Yuen Wu

34.8k total citations · 19 hit papers
229 papers, 28.2k citations indexed

About

Yuen Wu is a scholar working on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Materials Chemistry and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Yuen Wu has authored 229 papers receiving a total of 28.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 157 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 131 papers in Materials Chemistry and 98 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Yuen Wu's work include Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (127 papers), Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (66 papers) and Fuel Cells and Related Materials (39 papers). Yuen Wu is often cited by papers focused on Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (127 papers), Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (66 papers) and Fuel Cells and Related Materials (39 papers). Yuen Wu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Hong Kong. Yuen Wu's co-authors include Yadong Li, Tao Yao, Xun Hong, Wenxing Chen, Zhijun Li, Xiaoqian Wang, Shiqiang Wei, Yunteng Qu, Yue Lin and Wei Liu and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Chemical Society Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Yuen Wu

219 papers receiving 27.9k 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.

Single Cobalt Atoms with Precise N‐Coordination as Superior Oxygen Reduction Reaction Catalysts

2016 2.1k citations Tao Yao, Yuen Wu et al. profile →
Design of N-Coordinated Dual-Metal Sites: A Stable and Active Pt-Free Catalyst for Acidic Oxygen Reduction Reaction

2017 1.4k citations Zhijun Li, Wenxing Chen et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
Ionic Exchange of Metal–Organic Frameworks to Access Single Nickel Sites for Efficient Electroreduction of CO₂

2017 1.2k citations Changming Zhao, Tao Yao et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
Regulation of Coordination Number over Single Co Sites: Triggering the Efficient Electroreduction of CO₂

2017 1.0k citations Xiaoqian Wang, Xuyan Zhao et al. profile →
Direct transformation of bulk copper into copper single sites via emitting and trapping of atoms

2018 886 citations Yunteng Qu, Zhijun Li et al. Nature Catalysis profile →
Identification of single-atom active sites in carbon-based cobalt catalysts during electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution

2018 774 citations Yue Lin, Xiaokang Liu et al. Nature Catalysis profile →
Synergistic effect of well-defined dual sites boosting the oxygen reduction reaction

2018 757 citations Zhijun Li, Xiaoqian Wang et al. Energy & Environmental Science profile →
Review of Metal Catalysts for Oxygen Reduction Reaction: From Nanoscale Engineering to Atomic Design

2019 715 citations Xiaoqian Wang, Zhijun Li et al. profile →
Hollow Zn/Co ZIF Particles Derived from Core–Shell ZIF‐67@ZIF‐8 as Selective Catalyst for the Semi‐Hydrogenation of Acetylene

2015 691 citations Jian Yang, Xun Hong et al. profile →
Uncoordinated Amine Groups of Metal–Organic Frameworks to Anchor Single Ru Sites as Chemoselective Catalysts toward the Hydrogenation of Quinoline

2017 625 citations Wenxing Chen, Tao Yao et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
A general synthesis approach for amorphous noble metal nanosheets

2019 470 citations Geng Wu, Xusheng Zheng et al. Nature Communications profile →
Stimuli‐Responsive Manganese Single‐Atom Nanozyme for Tumor Therapy via Integrated Cascade Reactions

2021 406 citations Wenyu Wang, Yunteng Qu et al. profile →
Trifunctional Self‐Supporting Cobalt‐Embedded Carbon Nanotube Films for ORR, OER, and HER Triggered by Solid Diffusion from Bulk Metal

2019 389 citations Zhengkun Yang, Changming Zhao et al. profile →
Single Ru Atoms Stabilized by Hybrid Amorphous/Crystalline FeCoNi Layered Double Hydroxide for Ultraefficient Oxygen Evolution

2020 369 citations Xiaokang Liu, Yunteng Qu et al. profile →
Identification of Fenton-like active Cu sites by heteroatom modulation of electronic density

2022 361 citations Cai Chen, Wenxing Chen et al. profile →
Synergy between Palladium Single Atoms and Nanoparticles via Hydrogen Spillover for Enhancing CO₂ Photoreduction to CH₄

