Yu Zhang

36.2k total citations · 8 hit papers
775 papers, 31.0k citations indexed

About

Yu Zhang is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Yu Zhang has authored 775 papers receiving a total of 31.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 384 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 328 papers in Materials Chemistry and 205 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Yu Zhang's work include Advancements in Battery Materials (152 papers), Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (124 papers) and Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (119 papers). Yu Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Advancements in Battery Materials (152 papers), Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (124 papers) and Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (119 papers). Yu Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Singapore. Yu Zhang's co-authors include Xiaoxin Zou, Xinbo Zhang, Dapeng Liu, Xilan Feng, Yipu Liu, Jun‐Min Yan, Guodong Li, Lin Gu, Qing Jiang and Fanlu Meng 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 Zhang

735 papers receiving 30.6k citations

Hit Papers

Noble metal-free hydrogen... 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 2016 2017 2018 2018 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k 5.0k
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. Noble metal-free hydrogen evolution catalysts for water splitting
    2015 5.2k citations Yu Zhang et al. profile →
  2. Electrochemical Reduction of N2 under Ambient Conditions for Artificial N2 Fixation and Renewable Energy Storage Using N2/NH3 Cycle
    2016 1.1k citations Yu Zhang et al. profile →
  3. Ultrafast Formation of Amorphous Bimetallic Hydroxide Films on 3D Conductive Sulfide Nanoarrays for Large‐Current‐Density Oxygen Evolution Electrocatalysis
    2017 548 citations Dapeng Liu, Yu Zhang et al. profile →
  4. Corrosion engineering towards efficient oxygen evolution electrodes with stable catalytic activity for over 6000 hours
    2018 504 citations Yu Zhang et al. profile →
  5. Epitaxial Heterogeneous Interfaces on N‐NiMoO4/NiS2 Nanowires/Nanosheets to Boost Hydrogen and Oxygen Production for Overall Water Splitting
    2018 474 citations Yu Zhang et al. Advanced Functional Materials profile →
  6. Multi-shelled metal oxides prepared via an anion-adsorption mechanism for lithium-ion batteries
    2016 411 citations Yu Zhang et al. profile →
  7. Advances of polymer binders for silicon‐based anodes in high energy density lithium‐ion batteries
    2021 255 citations Yu Zhang et al. profile →
  8. Nuclear GTPSCS functions as a lactyl-CoA synthetase to promote histone lactylation and gliomagenesis
    2024 79 citations Yu Zhang et al. profile →

Author Peers

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

Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Yu Zhang 17.1k 13.9k 11.7k 4.8k 3.0k 775 31.0k
Jian Zhang 16.3k 1.0× 13.4k 1.0× 8.8k 0.7× 3.8k 0.8× 2.3k 0.8× 402 26.5k
Wei Zhang 16.3k 1.0× 10.7k 0.8× 14.6k 1.3× 6.4k 1.3× 1.8k 0.6× 911 30.6k
Gang Chen 17.2k 1.0× 16.3k 1.2× 15.0k 1.3× 7.0k 1.5× 3.5k 1.2× 547 30.8k
Xiaojun Wu 20.4k 1.2× 15.9k 1.1× 23.7k 2.0× 4.9k 1.0× 2.9k 1.0× 603 42.4k
Dan Wang 18.1k 1.1× 13.1k 0.9× 15.7k 1.3× 8.3k 1.7× 1.5k 0.5× 672 34.7k
Yang Yang 17.9k 1.0× 16.1k 1.2× 14.4k 1.2× 7.1k 1.5× 2.4k 0.8× 611 33.4k
Qinghua Liu 12.2k 0.7× 14.4k 1.0× 10.9k 0.9× 3.1k 0.6× 2.8k 1.0× 514 24.9k
Yuan Wang 8.8k 0.5× 9.4k 0.7× 11.3k 1.0× 3.8k 0.8× 3.2k 1.1× 714 24.3k
Jing Li 9.7k 0.6× 9.5k 0.7× 9.6k 0.8× 3.5k 0.7× 1.9k 0.7× 719 23.2k
Tao Li 10.4k 0.6× 7.3k 0.5× 10.8k 0.9× 3.6k 0.7× 2.1k 0.7× 850 25.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yu Zhang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yu Zhang

