Yi Gu

6.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
100 papers, 5.0k citations indexed

About

Yi Gu is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Yi Gu has authored 100 papers receiving a total of 5.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 58 papers in Materials Chemistry, 54 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 26 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Yi Gu's work include Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties (21 papers), Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films (19 papers) and Nanowire Synthesis and Applications (14 papers). Yi Gu is often cited by papers focused on Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties (21 papers), Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films (19 papers) and Nanowire Synthesis and Applications (14 papers). Yi Gu collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Australia. Yi Gu's co-authors include Xin Zhao, Wenguang Zhu, Zhe Wang, Xin Tao, W.X. Ding, Yanfei Gao, Di Xiao, Zhenyu Zhang, Zhigang Xiong and Binghui Xu and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Yi Gu

97 papers receiving 5.0k 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.

Prediction of intrinsic two-dimensional ferroelectrics in In2Se3 and other III2-VI3 van der Waals materials

2017 1.1k citations W.X. Ding, Zhe Wang et al. Nature Communications profile →
Graphene-based electrodes for electrochemical energy storage

2013 651 citations Yi Gu, Zhigang Xiong et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yi Gu United States	34	3.3k	2.9k	1.5k	954	625	100	5.0k
Weon Ho Shin South Korea	28	4.2k 1.2×	3.3k 1.2×	2.3k 1.5×	570 0.6×	438 0.7×	157	6.3k
Lianfeng Sun China	41	3.7k 1.1×	2.0k 0.7×	967 0.6×	1.5k 1.5×	438 0.7×	164	5.3k
Zengxing Zhang China	32	2.5k 0.8×	2.4k 0.8×	1.3k 0.9×	1.2k 1.3×	631 1.0×	80	4.4k
Soo Min Kim South Korea	33	5.2k 1.6×	2.1k 0.7×	686 0.4×	1.4k 1.4×	301 0.5×	80	6.1k
Guòan Tai China	38	3.7k 1.1×	2.4k 0.8×	742 0.5×	886 0.9×	434 0.7×	81	5.1k
Jifan Hu China	41	3.7k 1.1×	2.9k 1.0×	2.2k 1.4×	1.1k 1.1×	504 0.8×	384	6.3k
Alexey Lipatov United States	29	4.7k 1.4×	2.6k 0.9×	1.0k 0.7×	1.4k 1.5×	238 0.4×	84	5.5k
Liping Yu United States	28	3.8k 1.1×	2.5k 0.9×	1.0k 0.7×	443 0.5×	524 0.8×	54	4.9k
H. S. S. Ramakrishna Matte India	29	5.9k 1.8×	3.7k 1.3×	1.0k 0.7×	1.0k 1.1×	833 1.3×	76	7.5k
Nathan O. Weiss United States	15	4.8k 1.4×	3.2k 1.1×	1.5k 1.0×	1.3k 1.3×	453 0.7×	16	6.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yi Gu

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20 of 20 papers shown

Feng, Peipei, Kaifeng Gan, Yi Gu, et al.. (2025). Naringenin-Loaded Core–Shell Mg-MOF Nanocomposite Integrated Injectable Hydrogel for Bone Regeneration: Anti-inflammatory, Osteogenic, and Angiogenic. Biomacromolecules. 26(11). 7706–7723.

Huang, Lei, Chao Wang, Guoli Li, et al.. (2025). Uncovering the whole genome silencers of human cells via Ss-STARR-seq. Nature Communications. 16(1). 723–723. 3 indexed citations

Chen, Bangsheng, et al.. (2025). Unraveling the Carcinogenic Mechanisms of Food Contaminants: An Integrated in Silico Framework Combining Network Toxicology, Machine Learning, and Molecular Docking. Journal of Food Science. 90(11). e70697–e70697. 1 indexed citations

Lin, Han, Yue Wu, Lifeng Bian, et al.. (2025). Preparation of electron-beam cured hyperbranched polyurethane acrylate coatings. Applied Surface Science. 720. 165374–165374.

Gu, Yi, et al.. (2025). Explainable seismic damage prediction model based on CELS-WOA-Stacking. Advanced Engineering Informatics. 66. 103430–103430. 2 indexed citations

Wang, Chih-Feng, et al.. (2024). Classical vs. quantum plasmon-induced molecular transformations at metallic nanojunctions. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(14). e2319233121–e2319233121. 3 indexed citations

Gu, Yi, et al.. (2024). A Structural Impact Study and Process Optimization of FinFET Parasitic Capacitance. IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices. 72(1). 17–23.

Wang, Boran, Hongbin Li, Haotian Tan, et al.. (2022). Gate-Modulated High-Response Field-Effect Transistor-Type Gas Sensor Based on the MoS₂/Metal–Organic Framework Heterostructure. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 14(37). 42356–42364. 34 indexed citations

Zhang, Kai, Yi Gu, Qiliang Li, et al.. (2022). Steep-Slope Negative Quantum Capacitance Field-Effect Transistor. 2022 International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM). 22.6.1–22.6.4. 3 indexed citations

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Wang, Boran, Yi Gu, Lin Chen, et al.. (2022). Gas sensing devices based on two-dimensional materials: a review. Nanotechnology. 33(25). 252001–252001. 86 indexed citations

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Huso, Jesse, et al.. (2020). Insulating regions in a TiO2 thin film defined by laser irradiation. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B Nanotechnology and Microelectronics Materials Processing Measurement and Phenomena. 38(3). 3 indexed citations

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Subianto, Surya, et al.. (2018). A Poly(ionic liquid) Gel Electrolyte for Efficient all Solid Electrochemical Double-Layer Capacitor. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 10918–10918. 51 indexed citations

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Ding, W.X., Zhe Wang, Yanfei Gao, et al.. (2017). Prediction of intrinsic two-dimensional ferroelectrics in In2Se3 and other III2-VI3 van der Waals materials. Nature Communications. 8(1). 14956–14956. 1085 indexed citations breakdown →

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Tao, Xin, et al.. (2016). Generation and the role of dislocations in single-crystalline phase-change In₂Se₃nanowires under electrical pulses. Nanotechnology. 27(33). 335704–335704. 3 indexed citations

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Odedairo, Taiwo, Jun Ma, Yi Gu, et al.. (2014). A new approach to nanoporous graphene sheets via rapid microwave-induced plasma for energy applications. Nanotechnology. 25(49). 495604–495604. 23 indexed citations

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Gu, Yi, et al.. (2014). A new approach to preparing porous carbons with controllable pore structure and morphology. Chemical Communications. 50(94). 14824–14827. 16 indexed citations

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Fu, Yu, Jinwen Zhang, Hang Liu, William C. Hiscox, & Yi Gu. (2012). Ionic liquid-assisted exfoliation of graphite oxide for simultaneous reduction and functionalization to graphenes with improved properties. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 1(7). 2663–2663. 59 indexed citations

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Zhu, Yong, Qingquan Qin, Yi Gu, & Zhong Lin Wang. (2009). Friction and Shear Strength at the Nanowire–Substrate Interfaces. Nanoscale Research Letters. 5(2). 291–5. 26 indexed citations

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Allen, Jonathan, Yi Gu, J.L. Lensch, et al.. (2006). Measurement of Minority Carrier Diffusion Lengths in Semiconductor Nanowires. 289–290. 1 indexed citations

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Cook, C. E., Mansukh C. Wani, Patricia Fail, et al.. (1995). Structure-Activity Studies of 2,3,4,4a,5,9b-Hexahydroindeno[1,2-c]pyridines as Antispermatogenic Agents for Male Contraception. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 38(5). 753–763. 38 indexed citations

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