2026 Shu-Hong Yu: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Best Scientists	185	517	478	15	15	852	112691
Materials Science	193	45	43	13	13	836	121558

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Materials Science in China Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
2025 - Research.com Materials Science in China Leader Award
2023 - Research.com Materials Science in China Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Materials Science in China Leader Award

Overview

Shu-Hong Yu is affiliated with the University of Science and Technology of China in China. Their research spans a broad range of topics primarily concentrated within materials science and engineering.

The scientist's body of work includes significant contributions to the following main fields of study:

Materials Science
Engineering

Subfields within these areas where they have published extensively include:

Biomaterials
Biomedical Engineering
Materials Chemistry
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

The specific research topics most frequently addressed by Shu-Hong Yu are:

Calcium Carbonate Crystallization and Inhibition
Bone Tissue Engineering Materials
Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications
Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
Advanced Materials and Mechanics

Yu has authored multiple papers in well-recognized journals, including the following representative publications:

Clean and Affordable Hydrogen Fuel from Alkaline Water Splitting: Past, Recent Progress, and Future Prospects (2021), published in Advanced Materials
Protecting Copper Oxidation State via Intermediate Confinement for Selective CO₂ Electroreduction to C₂₊ Fuels (2020), published in Journal of the American Chemical Society
Non-Bonding Interaction of Neighboring Fe and Ni Single-Atom Pairs on MOF-Derived N-Doped Carbon for Enhanced CO₂ Electroreduction (2021), published in Journal of the American Chemical Society
Nanocasting SiO2 into metal-organic frameworks imparts dual protection to high-loading Fe single-atom electrocatalysts (2020), published in Nature Communications
Single-Atom Electrocatalysts from Multivariate Metal-Organic Frameworks for Highly Selective Reduction of CO₂ at Low Pressures (2020), published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Shu-Hong Yu include:

Qing-Fang Guan
Huai-Bin Yang
Zi-Meng Han
Kunpeng Yang
Huai-Ling Gao

Their work has appeared repeatedly in specific high-impact publication venues, such as:

Advanced Materials
Nano Letters
Nature Communications
Nano Research
Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Best Publications

Engineering Carbon Materials from the Hydrothermal Carbonization Process of Biomass

Bo Hu;Kan Wang;Liheng Wu;Shu-Hong Yu

1939
Citations
Synthesis of Nitrogen-Doped Porous Carbon Nanofibers as an Efficient Electrode Material for Supercapacitors

Li-Feng Chen;Xu-Dong Zhang;Hai-Wei Liang;Mingguang Kong

1781
Citations
Clean and Affordable Hydrogen Fuel from Alkaline Water Splitting: Past, Recent Progress, and Future Prospects.

Zi-You Yu;Yu Duan;Xing-Yu Feng;Xingxing Yu

1719
Citations
Nanostructured metal chalcogenides: synthesis, modification, and applications in energy conversion and storage devices

Min-Rui Gao;Yun-Fei Xu;Jun Jiang;Shu-Hong Yu

1688
Citations
From Bimetallic Metal‐Organic Framework to Porous Carbon: High Surface Area and Multicomponent Active Dopants for Excellent Electrocatalysis

Yu-Zhen Chen;Chengming Wang;Zhen-Yu Wu;Yujie Xiong

1385
Citations
Macroscopic multifunctional graphene-based hydrogels and aerogels by a metal ion induced self-assembly process.

Huai-Ping Cong;Xiao-Chen Ren;Ping Wang;Shu-Hong Yu

1198
Citations
A Flexible and Highly Pressure‐Sensitive Graphene–Polyurethane Sponge Based on Fractured Microstructure Design

Hong-Bin Yao;Jin Ge;Chang-Feng Wang;Xu Wang

1190
Citations
Flexible graphene–polyaniline composite paper for high-performance supercapacitor

Huai-Ping Cong;Huai-Ping Cong;Xiao-Chen Ren;Ping Wang;Shu-Hong Yu

1138
Citations
Visible-Light Photoreduction of CO2 in a Metal–Organic Framework: Boosting Electron–Hole Separation via Electron Trap States

Hai-Qun Xu;Jiahua Hu;Dengke Wang;Zhaohui Li

1129
Citations
Synthetic nacre by predesigned matrix-directed mineralization

Li-Bo Mao;Huai-Ling Gao;Hong-Bin Yao;Lei Liu;Lei Liu

959
Citations
An efficient molybdenum disulfide/cobalt diselenide hybrid catalyst for electrochemical hydrogen generation.

Min-Rui Gao;Jin-Xia Liang;Ya-Rong Zheng;Yun-Fei Xu

934
Citations
Bacterial-cellulose-derived carbon nanofiber@MnO₂ and nitrogen-doped carbon nanofiber electrode materials: an asymmetric supercapacitor with high energy and power density.

Li-Feng Chen;Zhi-Hong Huang;Hai-Wei Liang;Qing-Fang Guan

897
Citations
Ultralight, flexible, and fire-resistant carbon nanofiber aerogels from bacterial cellulose.

Zhen-Yu Wu;Chao Li;Hai-Wei Liang;Jia-Fu Chen

863
Citations
Nanoparticles meet electrospinning: recent advances and future prospects

Chuan-Ling Zhang;Shu-Hong Yu

846
Citations
From Metal–Organic Frameworks to Single-Atom Fe Implanted N-doped Porous Carbons: Efficient Oxygen Reduction in Both Alkaline and Acidic Media

Long Jiao;Gang Wan;Gang Wan;Rui Zhang;Hua Zhou

819
Citations
Ni–Mo–O nanorod-derived composite catalysts for efficient alkaline water-to-hydrogen conversion via urea electrolysis

Zi-You Yu;Chao-Chao Lang;Min-Rui Gao;Yu Chen

773
Citations
Singlet Oxygen-Engaged Selective Photo-Oxidation over Pt Nanocrystals/Porphyrinic MOF: The Roles of Photothermal Effect and Pt Electronic State

Yu-Zhen Chen;Zhiyong U. Wang;Hengwei Wang;Junling Lu

769
Citations
Joule-heated graphene-wrapped sponge enables fast clean-up of viscous crude-oil spill

Jin Ge;Lu-An Shi;Yong-Chao Wang;Hao-Yu Zhao

759
Citations
Steering post-C–C coupling selectivity enables high efficiency electroreduction of carbon dioxide to multi-carbon alcohols

Tao-Tao Zhuang;Tao-Tao Zhuang;Zhi-Qin Liang;Ali Seifitokaldani;Yi Li

759
Citations
Water oxidation electrocatalyzed by an efficient Mn3O4/CoSe2 nanocomposite.

Min-Rui Gao;Yun-Fei Xu;Jun Jiang;Ya-Rong Zheng

716
Citations
Macroscopic‐Scale Template Synthesis of Robust Carbonaceous Nanofiber Hydrogels and Aerogels and Their Applications

Hai-Wei Liang;Qing-Fang Guan;Li-Feng Chen;Zhu Zhu

700
Citations
Recent advances in oriented attachment growth and synthesis of functional materials: concept, evidence, mechanism, and future

Qiao Zhang;Shu-Juan Liu;Shu-Hong Yu

693
Citations