Chun‐Hua Yan

59.4k total citations · 22 hit papers
661 papers, 52.7k citations indexed

About

Chun‐Hua Yan is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Chun‐Hua Yan has authored 661 papers receiving a total of 52.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 450 papers in Materials Chemistry, 180 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 170 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. Recurrent topics in Chun‐Hua Yan's work include Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials (125 papers), Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (98 papers) and Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (78 papers). Chun‐Hua Yan is often cited by papers focused on Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials (125 papers), Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (98 papers) and Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (78 papers). Chun‐Hua Yan collaborates with scholars based in China, Hong Kong and United States. Chun‐Hua Yan's co-authors include Ling‐Dong Sun, Ya‐Wen Zhang, Rui Si, Chun‐Sheng Liao, Hao Dong, Ling‐Dong Sun, Liping You, Yaping Du, Haoxin Mai and Bolong Huang and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Chemical Reviews and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Chun‐Hua Yan

651 papers receiving 52.1k citations

Hit Papers

Shape-Selective Synthesis and Oxygen Storage Behavior of ... 2004 2026 2011 2018 2005 2006 2015 2019 2014 400 800 1.2k
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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.

  1. Shape-Selective Synthesis and Oxygen Storage Behavior of Ceria Nanopolyhedra, Nanorods, and Nanocubes
    2005 1.4k citations Ling‐Dong Sun, Ya‐Wen Zhang et al. profile →
  2. High-Quality Sodium Rare-Earth Fluoride Nanocrystals:  Controlled Synthesis and Optical Properties
    2006 1.3k citations Ya‐Wen Zhang, Rui Si et al. profile →
  3. Lanthanide Nanoparticles: From Design toward Bioimaging and Therapy
    2015 949 citations Hao Dong, Shuoren Du et al. profile →
  4. A Eu 3+ -Eu 2+ ion redox shuttle imparts operational durability to Pb-I perovskite solar cells
    2019 927 citations Bolong Huang, Mingzi Sun et al. profile →
  5. Energy transfer in lanthanide upconversion studies for extended optical applications
    2014 900 citations Hao Dong, Ling‐Dong Sun et al. profile →
  6. Low-Temperature CO2 Methanation over CeO2-Supported Ru Single Atoms, Nanoclusters, and Nanoparticles Competitively Tuned by Strong Metal–Support Interactions and H-Spillover Effect
    2018 828 citations Yu Guo, Chun‐Hua Yan et al. profile →
  7. Promoting nitrogen electroreduction to ammonia with bismuth nanocrystals and potassium cations in water
    2019 776 citations Yuchen Hao, Yu Guo et al. profile →
  8. Nd3+-Sensitized Upconversion Nanophosphors: EfficientIn VivoBioimaging Probes with Minimized Heating Effect
    2013 775 citations Ling‐Dong Sun, Chun‐Hua Yan et al. ACS Nano profile →
  9. Recent Development of Oxygen Evolution Electrocatalysts in Acidic Environment
    2021 716 citations Li An, Pinxian Xi et al. profile →
  10. Facile Synthesis for Ordered Mesoporous γ-Aluminas with High Thermal Stability
    2008 637 citations Quan Yuan, Anxiang Yin et al. profile →
  11. Plasmonic Harvesting of Light Energy for Suzuki Coupling Reactions
    2013 602 citations Feng Ryan Wang, Chun‐Hua Yan et al. profile →
  12. Highly Efficient Multicolor Up-Conversion Emissions and Their Mechanisms of Monodisperse NaYF4:Yb,Er Core and Core/Shell-Structured Nanocrystals
    2007 552 citations Ya‐Wen Zhang, Ling‐Dong Sun et al. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C profile →
  13. From Achiral Ligands to Chiral Coordination Polymers:  Spontaneous Resolution, Weak Ferromagnetism, and Topological Ferrimagnetism
    2004 510 citations Shi‐Qiang Bai, Chun‐Hua Yan et al. profile →
  14. Single‐Crystalline Iron Oxide Nanotubes
    2005 506 citations Chun‐Jiang Jia, Chun‐Hua Yan et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  15. Iridium Single Atoms Coupling with Oxygen Vacancies Boosts Oxygen Evolution Reaction in Acid Media
    2020 468 citations Jie Yin, Bolong Huang et al. profile →
  16. Engineering of Upconverted Metal–Organic Frameworks for Near-Infrared Light-Triggered Combinational Photodynamic/Chemo-/Immunotherapy against Hypoxic Tumors
    2020 372 citations Ling‐Dong Sun, Chun‐Hua Yan et al. profile →
  17. Photon upconversion nanomaterials
    2015 331 citations Chun‐Hua Yan et al. profile →
  18. Rare-earth-containing perovskite nanomaterials: design, synthesis, properties and applications
    2020 322 citations Bolong Huang, Yaping Du et al. profile →
  19. Surface Activation and Ni‐S Stabilization in NiO/NiS2for Efficient Oxygen Evolution Reaction
    2022 270 citations Nan Zhang, Yang Hu et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  20. Understanding the sulphur-oxygen exchange process of metal sulphides prior to oxygen evolution reaction
    2023 221 citations Yang Hu, Yong Peng et al. Nature Communications profile →
  21. Rare-Earth-Modified NiS2 Improves OH Coverage for an Industrial Alkaline Water Electrolyzer
    2024 91 citations Wei Shen, Yang Hu et al. profile →
  22. Corrosion Protection of Rare Earth for Kilowatt-Level Alkaline Seawater Electrolyzer
    2025 22 citations Wei Shen, Yang Hu et al. profile →

