Diling Yang

1.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
30 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Diling Yang is a scholar working on Water Science and Technology, Ocean Engineering and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Diling Yang has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Water Science and Technology, 8 papers in Ocean Engineering and 8 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Diling Yang's work include Minerals Flotation and Separation Techniques (11 papers), Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques (8 papers) and Petroleum Processing and Analysis (5 papers). Diling Yang is often cited by papers focused on Minerals Flotation and Separation Techniques (11 papers), Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques (8 papers) and Petroleum Processing and Analysis (5 papers). Diling Yang collaborates with scholars based in Canada, China and Germany. Diling Yang's co-authors include Hongbo Zeng, Hao Zhang, Qiongyao Peng, Xuwen Peng, Qi Liu, Lei Xie, Tian Tang, Jingsi Chen, Qiuyi Lu and Charley Huang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, The Science of The Total Environment and The Journal of Physical Chemistry B.

In The Last Decade

Diling Yang

29 papers receiving 1.1k citations

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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.

Stabilization mechanism and chemical demulsification of water-in-oil and oil-in-water emulsions in petroleum industry: A review

2020 236 citations Diling Yang, Charley Huang et al. Fuel profile →
Self-repairing interphase reconstructed in each cycle for highly reversible aqueous zinc batteries

2022 189 citations Wenyao Zhang, Keren Jiang et al. Nature Communications profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Diling Yang Canada	15	318	284	228	181	180	30	1.1k
Xiaogang Wang China	16	509 1.6×	94 0.3×	220 1.0×	186 1.0×	316 1.8×	44	1.3k
Yuanzhu Mi China	21	170 0.5×	352 1.2×	504 2.2×	169 0.9×	639 3.5×	71	1.4k
Wenjie Lan China	23	881 2.8×	406 1.4×	100 0.4×	172 1.0×	275 1.5×	83	1.6k
Mojtaba Shariaty-Niassar Iran	17	604 1.9×	308 1.1×	88 0.4×	297 1.6×	227 1.3×	43	1.2k
Xin Sun China	29	509 1.6×	343 1.2×	349 1.5×	72 0.4×	599 3.3×	102	2.0k
Yuting Dai China	19	261 0.8×	264 0.9×	67 0.3×	141 0.8×	379 2.1×	91	1.3k
Behzad Pourabbas Iran	21	458 1.4×	324 1.1×	69 0.3×	209 1.2×	507 2.8×	58	1.4k
Ahmadreza Ghaffarkhah Canada	25	485 1.5×	263 0.9×	242 1.1×	58 0.3×	656 3.6×	48	1.8k
M. Ali Gürkaynak Türkiye	21	217 0.7×	206 0.7×	77 0.3×	118 0.7×	480 2.7×	33	1.1k

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Yang, Diling, Zuoli Li, Yongxiang Sun, et al.. (2025). Probing the adsorption behavior and molecular interactions of asphaltene subfractions at Water–Toluene/Heptol interface. Fuel. 389. 134577–134577. 3 indexed citations

Yang, Diling, Jingsi Chen, Ziqian Zhao, et al.. (2025). Thioether‐bridged surfactants for interfacial hydrophobic regulation and enhanced mineral flotation recovery. AIChE Journal. 71(5).

Huang, Yueying, Xiaohui Mao, Diling Yang, et al.. (2024). Probing the interactions between asphaltenes and a PEO-PPO demulsifier at oil–water interface: Effect of temperature. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 678(Pt C). 1096–1111. 3 indexed citations

Yang, Diling, Hao Zhang, & Hongbo Zeng. (2024). Structural integration of solar desalination system. Science China Materials. 67(6). 2039–2041. 1 indexed citations

Xiong, Yongjiao, Kaiming Peng, Ziqian Zhao, et al.. (2024). Sources, colloidal characteristics, and separation technologies for highly hazardous waste nanoemulsions. The Science of The Total Environment. 930. 172347–172347. 3 indexed citations

