Ziyou Yu

8.6k total citations · 6 hit papers
77 papers, 7.5k citations indexed

About

Ziyou Yu is a scholar working on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Ziyou Yu has authored 77 papers receiving a total of 7.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 21 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 14 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Ziyou Yu's work include Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (21 papers), Advanced battery technologies research (12 papers) and Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication (11 papers). Ziyou Yu is often cited by papers focused on Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (21 papers), Advanced battery technologies research (12 papers) and Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication (11 papers). Ziyou Yu collaborates with scholars based in China, Belgium and Poland. Ziyou Yu's co-authors include Shu‐Hong Yu, Min‐Rui Gao, Yu Duan, Xingxing Yu, Xingyu Feng, Lifeng Chen, Chaochao Lang, Qiqi Fu, Hai‐Wei Liang and Yu Chen and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Advanced Materials and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Ziyou Yu

72 papers receiving 7.5k citations

Hit Papers

5 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.

Clean and Affordable Hydrogen Fuel from Alkaline Water Splitting: Past, Recent Progress, and Future Prospects

2021 1.5k citations Ziyou Yu, Yu Duan et al. profile →
Ni–Mo–O nanorod-derived composite catalysts for efficient alkaline water-to-hydrogen conversion via urea electrolysis

2018 729 citations Ziyou Yu, Chaochao Lang et al. Energy & Environmental Science profile →
Scaled‐Up Synthesis of Amorphous NiFeMo Oxides and Their Rapid Surface Reconstruction for Superior Oxygen Evolution Catalysis

2019 556 citations Yu Duan, Ziyou Yu et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
“Superaerophobic” Nickel Phosphide Nanoarray Catalyst for Efficient Hydrogen Evolution at Ultrahigh Current Densities

2019 512 citations Xingxing Yu, Ziyou Yu et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
Flexible all-solid-state high-power supercapacitor fabricated with nitrogen-doped carbon nanofiber electrode material derived from bacterial cellulose

2013 499 citations Ziyou Yu, Shu‐Hong Yu et al. Energy & Environmental Science profile →
Boosting the durability of RuO2 via confinement effect for proton exchange membrane water electrolyzer

2025 30 citations Xiaoran Wang, Ziyou Yu et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ziyou Yu China	34	4.7k	4.5k	1.7k	1.7k	683	77	7.5k
Haining Zhang China	40	2.9k 0.6×	4.2k 0.9×	988 0.6×	1.4k 0.8×	239 0.3×	208	6.5k
Simin Xu China	51	5.4k 1.1×	3.3k 0.7×	1.7k 1.0×	4.9k 2.9×	443 0.6×	126	9.3k
Ming Chen China	56	3.1k 0.7×	6.2k 1.4×	2.1k 1.2×	3.8k 2.2×	529 0.8×	351	10.8k
Xiaozhi Liu China	48	5.3k 1.1×	4.5k 1.0×	999 0.6×	4.5k 2.7×	511 0.7×	127	9.6k
Biao Gao China	55	2.8k 0.6×	6.6k 1.5×	3.5k 2.0×	2.8k 1.7×	409 0.6×	192	9.5k
Zhihong Zhu China	44	1.9k 0.4×	3.9k 0.9×	2.4k 1.4×	1.6k 0.9×	686 1.0×	140	6.6k
Yan Xiang China	52	2.5k 0.5×	4.8k 1.1×	1.4k 0.8×	2.0k 1.2×	279 0.4×	275	7.8k
Jin Jia China	39	3.0k 0.6×	2.8k 0.6×	696 0.4×	2.3k 1.4×	347 0.5×	96	5.5k
Huigang Zhang China	46	2.0k 0.4×	6.3k 1.4×	1.6k 0.9×	3.2k 1.9×	261 0.4×	173	9.1k
Wenjing Bao China	27	2.4k 0.5×	3.4k 0.8×	1.3k 0.8×	2.4k 1.4×	796 1.2×	74	5.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ziyou Yu

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Mukiza, Emile, Quoc Tri Phung, Suresh Seetharam, et al.. (2025). Effect of gamma radiation on geopolymerization and microstructure development of metakaolin-based geopolymer for Cesium and Strontium waste immobilization. Journal of Nuclear Materials. 620. 156325–156325.

