Yan Wu

10.3k total citations · 8 hit papers
78 papers, 9.1k citations indexed

About

Yan Wu is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Yan Wu has authored 78 papers receiving a total of 9.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 51 papers in Materials Chemistry, 38 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 21 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Yan Wu's work include Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (36 papers), Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors (10 papers) and Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties (9 papers). Yan Wu is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (36 papers), Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors (10 papers) and Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties (9 papers). Yan Wu collaborates with scholars based in China, Singapore and Slovakia. Yan Wu's co-authors include Hou Wang, Xingzhong Yuan, Xiaohong Chen, Jia Wei Chew, Guangming Zeng, Lijian Leng, Guangming Zeng, Wenguang Tu, Zhibin Wu and Hanjin Luo and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Water Research.

In The Last Decade

Yan Wu

74 papers receiving 8.9k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Facile synthesis of amino-functionalized titanium metal-organic frameworks and their superior visible-light photocatalytic activity for Cr(VI) reduction

2014 671 citations Hou Wang, Xingzhong Yuan et al. profile →
Synthesis and applications of novel graphitic carbon nitride/metal-organic frameworks mesoporous photocatalyst for dyes removal

2015 645 citations Hou Wang, Xingzhong Yuan et al. profile →
In situ synthesis of In2S3@MIL-125(Ti) core–shell microparticle for the removal of tetracycline from wastewater by integrated adsorption and visible-light-driven photocatalysis

2015 597 citations Hou Wang, Xingzhong Yuan et al. profile →
Adsorptive removal of methylene blue by rhamnolipid-functionalized graphene oxide from wastewater

2014 563 citations Zhibin Wu, Hua Zhong et al. Water Research profile →
Clay‐Inspired MXene‐Based Electrochemical Devices and Photo‐Electrocatalyst: State‐of‐the‐Art Progresses and Challenges

2018 542 citations Hou Wang, Yan Wu et al. profile →
Visible-light-driven removal of tetracycline antibiotics and reclamation of hydrogen energy from natural water matrices and wastewater by polymeric carbon nitride foam

2018 531 citations Hou Wang, Yan Wu et al. Water Research profile →
Facile synthesis of polypyrrole decorated reduced graphene oxide–Fe3O4 magnetic composites and its application for the Cr(VI) removal

2014 414 citations Hou Wang, Xingzhong Yuan et al. Chemical Engineering Journal profile →
Adsorption characteristics and behaviors of graphene oxide for Zn(II) removal from aqueous solution