2022 325 citations Peigen Liu, Xiaoping Gao et al. profile →
General Design Concept for Single‐Atom Catalysts toward Heterogeneous Catalysis

2021 315 citations Wenxin Guo, Xiaoqian Wang et al. profile →
Revealing the role of double-layer microenvironments in pH-dependent oxygen reduction activity over metal-nitrogen-carbon catalysts

2023 148 citations Peng Li, Yuzhou Jiao et al. Nature Communications profile →
Alleviating OH Blockage on the Catalyst Surface by the Puncture Effect of Single-Atom Sites to Boost Alkaline Water Electrolysis

2024 132 citations Xingen Lin, Wenfeng Hu et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Single-atom nanozymes for enhanced electrochemical biosensing: A review 2025 ·Talanta ·Xiaofei Zhu, Can Xiong, Huang Zhou, Jin Wang, Yuen Wu	5
2	Magnetically tunable selectivity in methane oxidation enabled by Fe-embedded liquid metal catalysts 2025 ·Nature Nanotechnology ·(unknown), Yinhe Wang, Yu Zhang, (unknown), Rui Huang, Sicong Wang, Xiaokang Liu, (unknown), Zhiwen Zhang, Jun Cai, (unknown), Tao Yao, Jun Jiang, Zhi Liu, Yu Mao, (unknown), Lin Hu, Lei Zheng, Yuen Wu	0
3	Single-atom catalysts enabled electrochemical sensing for glucose 2025 ·Biosensors and Bioelectronics ·Muyu Yan, Can Xiong, Xiao Han, Zhenggang Xue, Yuen Wu	6
4	Defect engineering induced high metal loading Co-single-atom catalyst on carbon dots for efficient H2O2 electrosynthesis 2024 ·Chemical Engineering Journal ·Ze Lin, Yahui Li, Ruilong Li, Xingen Lin, Bincheng Xu, Zhixuan Chen, Yuen Wu, Ying Wang	8
5	New perspective crosslinking electrochemistry and other research fields: beyond electrochemical reactors 2024 ·Chemical Science ·Yu Zhang, Yuen Wu	3
6	Rational regulation of the electronic structure of Cu1 sites catalyst to modulate persulphate activation pathway 2024 ·Chemical Engineering Journal ·Xiao Ge, (unknown), Jie Wang, Weiqin Yin, Xiaozhi Wang, Yuen Wu	16
7	Supported Au single atoms and nanoparticles on MoS2 for highly selective CO2-to-CH3COOH photoreduction 2024 ·Nature Communications ·Cai Chen, (unknown), Xinglei Zhao, Yizhen Zhang, Ruilong Li, Qun Zhang, Hui Zhang, Yuen Wu	65
8	Identification of K+-determined reaction pathway for facilitated kinetics of CO2 electroreduction 2024 ·Nature Communications ·(unknown), Xiaokang Liu, (unknown), Longfei Hu, Sebastian Kunze, (unknown), (unknown), Yaxiong Yang, Xinqiang Wang, Ming‐Hui Fan, Hongge Pan, Xiaoping Gao, Tao Yao, Yuen Wu	21
9	H-buffer effects boosting H-spillover for efficient hydrogen evolution reaction 2024 ·Energy & Environmental Science ·Yuanyuan Yan, Junyi Du, (unknown), Jin Yang, Y. Xu, Meiling Wang, Yapeng Li, Tian Wang, Xiaosong Li, Xian‐Ming Zhang, Huang Zhou, Xun Hong, Yuen Wu, Lixing Kang	51
10	Electrolyte-free electrochemical oxygen generator for providing sterile and medical-grade oxygen in household applications 2024 ·Device ·Xuyan Zhao, Jia Zhao, Deming Li, (unknown), Peng Li, Yi Tan, Huang Zhou, Yu Zhang, Sen Lin, Yuen Wu	9
11	A Bioinspired Single‐Atom Fe Nanozyme with Excellent Laccase‐Like Activity for Efficient Aflatoxin B₁ Removal 2024 ·Small ·Lei Wang, (unknown), Lili Yao, Shuai Liu, Qiuping Wang, Hao Qu, Yuen Wu, Yu Mao, Lei Zheng	18
12	Alleviating OH Blockage on the Catalyst Surface by the Puncture Effect of Single-Atom Sites to Boost Alkaline Water Electrolysis breakdown → 2024 ·Journal of the American Chemical Society ·Xingen Lin, Wenfeng Hu, Jie Xu, Xiaokang Liu, Wei Jiang, Xianhui Ma, Dayin He, Zihan Wang, Wanqing Li, Li‐Ming Yang, Huang Zhou, Yuen Wu	132
13	Synergistic effect of platinum single atoms and nanoclusters for preferential oxidation of carbon monoxide in hydrogen-rich stream 2023 ·Journal of Power Sources ·(unknown), (unknown), Huilong Fei, Zhigang Liu, Shuang‐Feng Yin, Yuen Wu	10
14	Cell-inspired design of cascade catalysis system by 3D spatially separated active sites 2023 ·Nature Communications ·Qiuping Wang, Kui Chen, Hui Jiang, Cai Chen, Can Xiong, Min Chen, Jie Xu, Xiaoping Gao, Suowen Xu, Huang Zhou, Yuen Wu	35
15	Revealing the role of double-layer microenvironments in pH-dependent oxygen reduction activity over metal-nitrogen-carbon catalysts breakdown → 2023 ·Nature Communications ·Peng Li, Yuzhou Jiao, Yaner Ruan, (unknown), Yana Men, Cunlan Guo, Yuen Wu, Shengli Chen	148
16	Efficient industrial-current-density acetylene to polymer-grade ethylene via hydrogen-localization transfer over fluorine-modified copper 2023 ·Nature Communications ·Lei Bai, Yi Wang, Zheng Han, Jinbo Bai, Kunyue Leng, Lirong Zheng, Yunteng Qu, Yuen Wu	41
17	Facet Engineering of Nanoceria for Enzyme-Mimetic Catalysis 2022 ·ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces ·Min Chen, Xiaocheng Zhou, Can Xiong, Tongwei Yuan, Wenyu Wang, Yafei Zhao, Zhenggang Xue, Wenxin Guo, Qiuping Wang, Huijuan Wang, Yafei Li, Huang Zhou, Yuen Wu	40
18	2D MOF induced accessible and exclusive Co single sites for an efficient O-silylation of alcohols with silanes 2019 ·Chemical Communications ·(unknown), Peng Li, Zhijun Li, Wenxing Chen, Huang Zhou, Yafei Zhao, Xiaoqian Wang, Lirong Zheng, Juncai Dong, Yue Lin, Xusheng Zheng, Wensheng Yan, Jian Yang, Zhengkun Yang, Yunteng Qu, Tongwei Yuan, Yuen Wu, Yadong Li	38
19	A general synthesis approach for amorphous noble metal nanosheets breakdown → 2019 ·Nature Communications ·Geng Wu, Xusheng Zheng, Peixin Cui, Hongyu Jiang, Xiaoqian Wang, Yunteng Qu, Wenxing Chen, Yue Lin, Hai Li, Xiao Han, Yanmin Hu, Peigen Liu, Qinghua Zhang, Jingjie Ge, Yancai Yao, Rongbo Sun, Yuen Wu, Lin Gu, Xun Hong, Yadong Li	470
20	Direct transformation of bulk copper into copper single sites via emitting and trapping of atoms breakdown → 2018 ·Nature Catalysis ·Yunteng Qu, Zhijun Li, Wenxing Chen, Yue Lin, Tongwei Yuan, Zhengkun Yang, Changming Zhao, Jing Wang, Chao Zhao, Xin Wang, Fangyao Zhou, Zhongbin Zhuang, Yuen Wu, Yadong Li	886

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