Yongbo Yuan

36.8k total citations · 22 hit papers
194 papers, 31.8k citations indexed

About

Yongbo Yuan is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Polymers and Plastics and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Yongbo Yuan has authored 194 papers receiving a total of 31.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 164 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 98 papers in Polymers and Plastics and 90 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Yongbo Yuan's work include Perovskite Materials and Applications (117 papers), Conducting polymers and applications (95 papers) and Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics (59 papers). Yongbo Yuan is often cited by papers focused on Perovskite Materials and Applications (117 papers), Conducting polymers and applications (95 papers) and Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics (59 papers). Yongbo Yuan collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Yongbo Yuan's co-authors include Jinsong Huang, Yuchuan Shao, Zhengguo Xiao, Cheng Bi, Qingfeng Dong, Qi Wang, Yanjun Fang, Alexei Gruverman, Peter N. Rudd and Bo Chen and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Chemical Society Reviews and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Yongbo Yuan

189 papers receiving 31.3k citations

Hit Papers

Origin and elimination of photocurrent hysteresis by full... 2011 2026 2016 2021 2014 2019 2014 2016 2015 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k 2.5k
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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.

  1. Origin and elimination of photocurrent hysteresis by fullerene passivation in CH3NH3PbI3 planar heterojunction solar cells
    2014 2.7k citations Yuchuan Shao, Zhengguo Xiao et al. Nature Communications profile →
  2. Imperfections and their passivation in halide perovskite solar cells
    2019 1.6k citations Yongbo Yuan, Jinsong Huang et al. profile →
  3. Solvent Annealing of Perovskite‐Induced Crystal Growth for Photovoltaic‐Device Efficiency Enhancement
    2014 1.6k citations Zhengguo Xiao, Qingfeng Dong et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  4. Ion Migration in Organometal Trihalide Perovskite and Its Impact on Photovoltaic Efficiency and Stability
    2016 1.6k citations Yongbo Yuan, Jinsong Huang profile →
  5. Non-wetting surface-driven high-aspect-ratio crystalline grain growth for efficient hybrid perovskite solar cells
    2015 1.5k citations Qi Wang, Yuchuan Shao et al. Nature Communications profile →
  6. Giant switchable photovoltaic effect in organometal trihalide perovskite devices
    2014 1.4k citations Zhengguo Xiao, Yongbo Yuan et al. Nature Materials profile →
  7. Highly narrowband perovskite single-crystal photodetectors enabled by surface-charge recombination
    2015 1.3k citations Qingfeng Dong, Yuchuan Shao et al. Nature Photonics profile →
  8. Ultra-high mobility transparent organic thin film transistors grown by an off-centre spin-coating method
    2014 1.2k citations Yongbo Yuan, Jinsong Huang et al. Nature Communications profile →
  9. Inactive (PbI 2 ) 2 RbCl stabilizes perovskite films for efficient solar cells
    2022 1.2k citations Yang Zhao, Fei Ma et al. Science profile →
  10. Efficient, high yield perovskite photovoltaic devices grown by interdiffusion of solution-processed precursor stacking layers
    2014 1.1k citations Zhengguo Xiao, Yuchuan Shao et al. profile →
  11. Understanding the physical properties of hybrid perovskites for photovoltaic applications
    2017 1.1k citations Jinsong Huang, Yongbo Yuan et al. profile →
  12. Grain boundary dominated ion migration in polycrystalline organic–inorganic halide perovskite films
    2016 1.0k citations Yuchuan Shao, Qi Wang et al. profile →
  13. Large fill-factor bilayer iodine perovskite solar cells fabricated by a low-temperature solution-process
