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Wing-Yiu Yu

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Chemistry

D-Index
65
Citations
16966
World Ranking
7591
National Ranking
1343

Wing-Yiu Yu publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Wing-Yiu Yu sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 139 publications — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

Wing-Yiu Yu D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Wing-Yiu Yu sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 65 D-Index — 58th percentile

58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Overview

Wing-Yiu Yu is affiliated with the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in China. Their research spans the fields of chemistry and materials science with a significant focus on organic chemistry and materials chemistry. Their work also touches on renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, inorganic chemistry, and electrical and electronic engineering.

The scientist's research draws heavily on catalytic C-H functionalization methods, synthesis and catalytic reactions, and the development of advanced nanomaterials in catalysis. Their investigations further include crystallization and solubility studies, X-ray diffraction in crystallography, advanced photocatalysis techniques, and the design of electrocatalysts for energy conversion.

Wing-Yiu Yu has contributed to publications in several notable venues, including:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • ACS Catalysis
  • Journal of Colloid and Interface Science
  • Organic Letters
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society

Frequent collaborators in their work include Chi-Ming Au, Bingnan Du, Chun-Ming Chan, Haijun Pang, and Xinming Wang.

Recent published papers are:

  • "Thioether-Directed NiH-Catalyzed Remote γ-C(sp3)-H Hydroamidation of Alkenes by 1,4,2-Dioxazol-5-ones", 2021, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "Transition Metal-Catalyzed Regioselective Direct C-H Amidation: Interplay between Inner- and Outer-Sphere Pathways for Nitrene Cross-Coupling Reactions", 2022, Accounts of Chemical Research
  • "High-performance heterometallic photocatalysts afforded by polyoxometalate synthons for efficient H2 production", 2024, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science
  • "Nitrogen doped 1 T/2H mixed phase MoS2/CuS heterostructure nanosheets for enhanced peroxidase activity", 2023, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science
  • "Constructing Molecular Junctions with High-Spin Metal Sites in POMOFs to Trigger Heteropoly Blue States for Photocatalytic H2 Production", 2025, ACS Catalysis

Best Publications

  • Proteomic analysis of the mode of antibacterial action of silver nanoparticles

    Chun-Nam Lok;Chi-Ming Ho;Rong Chen;Qing-Yu He

  • Silver nanoparticles: partial oxidation and antibacterial activities.

    Chun Nam Lok;Chi Ming Ho;Rong Chen;Qing Yu He

  • Topical delivery of silver nanoparticles promotes wound healing

    Jun Tian;Kenneth K.Y. Wong;Chi Ming Ho;Chun Nam Lok

  • Intermolecular Amidation of Unactivated sp2 and sp3 C−H Bonds via Palladium-Catalyzed Cascade C−H Activation/Nitrene Insertion

    Hung-Yat Thu;Wing-Yiu Yu;Chi-Ming Che

  • Rh-catalyzed intermolecular carbenoid functionalization of aromatic C-H bonds by α-diazomalonates.

    Wai Wing Chan;Siu Fung Lo;Zhongyuan Zhou;Wing Yiu Yu

  • Pd-Catalyzed Intermolecular ortho-C-H Amidation of Anilides by N-Nosyloxycarbamate

    Ka-Ho Ng;Albert S. C. Chan;Wing-Yiu Yu

  • Aziridination of alkenes and amidation of alkanes by bis(tosylimido)ruthenium(VI) porphyrins. A mechanistic study

    Sze Man Au;Jie Sheng Huang;Wing Yiu Yu;Wai Hong Fung

  • A new class of versatile chiral-bridged atropisomeric diphosphine ligands: remarkably efficient ligand syntheses and their applications in highly enantioselective hydrogenation reactions.

    Liqin Qiu;Fuk Yee Kwong;Jing Wu;Wai Har Lam

  • Highly diastereo- and enantioselective intramolecular amidation of saturated C-H bonds catalyzed by ruthenium porphyrins.

    Jiang Lin Liang;Shi Xue Yuan;Jie Sheng Huang;Wing Yiu Yu

  • Rhodium(III)-Catalyzed Intermolecular Direct Amination of Aromatic C–H Bonds with N-Chloroamines

    Ka Ho Ng;Zhongyuan Zhou;Wing Yiu Yu

  • Pd-catalyzed ortho-C-H acylation/cross coupling of aryl ketone O-methyl oximes with aldehydes using tert-butyl hydroperoxide as oxidant.

    Chun Wo Chan;Zhongyuan Zhou;Albert S.C. Chan;Wing Yiu Yu

  • Palladium-catalyzed oxidative ethoxycarbonylation of aromatic C-H bond with diethyl azodicarboxylate.

    Wing-Yiu Yu;Wing Nga Sit;Kin-Man Lai;Zhongyuan Zhou

  • Recent advances in developing new axially chiral phosphine ligands for asymmetric catalysis

    Yue Ming Li;Fuk Yee Kwong;Wing Yiu Yu;Albert S.C. Chan

  • Gold(III) porphyrins as a new class of anticancer drugs: cytotoxicity, DNA binding and induction of apoptosis in human cervix epitheloid cancer cells.

    Chi-Ming Che;Raymond Wai-Yin Sun;Wing-Yiu Yu;Chi-Bun Ko

  • Palladium-catalyzed decarboxylative arylation of C-H bonds by aryl acylperoxides.

    Wing-Yiu Yu;Wing Nga Sit;Zhongyuan Zhou;Albert S.-C. Chan

  • Ruthenium Nanoparticles Supported on Hydroxyapatite as an Efficient and Recyclable Catalyst for cis‐Dihydroxylation and Oxidative Cleavage of Alkenes

    Chi Ming Ho;Wing Yiu Yu;Chi Ming Che

  • Ruthenium meso-Tetrakis(2,6-dichlorophenyl)porphyrin Complex Immobilized in Mesoporous MCM-41 as a Heterogeneous Catalyst for Selective Alkene Epoxidations.

    Chun Jing Liu;Wing Yiu Yu;Shou Gui Li;Chi Ming Che

  • Polymer-Supported Ruthenium Porphyrins: Versatile and Robust Epoxidation Catalysts with Unusual Selectivity

    Xiao Qi Yu;Jie Sheng Huang;Wing Yiu Yu;Chi Ming Che

  • Palladium(II)‐Catalyzed Direct ortho‐C ? H Acylation of Anilides by Oxidative Cross‐Coupling with Aldehydes using tert‐Butyl Hydroperoxide as Oxidant

    Chun Wo Chan;Zhongyuan Zhou;Wing Yiu Yu

  • Enantioselective Pd-Catalyzed Allylic Alkylation of Indoles by a New Class of Chiral Ferrocenyl P/S Ligands

    Hong Yee Cheung;Wing-Yiu Yu;Fuk Loi Lam;Terry T.-L. Au-Yeung

Frequent Co-Authors

Chi-Ming Che
Chi-Ming Che University of Hong Kong
Zhongyuan Zhou
Zhongyuan Zhou Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Rui Zhang
Rui Zhang National University of Singapore
Kung-Kai Cheung
Kung-Kai Cheung University of Hong Kong
Fuk Yee Kwong
Fuk Yee Kwong Chinese University of Hong Kong
Albert S. C. Chan
Albert S. C. Chan Sun Yat-sen University
Jie-Sheng Huang
Jie-Sheng Huang University of Hong Kong
Hongzhe Sun
Hongzhe Sun University of Hong Kong
Philip Wai Hong Chan
Philip Wai Hong Chan Monash University
Paul K.H. Tam
Paul K.H. Tam Macau University of Science and Technology

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