Professor Shengying Yue's research focuses on the multi-scale study of the mechanical, electrical and optical properties of functional materials under extreme environments. His work includes theoretical modelling, quantum mechanical first-principles simulations, material synthesis experiments, and material property characterisation and validation.

His earlier research focused on the simulation and calculation of material properties and physical mechanisms using first-principles methods. This includes the physical mechanisms of thermoelectric effects, characterisation of long-range interactions between atoms in materials, electron-phonon coupling and phonon-exciton coupling, especially in organic-inorganic perovskite solar cells and two-dimensional materials. His work also explores how energy transport in materials can be modulated using known physical mechanisms. His Ph.D. thesis was awarded the highest honour of Summa Cum Laude by RWTH Aachen University in Germany and the 2017 National Excellent Self-Funded Student Scholarship by the China Scholarship Council. He is a director of the Chinese Physicists and Chemists Association in Germany and a member of the Materials Research Society (MRS) in the United States. He is also a senior member of the Chinese Society of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics and a founding member of the editorial board of Energy Materials and Devices.

Professor Yue has published over 40 SCI research papers, including in prestigious journals such as Nature, Nature Communications, Science Advances, Physical Review B, Materials Today Physics, Physical Review Research, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, Advanced Optical Materials, and Nano-Micro Letters. His work has been cited more than 2140 times, with an h-index of 22.