Yu, Ziyou, Alexios P. Douvalis, Rodrigo de Oliveira Silva, et al.. (2025). Unravelling the role of iron oxidation states in alkali-activated slags: A multinuclear solid-state NMR study on polymerization and structural evolution. Cement and Concrete Research. 195. 107897–107897. 2 indexed citations

Li, Jingjing, Qin Xiang Xia, Xiaoran Wang, et al.. (2025). Direct Electroreduction of Low-Concentration CO₂: Progress and Perspective. ACS Nano. 19(11). 10620–10629. 6 indexed citations

Wang, Pei, et al.. (2024). Injectable foam-like scaffolds release glucose oxidase-integrated metal–organic framework hybrids for diabetic bone defects. Applied Materials Today. 38. 102190–102190. 5 indexed citations

Nguyễn, Thị Nhạn, Quoc Tri Phung, Diederik Jacques, et al.. (2024). Changes in the structure of alkali activated slag mortars subjected to accelerated leaching. Cement and Concrete Composites. 154. 105755–105755. 5 indexed citations

Sheng, Lingling, Ziyou Yu, Yuan Fang, Danning Zheng, & Weigang Cao. (2024). The Synergetic Roles of Stromal Vascular Fraction (SVF) and Extracellular Matrix (ECM) on Fat Graft Retention in Nude Mice. Dermatologic Therapy. 2024(1). 1 indexed citations

Liang, Bo, Yan Gong, Lizhen Wu, et al.. (2024). Mxene-based mild hyperthemia microneedle patch for diabetic wound healing. Chemical Engineering Journal. 481. 148592–148592. 36 indexed citations

Xu, Guangyu, Shun Xu, Ziyou Yu, et al.. (2022). Cell‐Free Extracts from Human Fat Tissue with a Hyaluronan‐Based Hydrogel Attenuate Inflammation in a Spinal Cord Injury Model through M2 Microglia/Microphage Polarization. Small. 18(17). e2107838–e2107838. 65 indexed citations

Yu, Ziyou, Yu Duan, Yuan Kong, et al.. (2022). General Synthesis of Tube-like Nanostructured Perovskite Oxides with Tunable Transition Metal–Oxygen Covalency for Efficient Water Electrooxidation in Neutral Media. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 144(29). 13163–13173. 90 indexed citations

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Sheng, Lingling, Ziyou Yu, Shengli Li, Zhaohua Jiang, & Weigang Cao. (2022). Midface Rejuvenation With Autologous Fat Grafting. Journal of Craniofacial Surgery. 34(2). 633–638. 3 indexed citations

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Sheng, Lingling, Ziyou Yu, Shengli Li, Weigang Cao, & Zhaohua Jiang. (2021). Bleomycin sclerotherapy for large diffuse microcystic lymphatic malformations. Gland Surgery. 10(6). 1865–1873. 8 indexed citations

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Wang, Xiangsheng, Ziyou Yu, Yun Wang, et al.. (2020). γ-PGA hydrogel loaded with cell-free fat extract promotes the healing of diabetic wounds. Journal of Materials Chemistry B. 8(36). 8395–8404. 54 indexed citations

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Duan, Yu, Ziyou Yu, Li Yang, et al.. (2020). Bimetallic nickel-molybdenum/tungsten nanoalloys for high-efficiency hydrogen oxidation catalysis in alkaline electrolytes. Nature Communications. 11(1). 4789–4789. 288 indexed citations

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Yu, Xingxing, Ziyou Yu, Xiaolong Zhang, et al.. (2019). “Superaerophobic” Nickel Phosphide Nanoarray Catalyst for Efficient Hydrogen Evolution at Ultrahigh Current Densities. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 141(18). 7537–7543. 512 indexed citations breakdown →

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Yu, Ziyou, Yu Duan, Jiandang Liu, et al.. (2019). Unconventional CN vacancies suppress iron-leaching in Prussian blue analogue pre-catalyst for boosted oxygen evolution catalysis. Nature Communications. 10(1). 2799–2799. 299 indexed citations

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Duan, Yu, Ziyou Yu, Shao‐Jin Hu, et al.. (2019). Scaled‐Up Synthesis of Amorphous NiFeMo Oxides and Their Rapid Surface Reconstruction for Superior Oxygen Evolution Catalysis. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 58(44). 15772–15777. 556 indexed citations breakdown →

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Yu, Ziyou, et al.. (2019). Assessment of Skin Properties in Chronic Lymphedema: Measurement of Skin Stiffness, Percentage Water Content, and Transepidermal Water Loss. Lymphatic Research and Biology. 18(3). 212–218. 14 indexed citations

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Yu, Ziyou, Chaochao Lang, Min‐Rui Gao, et al.. (2018). Ni–Mo–O nanorod-derived composite catalysts for efficient alkaline water-to-hydrogen conversion via urea electrolysis. Energy & Environmental Science. 11(7). 1890–1897. 729 indexed citations breakdown →

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Yu, Ziyou, et al.. (2018). Diagnosis of primary lymphedema with indocyanine green lymphography. 34(4). 256–260. 1 indexed citations

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D, Sun, et al.. (2017). The Value of Using a SkinFibroMeter for Diagnosis and Assessment of Secondary Lymphedema and Associated Fibrosis of Lower Limb Skin. Lymphatic Research and Biology. 15(1). 70–76. 31 indexed citations

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