Yaochun Yu

2.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
27 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Yaochun Yu is a scholar working on Environmental Chemistry, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and Pollution. According to data from OpenAlex, Yaochun Yu has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Environmental Chemistry, 12 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and 9 papers in Pollution. Recurrent topics in Yaochun Yu's work include Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research (14 papers), Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts (9 papers) and Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (7 papers). Yaochun Yu is often cited by papers focused on Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research (14 papers), Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts (9 papers) and Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (7 papers). Yaochun Yu collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Switzerland. Yaochun Yu's co-authors include Yujie Men, Jinyong Liu, Michael J. Bentel, Lihua Xu, Bryan M. Wong, Zekun Liu, Jinyu Gao, Zhong Li, Changxu Ren and Ping Han and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Environmental Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

Yaochun Yu

24 papers receiving 1.7k citations

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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.

Defluorination of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) with Hydrated Electrons: Structural Dependence and Implications to PFAS Remediation and Management

2019 454 citations Michael J. Bentel, Yaochun Yu et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →
Accelerated Degradation of Perfluorosulfonates and Perfluorocarboxylates by UV/Sulfite + Iodide: Reaction Mechanisms and System Efficiencies

2022 136 citations Zekun Liu, Jinyu Gao et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yaochun Yu United States	16	1.2k	787	618	382	271	27	1.7k
Caroline Tebes-Stevens United States	14	1.1k 0.9×	767 1.0×	377 0.6×	137 0.4×	109 0.4×	24	1.6k
Elisabeth L. Hawley United States	11	790 0.6×	816 1.0×	306 0.5×	153 0.4×	196 0.7×	21	1.3k
Youn Jeong Choi United States	20	982 0.8×	853 1.1×	432 0.7×	166 0.4×	119 0.4×	40	1.3k
Yixiang Bao China	20	798 0.7×	623 0.8×	417 0.7×	153 0.4×	384 1.4×	29	1.3k
Sujan Fernando United States	17	695 0.6×	674 0.9×	320 0.5×	77 0.2×	136 0.5×	45	1.2k
Ken J. Friesen Canada	15	626 0.5×	774 1.0×	420 0.7×	230 0.6×	158 0.6×	26	1.3k
Anna Bojanowska-Czajka Poland	17	439 0.4×	322 0.4×	228 0.4×	205 0.5×	353 1.3×	30	1.1k
Erica Gagliano Italy	12	807 0.7×	539 0.7×	240 0.4×	113 0.3×	256 0.9×	26	1.3k
Max J. Klemes United States	14	557 0.5×	325 0.4×	107 0.2×	80 0.2×	267 1.0×	17	1.1k
Zhuyu Sun China	19	433 0.4×	312 0.4×	245 0.4×	101 0.3×	256 0.9×	27	994

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yaochun Yu

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Jin, Bosen, Yiwen Zhu, Zekun Liu, et al.. (2025). Anaerobic Microbial Defluorination of Polyfluoroalkylether Substances (Ether PFAS): Transformation Pathways and Roles of Different Microorganisms. Environmental Science & Technology. 60(1). 1309–1320.

Che, Shun, et al.. (2025). Bird’s-Eye View: Current Understanding and Future Perspectives on the Biodefluorination of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS). Water Research X. 28. 100356–100356.

Yu, Yaochun, et al.. (2025). Preserving the Biotransformation Potential of Activated Sludge in Time: Toward Reproducible Incubation Experiments for Persistence Assessment. Environmental Science & Technology. 59(9). 4597–4607. 2 indexed citations

Che, Shun, Xun Guan, Yaochun Yu, et al.. (2024). Synergistic material–microbe interface toward deeper anaerobic defluorination. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(31). e2400525121–e2400525121. 7 indexed citations

Yu, Yaochun, et al.. (2024). Adaptation towards catabolic biodegradation of trace organic contaminants in activated sludge. Water Research. 266. 122431–122431. 10 indexed citations

Yu, Yaochun, et al.. (2024). Substrate promiscuity of xenobiotic-transforming hydrolases from stream biofilms impacted by treated wastewater. Water Research. 256. 121593–121593. 6 indexed citations

Yu, Yaochun, et al.. (2024). Machine Learning Reveals Signatures of Promiscuous Microbial Amidases for Micropollutant Biotransformations. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5(1). 114–127.

