Zi‐Di Yu

2.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
28 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Zi‐Di Yu is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Polymers and Plastics and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Zi‐Di Yu has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 19 papers in Polymers and Plastics and 6 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Zi‐Di Yu's work include Conducting polymers and applications (19 papers), Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics (19 papers) and Perovskite Materials and Applications (7 papers). Zi‐Di Yu is often cited by papers focused on Conducting polymers and applications (19 papers), Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics (19 papers) and Perovskite Materials and Applications (7 papers). Zi‐Di Yu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Germany. Zi‐Di Yu's co-authors include Jian Pei, Jie‐Yu Wang, Yang Lu, Ze‐Fan Yao, Chi‐Yuan Yang, Haoyang You, Xiaoye Wang, Li Ding, Ziyuan Wang and Hio‐Ieng Un and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Chemical Reviews and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Zi‐Di Yu

25 papers receiving 1.5k 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.

A solution-processed n-type conducting polymer with ultrahigh conductivity

2022 341 citations Haoran Tang, Yuanying Liang et al. Nature profile →
Polymer Semiconductors: Synthesis, Processing, and Applications

2023 315 citations Li Ding, Zi‐Di Yu et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Zi‐Di Yu China	15	1.2k	1.1k	542	277	134	28	1.5k
Dong Hun Sin South Korea	22	1.5k 1.3×	1.2k 1.1×	435 0.8×	280 1.0×	93 0.7×	38	1.8k
Katherine A. Mazzio Germany	17	1.2k 1.0×	729 0.7×	472 0.9×	149 0.5×	130 1.0×	31	1.4k
Wu Zhang China	19	884 0.7×	1.1k 1.0×	260 0.5×	234 0.8×	63 0.5×	24	1.5k
Tanushree Ghosh India	19	727 0.6×	651 0.6×	368 0.7×	186 0.7×	63 0.5×	63	1.2k
Sang Myeon Lee South Korea	30	2.1k 1.8×	1.7k 1.6×	431 0.8×	272 1.0×	114 0.9×	54	2.4k
Yanna Sun China	22	2.0k 1.7×	1.5k 1.4×	319 0.6×	342 1.2×	117 0.9×	64	2.2k
Tetsuya Taima Japan	32	2.1k 1.8×	1.1k 1.0×	1.0k 1.9×	233 0.8×	192 1.4×	137	2.5k
Helen Bristow Saudi Arabia	22	1.4k 1.2×	932 0.9×	516 1.0×	176 0.6×	49 0.4×	30	1.6k
Jianhua Han China	23	1.1k 0.9×	1.0k 1.0×	224 0.4×	195 0.7×	87 0.6×	57	1.5k
He Xi China	27	1.8k 1.5×	815 0.7×	1.2k 2.2×	116 0.4×	58 0.4×	103	2.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zi‐Di Yu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Zi‐Di Yu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Zi‐Di Yu 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 Zi‐Di Yu. Zi‐Di Yu 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

Wu, Xiaocui, Stefania Moro, Adam Marks, et al.. (2025). Revealing polymerisation defects and formation mechanisms in aldol condensation for conjugated polymers via high-resolution molecular imaging. Nature Communications. 16(1). 7031–7031. 1 indexed citations

Huang, Yi-Fan, Zi‐Di Yu, Ze‐Fan Yao, et al.. (2025). Achieving well-ordered microstructure and enhanced conductivities in n-doped conjugated polymers via dual-affinity dopant. Chem. 12(3). 102755–102755.

Zhao, Hongli, et al.. (2025). Preconditioning strategies for stem cells and exosomes: Transformative potential in diabetic wound treatment: A review. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 338(Pt 1). 149504–149504.

Wu, Jingjing, et al.. (2025). KGN-PEG-MAL/SilMA/CNC composite hydrogel as a scaffold for chondrogenic differentiation of adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells. Materials & Design. 260. 114978–114978.

