Youjun He

9.6k total citations · 7 hit papers
63 papers, 8.7k citations indexed

About

Youjun He is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Polymers and Plastics and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Youjun He has authored 63 papers receiving a total of 8.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 52 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 50 papers in Polymers and Plastics and 15 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Youjun He's work include Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics (49 papers), Conducting polymers and applications (45 papers) and Perovskite Materials and Applications (16 papers). Youjun He is often cited by papers focused on Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics (49 papers), Conducting polymers and applications (45 papers) and Perovskite Materials and Applications (16 papers). Youjun He collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Romania. Youjun He's co-authors include Yongfang Li, Jianhui Hou, Guangjin Zhao, Hsiang‐Yu Chen, Chunhe Yang, Yang Yang, Chun‐Chao Chen, Gang Li, Letian Dou and Jingbi You and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Advanced Materials and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Youjun He

63 papers receiving 8.6k citations

Hit Papers

Tandem polymer solar cells featuring a spectrally matched... 2006 2026 2012 2019 2012 2010 2010 2010 2006 400 800 1.2k
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.

  1. Tandem polymer solar cells featuring a spectrally matched low-bandgap polymer
    2012 1.3k citations Letian Dou, Jingbi You et al. profile →
  2. Indene−C60Bisadduct: A New Acceptor for High-Performance Polymer Solar Cells
    2010 1.1k citations Youjun He, Hsiang‐Yu Chen et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  3. Fullerene derivative acceptors for high performance polymer solar cells
    2010 844 citations Youjun He, Yongfang Li Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics profile →
  4. 6.5% Efficiency of Polymer Solar Cells Based on poly(3‐hexylthiophene) and Indene‐C60 Bisadduct by Device Optimization
    2010 780 citations Guangjin Zhao, Youjun He et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  5. Synthesis and Photovoltaic Properties of Two-Dimensional Conjugated Polythiophenes with Bi(thienylenevinylene) Side Chains
    2006 724 citations Jianhui Hou, Zhan’ao Tan et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  6. Controlled Synthesis and Optical Properties of Colloidal Ternary Chalcogenide CuInS2 Nanocrystals
    2008 516 citations Youjun He, Chunhe Yang et al. profile →
  7. Systematic Investigation of Benzodithiophene- and Diketopyrrolopyrrole-Based Low-Bandgap Polymers Designed for Single Junction and Tandem Polymer Solar Cells
    2012 511 citations Letian Dou, Jing Gao et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Youjun He China 33 7.8k 6.3k 1.8k 1.3k 545 63 8.7k
Chang He China 44 8.3k 1.1× 6.8k 1.1× 2.0k 1.1× 548 0.4× 559 1.0× 107 9.5k
Zhicai He China 33 10.9k 1.4× 9.0k 1.4× 1.9k 1.0× 498 0.4× 818 1.5× 92 11.7k
Lei Meng China 48 6.7k 0.9× 5.4k 0.9× 1.1k 0.6× 864 0.6× 440 0.8× 166 7.9k
Dong Meng China 33 4.8k 0.6× 3.3k 0.5× 1.8k 1.0× 841 0.6× 242 0.4× 61 5.7k
Geneviève Sauvé United States 30 2.6k 0.3× 2.1k 0.3× 1.2k 0.7× 589 0.4× 483 0.9× 60 3.7k
Ganesh D. Sharma India 46 5.5k 0.7× 4.3k 0.7× 3.4k 1.9× 888 0.7× 552 1.0× 430 8.3k
Do‐Hoon Hwang South Korea 33 2.9k 0.4× 2.3k 0.4× 894 0.5× 465 0.3× 238 0.4× 176 3.5k
Xichang Bao China 44 5.5k 0.7× 4.5k 0.7× 949 0.5× 250 0.2× 438 0.8× 234 6.0k
Benoît H. Lessard Canada 35 2.1k 0.3× 1.4k 0.2× 1.5k 0.8× 1.2k 0.9× 684 1.3× 189 4.0k

