Yingjie Du

3.0k total citations · 4 hit papers
28 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Yingjie Du is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Molecular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Yingjie Du has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 8 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 6 papers in Molecular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Yingjie Du's work include Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (8 papers), Advanced Materials and Mechanics (7 papers) and Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications (6 papers). Yingjie Du is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (8 papers), Advanced Materials and Mechanics (7 papers) and Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications (6 papers). Yingjie Du collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Türkiye. Yingjie Du's co-authors include Ximin He, Shuwang Wu, Mutian Hua, Bowen Yao, Dong Wu, Yousif Alsaid, Xinyuan Zhu, Yanfei Ma, Yichen Yan and Yusen Zhao and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Chemical Reviews and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Yingjie Du

27 papers receiving 2.3k 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.

Poly(vinyl alcohol) Hydrogels with Broad‐Range Tunable Mechanical Properties via the Hofmeister Effect

2021 672 citations Shuwang Wu, Mutian Hua et al. Advanced Materials profile →
Superhydrophobic photothermal icephobic surfaces based on candle soot

2020 323 citations Shuwang Wu, Yingjie Du et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Tough Hydrogel Electrolytes for Anti‐Freezing Zinc‐Ion Batteries

2023 193 citations Yichen Yan, Sidi Duan et al. Advanced Materials profile →
Highly Stretchable, Low‐Hysteresis, and Adhesive TA@MXene‐Composited Organohydrogels for Durable Wearable Sensors

2024 105 citations Ying Liu, Yingjie Du et al. Advanced Functional Materials profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yingjie Du United States	17	1.2k	542	491	408	397	28	2.4k
Junsoo Kim South Korea	22	1.1k 0.9×	573 1.1×	498 1.0×	531 1.3×	698 1.8×	63	2.5k
Tiansheng Gan China	22	1.7k 1.4×	586 1.1×	751 1.5×	200 0.5×	567 1.4×	44	2.5k
Xuxu Yang China	26	2.1k 1.7×	1.4k 2.5×	445 0.9×	547 1.3×	163 0.4×	76	3.2k
Yan Cheng China	29	2.1k 1.7×	430 0.8×	696 1.4×	278 0.7×	538 1.4×	66	3.9k
Yousif Alsaid United States	24	2.2k 1.8×	1.3k 2.5×	702 1.4×	559 1.4×	872 2.2×	29	4.3k
Gang Qin China	33	1.3k 1.0×	408 0.8×	789 1.6×	519 1.3×	823 2.1×	148	3.5k
Xiao‐Qiao Wang China	23	1.3k 1.0×	836 1.5×	315 0.6×	141 0.3×	353 0.9×	54	2.8k
Ye Tian China	30	1.3k 1.1×	788 1.5×	266 0.5×	109 0.3×	479 1.2×	77	2.5k
Mutian Hua United States	25	2.5k 2.0×	1.5k 2.8×	793 1.6×	978 2.4×	425 1.1×	39	4.6k
Feng Tian China	30	709 0.6×	355 0.7×	587 1.2×	120 0.3×	612 1.5×	119	2.8k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yingjie Du

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All Works

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Hu, Nan, et al.. (2025). Recovery of quinoa protein via ultrasound-assisted extraction and nanoparticle-enhanced foam fractionation: stabilizer preparation, mechanistic insights and process optimization. Separation and Purification Technology. 367. 132935–132935.

Du, Yingjie, Michael Matthews, Ana I. Flores, et al.. (2025). Smooth muscle cell Piezo1 depletion results in impaired contractile properties in murine small bowel. Communications Biology. 8(1). 448–448. 1 indexed citations

Duan, Sidi, Mutian Hua, Chuan Wei Zhang, et al.. (2025). Noncovalent Aggregation for Diverse Properties in Hydrogels: A Comprehensive Review. Chemical Reviews. 125(16). 7918–7964. 21 indexed citations

Chen, Chi, Zixiao Liu, Pengju Shi, et al.. (2025). Bio-inspired multimodal soft actuator with environmental self-adaptation. Nature Communications. 16(1). 7630–7630. 1 indexed citations

