Yu Chen

6.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
195 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

Yu Chen is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Biomaterials and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Yu Chen has authored 195 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 55 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 49 papers in Biomaterials and 40 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Yu Chen's work include Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications (30 papers), Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications (23 papers) and Energetic Materials and Combustion (20 papers). Yu Chen is often cited by papers focused on Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications (30 papers), Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications (23 papers) and Energetic Materials and Combustion (20 papers). Yu Chen collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Singapore. Yu Chen's co-authors include Jueying Yang, Shaohua Jin, Kelin Peng, Lizhi Lin, Shuxian Tang, Weishang Yao, Zongrui Tong, Tan Hui‐min, Ziming Yang and Puwang Li and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Applied Physics Letters and Chemistry of Materials.

In The Last Decade

Yu Chen

180 papers receiving 4.8k 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.

Construction of physically crosslinked chitosan/sodium alginate/calcium ion double-network hydrogel and its application to heavy metal ions removal

2020 443 citations Shuxian Tang, Jueying Yang et al. Chemical Engineering Journal profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yu Chen China	39	1.5k	1.3k	883	802	619	195	4.8k
Wenlong Xu China	41	1.7k 1.1×	1.0k 0.8×	1.2k 1.3×	690 0.9×	750 1.2×	210	5.2k
Jie Wang China	34	890 0.6×	1.0k 0.8×	759 0.9×	471 0.6×	590 1.0×	195	3.8k
Lu Sun China	45	1.9k 1.3×	1.2k 0.9×	2.3k 2.6×	497 0.6×	640 1.0×	153	6.2k
Qingsheng Liu China	35	1.0k 0.7×	1.1k 0.8×	1.1k 1.2×	215 0.3×	516 0.8×	128	4.1k
Meng He China	40	1.2k 0.8×	1.4k 1.0×	1.3k 1.5×	408 0.5×	496 0.8×	186	5.7k
Xiaoli Liu China	33	1.1k 0.7×	1.1k 0.8×	703 0.8×	517 0.6×	359 0.6×	211	4.0k
Li Li China	41	1.3k 0.9×	1.1k 0.8×	1.4k 1.6×	590 0.7×	1.0k 1.7×	275	5.8k
Xueli Wang China	34	1.4k 0.9×	889 0.7×	763 0.9×	145 0.2×	445 0.7×	138	4.3k
Junling Guo China	43	2.5k 1.7×	2.1k 1.6×	2.0k 2.3×	213 0.3×	595 1.0×	174	7.3k
Long Zhao China	37	747 0.5×	841 0.6×	1.3k 1.5×	426 0.5×	452 0.7×	221	4.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Yu Chen

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yu Chen

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Yu Chen. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Yu Chen based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Yu Chen. Yu Chen is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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He, Ming, Jueying Yang, Shuo Li, et al.. (2025). A multifunctional highly adhesive hydrogel mimicking snail mucus for hemostatic coating. Chemical Engineering Journal. 506. 160110–160110. 3 indexed citations

Chen, Yu, et al.. (2025). Buckling behavior and design of cold-formed thin-walled steel storage rack upright frames. Structures. 75. 108685–108685. 1 indexed citations

Wang, Yu, Wei Geng, Yuqing Yang, et al.. (2025). Engineered self-assembling hydrogel systems for advanced guided bone regeneration: structural optimization and biofunctional modulation. Journal of Nanobiotechnology. 23(1). 720–720.

Zeng, Yong, Yumeng Liang, Yu Chen, et al.. (2025). Pilot-scale, cost-effective waste resource recovery: Efficient reduction of trace Au(Ⅰ) from industrial wastewater via an adsorption and electrodeposition coupling process. Separation and Purification Technology. 361. 131641–131641. 1 indexed citations

Xiong, Chengdong, Yu Chen, Jiawei Chen, et al.. (2025). A Simple Method to Produce a Piezoelectric Composite Membrane with Aligned and Crimped Nanofibers for Wearable Pressure Sensors. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 17(28). 41055–41066.

