Yu Ren

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
64 papers, 919 citations indexed

About

Yu Ren is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Mechanics of Materials and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Yu Ren has authored 64 papers receiving a total of 919 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Materials Chemistry, 18 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 17 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Yu Ren's work include High-Velocity Impact and Material Behavior (19 papers), Titanium Alloys Microstructure and Properties (15 papers) and Metal and Thin Film Mechanics (7 papers). Yu Ren is often cited by papers focused on High-Velocity Impact and Material Behavior (19 papers), Titanium Alloys Microstructure and Properties (15 papers) and Metal and Thin Film Mechanics (7 papers). Yu Ren collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Japan. Yu Ren's co-authors include Timothy P. Lodge, Marc A. Hillmyer, Chengwen Tan, Xiaodong Yu, Fuchi Wang, Hongnian Cai, Yue Zhu, Ping He, Jiaming Tian and Chuanchao Sheng and has published in prestigious journals such as Angewandte Chemie International Edition, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Macromolecules.

In The Last Decade

Yu Ren

60 papers receiving 907 citations

Hit Papers

A Bio‐Inspired Trehalose Additive for Reversible Zinc Ano... 2023 2026 2024 2025 2023 50 100 150
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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. A Bio‐Inspired Trehalose Additive for Reversible Zinc Anodes with Improved Stability and Kinetics
    2023 160 citations Yu Ren, Yue Zhu et al. profile →

Peers

Yu Ren
Tao Yin China
Jin Qin China
Fancheng Meng China
Linghua Tan China
Lihong Gao China
Xiaofang Hu China
Amir Tavakoli United States
Tao Yin China
Yu Ren
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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.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Liu, Chenxi, Haipeng Yu, Yu Ren, et al.. (2025). Response of water cycle over drylands to a warming future. Advances in Climate Change Research. 16(6). 1162–1173.
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Ren, Yu, et al.. (2024). In-Situ Synthesis of (WP + TiCP + TiBW)/TA15 Hybrid-Reinforced Composites by Spark Plasma Sintering: Microstructure and Mechanical Properties. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A. 55(12). 5011–5033. 1 indexed citations
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Meng, Zhongju, et al.. (2024). The role of typical low vertical lattice sand barriers in regulating the airflow field on wind-eroded surfaces of photovoltaic power plants. Frontiers in Environmental Science. 12. 3 indexed citations
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Li, Yanbang, Yu Ren, Xi‐Sha Zhang, et al.. (2024). Synthetic Strategies of Carbon Nanobelts and Beyond. Chemical Research in Chinese Universities. 40(4). 627–631. 3 indexed citations
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Li, Haoyu, Yu Ren, Yue Zhu, et al.. (2023). A Bio‐Inspired Trehalose Additive for Reversible Zinc Anodes with Improved Stability and Kinetics. Angewandte Chemie. 135(41). 7 indexed citations
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Ren, Yu, Pengwan Chen, Li Zheng, et al.. (2021). Effect of strain rate on the mechanical properties of a tungsten particle reinforced titanium matrix composite. Journal of Materials Research and Technology. 15. 984–995. 23 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xiangdong, et al.. (2021). Experimental study on the mechanical properties of water-rich mudstone under principal stress axis rotation. Arabian Journal of Geosciences. 15(1). 2 indexed citations
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Tan, Chengwen, Xiaodong Yu, Rong Chen, et al.. (2019). Effect of grain boundary misorientation angle on diffusion behavior in molybdenum-tungsten systems. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 819. 152975–152975. 24 indexed citations
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Xu, Xiaodong, et al.. (2018). The Cause and Evolution of Urban Street Vitality under the Time Dimension: Nine Cases of Streets in Nanjing City, China. Sustainability. 10(8). 2797–2797. 44 indexed citations
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Huang, Shuaishuai, et al.. (2018). Application of Ultrasound-Targeted Microbubble Destruction–Mediated Exogenous Gene Transfer in Treating Various Renal Diseases. Human Gene Therapy. 30(2). 127–138. 20 indexed citations
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Wang, Yuqiao, Hongyan Li, Yu Ren, et al.. (2018). Nanowire-core/double-shell of NiMoO4@C@Ni3S2 arrays on Ni foam: insights into supercapacitive performance and capacitance degradation. Nanotechnology. 29(38). 385402–385402. 17 indexed citations
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Ren, Yu, et al.. (2018). Influence of primary α-phase volume fraction on the mechanical properties of Ti-6Al-4V alloy at different strain rates and temperatures. IOP Conference Series Materials Science and Engineering. 322. 22022–22022. 8 indexed citations
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Ren, Yu, Xiaodong Yu, Chengwen Tan, Fuchi Wang, & Hongnian Cai. (2017). Shock-induced phase transitions and its effect on the spall fracture behavior of a metastable β titanium alloy. Materials Science and Engineering A. 695. 126–134. 7 indexed citations
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Ren, Yu, Fuchi Wang, Chengwen Tan, et al.. (2013). Effect of shock-induced martensite transformation on the postshock mechanical response of metastable β titanium alloys. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 578. 547–552. 19 indexed citations
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Ren, Yu, Fuchi Wang, Chengwen Tan, et al.. (2013). Shock-induced mechanical response and spall fracture behavior of an extra-low interstitial grade Ti–6Al–4V alloy. Materials Science and Engineering A. 578. 247–255. 24 indexed citations
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Ren, Yu. (2007). On variations in airship uplift with height. Journal of Naval University of Engineering. 1 indexed citations
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Ren, Yu. (2001). THE ANALYSIS AND DESIGN METHOD OF MAINTENANCE SYSTEM IN INTELLIGENT CONTROL-MAINTENANCE-TECHNICAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (ICMMS) AND ITS APPLICATION. Proceedings of the Csee. 8 indexed citations
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Ren, Yu, Timothy P. Lodge, & Marc A. Hillmyer. (2000). Synthesis, Characterization, and Interaction Strengths of Difluorocarbene-Modified Polystyrene−Polyisoprene Block Copolymers. Macromolecules. 33(3). 866–876. 67 indexed citations

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