Yu Fang

12.7k total citations · 4 hit papers
257 papers, 10.7k citations indexed

About

Yu Fang is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yu Fang has authored 257 papers receiving a total of 10.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 78 papers in Materials Chemistry, 50 papers in Inorganic Chemistry and 39 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Yu Fang's work include Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications (48 papers), Covalent Organic Framework Applications (22 papers) and Supramolecular Chemistry and Complexes (20 papers). Yu Fang is often cited by papers focused on Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications (48 papers), Covalent Organic Framework Applications (22 papers) and Supramolecular Chemistry and Complexes (20 papers). Yu Fang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Japan. Yu Fang's co-authors include Hong‐Cai Zhou, Jialuo Li, Christina Lollar, Qi Wang, Liangliang Zhang, Xizhen Lian, Shuai Yuan, Xinyu Yang, Liang Feng and Jiandong Pang and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Chemical Society Reviews and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Yu Fang

237 papers receiving 10.6k 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.

Stable Metal–Organic Frameworks: Design, Synthesis, and Applications

2018 2.6k citations Liangliang Zhang, Yu Fang et al. profile →
Enzyme–MOF (metal–organic framework) composites

2017 1.2k citations Yu Fang, Hong‐Cai Zhou et al. Chemical Society Reviews profile →
Catalytic reactions within the cavity of coordination cages

2019 403 citations Yu Fang, Errui Li et al. Chemical Society Reviews profile →
3D Hydrogel Evaporator with Vertical Radiant Vessels Breaking the Trade‐Off between Thermal Localization and Salt Resistance for Solar Desalination of High‐Salinity

2022 240 citations Yu Fang, Zihe Chen et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yu Fang China	45	4.6k	4.2k	1.7k	1.7k	1.4k	257	10.7k
Liangliang Zhang China	55	7.1k 1.6×	7.6k 1.8×	1.3k 0.8×	1.8k 1.1×	2.1k 1.5×	242	13.0k
Gregory W. Peterson United States	63	7.1k 1.6×	7.8k 1.8×	1.1k 0.6×	1.7k 1.0×	828 0.6×	188	13.5k
Tao Li China	59	8.2k 1.8×	4.1k 1.0×	1.3k 0.8×	1.8k 1.0×	988 0.7×	305	12.7k
Jing Zhang China	57	5.0k 1.1×	3.0k 0.7×	1.7k 1.0×	2.1k 1.2×	3.1k 2.2×	497	13.6k
Ying Li China	62	6.5k 1.4×	1.8k 0.4×	1.5k 0.9×	2.1k 1.2×	1.9k 1.4×	546	12.8k
Yongsheng Li China	68	9.7k 2.1×	3.1k 0.7×	2.4k 1.4×	3.5k 2.0×	1.6k 1.1×	397	16.9k
Yan Liu China	59	5.4k 1.2×	1.5k 0.4×	2.3k 1.3×	2.2k 1.3×	1.9k 1.4×	449	12.9k
Ming Xue China	59	8.6k 1.9×	9.4k 2.2×	1.7k 1.0×	1.6k 1.0×	840 0.6×	216	13.6k
Yang Wang China	56	5.7k 1.3×	1.7k 0.4×	2.8k 1.6×	3.3k 1.9×	2.5k 1.7×	516	14.7k
Jie Fan China	54	7.7k 1.7×	1.5k 0.4×	2.9k 1.7×	2.3k 1.3×	1.5k 1.0×	257	11.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yu Fang

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Xiong, Qinqin, Heng Zhang, Yue Xiao, et al.. (2025). A colorimetric ammonia sensor based on interfacially assembled porous polymer membrane: coupled hydrogen-bonding and electronic structure modulation. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 13(29). 23602–23612. 1 indexed citations

He, Huihui, Ji Li, Jinyi Huang, et al.. (2025). Boosting One‐ and Two‐Photon Excited Fluorescence of Interpenetrated Tetraphenylethene‐Based Metal–Organic Frameworks (TPE‐MOFs) by Linker Installation. Angewandte Chemie. 137(9).

