Cheng Yan

22.8k total citations · 4 hit papers
695 papers, 18.6k citations indexed

About

Cheng Yan is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Cheng Yan has authored 695 papers receiving a total of 18.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 229 papers in Materials Chemistry, 190 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 143 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Cheng Yan's work include Advancements in Battery Materials (91 papers), Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (67 papers) and Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication (59 papers). Cheng Yan is often cited by papers focused on Advancements in Battery Materials (91 papers), Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (67 papers) and Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication (59 papers). Cheng Yan collaborates with scholars based in China, Australia and United States. Cheng Yan's co-authors include Shanqing Zhang, Junchao Zheng, Ning Hu, Kehua Dai, Kimal Chandula Wasalathilake, Mingchao Wang, Dilini Galpaya, Hao Chen, Changgong Meng and Yifu Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Advanced Materials and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Cheng Yan

648 papers receiving 18.2k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Stable Seamless Interfaces and Rapid Ionic Conductivity of Ca–CeO₂/LiTFSI/PEO Composite Electrolyte for High‐Rate and High‐Voltage All‐Solid‐State Battery

2020 374 citations Cheng Yan et al. profile →
A critical review of fused deposition modeling 3D printing technology in manufacturing polylactic acid parts

2019 338 citations Cheng Yan et al. profile →
Atomic resolution of structural changes in elastic crystals of copper(II) acetylacetonate

2017 310 citations Cheng Yan et al. profile →
Recent advances in interfacial modification of zinc anode for aqueous rechargeable zinc ion batteries

2023 152 citations Qing Wen, Hao Fu et al. Journal of Energy Chemistry profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Cheng Yan	8.0k	5.7k	3.5k	3.3k	2.4k	695	18.6k
Teng Li	5.8k 0.7×	5.7k 1.0×	3.3k 0.9×	2.6k 0.8×	6.3k 2.6×	344	19.2k
Frank C. Walsh	11.0k 1.4×	6.9k 1.2×	2.1k 0.6×	2.3k 0.7×	3.0k 1.3×	333	20.6k
Wei Lu	7.8k 1.0×	8.0k 1.4×	1.6k 0.5×	3.4k 1.0×	5.2k 2.2×	161	17.0k
Kaili Zhang	10.2k 1.3×	6.7k 1.2×	2.1k 0.6×	6.6k 2.0×	2.5k 1.1×	428	18.8k
Ying Liu	4.8k 0.6×	3.2k 0.6×	3.8k 1.1×	2.2k 0.6×	1.8k 0.8×	559	12.0k
Peng Wang	5.3k 0.7×	10.0k 1.7×	2.8k 0.8×	1.6k 0.5×	2.0k 0.8×	628	18.0k
Zhili Dong	5.2k 0.7×	9.3k 1.6×	3.2k 0.9×	2.0k 0.6×	2.8k 1.2×	287	18.2k
Wei Feng	9.1k 1.1×	11.4k 2.0×	4.6k 1.3×	4.4k 1.3×	6.5k 2.7×	565	25.8k
Tao Li	10.4k 1.3×	10.8k 1.9×	3.2k 0.9×	3.6k 1.1×	2.6k 1.1×	850	25.7k
Yonggang Yao	11.4k 1.4×	6.9k 1.2×	4.5k 1.3×	4.0k 1.2×	4.8k 2.0×	228	25.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Cheng Yan

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Sun, Huibin, et al.. (2025). A rotor tip assembly clearance prediction method considering multi-sources uncertainties. Aerospace Science and Technology. 162. 110186–110186.

Li, Zhiyong, et al.. (2025). Nacre-inspired composites for load-bearing bone regeneration. 3. 1–19.