Liu, Zixiao, Gongxun Bai, Chi Chen, et al.. (2025). Launching by cavitation. Science. 389(6763). 935–939. 3 indexed citations

Liu, Ying, Yingjie Du, Pengju Shi, et al.. (2024). Highly Stretchable, Low‐Hysteresis, and Adhesive TA@MXene‐Composited Organohydrogels for Durable Wearable Sensors. Advanced Functional Materials. 34(30). 105 indexed citations breakdown →

Liu, Jianfeng, Yang Wu, Junjie Liu, et al.. (2024). Acoustic emission evolution and fracture mechanism of rock for direct tensile failure. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences. 185. 105974–105974. 6 indexed citations

Ma, Yanfei, Zhizhi Zhang, Yingjie Du, et al.. (2023). Water-assisted strong underwater adhesion via interfacial water removal and self-adaptive gelation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120(31). e2301364120–e2301364120. 32 indexed citations

Li, Na, Qingyu Yu, Sidi Duan, et al.. (2023). Anti‐Swelling, High‐Strength, Anisotropic Conductive Hydrogel with Excellent Biocompatibility for Implantable Electronic Tendon. Advanced Functional Materials. 34(12). 69 indexed citations

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Chen, Jiaoyang, Yuhong Ma, Tao Chen, et al.. (2023). Transparent High‐Performance Supramolecular Plastics Operating in All‐Weather Environments. Advanced Functional Materials. 33(11). 58 indexed citations

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Yan, Yichen, Sidi Duan, Bo Liu, et al.. (2023). Tough Hydrogel Electrolytes for Anti‐Freezing Zinc‐Ion Batteries. Advanced Materials. 35(18). e2211673–e2211673. 193 indexed citations breakdown →

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Wu, Dong, Bowen Yao, Shuwang Wu, et al.. (2022). Room‐Temperature Annealing‐Free Gold Printing via Anion‐Assisted Photochemical Deposition. Advanced Materials. 34(32). e2201772–e2201772. 13 indexed citations

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Hua, Mutian, et al.. (2021). Swaying gel: chemo-mechanical self-oscillation based on dynamic buckling. Matter. 4(3). 1029–1041. 93 indexed citations

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Wu, Shuwang, Mutian Hua, Yousif Alsaid, et al.. (2021). Poly(vinyl alcohol) Hydrogels with Broad‐Range Tunable Mechanical Properties via the Hofmeister Effect. Advanced Materials. 33(11). e2007829–e2007829. 672 indexed citations breakdown →

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Ma, Yanfei, Mutian Hua, Shuwang Wu, et al.. (2020). Bioinspired high-power-density strong contractile hydrogel by programmable elastic recoil. Science Advances. 6(47). 167 indexed citations

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Wu, Shuwang, Yingjie Du, Yousif Alsaid, et al.. (2020). Superhydrophobic photothermal icephobic surfaces based on candle soot. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117(21). 11240–11246. 323 indexed citations breakdown →

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Feng, Zhongxiang, et al.. (2018). Effect of longitudinal slope of urban underpass tunnels on drivers’ heart rate and speed: A study based on a real vehicle experiment. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology. 81. 525–533. 91 indexed citations

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Jiang, Wen, Xiang Wang, Olivia J. Osborne, et al.. (2017). Pro-Inflammatory and Pro-Fibrogenic Effects of Ionic and Particulate Arsenide and Indium-Containing Semiconductor Materials in the Murine Lung. ACS Nano. 11(2). 1869–1883. 16 indexed citations

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Zhang, Weihua, et al.. (2016). Exploring factors affecting pedestrians’ red-light running behaviors at intersections in China. Accident Analysis & Prevention. 96. 71–78. 58 indexed citations

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Zhang, Qinhui, Yingjie Du, Jianliang Zhang, et al.. (2015). Functional Impact of 14 Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms Causing Missense Mutations of Human α7 Nicotinic Receptor. PLoS ONE. 10(9). e0137588–e0137588. 5 indexed citations

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