Wei Yu

6.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
173 papers, 5.8k citations indexed

About

Wei Yu is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry and Inorganic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Wei Yu has authored 173 papers receiving a total of 5.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 133 papers in Organic Chemistry, 26 papers in Materials Chemistry and 19 papers in Inorganic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Wei Yu's work include Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (69 papers), Radical Photochemical Reactions (46 papers) and Oxidative Organic Chemistry Reactions (40 papers). Wei Yu is often cited by papers focused on Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (69 papers), Radical Photochemical Reactions (46 papers) and Oxidative Organic Chemistry Reactions (40 papers). Wei Yu collaborates with scholars based in China, Sweden and Belgium. Wei Yu's co-authors include Bing Han, Xiu‐Long Yang, Wei Wang, Qiang Liu, San‐Yuan Ding, Ran Fang, Dianjun Li, Fengling Bian, Xiaoyong Duan and Zhipeng Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Journal of Power Sources.

In The Last Decade

Wei Yu

166 papers receiving 5.7k 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.

Benzoxazole-Linked Ultrastable Covalent Organic Frameworks for Photocatalysis

2018 680 citations Zhipeng Wang, Wei Yu et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Wei Yu China	42	4.2k	1.4k	1.2k	848	472	173	5.8k
Yuhong Zhang China	55	7.8k 1.9×	1.2k 0.9×	1.2k 1.1×	669 0.8×	269 0.6×	171	9.4k
Edon Vitaku United States	16	6.0k 1.4×	2.0k 1.4×	2.2k 1.9×	630 0.7×	843 1.8×	23	8.4k
Yu Liu China	42	5.8k 1.4×	724 0.5×	969 0.8×	278 0.3×	392 0.8×	272	7.0k
Emmanuel Magnier France	35	2.8k 0.7×	977 0.7×	2.0k 1.7×	285 0.3×	1.8k 3.8×	126	4.8k
Catherine S. J. Cazin United Kingdom	47	6.8k 1.6×	514 0.4×	1.7k 1.4×	307 0.4×	179 0.4×	165	7.4k
Xiǎo Zhang China	37	3.4k 0.8×	1.2k 0.9×	1.7k 1.4×	236 0.3×	292 0.6×	133	5.3k
Hua‐Jian Xu China	39	3.1k 0.7×	633 0.5×	608 0.5×	333 0.4×	466 1.0×	150	4.2k
Kun Xu China	49	6.3k 1.5×	377 0.3×	734 0.6×	716 0.8×	641 1.4×	158	7.5k
Guo‐Jun Deng China	61	11.9k 2.8×	956 0.7×	2.1k 1.8×	560 0.7×	593 1.3×	374	13.4k

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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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Zhang, Qianwei, Rong Yang, Chao Li, et al.. (2025). Composite solid electrolytes with cation assisted effect to enhance the electrochemical performance of all solid-state lithium metal batteries. Ceramics International. 51(10). 12738–12747. 2 indexed citations

Liu, Yang, Yan Huo, Cong Song, et al.. (2025). Se temperature drives coordination between liquid-intermedia-phase assisted crystallization and NaSe _x assisted crystallization of Cu ₂ZnSn(S,Se) ₄ film. Nano Research. 18(10). 94907791–94907791. 1 indexed citations

Yu, Wei, et al.. (2025). Regioselective 1,4-Hydroamination of 1,3-Dienes by Photoredox/Cobalt Dual Catalysis. Organic Letters. 27(8). 1973–1978. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Qianwei, Rong Yang, Chao Li, et al.. (2025). Bilateral covalent bond-bridging organic-inorganic interfaces for enhanced lithium ion transport in composite solid-state electrolyte membrane. Journal of Power Sources. 655. 237952–237952.

