Yun Hang Hu

22.6k total citations · 4 hit papers
363 papers, 18.6k citations indexed

About

Yun Hang Hu is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Yun Hang Hu has authored 363 papers receiving a total of 18.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 240 papers in Materials Chemistry, 122 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 97 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Yun Hang Hu's work include Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (85 papers), Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (85 papers) and Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions (56 papers). Yun Hang Hu is often cited by papers focused on Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (85 papers), Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (85 papers) and Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions (56 papers). Yun Hang Hu collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and France. Yun Hang Hu's co-authors include Eli Ruckenstein, Zhuxing Sun, Siyuan Fang, Hui Wang, Kai Sun, Yan Lin, Liang Chang, Suqing Wu, Wei Wei and Peifu Cheng and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Yun Hang Hu

354 papers receiving 18.3k citations

Hit 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.

Visible light photocatalytic degradation of tetracycline over TiO2

2019 568 citations Yun Hang Hu et al. Chemical Engineering Journal profile →
Photocatalytic CO2 reduction

2023 450 citations Siyuan Fang, Yun Hang Hu et al. profile →
3D Graphene Materials: From Understanding to Design and Synthesis Control

2020 410 citations Siyuan Fang, Yun Hang Hu et al. profile →
Recent progress in removal of heavy metals from wastewater: A comprehensive review

2023 136 citations Yuhuan Fei, Yun Hang Hu Chemosphere profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yun Hang Hu United States	77	12.5k	8.4k	4.9k	4.2k	2.0k	363	18.6k
Xinyong Li China	78	11.5k 0.9×	9.6k 1.1×	5.2k 1.1×	2.6k 0.6×	2.1k 1.0×	388	18.3k
Feng Peng China	78	13.1k 1.0×	13.1k 1.6×	7.4k 1.5×	2.7k 0.6×	2.6k 1.3×	480	22.6k
Chengming Wang China	67	9.9k 0.8×	11.0k 1.3×	6.9k 1.4×	1.9k 0.5×	2.3k 1.2×	204	18.4k
Qin Zhong China	69	12.9k 1.0×	9.2k 1.1×	6.8k 1.4×	4.4k 1.1×	2.0k 1.0×	608	19.8k
Ying Zhou China	74	12.2k 1.0×	12.3k 1.5×	7.1k 1.4×	2.2k 0.5×	1.5k 0.7×	442	18.0k
Qin Xin China	70	8.4k 0.7×	8.0k 0.9×	7.6k 1.6×	2.9k 0.7×	1.1k 0.6×	341	16.1k
Liang Chen China	81	11.2k 0.9×	11.5k 1.4×	10.8k 2.2×	4.2k 1.0×	2.0k 1.0×	400	23.6k
Fan Yang China	69	9.9k 0.8×	9.2k 1.1×	6.1k 1.3×	3.8k 0.9×	1.7k 0.9×	334	18.4k
Chenghua Sun China	77	18.3k 1.5×	18.2k 2.2×	8.6k 1.8×	5.3k 1.3×	2.5k 1.3×	406	28.1k
Zhenyu Sun China	66	12.8k 1.0×	10.3k 1.2×	7.0k 1.4×	4.5k 1.1×	2.4k 1.2×	303	22.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Yun Hang Hu

Since Specialization

Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Yun Hang Hu's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Yun Hang Hu with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Yun Hang Hu more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Yun Hang Hu

Since Specialization

Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Yun Hang Hu. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Yun Hang Hu. The network helps show where Yun Hang Hu may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yun Hang Hu

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

All Works

Sort: Min cites: Since: Top N: Style:

20 of 20 papers shown

Li, Miaomiao, et al.. (2025). Performance evaluation of glass powder as a partial precursor in alkali-activated slag (AAS) binder and recycled glass and steel fibers in AAS mortar. Construction and Building Materials. 473. 140757–140757. 1 indexed citations

Deng, Xuan, J.P. Tu, Xin Zhang, et al.. (2025). Molecular‐Template Vertical Epitaxial Growth of 2D Stacked Organic Cocrystal. Advanced Materials. 38(5). e16174–e16174.

