Yi Cui

11.7k total citations · 7 hit papers
214 papers, 9.7k citations indexed

About

Yi Cui is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Yi Cui has authored 214 papers receiving a total of 9.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 138 papers in Materials Chemistry, 66 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 65 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Yi Cui's work include Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (59 papers), Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (42 papers) and Graphene research and applications (31 papers). Yi Cui is often cited by papers focused on Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (59 papers), Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (42 papers) and Graphene research and applications (31 papers). Yi Cui collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Germany. Yi Cui's co-authors include Bao‐Hang Han, Xinhe Bao, Qiang Fu, Zhuyin Sui, Jianhua Zhu, Zhongmiao Gong, Xiulian Pan, Wei‐Xue Li, Liang Yu and Dehui Deng and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Physical Review Letters and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Yi Cui

207 papers receiving 9.5k citations

Hit Papers

Toward N-Doped Graphene via Solvothermal Synthesis 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 2023 2022 2022 2022 250 500 750
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. Toward N-Doped Graphene via Solvothermal Synthesis
    2011 917 citations Dehui Deng, Liang Yu et al. profile →
  2. Unraveling oxygen vacancy site mechanism of Rh-doped RuO2 catalyst for long-lasting acidic water oxidation
    2023 366 citations Yi Cui et al. Nature Communications profile →
  3. A Twin S‐Scheme Artificial Photosynthetic System with Self‐Assembled Heterojunctions Yields Superior Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution Rate
    2022 337 citations Yi Cui et al. profile →
  4. Nano-crumples induced Sn-Bi bimetallic interface pattern with moderate electron bank for highly efficient CO2 electroreduction
    2022 217 citations Bohua Ren, Guobin Wen et al. Nature Communications profile →
  5. Distinct Crystal‐Facet‐Dependent Behaviors for Single‐Atom Palladium‐On‐Ceria Catalysts: Enhanced Stabilization and Catalytic Properties
    2022 195 citations Hai Xiao, Yi Cui et al. profile →
  6. Metallic W/WO2 solid-acid catalyst boosts hydrogen evolution reaction in alkaline electrolyte
    2023 152 citations Wenbin Gong, Shuang Hou et al. Nature Communications profile →
  7. Termination-acidity tailoring of molybdenum carbides for alkaline hydrogen evolution reaction
    2025 41 citations Zhi‐Gang Chen, Minghao Yang 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
Yi Cui China 51 5.5k 3.8k 3.0k 1.8k 1.3k 214 9.7k
Tsukasa Torimoto Japan 53 6.7k 1.2× 3.8k 1.0× 4.0k 1.3× 1.7k 0.9× 947 0.7× 242 10.1k
Jane Y. Howe United States 47 5.1k 0.9× 2.0k 0.5× 3.2k 1.1× 1.6k 0.9× 1.0k 0.8× 205 9.4k
Goran Dražić Slovenia 53 5.8k 1.1× 4.0k 1.1× 3.8k 1.3× 740 0.4× 1.4k 1.1× 384 10.6k
Richard T. Haasch United States 46 3.6k 0.7× 3.5k 0.9× 4.5k 1.5× 1.5k 0.8× 1.3k 1.0× 164 9.7k
Nebojša Marinković United States 47 4.0k 0.7× 5.6k 1.5× 3.8k 1.3× 1.5k 0.8× 1.0k 0.8× 122 9.3k
Ovidiu Ersen France 57 6.7k 1.2× 3.0k 0.8× 2.3k 0.7× 1.9k 1.0× 2.2k 1.7× 345 10.9k
Marc Heggen Germany 55 5.8k 1.1× 6.6k 1.7× 5.3k 1.7× 1.1k 0.6× 1.4k 1.1× 241 12.0k
A. Fernández Spain 55 7.6k 1.4× 2.2k 0.6× 2.4k 0.8× 1.5k 0.8× 948 0.7× 258 10.9k
Weilin Xu China 48 4.1k 0.8× 6.1k 1.6× 4.8k 1.6× 1.1k 0.6× 1.1k 0.9× 175 10.0k
Zeming Qi China 58 8.9k 1.6× 6.7k 1.7× 5.6k 1.8× 2.1k 1.1× 934 0.7× 270 13.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yi Cui

