Yi Zhu

2.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
46 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Yi Zhu is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Yi Zhu has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 27 papers in Materials Chemistry and 15 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Yi Zhu's work include 2D Materials and Applications (21 papers), Perovskite Materials and Applications (17 papers) and Nanowire Synthesis and Applications (7 papers). Yi Zhu is often cited by papers focused on 2D Materials and Applications (21 papers), Perovskite Materials and Applications (17 papers) and Nanowire Synthesis and Applications (7 papers). Yi Zhu collaborates with scholars based in China, Australia and United Kingdom. Yi Zhu's co-authors include Yuerui Lu, Mingshu Wang, Jijun Ding, Haiwei Fu, Jun‐Ming Liu, Wenxiu Gao, Guoliang Yuan, Yaojin Wang, Xianjin Huang and Boqing Liu and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Advanced Materials and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Yi Zhu

44 papers receiving 1.9k 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.

Urban expansion and the urban–rural income gap: Empirical evidence from China

2022 148 citations Mingshu Wang, Yi Zhu et al. Cities profile →
Urbanization’s effects on the urban-rural income gap in China: A meta-regression analysis

2020 123 citations Mingshu Wang, Yi Zhu 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 Zhu China	26	959	899	564	212	197	46	2.0k
Terrence Iverson United States	8	1.9k 2.0×	665 0.7×	808 1.4×	215 1.0×	238 1.2×	20	2.7k
Jonathan Logan United States	6	1.6k 1.6×	1.4k 1.5×	1.3k 2.3×	323 1.5×	302 1.5×	9	3.3k
Qing Yang China	22	1.1k 1.1×	884 1.0×	318 0.6×	225 1.1×	418 2.1×	126	2.1k
Geoffrey Supran United States	12	2.5k 2.6×	2.1k 2.4×	320 0.6×	383 1.8×	229 1.2×	16	3.4k
Rongjie Zhang China	22	611 0.6×	505 0.6×	301 0.5×	51 0.2×	111 0.6×	68	1.3k
Yingxin Chen China	20	859 0.9×	891 1.0×	491 0.9×	103 0.5×	200 1.0×	77	2.0k
Xiaoyu Wang China	23	392 0.4×	787 0.9×	261 0.5×	140 0.7×	186 0.9×	88	2.2k
Dong Wang China	24	667 0.7×	1.1k 1.2×	421 0.7×	527 2.5×	153 0.8×	217	2.2k
S. C. Wang Taiwan	23	639 0.7×	626 0.7×	211 0.4×	496 2.3×	387 2.0×	89	1.6k
Jinghua Fang Australia	22	493 0.5×	388 0.4×	421 0.7×	81 0.4×	205 1.0×	63	1.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Yi Zhu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yi Zhu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yi Zhu

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Zhu, Yi, et al.. (2025). Molecular dynamics simulation of the interaction mechanisms between oxygen-containing functional groups in coal and quartz. Journal of Molecular Liquids. 421. 126862–126862. 3 indexed citations

Zhang, Fanlu, Zhicheng Su, Zhe Li, et al.. (2023). High-speed multiwavelength InGaAs/InP quantum well nanowire array micro-LEDs for next generation optical communications. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(5). 230003–230003. 8 indexed citations

Wang, Mingshu, et al.. (2022). Urban expansion and the urban–rural income gap: Empirical evidence from China. Cities. 129. 103831–103831. 148 indexed citations breakdown →

Sun, Xueqian, Yi Zhu, Boqing Liu, et al.. (2022). Enhanced interactions of interlayer excitons in free-standing heterobilayers. Nature. 610(7932). 478–484. 62 indexed citations

Qin, Fei, Boqing Liu, Linwei Zhu, et al.. (2021). π-phase modulated monolayer supercritical lens. Nature Communications. 12(1). 32–32. 43 indexed citations

Wu, Xiaojuan, Yi Zhu, Liping Chen, Wanghua Chen, & Zichao Guo. (2021). Effect of reaction type on TMRad, TD24 and other data obtained by adiabatic calorimetry. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry. 147(10). 5883–5896. 9 indexed citations

Li, Ziyuan, Simeon Trendafilov, Fanlu Zhang, et al.. (2021). Broadband GaAsSb Nanowire Array Photodetectors for Filter-Free Multispectral Imaging. Nano Letters. 21(17). 7388–7395. 60 indexed citations

Zhang, Fenghua, et al.. (2021). Research progress on bulk nanobubbles. Particuology. 60. 99–106. 35 indexed citations

Gao, Wenxiu, Yi Zhu, Yaojin Wang, Guoliang Yuan, & Jun‐Ming Liu. (2020). A review of ﬂexible perovskite oxide ferroelectric ﬁlms and their application. Journal of Materiomics. 2 indexed citations

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Zhang, Jian, Yi Zhu, Mike Tebyetekerwa, et al.. (2020). Vanadium-Doped Monolayer MoS₂ with Tunable Optical Properties for Field-Effect Transistors. ACS Applied Nano Materials. 4(1). 769–777. 51 indexed citations

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Gong, Shu, Lim Wei Yap, Yi Zhu, et al.. (2020). A Soft Resistive Acoustic Sensor Based on Suspended Standing Nanowire Membranes with Point Crack Design. Advanced Functional Materials. 30(25). 96 indexed citations

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Yang, Inseok, Ziyuan Li, J. Wong‐Leung, et al.. (2019). Multiwavelength Single Nanowire InGaAs/InP Quantum Well Light-Emitting Diodes. Nano Letters. 19(6). 3821–3829. 34 indexed citations

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Mao, Xiyan, et al.. (2019). Response to urban land scarcity in growing megacities: Urban containment or inter-city connection?. Cities. 96. 102399–102399. 46 indexed citations

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Wang, Bowen, Mike Tebyetekerwa, Yi Zhu, et al.. (2019). Aluminium and zinc co-doped CuInS₂ QDs for enhanced trion modulation in monolayer WS₂ toward improved electrical properties. Journal of Materials Chemistry C. 7(47). 15074–15081. 12 indexed citations

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Fu, Haiwei, Qiqi Wang, Jijun Ding, et al.. (2019). Fe2O3 nanotube coating micro-fiber interferometer for ammonia detection. Sensors and Actuators B Chemical. 303. 127186–127186. 49 indexed citations

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Tedeschi, Davide, Elena Blundo, Marco Felici, et al.. (2019). Controlled Micro/Nanodome Formation in Proton‐Irradiated Bulk Transition‐Metal Dichalcogenides. Advanced Materials. 31(44). e1903795–e1903795. 83 indexed citations

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Zhang, Linglong, Ankur Sharma, Yi Zhu, et al.. (2018). Efficient and Layer‐Dependent Exciton Pumping across Atomically Thin Organic–Inorganic Type‐I Heterostructures. Advanced Materials. 30(40). e1803986–e1803986. 87 indexed citations

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Zhang, Linglong, Han Yan, Xueqian Sun, et al.. (2018). Modulated interlayer charge transfer dynamics in a monolayer TMD/metal junction. Nanoscale. 11(2). 418–425. 36 indexed citations

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Fu, Haiwei, et al.. (2017). Graphene-oxide-coated interferometric optical microfiber ethanol vapor sensor. Applied Optics. 56(31). 8828–8828. 21 indexed citations

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Zhu, Yi, Jiong Yang, Shuang Zhang, et al.. (2016). Strongly enhanced photoluminescence in nanostructured monolayer MoS₂by chemical vapor deposition. Nanotechnology. 27(13). 135706–135706. 33 indexed citations

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