Chen, Shaoqin & Yun Hang Hu. (2024). Advancements and future directions in waste plastics recycling: From mechanical methods to innovative chemical processes. Chemical Engineering Journal. 493. 152727–152727. 57 indexed citations

Pang, Zijun, Cong Wei, Cong Wei, et al.. (2024). Application of SO42–/Fe2O3-CuO solid superacid materials in cyclic compounds from wastewater: Performance and mechanism. Separation and Purification Technology. 342. 126913–126913. 3 indexed citations

Hu, Yun Hang, et al.. (2024). N/O co-doped poly(γ-glutamic acid)/Ni2+/melamine/chitosan nanoparticle-based hollow graphite carbon spheres for aqueous zinc-ion hybrid supercapacitors. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 278(Pt 3). 134930–134930. 1 indexed citations

Hu, Yun Hang, Xudong Hu, Ziqing He, et al.. (2024). Anesthesia/surgery activate MMP9 leading to blood-brain barrier disruption, triggering neuroinflammation and POD-like behavior in aged mice. International Immunopharmacology. 135. 112290–112290. 11 indexed citations

Su, Hanrui & Yun Hang Hu. (2024). Thermo-photo catalytic anode process for carbonate-superstructured solid fuel cells. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(2). e2314996121–e2314996121. 4 indexed citations

Fang, Siyuan & Yun Hang Hu. (2024). Emerging approaches of utilizing trees to produce advanced structural and functional materials. Chemical Communications. 60(60). 7663–7671. 4 indexed citations

Zhu, Shaolong, Kai Wang, Weibo Wang, et al.. (2023). Numerical study on unsteady heat transfer and fluid flow in a closed cylinder of reciprocating liquid hydrogen pumps. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 48(77). 30156–30169. 11 indexed citations

10.

Zhu, Shaolong, Kai Wang, Weibo Wang, et al.. (2023). Numerical study on the dynamic process of reciprocating liquid hydrogen pumps for hydrogen refueling stations. Energy. 281. 128303–128303. 15 indexed citations

11.

Chang, Liang, Shaoqin Chen, Yuhuan Fei, Darı́o Stacchiola, & Yun Hang Hu. (2023). Superstructured NiMoO ₄ @CoMoO ₄ core-shell nanofibers for supercapacitors with ultrahigh areal capacitance. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120(12). e2219950120–e2219950120. 31 indexed citations

12.

Chen, Shaoqin, et al.. (2023). 3D meso/macroporous carbon from MgO-templated pyrolysis of waste plastic as an efficient electrode for supercapacitors. Chemosphere. 322. 138174–138174. 28 indexed citations

13.

Gang, Yang, Boyang Li, Siyuan Fang, et al.. (2022). Efficient electrochemical CO2 reduction to CO by metal and nitrogen co-doped carbon catalysts derived from pharmaceutical wastes adsorbed on commercial carbon nanotubes. Chemical Engineering Journal. 453. 139712–139712. 22 indexed citations

14.

Wang, Chunling, Siyuan Fang, Songhai Xie, Ying Zheng, & Yun Hang Hu. (2020). Thermo-photo catalytic CO₂ hydrogenation over Ru/TiO₂. Journal of Materials Chemistry. 1 indexed citations

15.

Wang, Chunling, Jiong Yang, Yongxing Sun, et al.. (2019). Highly selective production of C5-C12 hydrocarbons over efficient Ru/heteropoly-acid catalysts. Fuel. 244. 395–402. 8 indexed citations

16.

Feng, Bo, et al.. (2019). Synthesis of Semimetallic Tungsten Trioxide for Infrared Light Photoelectrocatalytic Water Splitting. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 123(42). 25833–25843. 9 indexed citations

17.

Li, Yuexiang, et al.. (2018). Fe-B alloy coupled with Fe clusters as an efficient cocatalyst for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution. Chemical Engineering Journal. 344. 506–513. 129 indexed citations

18.

Li, Yi, Yazhou Zhou, Chengzhou Zhu, et al.. (2018). Porous graphene doped with Fe/N/S and incorporating Fe₃O₄ nanoparticles for efficient oxygen reduction. Catalysis Science & Technology. 8(20). 5325–5333. 38 indexed citations

19.

Hao, Qingqing, Bingsen Zhang, Zhao‐Tie Liu, et al.. (2016). One-step green approach for synthesizing highly ordered pillaring materials via ultrafast transportation. Applied Clay Science. 124-125. 137–142. 2 indexed citations

20.

Hu, Yun Hang. (2010). Advances in CO2 conversion and utilization. American Chemical Society eBooks. 61 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact