Wing‐Yiu Yu

14.9k total citations · 5 hit papers
153 papers, 12.5k citations indexed

About

Wing‐Yiu Yu is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry and Inorganic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Wing‐Yiu Yu has authored 153 papers receiving a total of 12.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 100 papers in Organic Chemistry, 46 papers in Materials Chemistry and 44 papers in Inorganic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Wing‐Yiu Yu's work include Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (51 papers), Synthesis and Catalytic Reactions (37 papers) and Cyclopropane Reaction Mechanisms (29 papers). Wing‐Yiu Yu is often cited by papers focused on Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (51 papers), Synthesis and Catalytic Reactions (37 papers) and Cyclopropane Reaction Mechanisms (29 papers). Wing‐Yiu Yu collaborates with scholars based in Hong Kong, China and United States. Wing‐Yiu Yu's co-authors include Chi‐Ming Che, Zhongyuan Zhou, Albert S. C. Chan, Chun‐Nam Lok, Hongzhe Sun, Chi‐Ming Ho, Rong Chen, Qing‐Yu He, Jen‐Fu Chiu and Hung‐Yat Thu and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Wing‐Yiu Yu

152 papers receiving 12.3k 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.

Proteomic Analysis of the Mode of Antibacterial Action of Silver Nanoparticles

2006 1.3k citations Chun‐Nam Lok, Chi‐Ming Ho et al. profile →
Silver nanoparticles: partial oxidation and antibacterial activities

2007 1.2k citations Chun‐Nam Lok, Wing‐Yiu Yu et al. profile →
Topical Delivery of Silver Nanoparticles Promotes Wound Healing

2006 753 citations Jun Tian, Kenneth K. Wong et al. ChemMedChem profile →
Intermolecular Amidation of Unactivated sp² and sp³ C−H Bonds via Palladium-Catalyzed Cascade C−H Activation/Nitrene Insertion

2006 619 citations Wing‐Yiu Yu, Chi‐Ming Che et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
Rh-Catalyzed Intermolecular Carbenoid Functionalization of Aromatic C–H Bonds by α-Diazomalonates

2012 444 citations Wing‐Yiu Yu et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Wing‐Yiu Yu Hong Kong	54	7.4k	4.1k	2.6k	1.6k	1.0k	153	12.5k
Mojtaba Bagherzadeh Iran	47	2.3k 0.3×	3.6k 0.9×	1.9k 0.7×	2.0k 1.3×	976 1.0×	247	8.1k
Ali Ramazani Iran	59	7.2k 1.0×	3.0k 0.7×	1.1k 0.4×	1.4k 0.9×	1.2k 1.2×	518	12.2k
Katharina M. Fromm Switzerland	42	2.7k 0.4×	4.6k 1.1×	3.7k 1.4×	1.7k 1.1×	972 1.0×	230	10.3k
Yugen Zhang Singapore	66	5.2k 0.7×	3.8k 0.9×	3.8k 1.5×	3.4k 2.1×	1.1k 1.1×	198	13.0k
Michele Rossi Italy	44	3.7k 0.5×	5.2k 1.3×	1.0k 0.4×	3.1k 1.9×	1.2k 1.1×	138	9.6k
Cristina Freire Portugal	57	2.4k 0.3×	4.8k 1.2×	1.9k 0.7×	1.5k 1.0×	770 0.8×	305	10.9k
Maria G. P. M. S. Neves Portugal	56	2.5k 0.3×	7.7k 1.9×	1.7k 0.6×	4.4k 2.8×	2.0k 1.9×	376	12.1k
Matthew G. Davidson United Kingdom	44	3.5k 0.5×	1.3k 0.3×	1.3k 0.5×	690 0.4×	1.7k 1.6×	186	9.1k
Sunwoo Lee South Korea	48	6.0k 0.8×	1.8k 0.4×	1.1k 0.4×	1.1k 0.7×	1.3k 1.3×	285	9.2k
Ali Alsalme Saudi Arabia	44	1.7k 0.2×	3.7k 0.9×	2.1k 0.8×	1.0k 0.6×	675 0.7×	295	7.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wing‐Yiu Yu

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Chan, Chun‐Ming, et al.. (2025). Ruthenium-Catalyzed γ-Selective Intermolecular Amidation of Nonactivated Distal Methylene C–H Bonds of Terminal Alkenes via Olefin Chain-Walking Isomerization. ACS Catalysis. 15(5). 3980–3991. 1 indexed citations

Sun, Weize, Bo Zhao, Carlos J. Gómez‐García, et al.. (2025). Constructing Molecular Junctions with High-Spin Metal Sites in POMOFs to Trigger Heteropoly Blue States for Photocatalytic H₂ Production. ACS Catalysis. 15(9). 7601–7612. 17 indexed citations

Xin, Jianjiao, Haijun Pang, Carlos J. Gómez‐García, et al.. (2023). One-Step Synthesis of Hollow CoS₂ Spheres Derived from Polyoxometalate-Based Metal–Organic Frameworks with Peroxidase-like Activity. Inorganic Chemistry. 63(1). 860–869. 3 indexed citations

