Yujie Sun

20.9k total citations · 14 hit papers
167 papers, 18.5k citations indexed

About

Yujie Sun is a scholar working on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Yujie Sun has authored 167 papers receiving a total of 18.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 77 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 65 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 55 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Yujie Sun's work include Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (59 papers), Advanced battery technologies research (41 papers) and Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (29 papers). Yujie Sun is often cited by papers focused on Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (59 papers), Advanced battery technologies research (41 papers) and Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (29 papers). Yujie Sun collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and South Sudan. Yujie Sun's co-authors include Bo You, Nan Jiang, Meili Sheng, Xuan Liu, Christopher J. Chang, Jeffrey R. Long, Guan‐Qun Han, Junko Yano, Claudia Turró and E. Montalvo and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Chemical Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Yujie Sun

158 papers receiving 18.3k 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.

Innovative Strategies for Electrocatalytic Water Splitting

2018 1.6k citations Bo You, Yujie Sun profile →
A Molecular MoS ₂ Edge Site Mimic for Catalytic Hydrogen Generation

2012 1.1k citations Yujie Sun et al. profile →
A General Strategy for Decoupled Hydrogen Production from Water Splitting by Integrating Oxidative Biomass Valorization

2016 869 citations Bo You, Xuan Liu et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
Electrodeposited Cobalt‐Phosphorous‐Derived Films as Competent Bifunctional Catalysts for Overall Water Splitting

2015 790 citations Nan Jiang, Bo You et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
Hierarchically Porous Urchin-Like Ni₂P Superstructures Supported on Nickel Foam as Efficient Bifunctional Electrocatalysts for Overall Water Splitting

2015 777 citations Bo You, Nan Jiang et al. profile →
Complexes of earth-abundant metals for catalytic electrochemical hydrogen generation under aqueous conditions

2012 605 citations Yujie Sun et al. profile →
High-Performance Overall Water Splitting Electrocatalysts Derived from Cobalt-Based Metal–Organic Frameworks

2015 591 citations Bo You, Nan Jiang et al. profile →
Simultaneous H₂ Generation and Biomass Upgrading in Water by an Efficient Noble‐Metal‐Free Bifunctional Electrocatalyst

2016 553 citations Bo You, Nan Jiang et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
Electrodeposited Cobalt-Sulfide Catalyst for Electrochemical and Photoelectrochemical Hydrogen Generation from Water

2013 527 citations Yujie Sun et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
Interfacing nickel nitride and nickel boosts both electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution and oxidation reactions

2018 512 citations Fuzhan Song, Wei Li et al. Nature Communications profile →
Nickel sulfides for electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution under alkaline conditions: a case study of crystalline NiS, NiS₂, and Ni₃S₂ nanoparticles

2015 467 citations Nan Jiang, Bo You et al. profile →
Visible-Light-Driven Valorization of Biomass Intermediates Integrated with H₂ Production Catalyzed by Ultrathin Ni/CdS Nanosheets

2017 456 citations Guan‐Qun Han, R. Alan Burgess et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
Bifunctional Electrocatalysts for Overall and Hybrid Water Splitting

2024 450 citations Guoliang Mei, Yujie Sun et al. profile →
Dual hydrogen production from electrocatalytic water reduction coupled with formaldehyde oxidation via a copper-silver electrocatalyst

2023 181 citations Guan‐Qun Han, Yujie Sun et al. Nature Communications profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Yujie Sun	14.2k	10.1k	5.2k	2.0k	1.8k	167	18.5k
Lu Shang	12.4k 0.9×	8.4k 0.8×	8.0k 1.5×	1.4k 0.7×	1.9k 1.0×	136	16.9k
Shijun Liao	10.2k 0.7×	10.2k 1.0×	6.8k 1.3×	1.6k 0.8×	2.2k 1.2×	377	17.8k
Guangxu Chen	7.4k 0.5×	6.5k 0.6×	6.3k 1.2×	1.3k 0.7×	1.8k 0.9×	122	13.9k
Pinxian Xi	11.9k 0.8×	10.2k 1.0×	5.0k 1.0×	1.1k 0.6×	1.7k 0.9×	175	16.1k
Wei Zhang	12.2k 0.9×	9.5k 0.9×	6.5k 1.2×	853 0.4×	1.7k 0.9×	301	17.9k
Jingqi Tian	9.8k 0.7×	9.8k 1.0×	9.1k 1.7×	2.0k 1.0×	1.9k 1.1×	136	18.6k
Dehui Deng	14.7k 1.0×	9.6k 1.0×	10.4k 2.0×	1.3k 0.7×	1.8k 1.0×	132	21.7k
Yongquan Qu	7.5k 0.5×	7.2k 0.7×	9.8k 1.9×	2.6k 1.3×	1.4k 0.7×	207	16.7k
Wei Luo	9.8k 0.7×	7.7k 0.8×	6.6k 1.3×	670 0.3×	1.3k 0.7×	302	15.6k
Zuofeng Chen	7.8k 0.5×	6.3k 0.6×	3.6k 0.7×	1.4k 0.7×	1.3k 0.7×	189	11.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yujie Sun

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20 of 20 papers shown

Zhou, Tianjun, Pan Li, Yujie Sun, et al.. (2025). BSA/PEI/GOD modified cellulose nanocrystals for construction of hydrogel-based flexible glucose sensors for sweat detection. Journal of Materials Chemistry B. 13(8). 2705–2716. 3 indexed citations

Li, Hui, et al.. (2025). Mendelian randomization analysis reveals causal relationship between allergic diseases and influenza. World Allergy Organization Journal. 18(7). 101077–101077.

