Y. J. Zeng

13.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
298 papers, 11.2k citations indexed

About

Y. J. Zeng is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Y. J. Zeng has authored 298 papers receiving a total of 11.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 199 papers in Materials Chemistry, 141 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 93 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. Recurrent topics in Y. J. Zeng's work include ZnO doping and properties (91 papers), Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors (57 papers) and 2D Materials and Applications (49 papers). Y. J. Zeng is often cited by papers focused on ZnO doping and properties (91 papers), Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors (57 papers) and 2D Materials and Applications (49 papers). Y. J. Zeng collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Belgium. Y. J. Zeng's co-authors include Shuangchen Ruan, Li Zhu, Jianguo Lü, Binghui Zhao, Xiaoyong Huang, Zhihong Ye, Heng Guo, Zhizhen Ye, Haiping He and Liang Hu and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

Y. J. Zeng

288 papers receiving 11.0k 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.

Intrinsic Van Der Waals Magnetic Materials from Bulk to the 2D Limit: New Frontiers of Spintronics

2019 350 citations Shuangchen Ruan, Y. J. Zeng et al. profile →
Review on Recent Developments in 2D Ferroelectrics: Theories and Applications

2021 252 citations Lu Qi, Shuangchen Ruan et al. profile →
The field-free Josephson diode in a van der Waals heterostructure

2022 251 citations Y. J. Zeng et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Y. J. Zeng China	56	7.5k	5.9k	3.2k	2.4k	1.0k	298	11.2k
Hongtao Yuan China	45	7.6k 1.0×	5.4k 0.9×	2.6k 0.8×	1.2k 0.5×	1.5k 1.5×	139	11.2k
Jun He China	71	12.3k 1.6×	9.7k 1.6×	2.7k 0.9×	5.1k 2.2×	1.7k 1.6×	338	17.4k
Jian Shi United States	45	4.9k 0.7×	4.5k 0.8×	1.6k 0.5×	1.6k 0.7×	1.3k 1.3×	182	8.1k
Wei Lü China	62	7.0k 0.9×	8.7k 1.5×	3.6k 1.1×	1.9k 0.8×	2.0k 1.9×	328	14.1k
Hyunsik Im South Korea	52	3.5k 0.5×	6.2k 1.0×	2.4k 0.8×	3.2k 1.4×	694 0.7×	310	8.9k
Jiaou Wang China	46	5.4k 0.7×	4.0k 0.7×	1.6k 0.5×	3.5k 1.5×	637 0.6×	221	8.7k
Christophe Detavernier Belgium	59	7.7k 1.0×	8.9k 1.5×	1.8k 0.6×	1.4k 0.6×	2.0k 2.0×	521	14.1k
Dalaver H. Anjum Saudi Arabia	60	8.3k 1.1×	7.2k 1.2×	2.9k 0.9×	5.7k 2.4×	2.8k 2.7×	308	15.8k
J. Judy United States	55	8.3k 1.1×	12.4k 2.1×	2.6k 0.8×	4.7k 2.0×	2.4k 2.3×	169	19.3k
Dinghua Bao China	48	5.0k 0.7×	5.0k 0.8×	2.4k 0.8×	1.8k 0.8×	1.6k 1.5×	225	8.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Y. J. Zeng

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Tang, Wei, Duo Zhao, Lu Qi, et al.. (2025). Revealing Light-Magnetism Coupling via Anomalous Hall Effect and Magneto-Photoresponse in Proximity-Coupled CrSBr/Graphene Heterostructures. ACS Nano. 19(6). 6271–6281. 2 indexed citations

Tang, Wei, et al.. (2025). Room-temperature ferromagnetism and photoluminescence in layer-conjugated 2D Cu-BDC. Applied Physics Letters. 126(7).

