Y. Chai

5.6k total citations · 4 hit papers
30 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Y. Chai is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Y. Chai has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Organic Chemistry, 11 papers in Materials Chemistry and 9 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Y. Chai's work include Fullerene Chemistry and Applications (11 papers), Graphene research and applications (5 papers) and Boron and Carbon Nanomaterials Research (4 papers). Y. Chai is often cited by papers focused on Fullerene Chemistry and Applications (11 papers), Graphene research and applications (5 papers) and Boron and Carbon Nanomaterials Research (4 papers). Y. Chai collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Russia. Y. Chai's co-authors include R. E. Haufler, L. P. F. Chibante, R. E. Smalley, Ting Guo, C. Jin, J. Michael Alford, J. Conceição, Lihong V. Wang, Chenyu Pan and Scott Flanagan and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, The Journal of Chemical Physics and The Journal of Physical Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Y. Chai

29 papers receiving 3.3k 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.

Fullerenes with metals inside

1991 1.0k citations Y. Chai, Ting Guo et al. profile →
Efficient production of C60 (buckminsterfullerene), C60H36, and the solvated buckide ion

1990 806 citations R. E. Haufler, J. Conceição et al. profile →
Uranium Stabilization of C ₂₈ : A Tetravalent Fullerene

1992 380 citations Ting Guo, Michael Diener et al. Science profile →
XPS probes of carbon-caged metals

1992 219 citations J. H. Weaver, Y. Chai et al. Chemical Physics Letters profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Y. Chai China	20	2.8k	2.6k	696	332	176	30	3.5k
Klaus‐Peter Dinse Germany	28	960 0.3×	1.6k 0.6×	545 0.8×	333 1.0×	43 0.2×	128	2.4k
C. S. Yannoni United States	31	1.7k 0.6×	2.0k 0.8×	1.8k 2.5×	673 2.0×	22 0.1×	80	4.1k
Tamar Stein Israel	19	561 0.2×	1.1k 0.4×	1.5k 2.1×	1.2k 3.5×	86 0.5×	35	3.3k
R. E. Haufler United States	18	3.7k 1.3×	3.5k 1.3×	998 1.4×	452 1.4×	30 0.2×	25	4.3k
Edith Botek Belgium	34	2.2k 0.8×	1.6k 0.6×	657 0.9×	578 1.7×	10 0.1×	108	3.9k
Heike Fliegl Norway	29	1.8k 0.7×	1.3k 0.5×	797 1.1×	379 1.1×	28 0.2×	65	3.0k
Nobuyuki Matsuzawa Japan	25	881 0.3×	978 0.4×	468 0.7×	503 1.5×	28 0.2×	77	1.9k
Isao Ikemoto Japan	36	3.0k 1.1×	2.7k 1.0×	560 0.8×	645 1.9×	11 0.1×	226	4.6k
S. Califano Italy	32	625 0.2×	1.2k 0.5×	1.6k 2.3×	324 1.0×	49 0.3×	107	3.3k
Dmitry Yu. Zubarev United States	23	1.3k 0.5×	2.5k 1.0×	861 1.2×	294 0.9×	18 0.1×	56	4.0k

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Ma, Shengchao, Fei Ma, Ning Ding, et al.. (2025). Homocysteine Promotes the Pathogenesis of Atherosclerosis through the Circ‐PIAS1‐5/miR‐219a‐2‐3p/TEAD1 Axis. Advanced Science. 12(18). e2415563–e2415563. 6 indexed citations

Wu, Jian, et al.. (2024). Artificial excitation and propagation of ultra-low frequency signals in the polar ionosphere. Physics of Plasmas. 31(8). 1 indexed citations

Yao, Jingfeng, et al.. (2023). Specificity of the electron energy distribution function in a low-pressure nitrogen plasma. Plasma Sources Science and Technology. 32(5). 55006–55006. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Hui, Qianqian Yan, Hui Hu, et al.. (2022). Three-dimensional covalent organic frameworks as enzyme nanoprotector: preserving the activity of catalase in acidic environment for hypoxia cancer therapy. Materials Today Nano. 19. 100236–100236. 20 indexed citations

