Yang Wu

5.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
161 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

Yang Wu is a scholar working on Surfaces, Coatings and Films, Mechanics of Materials and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Yang Wu has authored 161 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 59 papers in Surfaces, Coatings and Films, 32 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 31 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Yang Wu's work include Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity (42 papers), Polymer Surface Interaction Studies (26 papers) and Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions (23 papers). Yang Wu is often cited by papers focused on Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity (42 papers), Polymer Surface Interaction Studies (26 papers) and Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions (23 papers). Yang Wu collaborates with scholars based in China, United Kingdom and Hong Kong. Yang Wu's co-authors include Feng Zhou, Xiaowei Pei, Yubo Liu, Weimin Liu, Meirong Cai, Rongnian Xu, Zuankai Wang, Zhiguang Guo, Shuanhong Ma and Yanhui Ao and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Advanced Materials and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Yang Wu

150 papers receiving 4.7k 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.

Bio-inspired reversible underwater adhesive

2017 430 citations Yang Wu, Feng Zhou et al. profile →
Boosting 2e− oxygen reduction reaction in garland carbon nitride with carbon defects for high-efficient photocatalysis-self-Fenton degradation of 2,4-dichlorophenol

2022 203 citations Yang Wu et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yang Wu China	37	1.8k	1.3k	1.0k	848	665	161	4.8k
Dong Woog Lee South Korea	35	1.2k 0.6×	1.1k 0.9×	702 0.7×	476 0.6×	962 1.4×	109	4.5k
Jie Zhao China	42	2.3k 1.3×	2.1k 1.6×	1.3k 1.3×	467 0.6×	632 1.0×	185	5.6k
Marleen Kamperman Netherlands	30	1.7k 0.9×	1.2k 0.9×	2.1k 2.1×	721 0.9×	725 1.1×	104	5.7k
Yongmei Ma China	24	2.5k 1.3×	1.9k 1.4×	1.3k 1.3×	556 0.7×	974 1.5×	73	4.4k
Wen Li China	45	2.0k 1.1×	1.2k 0.9×	3.0k 3.0×	555 0.7×	938 1.4×	180	6.7k
James P. Best Germany	30	901 0.5×	1.5k 1.2×	1.6k 1.6×	359 0.4×	535 0.8×	82	4.9k
Alexander Welle Germany	45	1.3k 0.7×	2.4k 1.9×	1.9k 1.8×	354 0.4×	1.2k 1.9×	193	5.9k
Dehui Wang China	28	2.4k 1.3×	1.3k 1.0×	1.3k 1.2×	713 0.8×	677 1.0×	91	6.7k
J. P. S. Badyal United Kingdom	41	3.3k 1.8×	1.8k 1.4×	1.8k 1.8×	883 1.0×	1.7k 2.6×	181	6.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Yang Wu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yang Wu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yang Wu

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20 of 20 papers shown

Lin, Shu‐Min, Yang Wu, Jiajia Chen, et al.. (2025). Load‐Bearing Piezoelectric Integrated Device with Inherent Stress Monitoring Capabilities. Advanced Functional Materials. 35(38).

Wu, Yang, Senlin Chu, Bin Yang, et al.. (2025). Cathode passivation suppression enables ultrastable industry-leading alkaline water electrolysis at hundred-ampere currents. Energy & Environmental Science. 18(24). 10514–10522.

Li, Xiaoyu, Yubo Liu, Yanfei Ma, et al.. (2025). Biomimetic Laminated Photothermal Superhydrophobic Energy-Storage Coatings with Synergistic Temperature-Matched Phase Change for Enhanced Anti-Icing and Deicing. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 17(38). 54115–54124.

