Wei Yu
Assistant Professor

Wei Yu

俞薇
Department of Industrial Systems Engineering & Management
College of Design and Engineering, National University of Singapore

I study the psychological and behavioral factors underlying entrepreneurship and innovation, with a specific focus on how adversity shapes entrepreneurial decisions, venture outcomes, and innovative search in established firms.

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Editorial Review Board Member
Journal of Business Venturing · 2020 – present
Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice · 2018 – present
Research Summary · Feb 2026
16
Peer-reviewed publications
Including 2 in UTD24 and 10 in FT50 journals
1,256
Citations (Google Scholar)
3.14
Field-Weighted Citation Impact
Scopus · 3× world average
40%
of publications among the top 10% most cited worldwide
Scopus
100%
in SJR Q1 journals & top 10% by CiteScore
3
PhD dissertation advisor (sole)
2 graduated to tenure-track positions
Research

Publications

* denotes corresponding author. All 16 publications are in SJR Q1 journals and in the top 10% of journals by CiteScore.

Recognition

Honors & Awards

Impact

Selected Media Coverage

Invited

Symposia, Workshops & Talks

All talks have been invited by organizers. ★ denotes organizer-funded.

Teaching

Courses & Expertise

Teaching Recognition: Dr. Torpey Teaching Award for PhD Student, Syracuse University (2017)
Mentorship

PhD Dissertation Advising

Sole advisor / dissertation chair for the following PhD students.

PhD Committee Member / Oral / QE Examiner
Zhuyi Li (2017–2022) · Yeyanran Ge (2018–2022) · Enchou Han (2016–2021) · Wanyu Xu (2019–2024) · Nima Javanbakht (2019–2024) · Siqi Hou (2023–Present)
Service

Professional & University Service

Ad-hoc Reviewer
University & Community Service
NUS ISEM Overseas Researcher Workshop organizer (2024–25)
ISEM Commencement Academic Procession (2022)
NUS Open House (2019, 2023–2026)
Public Research Lecture Series on YouTube & BiliBili (2019)
Contact

Get in Touch

Department
Department of Industrial Systems
Engineering & Management
College of Design and Engineering
National University of Singapore
Connect
iseyw@nus.edu.sg
Google Scholar
+65 8243-5854
Skills
Languages: Chinese (native), English (fluent)
Technical: Stata, R, Python, SQL
Methods: Econometrics, natural experiments, field experiments, survey design
© 2026 Wei Yu 俞薇 Editorial Board · Journal of Business Venturing · Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice