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 Taiwan. 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

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Noble metal-free hydrogen evolution catalysts for water splitting

2015 5.2k citations Yu Zhang et al. profile →
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 →
Ultrafast Formation of Amorphous Bimetallic Hydroxide Films on 3D Conductive Sulfide Nanoarrays for Large‐Current‐Density Oxygen Evolution Electrocatalysis

2017 548 citations Yu Zhang et al. profile →
Corrosion engineering towards efficient oxygen evolution electrodes with stable catalytic activity for over 6000 hours

2018 504 citations Yu Zhang et al. profile →
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. profile →
Multi-shelled metal oxides prepared via an anion-adsorption mechanism for lithium-ion batteries

2016 411 citations Yu Zhang et al. profile →
Advances of polymer binders for silicon‐based anodes in high energy density lithium‐ion batteries

2021 255 citations Yu Zhang et al. profile →
Nuclear GTPSCS functions as a lactyl-CoA synthetase to promote histone lactylation and gliomagenesis

2024 79 citations Yu Zhang et al. profile →

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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.

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	MoS2/rGO electrocatalyst with MoO3 and 1T/2H-MoS2 species as active sites for efficient hydrogen evolution reaction 2025 ·Materials Letters ·Zihan Zhang, Liguo Wei, (unknown), Yu Zhang, (unknown)	1
2	Enhanced electrocatalytic performance of La modulated PtCo nanobunches for methanol electro-oxidation 2025 ·Journal of Alloys and Compounds ·Yulan Liu, Suwen Li, Yu Zhang, (unknown), He Wang, (unknown)	0
3	Fresh perspectives and insights into the challenges and opportunities in the emerging high-entropy electrocatalysts 2025 ·Coordination Chemistry Reviews ·(unknown), (unknown), Xin Li, (unknown), Kai Chen, Genxiang Wang, (unknown), Hao Zhang, Yu Zhang, Zhenhai Wen	5
4	Laser-induced phase-change of CsCu2I3 and Cs3Cu2I5 perovskite nanocrystals: Structural and optical insights 2025 ·Chinese Journal of Physics ·Yuqing Ren, Yu Zhang, Chao Wang, Rui Li, Hsiang‐Chen Chui	1
5	Concurrent Production of Glycolic Acid via Anode Valorization of Plastic Paired With Cathode Upcycling of Biomass Derivative 2025 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Sailei Kang, Wenfang Yuan, Xuyun Guo, Yu Zhang, Jian Shang, (unknown), Yingxin Ma, Valeria Nicolosi, Lejuan Cai, (unknown)	8
6	Pb–Pd alloy catalysts with intercalated Pb atoms: optimized electronic and lattice structures for enhanced electrochemical ethanol oxidation 2025 ·Dalton Transactions ·(unknown), Yu Zhang, (unknown), Ning Gong, Shi Hu	0
7	Model predictive motion control of blanket remote maintenance mover 2024 ·Fusion Engineering and Design ·(unknown), Kun Lü, Yong Cheng, Huapeng Wu, Heikki Handroos, Wenlong Zhao, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Yu Zhang, Hongtao Pan	1
8	Neuroprotective properties of plant extract green-formulated silver nanoparticles on the contusive model of spinal cord injury in rats 2024 ·Inorganic Chemistry Communications ·Yu Zhang, Shiyu Feng, Peixin Wang	3
9	Molybdenum dialkyphosphorodithioate-derived artificial solid-electrolyte interface enabling stable lithium metal anodes 2024 ·Energy storage materials ·Wenhao Li, Shaozhen Huang, Yu Zhang, Kecheng Long, Piao Qing, Yaqin Wu, Shengli An, Zhibin Wu, Libao Chen	28
10	Amorphous metal-organic frameworks-derived In2O3 microstructures with abundant oxygen vacancies for superior chlorine gas sensing performance 2024 ·Sensors and Actuators B Chemical ·Ziwei Zhang, Jiangwei Ma, (unknown), (unknown), Hui Yong, Jifan Hu, Kewei Zhang, Yu Zhang, Haiwen Wang, (unknown)	16
11	Highly efficient photocatalytic antifouling activity of core-shell structural encapsulation Bi2MoO6 with visible-light responsive ZIF-67 2024 ·Applied Surface Science ·Yu Zhang, Peng Ju, (unknown), (unknown), Kunpeng Dou, Xiaofan Zhai, Jizhou Duan, Baorong Hou	10
12	Preparation and mechanism study of hydrogen bond induced enhanced composited gelatin microsphere probe 2024 ·International Journal of Biological Macromolecules ·(unknown), Kezhen Zhang, Yu Zhang, Nan Wang, Huaping Wang, Hongyao Xu, Shanyi Guang	2
13	N, O and P co-doped hierarchically porous carbon fiber for high performance Zinc-ion hybrid capacitors 2024 ·Materials Letters ·Guangzhen Zhao, Qiang Zheng, (unknown), Yu Zhang, (unknown), Guang Zhu, Ruizheng Zhao	1
14	Responsive cellulose nanocrystal / acrylamide / poly (ethylene glycol) photonic films with chiral nematic structures by co-assembly and photopolymerization 2024 ·Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects ·Yu Zhang, (unknown), (unknown), Helan Xu, (unknown), Xiuliang Hou	1
15	Recent advances in selenide-based electrocatalysts for hydrogen/oxygen evolution reaction: from mechanism and synthesis to application 2024 ·Materials Today Energy ·Yu Zhang, Y.‐B. Jiang, Abdukader Abdukayum, Xusheng Xie, Sanshuang Gao, Xijun Liu, L. Zhang, (unknown), Guangzhi Hu	24
16	Post-decorated MOF derived carbon coated Co metal nanoparticles as efficient hydrogen evolution electrocatalyts 2023 ·Journal of Solid State Chemistry ·(unknown), (unknown), Yu Zhang, Xiao Li, Jiao Li, Fengwei Gao, Zhong‐Min Su	2
17	Long-lasting action mechanism of 3D skeleton regulated the residual stress fluctuations in SiCf/SiC heterogeneous joints 2023 ·Materials Characterization ·Yu Zhang, Wei Guo, Qiang Jia, Baoliang Zhang, Ying Zhu, Hongqiang Zhang	20
18	Engineering high-entropy alloy nanosheets toward efficient electrocatalytic water oxidation 2023 ·Fuel ·Hehe Wei, Qiang Wang, Yu Zhang, (unknown), Ping Liu, (unknown), Xue‐Qing Gong	20
19	Regulating the in situ generation of active chlorine species in a photoelectrochemical system for the efficient simultaneous removal of ammonia nitrogen and refractory pharmaceuticals 2023 ·Chemical Engineering Journal ·Yu Zhang, Jun Cui, Yuansheng Pei	18
20	Facile fabrication of 2D hetero core-satellites patterned Ag nanoparticle arrays with tunable plasmonic bands for SERS detection 2018 ·Nanotechnology ·(unknown), Liqing Huang, Huimin Wang, (unknown), Yu Zhang, Weiwei Zhang, You Liu, Gang Li, (unknown), Huimin Tong	11

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