Yan, Cheng, et al.. (2025). Hydrogel‐Based Moisture Electric Generator with High Output Performance Induced by Proton Hopping. Advanced Functional Materials. 35(27). 8 indexed citations

Yan, Cheng, Xi Jia, Yan Xiao, et al.. (2025). Comparative evaluation of non-contrast MRI versus gadoxetic acid-enhanced abbreviated protocols in detecting colorectal liver metastases. Insights into Imaging. 16(1). 3–3. 1 indexed citations

Yan, Cheng, Wenhan Cao, & Xiaoyong He. (2024). Hybrid Plasmonic Waveguides with Tunable ENZ Phenomenon Supported by 3D Dirac Semimetals. Laser & Photonics Review. 18(9). 30 indexed citations

Yan, Cheng, et al.. (2024). Enhancing genome‐wide populus trait prediction through deep convolutional neural networks. The Plant Journal. 119(2). 735–745. 2 indexed citations

Wu, Fengying, et al.. (2024). Efficient ultrasonic extraction of alkaloids and glycosides from Camptotheca acuminata Decne via deep eutectic solvents: Kinetics and mechanisms. Separation and Purification Technology. 356. 129771–129771. 3 indexed citations

Feng, Xiaming, et al.. (2024). Solvent-free mechanochemistry induced one-pot scalable fabrication of phosphorus wrapped keratin and its application as a synergistic flame retardant in epoxy resin. Composites Part A Applied Science and Manufacturing. 189. 108622–108622. 4 indexed citations

Xu, Qiang, et al.. (2024). 3-D deformation inversion: A MATLAB toolbox for automatically calculating SAR-derived 3-D deformation maps of glacier, landslide, and land subsidence. Environmental Modelling & Software. 178. 106074–106074. 1 indexed citations

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Bai, Ruixiang, et al.. (2024). Morphology evolution of molten pool of β-Ti/Ti6Al4V based on the modified double ellipsoidal heat source model of SLM. Optical Materials. 153. 115576–115576. 5 indexed citations

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Yan, Cheng, et al.. (2023). Synergistic effects of rare earth doping and carbon quantum dots on BiOF/Bi₂MoO₆ heterojunctions for enhanced visible-near-infrared photocatalysis. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 25(26). 17583–17595. 3 indexed citations

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Yan, Cheng, et al.. (2023). Synthesis of Composite Titanate Photocatalyst via Molten Salt Processing and Its Enhanced Photocatalytic Properties. Nanomaterials. 13(22). 2944–2944.

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Yan, Cheng, Li Cui, Hidayat Hussain, et al.. (2023). Ultrasonic-assisted extraction of flavonoids from peanut leave and stem using deep eutectic solvents and its molecular mechanism. Food Chemistry. 434. 137497–137497. 54 indexed citations

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Yan, Cheng, Liqun Zhou, Guozhi Zhang, et al.. (2023). Improved small vessel visibility in diabetic foot arteriography using dual-energy CT. Clinical Radiology. 79(3). e424–e431. 1 indexed citations

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Li, Lanya, et al.. (2023). Role and clinical implication of autophagy in COVID-19. Virology Journal. 20(1). 125–125. 8 indexed citations

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Lei, Zhenkun, et al.. (2023). Interfacial mechanical properties of graphene on randomly rough PET substrate surface: A molecular dynamics study. Applied Surface Science. 648. 159109–159109. 2 indexed citations

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Huang, Ying‐de, Han‐xin Wei, Peiyao Li, et al.. (2023). Rational design of surface reconstruction with pinning effect to relieving bulk fatigue for high energy single-crystal Ni-rich cathodes. Chemical Engineering Journal. 470. 144254–144254. 21 indexed citations

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Wen, Qing, Hao Fu, Lin‐bo Tang, et al.. (2023). Recent advances in interfacial modification of zinc anode for aqueous rechargeable zinc ion batteries. Journal of Energy Chemistry. 83. 287–303. 152 indexed citations breakdown →

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Pan, Lu, et al.. (2023). Electronic and thermoelectric properties of Janus AsSeX (X = Cl, Br, I) monolayers: A first-principles study. Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing. 166. 107759–107759. 6 indexed citations

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Yan, Cheng, et al.. (2012). Sandwiched carbon nanotube film as strain sensor. QUT ePrints (Queensland University of Technology). 62 indexed citations

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