Yu Yang

19.9k total citations · 5 hit papers
378 papers, 17.7k citations indexed

About

Yu Yang is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Yu Yang has authored 378 papers receiving a total of 17.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 221 papers in Materials Chemistry, 177 papers in Inorganic Chemistry and 95 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Yu Yang's work include Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications (165 papers), Covalent Organic Framework Applications (55 papers) and Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection (55 papers). Yu Yang is often cited by papers focused on Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications (165 papers), Covalent Organic Framework Applications (55 papers) and Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection (55 papers). Yu Yang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Japan. Yu Yang's co-authors include Guodong Qian, Yuanjing Cui, Banglin Chen, Jiancan Yu, Zhiyu Wang, Junkuo Gao, Hui Xu, Bin Li, Chuan‐De Wu and Ke Jiang and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Advanced Materials and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Yu Yang

364 papers receiving 17.6k citations

Hit Papers

A Luminescent Mixed-Lanthanide Metal–Organic Framework Th... 2012 2026 2016 2021 2012 2015 2013 2016 2020 250 500 750 1000
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.

  1. A Luminescent Mixed-Lanthanide Metal–Organic Framework Thermometer
    2012 1.1k citations Yuanjing Cui, Jiancan Yu et al. profile →
  2. Dual‐Emitting MOF⊃Dye Composite for Ratiometric Temperature Sensing
    2015 628 citations Yuanjing Cui, Jiancan Yu et al. profile →
  3. A Highly Sensitive Mixed Lanthanide Metal–Organic Framework Self-Calibrated Luminescent Thermometer
    2013 621 citations Tao Song, Yuanjing Cui et al. profile →
  4. Metal–organic framework nanosheets for fast-response and highly sensitive luminescent sensing of Fe3+
    2016 420 citations Huajun He, Yuanjing Cui et al. profile →
  5. A Chemically Stable Hofmann‐Type Metal−Organic Framework with Sandwich‐Like Binding Sites for Benchmark Acetylene Capture
    2020 331 citations Jiyan Pei, Hui‐Min Wen et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Yu Yang China 70 12.0k 10.4k 4.2k 3.1k 2.7k 378 17.7k
Yuanjing Cui China 71 19.6k 1.6× 20.7k 2.0× 4.8k 1.1× 5.8k 1.8× 6.0k 2.2× 287 28.1k
Shuhei Furukawa Japan 58 10.1k 0.8× 10.4k 1.0× 3.4k 0.8× 851 0.3× 3.4k 1.3× 171 16.6k
Bing Yan China 73 17.7k 1.5× 11.2k 1.1× 4.0k 0.9× 5.6k 1.8× 3.5k 1.3× 741 22.9k
Zhang‐Wen Wei China 45 9.6k 0.8× 10.5k 1.0× 2.0k 0.5× 1.4k 0.4× 2.2k 0.8× 127 14.0k
Satoshi Horike Japan 68 12.0k 1.0× 14.7k 1.4× 3.7k 0.9× 1.0k 0.3× 4.5k 1.7× 242 18.8k
Junkuo Gao China 61 8.6k 0.7× 7.1k 0.7× 4.2k 1.0× 1.8k 0.6× 2.1k 0.8× 264 14.3k
Norbert Stock Germany 70 12.3k 1.0× 16.4k 1.6× 2.5k 0.6× 1.2k 0.4× 3.6k 1.3× 320 20.2k
Zhan Shi China 76 14.1k 1.2× 10.8k 1.0× 4.3k 1.0× 1.4k 0.4× 4.7k 1.7× 585 22.6k
Irena Senkovska Germany 70 10.4k 0.9× 12.4k 1.2× 1.6k 0.4× 1.2k 0.4× 3.8k 1.4× 221 16.0k
Kyle E. Cordova United States 33 13.0k 1.1× 16.0k 1.5× 3.3k 0.8× 1.2k 0.4× 3.0k 1.1× 60 21.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yu Yang