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

All Works

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Kang, Sailei, Wenfang Yuan, Xuyun Guo, et al.. (2025). Concurrent Production of Glycolic Acid via Anode Valorization of Plastic Paired With Cathode Upcycling of Biomass Derivative. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(30). e202504993–e202504993. 8 indexed citations
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Gao, Yue, Ting Feng, Qi Xuan, et al.. (2025). Vacuum-Treated Brown Mesoporous TiO2 Nanospheres with Tailored Defect Structures for Enhanced Photoresponsive Properties. Molecules. 30(24). 4746–4746.
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Peng, Tao, Lu Xu, Jun Li, et al.. (2025). One-stone-four-birds strategy to construct magnetic mesoporous nano-ratio fluorescence sensor for efficient discovery of PSD95-nNOS uncouplers. Chemical Engineering Journal. 509. 161330–161330.
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Zhang, Longtao, Mingliang Zhang, Yu Zhang, et al.. (2024). Construction of Ultrafine PtIr Clusters Supported on Co3O4 Nanoflowers for Enhanced Overall Water Splitting. Chemistry - A European Journal. 30(31). 2 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yu, et al.. (2024). Experimental and machine learning study on mechanical properties and frost resistance of nano-TiO2 modified steel fiber reinforced concrete. Journal of Building Engineering. 98. 111207–111207. 1 indexed citations
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Cao, Xuecheng, et al.. (2024). Self-adaptive reconstructed high-entropy sulfide catalysts with optimized surface electronic structure for lithium-oxygen batteries. Applied Surface Science. 682. 161660–161660. 9 indexed citations
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Wang, Lijuan, et al.. (2024). Preparation and properties of cordierite-based multi-phase composite far-infrared emission ceramics by fine-grained tailings. Ceramics International. 50(17). 29729–29737. 7 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yu, Hengyue Xu, Si Tang, et al.. (2024). Design principles of underpotential deposition chemistry for highly reversible multivalent metal anodes. Energy storage materials. 74. 103991–103991. 5 indexed citations
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Liu, Xinsheng, Kecheng Long, Shaozhen Huang, et al.. (2024). Fluorinated carbon coating derived hydrophobic and dendrite-free lithium metal anode. Journal of Power Sources. 612. 234843–234843. 5 indexed citations
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Zhang, Shuting, Yu Zhang, Yufeng Li, et al.. (2024). Ruthenium highly dispersed in low crystallinity cobalt oxide as an efficient catalyst for Li-O2 battery. Journal of Power Sources. 623. 235394–235394. 5 indexed citations
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Liu, Xiaoni, Shenghao Zhang, Yaqi Fan, et al.. (2023). Nanosized Co Encapsulated in Porous Carbon for Ultra‐Stable Sodium‐Ion Batteries. Energy Technology. 11(9).
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Zuo, Xintao, Mengmeng Zhen, Dapeng Liu, et al.. (2023). A Multifunctional Catalytic Interlayer for Propelling Solid–Solid Conversion Kinetics of Li2S2 to Li2S in Lithium–Sulfur Batteries. Advanced Functional Materials. 33(15). 64 indexed citations
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Li, Zhi, Yu Zhang, & Yonggang Wang. (2023). High‐power and low‐cost sodium‐ion batteries with a wide operation temperature from −70 °C to 130 °C. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(5). 23 indexed citations
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Cao, Xuecheng, Yu Zhang, Chengyi Lu, et al.. (2023). Synergistic dual atomic sites with localized electronic modulation enable high-performance lithium–oxygen batteries. Chemical Engineering Journal. 466. 143351–143351. 18 indexed citations
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Huang, Haoyang, Wenjing Wang, Lei Ding, et al.. (2023). Direct conversion of water to hydrogen peroxide on single electrode towards partial oxidation of propylene. Chemical Engineering Journal. 461. 141748–141748. 13 indexed citations
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Huang, Liqing, Huimin Wang, Yu Zhang, et al.. (2018). Facile fabrication of 2D hetero core-satellites patterned Ag nanoparticle arrays with tunable plasmonic bands for SERS detection. Nanotechnology. 30(12). 125701–125701. 11 indexed citations

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