2013 412 citations Hou Wang, Xingzhong Yuan et al. profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yan Wu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Yan Wu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Yan Wu 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 Yan Wu. Yan Wu is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Effect of end-capping strategies for regulating multiple-dynamic-bond crosslinked networks on the mechanical self-healing and degradability of vanillin-based waterborne polyurethane 2025 ·Journal of Cleaner Production ·(unknown), Xuejuan Cao, Yan Wu, (unknown), Bailin Shan, Xinqiang Zhang	2
2	Construction of CdS/ N-defective g-C3N4 heterojunction for photocatalytic production of H2O2 from pure water and tetracycline wastewater 2025 ·Chemical Engineering Journal ·Xun Wang, Zhiyong Yan, (unknown), Shangkai Qiu, Hou Wang, Yan Wu	2
3	Enhancing electrochromism and photoluminescence in carbazole-viologens via conjugation extension and dimerization suppression 2025 ·Dyes and Pigments ·Yanjun Wei, Hao Su, (unknown), Weixing Song, Yan Wu, Chengbo Zhang, Hao Chen, Huiling Liu	0
4	Polarity Gradient Engineering of Dual‐Pore Covalent Organic Frameworks Synchronize Mass Transport and Reaction for Micropollutant Removal 2025 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Hou Wang, Chencheng Qin, (unknown), (unknown), Kai Yang, Miao Li, (unknown), Xingzhong Yuan, Yan Wu, Xiaoguang Duan	0
5	In-situ construction of N-doped Zn0.6Cd0.4S/oxygen vacancy-rich WO3 Z-scheme heterojunction compound for boosting photocatalytic hydrogen production 2024 ·Journal of Colloid and Interface Science ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Zhiyong Yan, Hou Wang, Yan Wu	13
6	Harnessing interfacial π–d conjugation in covalently linked COFs with amine-Zn0.4Cd0.6S strengthens photoinduced charge transfer for photocatalysis 2024 ·Chemical Engineering Journal ·Chencheng Qin, Yi Yang, (unknown), Edison Huixiang Ang, Hou Wang, Yan Wu	23
7	Effect of V doping on the high temperature tribological properties of (Ti1−xVx)3AlC2 solid solutions sliding against different counterparts 2023 ·Tribology International ·Yuan Fang, Yan Wu, Yuxia Feng, Xiaohua Liu, Yunfeng Su, Hengzhong Fan	8
8	Self-healing and malleable waterborne polyurethane bearing aliphatic disulfide linkages with hydrophobic branching chains 2023 ·Polymer ·Bailin Shan, Yan Wu, Xuejuan Cao, (unknown), (unknown)	24
9	How does water diversion affect land use change and ecosystem service: A case study of Baiyangdian wetland, China 2023 ·Journal of Environmental Management ·Yajing Cai, Panyue Zhang, Qingyan Wang, Yan Wu, Yiran Ding, Mohammad Nabi, Chuan Fu, Hongjie Wang, (unknown), (unknown)	25
10	Dynamic chemistry approach for self-healing of polymer-modified asphalt: A state-of-the-art review 2023 ·Construction and Building Materials ·(unknown), Xuejuan Cao, Yan Wu, (unknown), (unknown), Bailin Shan	29
11	Roles of sulfur-edge sites, metal-edge sites, terrace sites, and defects in metal sulfides for photocatalysis 2021 ·Chem Catalysis ·Yue Liu, Hou Wang, Xingzhong Yuan, Yan Wu, Haojing Wang, Yong Zen Tan, Jia Wei Chew	110
12	Fabrication and characterization of superhydrophobicity ZnO nanoparticles with two morphologies by using stearic acid 2019 ·Materials Research Express ·Wenkai Zhu, Yan Wu, Yang Zhang	23
13	Impairment of NADH dehydrogenase and regulation of anaerobic metabolism by the small RNA RyhB and NadE for improved biohydrogen production in Enterobacter aerogenes 2017 ·Biotechnology for Biofuels ·Yan Wu, (unknown), (unknown), Qi Shen, (unknown), Liyan Wang, Hongxin Zhao, Yuan Lu	31
14	Pd nanoparticles supported on MIL-101/reduced graphene oxide photocatalyst: an efficient and recyclable photocatalyst for triphenylmethane dye degradation 2015 ·Environmental Science and Pollution Research ·Yan Wu, Hanjin Luo, Li Zhang	31
15	Synthesis of copper micro-rods with layered nano-structure by thermal decomposition of the coordination complex Cu(BTA)2 2015 ·Nanoscale Research Letters ·(unknown), (unknown), Yan Wu, Xiao‐Zeng You, Xiangxing Xu	7
16	Adsorptive removal of methylene blue by rhamnolipid-functionalized graphene oxide from wastewater breakdown → 2014 ·Water Research ·Zhibin Wu, Hua Zhong, Xingzhong Yuan, Hou Wang, Lele Wang, Xiaohong Chen, Guangming Zeng, Yan Wu	563
17	Fast adsorption of nickel ions by porous graphene oxide/sawdust composite and reuse for phenol degradation from aqueous solutions 2014 ·Journal of Colloid and Interface Science ·Yan Wu, Hanjin Luo, Hou Wang, Li Zhang, Peipei Liu, (unknown)	64
18	Graphene-based materials: Fabrication, characterization and application for the decontamination of wastewater and wastegas and hydrogen storage/generation 2013 ·Advances in Colloid and Interface Science ·Hou Wang, Xingzhong Yuan, Yan Wu, Huajun Huang, Xin Peng, Guangming Zeng, Hua Zhong, Jie Liang, Ren Miaomiao	289
19	Adsorption of hexavalent chromium from aqueous solutions by graphene modified with cetyltrimethylammonium bromide 2012 ·Journal of Colloid and Interface Science ·Yan Wu, Hanjin Luo, Hou Wang, Can Wang, Jian Zhang, Zilong Zhang	263
20	A dual-colored bio-marker made of doped ZnO nanocrystals 2008 ·Nanotechnology ·Yan Wu, Sheng Fu, Alfred Iing Yoong Tok, Xin Zeng, C.S. Lim, L. C. Kwek, (unknown)	37

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