Fanan Wei

1.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
49 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Fanan Wei is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Condensed Matter Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, Fanan Wei has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 18 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 17 papers in Condensed Matter Physics. Recurrent topics in Fanan Wei's work include Micro and Nano Robotics (17 papers), Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (8 papers) and Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics (8 papers). Fanan Wei is often cited by papers focused on Micro and Nano Robotics (17 papers), Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (8 papers) and Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics (8 papers). Fanan Wei collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Hong Kong. Fanan Wei's co-authors include Ke Xu, Ligang Yao, Songsong Tang, Joseph Wang, Emil Karshalev, Guangyong Li, Wenguang Yang, Lianqing Liu, Fangyu Zhang and Lu Yin and has published in prestigious journals such as Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Applied Physics Letters and Advanced Functional Materials.

In The Last Decade

Fanan Wei

47 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Enzyme-powered Janus platelet cell robots for active and targeted drug delivery

2020 337 citations Songsong Tang, Fanan Wei et al. profile →
Bioinspired Microstructured Janus Bioadhesive for the Prevention of Abdominal and Intrauterine Adhesions

2024 43 citations Yuancai Lv, Fanan Wei et al. Advanced Functional Materials profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Fanan Wei China	18	731	480	335	263	203	49	1.3k
Paul E. D. Soto Rodriguez Spain	20	409 0.6×	477 1.0×	378 1.1×	220 0.8×	449 2.2×	57	1.2k
Borui Xu China	20	695 1.0×	408 0.8×	368 1.1×	543 2.1×	259 1.3×	61	1.3k
Johannes Frueh China	22	734 1.0×	306 0.6×	154 0.5×	149 0.6×	227 1.1×	57	1.3k
Jianan Ma China	23	997 1.4×	218 0.5×	388 1.2×	597 2.3×	348 1.7×	58	1.6k
Doyeon Bang South Korea	21	1.1k 1.5×	292 0.6×	194 0.6×	231 0.9×	485 2.4×	45	1.6k
Kyungsuk Yum United States	19	783 1.1×	112 0.2×	263 0.8×	340 1.3×	451 2.2×	28	1.5k
Huanqing Cui China	20	975 1.3×	270 0.6×	173 0.5×	633 2.4×	279 1.4×	41	1.7k
Berna Özkale Switzerland	14	580 0.8×	376 0.8×	125 0.4×	211 0.8×	172 0.8×	30	1.0k
Lei Sheng China	17	1.1k 1.4×	387 0.8×	424 1.3×	530 2.0×	229 1.1×	39	1.5k
Lidong Zhang China	28	1.2k 1.7×	338 0.7×	231 0.7×	942 3.6×	352 1.7×	110	2.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Fanan Wei

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Fields of papers citing papers by Fanan Wei

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Fanan Wei

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Fanan Wei. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Fanan Wei 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 Fanan Wei. Fanan Wei is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Lv, Yuancai, et al.. (2024). Bioinspired Microstructured Janus Bioadhesive for the Prevention of Abdominal and Intrauterine Adhesions. Advanced Functional Materials. 34(21). 43 indexed citations breakdown →

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Wei, Fanan, et al.. (2023). An Untethered Miniature Soft Jumping Robot Inspired by Quadrupeds. Journal of Bionic Engineering. 20(4). 1467–1480. 7 indexed citations

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Xu, Ke, et al.. (2023). Fabrication of electronic switches based on low-dimensional nanomaterials: a review. Journal of Materials Science. 58(5). 2087–2110. 14 indexed citations

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Pu, Wei, et al.. (2022). A review of humidity-driven actuator: toward high response speed and practical applications. Journal of Materials Science. 57(26). 12202–12235. 40 indexed citations

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Wei, Fanan, et al.. (2022). 3D printable and stretchable PVA‐PAAm dual network hydrogel with conductivities for wearable sensors. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 140(7). 13 indexed citations

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Wei, Fanan, et al.. (2021). Visible Light-Driven Jellyfish-like Miniature Swimming Soft Robot. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 13(39). 47147–47154. 83 indexed citations

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Tang, Junjie & Fanan Wei. (2021). Miniaturized Origami Robots: Actuation Approaches and Potential Applications. Macromolecular Materials and Engineering. 307(2). 9 indexed citations

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Wei, Fanan, et al.. (2021). Self‐assembled Micro‐nanorobots: From Assembly Mechanisms to Applications. ChemNanoMat. 7(3). 238–252. 7 indexed citations

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Wei, Fanan, et al.. (2021). The Voyage of Micro/nanorobots inside the Human Body. ChemNanoMat. 8(1). 7 indexed citations

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Wei, Fanan, et al.. (2021). Biomimetic soft micro-swimmers: from actuation mechanisms to applications. Biomedical Microdevices. 23(1). 6–6. 40 indexed citations

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Wei, Fanan, et al.. (2021). Bioinspired soft microrobots actuated by magnetic field. Biomedical Microdevices. 23(4). 52–52. 32 indexed citations

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Xu, Ke, Shuang Xu, & Fanan Wei. (2021). Recent progress in magnetic applications for micro- and nanorobots. Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology. 12. 744–755. 12 indexed citations

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Xu, Ke, et al.. (2020). Recent progress in perovskite solar cells: the perovskite layer. Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology. 11. 51–60. 45 indexed citations

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Zhan, Ziheng, Fanan Wei, Wenguang Yang, et al.. (2019). Visible light driven recyclable micromotors for “on-the-fly” water remediation. Materials Letters. 258. 126825–126825. 14 indexed citations

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Wei, Fanan, et al.. (2019). Untethered microgripper-the dexterous hand at microscale. Biomedical Microdevices. 21(4). 82–82. 18 indexed citations

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Soto, Fernando, Daniel Kupor, Miguel Angel Lopez‐Ramirez, et al.. (2019). Onion‐like Multifunctional Microtrap Vehicles for Attraction–Trapping–Destruction of Biological Threats. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 59(9). 3480–3485. 34 indexed citations

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Soto, Fernando, Daniel Kupor, Miguel Angel Lopez‐Ramirez, et al.. (2019). Onion‐like Multifunctional Microtrap Vehicles for Attraction–Trapping–Destruction of Biological Threats. Angewandte Chemie. 132(9). 3508–3513. 12 indexed citations

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Yang, Wenguang, Haibo Yu, Fanan Wei, et al.. (2015). Selective pattern of cancer cell accumulation and growth using UV modulating printing of hydrogels. Biomedical Microdevices. 17(6). 104–104. 24 indexed citations

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Wei, Fanan, et al.. (2015). Investigation of Printing‐Based Graded Bulk‐Heterojunction Organic Solar Cells. Energy Technology. 3(4). 414–422. 4 indexed citations

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Wei, Fanan, Minlin Jiang, Lei Zhou, & Zaili Dong. (2015). Performance improvement of organic solar cells with the introduction of branched zinc oxide nanorods. Micro & Nano Letters. 10(6). 292–295. 1 indexed citations

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