Zhang, Dachuan, et al.. (2024). Unveiling the chemical complexity of food-risk components: A comprehensive data resource guide in 2024. Trends in Food Science & Technology. 148. 104513–104513. 11 indexed citations

Jin, Bosen, Shun Che, Jinyu Gao, et al.. (2023). Substantial defluorination of polychlorofluorocarboxylic acids triggered by anaerobic microbial hydrolytic dechlorination. Nature Water. 1(5). 451–461. 39 indexed citations

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Yu, Yaochun, Shun Che, Changxu Ren, et al.. (2022). Microbial Defluorination of Unsaturated Per- and Polyfluorinated Carboxylic Acids under Anaerobic and Aerobic Conditions: A Structure Specificity Study. Environmental Science & Technology. 56(8). 4894–4904. 90 indexed citations

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Han, Ping, Xiufeng Tang, Yaochun Yu, et al.. (2022). Benzimidazole fungicide biotransformation by comammox Nitrospira bacteria: Transformation pathways and associated proteomic responses. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 445. 130558–130558. 11 indexed citations

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Liu, Zekun, Michael J. Bentel, Yaochun Yu, et al.. (2021). Near-Quantitative Defluorination of Perfluorinated and Fluorotelomer Carboxylates and Sulfonates with Integrated Oxidation and Reduction. Environmental Science & Technology. 55(10). 7052–7062. 128 indexed citations

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Gao, Jinyu, Zekun Liu, Michael J. Bentel, et al.. (2021). Defluorination of Omega-Hydroperfluorocarboxylates (ω-HPFCAs): Distinct Reactivities from Perfluoro and Fluorotelomeric Carboxylates. Environmental Science & Technology. 55(20). 14146–14155. 25 indexed citations

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Zhou, Li‐Jun, Ping Han, Mengyue Zhao, et al.. (2021). Biotransformation of lincomycin and fluoroquinolone antibiotics by the ammonia oxidizers AOA, AOB and comammox: A comparison of removal, pathways, and mechanisms. Water Research. 196. 117003–117003. 57 indexed citations

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Bentel, Michael J., Zekun Liu, Yaochun Yu, et al.. (2020). Enhanced Degradation of Perfluorocarboxylic Acids (PFCAs) by UV/Sulfite Treatment: Reaction Mechanisms and System Efficiencies at pH 12. Environmental Science & Technology Letters. 7(5). 351–357. 134 indexed citations

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Bentel, Michael J., Yaochun Yu, Lihua Xu, et al.. (2020). Degradation of Perfluoroalkyl Ether Carboxylic Acids with Hydrated Electrons: Structure–Reactivity Relationships and Environmental Implications. Environmental Science & Technology. 54(4). 2489–2499. 132 indexed citations

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Yu, Yaochun, Zhong Li, Changxu Ren, et al.. (2020). Microbial Cleavage of C–F Bonds in Two C₆ Per- and Polyfluorinated Compounds via Reductive Defluorination. Environmental Science & Technology. 54(22). 14393–14402. 120 indexed citations

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Han, Ping, Yaochun Yu, Baozhan Wang, et al.. (2019). Cometabolic biotransformation and microbial-mediated abiotic transformation of sulfonamides by three ammonia oxidizers. Water Research. 159. 444–453. 107 indexed citations

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Bentel, Michael J., Yaochun Yu, Lihua Xu, et al.. (2019). Defluorination of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) with Hydrated Electrons: Structural Dependence and Implications to PFAS Remediation and Management. Environmental Science & Technology. 53(7). 3718–3728. 454 indexed citations breakdown →

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Han, Ping, Yaochun Yu, Li‐Jun Zhou, et al.. (2019). Specific Micropollutant Biotransformation Pattern by the Comammox Bacterium Nitrospira inopinata. Environmental Science & Technology. 53(15). 8695–8705. 55 indexed citations

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