Yan Yu

62.4k total citations · 30 hit papers
678 papers, 54.7k citations indexed

About

Yan Yu is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Yan Yu has authored 678 papers receiving a total of 54.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 561 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 217 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and 151 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Yan Yu's work include Advancements in Battery Materials (480 papers), Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (406 papers) and Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication (212 papers). Yan Yu is often cited by papers focused on Advancements in Battery Materials (480 papers), Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (406 papers) and Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication (212 papers). Yan Yu collaborates with scholars based in China, Germany and United States. Yan Yu's co-authors include Joachim Maier, Peter A. van Aken, Lin Gu, Changbao Zhu, Yu Jiang, Feixiang Wu, Xianhong Rui, Chunhua Chen, Yu Yao and Yuezhan Feng and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

Yan Yu

648 papers receiving 54.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

  1. Guidelines and trends for next-generation rechargeable lithium and lithium-ion batteries
    2020 1.8k citations Yan Yu et al. profile →
  2. Single‐Layered Ultrasmall Nanoplates of MoS2 Embedded in Carbon Nanofibers with Excellent Electrochemical Performance for Lithium and Sodium Storage
    2014 858 citations Yan Yu et al. profile →
  3. Progress of enhancing the safety of lithium ion battery from the electrolyte aspect
    2018 740 citations Qingsong Wang, Lihua Jiang et al. Nano Energy profile →
  4. Solid‐State Sodium Batteries
    2018 615 citations Yan Yu et al. profile →
  5. A Review on Lithium-Ion Batteries Safety Issues: Existing Problems and Possible Solutions
    2012 614 citations Yan Yu, Chunhua Chen et al. profile →
  6. Challenges and Perspectives for NASICON‐Type Electrode Materials for Advanced Sodium‐Ion Batteries
    2017 612 citations Yan Yu et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  7. 3D Amorphous Carbon with Controlled Porous and Disordered Structures as a High‐Rate Anode Material for Sodium‐Ion Batteries
    2017 601 citations Yan Yu et al. profile →
  8. Reversible Storage of Lithium in Silver‐Coated Three‐Dimensional Macroporous Silicon
    2010 553 citations Yan Yu et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  9. Nitrogen doped porous carbon fibres as anode materials for sodium ion batteries with excellent rate performance
    2013 552 citations Yan Yu et al. profile →
  10. Encapsulation of Sn@carbon Nanoparticles in Bamboo‐like Hollow Carbon Nanofibers as an Anode Material in Lithium‐Based Batteries
    2009 526 citations Yan Yu et al. profile →
  11. Confined Amorphous Red Phosphorus in MOF‐Derived N‐Doped Microporous Carbon as a Superior Anode for Sodium‐Ion Battery
    2017 499 citations Yan Yu et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  12. An Advanced Sodium‐Ion Battery Composed of Carbon Coated Na3V2(PO4)3 in a Porous Graphene Network
    2015 493 citations Xianhong Rui, Yan Yu et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  13. Sodium/Potassium‐Ion Batteries: Boosting the Rate Capability and Cycle Life by Combining Morphology, Defect and Structure Engineering
    2020 476 citations Huijuan Huang, Yuezhan Feng et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  14. Self‐Supported Nanotube Arrays of Sulfur‐Doped TiO2 Enabling Ultrastable and Robust Sodium Storage
    2016 472 citations Yan Yu et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  15. Carbon-Coated Na3V2(PO4)3 Embedded in Porous Carbon Matrix: An Ultrafast Na-Storage Cathode with the Potential of Outperforming Li Cathodes
    2014 463 citations Yan Yu et al. profile →
  16. Dual‐Functionalized Double Carbon Shells Coated Silicon Nanoparticles for High Performance Lithium‐Ion Batteries
