Hongnan Zhang

5.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
88 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

Hongnan Zhang is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Biomedical Engineering and Biomaterials. According to data from OpenAlex, Hongnan Zhang has authored 88 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 42 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 33 papers in Biomaterials. Recurrent topics in Hongnan Zhang's work include Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications (32 papers), Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (30 papers) and Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors (19 papers). Hongnan Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications (32 papers), Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (30 papers) and Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors (19 papers). Hongnan Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Hongnan Zhang's co-authors include Peng Wang, Lianbin Zhang, Zhenyu Li, Zhonghai Zhang, Xiaohong Qin, Mohamed Nejib Hedhili, Ce Wang, Weitao Zheng, Zhaojie Wang and Huimin Huang and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Advanced Materials and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Hongnan Zhang

83 papers receiving 4.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Hongnan Zhang China	31	1.9k	1.7k	1.6k	1.1k	846	88	4.3k
Yaozu Liao China	46	1.8k 1.0×	3.1k 1.8×	1.4k 0.9×	1.1k 1.1×	809 1.0×	155	6.3k
Dongchu Chen China	43	2.2k 1.1×	2.4k 1.5×	814 0.5×	1.1k 1.0×	668 0.8×	161	5.6k
Jiangna Guo China	40	1.1k 0.6×	1.1k 0.6×	1.9k 1.2×	495 0.5×	615 0.7×	78	4.7k
Weng Weei Tjiu Singapore	44	2.2k 1.2×	2.4k 1.5×	1.6k 1.0×	1.2k 1.1×	635 0.8×	88	5.8k
Wan Jeffrey Basirun Malaysia	37	1.7k 0.9×	2.0k 1.2×	1.0k 0.6×	755 0.7×	308 0.4×	155	4.5k
Matej Mičušík Slovakia	37	1.0k 0.6×	2.4k 1.4×	1.8k 1.1×	508 0.5×	515 0.6×	197	5.2k
Pengfei Cao China	44	2.7k 1.4×	1.2k 0.7×	1.2k 0.7×	286 0.3×	488 0.6×	162	5.7k
Mária Omastová Slovakia	45	2.3k 1.2×	2.2k 1.3×	2.9k 1.8×	509 0.5×	639 0.8×	210	7.4k
Haksoo Han South Korea	40	1.5k 0.8×	1.9k 1.2×	1.1k 0.7×	717 0.7×	521 0.6×	186	5.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Hongnan Zhang

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hongnan Zhang

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Wahid, Abdul, Hongnan Zhang, & Jian Xiong. (2025). Electrospun nanofiber membranes with micro-gradient structure for highly efficient air filtration applications. Materials Letters. 389. 138330–138330. 2 indexed citations

Liu, Mingyuan, Yijun Yao, Xinyang He, et al.. (2025). Biomass Based Moisture-Triggered Hybrid Actuator and Electric Generator with Self-Powered Motion Tracking Capability. Nano Letters. 25(23). 9318–9326. 3 indexed citations

Hao, Yunna, Zhengquan Li, Peihua Zhang, et al.. (2025). A Noninterfering Dual-Module E-Skin for Direction Strain and Pressure Sensing. Nano Letters. 25(20). 8327–8334. 2 indexed citations

Liu, Wendi, Wenjing Chen, Zhengquan Li, et al.. (2025). A Facile Strategy for Textile‐Based Highly Sensitive and Water‐Resistant Triboelectric Nanogenerator. Advanced Materials. 37(28). e2420459–e2420459. 14 indexed citations

Chen, Guanyi, et al.. (2024). Characteristics of pollutant generation from 3D-printed photocured waste combustion. Waste Management. 187. 61–69. 5 indexed citations

Zhang, Fan, Jianyuan Li, Hongnan Zhang, et al.. (2023). Advances in Waste Plastic Disposal and Utilization Technology. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 25(3). 182–182. 3 indexed citations

Zhang, Hongnan, et al.. (2023). PAN/PAN-FPU Double-Layer Composite Nanofiber Air Filter Fabricated by Electrospinning for Filtering Oil and Salt Particles. ACS Applied Nano Materials. 6(9). 7619–7628. 24 indexed citations

Zhang, Hongnan, et al.. (2022). Comprehensive wear-ability evaluation of hollow coffee carbon polyester/cotton blended knitted fabrics. Textile Research Journal. 93(1-2). 255–265. 1 indexed citations

Zhou, Mengjuan, Qi Hua Fan, Zhenzhen Quan, et al.. (2021). Mass production of polyacrylonitrile sub-micron fibrous webs with different aligned degrees via free surface electrospinning for air purification. Textile Research Journal. 92(15-16). 2731–2741. 5 indexed citations

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Zhou, Mengjuan, Min Hu, Zhenzhen Quan, et al.. (2020). Polyacrylonitrile/polyimide composite sub-micro fibrous membranes for precise filtration of PM0.26 pollutants. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 578(2). 195–206. 47 indexed citations

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Li, Xiangshun, Yuchen Yang, Hongnan Zhang, et al.. (2020). Modified polyacrylonitrile nanofibers for improved dyeability using anionic dyes. Applied Nanoscience. 10(6). 2025–2035. 9 indexed citations

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Mao, Ning, Hui Peng, Zhenzhen Quan, et al.. (2019). Wettability Control in Tree Structure-Based 1D Fiber Assemblies for Moisture Wicking Functionality. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 11(47). 44682–44690. 30 indexed citations

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Qiu, Qiaohua, Siyuan Chen, Yuanping Li, et al.. (2019). Functional nanofibers embedded into textiles for durable antibacterial properties. Chemical Engineering Journal. 384. 123241–123241. 110 indexed citations

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Wu, Jiajun, Zhenzhen Quan, Hongnan Zhang, et al.. (2019). Electrospun cellulose acetate nanofiber upscaling with a metal plate needleless spinneret. Materials Research Express. 6(12). 1250e4–1250e4. 8 indexed citations

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Qiu, Qiaohua, Zhenzhen Quan, Hongnan Zhang, et al.. (2019). pH-triggered sustained drug release of multilayer encapsulation system with hollow mesoporous silica nanoparticles/chitosan/polyacrylic acid. Materials Letters. 260. 126907–126907. 21 indexed citations

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Zhou, Mengjuan, Zhenzhen Quan, Hongnan Zhang, et al.. (2019). Large-scale preparation of micro-gradient structured sub-micro fibrous membranes with narrow diameter distributions for high-efficiency air purification. Environmental Science Nano. 6(12). 3560–3578. 37 indexed citations

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Wu, Jiajun, Qiaohua Qiu, Yihan Wang, Hongnan Zhang, & Xiaohong Qin. (2019). Asymmetric water affinity on antibacterial electrospun sub-micro cellulose acetate Janus membrane. Materials Letters. 256. 126607–126607. 10 indexed citations

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Akampumuza, Obed, et al.. (2019). Analyzing the effect of nanofiber orientation on membrane filtration properties with the progressive increase in its thickness: a numerical and experimental approach. Textile Research Journal. 90(1). 24–36. 10 indexed citations

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Xiong, Jian, Mengjuan Zhou, Hongnan Zhang, et al.. (2018). Sandwich-structured fibrous membranes with low filtration resistance for effective PM_2.5 capture via one-step needleless electrospinning. Materials Research Express. 6(3). 35027–35027. 27 indexed citations

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Gao, Hanchao, et al.. (2017). A low filtration resistance three-dimensional composite membrane fabricated via free surface electrospinning for effective PM_2.5 capture. Environmental Science Nano. 4(4). 864–875. 124 indexed citations

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