    2014 761 citations Qi Wang, Yuchuan Shao et al. profile →
  14. Correlation of energy disorder and open-circuit voltage in hybrid perovskite solar cells
    2016 683 citations Yuchuan Shao, Yongbo Yuan et al. profile →
  15. A nanocomposite ultraviolet photodetector based on interfacial trap-controlled charge injection
    2012 680 citations Bin Yang, Yongbo Yuan et al. profile →
  16. Photovoltaic Switching Mechanism in Lateral Structure Hybrid Perovskite Solar Cells
    2015 609 citations Yongbo Yuan, Yuchuan Shao et al. profile →
  17. High‐Gain and Low‐Driving‐Voltage Photodetectors Based on Organolead Triiodide Perovskites
    2015 585 citations Zhengguo Xiao, Qingfeng Dong et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  18. Efficiency enhancement in organic solar cells with ferroelectric polymers
    2011 457 citations Yongbo Yuan, Yang Yang et al. Nature Materials profile →
  19. Arising applications of ferroelectric materials in photovoltaic devices
    2013 428 citations Yongbo Yuan, Zhengguo Xiao et al. profile →
  20. Stabilizing Perovskite Solar Cells to IEC61215:2016 Standards with over 9,000-h Operational Tracking
    2020 306 citations Anyi Mei, Yusong Sheng et al. Joule profile →
  21. Mobile iodides capture for highly photolysis- and reverse-bias-stable perovskite solar cells
    2024 123 citations Xiaoxue Ren, Jifei Wang et al. Nature Materials profile →
  22. Efficient and stable perovskite solar cells with regulated depletion region
    2024 85 citations Zhichao Shen, Qifeng Han et al. Nature Photonics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Yongbo Yuan China 67 29.7k 18.0k 14.0k 2.3k 1.8k 194 31.8k
Aram Amassian Saudi Arabia 82 21.4k 0.7× 13.0k 0.7× 9.9k 0.7× 1.4k 0.6× 2.3k 1.3× 242 24.1k
Guichuan Xing Macao 70 23.3k 0.8× 18.3k 1.0× 6.8k 0.5× 2.0k 0.9× 1.8k 1.0× 355 27.1k
Zhengguo Xiao China 49 18.0k 0.6× 11.7k 0.6× 8.1k 0.6× 1.4k 0.6× 1.1k 0.6× 148 19.3k
Liming Ding China 82 26.8k 0.9× 9.8k 0.5× 17.2k 1.2× 1.3k 0.6× 1.4k 0.8× 556 28.4k
Letian Dou United States 57 22.3k 0.8× 11.7k 0.7× 11.1k 0.8× 1.5k 0.7× 1.9k 1.1× 157 24.3k
Nripan Mathews Singapore 88 33.0k 1.1× 24.0k 1.3× 10.6k 0.8× 2.3k 1.0× 1.7k 1.0× 344 36.8k
Thomas D. Anthopoulos United Kingdom 97 30.1k 1.0× 11.2k 0.6× 17.2k 1.2× 2.3k 1.0× 4.3k 2.5× 495 34.2k
Dong‐Yu Kim South Korea 67 13.2k 0.4× 5.7k 0.3× 8.0k 0.6× 1.5k 0.7× 3.4k 1.9× 301 16.6k
Wallace C. H. Choy Hong Kong 69 15.6k 0.5× 9.3k 0.5× 7.0k 0.5× 1.6k 0.7× 2.7k 1.5× 347 18.2k
Jingbi You China 67 40.2k 1.4× 22.8k 1.3× 21.0k 1.5× 2.2k 1.0× 1.9k 1.1× 135 42.8k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Lin, Yun, Xianglan Tang, Jian Sun, et al.. (2025). Bidirectional photocurrent in all-perovskite multilayer junctions for modulable light detection. Applied Physics Letters. 126(22).
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Wan, Fang, et al.. (2025). Effect of Co-passivation on CsPbI2Br perovskite solar cells with increased photovoltaic efficiency. Organic Electronics. 139. 107198–107198.
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Zhou, Li, Yiduo Wang, Jianlong Kang, et al.. (2025). Observation of polaronic state assisted sub-bandgap saturable absorption. Opto-Electronic Advances. 8(6). 240312–240312. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Lin, Jun Zhang, Zhaozhao Bi, et al.. (2024). Improving efficiency and flexibility of non-halogenated solvent-processed dual-layer organic solar cells through solvent vapor annealing. Organic Electronics. 130. 107075–107075. 4 indexed citations
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Ren, Xiaoxue, Jifei Wang, Yun Lin, et al.. (2024). Mobile iodides capture for highly photolysis- and reverse-bias-stable perovskite solar cells. Nature Materials. 23(6). 810–817. 123 indexed citations breakdown →