Li, Zhengyuan, Peng Wang, Guan‐Qun Han, et al.. (2025). Ampere-level co-electrosynthesis of formate from CO2 reduction paired with formaldehyde dehydrogenation reactions. Nature Communications. 16(1). 4850–4850. 9 indexed citations

Li, Xiangrong, et al.. (2024). Comparative analysis of the interaction mechanism of γ-globulin and hemoglobin with spherical and rod-shaped gold nanoparticles. Chemico-Biological Interactions. 403. 111257–111257. 1 indexed citations

Xiao, Peng, et al.. (2024). Influence of platform satisfaction on the willingness to use a new platform. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 28607–28607. 1 indexed citations

Kundu, Bidyut Kumar, et al.. (2024). Organic Two‐Photon‐Absorbing Photosensitizers Can Overcome Competing Light Absorption in Organic Photocatalysis. Chemistry - A European Journal. 30(69). e202402856–e202402856. 5 indexed citations

Sun, Yujie, et al.. (2024). Recent advancements in the molecular design of deep-red to near-infrared light-absorbing photocatalysts. Chem Catalysis. 4(8). 100973–100973. 11 indexed citations

Ni, Wei, Yang Yang, Qinhua Chen, et al.. (2024). Platinum nanowires/MXene nanosheets/porous carbon ternary nanocomposites for in situ monitoring of dopamine released from neuronal cells. Talanta. 278. 126496–126496. 14 indexed citations

Li, Xiangrong, et al.. (2024). Study on the molecular mechanism of gold nanorods interacting with fibrinogen and transferrin to form protein corona. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 278(Pt 2). 134812–134812. 4 indexed citations

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Rahman, Md. Habibur, Yujie Sun, & Arun Mannodi‐Kanakkithodi. (2024). High-throughput screening of single atom co-catalysts in ZnIn₂S₄ for photocatalysis. Materials Advances. 5(21). 8673–8683. 4 indexed citations

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Wang, Zhiwei, Xiaojing Liu, Yujie Sun, et al.. (2024). Tetrametallic mastery: Cluster-doped graphdiyne as a superior electrocatalyst for hydrogen evolution. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 62. 610–616. 2 indexed citations

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Qiu, Kangqiang, Guan‐Qun Han, Bidyut Kumar Kundu, et al.. (2023). Quantifying cell viability through organelle ratiometric probing. Chemical Science. 14(37). 10236–10248. 12 indexed citations

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Mei, Guoliang, Xiaoju Yang, Xuan Yang, et al.. (2023). Tandem Electro‐Thermo‐Catalysis for the Oxidative Aminocarbonylation of Arylboronic Acids to Amides from CO₂ and Water. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 63(2). e202314708–e202314708. 12 indexed citations

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Rahman, Md. Habibur, Jiaqi Yang, Yujie Sun, & Arun Mannodi‐Kanakkithodi. (2023). Defect engineering in ZnIn2X4 (X=S, Se, Te) semiconductors for improved photocatalysis. Surfaces and Interfaces. 39. 102960–102960. 22 indexed citations

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Song, Fuzhan, Tong Zhang, Dexia Zhou, et al.. (2022). Charge Transfer of Interfacial Catalysts for Hydrogen Energy. ACS Materials Letters. 4(5). 967–977. 74 indexed citations

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Luo, Qing, Zhen Ding, Huamin Sun, et al.. (2021). A small molecule with a big scissoring effect: sodium dodecyl sulfate working on two-dimensional metal–organic frameworks. CrystEngComm. 23(6). 1360–1365. 13 indexed citations

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Han, Guan‐Qun & Yujie Sun. (2020). Visible-light-driven organic transformations on semiconductors. Materials Today Physics. 16. 100297–100297. 38 indexed citations

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Li, Wei, Nan Jiang, Bo Hu, et al.. (2018). Electrolyzer Design for Flexible Decoupled Water Splitting and Organic Upgrading with Electron Reservoirs. Chem. 4(3). 637–649. 152 indexed citations

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Han, Guan‐Qun, et al.. (2017). Visible-Light-Driven Valorization of Biomass Intermediates Integrated with H₂ Production Catalyzed by Ultrathin Ni/CdS Nanosheets. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 139(44). 15584–15587. 456 indexed citations breakdown →

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Sun, Yujie. (2010). Ru(II) and Os(II) Polypyridyl Complexes as Luminescence Sensors and PDT Agents. OhioLink ETD Center (Ohio Library and Information Network). 1 indexed citations

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