Han Yan

9.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
140 papers, 8.4k citations indexed

About

Han Yan is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Organic Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Han Yan has authored 140 papers receiving a total of 8.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 84 papers in Materials Chemistry, 24 papers in Organic Chemistry and 22 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Han Yan's work include Graphene research and applications (22 papers), Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (19 papers) and MXene and MAX Phase Materials (17 papers). Han Yan is often cited by papers focused on Graphene research and applications (22 papers), Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (19 papers) and MXene and MAX Phase Materials (17 papers). Han Yan collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Han Yan's co-authors include Hu Yang, Rongshi Cheng, Xiaoqiang Fan, Minhao Zhu, Meng Cai, Wen Li, Aimin Li, Zhen Yang, Hao Li and Shijie Song and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Han Yan

135 papers receiving 8.2k 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.

A hydrophobic surface enabled salt-blocking 2D Ti₃C₂MXene membrane for efficient and stable solar desalination

2018 429 citations Han Yan et al. profile →
A Supported Pd₂Dual‐Atom Site Catalyst for Efficient Electrochemical CO₂Reduction

2021 296 citations Han Yan et al. profile →
Amino-functionalized Ti3C2T with anti-corrosive/wear function for waterborne epoxy coating

2020 245 citations Han Yan, Meng Cai et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Han Yan China	50	4.4k	2.1k	1.9k	1.4k	1.4k	140	8.4k
Francisco Carrasco‐Marín Spain	51	3.7k 0.9×	2.7k 1.3×	1.6k 0.8×	1.1k 0.7×	2.0k 1.4×	251	9.8k
Om P. Khatri India	41	3.1k 0.7×	814 0.4×	1.2k 0.6×	962 0.7×	1.1k 0.8×	126	6.2k
Rochel M. Lago Brazil	43	3.2k 0.7×	2.2k 1.0×	1.9k 1.0×	1.2k 0.9×	2.1k 1.5×	193	7.3k
Wei Yan China	57	3.7k 0.8×	2.9k 1.4×	3.4k 1.7×	919 0.6×	1.7k 1.2×	345	11.6k
Jing Feng China	48	4.6k 1.1×	2.4k 1.1×	3.5k 1.8×	860 0.6×	1.8k 1.3×	192	9.7k
King Lun Yeung Hong Kong	61	6.0k 1.4×	1.8k 0.9×	2.8k 1.4×	1.2k 0.8×	1.8k 1.3×	224	10.7k
Weiquan Cai China	48	3.6k 0.8×	1.9k 0.9×	2.4k 1.2×	1.2k 0.8×	1.3k 1.0×	168	7.8k
Kyriaki Polychronopoulou United Arab Emirates	58	5.9k 1.3×	767 0.4×	1.7k 0.9×	703 0.5×	2.3k 1.6×	227	10.2k
Gaofeng Zeng China	43	4.0k 0.9×	1.2k 0.6×	2.0k 1.0×	433 0.3×	1.2k 0.8×	159	6.8k
Haitao Wang China	52	4.5k 1.0×	997 0.5×	3.2k 1.6×	594 0.4×	2.1k 1.5×	292	9.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Han Yan

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Fields of papers citing papers by Han Yan

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Han Yan

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All Works

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Ma, Wei, Lai‐Peng Ma, Xiao Kong, et al.. (2025). Intelligent self-correcting growth of uniform Bernal-stacked bi-/trilayer graphene. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 122(18). e2419968122–e2419968122.

Lou, Zhichao, He Han, Zhizhong Wang, et al.. (2025). Atomic‐Scale Customization of Oriented Dipolar Defects in Amorphous Carbon via Nanoparticle‐Templated Phase Engineering. Advanced Functional Materials. 36(13). 1 indexed citations

Yan, Han, et al.. (2025). I₂/K₂S₂O₈‐Catalyzed Cascade Synthesis of Insecticidal 2‐Imino‐1,3‐Thiazoles: A Sustainable Approach to Bioactive Heterocycles. Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry. 14(10).

Yan, Han, Yin Yang, Qi Zhou, et al.. (2024). Preparation and catalytic performance of nano beta zeolites for Friedel–Crafts acylation at low temperature. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials. 383. 113409–113409. 1 indexed citations

Doherty, Simon, Julian G. Knight, Corinne Wills, et al.. (2024). Gold Nanoparticle‐Catalyzed Solvent Switchable Selective Partial Reduction of Nitrobenzene to N‐Phenylhydroxylamine and Azoxybenzene. ChemCatChem. 17(5). 1 indexed citations

Doherty, Simon, Corinne Wills, Cheng Cui, et al.. (2024). Selective Partial Reduction of Nitroarenes to the Hydrazoarene Catalyzed by Amine‐Modified Ordered Mesoporous Silica Immobilized Ionic Liquid (OMSIIL) Stabilised RuNPs. ChemCatChem. 16(13). 1 indexed citations

Ding, Xin, Dawei Huang, Zixu Guo, et al.. (2024). Experimental investigations on combined high and low cycle fatigue: Material-level specimen design and strain response characteristics. Chinese Journal of Aeronautics. 38(1). 103246–103246. 1 indexed citations

Xu, Kai, Chao Ma, Han Yan, et al.. (2022). Catalytically efficient Ni-NiOx-Y2O3 interface for medium temperature water-gas shift reaction. Nature Communications. 13(1). 2443–2443. 61 indexed citations

Song, Shijie, Han Yan, Meng Cai, et al.. (2022). Superhydrophobic composite coating for reliable corrosion protection of Mg alloy. Materials & Design. 215. 110433–110433. 58 indexed citations

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Fan, Xiaoqiang, et al.. (2022). Interpenetrating network polymer (IPN) composite coating containing fluorinated polyacrylic complex latex particles toward high wear and corrosion resistance. Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 639. 128323–128323. 8 indexed citations

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Cai, Meng, Han Yan, Shijie Song, et al.. (2022). State-of-the-art progresses for Ti3C2Tx MXene reinforced polymer composites in corrosion and tribology aspects. Advances in Colloid and Interface Science. 309. 102790–102790. 69 indexed citations

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Cai, Meng, et al.. (2021). Tribological properties of Ti3C2Tx MXene reinforced interpenetrating polymers network coating. Tribology International. 163. 107196–107196. 65 indexed citations

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Yan, Xiaoxing, et al.. (2021). Preparation of Melamine/Rice Husk Powder Coated Shellac Microcapsules and Effect of Different Rice Husk Powder Content in Wall Material on Properties of Wood Waterborne Primer. Polymers. 14(1). 72–72. 17 indexed citations

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Yan, Han, et al.. (2020). Configuration of transition-metal atoms on iridium-doped graphene. Journal of Physics B Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics. 54(8). 85101–85101. 1 indexed citations

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Yan, Han, Lin Zhang, Hao Li, Xiaoqiang Fan, & Minhao Zhu. (2019). Towards high-performance additive of Ti3C2/graphene hybrid with a novel wrapping structure in epoxy coating. Carbon. 157. 217–233. 196 indexed citations

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Lin, Xue, et al.. (2019). Structural, mechanical, and electronic properties of nanotubes based on buckled arsenene: A first-principles study. Materials Today Communications. 22. 100791–100791. 11 indexed citations

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Giner, Ignacio, Han Yan, Alejandro González Orive, et al.. (2018). Water adsorption and capillary bridge formation on silica micro-particle layers modified with perfluorinated organosilane monolayers. Applied Surface Science. 475. 873–879. 13 indexed citations

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Meng, Xinlei, et al.. (2017). Aggregation-induced emission, multiple chromisms and self-organization of N -substituted-1,8-naphthalimides. Dyes and Pigments. 148. 147–153. 28 indexed citations

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Zhang, Wenxuan, Haijiang Li, Xiaowei Kan, et al.. (2012). Adsorption of anionic dyes from aqueous solutions using chemically modified straw. Bioresource Technology. 117. 40–47. 175 indexed citations

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Pan, Changwang, et al.. (2011). IMPROVING NONTHROMBOGENICITY OF CHITIN WITH ZWITTERIONIC STRUCTURE OF SULFOBETAINE. Chinese Journal of Polymer Science. 23(4). 449–452. 1 indexed citations

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