Yijun Yu

15.3k total citations · 4 hit papers
66 papers, 12.4k citations indexed

About

Yijun Yu is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Condensed Matter Physics and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Yijun Yu has authored 66 papers receiving a total of 12.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Materials Chemistry, 16 papers in Condensed Matter Physics and 13 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. Recurrent topics in Yijun Yu's work include Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism (13 papers), 2D Materials and Applications (10 papers) and Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials (9 papers). Yijun Yu is often cited by papers focused on Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism (13 papers), 2D Materials and Applications (10 papers) and Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials (9 papers). Yijun Yu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Germany. Yijun Yu's co-authors include Yuanbo Zhang, Xian Hui Chen, Donglai Feng, Likai Li, Hua Wu, Xuedong Ou, Q. Q. Ge, Guo Jun Ye, Yujun Deng and Jing Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Yijun Yu

61 papers receiving 12.1k 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.

Black phosphorus field-effect transistors

2014 7.1k citations Likai Li, Yijun Yu et al. profile →
Gate-tunable room-temperature ferromagnetism in two-dimensional Fe3GeTe2

2018 2.0k citations Yujun Deng, Yijun Yu et al. Nature profile →
Quantum anomalous Hall effect in intrinsic magnetic topological insulator MnBi ₂ Te ₄

2020 1.1k citations Yujun Deng, Yijun Yu et al. profile →
Gate-tunable phase transitions in thin flakes of 1T-TaS2

2015 593 citations Yijun Yu, Shiyan Li et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yijun Yu China	23	10.3k	4.2k	2.9k	2.3k	1.5k	66	12.4k
Shijie Xu China	40	4.9k 0.5×	3.6k 0.9×	1.6k 0.6×	1.4k 0.6×	1.2k 0.8×	262	7.1k
Yingchun Cheng China	53	9.0k 0.9×	7.0k 1.7×	2.0k 0.7×	1.7k 0.8×	553 0.4×	256	12.2k
Wenbo Mi China	43	7.6k 0.7×	3.5k 0.8×	1.8k 0.6×	3.2k 1.4×	950 0.6×	327	10.5k
Alpha T. N’Diaye United States	39	5.3k 0.5×	2.1k 0.5×	3.4k 1.2×	2.1k 0.9×	1.2k 0.8×	189	7.5k
Eicke R. Weber United States	29	7.7k 0.7×	7.6k 1.8×	2.7k 0.9×	3.0k 1.3×	1.2k 0.8×	118	12.0k
Stephen B. Cronin United States	54	9.3k 0.9×	3.6k 0.9×	2.2k 0.8×	2.3k 1.0×	353 0.2×	265	12.4k
Yan Xin United States	42	4.7k 0.5×	4.0k 1.0×	1.0k 0.3×	1.6k 0.7×	1.2k 0.8×	223	7.4k
Wenzhong Shen China	44	4.5k 0.4×	4.5k 1.1×	1.2k 0.4×	1.1k 0.5×	604 0.4×	351	7.5k
Yong Liu China	34	4.1k 0.4×	1.8k 0.4×	782 0.3×	1.8k 0.8×	936 0.6×	395	6.2k
Shuai Dong China	52	6.3k 0.6×	2.8k 0.7×	846 0.3×	5.5k 2.4×	3.0k 2.1×	381	10.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yijun Yu

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20 of 20 papers shown

Liu, Yidi, Jiarui Li, Bai Yang Wang, et al.. (2026). Reducing the Strain Required for Ambient‐Pressure Superconductivity in Ruddlesden‐Popper Bilayer Nickelates. Advanced Materials. 38(16). e20724–e20724.

Ma, Lin, et al.. (2025). High NA Broadband Fiber Facet Flat Orbital Angular Momentum Graphene Oxide Metalens. ACS Photonics. 12(12). 6819–6829.

Yu, Yijun, Lei Liu, Pengchi Liu, et al.. (2025). Electrostatic regulation of Zn ²⁺ ion concentration on electrodes and its impact on electrochemical performance. Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers. 12(7). 2925–2933.