Sun, Wenlong, et al.. (2023). Intramolecular Arene C(sp²)–H Amidation Enabled by Ferrocenium-Mediated Decomposition of 1,4,2-Dioxazol-5-ones as Amidyl Radical Precursors. ACS Catalysis. 13(17). 11389–11398. 8 indexed citations

Xin, Jianjiao, Haijun Pang, Carlos J. Gómez‐García, et al.. (2023). Nitrogen doped 1 T/2H mixed phase MoS2/CuS heterostructure nanosheets for enhanced peroxidase activity. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 659. 312–319. 39 indexed citations

Sun, Weize, Haijun Pang, Aftab Ahmad Khan, et al.. (2023). Highly Efficient Photocatalysts: Polyoxometalate Synthons Enable Tailored CdS–MoS₂ Morphologies and Enhanced H₂ Evolution. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 15(29). 35611–35621. 19 indexed citations

Du, Bingnan, et al.. (2022). Transition Metal-Catalyzed Regioselective Direct C–H Amidation: Interplay between Inner- and Outer-Sphere Pathways for Nitrene Cross-Coupling Reactions. Accounts of Chemical Research. 55(15). 2123–2137. 46 indexed citations

Du, Bingnan, Chun‐Ming Chan, Yuxin Ouyang, et al.. (2022). NiH-catalyzed anti-Markovnikov hydroamidation of unactivated alkenes with 1,4,2-dioxazol-5-ones for the direct synthesis of N-alkyl amides. Communications Chemistry. 5(1). 176–176. 13 indexed citations

Du, Bingnan, et al.. (2021). Thioether-Directed NiH-Catalyzed Remote γ-C(sp³)–H Hydroamidation of Alkenes by 1,4,2-Dioxazol-5-ones. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 143(37). 14962–14968. 83 indexed citations

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Lam, P.-L., Raymond Wong, Wing‐Yiu Yu, et al.. (2012). Biomedical textiles with therapeutic effects: Development of berberine containing chitosan microcapsules. PolyU Institutional Research Archive (Hong Kong Polytechnic University). 24(2). 62–69. 3 indexed citations

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Yu, Wing‐Yiu, et al.. (2012). Ruthenium-catalyzed intramolecular cyclization of diazo-β-ketoanilides for the synthesis of 3-alkylideneoxindoles. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 10(18). 3749–3749. 37 indexed citations

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Lam, Kim Hung, Shujie Cheng, P.-L. Lam, et al.. (2010). Microencapsulation: Past, present and future. PolyU Institutional Research Archive (Hong Kong Polytechnic University). 22(1). 23–28. 11 indexed citations

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Yu, Wing‐Yiu, et al.. (2009). Palladium-catalyzed cross coupling reaction of benzyl bromides with diazoesters for stereoselective synthesis of (E)-alpha,beta-diarylacrylates. PolyU Institutional Research Archive (Hong Kong Polytechnic University). 1 indexed citations

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Xie, Yuan, et al.. (2009). Inhibition of Akt sensitises neuroblastoma cells to gold(III) porphyrin 1a, a novel antitumour drug induced apoptosis and growth inhibition. British Journal of Cancer. 101(2). 342–349. 28 indexed citations

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Han, Robin N. N., Yunpeng Wang, Wing‐Yiu Yu, et al.. (2006). Biosorption of methylene blue from aqueous solution by rice husk in a fixed-bed column. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 141(3). 713–718. 180 indexed citations

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Tian, Jun, Kenneth K. Wong, Chi‐Ming Ho, et al.. (2006). Topical Delivery of Silver Nanoparticles Promotes Wound Healing. ChemMedChem. 2(1). 129–136. 753 indexed citations breakdown →

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Che, Chi‐Ming, et al.. (2006). Ruthenium‐Catalyzed Oxidation of Alkenes, Alkynes, and Alcohols to Organic Acids with Aqueous Hydrogen Peroxide. Chemistry - An Asian Journal. 1(3). 453–458. 42 indexed citations

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Ho, Chi‐Ming, Wing‐Yiu Yu, & Chi‐Ming Che. (2004). Ruthenium Nanoparticles Supported on Hydroxyapatite as an Efficient and Recyclable Catalyst for cis‐Dihydroxylation and Oxidative Cleavage of Alkenes. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 43(25). 3303–3307. 143 indexed citations

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Yu, Wing‐Yiu, et al.. (2002). Highly Diastereo- and Enantioselective Intramolecular Amidation of Saturated CH Bonds Catalyzed by Ruthenium Porphyrins. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 41(18). 3465–3468. 234 indexed citations

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Zhang, Rui, et al.. (2002). Stereo- and Enantioselective Alkene Epoxidations: A Comparative Study of D4- and D2-Symmetric Homochiral trans-Dioxoruthenium(VI) Porphyrins. Chemistry - A European Journal. 8(11). 2495–2495. 49 indexed citations

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