Peers

Chun‐Hua Yan
Nanfeng Zheng China
Zhiyong Tang China
Yujie Xiong China
Steven L. Suib United States
Geoffrey A. Ozin Canada
Clément Sánchez France
Xun Wang China
Ferdi Schüth Germany
Masahiko Hara Japan
Bao‐Lian Su Belgium
Nanfeng Zheng China
Chun‐Hua Yan
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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Chun‐Hua Yan

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Chun‐Hua Yan. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Chun‐Hua Yan based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Chun‐Hua Yan. Chun‐Hua Yan is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Zhang, Nan, Yang Hu, Zhuang Zhang, et al.. (2025). Crystallinity-dependent structural evolution of CoS2 catalysts for enhanced oxygen evolution reaction. Nature Communications. 16(1). 9306–9306. 1 indexed citations
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Guo, Hui, Jie Zhang, Peng Cui, et al.. (2025). C─C Bond Formation via Reductive Elimination at Rare Earth Centers. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(38). e202511551–e202511551.
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Yin, Leilei, Shuai Zhang, Yongkang Huang, Chun‐Hua Yan, & Yaping Du. (2024). Cerium contained advanced materials: Shining star under electrocatalysis. Coordination Chemistry Reviews. 518. 216111–216111. 19 indexed citations
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An, Haiyan, Xijiao Mu, Guoying Tan, et al.. (2024). A Coordination‐Derived Cerium‐Based Amorphous–Crystalline Heterostructure with High Electrocatalytic Oxygen Evolution Activity. Small. 20(31). e2311505–e2311505. 15 indexed citations
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Liu, Yanjun, Tong Zhang, Chunya Wang, et al.. (2024). Tumor Microenvironment-Regulating Two-Photon Probe Based on Bimetallic Post-Coordinated MOF Facilitating the Dual-Modal and Deep Imaging-Guided Synergistic Therapies. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 16(10). 12289–12301. 14 indexed citations
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Xu, Kai, Jincheng Liu, Wei-Wei Wang, et al.. (2024). Catalytic properties of trivalent rare-earth oxides with intrinsic surface oxygen vacancy. Nature Communications. 15(1). 5751–5751. 38 indexed citations
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Zhang, Shuai, Mingzi Sun, Leilei Yin, et al.. (2023). Tailoring the Electronic Structure of Ir Alloy Electrocatalysts through Lanthanide (La, Ce, Pr, and Nd) for Acidic Oxygen Evolution Enhancement. Advanced Energy and Sustainability Research. 4(9). 2 indexed citations
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Yang, Zi, Zhi Li, Zidong He, et al.. (2023). Ceo2/Cus Nanoplates Electroreduce Co2 to Ethanol with Stabilized Cu+ Species. Small. 19(40). e2303099–e2303099. 62 indexed citations
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Fu, Hao, Siyuan Wang, Yingnan Duan, et al.. (2023). A Universal Synthesis Strategy for Lanthanide Sulfide Nanocrystals with Efficient Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production. Small. 19(33). e2301392–e2301392. 12 indexed citations
