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D-Index
52
Citations
12492
World Ranking
9448
National Ranking
2285

Yu Zhu publication distribution in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Materials Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Yu Zhu sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 132 publications — 9th percentile

9% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more.

Yu Zhu D-index placement in Materials Science in 2026

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

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 52 D-Index — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.

Overview

Yu Zhu is affiliated with the University of Akron in the United States and has published extensively in the fields of engineering and materials science. Their work primarily spans electrical and electronic engineering, materials chemistry, mechanical engineering, automotive engineering, and biomedical engineering.

The main topics of Yu Zhu's research include:

  • Advancements in Battery Materials
  • Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies
  • Advanced Battery Technologies Research
  • Advanced battery technologies research
  • Perovskite Materials and Applications
  • Thermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion

Frequent publication venues for Yu Zhu include:

  • Solar Energy
  • Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Applied Energy
  • arXiv (Cornell University)

Among recent papers authored associated with Yu Zhu are:

  • Symmetry-breaking design of an organic iron complex catholyte for a long cyclability aqueous organic redox flow battery, 2021, Nature Energy
  • Polymeric Active Materials for Redox Flow Battery Application, 2020, ACS Applied Polymer Materials
  • Comprehensive electrochemical impedance spectroscopy study of Si-Based anodes using distribution of relaxation times analysis, 2020, Journal of Power Sources
  • Effect of aging temperature on thermal stability of lithium-ion batteries: Part A - High-temperature aging, 2022, Renewable Energy
  • Experimental study on thermoelectric power generation based on cryogenic liquid cold energy, 2021, Energy

Collaborative relationships are evident through frequent coauthors, including:

  • Shixue Wang
  • Kunji Chen
  • Zhirong Wang
  • Jun Xu
  • Guozhi Hou

Best Publications

  • Growth of graphene from solid carbon sources

    Zhengzong Sun;Zheng Yan;Jun Yao;Elvira Beitler

  • 3-Dimensional graphene carbon nanotube carpet-based microsupercapacitors with high electrochemical performance.

    Jian Lin;Chenguang Zhang;Zheng Yan;Yu Zhu

  • Toward the synthesis of wafer-scale single-crystal graphene on copper foils.

    Zheng Yan;Jian Lin;Zhiwei Peng;Zhengzong Sun

  • A seamless three-dimensional carbon nanotube graphene hybrid material

    Yu Zhu;Lei Li;Chenguang Zhang;Chenguang Zhang;Gilberto Casillas

  • Metal Organic Frameworks Derived Hierarchical Hollow NiO/Ni/Graphene Composites for Lithium and Sodium Storage

    Feng Zou;Yu-Ming Chen;Kewei Liu;Zitian Yu

  • New routes to graphene, graphene oxide and their related applications.

    Yu Zhu;Dustin K. James;James M. Tour

  • High-Performance Transition Metal Phosphide Alloy Catalyst for Oxygen Evolution Reaction

    Kewei Liu;Changlin Zhang;Yuandong Sun;Guanghui Zhang

  • Rational design of hybrid graphene films for high-performance transparent electrodes.

    Yu Zhu;Zhengzong Sun;Zheng Yan;Zhong Jin

  • Growth of bilayer graphene on insulating substrates.

    Zheng Yan;Zhiwei Peng;Zhengzong Sun;Jun Yao

  • Three-dimensional metal-graphene-nanotube multifunctional hybrid materials.

    Zheng Yan;Lulu Ma;Yu Zhu;Indranil Lahiri

  • Systematic electrochemical characterizations of Si and SiO anodes for high-capacity Li-Ion batteries

    Ke Pan;Feng Zou;Marcello Canova;Yu Zhu

  • Large-Area Bernal-Stacked Bi-, Tri-, and Tetralayer Graphene

    Zhengzong Sun;Abdul-Rahman O. Raji;Yu Zhu;Changsheng Xiang

  • Ultra-long cycle life, low-cost room temperature sodium-sulfur batteries enabled by highly doped (N,S) nanoporous carbons

    Zhe Qiang;Yu Ming Chen;Yanfeng Xia;Wenfeng Liang

  • Highly Luminescent 1,4-Diketo-3,6-diphenylpyrrolo[3,4-c]pyrrole- (DPP-) Based Conjugated Polymers Prepared Upon Suzuki Coupling

    Y. Zhu;A. R. Rabindranath;T. Beyerlein;B. Tieke

  • A Superionic Conductive, Electrochemically Stable Dual-Salt Polymer Electrolyte

    Si Li;Yu-Ming Chen;Wenfeng Liang;Yunfan Shao

  • Conjugated polymers containing diketopyrrolopyrrole units in the main chain

    Bernd Tieke;A Raman Rabindranath;Kai Zhang;Yu Zhu

  • A nitrogen doped carbonized metal–organic framework for high stability room temperature sodium–sulfur batteries

    Yu Ming Chen;Wenfeng Liang;Si Li;Feng Zou

  • Towards hybrid superlattices in graphene

    Zhengzong Sun;Cary L. Pint;Daniela C. Marcano;Chenguang Zhang

  • Covalent Functionalization of Surfactant-Wrapped Graphene Nanoribbons

    Yu Zhu;Amanda L. Higginbotham;James M. Tour

  • Symmetry-breaking design of an organic iron complex catholyte for a long cyclability aqueous organic redox flow battery

    Xiang Li;Peiyuan Gao;Yun Yu Lai;J. David Bazak

  • Metal Organic Frameworks Derived Hierarchical Hollow NiO/Ni/Graphene Composites for Lithium and Sodium Storage

    Feng Zou;Yu-ming Chen;Kewei Liu;Wenfeng Liang

Frequent Co-Authors

James M. Tour
James M. Tour Rice University
Zheng Yan
Zheng Yan University of Missouri
Bryan D. Vogt
Bryan D. Vogt Pennsylvania State University
Zhengzong Sun
Zhengzong Sun Fudan University
Zhiwei Peng
Zhiwei Peng City University of Hong Kong
Carter Kittrell
Carter Kittrell Rice University
Robert H. Hauge
Robert H. Hauge Rice University
Jun Lou
Jun Lou Rice University
Pulickel M. Ajayan
Pulickel M. Ajayan Rice University
Stephen Z. D. Cheng
Stephen Z. D. Cheng University of Akron

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