Yezi Hu

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
38 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Yezi Hu is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Inorganic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Yezi Hu has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Materials Chemistry, 19 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 18 papers in Inorganic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Yezi Hu's work include Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (16 papers), Radioactive element chemistry and processing (14 papers) and Covalent Organic Framework Applications (10 papers). Yezi Hu is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (16 papers), Radioactive element chemistry and processing (14 papers) and Covalent Organic Framework Applications (10 papers). Yezi Hu collaborates with scholars based in China, Germany and Saudi Arabia. Yezi Hu's co-authors include Xiangke Wang, Guixia Zhao, Zewen Shen, Duoyue Tang, Xiubing Huang, Zhuoyu Ji, Ling Yao, Tasawar Hayat, Bingfeng Li and Yingtong Zou and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Environmental Science & Technology and Water Research.

In The Last Decade

Yezi Hu

36 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

Ultra-highly efficient enrichment of uranium from seawate... 2024 2026 2025 2024 20 40 60
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. Ultra-highly efficient enrichment of uranium from seawater via studtite nanodots growth-elution cycle
    2024 72 citations Yezi Hu, Zewen Shen et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Yezi Hu China 21 1.1k 768 667 319 243 38 1.8k
Ling Yin China 19 872 0.8× 697 0.9× 376 0.6× 371 1.2× 213 0.9× 26 1.5k
Yanpei Song United States 15 1.3k 1.2× 1.2k 1.6× 358 0.5× 333 1.0× 218 0.9× 23 1.8k
Mengjie Hao China 21 1.8k 1.6× 1.7k 2.2× 832 1.2× 581 1.8× 432 1.8× 33 2.8k
Ping Na China 23 817 0.7× 308 0.4× 612 0.9× 172 0.5× 324 1.3× 47 1.6k
Shengxia Duan China 20 682 0.6× 575 0.7× 196 0.3× 301 0.9× 517 2.1× 42 1.5k
Yinghui Xie China 19 1.5k 1.3× 1.6k 2.1× 494 0.7× 571 1.8× 113 0.5× 35 2.2k
Kwangsun Yu South Korea 19 638 0.6× 700 0.9× 276 0.4× 110 0.3× 321 1.3× 23 1.3k
Abolfazl Rahmani-Sani Iran 14 776 0.7× 263 0.3× 703 1.1× 223 0.7× 421 1.7× 16 1.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Yezi Hu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yezi Hu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yezi Hu

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

All Works

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Shen, Zewen, Liu Yang, Yezi Hu, et al.. (2025). Accelerated oxygen activation over uranyl decorated covalent organic framework for universally promoted H2O2 photosynthesis. Science China Materials. 69(1). 228–236. 1 indexed citations
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Kong, Xinyu, Zewen Shen, Hao Pan, et al.. (2025). Photothermal Promotion of Uranium Extraction from Seawater with Self‐Supporting Functionalized Polyurethane Sponge. Solar RRL. 9(8). 2 indexed citations
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Shen, Zewen, Hao Pan, Yezi Hu, et al.. (2025). Regulating Intermediate Adsorption and Promoting Charge Transfer of CoCr‐LDHs by Ce Doping for Enhancing Electrooxidation of 5‐Hydroxymethylfurfural. Small. 21(8). e2409343–e2409343. 9 indexed citations
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Hu, Yezi, Zewen Shen, Guixia Zhao, et al.. (2024). Ultra-highly efficient enrichment of uranium from seawater via studtite nanodots growth-elution cycle. Nature Communications. 15(1). 6700–6700. 72 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hu, Yezi, Zewen Shen, Nannan Zheng, et al.. (2024). Light-promoted conversion of aliphatic alcohols to carboxylic acids over Pt-loaded BiVO4 in aqueous solution under ambient conditions. Journal of Catalysis. 437. 115668–115668. 1 indexed citations
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Gao, Peng, Zewen Shen, Zhuoyu Ji, et al.. (2024). A review on uranyl-based photocatalysts in photocatalytic organic transformation. Journal of Catalysis. 442. 115900–115900. 3 indexed citations
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Hu, Yezi, Feng Chu, Zewen Shen, et al.. (2024). CeO2 quantum dots/LZU1 Z-scheme heterojunction for photocatalytic selective oxidative coupling of benzylamines. Journal of Rare Earths. 43(8). 1616–1624. 1 indexed citations
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Hu, Yezi, Zewen Shen, Rong He, et al.. (2024). Efficient uranium(VI) recovery from fluorinated wastewater via deferiprone ligand complexation. Water Research. 271. 122884–122884. 14 indexed citations
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Tang, Duoyue, Zewen Shen, Guilong Lu, et al.. (2023). Aerobic oxidative lactonization of diols at room temperature over defective titanium-based oxides in water. Journal of Catalysis. 418. 237–246. 6 indexed citations
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Yao, Ling, Yezi Hu, Yingtong Zou, et al.. (2022). Selective and Efficient Photoextraction of Aqueous Cr(VI) as a Solid-State Polyhydroxy Cr(V) Complex for Environmental Remediation and Resource Recovery. Environmental Science & Technology. 56(19). 14030–14037. 75 indexed citations
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Chu, Feng, Yezi Hu, Kaiyue Zhang, et al.. (2022). Salt-templated porous melamine-based conjugated polymers for selective oxidation of amines into imines under visible light. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 634. 159–168. 13 indexed citations
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Hu, Yezi, Duoyue Tang, Zewen Shen, et al.. (2022). Photochemically triggered self-extraction of uranium from aqueous solution under ambient conditions. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 322. 122092–122092. 84 indexed citations
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Yao, Ling, Zewen Shen, Zhuoyu Ji, et al.. (2022). Cr(VI) detoxification and simultaneous selective recovery of Cr resource from wastewater via photo-chemical extraction using biomass. Science Bulletin. 67(21). 2154–2157. 40 indexed citations
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Hu, Yezi, Zewen Shen, Bingfeng Li, et al.. (2021). State-of-the-art progress for the selective crystallization of actinides, synthesis of actinide compounds and their functionalization. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 426. 127838–127838. 12 indexed citations
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Zou, Yingtong, Yezi Hu, Zewen Shen, et al.. (2021). Application of aluminosilicate clay mineral-based composites in photocatalysis. Journal of Environmental Sciences. 115. 190–214. 100 indexed citations
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Yin, Ling, Yezi Hu, Ran Ma, et al.. (2018). Smart construction of mesoporous carbon templated hierarchical Mg-Al and Ni-Al layered double hydroxides for remarkably enhanced U(VI) management. Chemical Engineering Journal. 359. 1550–1562. 96 indexed citations
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Zou, Yidong, Xiangxue Wang, Fen Wu, et al.. (2016). Controllable Synthesis of Ca-Mg-Al Layered Double Hydroxides and Calcined Layered Double Oxides for the Efficient Removal of U(VI) from Wastewater Solutions. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 5(1). 1173–1185. 223 indexed citations

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