    2017 441 citations Yan Yu et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  17. MoS2‐Based Nanocomposites for Electrochemical Energy Storage
    2016 429 citations Yan Yu et al. profile →
  18. Uniform yolk–shell Sn4P3@C nanospheres as high-capacity and cycle-stable anode materials for sodium-ion batteries
    2015 410 citations Jun Liu, Yan Yu et al. profile →
  19. High Energy and High Power Lithium‐Ion Capacitors Based on Boron and Nitrogen Dual‐Doped 3D Carbon Nanofibers as Both Cathode and Anode
    2017 400 citations Hai Yang, Yan Yu et al. profile →
  20. Cobalt Sulfide Quantum Dot Embedded N/S-Doped Carbon Nanosheets with Superior Reversibility and Rate Capability for Sodium-Ion Batteries
    2017 386 citations Yan Yu et al. ACS Nano profile →
  21. New Nanoconfined Galvanic Replacement Synthesis of Hollow Sb@C Yolk–Shell Spheres Constituting a Stable Anode for High-Rate Li/Na-Ion Batteries
    2017 384 citations Jun Liu, Renzong Hu et al. profile →
  22. A Dual‐Functional Conductive Framework Embedded with TiN‐VN Heterostructures for Highly Efficient Polysulfide and Lithium Regulation toward Stable Li–S Full Batteries
    2019 376 citations Yu Yao, Hai Yang et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  23. Advances in the Development of Single‐Atom Catalysts for High‐Energy‐Density Lithium–Sulfur Batteries
    2022 375 citations Jiadong Shen, Xijun Xu et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  24. Multicore–Shell Bi@N‐doped Carbon Nanospheres for High Power Density and Long Cycle Life Sodium‐ and Potassium‐Ion Anodes
    2019 365 citations Hai Yang, Yu Yao et al. Advanced Functional Materials profile →
  25. Three-Dimensional Ordered Macroporous Metal–Organic Framework Single Crystal-Derived Nitrogen-Doped Hierarchical Porous Carbon for High-Performance Potassium-Ion Batteries
    2019 298 citations Yuezhan Feng, Yan Yu et al. profile →
  26. Peering into Alloy Anodes for Sodium‐Ion Batteries: Current Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities
    2019 275 citations Xianhong Rui, Yan Yu et al. Advanced Functional Materials profile →
  27. Single‐Atom Iron Anchored Tubular g‐C3N4 Catalysts for Ultrafast Fenton‐Like Reaction: Roles of High‐Valency Iron‐Oxo Species and Organic Radicals
    2022 219 citations Xianhong Rui, Yan Yu et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  28. Molecular Engineering on Solvation Structure of Carbonate Electrolyte toward Durable Sodium Metal Battery at −40 °C
    2023 128 citations Yu Yao, Yuezhan Feng et al. profile →
  29. Inhibiting the Jahn–Teller Effect of Manganese Hexacyanoferrate via Ni and Cu Codoping for Advanced Sodium‐Ion Batteries
    2024 85 citations Yu Yao, Yu Jiang et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  30. Reduced Lattice Constant in Al‐Doped LiMn2O4 Nanoparticles for Boosted Electrochemical Lithium Extraction
    2024 75 citations Yan Yu et al. Advanced Materials profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Yan Yu China 129 48.6k 20.8k 12.3k 9.5k 4.0k 678 54.7k
Yuping Wu China 111 33.9k 0.7× 17.6k 0.8× 8.0k 0.7× 7.6k 0.8× 6.1k 1.5× 754 41.7k
Yong Yang China 107 34.4k 0.7× 8.3k 0.4× 8.4k 0.7× 11.3k 1.2× 6.1k 1.5× 844 41.3k
Madhavi Srinivasan Singapore 113 30.5k 0.6× 18.7k 0.9× 9.9k 0.8× 4.4k 0.5× 6.5k 1.6× 587 41.7k
Ying Shirley Meng United States 114 43.1k 0.9× 9.4k 0.5× 8.7k 0.7× 16.6k 1.7× 1.5k 0.4× 474 48.0k
Jia‐Qi Huang China 135 61.3k 1.3× 8.4k 0.4× 13.9k 1.1× 26.1k 2.7× 3.1k 0.8× 617 67.6k
Nian Liu China 70 27.0k 0.6× 12.0k 0.6× 6.7k 0.5× 7.3k 0.8× 3.8k 0.9× 276 34.1k
Wei Luo China 90 24.3k 0.5× 8.8k 0.4× 7.1k 0.6× 7.2k 0.8× 3.0k 0.7× 272 32.1k
Feng Li China 109 46.1k 1.0× 27.2k 1.3× 20.7k 1.7× 8.4k 0.9× 6.5k 1.6× 580 61.4k
Jun Lü China 152 70.1k 1.4× 19.1k 0.9× 17.1k 1.4× 20.3k 2.1× 14.0k 3.5× 820 84.1k
Jianmin Ma China 108 26.0k 0.5× 11.1k 0.5× 10.9k 0.9× 4.2k 0.4× 9.5k 2.4× 472 36.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yan Yu

