Yu‐Ru Zhang

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
98 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Yu‐Ru Zhang is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Mechanics of Materials and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, Yu‐Ru Zhang has authored 98 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 75 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 28 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 27 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in Yu‐Ru Zhang's work include Plasma Diagnostics and Applications (72 papers), Electrohydrodynamics and Fluid Dynamics (28 papers) and Metal and Thin Film Mechanics (27 papers). Yu‐Ru Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Plasma Diagnostics and Applications (72 papers), Electrohydrodynamics and Fluid Dynamics (28 papers) and Metal and Thin Film Mechanics (27 papers). Yu‐Ru Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, Belgium and United States. Yu‐Ru Zhang's co-authors include Annemie Bogaerts, You‐Nian Wang, Erik C. Neyts, Koen Van Laer, Fei Gao, Xiang Xu, Jing Li, Yaya Li, Chien‐Chiang Lee and Wanmei Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Applied Physics, Advanced Functional Materials and Applied Catalysis B: Environmental.

In The Last Decade

Yu‐Ru Zhang

85 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

Synthesis of 1-(Halo)alkyl-3-heteroaryl Bicyclo[1.1.1]pen... 2024 2026 2025 2024 20 40 60
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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. Synthesis of 1-(Halo)alkyl-3-heteroaryl Bicyclo[1.1.1]pentanes Enabled by a Photocatalytic Minisci-type Multicomponent Reaction
    2024 67 citations Yuxin Wang, Yu‐Ru Zhang et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Yu‐Ru Zhang China 22 984 515 385 339 228 98 1.9k
Shaohong Wang China 29 621 0.6× 70 0.1× 461 1.2× 63 0.2× 53 0.2× 172 2.8k
Jiaxing Wang China 26 407 0.4× 75 0.1× 503 1.3× 91 0.3× 36 0.2× 101 2.3k
Guozhen Zhang China 40 1.8k 1.8× 245 0.5× 3.1k 8.0× 106 0.3× 41 0.2× 264 6.0k
Guoping Li China 31 787 0.8× 70 0.1× 1.6k 4.2× 75 0.2× 69 0.3× 132 3.1k
Young‐Il Kim South Korea 36 1.9k 2.0× 118 0.2× 2.3k 6.0× 50 0.1× 64 0.3× 247 4.9k
Yanli Zhu China 23 663 0.7× 30 0.1× 591 1.5× 396 1.2× 200 0.9× 105 1.9k
Cheng Li China 20 639 0.6× 49 0.1× 186 0.5× 21 0.1× 218 1.0× 107 1.6k
Dehui Xu China 30 1.3k 1.4× 1.3k 2.5× 350 0.9× 65 0.2× 157 0.7× 150 2.9k
Haiqing Wang China 39 1.4k 1.4× 37 0.1× 1.6k 4.2× 131 0.4× 115 0.5× 158 4.4k
Gabi Friesen Switzerland 21 848 0.9× 118 0.2× 365 0.9× 41 0.1× 57 0.3× 92 2.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yu‐Ru Zhang

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yu‐Ru Zhang

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All Works

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Wen, De‐Qi, et al.. (2025). Two-dimensional fluid simulations of sawtooth waveform pulsed inductively coupled Ar/O2 plasma discharges. Journal of Physics D Applied Physics. 58(21). 215202–215202.
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Gao, Fei, et al.. (2025). Enhanced volume production of negative hydrogen ion in pulsed modulated ion source for fusion. Plasma Sources Science and Technology. 34(3). 35015–35015.
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Zhang, Yu‐Ru, et al.. (2024). Fast simulation strategy for capacitively-coupled plasmas based on fluid model. Computer Physics Communications. 307. 109392–109392.
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Xu, Jun, et al.. (2024). Energy-transfer photocatalysis for Minisci C–H (amino)alkylation of heteroarenes using oxime esters as dual-role reagents. Organic Chemistry Frontiers. 11(18). 5122–5129. 37 indexed citations
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Gao, Fei, et al.. (2024). 3D modeling of a double-driver ion source considering ion magnetization: an investigation of plasma symmetry modulation methods. Nuclear Fusion. 64(5). 56015–56015. 2 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yu‐Ru, et al.. (2023). Modulation of the plasma radial uniformity in pulsed dual-antenna inductively coupled plasmas. Physics of Plasmas. 30(6). 9 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yu‐Ru, et al.. (2023). Fast simulation of the E–H mode transition in Ar/O2 inductively coupled plasmas. Journal of Applied Physics. 134(3). 5 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yu‐Ru, et al.. (2023). Benchmarking and validation of a hybrid model for electropositive and electronegative capacitively coupled plasmas. Plasma Sources Science and Technology. 32(5). 54005–54005. 4 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yu‐Ru, et al.. (2023). Investigation of the dual-frequency bias effect on inductively coupled Cl2 plasmas by hybrid simulation. Journal of Physics D Applied Physics. 56(36). 365202–365202. 3 indexed citations
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Wu, Wei, et al.. (2023). Research on the Development Status of Smart and Healthy Pension Industry in Chongqing for 2035 based on TF-IDF Algorithm. Academic journal of management and social sciences. 4(1). 74–78.
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Zhang, Yu‐Ru, et al.. (2021). How to balance computational cost and accuracy of the model for negative hydrogen ion sources? A level-lumping strategy. Plasma Sources Science and Technology. 30(7). 75028–75028. 4 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yu‐Ru, et al.. (2021). Hybrid simulation of radio frequency biased inductively coupled Cl2 plasmas. Physics of Plasmas. 28(5). 53512–53512. 9 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yu‐Ru, et al.. (2019). Ion energy and angular distributions in planar Ar/O 2 inductively coupled plasmas: hybrid simulation and experimental validation. Journal of Physics D Applied Physics. 52(29). 295204–295204. 12 indexed citations
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Zhang, Ya, Hongyu Wang, Yu‐Ru Zhang, & Annemie Bogaerts. (2017). Formation of microdischarges inside a mesoporous catalyst in dielectric barrier discharge plasmas. Plasma Sources Science and Technology. 26(5). 54002–54002. 68 indexed citations
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Li, Hong, Yang Liu, Yu‐Ru Zhang, Fei Gao, & You-Nian Wang. (2017). Nonlocal electron kinetics and spatial transport in radio-frequency two-chamber inductively coupled plasmas with argon discharges. Journal of Applied Physics. 121(23). 32 indexed citations
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Gao, Fei, Yu‐Ru Zhang, Hong Li, Yang Liu, & You-Nian Wang. (2017). Spatial distributions of plasma parameters in inductively coupled hydrogen discharges with an expansion region. Physics of Plasmas. 24(7). 19 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yu‐Ru, et al.. (2013). The Research and Application of College Student Attendance System based on RFID Technology. International Journal of Control and Automation. 6(2). 273–282. 12 indexed citations

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