Defeng Yan

684 total citations · 1 hit paper
24 papers, 512 citations indexed

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Defeng Yan is a scholar working on Surfaces, Coatings and Films, Computational Mechanics and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Defeng Yan has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 512 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Surfaces, Coatings and Films, 10 papers in Computational Mechanics and 9 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Defeng Yan's work include Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity (19 papers), Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer (8 papers) and Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (8 papers). Defeng Yan is often cited by papers focused on Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity (19 papers), Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer (8 papers) and Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (8 papers). Defeng Yan collaborates with scholars based in China and United Kingdom. Defeng Yan's co-authors include Jinlong Song, Jiyu Liu, Chen Yang, Yang Chen, Chen Yang, Jinming Liu, Danyang Zhao, Yi Lu, Jinming Liu and Jing Sun and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Applied Physics Letters and Journal of Materials Chemistry A.

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Defeng Yan

23 papers receiving 500 citations

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High‐Efficiency Water Collection of Superhydrophobic Condensation Absorber

2025 27 citations Defeng Yan, Yang Chen et al. Advanced Science profile →

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Author						Papers	Cites
Defeng Yan	373	178	138	129	100	24	512
Tianchi Chen	340 0.9×	156 0.9×	106 0.8×	61 0.5×	139 1.4×	42	559
Xueshan Jing	498 1.3×	263 1.5×	114 0.8×	92 0.7×	99 1.0×	15	614
Qiaoqiao Huang	306 0.8×	156 0.9×	116 0.8×	148 1.1×	98 1.0×	9	501
Ziai Liu	568 1.5×	285 1.6×	189 1.4×	166 1.3×	152 1.5×	26	760
Haiyang Zhan	532 1.4×	201 1.1×	201 1.5×	305 2.4×	107 1.1×	18	731
S. Sokhanvar	278 0.7×	288 1.6×	118 0.9×	57 0.4×	91 0.9×	8	555
Zichao Yuan	201 0.5×	140 0.8×	133 1.0×	121 0.9×	39 0.4×	16	404
Yuchao Li	202 0.5×	140 0.8×	156 1.1×	137 1.1×	35 0.3×	11	493
P. Varshney	343 0.9×	140 0.8×	123 0.9×	147 1.1×	111 1.1×	17	543
F.Y. Lv	386 1.0×	97 0.5×	97 0.7×	177 1.4×	119 1.2×	6	517

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Yan, Defeng, et al.. (2025). A bionic uncoated non-stick titanium pan. Nanoscale. 17(28). 16697–16704.

Yan, Defeng, et al.. (2025). High‐Efficiency Water Collection of Superhydrophobic Condensation Absorber. Advanced Science. 12(13). e2417024–e2417024. 27 indexed citations breakdown →

Liu, Changxia, et al.. (2025). High-efficiency dropwise condensation on superhydrophobic conical pillar arrays. Optics & Laser Technology. 189. 113156–113156. 1 indexed citations

Liu, Feng, et al.. (2025). Superhydrophobic surface with rice leaf structures fabricated by laser processing. Optics & Laser Technology. 189. 113072–113072. 1 indexed citations

Wang, Xinming, et al.. (2025). High drag reduction by spontaneous capture and transportation of bubbles. Nanoscale. 17(17). 10892–10900. 2 indexed citations

Yan, Defeng, et al.. (2024). Drag reduction and antifouling of a spontaneous fast moving air film. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 12(30). 19268–19276. 31 indexed citations

Cai, Wen, et al.. (2024). Superhydrophobic wearable sensor: fabrication, application, and perspective. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 19(1). 176–176. 4 indexed citations

Yan, Defeng, et al.. (2024). Enhancing water transportation capacity by asymmetrical patterned surface with super-wettability. Applied Physics Letters. 125(7). 44 indexed citations

Yan, Defeng, Yi Lü, Jinming Liu, et al.. (2023). Enhanced water transportation on a superhydrophilic serial cycloid-shaped pattern. Nanoscale. 15(27). 11473–11481. 57 indexed citations

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Ma, Jun, Defeng Yan, Wen Xu, et al.. (2023). A facile and high-efficient method to fabricate slippery liquid-infused porous surface with enhanced functionality. Surface and Coatings Technology. 472. 129897–129897. 18 indexed citations

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Yan, Defeng, Yang Chen, Jinming Liu, & Jinlong Song. (2023). Super‐Fast Fog Collector Based on Self‐Driven Jet of Mini Fog Droplets. Small. 19(36). e2301745–e2301745. 59 indexed citations

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Lu, Yi, et al.. (2023). Spontaneous Directional Transportation Surface of Water Droplet and Gas Bubble: A Review. Applied Sciences. 13(17). 9961–9961. 14 indexed citations

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Yang, Xin‐She, et al.. (2023). Passive-Cooling Building Coating with Efficient Cooling Performance and Excellent Superhydrophobicity. Materials. 16(15). 5232–5232. 5 indexed citations

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Wu, Binghan, et al.. (2023). Wire Electrochemical Etching of Superhydrophobic Nickel Surfaces with Enhanced Corrosion Protection. Materials. 16(23). 7472–7472. 20 indexed citations

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Zhang, Bingzhen, et al.. (2023). Facile and Economical Fabrication of Superhydrophobic Flexible Resistive Strain Sensors for Human Motion Detection. Nanomanufacturing and Metrology. 6(1). 11 indexed citations

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Liu, Jinming, Defeng Yan, Yuyang Zhou, et al.. (2022). Droplet motion on superhydrophobic/superhydrophilic wedge-shaped patterned surfaces with different micro-morphologies. Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 647. 128999–128999. 42 indexed citations

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Yan, Defeng, et al.. (2022). Self-cleaning coating for exterior walls of concrete buildings. Surface Innovations. 11(6-7). 453–463. 10 indexed citations

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Yang, Chen, Jiyu Liu, Yuyang Zhou, et al.. (2022). High‐Speed Superhydrophobic Swimmers Propelled by Restricted Droplets. Advanced Materials Interfaces. 10(4). 7 indexed citations

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Liu, Rui, et al.. (2022). Green Self-Propelling Swimmer Driven by Rain Droplets. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations

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Yan, Defeng, Yuhui Wang, Jiyu Liu, et al.. (2021). Electrochemical 3D printing of superhydrophobic pillars with conical, cylindrical, and inverted conical shapes. Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 625. 126869–126869. 42 indexed citations

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