Yan Yu

8.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
244 papers, 7.4k citations indexed

About

Yan Yu is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Yan Yu has authored 244 papers receiving a total of 7.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 144 papers in Materials Chemistry, 88 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 69 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Yan Yu's work include Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (58 papers), Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials (37 papers) and Covalent Organic Framework Applications (31 papers). Yan Yu is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (58 papers), Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials (37 papers) and Covalent Organic Framework Applications (31 papers). Yan Yu collaborates with scholars based in China, Australia and United States. Yan Yu's co-authors include Zanyong Zhuang, Liuyi Li, Lingyun Li, Jinhong Bi, Zhigang Zou, Yajun He, Feifei Chen, Rongjian Sa, Chengkai Yang and Ling Wu 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

Yan Yu

227 papers receiving 7.3k citations

Hit Papers

A Covalent Organic Framework Bearing Single Ni Sites as a... 2019 2026 2021 2023 2019 200 400 600
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.

  1. A Covalent Organic Framework Bearing Single Ni Sites as a Synergistic Photocatalyst for Selective Photoreduction of CO2 to CO
    2019 672 citations Liuyi Li, Yajun He et al. 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 48 4.7k 3.1k 2.5k 1.4k 706 244 7.4k
Qinglang Ma Singapore 27 4.8k 1.0× 3.3k 1.1× 3.1k 1.3× 2.2k 1.6× 1000 1.4× 48 8.6k
Zhanfeng Zheng China 45 5.3k 1.1× 4.7k 1.5× 2.1k 0.8× 873 0.6× 926 1.3× 132 7.7k
Yusuke Ide Japan 44 4.1k 0.9× 2.8k 0.9× 2.1k 0.8× 1.6k 1.2× 1.6k 2.2× 179 7.3k
Tie‐Zhen Ren China 43 4.0k 0.8× 3.4k 1.1× 2.6k 1.0× 817 0.6× 1.2k 1.8× 143 6.6k
Qike Jiang China 44 4.7k 1.0× 4.3k 1.4× 2.9k 1.2× 914 0.7× 408 0.6× 129 8.1k
Michael Wark Germany 49 4.9k 1.0× 3.6k 1.2× 2.9k 1.2× 995 0.7× 857 1.2× 264 7.6k
Trong‐On Do Canada 47 5.1k 1.1× 4.4k 1.4× 1.8k 0.7× 1.6k 1.1× 676 1.0× 130 7.2k
Feng Chen China 49 5.3k 1.1× 5.5k 1.8× 2.9k 1.2× 505 0.4× 947 1.3× 253 8.6k
Li Shi China 53 5.4k 1.1× 5.8k 1.9× 3.4k 1.4× 497 0.4× 677 1.0× 163 9.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Yan Yu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yan Yu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yan Yu

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

All Works

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Yu, Yan, et al.. (2025). Fully-distributed autonomous scheduling for Earth-observing constellations. Astrodynamics. 9(6). 877–892.
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Liu, Yuhang, Qing Niu, Qingqing Lin, et al.. (2024). Alkyl-linked TiO2@COF heterostructure facilitating photocatalytic CO2 reduction by targeted electron transport. Chinese Journal of Structural Chemistry. 43(12). 100453–100453. 9 indexed citations
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Lei, Yuchen, Xiang Li, Fei Ding, et al.. (2024). SiO2 for electrochemical energy storage applications. Journal of Power Sources. 623. 235494–235494. 7 indexed citations
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Liu, Feng, Yan Yu, Gui Yang, et al.. (2024). Magnetic attraction constructed photoelectrocatalytic anode to enhance the simultaneous degradation of 17α-ethinylestradiol and tetracycline in reclaimed water. Journal of Water Process Engineering. 69. 106755–106755. 1 indexed citations
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Yu, Yan, et al.. (2024). Material design and prospects for color-tunable smart-responsive organic emitters. Science Bulletin. 69(21). 3329–3333. 5 indexed citations
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Yu, Yan, Yiqing Zhang, Wenjing Xie, et al.. (2024). Enhanced luminescence encryption via Mn4+ activation with organic acid surface modification. Ceramics International. 50(22). 47834–47844. 5 indexed citations
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Yu, Yan, et al.. (2024). Preparation of red phosphor K2SiF6:Mn4+ with high water-resistant and negative thermal quenching effect induced by citric acid-passivation. Journal of Luminescence. 270. 120532–120532. 10 indexed citations
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Deng, Rui, Xin Xu, Wenxia Liu, et al.. (2024). Leveraging Atomic-Scale Synergy for Selective CO2 Electrocatalysis to CO over CuNi Dual-Atom Catalysts. ACS Catalysis. 14(21). 16224–16233. 12 indexed citations
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Yang, Wei, Guodong Pan, Yajun He, et al.. (2023). Interstitial Sn-doping promotes electrocatalytic CO2-to-formate conversion on bismuth. Science China Materials. 66(9). 3539–3546. 11 indexed citations
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Niu, Qing, Wei Chen, Qiujun Li, et al.. (2023). Review of covalent organic frameworks for single-site photocatalysis and electrocatalysis. CHINESE JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS (CHINESE VERSION). 50. 45–82. 50 indexed citations
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Lyu, Xiaolin, Haoqi Zhang, Weiqing Zhan, et al.. (2023). Strain-Stiffening Ionogel with High-Temperature Tolerance via the Synergy of Ionic Clusters and Hydrogen Bonds. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 15(26). 31888–31898. 26 indexed citations
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Xiao, Yuanbin, Xiaofeng Wang, Kang Yang, et al.. (2022). The Anion-Dominated Dynamic Coordination Field in the Electrolytes for High-Performance Lithium Metal Batteries. Energy storage materials. 55. 773–781. 46 indexed citations
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Zhang, Ran, Jianqiang Guo, Rui Li, et al.. (2022). Utilizing an Oxygen-Rich Interface by Hydroxyapatite to Regulate the Linear Diffusion for the Stable Solid-State Electrolytes. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 14(29). 33392–33399. 15 indexed citations
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Zhang, Wei, Wei Zheng, Lingyun Li, et al.. (2022). Dual‐Band‐Tunable White‐Light Emission from Bi3+/Te4+ Emitters in Perovskite‐Derivative Cs2SnCl6 Microcrystals. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 61(9). e202116085–e202116085. 113 indexed citations
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Tang, Xiaofu, Dan Liŭ, Yan-Jie Wang, et al.. (2020). Research advances in biomass-derived nanostructured carbons and their composite materials for electrochemical energy technologies. Progress in Materials Science. 118. 100770–100770. 120 indexed citations
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Li, Liuyi, Zhiming Zhou, Lingyun Li, et al.. (2019). Thioether-Functionalized 2D Covalent Organic Framework Featuring Specific Affinity to Au for Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production from Seawater. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 7(22). 18574–18581. 106 indexed citations
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Li, Jie, et al.. (2017). Surfactant-free porous nano-Mn3O4 as a recyclable Fenton-like reagent that can rapidly scavenge phenolics without H2O2. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 5(30). 15650–15660. 57 indexed citations

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