Mao, Xiaohui, Chenyu Qiao, Ziqian Zhao, et al.. (2024). Probing the interfacial behaviors of interfacially active and non-active asphaltenes and their impact on emulsion stability. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 675. 731–745. 10 indexed citations

Peng, Qiongyao, Tao Wang, Diling Yang, et al.. (2024). Recent advances in coacervation and underlying noncovalent molecular interaction mechanisms. Progress in Polymer Science. 153. 101827–101827. 22 indexed citations

Yang, Diling, Ziqian Zhao, Lu Gong, et al.. (2023). Surface interaction mechanisms of air bubbles, asphaltenes and oil drops in aqueous solutions with implications for interfacial engineering processes. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 647. 264–276. 13 indexed citations

Yang, Diling, Chenyu Qiao, Xiaohui Mao, et al.. (2023). Probing the surface forces between air bubbles and bitumen via direct force Measurements: Effects of aqueous chemistry. Fuel. 357. 129865–129865. 4 indexed citations

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Mao, Xiaohui, Ziqian Zhao, Diling Yang, et al.. (2023). Effect of solution pH and polyethylene oxide concentration on surface/interface properties, flocculation and rheology of concentrated monodisperse ultrafine synthetic tailings slurry. Powder Technology. 430. 119002–119002. 12 indexed citations

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Yang, Diling, Hao Zhang, & Hongbo Zeng. (2023). Programmable shape memory polymers: Intermolecular and interfacial interaction mechanisms. Science China Materials. 66(11). 4519–4520. 1 indexed citations

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Yang, Diling, Mohammad Shoaib, Shaihroz Khan, et al.. (2023). Modulating particle-particle interaction in phyllosilicate serpentine aqueous suspensions using sodium citrate. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 11(6). 111213–111213. 5 indexed citations

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Peng, Xuwen, Qian Peng, Meng Wu, et al.. (2023). A pH and Temperature Dual-Responsive Microgel-Embedded, Adhesive, and Tough Hydrogel for Drug Delivery and Wound Healing. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 15(15). 19560–19573. 60 indexed citations

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Yang, Diling, Xuwen Peng, Qiongyao Peng, et al.. (2022). Probing the Interfacial Forces and Surface Interaction Mechanisms in Petroleum Production Processes. Engineering. 18. 49–61. 24 indexed citations

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Zhang, Wenyao, Keren Jiang, Diling Yang, et al.. (2022). Self-repairing interphase reconstructed in each cycle for highly reversible aqueous zinc batteries. Nature Communications. 13(1). 5348–5348. 189 indexed citations breakdown →

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Xie, Lei, Jingyi Wang, Qiuyi Lu, et al.. (2021). Surface interaction mechanisms in mineral flotation: Fundamentals, measurements, and perspectives. Advances in Colloid and Interface Science. 295. 102491–102491. 84 indexed citations

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Mao, Xiaohui, Ziqian Zhao, Diling Yang, et al.. (2021). Facile and scalable surface functionalization approach with small silane molecules for oil/water separation and demulsification of surfactant/asphaltenes-stabilized emulsions. Separation and Purification Technology. 285. 120382–120382. 19 indexed citations

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Qiao, Chenyu, Diling Yang, Xiaohui Mao, et al.. (2021). Recent advances in bubble-based technologies: Underlying interaction mechanisms and applications. Applied Physics Reviews. 8(1). 51 indexed citations

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Xie, Lei, Xin Cui, Jing Liu, et al.. (2021). Nanomechanical Insights into Versatile Polydopamine Wet Adhesive Interacting with Liquid-Infused and Solid Slippery Surfaces. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 13(5). 6941–6950. 33 indexed citations

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Peng, Qiongyao, Jingsi Chen, Tao Wang, et al.. (2021). Coacervate-Based Instant and Repeatable Underwater Adhesive with Anticancer and Antibacterial Properties. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 13(40). 48239–48251. 54 indexed citations

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