Ying Yu

29.4k total citations · 11 hit papers
412 papers, 25.0k citations indexed

About

Ying Yu is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Ying Yu has authored 412 papers receiving a total of 25.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 178 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 170 papers in Materials Chemistry and 141 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Ying Yu's work include Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (88 papers), Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (57 papers) and Advanced battery technologies research (54 papers). Ying Yu is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (88 papers), Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (57 papers) and Advanced battery technologies research (54 papers). Ying Yu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Hong Kong. Ying Yu's co-authors include Luo Yu, Lizhi Zhang, Jie Li, Zhifeng Ren, Haiqing Zhou, Shuo Chen, Jiming Bao, Yu Fang, Chuqiang Huang and Qiancheng Zhu and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Chemical Society Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Ying Yu

397 papers receiving 24.7k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Non-noble metal-nitride based electrocatalysts for high-performance alkaline seawater electrolysis

2019 1.1k citations Luo Yu, Qing Zhu et al. Nature Communications profile →
Cu nanowires shelled with NiFe layered double hydroxide nanosheets as bifunctional electrocatalysts for overall water splitting

2017 1.1k citations Luo Yu, Haiqing Zhou et al. profile →
Bismuth oxyhalide nanomaterials: layered structures meet photocatalysis

2014 828 citations Ying Yu et al. profile →
Ultrafast room-temperature synthesis of porous S-doped Ni/Fe (oxy)hydroxide electrodes for oxygen evolution catalysis in seawater splitting

2020 734 citations Luo Yu, Brian McElhenny et al. profile →
Giant Enhancement of Internal Electric Field Boosting Bulk Charge Separation for Photocatalysis

2016 671 citations Ying Yu et al. profile →
Superior visible light hydrogen evolution of Janus bilayer junctions via atomic-level charge flow steering

2016 513 citations Ying Yu et al. Nature Communications profile →
Water splitting by electrolysis at high current densities under 1.6 volts

2018 503 citations Haiqing Zhou, Qing Zhu et al. profile →
A New View of Supercapacitors: Integrated Supercapacitors

2019 494 citations Qiancheng Zhu, Danyang Zhao et al. profile →
Single Fe Atom on Hierarchically Porous S, N‐Codoped Nanocarbon Derived from Porphyra Enable Boosted Oxygen Catalysis for Rechargeable Zn‐Air Batteries

2019 382 citations Ying Yu, Zhihong Zhu et al. Small profile →
The rapid self-reconstruction of Fe-modified Ni hydroxysulfide for efficient and stable large-current-density water/seawater oxidation

2022 231 citations Chuqiang Huang, Qiancheng Zhou et al. profile →
Functional Bimetal Co‐Modification for Boosting Large‐Current‐Density Seawater Electrolysis by Inhibiting Adsorption of Chloride Ions

2023 163 citations Chuqiang Huang, Qiancheng Zhou et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ying Yu China	79	15.2k	12.7k	10.9k	3.2k	2.0k	412	25.0k
Shuhui Sun Canada	87	13.4k 0.9×	15.7k 1.2×	9.5k 0.9×	4.2k 1.3×	2.0k 1.0×	473	26.5k
Xiaodong Zhang China	69	14.1k 0.9×	10.8k 0.9×	14.2k 1.3×	3.6k 1.2×	3.1k 1.5×	341	24.8k
Qinghua Liu China	74	14.4k 0.9×	12.2k 1.0×	10.9k 1.0×	3.1k 1.0×	1.5k 0.7×	514	24.9k
Ying Li China	87	12.5k 0.8×	9.9k 0.8×	12.7k 1.2×	2.9k 0.9×	2.3k 1.2×	712	27.6k
Shuo Chen China	90	14.4k 0.9×	18.3k 1.4×	12.4k 1.1×	5.7k 1.8×	2.2k 1.1×	362	30.1k
Yuanjian Zhang China	70	9.6k 0.6×	7.8k 0.6×	11.5k 1.1×	2.7k 0.8×	3.2k 1.6×	288	19.6k
Shuang Li China	74	10.0k 0.7×	11.6k 0.9×	9.4k 0.9×	4.3k 1.4×	3.2k 1.6×	472	23.2k
Yonghua Du Singapore	82	15.9k 1.0×	13.5k 1.1×	10.3k 0.9×	3.0k 1.0×	1.5k 0.7×	244	25.7k
Yu Zhang China	78	13.9k 0.9×	17.1k 1.4×	11.7k 1.1×	4.8k 1.5×	2.4k 1.2×	775	31.0k
Rong Xu Singapore	78	11.5k 0.8×	7.3k 0.6×	12.5k 1.1×	2.8k 0.9×	2.7k 1.4×	248	20.9k

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Huang, Ruting, et al.. (2025). Catalytic activity of Microcystis aeruginosa in Fe-Co-MOFs system for efficient CO2 fixation and high-value conversion. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 367. 125120–125120. 4 indexed citations

