Yu Mao

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
59 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Yu Mao is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Surfaces, Coatings and Films. According to data from OpenAlex, Yu Mao has authored 59 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 18 papers in Materials Chemistry and 17 papers in Surfaces, Coatings and Films. Recurrent topics in Yu Mao's work include Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity (13 papers), Nanofabrication and Lithography Techniques (6 papers) and Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (6 papers). Yu Mao is often cited by papers focused on Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity (13 papers), Nanofabrication and Lithography Techniques (6 papers) and Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (6 papers). Yu Mao collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Hong Kong. Yu Mao's co-authors include Karen K. Gleason, Malancha Gupta, Minglin Ma, Gregory C. Rutledge, Jing Zhi Sun, Ben Zhong Tang, Wang Zhang Yuan, Yumin Ye, Mengfan Zhu and Jia Jin and has published in prestigious journals such as Macromolecules, Langmuir and Chemical Communications.

In The Last Decade

Yu Mao

54 papers receiving 1.9k 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.

Superhydrophobic Fabrics Produced by Electrospinning and Chemical Vapor Deposition

2005 645 citations Yu Mao, Karen K. Gleason et al. profile →

Peers

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Michaël Tatoulian France

Vincent Roucoules France

Yongyang Song China

Yehai Yan China

Martin Cole Australia

Gaulthier Rydzek France

Yun Suk Na South Korea

Wenbo Sheng China

Nurxat Nuraje United States

Michaël Tatoulian France

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684 ×0.8

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736 ×1.2

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673 ×1.5

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166 ×0.5

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Countries citing papers authored by Yu Mao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yu Mao

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yu Mao

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Yu Mao. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Yu Mao 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 Mao. Yu Mao is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Song, Qing, et al.. (2025). Sensor Fabrication Assisted by Initiated Chemical Vapor Deposition. ACS Macro Letters. 14(11). 1631–1639. 1 indexed citations

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Zhu, Mengfan, et al.. (2025). Silica-Nanocoated Membranes with Enhanced Stability and Antifouling Performance for Oil-Water Emulsion Separation. Membranes. 15(2). 41–41. 3 indexed citations

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Song, Qing, et al.. (2025). Polyelectrolyte nanocoatings synthesized by initiated chemical vapor deposition for antifouling surfaces against Listeria innocua. LWT. 238. 118834–118834.

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Mao, Yu, Wenhui Xu, Li Chai, et al.. (2025). A multimodal model for protein function prediction. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 10465–10465.

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Song, Qing, et al.. (2025). Emerging Initiated Chemical Vapor Deposition Nanocoatings for Sustainable Food and Agriculture. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 73(11). 6442–6455. 2 indexed citations

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Chen, Meijun, Wei Chen, Yong Jiang, et al.. (2024). An Adaptive Photon Count Reconstruction Algorithm for Sparse Count and Strong Noise Count Data With Low Signal Background Ratio. IEEE Transactions on Computational Imaging. 10. 1799–1814.

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Song, Qing, et al.. (2023). Flexible membranes fabricated by initiated chemical vapor deposition for water treatment, battery, and drug delivery. Chemical Engineering Journal. 477. 146911–146911. 15 indexed citations

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McLamore, Eric S., Evangelyn C. Alocilja, Carmen L. Gomes, et al.. (2021). FEAST of biosensors: Food, environmental and agricultural sensing technologies (FEAST) in North America. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 178. 113011–113011. 25 indexed citations

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Ni, Lingli, Yu Mao, Yongtao Liu, et al.. (2020). Synergistic reinforcement of waterborne polyurethane films using Palygorskite and dolomite as micro/nano-fillers. Journal of Polymer Research. 27(1). 15 indexed citations

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Mao, Yu, et al.. (2020). Reinforcement of Waterborne Polyurethane Films with Poly(acrylic acid)-Modified Palygorskite Fibers. Fibers and Polymers. 21(9). 1888–1893. 3 indexed citations

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Yan, Ying, Ping Zhou, Hui-Ping Wang, & Yu Mao. (2020). Thermal Effect on Poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) Material Removal in the Micromilling Process. Polymers. 12(9). 2122–2122. 16 indexed citations

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Ye, Yumin & Yu Mao. (2017). Vapor-based synthesis and micropatterning of Janus thin films with distinct surface wettability and mechanical robustness. RSC Advances. 7(40). 24569–24575. 17 indexed citations

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Mao, Yu, et al.. (2016). Preparation and Application of Vinamidinium Salts in Organic Synthesis. Chinese Journal of Organic Chemistry. 36(4). 700–700. 1 indexed citations

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Mao, Yu, Haipeng Xu, Wang Zhang Yuan, et al.. (2011). Synthesis of polyelectrolytic polyacetylene derivatives by quaternization of poly(pyridylacetylene). Chinese Journal of Polymer Science. 29(2). 133–140. 6 indexed citations

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Li, Tong, et al.. (2011). Post-functionalization of disubstituted polyacetylenes via click chemistry. Science China Chemistry. 54(12). 1948–1954. 15 indexed citations

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Tang, Liyaning, Jia Jin, Anjun Qin, et al.. (2009). A fluorescent thermometer operating in aggregation-induced emission mechanism: probing thermal transitions of PNIPAM in water. Chemical Communications. 4974–4974. 142 indexed citations

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Xu, Haipeng, Yu Mao, Wang Zhang Yuan, et al.. (2007). SOLUBILITY IMPROVEMENT AND SURFACE FUNCTIONALIZATION OF MULTI-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES BY A THIOL-FUNCTIONALIZED POLY(PHENYLACETYLENE) DERIVATIVE. Acta Polymerica Sinica. 897–900. 2 indexed citations

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Yuan, Wang Zhang, Hui Zhao, Haipeng Xu, et al.. (2007). Improvement of the solubility of multiwalled carbon nanotubes with disubstituted polyacetylenes bearing different side-chains. Acta Polymerica Sinica. 901–904. 2 indexed citations

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Lau, Kenneth K. S., Yu Mao, Hilton G. Pryce Lewis, et al.. (2005). Polymeric nanocoatings by hot-wire chemical vapor deposition (HWCVD). Thin Solid Films. 501(1-2). 211–215. 31 indexed citations

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Sacher, Michael, Yu Mao, Chavela M. Carr, et al.. (1997). Bet1p activates the v-SNARE Bos1p.. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 8(7). 1175–1181. 42 indexed citations

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