 100332–100332. 5 indexed citations

Li, Jiawei, Wanqiang Yu, Haifeng Yuan, et al.. (2024). Lattice hydrogen transfer in titanium hydride enhances electrocatalytic nitrate to ammonia conversion. Nature Communications. 15(1). 9499–9499. 29 indexed citations

Yu, Wanqiang, Yujie Wang, Hua Tan, et al.. (2024). Current State and Future Prospects of Environmentally Catalytic Zn‐NO_x Batteries. Advanced Energy Materials. 14(44). 14 indexed citations

Yu, Wanqiang, Lili Chen, Hua Tan, et al.. (2024). Spontaneous Reaction of Electrocatalyst Resulted in a NH₃ Faraday Efficiency of More than 100% in Electrochemical Nitrate Reduction. Advanced Energy Materials. 14(37). 15 indexed citations

Fang, Guoxin, Ying Hou, Tao Qiu, et al.. (2023). Ultrafine sulfur–doped carbon nanoparticles enhanced the transmembrane bioelectricity of Clostridium butyricum for biohydrogen production. Nano Energy. 110. 108382–108382. 15 indexed citations

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Wang, Yujie, Wanqiang Yu, Xiao Li, Jiayuan Yu, & Weijia Zhou. (2023). Electrocatalytic reduction of nitrogenous pollutants to ammonia. Chemical Engineering Journal. 469. 143889–143889. 18 indexed citations

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Li, Yue, Tong Wu, Yujie Wang, et al.. (2023). Green and large‐scale production of ammonia: Laser‐driven pyrolysis of nitrogen‐enriched biomass. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(4). 533–542. 17 indexed citations

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Li, Xiao, Wanqiang Yu, Yujie Wang, et al.. (2023). Metal-encapsulated nitrogen-doped carbon nanotube arrays electrode for enhancing sulfion oxidation reaction and hydrogen evolution reaction by regulating of intermediate adsorption. Chinese Chemical Letters. 35(8). 109166–109166. 14 indexed citations

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Yu, Wanqiang, Jiayuan Yu, Man Huang, et al.. (2023). Laser-controlled tandem catalytic sites of CuNi alloys with ampere-level electrocatalytic nitrate-to-ammonia reduction activities for Zn–nitrate batteries. Energy & Environmental Science. 16(7). 2991–3001. 160 indexed citations breakdown →

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Yu, Q., Wanqiang Yu, Yujie Wang, et al.. (2023). Hydroxyapatite‐Derived Heterogeneous Ru‐Ru₂P Electrocatalyst and Environmentally‐Friendly Membrane Electrode toward Efficient Alkaline Electrolyzer. Small. 19(25). e2208045–e2208045. 23 indexed citations

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Yu, Wanqiang, Jiayuan Yu, Yujie Wang, et al.. (2022). Electrocatalytic upcycling of nitrate and hydrogen sulfide via a nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes encapsulated iron carbide electrode. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 310. 121291–121291. 48 indexed citations

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Yu, Jiayuan, Wanqiang Yu, Yujie Wang, et al.. (2022). Capture and recycling of toxic selenite anions by cobalt-based metal-organic-frameworks for electrocatalytic overall water splitting. Chemical Engineering Journal. 433. 134553–134553. 26 indexed citations

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Chang, Bin, Haifeng Yuan, Lili Li, et al.. (2022). Enhancing electrochemical nitrogen fixation by mimicking π back-donation on laser-tuned Lewis acid sites in noble-metal-molybdenum carbide. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 320. 121777–121777. 17 indexed citations

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Yu, Jiayuan, Wanqiang Yu, Bin Chang, et al.. (2021). Waste‐yeast biomass as nitrogen/phosphorus sources and carbon template: Environment‐friendly synthesis of N,P‐Mo2C nanoparticles on porous carbon matrix for efficient hydrogen evolution. Chinese Chemical Letters. 33(6). 3231–3235. 35 indexed citations

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Li, Guixiang, Jiayuan Yu, Wanqiang Yu, et al.. (2020). Phosphorus‐Doped Iron Nitride Nanoparticles Encapsulated by Nitrogen‐Doped Carbon Nanosheets on Iron Foam In Situ Derived from Saccharomycetes Cerevisiae for Electrocatalytic Overall Water Splitting. Small. 16(32). e2001980–e2001980. 53 indexed citations

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Yu, Jiayuan, Aizhu Wang, Wanqiang Yu, et al.. (2020). Tailoring the ruthenium reactive sites on N doped molybdenum carbide nanosheets via the anti-Ostwald ripening as efficient electrocatalyst for hydrogen evolution reaction in alkaline media. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 277. 119236–119236. 112 indexed citations

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