Yu Ren

7.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
167 papers, 6.9k citations indexed

About

Yu Ren is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Yu Ren has authored 167 papers receiving a total of 6.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 69 papers in Materials Chemistry, 46 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 31 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. Recurrent topics in Yu Ren's work include Advancements in Battery Materials (39 papers), Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (37 papers) and Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication (31 papers). Yu Ren is often cited by papers focused on Advancements in Battery Materials (39 papers), Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (37 papers) and Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication (31 papers). Yu Ren collaborates with scholars based in China, United Kingdom and United States. Yu Ren's co-authors include Peter G. Bruce, Zhen Ma, Wenbo Yue, Haiyan Wang, A. Robert Armstrong, Zheng Liu, Laurence J. Hardwick, Kin Liao, Suqin Liu and Feng Jiao and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Chemical Society Reviews and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Yu Ren

160 papers receiving 6.8k 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.

Ordered mesoporous metal oxides: synthesis and applications

2012 684 citations Yu Ren et al. profile →
Nanoparticulate TiO₂(B): An Anode for Lithium‐Ion Batteries

2012 330 citations Yu Ren et al. profile →

Author Peers

Peers are selected by citation overlap in the author's most active subfields. citations · hero ref

Author						Papers	Cites
Yu Ren	3.3k	3.0k	1.9k	898	806	167	6.9k
Yonggang Sun	3.4k 1.0×	1.8k 0.6×	1.5k 0.8×	799 0.9×	572 0.7×	178	5.9k
Giannantonio Cibin	2.2k 0.6×	2.2k 0.7×	962 0.5×	1.2k 1.4×	461 0.6×	203	5.6k
Xin Wang	4.1k 1.2×	2.6k 0.8×	1.4k 0.7×	3.1k 3.5×	486 0.6×	248	8.1k
Jinxiu Wang	2.1k 0.6×	3.2k 1.1×	1.6k 0.8×	2.2k 2.4×	540 0.7×	101	6.0k
Lan Zhang	3.5k 1.0×	1.5k 0.5×	738 0.4×	609 0.7×	327 0.4×	279	6.2k
Chenghao Wu	2.7k 0.8×	2.2k 0.7×	922 0.5×	1.6k 1.8×	498 0.6×	113	5.3k
Zheng Liu	1.9k 0.6×	2.5k 0.8×	2.0k 1.0×	865 1.0×	272 0.3×	198	5.9k
Hong Gao	2.9k 0.9×	3.7k 1.2×	1.7k 0.9×	1.5k 1.7×	127 0.2×	313	7.4k
Qi Wang	2.8k 0.8×	3.5k 1.1×	1.9k 1.0×	2.5k 2.8×	443 0.5×	276	9.0k
Kenta Ooi	3.7k 1.1×	3.5k 1.2×	1.8k 0.9×	739 0.8×	247 0.3×	193	8.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Yu Ren

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yu Ren

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yu Ren

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Ren, Yu, Qiannan Zhou, Xiaofei Song, et al.. (2025). Rare earth single atom supported on C2N catalysts for electrochemical CO2 reduction: A DFT study. Journal of Rare Earths. 1 indexed citations

Cao, Wengeng, Yu Fu, Yu Ren, et al.. (2025). Arsenic health risk in shallow groundwater of the alluvial plains in the lower Yellow River, China: driving mechanisms of climate change and human activities. Environment International. 202. 109711–109711.

Song, Zhiwen, Yu Ren, Shuang He, et al.. (2025). Schiff-based polymer covalent adaptable networks with excellent tunable mechanical properties. European Polymer Journal. 225. 113722–113722.

Cao, Wengeng, Xiangzhi Li, Yu Ren, et al.. (2024). Comparative study on genesis mechanism of high arsenic groundwater in typical alluvial plain of the Upper and lower Yellow River, China. The Science of The Total Environment. 957. 177694–177694. 3 indexed citations

Yu, Di, Yu Ren, Yinguang Zhang, et al.. (2024). Investigation of sodium–manganese oxides with various crystal phases for the efficient catalytic removal of diesel soot particles. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 358. 124407–124407. 6 indexed citations

Zhao, Jin, Yangyang Song, Dong Li, et al.. (2023). Strong NiOx and ZrO2 interactions to eliminate the inhibiting effect of trace oxygen for propane dehydrogenation by accelerating lattice oxygen releasing. Applied Catalysis A General. 661. 119246–119246. 6 indexed citations

Li, Dong, Lu Wang, Zhang Xiao, et al.. (2023). Effect of H2O vapor on plasma-assisted partial oxidation of CH4 over PtOx/BN nanoribbon aerogel catalysts. Journal of Catalysis. 427. 115118–115118. 8 indexed citations

Li, Yuepeng, et al.. (2023). A Study on the Soil Passivation of Nano-Manganese Dioxide-Modified Biochar under High-Arsenic Water Irrigation. Applied Sciences. 13(17). 9606–9606. 1 indexed citations

Cao, Wengeng, et al.. (2023). Modeling potential arsenic enrichment and distribution using stacking ensemble learning in the lower Yellow River Plain, China. Journal of Hydrology. 625. 129985–129985. 18 indexed citations

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Zu, Chenxi, et al.. (2021). A Reflection on Lithium‐Ion Batteries from a Lithium‐Resource Perspective. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(10). 18 indexed citations

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Xie, Zean, Yu Ren, Jianmei Li, et al.. (2019). Facile in situ synthesis of highly dispersed chromium oxide incorporated into mesoporous ZrO2 for the dehydrogenation of propane with CO2. Journal of Catalysis. 372. 206–216. 69 indexed citations

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Xu, Jia, et al.. (2017). Impact of topographic features on the distribution of fire based on MODIS data in Inner Mongolia, northern China.. Beijing Linye Daxue xuebao. 39(5). 34–40.

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Ren, Yu. (2011). Water Metabolism of Several Psammophyte. 1 indexed citations

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Ren, Yu. (2011). Experimental study of a cold model of a selective catalytic reduction(SCR) denitrification system. Journal of Beijing University of Chemical Technology. 1 indexed citations

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Ren, Yu, et al.. (2011). Analysis on Relationship between Lake Change and Climate Change in the Ulan Buh Desert. Arid Zone Research. 28(1). 168–174. 1 indexed citations

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Wang, Ji, Lin Yan, He Zhi, et al.. (2010). Variation of physico-chemical properties of aeolian sandy soil at coal mining subsidence and its evaluation.. Acta Pedologica Sinica. 47(2). 262–269. 8 indexed citations

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Ding, Aijun, et al.. (2010). Aircraft study of cloud water chemistry over Jilin Province in Northeast China. PolyU Institutional Research Archive (Hong Kong Polytechnic University). 30(9). 1162–1167. 1 indexed citations

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Ren, Yu. (2010). Geographical distribution,suitable environment and provenance variation of Haloxylon ammdendron(C.A.M)Bge in China. Ganhanqu ziyuan yu huanjing. 3 indexed citations

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Ren, Yu, et al.. (2008). Distribution and source of alkyl polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in dustfall in Shanghai, China: the effect on the coastal area. Journal of Environmental Monitoring. 11(1). 187–192. 30 indexed citations

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Ren, Yu. (2002). Comparatively Research of Methods of Electricity Pricing at Transitional Period in China. Journal of Chongqing University. English Edition. 1 indexed citations

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