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Yu, Yan, et al.. (2025). Engineering molecular bridges for fabricating cross-linked LM-HPDMS highly sensitive capacitive sensors for wearable monitoring. Chemical Engineering Journal. 506. 160222–160222. 1 indexed citations
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Wen, Pengchao, Junwei Sun, Yaguang Li, et al.. (2025). Atomic indium decorated graphene for dendrite-free sodium anodes towards high-energy-density sodium-metal batteries. Journal of Energy Chemistry. 104. 44–51. 8 indexed citations
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Hu, Zexu, Liang Pan, Yi Jiang, et al.. (2025). Impact of intrinsic and contact resistance on signal performance in PVDF fabric sensors for enhanced Multi-Sensor monitoring. Chemical Engineering Journal. 506. 160015–160015.
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Liu, Ying, et al.. (2025). Electrochemical detection of β-glucan using a NiO/ZnO nanostructure-based biosensor in fermented astragalus membranaceus. International Journal of Electrochemical Science. 20(10). 101144–101144.
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Yang, Yang, Zijian Chen, Yu Yao, et al.. (2025). Anion‐Enriched Solvation Engineering of Ester‐Based Electrolytes for Sodium Metal Batteries at −40 °C. Angewandte Chemie. 137(51).
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Wu, Zhijun, Liaoliao Li, Shengnan He, et al.. (2025). Achievement of Superhigh Discharge Capacity in Lithium Rich Oxide Cathode Materials via Modification of Localized Structure. Carbon Energy. 7(12). 1 indexed citations
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Li, Yaguang, Yuejiao Li, Jianmin Lü, et al.. (2025). The sp Hybridization of Tin Single Atoms for Dendrite‐Free Sodium Metal Batteries. Advanced Materials. 37(8). e2415026–e2415026. 13 indexed citations
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Deng, Wenjie, Hai Yang, Hanyu Huo, & Yan Yu. (2025). Recent Advances, Key Strategies, and Challenges in Fast‐Charging Hard Carbon Anodes for Sodium‐Ion Batteries. Advanced Functional Materials. 35(37). 11 indexed citations
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Lu, Wenjing, Yan Jiang, Yan Yu, et al.. (2025). Dispersive Pd islands-deposited Au nanorods for in situ SERS monitoring of catalytic reaction. RSC Advances. 15(9). 6663–6667. 1 indexed citations
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Ding, Junwei, Shiwen Wang, Shide Wu, et al.. (2024). Vertical two-dimensional heterostructures and superlattices for lithium batteries and beyond. Nano Energy. 129. 110042–110042. 11 indexed citations
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Zhang, Shengwei, et al.. (2024). Effects of a nickel-based alloy interlayer on electrically assisted pressure joining of pure titanium and stainless steel 304. Materials Characterization. 210. 113834–113834. 2 indexed citations
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Xu, Shitan, Yang Yang, Yu Yao, et al.. (2024). Highly Sodiophilic Heterostructures Toward Dendrite‐Free Sodium Metal Batteries. Advanced Functional Materials. 34(36). 28 indexed citations
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Yu, Yan, et al.. (2024). Cobalt Nanodisks Anchored on Sulfur-Vacancy-Containing MoS2 for the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction. ACS Applied Nano Materials. 7(6). 6596–6606. 9 indexed citations
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Song-wei, Gao, Huaike Li, Guichu Yue, et al.. (2023). MoS2@CoS2 heterostructured tube-in-tube hollow nanofibers with enhanced reaction reversibility and kinetics for sodium-ion storage. Energy storage materials. 65. 103170–103170. 72 indexed citations
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Yu, Yan, Liping Zhu, Lu Dai, et al.. (2023). Enhancing flame retardancy of polyphenylene sulfide nanocomposite fibers by the synergistic effect of catalytic crosslinking and physical barrier. Journal of Polymer Science. 61(16). 1807–1817. 4 indexed citations
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Zhou, Yanping, Xianghua Zhang, Yanjing Liu, et al.. (2020). A High‐Temperature Na‐Ion Battery: Boosting the Rate Capability and Cycle Life by Structure Engineering. Small. 16(7). e1906669–e1906669. 59 indexed citations
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Shen, Jiadong, Xijun Xu, Jun Liu, et al.. (2019). Mechanistic Understanding of Metal Phosphide Host for Sulfur Cathode in High-Energy-Density Lithium–Sulfur Batteries. ACS Nano. 13(8). 8986–8996. 251 indexed citations
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Wang, Qingsong, Lihua Jiang, Yan Yu, & Jinhua Sun. (2018). Progress of enhancing the safety of lithium ion battery from the electrolyte aspect. Nano Energy. 55. 93–114. 740 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zhang, Haochuan, Yu Jiang, Zhenyu Qi, Xiongwu Zhong, & Yan Yu. (2017). Sulfur doped ultra-thin anatase TiO2 nanosheets/graphene nanocomposite for high-performance pseudocapacitive sodium storage. Energy storage materials. 12. 37–43. 92 indexed citations
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Sun, Xin, et al.. (2014). Research Progress in Sodium-Ion Battery Materials for Energy Storage. 26(4). 582–591. 6 indexed citations

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