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Zhao, Yilin, Yifan Li, Jun Ma, et al.. (2025). Tailoring Oxygen Vacancies with Atomically Dispersed Cu Sites for Stable and Efficient Photothermal CO 2 Conversion. Angewandte Chemie. 137(30). 1 indexed citations
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Chen, Zhi‐Gang, Minghao Yang, Yifan Li, et al.. (2025). Termination-acidity tailoring of molybdenum carbides for alkaline hydrogen evolution reaction. Nature Communications. 16(1). 418–418. 41 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zhao, Yilin, Yifan Li, Jun Ma, et al.. (2025). Tailoring Oxygen Vacancies with Atomically Dispersed Cu Sites for Stable and Efficient Photothermal CO 2 Conversion. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(30). e202505244–e202505244. 12 indexed citations
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Cui, Yi, Yanbin Li, Julian A. Vigil, et al.. (2025). Phase segregation dynamics in mixed-halide perovskites revealed by plunge-freeze cryo-electron microscopy. Cell Reports Physical Science. 6(6). 102653–102653. 2 indexed citations
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Kang, Yu, Chunyu Zhang, Yifan Li, et al.. (2025). Tailoring OH Formation and Desorption on Nickel Catalysts via Surface Oxidation for Enhanced Hydrogen Evolution Stability and Kinetics. ACS Catalysis. 15(11). 8768–8775. 1 indexed citations
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Yang, Wenqiang, Huan Liu, Xiaoxia Chang, et al.. (2025). Electrosynthesis of NH3 from NO with ampere-level current density in a pressurized electrolyzer. Nature Communications. 16(1). 1257–1257. 18 indexed citations
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Yang, Guang, et al.. (2024). Phase-controlled CoMo-based heterostructures for efficient hydrogen evolution reaction in alkaline media. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 98. 78–85. 2 indexed citations
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Wang, Zongyuan, et al.. (2024). Enhanced catalytic performance in acetylene hydration: A novel Cu-based catalyst anchored via P-O bonds on a CN supporter. Surfaces and Interfaces. 52. 104847–104847. 2 indexed citations
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Hu, Rui, et al.. (2024). An efficient Cu-based catalyst prepared by the one-step method of phytic acid assisted glucose for acetylene hydration. Molecular Catalysis. 560. 114147–114147. 2 indexed citations
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Ding, Jie, Fuhua Li, Xinyi Ren, et al.. (2024). Molecular tuning boosts asymmetric C-C coupling for CO conversion to acetate. Nature Communications. 15(1). 3641–3641. 43 indexed citations
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Wang, Ying, et al.. (2024). Atomically tailoring synergistic active centers on molybdenum sulfide basal planes for alkaline hydrogen generation. CHINESE JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS (CHINESE VERSION). 61. 281–290. 5 indexed citations
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Chen, Ruru, Jian Zhao, Xiong Zhang, et al.. (2024). Visualizing Catalytic Dynamics of Single-Cu-Atom-Modified SnS2 in CO2 Electroreduction via Rapid Freeze-Quench Mössbauer Spectroscopy. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 146(35). 24368–24376. 29 indexed citations
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Yang, Wenqiang, Huan Liu, Yutai Qi, et al.. (2023). Boosting C–C coupling to multicarbon products via high-pressure CO electroreduction. Journal of Energy Chemistry. 85. 102–107. 13 indexed citations
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Chen, Ruru, Jian Zhao, Yifan Li, et al.. (2023). Operando Mössbauer Spectroscopic Tracking the Metastable State of Atomically Dispersed Tin in Copper Oxide for Selective CO2 Electroreduction. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 145(37). 20683–20691. 57 indexed citations
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Ren, Bohua, Guobin Wen, Rui Gao, et al.. (2022). Nano-crumples induced Sn-Bi bimetallic interface pattern with moderate electron bank for highly efficient CO2 electroreduction. Nature Communications. 13(1). 2486–2486. 217 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zhang, Zhenhua, Xuanye Chen, Jincan Kang, et al.. (2021). The active sites of Cu–ZnO catalysts for water gas shift and CO hydrogenation reactions. Nature Communications. 12(1). 4331–4331. 154 indexed citations
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Wang, Dan, Kuan Chang, Yaning Zhang, et al.. (2021). Unravelling the electrocatalytic activity of bismuth nanosheets towards carbon dioxide reduction: Edge plane versus basal plane. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 299. 120693–120693. 54 indexed citations
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Li, Hao, Shenjun Zha, Zhi‐Jian Zhao, et al.. (2018). The Nature of Loading-Dependent Reaction Barriers over Mixed RuO2/TiO2 Catalysts. ACS Catalysis. 8(6). 5526–5532. 38 indexed citations
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Cui, Yi, Yi Pan, Thomas J. Meyer, & Niklas Nilius. (2017). Formation of Magic Isophorone Islands on Au(111): Interplay between Dipole Interactions and Hydrogen Bonding. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 121(8). 4318–4323. 3 indexed citations

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