Shen, Liwei, et al.. (2025). Synthesis of an efficient demulsifier derived from cotton cellulose and its demulsification performance in oily wastewater. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 296. 139839–139839. 9 indexed citations

Cheng, Haoyan, Ying Yu, Jiayi Li, et al.. (2025). Synergistic photothermal and chemo-therapeutic platform utilizing Cu2-xSe/PDA/AIPH nanoparticles for targeted tumor eradication. Biomaterials Advances. 169. 214196–214196. 2 indexed citations

Zhang, Lili, Wei Huang, Zhiqiang Wei, et al.. (2025). Intrinsic mechanism of improving the anti-oxidation activity by increasing the molecular weight via alkyl chain grafted on p -phenylenediamine-based structure. Molecular Simulation. 51(4). 284–290.

Guo, Song, Ying Yu, Hong‐Bin Xie, et al.. (2024). Oxidation Mechanism and Toxicity Evolution of Linalool, a Typical Indoor Volatile Chemical Product. Environment & Health. 2(7). 486–498. 5 indexed citations

Yu, Ying, et al.. (2024). Unidirectional Transmission Metasurfaces with Topological Continuity Generated from High‐dimensional Design Space. Small. 21(7). e2401630–e2401630. 1 indexed citations

Huang, Ruting, Wenqiang Li, Wanxia Zhang, et al.. (2023). Modified NiFe-MOF with defects induced by -NH2 and -SH for enhanced adsorption and photocatalytic reduction of CO2. Journal of Material Science and Technology. 170. 167–176. 28 indexed citations

Tan, Rui, Song Guo, Sihua Lü, et al.. (2023). Characteristics and Secondary Organic Aerosol Formation of Volatile Organic Compounds from Vehicle and Cooking Emissions. Atmosphere. 14(5). 806–806. 6 indexed citations

Wang, Zhouzhou, Bowen Sheng, Yiqing Chen, et al.. (2022). Photocatalytic syngas production from bio-derived glycerol and water on AuIn-decorated GaN nanowires supported by Si wafer. Green Chemistry. 25(1). 288–295. 17 indexed citations

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Lou, Jing, Yanan Jiao, Ruisheng Yang, et al.. (2022). Calibration-free, high-precision, and robust terahertz ultrafast metasurfaces for monitoring gastric cancers. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(43). e2209218119–e2209218119. 91 indexed citations

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Tang, Rongzhi, Quanyang Lu, Song Guo, et al.. (2021). Measurement report: Distinct emissions and volatility distribution of intermediate-volatility organic compounds from on-road Chinese gasoline vehicles: implication of high secondary organic aerosol formation potential. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 21(4). 2569–2583. 62 indexed citations

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Zhu, Qiancheng, Luo Yu, Shaowei Song, et al.. (2021). Ultrafast charge in Zn-based batteries through high-potential deposition. Materials Today Physics. 19. 100425–100425. 16 indexed citations

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Zhou, Qiancheng, et al.. (2021). Role of oxygen in copper-based catalysts for carbon dioxide electrochemical reduction. Materials Today Physics. 20. 100443–100443. 34 indexed citations

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Zhang, Wei, Chuqiang Huang, Jiexin Zhu, et al.. (2021). Dynamic Restructuring of Coordinatively Unsaturated Copper Paddle Wheel Clusters to Boost Electrochemical CO₂ Reduction to Hydrocarbons**. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 61(3). e202112116–e202112116. 107 indexed citations

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Chen, Yuqing, Meng Yue, Cuilian Liu, et al.. (2019). Long Cycle Life Lithium Metal Batteries Enabled with Upright Lithium Anode. Advanced Functional Materials. 29(15). 103 indexed citations

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Yu, Luo, Qing Zhu, Shaowei Song, et al.. (2019). Non-noble metal-nitride based electrocatalysts for high-performance alkaline seawater electrolysis. Nature Communications. 10(1). 5106–5106. 1122 indexed citations breakdown →

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Huang, Chuqiang, Siyuan Cheng, Luo Yu, et al.. (2019). Electrolyzer with hierarchical transition metal sulfide and phosphide towards overall water splitting. Materials Today Physics. 11. 100162–100162. 80 indexed citations

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Lou, Jing, Hua Ma, Ruisheng Yang, et al.. (2019). Multifield‐Inspired Tunable Carrier Effects Based on Ferroelectric‐Silicon PN Heterojunction. Advanced Electronic Materials. 6(2). 14 indexed citations

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Yu, Ying, Hongzhang Zhang, Xiaofei Yang, et al.. (2018). Vertically aligned laminate porous electrode: Amaze the performance with a maze structure. Energy storage materials. 19. 88–93. 24 indexed citations

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Yu, Ying, Hongzhang Zhang, Xiaofei Yang, et al.. (2018). Vapour induced phase inversion: preparing high performance self-standing sponge-like electrodes with a sulfur loading of over 10 mg cm⁻². Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 6(47). 24066–24070. 5 indexed citations

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