Yuan, Chengxun, Y. Chai, E. A. Bogdanov, & A. A. Kudryavtsev. (2022). Influence of Electron–Electron Collisions on the Formation of Inverse Electron Distribution Function and Absolute Negative Conductivity in Nonlocal Plasma of a DC Glow Discharge. IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science. 50(6). 1689–1694. 2 indexed citations

Chai, Y., Jingfeng Yao, E. A. Bogdanov, et al.. (2021). Formation of inverse EDF in glow discharges with an inhomogeneous electric field. Plasma Sources Science and Technology. 30(9). 95006–95006. 9 indexed citations

Zhi, Wu, Tao Pan, Y. Chai, et al.. (2018). Synthesis of palladium phosphides for aqueous phase hydrodechlorination: Kinetic study and deactivation resistance. Journal of Catalysis. 366. 80–90. 31 indexed citations

Chai, Y., Xiangheng Niu, Chen Chen, Hongli Zhao, & Minbo Lan. (2013). Carbamate Insecticide Sensing Based on Acetylcholinesterase/Prussian Blue-Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes/Screen-Printed Electrodes. Analytical Letters. 46(5). 803–817. 17 indexed citations

Niu, Xiangheng, Chen Chen, Hongli Zhao, Y. Chai, & Minbo Lan. (2012). Novel snowflake-like Pt–Pd bimetallic clusters on screen-printed gold nanofilm electrode for H2O2 and glucose sensing. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 36(1). 262–266. 77 indexed citations

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Zhi, Wu, et al.. (2011). Fe3O4@SiO2@Pd-Au: a highly efficient and magnetically separable catalyst for liquid-phase hydrodechlorination of 4-chlorophenol. RSC Advances. 1(7). 1179–1179. 36 indexed citations

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Wang, Xue, et al.. (2011). Fluorescence spectroscopic studies on the interaction of Gemini surfactant 14‐6‐14 with bovine serum albumin. Luminescence. 27(3). 204–210. 50 indexed citations

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Chai, Y., Stefan Klumpp, Melanie J. I. Müller, & Reinhard Lipowsky. (2009). Traffic by multiple species of molecular motors. Physical Review E. 80(4). 41928–41928. 16 indexed citations

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Klumpp, Stefan, Y. Chai, & Reinhard Lipowsky. (2008). Effects of the chemomechanical stepping cycle on the traffic of molecular motors. Physical Review E. 78(4). 41909–41909. 32 indexed citations

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Chai, Y. & Lisa D. Pfefferle. (1998). An experimental study of benzene oxidation at fuel-lean and stoichiometric equivalence ratio conditions. Fuel. 77(4). 313–320. 44 indexed citations

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Wang, Lai‐Sheng, J. Michael Alford, Y. Chai, et al.. (1993). The electronic structure of Ca@C60. Chemical Physics Letters. 207(4-6). 354–359. 108 indexed citations

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Guo, Ting, Michael Diener, Y. Chai, et al.. (1992). Uranium Stabilization of C ₂₈ : A Tetravalent Fullerene. Science. 257(5077). 1661–1664. 380 indexed citations breakdown →

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Weaver, J. H., Y. Chai, G. H. Kroll, et al.. (1992). XPS probes of carbon-caged metals. Chemical Physics Letters. 190(5). 460–464. 219 indexed citations breakdown →

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Haufler, R. E., Lai‐Sheng Wang, L. P. F. Chibante, et al.. (1991). Fullerene triplet state production and decay: R2PI probes of C60 and C70 in a supersonic beam. Chemical Physics Letters. 179(5-6). 449–454. 168 indexed citations

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Haufler, R. E., Y. Chai, L. P. F. Chibante, et al.. (1991). Cold molecular beam electronic spectrum of C6 and C7. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 95(3). 2197–2199. 82 indexed citations

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Maruyama, Shigeo, et al.. (1991). Thermionic emission from giant fullerenes. Zeitschrift für Physik D Atoms Molecules and Clusters. 19(4). 409–412. 49 indexed citations

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