Yang Wu

4.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
57 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Yang Wu is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Materials Chemistry and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Yang Wu has authored 57 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 28 papers in Materials Chemistry and 22 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Yang Wu's work include Magnetic properties of thin films (24 papers), Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and Devices (9 papers) and Quantum and electron transport phenomena (7 papers). Yang Wu is often cited by papers focused on Magnetic properties of thin films (24 papers), Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and Devices (9 papers) and Quantum and electron transport phenomena (7 papers). Yang Wu collaborates with scholars based in Singapore, China and United States. Yang Wu's co-authors include Hyunsoo Yang, Lan Wang, Jian‐Xin Zhu, Liang Cheng, Elbert E. M. Chia, Xinbo Wang, Dapeng Zhu, Mengji Chen, Xuepeng Qiu and Yi Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Physical Review Letters and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Yang Wu

57 papers receiving 3.8k 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.

Topological-insulator-based terahertz modulator

2017 902 citations Xinbo Wang, Liang Cheng et al. Scientific Reports profile →
Direct visualization of current-induced spin accumulation in topological insulators

2018 450 citations Yang Liu, Jean Besbas et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yang Wu Singapore	29	1.6k	1.4k	1.3k	862	440	57	3.8k
Jiangwei Liu Japan	28	759 0.5×	2.2k 1.6×	2.0k 1.6×	1.5k 1.7×	225 0.5×	101	4.4k
Paul D. Ashby United States	34	785 0.5×	1.2k 0.9×	1.7k 1.4×	352 0.4×	250 0.6×	105	3.7k
Yongli Huang China	35	1.0k 0.6×	773 0.6×	1.2k 1.0×	896 1.0×	179 0.4×	173	4.0k
Yuan Huang China	34	1.3k 0.8×	2.1k 1.5×	4.0k 3.2×	721 0.8×	440 1.0×	138	5.7k
Ana M. Sánchez United Kingdom	38	1.7k 1.1×	2.0k 1.5×	2.1k 1.7×	896 1.0×	788 1.8×	234	4.8k
Daming Huang China	33	1.0k 0.6×	1.8k 1.4×	898 0.7×	329 0.4×	532 1.2×	152	3.6k
Lan Li China	34	722 0.4×	2.1k 1.6×	1.6k 1.3×	491 0.6×	87 0.2×	203	4.0k
Kevin Robbie Canada	28	1.5k 0.9×	1.5k 1.1×	2.8k 2.2×	882 1.0×	226 0.5×	58	6.3k
Jihoon Lee South Korea	34	1.1k 0.7×	1.8k 1.3×	1.7k 1.3×	715 0.8×	256 0.6×	226	3.7k

Countries citing papers authored 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

Wu, Yang, et al.. (2025). Ferroelectric Chirality‐Driven Direction‐Tunable and Spin‐Invertible Corner States in 2D MOF‐Based Magnetic Second‐Order Topological Insulators. Advanced Functional Materials. 36(21). 1 indexed citations

Wu, Yang, Xiaobo Zheng, Yumeng Du, et al.. (2024). Engineering Magnetic Heterostructures with Synergistic Regulation of Charge‐Transfer and Spin‐Ordering for Enhanced Water Oxidation. Advanced Science. 12(3). e2409842–e2409842. 5 indexed citations

Wu, Yang, Chunhua Yang, Hena Zhang, et al.. (2022). The flexible Janus X2PAs (X = Si, Ge and Sn) monolayers with in-plane and out-of-plane piezoelectricity. Applied Surface Science. 589. 152999–152999. 44 indexed citations

Wu, Yuqi, Ke Zhou, Fucheng Ren, et al.. (2022). Highly reversible Li₂RuO₃ cathodes in sulfide-based all solid-state lithium batteries. Energy & Environmental Science. 15(8). 3470–3482. 45 indexed citations