Tong, Zheming, et al.. (2025). GYPC methylation performance in detecting cervical (pre)cancer in high-risk HPV-positive women using liquid-based cervical scrapes. Infectious Agents and Cancer. 20(1). 69–69.

Fang, Yu, et al.. (2025). Clinical Efficacy of a Family-Centered Nursing Model on Emotional Behavior and Quality of Life in Children With Acute Otitis Media. Quality Management in Health Care. 1 indexed citations

Fang, Yu, et al.. (2024). A hybrid solar-biomass hydrogen production system using chemical looping with negative carbon emissions and comprehensive performance evaluation. Energy Conversion and Management. 322. 119161–119161. 11 indexed citations

Zhang, Liu, Yang Li, Jiahui Zhou, et al.. (2024). MoS2@ZIF-8-based aerogel with multiscale biomimetic structure achieving all-day desalination and wastewater purification. Chemical Engineering Journal. 493. 152092–152092. 5 indexed citations

Peng, Yaoyao, et al.. (2024). Photosynthesis of H₂O₂ using Phenothiazine‐Based Covalent‐Organic Frameworks Mimicking Coenzyme Q. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(12). e202423055–e202423055. 16 indexed citations

Xu, Yuqi, Bing Yan, Zong‐Jie Guan, et al.. (2024). Charge Manipulation of Porous Coordination Cages Tunes the Efficiency and Selectivity in Electrochemical Synthesis. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(9). e202420945–e202420945. 4 indexed citations

Chen, Longjun, et al.. (2024). Soil Fertility and Bacterial Community Composition in Response to the Composting of Biochar-Amended Chicken Manure. Agronomy. 14(5). 886–886. 4 indexed citations

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Jiang, Jing, et al.. (2024). “One stone two birds” strategy for sustainable water purification: Bifunctional photothermic-catalytic manganese oxide/carbon composites enabling solar evaporation, seawater desalination and periodate activation. Desalination. 597. 118402–118402. 4 indexed citations

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Zhang, Liangliang, Liang Yu, Zhifeng Xiao, et al.. (2024). Lactonization of dyes promoted by a coordination cage facilitates cavity-induced chromism as ion mobile detector. Science China Chemistry. 67(5). 1554–1560. 6 indexed citations

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Zhao, Yingying, et al.. (2023). Photocatalytic synthesis of small-molecule drugs by porous framework materials. Chinese Chemical Letters. 35(3). 109065–109065. 6 indexed citations

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Meng, Zheng, et al.. (2023). Conductive MOFs for electrocatalysis and electrochemical sensor. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(6). 100133–100133. 113 indexed citations

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Zhang, Jing, et al.. (2023). CeO₂@CuS@PDA-FA as targeted near-infrared PTT/CDT therapeutic agents for cancer cells. Biomedical Materials. 18(6). 65006–65006. 8 indexed citations

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Guan, Zong‐Jie, et al.. (2023). Modeling the Enzyme Specificity by Molecular Cages through Regulating Reactive Oxygen Species Evolution. Angewandte Chemie. 135(31). 3 indexed citations

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Yu, Liang, Errui Li, Kunyu Wang, et al.. (2022). Organo-macrocycle-containing hierarchical metal–organic frameworks and cages: design, structures, and applications. Chemical Society Reviews. 51(19). 8378–8405. 88 indexed citations

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Wei, Yuelin, Bin Rong, Yu Fang, et al.. (2019). Improving perovskite solar cells photovoltaic performance using tetrabutylammonium salt as additive. Journal of Power Sources. 450. 227623–227623. 29 indexed citations

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Kang, Xia, Yu Fang, & Yu Kong. (2017). Effect of comprehensive nursing intervention on therapy and life quality of patients with breast cancer. Biomedical Research-tokyo. 28(20). 8801–8805. 2 indexed citations

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Fang, Yu, Takashi Murase, & Makoto Fujita. (2014). Remote Impacts of Methyl Substituents on the Guest‐Binding Ability of Self‐Assembled Cages. Chemistry - An Asian Journal. 9(5). 1321–1328. 9 indexed citations

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Fang, Yu. (2013). Structures and Melt Properties of Borosilicate Glasses. Guisuanyan tongbao.

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