Wu, Di, Benxuan Li, Yuan Li, et al.. (2024). Unidirectional growth of molybdenum dioxide nanoflakes on C-sapphire substrate via buffer layer induction. Materials Characterization. 216. 114307–114307. 4 indexed citations

Yang, Lina, Yu Yao, Y. J. Zeng, et al.. (2024). Exposure to Short- and Medium-Chain Chlorinated Paraffins and the Risk of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Nested Case–Control Study in Eastern China. Environmental Science & Technology. 58(8). 3665–3676. 13 indexed citations

Chen, Shuo, Muhammad Ishaq, Donglou Ren, et al.. (2024). Simultaneous Band Alignment Modulation and Carrier Dynamics Optimization Enable Highest Efficiency in Cd‐Free Sb₂Se₃ Solar Cells. Advanced Functional Materials. 34(40). 25 indexed citations

Zhu, Ding, et al.. (2023). Single Ru atoms confined into MOF/C3N4 for dual improved photocatalytic carbon dioxide reduction and nitrogen fixation. Chemical Engineering Journal. 473. 145256–145256. 60 indexed citations

Sun, Chengmei, Muhammad Saif Ur Rahman, Budbazar Enkhjargal, et al.. (2023). Osteopontin modulates microglial activation states and attenuates inflammatory responses after subarachnoid hemorrhage in rats. Experimental Neurology. 371. 114585–114585. 13 indexed citations

Lu, Yangdan, Yang Tian, Xu Wang, et al.. (2023). Integrated carbonized corncobs solar steam generator with Janus structure. Solar Energy. 265. 112151–112151. 8 indexed citations

Batool, Maria, et al.. (2023). Strontium-based nanomaterials for the removal of organic/inorganic contaminants from water: A review. Coordination Chemistry Reviews. 492. 215286–215286. 90 indexed citations

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Liu, Haoliang, et al.. (2023). Dynamical Behavior of Pure Spin Current in Organic Materials. Advanced Science. 10(16). e2207506–e2207506. 15 indexed citations

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Guo, Yüjie, et al.. (2023). Plasmonic semiconductors: materials, tunability and applications. Progress in Materials Science. 138. 101158–101158. 35 indexed citations

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Jin, Handong, Shihe Yang, Muhammad Ahsan Iqbal, & Y. J. Zeng. (2022). Metal halide perovskite nanocrystals for x-ray scintillators. Nano Futures. 6(4). 42001–42001. 8 indexed citations

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Ghorbani‐Asl, Mahdi, Liang Hu, Arkady V. Krasheninnikov, et al.. (2021). Enhanced Trion Emission in Monolayer MoSe₂ by Constructing a Type‐I Van Der Waals Heterostructure. Advanced Functional Materials. 31(40). 29 indexed citations

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Liao, Xiaoqi, Peter Svedlindh, Germán Salazar‐Alvarez, et al.. (2020). Giant exchange bias in micro-sized magnetic shape memory alloy particles. Journal of Physics D Applied Physics. 54(4). 45001–45001. 3 indexed citations

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Wang, Chang‐An, Pía Homm, Mariela Menghini, et al.. (2019). Magnetic orders and origin of exchange bias in Co clusters embedded oxide nanocomposite films. Journal of Physics Condensed Matter. 31(15). 155301–155301. 15 indexed citations

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Hu, Liang, Qiufan Liao, Jun Yuan, et al.. (2019). Defect Reconstruction Triggered Full-Color Photodetection in Single Nanowire Phototransistor. ACS Photonics. 6(4). 886–894. 42 indexed citations

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Zhu, Quing, et al.. (2019). Manganese Oxide Nanoparticles As MRI Contrast Agents In Tumor Multimodal Imaging And Therapy. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4 indexed citations

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Wang, Ruopeng, Huilin Li, Luhong Zhang, et al.. (2019). Graphitic carbon nitride nanosheets for solution processed non-volatile memory devices. Journal of Materials Chemistry C. 7(33). 10203–10210. 31 indexed citations

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Mao, Jingyu, Liang Hu, Shirui Zhang, et al.. (2018). Artificial synapses emulated through a light mediated organic–inorganic hybrid transistor. Journal of Materials Chemistry C. 7(1). 48–59. 71 indexed citations

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Meng, Lu, Tian Zhang, Haichao Tang, et al.. (2018). Highly conductive NiSe2 nanostructures for all-solid-state battery–supercapacitor hybrid devices. Journal of Materials Science. 54(1). 571–581. 53 indexed citations

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