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All Works

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He, Youjun, Sheng Gao, Chanchira Jubsilp, Sarawut Rimdusit, & Zaijun Lu. (2020). Reprocessable polybenzoxazine thermosets crosslinked by mussel-inspired catechol-Fe3+ coordination bonds. Polymer. 192. 122307–122307. 16 indexed citations
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Cao, Zhiqiang, Luke Galuska, Zhiyuan Qian, et al.. (2019). The effect of side-chain branch position on the thermal properties of poly(3-alkylthiophenes). Polymer Chemistry. 11(2). 517–526. 41 indexed citations
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Qian, Zhiyuan, Luke Galuska, Michael U. Ocheje, et al.. (2019). Challenge and Solution of Characterizing Glass Transition Temperature for Conjugated Polymers by Differential Scanning Calorimetry. Journal of Polymer Science Part B Polymer Physics. 57(23). 1635–1644. 41 indexed citations
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Kinsey, Thomas, Emmanuel Urandu Mapesa, Youjun He, et al.. (2019). Elucidating the impact of extreme nanoscale confinement on segmental and chain dynamics of unentangled poly(cis-1,4-isoprene). The European Physical Journal E. 42(10). 3 indexed citations
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Pei, Meishan, et al.. (2014). Preparation, Characterization and Application of Magnetic Fe3O4-CS for the Adsorption of Orange I from Aqueous Solutions. PLoS ONE. 9(10). e108647–e108647. 29 indexed citations
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Dou, Letian, Jing Gao, Eric Richard, et al.. (2012). Systematic Investigation of Benzodithiophene- and Diketopyrrolopyrrole-Based Low-Bandgap Polymers Designed for Single Junction and Tandem Polymer Solar Cells. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 134(24). 10071–10079. 511 indexed citations breakdown →
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Yang, Jun, Rui Zhu, Ziruo Hong, et al.. (2011). A Robust Inter‐Connecting Layer for Achieving High Performance Tandem Polymer Solar Cells. Advanced Materials. 23(30). 3465–3470. 174 indexed citations
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He, Youjun, Hsiang‐Yu Chen, Guangjin Zhao, Jianhui Hou, & Yongfang Li. (2011). Synthesis and photovoltaic properties of biindene-C70 monoadduct as acceptor in polymer solar cells. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells. 95(7). 1762–1766. 21 indexed citations
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He, Youjun, Hsiang‐Yu Chen, Guangjin Zhao, Jianhui Hou, & Yongfang Li. (2010). Biindene-C60 adducts for the application as acceptor in polymer solar cells with higher open-circuit-voltage. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells. 95(3). 899–903. 31 indexed citations
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He, Youjun, Guangjin Zhao, Bo Peng, & Yongfang Li. (2010). High‐Yield Synthesis and Electrochemical and Photovoltaic Properties of Indene‐C70 Bisadduct. Advanced Functional Materials. 20(19). 3383–3389. 271 indexed citations
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He, Youjun & Yongfang Li. (2010). Fullerene derivative acceptors for high performance polymer solar cells. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 13(6). 1970–1983. 844 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zhang, Maojie, Haijun Fan, Xia Guo, et al.. (2010). Synthesis and Photovoltaic Properties of a Copolymer of Benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b′]dithiophene and Bithiazole. Macromolecules. 43(21). 8714–8717. 57 indexed citations
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Zhao, Guangjin, Youjun He, & Yongfang Li. (2010). 6.5% Efficiency of Polymer Solar Cells Based on poly(3‐hexylthiophene) and Indene‐C60 Bisadduct by Device Optimization. Advanced Materials. 22(39). 4355–4358. 780 indexed citations breakdown →
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He, Youjun, Guangjin Zhao, Maojie Zhang, Jie Min, & Yongfang Li. (2010). Synthesis and characterization of low bandgap poly(dithienosilole vinylene) derivatives. Synthetic Metals. 160(9-10). 1045–1049. 3 indexed citations
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He, Youjun, Maojie Zhang, Jie Min, Guangjin Zhao, & Yongfang Li. (2009). Influence of Sulfur Oxidation on the Absorption and Electronic Energy Levels of Poly(thienothiophene) Derivatives. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 113(45). 14981–14985. 2 indexed citations
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He, Youjun, Xiang Wang, Jing Zhang, & Yongfang Li. (2008). Low Bandgap Polymers by Copolymerization of Thiophene with Benzothiadiazole. Macromolecular Rapid Communications. 30(1). 45–51. 33 indexed citations
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Tan, Zhan’ao, Erjun Zhou, Yi Yang, et al.. (2007). Synthesis, characterization and photovoltaic properties of thiophene copolymers containing conjugated side-chain. European Polymer Journal. 43(3). 855–861. 16 indexed citations
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Tan, Zhan’ao, Jianhui Hou, Youjun He, et al.. (2007). Synthesis and Photovoltaic Properties of a Donor−Acceptor Double-Cable Polythiophene with High Content of C60 Pendant. Macromolecules. 40(6). 1868–1873. 88 indexed citations
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Zhou, Erjun, Zhan’ao Tan, Lijun Huo, et al.. (2006). Effect of Branched Conjugation Structure on the Optical, Electrochemical, Hole Mobility, and Photovoltaic Properties of Polythiophenes. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 110(51). 26062–26067. 67 indexed citations
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Hou, Jianhui, Zhan’ao Tan, Youjun He, Chunhe Yang, & Yongfang Li. (2006). Branched Poly(thienylene vinylene)s with Absorption Spectra Covering the Whole Visible Region. Macromolecules. 39(14). 4657–4662. 119 indexed citations

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