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Liu, Min, et al.. (2025). High ion-selective SPEEK-based composite membrane containing zwitterionic polymer-modified MOFs for vanadium redox flow battery. Chemical Engineering Journal. 516. 164246–164246. 3 indexed citations
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Xu, Yeqing, Chong Lee, Yong Zhao, et al.. (2025). Modulating the Cu (111) facet for selective CO 2 electroreduction via tuning the oxidation state of polyaniline. Green Chemistry. 27(38). 11825–11834.
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Han, Xue, He‐Qi Zheng, Yu Yang, Yuanjing Cui, & Guodong Qian. (2025). Tunable Room‐Temperature Phosphorescence in Hydrogen‐Bonded Organic Crystals via H‐Bonding Units. Advanced Functional Materials. 35(36). 6 indexed citations
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Li, Hengyue, Yu Yang, Xue Bai, et al.. (2024). Controlling vertical phase separation and crystallization via solvent synergy strategy to empower layer-by-layer processed organic solar cells. Physica Scripta. 99(7). 75930–75930. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Wanting, Wenjing Li, Yu Yang, et al.. (2024). 3D printing of recombinant collagen/chitosan methacrylate/nanoclay hydrogels loaded with Kartogenin nanoparticles for cartilage regeneration. Regenerative Biomaterials. 11. rbae097–rbae097. 10 indexed citations
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Zhao, Xin, Yu Yang, Gang Wang, et al.. (2023). Theoretical calculation of hydrogen evolution reaction in two-dimensional As2X3(X=S, Se, Te) doped with transition metal atoms. Applied Surface Science. 616. 156475–156475. 21 indexed citations
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Yang, Yu, et al.. (2023). Mix-ligand strategy to construct a novel cadmium-based coordination polymer for effective antibiotic identification in water. Inorganica Chimica Acta. 558. 121722–121722. 4 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yu‐Chen, Wenjuan Yang, Yu Yang, et al.. (2023). Cu-loaded reduced graphene oxide with ultrahigh adsorption performance for tetracycline from aqueous solution. Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers. 147. 104899–104899. 15 indexed citations
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Yao, Lijia, Wenqian Cao, Yu Yang, et al.. (2022). Stable and wide-wavelength tunable luminescence of CsPbX3 nanocrystals encapsulated in metal–organic frameworks. Journal of Materials Chemistry C. 10(14). 5550–5558. 31 indexed citations
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Pei, Jiyan, Hui‐Min Wen, Xiao‐Wen Gu, et al.. (2021). Dense Packing of Acetylene in a Stable and Low‐Cost Metal–Organic Framework for Efficient C2H2/CO2 Separation. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 60(47). 25068–25074. 166 indexed citations
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Zhang, Lin, Hongjun Li, Huajun He, et al.. (2021). Structural Variation and Switchable Nonlinear Optical Behavior of Metal–Organic Frameworks. Small. 17(6). e2006649–e2006649. 45 indexed citations
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Zhang, Jun, Jiulin Gan, Ying Tang, et al.. (2020). Controlled dye release from a metal–organic framework: a new luminescent sensor for water. RSC Advances. 10(5). 2722–2726. 9 indexed citations
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Yue, Dan, Yike Huang, Ling Zhang, et al.. (2018). Ratiometric luminescence sensing based on a mixed Ce/Eu metal–organic framework. Journal of Materials Chemistry C. 6(8). 2054–2059. 57 indexed citations
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Wang, Jintong, Tifeng Xia, Xin Zhang, et al.. (2017). A turn-on fluorescent probe for Cd2+ detection in aqueous environments based on an imine functionalized nanoscale metal–organic framework. RSC Advances. 7(86). 54892–54897. 40 indexed citations
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Li, Yawen, Yunhong Dong, Xiaran Miao, et al.. (2017). Shape‐Controllable and Fluorescent Supramolecular Organic Frameworks Through Aqueous Host–Guest Complexation. Angewandte Chemie. 130(3). 737–741. 33 indexed citations
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Li, Yawen, Yunhong Dong, Xiaran Miao, et al.. (2017). Shape‐Controllable and Fluorescent Supramolecular Organic Frameworks Through Aqueous Host–Guest Complexation. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 57(3). 729–733. 163 indexed citations
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Wan, Yating, Tifeng Xia, Yuanjing Cui, Yu Yang, & Guodong Qian. (2017). A Two‐Photon Luminescent Dye‐Loaded Metal–Organic Framework for Physiological Temperature Sensing within Biological Windows. ChemPlusChem. 82(11). 1320–1325. 14 indexed citations
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Xia, Tifeng, Yuanjing Cui, Yu Yang, & Guodong Qian. (2016). Highly Stable Mixed‐Lanthanide Metal–Organic Frameworks for Self‐Referencing and Colorimetric Luminescent pH Sensing. ChemNanoMat. 3(1). 51–57. 51 indexed citations
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He, Huajun, En Ma, Yuanjing Cui, et al.. (2016). Polarized three-photon-pumped laser in a single MOF microcrystal. Nature Communications. 7(1). 11087–11087. 188 indexed citations

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