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Shen, Zhichao, Qifeng Han, Xinhui Luo, et al.. (2024). Efficient and stable perovskite solar cells with regulated depletion region. Nature Photonics. 18(5). 450–457. 85 indexed citations breakdown →
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Liu, Jia, Yifu Chen, Jinxiang Wang, et al.. (2024). Filterless Near‐Infrared Narrowband Photodetectors Based on Mixed Metal Perovskite Single Crystals. Advanced Optical Materials. 12(32). 2 indexed citations
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Peng, Xinxin, Dulcinéia Saes Parra Abdalla, Fei Liu, et al.. (2024). Oxygen- and photo-induced decay of perovskite solar cells: Mechanisms and strategies. Journal of Central South University. 31(12). 4366–4396. 2 indexed citations
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Deng, Wen, Lin Zhang, Xiaohui Gao, et al.. (2024). Super-hydrophilic substrate for blade-coated Dion-Jacobson perovskite solar cells with efficiency exceeding 19%. Applied Physics Letters. 124(23). 2 indexed citations
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Chen, Yifu, Xinxin Peng, Lin Zhang, et al.. (2024). Filterless Bandpass Photodetectors Enabled by 2D/3D Perovskite Heterojunctions. Advanced Functional Materials. 34(41). 11 indexed citations
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Deng, Wen, Fang Wan, Xinxin Peng, et al.. (2022). Super hydrophilic, ultra bubble repellent substrate for pinhole free Dion–Jacobson perovskite solar cells. Applied Physics Letters. 121(23). 9 indexed citations
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Wang, Hao, Wen Deng, Haipeng Xie, et al.. (2022). Ionic Liquid‐Tuned Crystallization for Stable and Efficient Perovskite Solar Cells. Solar RRL. 6(7). 17 indexed citations
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Zhao, Yang, Fei Ma, Zihan Qu, et al.. (2022). Inactive (PbI 2 ) 2 RbCl stabilizes perovskite films for efficient solar cells. Science. 377(6605). 531–534. 1167 indexed citations breakdown →
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Yuan, Yongbo, et al.. (2021). Application of Terrestrial Laser Scanning (TLS) in the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) Industry. Sensors. 22(1). 265–265. 98 indexed citations
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Ke, Lili, Shiqiang Luo, Xiaoxue Ren, & Yongbo Yuan. (2020). Factors influencing the nucleation and crystal growth of solution-processed organic lead halide perovskites: a review. Journal of Physics D Applied Physics. 54(16). 163001–163001. 53 indexed citations
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Wang, Jifei, Shiqiang Luo, Yun Lin, et al.. (2020). Templated growth of oriented layered hybrid perovskites on 3D-like perovskites. Nature Communications. 11(1). 582–582. 203 indexed citations
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Pan, Yuan, Haipeng Xie, Fang Wan, et al.. (2020). Triphenylamine–Polystyrene Blends for Perovskite Solar Cells with Simultaneous Energy Loss Suppression and Stability Improvement. Solar RRL. 4(12). 5 indexed citations
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Mei, Anyi, Yusong Sheng, Yue Ming, et al.. (2020). Stabilizing Perovskite Solar Cells to IEC61215:2016 Standards with over 9,000-h Operational Tracking. Joule. 4(12). 2646–2660. 306 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wei, Dong, Fusheng Ma, Rui Wang, et al.. (2018). Ion‐Migration Inhibition by the Cation–π Interaction in Perovskite Materials for Efficient and Stable Perovskite Solar Cells. Advanced Materials. 30(31). e1707583–e1707583. 300 indexed citations
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Shao, Yuchuan, Qi Wang, Qingfeng Dong, Yongbo Yuan, & Jinsong Huang. (2015). Vacuum-free laminated top electrode with conductive tapes for scalable manufacturing of efficient perovskite solar cells. Nano Energy. 16. 47–53. 35 indexed citations

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