Chen, Yu, et al.. (2024). Multiscale cellulose-based optical management films with tunable transparency and haze fabricated by different bamboo components and mechanical defibrillation approaches. Carbohydrate Polymers. 348(Pt A). 122811–122811. 14 indexed citations

Yang, Jueying, Ying Wang, Ailing Wei, et al.. (2024). Polyelectrolyte composite hydrogels based on a derivative of functional dietary fiber for long-term gastric retention and drug delivery. Composites Part B Engineering. 272. 111194–111194. 17 indexed citations

Wu, Kai, et al.. (2024). A novel ion-responsive hydrogel based on quaternized chitosan and hydroxyethyl cellulose for high efficient chloride ion adsorption. Sustainable materials and technologies. 41. e01032–e01032. 8 indexed citations

Zhou, Liang, et al.. (2024). Research on lateral buckling of eccentrically compressed H-shaped section aluminum alloy perforated members. Thin-Walled Structures. 199. 111804–111804. 1 indexed citations

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Chen, Yu, et al.. (2024). Highly transparent-hazy multiscale films made of bamboo cellulose micro-and nanomaterials through a one-pot approach. Industrial Crops and Products. 216. 118707–118707. 3 indexed citations

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Wu, Xuyang, Wei Yuan, Xiaoqing Zhang, et al.. (2024). Interfacial local activation strategy tailoring selective zinc deposition pattern for stable zinc anodes. Composites Part B Engineering. 287. 111860–111860. 5 indexed citations

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Zhu, Suiyi, Xinfeng Xie, Yang Yu, et al.. (2024). A novel clinoatacamite route to effectively separate Cu for recycling Ca/Zn/Mn from hazardous smelting waterwork sludge. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 12(2). 112024–112024. 49 indexed citations

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Tao, Ran, Yuhan Guo, Jiahao Li, et al.. (2024). Expansion mechanics of hydrogel-driven metamaterials with multiple deformation modes. Giant. 17. 100243–100243. 3 indexed citations

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Yang, Jueying, Weiting Huang, Kelin Peng, et al.. (2024). Versatile Agar‐Zwitterion Hybrid Hydrogels for Temperature Self‐Sensing and Electro‐Responsive Actuation. Advanced Functional Materials. 34(19). 42 indexed citations

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Wang, Zifeng, et al.. (2024). Microneedle Patches‐Integrated Transdermal Bioelectronics for Minimally Invasive Disease Theranostics (Adv. Healthcare Mater. 17/2024). Advanced Healthcare Materials. 13(17). 2 indexed citations

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Zhang, Jinghua, Shaohua Jin, H. Yang, et al.. (2023). Study on the preparation and performance of SiC nanoparticle reinforced polyurethane coatings. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 140(30). 1 indexed citations

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Yang, Jueying, Hui Wang, Weiting Huang, et al.. (2023). A natural polymer-based hydrogel with shape controllability and high toughness and its application to efficient osteochondral regeneration. Materials Horizons. 10(9). 3797–3806. 31 indexed citations

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Wang, Hui, Jueying Yang, Wei Tian, et al.. (2023). A sodium alginate/carboxymethyl chitosan dual-crosslinked injectable hydrogel scaffold with tunable softness/hardness for bone regeneration. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 257(Pt 2). 128700–128700. 16 indexed citations

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Chen, Yijun, Shuxian Tang, Jueying Yang, et al.. (2019). Construction of chitosan/polyacrylate/graphene oxide composite physical hydrogel by semi-dissolution/acidification/sol-gel transition method and its simultaneous cationic and anionic dye adsorption properties. Carbohydrate Polymers. 229. 115431–115431. 143 indexed citations

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Feng, Zhaoxuan, et al.. (2019). Cu+-containing physically crosslinked chitosan hydrogels with shape memory. eXPRESS Polymer Letters. 13(9). 785–793. 13 indexed citations

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