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Materials Science
China
2026

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Materials Science

D-Index
141
Citations
75682
World Ranking
226
National Ranking
64

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Materials Science in China Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Materials Science in China Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Materials Science in China Leader Award

Overview

Yuan Hu is affiliated with the University of Science and Technology of China and has an extensive research portfolio primarily in the fields of Materials Science and Engineering. Their work spans multiple subfields with a strong emphasis on polymers and plastics, materials chemistry, electrical and electronic engineering, as well as safety, risk, reliability, and quality. Biomedical engineering is also among the subfields they have contributed to.

Their research topics cover a diverse range of subjects, focusing heavily on flame retardant materials and properties, polymer composites and self-healing, and fire dynamics and safety research. Additional areas include the synthesis and properties of polymers, advanced battery materials and technologies, and electromagnetic wave absorption materials.

Yuan Hu's recent publications include:

  • Construction of durable flame-retardant and robust superhydrophobic coatings on cotton fabrics for water-oil separation application, 2020, Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Polyphosphazenes-based flame retardants: A review, 2020, Composites Part B Engineering
  • Self-healable castor oil-based waterborne polyurethane/MXene film with outstanding electromagnetic interference shielding effectiveness and excellent shape memory performance, 2020, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science
  • Incombustible Polymer Electrolyte Boosting Safety of Solid-State Lithium Batteries: A Review, 2023, Advanced Functional Materials
  • Multifunctional fireproof electromagnetic shielding polyurethane films with thermal management performance, 2022, Chemical Engineering Journal

Frequent co-authors in their research include Lei Song, Xin Wang, Weizhao Hu, Fukai Chu, and Wei Cai. These collaborations have resulted in a prolific output and significant contributions to their fields.

Yuan Hu's work is widely published across a variety of scientific venues. The most common publication outlets include the Chemical Engineering Journal, SSRN Electronic Journal, Polymer Degradation and Stability, Composites Part A Applied Science and Manufacturing, and Journal of Colloid and Interface Science.

Best Publications

  • Flame retardancy and thermal degradation mechanism of epoxy resin composites based on a DOPO substituted organophosphorus oligomer

    Xin Wang;Yuan Hu;Lei Song;Weiyi Xing

  • Preparation of graphene by pressurized oxidation and multiplex reduction and its polymer nanocomposites by masterbatch-based melt blending

    Chenlu Bao;Lei Song;Weiyi Xing;Bihe Yuan

  • In situ preparation of functionalized graphene oxide/epoxy nanocomposites with effective reinforcements

    Chenlu Bao;Yuqiang Guo;Lei Song;Yongchun Kan

  • In situ polymerization of graphene nanosheets and polyurethane with enhanced mechanical and thermal properties

    Xin Wang;Yuan Hu;Lei Song;Hongyu Yang

  • Poly(vinyl alcohol) nanocomposites based on graphene and graphite oxide: a comparative investigation of property and mechanism

    Chenlu Bao;Yuqiang Guo;Lei Song;Yuan Hu

  • Covalent functionalization of graphene with organosilane and its use as a reinforcement in epoxy composites

    Xin Wang;Weiyi Xing;Ping Zhang;Lei Song

  • Thermal exfoliation of hexagonal boron nitride for effective enhancements on thermal stability, flame retardancy and smoke suppression of epoxy resin nanocomposites via sol–gel process

    Bin Yu;Bin Yu;Weiyi Xing;Wenwen Guo;Shuilai Qiu

  • Preparation of functionalized graphene oxide/polypropylene nanocomposite with significantly improved thermal stability and studies on the crystallization behavior and mechanical properties

    Bihe Yuan;Chenlu Bao;Lei Song;Ningning Hong

  • Theory of optically excited intrinsic semiconductor quantum dots

    Y. Z. Hu;M. Lindberg;S. W. Koch

  • In Situ Polymerization of Graphene, Graphite Oxide, and Functionalized Graphite Oxide into Epoxy Resin and Comparison Study of On-the-Flame Behavior

    Yuqiang Guo;Chenlu Bao;Lei Song;Bihe Yuan

  • Enhanced thermal and flame retardant properties of flame-retardant-wrapped graphene/epoxy resin nanocomposites

    Bin Yu;Yongqian Shi;Bihe Yuan;Shuilai Qiu

  • Biexcitons in semiconductor quantum dots

    Y. Z. Hu;S. W. Koch;M. Lindberg;N. Peyghambarian

  • Construction of multifunctional boron nitride nanosheet towards reducing toxic volatiles (CO and HCN) generation and fire hazard of thermoplastic polyurethane

    Junling Wang;Dichang Zhang;Yan Zhang;Wei Cai

  • Magnetically Separable Fe3O4/TiO2 Hollow Spheres: Fabrication and Photocatalytic Activity

    Shouhu Xuan;Wanquan Jiang;Xinglong Gong;Yuan Hu

  • Eco-friendly flame retardant and electromagnetic interference shielding cotton fabrics with multi-layered coatings

    Yan Zhang;Yan Zhang;Wenxiang Tian;Longxiang Liu;Wenhua Cheng

  • Simultaneous reduction and surface functionalization of graphene oxide with POSS for reducing fire hazards in epoxy composites

    Xin Wang;Lei Song;Hongyu Yang;Weiyi Xing

  • Melamine-containing polyphosphazene wrapped ammonium polyphosphate: A novel multifunctional organic-inorganic hybrid flame retardant.

    Shuilai Qiu;Chao Ma;Xin Wang;Xia Zhou

  • Dual modification of graphene by polymeric flame retardant and Ni(OH)2 nanosheets for improving flame retardancy of polypropylene

    Bihe Yuan;Bihe Yuan;Yuan Hu;Xianfeng Chen;Yongqian Shi

  • Combustion properties and thermal degradation behavior of polylactide with an effective intumescent flame retardant

    Jing Zhan;Lei Song;Shibin Nie;Yuan Hu

  • Synergistic Effect of Graphene on Antidripping and Fire Resistance of Intumescent Flame Retardant Poly(butylene succinate) Composites

    Xin Wang;Lei Song;Hongyu Yang;Hongdian Lu;Hongdian Lu

  • Effect of expanded graphite on properties of high-density polyethylene/paraffin composite with intumescent flame retardant as a shape-stabilized phase change material

    Ping Zhang;Yuan Hu;Lei Song;Jianxiong Ni

Frequent Co-Authors

Lei Song
Lei Song University of Science and Technology of China
Xin Wang
Xin Wang University of Science and Technology of China
Weiyi Xing
Weiyi Xing University of Science and Technology of China
Zhou Gui
Zhou Gui University of Science and Technology of China
Richard K.K. Yuen
Richard K.K. Yuen City University of Hong Kong
Hongdian Lu
Hongdian Lu Hefei University
Zuyao Chen
Zuyao Chen University of Science and Technology of China
Yongqian Shi
Yongqian Shi Fuzhou University
Bibo Wang
Bibo Wang University of Science and Technology of China
Weicheng Fan
Weicheng Fan Tsinghua University

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