Ren, Fucheng, et al.. (2020). Modifying an ultrathin insulating layer to suppress lithium dendrite formation within garnet solid electrolytes. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 9(6). 3576–3583. 50 indexed citations

Liang, Shiheng, Shuyuan Shi, Chuang‐Han Hsu, et al.. (2020). Spin‐Orbit Torque Magnetization Switching in MoTe₂/Permalloy Heterostructures. Advanced Materials. 32(37). e2002799–e2002799. 59 indexed citations

Sun, Yufei, Jinbo Pan, Zetao Zhang, et al.. (2019). Elastic Properties and Fracture Behaviors of Biaxially Deformed, Polymorphic MoTe₂. Nano Letters. 19(2). 761–769. 84 indexed citations

Liu, Yang, Jean Besbas, Yi Wang, et al.. (2018). Direct visualization of current-induced spin accumulation in topological insulators. Nature Communications. 9(1). 2492–2492. 450 indexed citations breakdown →

Wang, Xinbo, Liang Cheng, Yang Wu, et al.. (2017). Topological-insulator-based terahertz modulator. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 13486–13486. 902 indexed citations breakdown →

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Yu, Jiawei, Xuepeng Qiu, Yang Wu, et al.. (2016). Spin orbit torques and Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction in dual-interfaced Co-Ni multilayers. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 32629–32629. 72 indexed citations

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Qiu, Xuepeng, William Legrand, Pan He, et al.. (2016). Enhanced Spin-Orbit Torque via Modulation of Spin Current Absorption. Physical Review Letters. 117(21). 217206–217206. 106 indexed citations

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Shang, Tian, Qingfeng Zhan, Zhiwei Zuo, et al.. (2016). Effect of IrMn inserted layer on anomalous-Hall resistance and spin-Hall magnetoresistance in Pt/IrMn/YIG heterostructures. Journal of Applied Physics. 120(13). 10 indexed citations

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Qiu, Xuepeng, Kulothungasagaran Narayanapillai, Yang Wu, et al.. (2015). Spin–orbit-torque engineering via oxygen manipulation. Nature Nanotechnology. 10(4). 333–338. 269 indexed citations

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Qiu, Xuepeng, Praveen Deorani, Yang Wu, et al.. (2014). Strain-enhanced tunneling magnetoresistance in MgO magnetic tunnel junctions. Scientific Reports. 4(1). 6505–6505. 33 indexed citations

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Lidin, Sven, et al.. (2009). Cd_13−xIn_ySb₁₀ (x≈2.7, y≈1.5): An Interstitial‐Free Variant of Thermoelectric β‐Zn₄Sb₃. Chemistry - A European Journal. 15(27). 6704–6710. 3 indexed citations

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Evans, Michael J., Yang Wu, N. Newman, et al.. (2009). Structural properties and superconductivity in the ternary intermetallic compoundsMAB(M=Ca, Sr, Ba;A=Al, Ga, In;B=Si, Ge, Sn). Physical Review B. 80(6). 52 indexed citations

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Adeyeye, A. O., et al.. (2005). Magnetoresistance behavior of nanoscale antidot arrays. Physical Review B. 72(17). 43 indexed citations

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Jiang, Ling, Gui‐Chang Wang, Naijia Guan, et al.. (2003). DFT Studies of CO Adsorption and Activation on Some Transition Metal Surfaces. Acta Physico-Chimica Sinica. 19(5). 393–397. 6 indexed citations

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Wu, Yang, et al.. (2002). Direct ab initio dynamics study on the rate constants and kinetic isotope effect for the reactions of H atoms with GeD_n(CH₃)_4−n (n = 1–4). Journal of Computational Chemistry. 23(14). 1366–1374. 2 indexed citations

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Wu, Yang, et al.. (2001). Asymmetry diffraction magneto-optical phenomenon of NiFe grating. Applied Physics Letters. 79(13). 2034–2036. 3 indexed citations

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