2026 Yue Wu: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Materials Science	65	5494	5313	1425	1333	227	35638

Overview

Yue Wu is affiliated with Iowa State University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the fields of Engineering and Materials Science. Their research focuses primarily on materials chemistry, electrical and electronic engineering, mechanical engineering, mechanics of materials, and aerospace engineering.

The scientist's work spans several specialized topics, including:

Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and Devices
MXene and MAX Phase Materials
Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films
High Entropy Alloys Studies
High-Temperature Coating Behaviors
Thermal properties of materials
Advanced materials and composites

Yue Wu has published in numerous scientific venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

Nano Research
SSRN Electronic Journal
Research Square (Research Square)
Journal of Advanced Ceramics
Sensors and Actuators B Chemical

Recent published papers highlight research on ceramics, coatings, catalysis, and gas sensors:

"Mechanical properties of hot-pressed high-entropy diboride-based ceramics," 2020, Journal of Advanced Ceramics
"High-entropy thermal barrier coating of rare-earth zirconate: A case study on (La0.2Nd0.2Sm0.2Eu0.2Gd0.2)2Zr2O7 prepared by atmospheric plasma spraying," 2020, Journal of the European Ceramic Society
"Microstructures and mechanical properties of high-entropy (Ti0.2Zr0.2Hf0.2Nb0.2Ta0.2)C ceramics with the addition of SiC secondary phase," 2020, Journal of the European Ceramic Society
"Direct methane activation by atomically thin platinum nanolayers on two-dimensional metal carbides," 2021, Nature Catalysis
"3D flower-like Ni doped CeO2 based gas sensor for H2S detection and its sensitive mechanism," 2021, Sensors and Actuators B Chemical

Collaborative work is a significant aspect of Yue Wu's career. Frequent coauthors include:

Shuqi Zheng
Ji-Xuan Liu
Guo-Jun Zhang
Zhe Li
Boyi Wang

Best Publications

Synthesis of graphene-based nanosheets via chemical reduction of exfoliated graphite oxide

Sasha Stankovich;Dmitriy A. Dikin;Richard D. Piner;Kevin A. Kohlhaas

16118
Citations
Integrated genomic analyses of ovarian carcinoma

D. Bell;A. Berchuck;M. Birrer;J. Chien

7468
Citations
Ge/Si nanowire heterostructures as high-performance field-effect transistors

Jie Xiang;Wei Lu;Yongjie Hu;Yue Wu

1851
Citations
Controlled Growth and Structures of Molecular-Scale Silicon Nanowires

Yue Wu;Yi Cui;Lynn Huynh;Carl J. Barrelet

1315
Citations
Single-crystal metallic nanowires and metal/semiconductor nanowire heterostructures

Yue Wu;Jie Xiang;Chen Yang;Wei Lu

1292
Citations
Synthesis and photovoltaic application of copper(I) sulfide nanocrystals.

Yue Wu;Cyrus Wadia;Wanli Ma;Bryce Sadtler

795
Citations
One-dimensional hole gas in germanium/silicon nanowire heterostructures

Wei Lu;Jie Xiang;Brian P. Timko;Yue Wu

643
Citations
Defect-Assisted Photoinduced Halide Segregation in Mixed-Halide Perovskite Thin Films

Alex J. Barker;Aditya Sadhanala;Felix Deschler;Marina Gandini

627
Citations
Photovoltaic Devices Employing Ternary PbSxSe1-x Nanocrystals

Wanli Ma;Joseph M. Luther;Haimei Zheng;Yue Wu

623
Citations
Synthesis of CdS and ZnS nanowires using single-source molecular precursors.

Carl J. Barrelet;Yue Wu;David C. Bell;Charles M. Lieber

547
Citations
Photovoltaic devices employing ternary PbSxSe1-x nanocrystals.

Wanli Ma;Joseph M. Luther;Haimei Zheng;Yue Wu

540
Citations
Small-molecule-directed nanoparticle assembly towards stimuli-responsive nanocomposites

Yue Zhao;Kari Thorkelsson;Alexander J. Mastroianni;Alexander J. Mastroianni;Thomas Schilling

509
Citations
Scalable Interconnection and Integration of Nanowire Devices without Registration

Song Jin;Dongmok Whang;Michael C. McAlpine;Robin S. Friedman

472
Citations
Dopant-Free GaN/AlN/AlGaN Radial Nanowire Heterostructures as High Electron Mobility Transistors

Yat Li;Jie Xiang;Fang Qian;Silvija Gradecak

467
Citations
2D Early Transition Metal Carbides (MXenes) for Catalysis.

Zhe Li;Yue Wu

366
Citations
Synthesis and electrochemical behaviors of layered Na0.67[Mn0.65Co0.2Ni0.15]O2 microflakes as a stable cathode material for sodium-ion batteries

Dingding Yuan;Wei He;Feng Pei;Fayuan Wu

365
Citations
Rational synthesis of ultrathin n-type Bi2Te3 nanowires with enhanced thermoelectric properties.

Genqiang Zhang;Benjamin Kirk;Luis A. Jauregui;Haoran Yang

335
Citations
Reactive metal–support interactions at moderate temperature in two-dimensional niobium-carbide-supported platinum catalysts

Zhe Li;Yanran Cui;Zhenwei Wu;Cory Milligan

333
Citations
Surfactant-Assisted Hydrothermal Synthesis of Single phase Pyrite FeS2 Nanocrystals

Cyrus Wadia;Yue Wu;Sheraz Gul;Steven K. Volkman

297
Citations
Electronic Structures of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes Determined by NMR

X. P. Tang;Alfred Kleinhammes;H. Shimoda;L. Fleming

279
Citations
Nontoxic and Abundant Copper Zinc Tin Sulfide Nanocrystals for Potential High-Temperature Thermoelectric Energy Harvesting

Haoran Yang;Luis A. Jauregui;Genqiang Zhang;Yong P. Chen

253
Citations
Two-dimensional transition metal carbides as supports for tuning the chemistry of catalytic nanoparticles

Zhe Li;Liang Yu;Cory Milligan;Tao Ma

247
Citations
Elemental solvothermal reaction to produce ternary semiconductor CuInE2 (E = S, Se) nanorods.

Yang Jiang;Yue Wu;Xiao Mo;Weichao Yu

219
Citations
Molecular dynamics simulations of lattice thermal conductivity and spectral phonon mean free path of PbTe: Bulk and nanostructures

Bo Qiu;Hua Bao;Gengqiang Zhang;Yue Wu

215
Citations
A Catalytic-Assembly Solvothermal Route to Multiwall Carbon Nanotubes at a Moderate Temperature

Yang Jiang;Yue Wu;Shuyuan Zhang;Cunyi Xu

213
Citations