Wei Yu

22.0k total citations · 4 hit papers
531 papers, 17.9k citations indexed

About

Wei Yu is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Polymers and Plastics and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Wei Yu has authored 531 papers receiving a total of 17.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 197 papers in Materials Chemistry, 120 papers in Polymers and Plastics and 119 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Wei Yu's work include Polymer crystallization and properties (71 papers), Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods (68 papers) and Thermal properties of materials (61 papers). Wei Yu is often cited by papers focused on Polymer crystallization and properties (71 papers), Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods (68 papers) and Thermal properties of materials (61 papers). Wei Yu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Canada. Wei Yu's co-authors include Huaqing Xie, Chixing Zhou, Lifei Chen, Yang Li, Lingling Wang, Can Li, Lifei Chen, Xiuli Wang, Naici Bing and Dong Yang and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Wei Yu

501 papers receiving 17.6k 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.

A Review on Nanofluids: Preparation, Stability Mechanisms, and Applications

2011 1.4k citations Wei Yu, Huaqing Xie profile →
Surface optimization to eliminate hysteresis for record efficiency planar perovskite solar cells

2016 968 citations Wei Yu et al. profile →
Investigation of thermal conductivity and viscosity of ethylene glycol based ZnO nanofluid

2009 444 citations Wei Yu, Huaqing Xie et al. profile →
Construction of MXene-MOF membranes with photocatalytic self-cleaning for enhanced oil-water emulsion separation

2025 32 citations Wei Yu et al. profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wei Yu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Wei Yu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Wei 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 Wei Yu. Wei Yu is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Efficient photothermal conversion and recycling of magnetic highly viscous oil-based nanofluids 2025 ·Applied Thermal Engineering ·Yifan Li, (unknown), Lingling Wang, Huaqing Xie, Haiping Hong, Wei Yu	1
2	Q-switched operation of erbium-doped fiber laser based on Ge2Sb2Te5 saturable absorber under positive and negative net dispersion conditions 2025 ·Optical Materials ·(unknown), Xinxin Shang, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Hao Tan, Wei Yu, Shenggui Fu, Guomei Wang, Wenfei Zhang, (unknown), Nannan Xu, Cheng Lü, Huanian Zhang	1
3	Solar-driven MXene-based DES nanofluid coupled with high-reflectivity PVDF/PMMA film for efficient atmospheric water harvesting 2025 ·Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells ·Dahai Zhu, (unknown), Yifan Li, Lingling Wang, (unknown), Chenggong Zhao, (unknown), Jingyan Wang, Qingyun Lyu, Liansheng Cui, Huaqing Xie, Wei Yu	2
4	Passively mode-locking fiber laser based on Cr2Si2Te6 saturable absorber 2024 ·Optical Fiber Technology ·Kaixin Li, Xiaoyu Zhao, Wei Yu, (unknown), (unknown), Guomei Wang, Wenfei Zhang, (unknown), Cheng Lu, Yangyang Wang, Huanian Zhang	1
5	Microstructure, wear, and corrosion performance of spherical cast tungsten carbide reinforced stainless steel-based composites manufactured by plasma transferred arc techniques 2024 ·Vacuum ·Yiqi Zhou, (unknown), Zhiyuan Huang, (unknown), Zhihao Yue, Wei Zhang, Decheng Kong, (unknown), Wei Yu, (unknown), (unknown), Yu Yan, Chaofang Dong	8
6	Numerical study on the mechanism of microplastic separation from water by cyclonic air flotation 2024 ·Water Research ·(unknown), Hao Yuan, Xibin Zhang, Wei Yu, Jiyun Du, (unknown), Dongxiang Wang	2
7	Significantly boosting circularly polarized luminescence by synergy of helical and planar chirality 2024 ·Chinese Chemical Letters ·Fengying Ye, Ming Hu, Jun Luo, Wei Yu, Zhirong Xu, Jin-Jin Fu, Yan‐Song Zheng	5
8	Organic-inorganic hybrid phase change materials with high energy storage density based on porous shaped paraffin/hydrated salt/expanded graphite composites 2024 ·Energy ·Hui Lei, (unknown), Yifan Li, Huaqing Xie, Wei Yu	34
9	Numerical study on the influence of cemented components on the mechanical properties of Xiyu Conglomerate 2024 ·Construction and Building Materials ·Wei Qiao, Chong Shi, (unknown), Wei Yu, (unknown)	2
10	Dual response multi-function smart window: An integrated system of thermochromic hydrogel and thermoelectric power generation module for simultaneous temperature regulation and power generation 2024 ·Chemical Engineering Journal ·Guoxiang Xie, Yifan Li, (unknown), (unknown), Hongkai Chen, Yujie Xiong, Yang Xu, Huaqing Xie, Wei Yu	30
11	Podocyte programmed cell death in diabetic kidney disease: Molecular mechanisms and therapeutic prospects 2024 ·Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Wei Yu, (unknown), Pengfei Xie, Lili Zhang, Linhua Zhao, (unknown)	12
12	Flexible cellulose composite film incorporated by carbon nitride@graphene oxide prepared by a “compressed-aerogel” approach for efficient thermal management 2023 ·Ceramics International ·Yicheng Liu, Yuan Zhang, Yifan Li, (unknown), Huaqing Xie, Wei Yu	8
13	A vertically aligned anisotropic boron nitride nanosheet (BNNSs)/polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) composite aerogel with ultra-low thermal conductivity prepared by the prefreeze-freeze-drying method for efficient thermal management 2023 ·Materials Today Communications ·Yuan Zhang, Yifan Li, (unknown), Dahai Zhu, Wenzhe Zhang, Xinfeng Wu, Huaqing Xie, Wei Yu	11
14	Ni3N@Ni juncture layer enabled performance enhanced electrocatalytic water oxidation 2023 ·Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry ·Wei Yu, (unknown), Na Xu, Xin Ding, Yan Gao	2
15	Magnetic recyclable Fe3O4@Ti3C2TX nanoparticles for high-efficiency solar membrane distillation 2023 ·Desalination ·(unknown), (unknown), Wei Yu, Huaqing Xie, (unknown)	13
16	Influence of tungsten carbide raw materials to microstructure and wear performance on PTA hard-facing materials with its micro-mechanism analysis 2023 ·Surface and Coatings Technology ·Yiqi Zhou, Rui Liu, Heng Liu, (unknown), Li Zhang, (unknown), Wei Yu, Chaofang Dong	17
17	Efficient solar-driven carbon dioxide capture system for greenhouse using graphene-contained deep eutectic solvents 2023 ·Separation and Purification Technology ·Tianwen Guo, Dahai Zhu, Chenggong Zhao, Yang Xu, Jiajun Wang, Huaqing Xie, Omid Mahian, Wei Yu	15
18	Turbulent fluidization and transition velocity of Geldart B granules in a spout–fluidized bed reactor 2023 ·Energy ·Dongxiang Wang, Shuang Fu, Xiang Ling, Hao Peng, (unknown), (unknown), Jiyun Du, Wei Yu	5
19	Biomass-derived porous carbon aerogels for effective solar thermal energy storage and atmospheric water harvesting 2023 ·Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells ·(unknown), (unknown), Lingling Wang, Huaqing Xie, Wei Yu	26
20	Trenchless rehabilitation of sewage pipelines from the perspective of the whole technology chain: A state-of-the-art review 2023 ·Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology ·Bin Li, Wei Yu, (unknown), Hongyuan Fang, Xueming Du, Niannian Wang, Kejie Zhai, Dianchang Wang, Xianming Chen, Mingrui Du, (unknown), Xiaohua Zhao	26

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