Liu, Yizhe, Yubo Liu, Yang Wu, & Feng Zhou. (2025). Tuning Surface Functions by Hydrophilic/Hydrophobic Polymer Brushes. ACS Nano. 19(12). 11576–11603. 17 indexed citations

Zhou, Wu, Shuangjiang Li, Yang Yang, et al.. (2025). Hydrogen production technologies from water decomposition: A review. Next Energy. 8. 100270–100270. 4 indexed citations

Wu, Yang, Jing Wei, Xiaoyuan Wang, et al.. (2025). Key factors affecting atmospheric visibility during the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou. Atmospheric Research. 327. 108378–108378.

Yang, Wenhu, Yang Wu, Yang Xu, et al.. (2024). Magnesium-endowed exceptional hydrothermal stability of Pd/CeO2-ZrO2-Al2O3 catalyst for low-concentration methane combustion via two-step structure transformation. Fuel. 376. 132743–132743. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Lina, Kai Feng, Yizhe Liu, et al.. (2024). Robust UV-Curable Dual-Cross-Linked Coating with Increased Transparency, Long-Term Antifogging, and Efficient Antibacterial Performances. ACS Applied Polymer Materials. 6(11). 6645–6657. 6 indexed citations

Li, Ruiting, Tengyang Gao, Yao Wang, et al.. (2024). Engineering of bimetallic Au–Pd alloyed particles on nitrogen defects riched g-C3N4 for efficient photocatalytic hydrogen production. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 63. 1116–1127. 71 indexed citations

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Wu, Jun, Chaoji Chen, Ze Zhao, et al.. (2023). Long-term antibacterial activity by synergistic release of biosafe lysozyme and chitosan from LBL-structured nanofibers. Carbohydrate Polymers. 312. 120791–120791. 22 indexed citations

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Tang, Jie, Zhengfeng Ma, Rui Wang, et al.. (2023). Bionic sweat high temperature self-lubricating coating based on ceramic precursor polysilazanes. Journal of the European Ceramic Society. 44(5). 3328–3336. 5 indexed citations

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Wu, Yang, et al.. (2023). Multi‐Dimensional Binary Micro CuCo₂O₄/Nano NiCo₂S₄ for High‐Performance Supercapacitors. ChemistrySelect. 8(43). 2 indexed citations

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Liu, Jianxi, Yubo Liu, Zhihuan Li, et al.. (2023). Photothermal MOF-Based Multifunctional Coating with Passive and Active Protection Synergy. ACS Applied Engineering Materials. 1(3). 1058–1068. 9 indexed citations

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Ma, Zhengfeng, Yizhe Liu, Kai Feng, et al.. (2022). “Brush-like” Amphiphilic Polymer for Environmental Adaptive Coating. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 14(16). 18901–18909. 24 indexed citations

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Wang, Guangning, Siyu Guo, Yang Wu, et al.. (2022). POMCPs with Novel Two Water‐Assisted Proton Channels Accommodated by MXenes for Asymmetric Supercapacitors. Small. 18(29). e2202087–e2202087. 24 indexed citations

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Zhang, Xiaolong, Michele Scaraggi, Youbin Zheng, et al.. (2022). Quantifying Wetting Dynamics with Triboelectrification. Advanced Science. 9(24). e2200822–e2200822. 11 indexed citations

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Ma, Zhengfeng, Yang Wu, Rongnian Xu, et al.. (2021). Robust Hybrid Omniphobic Surface for Stain Resistance. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 13(12). 14562–14568. 26 indexed citations

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Wang, Nannan, Yang Liu, Yang Wu, Zibiao Li, & Daoai Wang. (2021). A β-cyclodextrin enhanced polyethylene terephthalate film with improved contact charging ability in a high humidity environment. Nanoscale Advances. 3(21). 6063–6073. 21 indexed citations

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Wang, Bingqiao, Yang Wu, Ying Liu, et al.. (2020). New Hydrophobic Organic Coating Based Triboelectric Nanogenerator for Efficient and Stable Hydropower Harvesting. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 12(28). 31351–31359. 72 indexed citations

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Tian, Sen, et al.. (2018). Performance investigation of a new carbon–silver microspheres/epoxy resin superhydrophobic coating. Surface Engineering. 36(6). 565–573. 8 indexed citations

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