Yu, Zi‐Di, Yang Lu, Ze‐Fan Yao, et al.. (2024). Buffer Chain Model for Understanding Crystallization Competition in Conjugated Polymers. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 63(24). e202405139–e202405139. 12 indexed citations

Yu, Zi‐Di, et al.. (2024). Combined EKF–LSTM algorithm-based enhanced state-of-charge estimation for energy storage container cells. Journal of Power Electronics. 24(8). 1329–1339. 8 indexed citations

Yu, Zi‐Di, Yang Lu, Ze‐Fan Yao, et al.. (2024). Buffer Chain Model for Understanding Crystallization Competition in Conjugated Polymers. Angewandte Chemie. 136(24). 1 indexed citations

Chen, Qiran, Yuqian Li, Rong-Yao Gao, et al.. (2023). Synthesis and photophysical properties of BN-benzo[b]triphenylene. Chemical Physics Letters. 813. 140313–140313. 1 indexed citations

Bai, Xudong, Zi‐Di Yu, Li Yao, et al.. (2023). n-Type Semiconductive Polymers Based on Pyrene-1,5,6,10-Tetracarboxyl Diimide. Chinese Journal of Polymer Science. 41(10). 1584–1590. 4 indexed citations

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Yu, Zi‐Di, Yang Lu, Ziyuan Wang, et al.. (2023). High n-type and p-type conductivities and power factors achieved in a single conjugated polymer. Science Advances. 9(8). eadf3495–eadf3495. 60 indexed citations

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Wang, Xinyi, Zi‐Di Yu, Yang Lu, et al.. (2023). Density of States Engineering of n‐Doped Conjugated Polymers for High Charge Transport Performances. Advanced Materials. 35(21). e2300634–e2300634. 29 indexed citations

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Tang, Haoran, Yuanying Liang, Chunchen Liu, et al.. (2022). A solution-processed n-type conducting polymer with ultrahigh conductivity. Nature. 611(7935). 271–277. 341 indexed citations breakdown →

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Wang, Ziyuan, et al.. (2022). Copper-Catalyzed Formal Dehydration Polymerization of Propargylic Alcohols via Cumulene Intermediates. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 144(10). 4315–4320. 13 indexed citations

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Lungwitz, Dominique, Zi‐Di Yu, Sebastian Schneider, et al.. (2022). Use of a Multiple Hydride Donor To Achieve an n-Doped Polymer with High Solvent Resistance. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 14(29). 33598–33605. 8 indexed citations

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Wang, Ling, et al.. (2022). tae-miR9674a, a microRNA member of wheat, confers plant drought and salt tolerance through modulating the stomata movement and ROS homeostasis. Plant Biotechnology Reports. 17(4). 471–488. 14 indexed citations

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Wang, Zi‐Yuan, Lucia Di Virgilio, Ze‐Fan Yao, et al.. (2021). Correlating Charge Transport Properties of Conjugated Polymers in Solution Aggregates and Thin‐Film Aggregates. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 60(37). 20483–20488. 54 indexed citations

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Zhou, Yangyang, Ziyuan Wang, Ze‐Fan Yao, et al.. (2021). Systematic Investigation of Solution-State Aggregation Effect on Electrical Conductivity in Doped Conjugated Polymers. CCS Chemistry. 3(10). 2994–3004. 26 indexed citations

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Lu, Yang, Zi‐Di Yu, Hio‐Ieng Un, et al.. (2020). Persistent Conjugated Backbone and Disordered Lamellar Packing Impart Polymers with Efficient n‐Doping and High Conductivities. Advanced Materials. 33(2). e2005946–e2005946. 137 indexed citations

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Wang, Ziyuan, Ze‐Fan Yao, Yang Lu, et al.. (2020). Precise tracking and modulating aggregation structures of conjugated copolymers in solutions. Polymer Chemistry. 11(22). 3716–3722. 24 indexed citations

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Lu, Yang, Zi‐Di Yu, Runzhi Zhang, et al.. (2019). Rigid Coplanar Polymers for Stable n‐Type Polymer Thermoelectrics. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 58(33). 11390–11394. 184 indexed citations

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