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Liu, Yanjun, Liying Qin, Guoying Tan, et al.. (2023). Titanium‐Based Superlattice with Fe(III)‐Regulable Bandgap and Performance for Optimal and Synergistic Sonodynamic–Chemotherapy Guided by Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 62(47). e202313165–e202313165. 8 indexed citations
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Mu, Xijiao, Yang Hu, Liangliang Liu, et al.. (2023). A General Preparation of Solid Solution‐Oxide Heterojunction Photocatalysts through Metal–Organic Framework Transformation Induced Pre‐nucleation. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 62(26). e202302986–e202302986. 30 indexed citations
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Wang, Ya‐Kun, Fengyan Jia, Xiaoyue Li, et al.. (2023). Self-assembled monolayer–based blue perovskite LEDs. Science Advances. 9(36). eadh2140–eadh2140. 75 indexed citations
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Mu, Xijiao, Yang Hu, Liangliang Liu, et al.. (2023). A General Preparation of Solid Solution‐Oxide Heterojunction Photocatalysts through Metal–Organic Framework Transformation Induced Pre‐nucleation. Angewandte Chemie. 135(26). 4 indexed citations
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Zhao, Guodong, Nan Song, Pengfei Feng, et al.. (2023). Intelligent Colorimetric Indicators for Quality Monitoring and Multilevel Anticounterfeiting with Kinetics-Tunable Fluorescence. ACS Nano. 17(8). 7624–7635. 32 indexed citations
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Hao, Yuchen, Li‐Wei Chen, Jiani Li, et al.. (2021). Metal-organic framework membranes with single-atomic centers for photocatalytic CO2 and O2 reduction. Nature Communications. 12(1). 2682–2682. 244 indexed citations
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Feng, Pengfei, Xiaoxi Yang, Xiaoxia Feng, et al.. (2021). Highly Stable Perovskite Quantum Dots Modified by Europium Complex for Dual-Responsive Optical Encoding. ACS Nano. 15(4). 6266–6275. 66 indexed citations
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Xu, Huajie, Changfu Shan, Xiaoxia Wu, et al.. (2020). Fabrication of layered double hydroxide microcapsules mediated by cerium doping in metal–organic frameworks for boosting water splitting. Energy & Environmental Science. 13(9). 2949–2956. 184 indexed citations
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Li, Zhihao, Haoran Liu, Rui Wang, et al.. (2020). Bioactive Core–Shell CaF2 Upconversion Nanostructure for Promotion and Visualization of Engineered Bone Reconstruction. ACS Nano. 14(11). 16085–16095. 29 indexed citations
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Laurence, Ted A., Yang Liu, Ming Zhang, et al.. (2018). Measuring Activation and Luminescence Time Scales of Upconverting NaYF4:Yb,Er Nanocrystals. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 122(41). 23780–23789. 11 indexed citations
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Du, Shuoren, Javier Hernández‐Gil, Hao Dong, et al.. (2017). Design and validation of a new ratiometric intracellular pH imaging probe using lanthanide-doped upconverting nanoparticles. Dalton Transactions. 46(40). 13957–13965. 21 indexed citations

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