Weilun Gu

777 total citations · 1 hit paper
25 papers, 595 citations indexed

About

Weilun Gu is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Analytical Chemistry and Archeology. According to data from OpenAlex, Weilun Gu has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 595 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 23 papers in Analytical Chemistry and 10 papers in Archeology. Recurrent topics in Weilun Gu's work include Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma (24 papers), Analytical chemistry methods development (22 papers) and Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis (10 papers). Weilun Gu is often cited by papers focused on Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma (24 papers), Analytical chemistry methods development (22 papers) and Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis (10 papers). Weilun Gu collaborates with scholars based in China, United Kingdom and United States. Weilun Gu's co-authors include Zhe Wang, Zongyu Hou, Weiran Song, Yun Wang, Muhammad Sher Afgan, Yuzhou Song, Zheng Li, Tianqi Li, Yangting Fu and Jiacheng Cui and has published in prestigious journals such as Expert Systems with Applications, Fuel and Analytica Chimica Acta.

In The Last Decade

Weilun Gu

24 papers receiving 572 citations

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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.

Recent advances in laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy quantification: From fundamental understanding to data processing

2021 184 citations Zhe Wang, Muhammad Sher Afgan et al. TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Weilun Gu China	12	523	449	154	150	72	25	595
Muhammad Sher Afgan China	13	593 1.1×	506 1.1×	182 1.2×	172 1.1×	62 0.9×	23	679
François R. Doucet Canada	13	469 0.9×	410 0.9×	115 0.7×	180 1.2×	44 0.6×	19	526
Jakub Klus Czechia	13	497 1.0×	426 0.9×	104 0.7×	190 1.3×	31 0.4×	18	629
Kheireddine Rifaï Canada	12	422 0.8×	366 0.8×	147 1.0×	148 1.0×	39 0.5×	18	461
Yangting Fu China	14	691 1.3×	593 1.3×	255 1.7×	200 1.3×	52 0.7×	18	723
Emanuela Grifoni Italy	18	517 1.0×	463 1.0×	127 0.8×	421 2.8×	41 0.6×	41	776
Gerd Wilsch Germany	17	580 1.1×	507 1.1×	133 0.9×	241 1.6×	74 1.0×	36	810
Christoph Meinhardt Germany	7	338 0.6×	267 0.6×	86 0.6×	120 0.8×	51 0.7×	10	436
Sven Connemann Germany	4	344 0.7×	286 0.6×	86 0.6×	125 0.8×	48 0.7×	4	383
Zhihao Zhu China	13	419 0.8×	389 0.9×	158 1.0×	127 0.8×	18 0.3×	34	594

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Hou, Zongyu, et al.. (2025). A modified spectral standardization method for uranium ores measurement using laser induced breakdown spectroscopy. Analytica Chimica Acta. 1359. 344125–344125.

Song, Weiran, et al.. (2025). Smartphone Video Imaging Combined with Machine Learning: A Cost-Effective Method for Authenticating Whey Protein Supplements. Foods. 14(7). 1277–1277. 1 indexed citations

Gu, Weilun, Zongyu Hou, Weiran Song, et al.. (2023). Extended total number density compensation for uranium determination by laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy. Analytica Chimica Acta. 1288. 342167–342167. 2 indexed citations

Song, Weiran, et al.. (2023). Long-term repeatability improvement using beam intensity distribution for laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy. Analytica Chimica Acta. 1251. 341004–341004. 9 indexed citations

Gu, Weilun, Zongyu Hou, Zhi Xing, et al.. (2023). Minimally destructive laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy of brass assisted by a low-power atmospheric pressure plasma jet. Talanta. 268(Pt 1). 125356–125356. 5 indexed citations

Gu, Weilun, Naoya Nishi, Zongyu Hou, Zhe Wang, & Tetsuo Sakka. (2023). Investigation of the signal uncertainty in laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy based on error propagation considering self-absorption. Spectrochimica Acta Part B Atomic Spectroscopy. 206. 106732–106732. 3 indexed citations

Song, Weiran, et al.. (2023). Multi-element signal enhancement mechanism investigation for laser ablation-assisted ultraviolet laser excited atomic fluorescence. Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry. 38(4). 873–882. 1 indexed citations

Gu, Weilun, Zongyu Hou, Weiran Song, et al.. (2022). Compensation for the variation of total number density to improve signal repeatability for laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy. Analytica Chimica Acta. 1205. 339752–339752. 20 indexed citations

Afgan, Muhammad Sher, Zongyu Hou, Weiran Song, et al.. (2022). On the Spectral Identification and Wavelength Dependence of Rare-Earth Ore Emission by Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy. Chemosensors. 10(9). 350–350. 9 indexed citations

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Hou, Zongyu, Weilun Gu, Tianqi Li, et al.. (2022). A calibration-free model for laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy using non-gated detectors. Frontiers of Physics. 17(6). 7 indexed citations

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Song, Weiran, Zongyu Hou, Weilun Gu, et al.. (2022). Incorporating domain knowledge into machine learning for laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy quantification. Spectrochimica Acta Part B Atomic Spectroscopy. 195. 106490–106490. 22 indexed citations

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Gu, Weilun, Lei Zhang, Meirong Dong, et al.. (2022). A new stage of the Asian laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy community. Plasma Science and Technology. 24(8). 80101–80101. 3 indexed citations

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Cui, Jiacheng, Weiran Song, Zongyu Hou, Weilun Gu, & Zhe Wang. (2022). A transferred multitask regularization convolutional neural network (TrMR-CNN) for laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy quantitative analysis. Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry. 37(10). 2059–2068. 11 indexed citations

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Song, Yuzhou, Weiran Song, Xiang Yu, et al.. (2021). Improvement of sample discrimination using laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy with multiple-setting spectra. Analytica Chimica Acta. 1184. 339053–339053. 9 indexed citations

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Gu, Weilun, Weiran Song, Qing Ye, et al.. (2021). A data preprocessing method based on matrix matching for coal analysis by laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy. Spectrochimica Acta Part B Atomic Spectroscopy. 180. 106212–106212. 14 indexed citations

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Wang, Zhe, Muhammad Sher Afgan, Weilun Gu, et al.. (2021). Recent advances in laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy quantification: From fundamental understanding to data processing. TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry. 143. 116385–116385. 184 indexed citations breakdown →

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Afgan, Muhammad Sher, Sahar Sheta, Yuzhou Song, Weilun Gu, & Zhe Wang. (2020). Plasma imaging for physical variations in laser-induced aerosol plasma with particle size increase. Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry. 35(11). 2649–2655. 6 indexed citations

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Sheta, Sahar, et al.. (2020). Insights into Enhanced Repeatability of Femtosecond Laser-Induced Plasmas. ACS Omega. 5(47). 30425–30435. 11 indexed citations

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Song, Weiran, Zongyu Hou, Muhammad Sher Afgan, et al.. (2020). Validated ensemble variable selection of laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy data for coal property analysis. Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry. 36(1). 111–119. 19 indexed citations

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Li, Tianqi, et al.. (2019). Correction of self-absorption effect in calibration-free laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (CF-LIBS) with blackbody radiation reference. Analytica Chimica Acta. 1058. 39–47. 70 indexed citations

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