Kong, Yali, Jie Wang, Chunquan Zhu, et al.. (2025). Paddy soil fertility shifts microbial metabolic quotient by regulating the selective enrichment of specific bacterial groups. Geoderma. 457. 117303–117303.

Ma, Lin, et al.. (2024). Hybrid Polymer Waveguide With Large Refractive Index Contrast for High-Density Optical Interconnects. IEEE Photonics Technology Letters. 37(3). 125–128. 1 indexed citations

Wu, Yecun, Bai Yang Wang, Yijun Yu, et al.. (2024). Interlayer engineering of Fe ₃ GeTe ₂ : From 3D superlattice to 2D monolayer. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(4). e2314454121–e2314454121. 3 indexed citations

Ievlev, Anton V., Kyuho Lee, Wookyung Kim, et al.. (2024). Absence of hydrogen insertion into highly crystalline superconducting infinite layer nickelates. Physical Review Materials. 8(8). 6 indexed citations

Lee, Kyuho, Bai Yang Wang, Motoki Osada, et al.. (2023). Linear-in-temperature resistivity for optimally superconducting (Nd,Sr)NiO2. Nature. 619(7969). 288–292. 75 indexed citations

Liu, Xinhui, Yan Chen, Yilin Wang, et al.. (2023). Enhanced catalytic performance of hierarchical Zn/ZSM-5 with balanced acidities synthesized utilizing ZIF-14 as porogen and Zn source in methanol to aromatics. Chemical Engineering Science. 270. 118542–118542. 11 indexed citations

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Cao, Xiaochuang, Qingxu Ma, Lianfeng Zhu, et al.. (2023). Predicting the Nitrogen Quota Application Rate in a Double Rice Cropping System Based on Rice–Soil Nitrogen Balance and 15N Labelling Analysis. Agriculture. 13(3). 612–612. 8 indexed citations

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Li, Wenjin, Jun Meng, Yule Zhang, et al.. (2022). Co-pyrolysis of sewage sludge and metal-free/metal-loaded polyvinyl chloride (PVC) microplastics improved biochar properties and reduced environmental risk of heavy metals. Environmental Pollution. 302. 119092–119092. 36 indexed citations

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Huang, Yan, Erjian Cheng, Yijun Yu, et al.. (2021). Giant isotropic magneto-thermal conductivity of metallic spin liquid candidate Pr2Ir2O7 with quantum criticality. Nature Communications. 12(1). 307–307. 10 indexed citations

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Pan, Baishen, Jingen Ni, Lin He, et al.. (2021). Specific heat and thermal conductivity of the triangular-lattice rare-earth material KBaYb(BO3)2 at ultralow temperature. Physical review. B.. 103(10). 16 indexed citations

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Deng, Yujun, Yijun Yu, Meng Zhu Shi, et al.. (2020). Quantum Anomalous Hall Effect in Intrinsic Magnetic Topological Insulator MnBi 2 Te 4. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 54 indexed citations

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Ying, Tianping, Xianxin Wu, Zhao Zhang, et al.. (2018). Discrete Superconducting Phases in FeSe-Derived Superconductors. Physical Review Letters. 121(20). 207003–207003. 48 indexed citations

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Fan, Qingyang, et al.. (2015). Electronic Structure and Optical Properties of Al-doped ZnO from Hybrid Functional Calculations. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2 indexed citations

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Chen, Guorui, Mengqiao Sui, Jeil Jung, et al.. (2015). Electronic Structure of Graphene Moire Superlattice on Hexagonal Boron Nitride. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 2015. 1 indexed citations

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Li, Likai, et al.. (2013). Electronic Properties of Few-layer Black Phosphorus. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 2013. 8 indexed citations

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Kong, Xiangyu, Ying Sun, Yijun Yu, et al.. (2009). Pressure effects on the stability of magnetic structure of Mn3Zn1−xGexN (x=,0.1). Journal of Applied Physics. 106(11). 5 indexed citations

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Yu, Yijun, Richard Greene, & Raphael Tsu. (2002). COOLING BY INVERSE NOTTINGHAM EFFECT WITH RESONANT TUNNELING. International Journal of High Speed Electronics and Systems. 12(4). 1083–1100. 3 indexed citations

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