Lu, Wen, Ronghui Liu, Song Tian, et al.. (2025). Enhanced built-in electric fields in novel Bi2MoO6/graphdiyne S-scheme heterojunction enable superior molecular oxygen activation for broad-spectrum antibiotic degradation. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 700(Pt 3). 138620–138620. 1 indexed citations

Yu, Wei, Xuejin Li, Juan Zhang, et al.. (2024). Synthesis of indoles by dehydrodehydration and dehydration of aniline and ethylene glycol over Pt-based alumina catalysts. Journal of Organometallic Chemistry. 1011. 123112–123112. 3 indexed citations

Wang, Xinyu, Huan Wang, Xiaojun Deng, et al.. (2024). Precision tailoring strategy of oxygen vacancies for electromagnetic pollution regulation. Applied Surface Science. 681. 161537–161537. 6 indexed citations

Yu, Wei, Yuzheng Wu, Jun Wang, et al.. (2024). Rationally designed dual cocatalysts on ZnIn₂S₄ nanoflowers for photoredox coupling of benzyl alcohol oxidation with H₂ evolution. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 12(30). 18986–18992. 60 indexed citations

Yuan, Pan‐Feng, Tao Huang, Chun‐Lin Sun, et al.. (2024). Regioselective Dearomative Amidoximation of Nonactivated Arenes Enabled by Photohomolytic Cleavage of N‐nitrosamides. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 63(8). e202317968–e202317968. 15 indexed citations

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Wang, Zhipeng, Yuqing Yan, Wei Yu, et al.. (2024). Rational Photodeposition of Cobalt Phosphate on Flower-like ZnIn2S4 for Efficient Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution. Molecules. 29(2). 465–465. 19 indexed citations

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Yan, Yuqing, Yonghui Wu, Wei Yu, et al.. (2024). Electrostatic Self-Assembly of CdS Quantum Dots with Co9S8 Hollow Nanotubes for Enhanced Visible Light Photocatalytic H2 Production. Molecules. 29(15). 3530–3530. 6 indexed citations

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Li, Zengyuan, Zhi Li, Huiying Yao, Wei Yu, & Jinsong Hu. (2024). Precisely controlled electronic state of Fe-Ni3P electrocatalyst via moderate phosphorization for urea-assisted overall water splitting. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 980. 173659–173659. 6 indexed citations

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Lu, Kang‐Qiang, Wei Yu, Bo Weng, et al.. (2023). Photocatalytic Conversion of Diluted CO₂ into Tunable Syngas via Modulating Transition Metal Hydroxides. Inorganic Chemistry. 63(1). 795–802. 54 indexed citations

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Wang, Yu‐Zhao, et al.. (2022). Visible-Light-Driven [3 + 2]/[4 + 2] Annulation Reactions of Alkenes withN-Aminopyridinium Salts. Organic Letters. 24(32). 6037–6042. 28 indexed citations

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Liang, Lin, Yi Qiu, Wei David Wang, et al.. (2020). Non‐Interpenetrated Single‐Crystal Covalent Organic Frameworks. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 59(41). 17991–17995. 85 indexed citations

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Liang, Lin, Yi Qiu, Wei David Wang, et al.. (2020). Non‐Interpenetrated Single‐Crystal Covalent Organic Frameworks. Angewandte Chemie. 132(41). 18147–18151. 10 indexed citations

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Yu, Wei. (2011). Content Determination on Total Flavonoids in Polygonum chinese L.from Different Places. Anhui nongye kexue. 1 indexed citations

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Han, Bing, et al.. (2006). An efficient aerobic oxidative aromatization of Hantzsch 1,4-dihydropyridines and 1,3,5-trisubstituted pyrazolines. Tetrahedron. 62(11). 2492–2496. 71 indexed citations

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Liu, Qiang, Bing Han, Zhengang Liu, et al.. (2006). Photochemical reductive desulfonylation of β-ketosulfones by ascorbic acid. Tetrahedron Letters. 47(11). 1805–1807. 16 indexed citations

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Yu, Wei. (2001). Studies on judging index of extracting technology of root of Angelica dahurica in treating headache. Zhongcaoyao. 2 indexed citations

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