Kai Yan

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
89 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Kai Yan is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Computational Mechanics and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Kai Yan has authored 89 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 23 papers in Computational Mechanics and 19 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Kai Yan's work include Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer (16 papers), Fluid Dynamics Simulations and Interactions (8 papers) and Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials (6 papers). Kai Yan is often cited by papers focused on Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer (16 papers), Fluid Dynamics Simulations and Interactions (8 papers) and Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials (6 papers). Kai Yan collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Canada. Kai Yan's co-authors include Mark M. Rasenick, Nan Wang, Defu Che, Xiuling Li, Chunwei Zhang, Asma Alsadat Mousavi, Sami F. Masri, Gholamreza Gholipour, J.J. Bian and Chunhua Sun and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Acta Materialia.

In The Last Decade

Kai Yan

78 papers receiving 1.1k 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.

Vibration feature extraction using signal processing techniques for structural health monitoring: A review

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kai Yan China	15	252	246	239	209	199	89	1.1k
Dalei Wang China	22	205 0.8×	152 0.6×	620 2.6×	236 1.1×	164 0.8×	95	1.3k
Chong Li China	19	418 1.7×	106 0.4×	195 0.8×	244 1.2×	181 0.9×	120	934
Wenzheng Liu China	17	347 1.4×	59 0.2×	156 0.7×	163 0.8×	320 1.6×	142	1.1k
Thomas Schumacher United States	23	176 0.7×	88 0.4×	570 2.4×	301 1.4×	135 0.7×	92	1.4k
Yinggang Li China	23	560 2.2×	134 0.5×	333 1.4×	273 1.3×	44 0.2×	74	1.6k
Pengcheng Guo China	23	805 3.2×	372 1.5×	312 1.3×	647 3.1×	328 1.6×	173	1.8k
Haoran Xu China	18	138 0.5×	95 0.4×	90 0.4×	296 1.4×	145 0.7×	84	946
Hongwei Hu China	23	590 2.3×	47 0.2×	148 0.6×	533 2.6×	111 0.6×	121	1.6k
Wenhua Li China	16	381 1.5×	108 0.4×	91 0.4×	130 0.6×	79 0.4×	100	898
Zhihua Chen China	18	203 0.8×	152 0.6×	206 0.9×	45 0.2×	77 0.4×	123	1.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Kai Yan

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kai Yan

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kai Yan

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

All Works

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Wang, Xiaoxiao, Bo Yao, Yunquan Li, et al.. (2025). Microstructure and mechanical properties of Hf-Nb-Ta-Ti-Zr refractory high-entropy alloys fabricated by laser directed energy deposition. Journal of Materials Research and Technology. 36. 8136–8145. 1 indexed citations

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Wu, Yuye, Xuefeng Liao, Konstantin Skokov, et al.. (2025). Non-equilibrium nanostructured permanent magnets with excellent magnetic properties over an exceptionally wide temperature range. Acta Materialia. 292. 121029–121029. 1 indexed citations

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Yan, Kai, et al.. (2025). Causes of moisture-induced corrosion around N-TOPCon photovoltaic modules and pre-study of high-reliability packaging solutions. Renewable Energy. 248. 123148–123148.

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Liu, Zhiyuan, Liang Zhao, Rui Lin, Kai Yan, & Yi Yang. (2025). Time Series Forecasting Based on a Multi-Frequency Fully Actuated System. 1479–1484.

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Li, Yunfei, et al.. (2025). A novel single-phase white light emission phosphor for healthy lighting, anti-counterfeiting, and plant lighting. Journal of Molecular Structure. 1330. 141430–141430. 6 indexed citations

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Li, Yunfei, et al.. (2025). Adjustable emission and energy transfer of BaGdGaO4: Bi3+, Eu3+ phosphors with high quantum efficiency for multifunctional applications. Materials Today Chemistry. 45. 102652–102652. 3 indexed citations

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Yan, Kai, Yunfei Li, Yuqi Wang, et al.. (2025). Tunable luminescence in Eu3+/Sm3+ doped Na2YMg2V3O12 for WLEDs and optical thermometry. Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy. 330. 125759–125759. 4 indexed citations

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Wu, Lin, Naiming Lin, Kai Yan, et al.. (2024). Numerical simulation on high-speed and heavy-load wear behavior of CoCrNi and CoCrFeMnNi alloys. Tribology International. 192. 109277–109277. 5 indexed citations

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Yan, Kai, et al.. (2024). Prediction of Residual Life of In-Service P91 Steel Joints Based on Fracture Behavior. Materials. 17(12). 2789–2789.

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Liu, Yaoyao, et al.. (2023). Direct simulation of flow field around SUBOFF in grid-generated turbulence with SWLBM. Computers & Fluids. 265. 106019–106019. 4 indexed citations

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Luo, Shiyuan, et al.. (2023). Numerical analysis on the deformation characteristics and microstructure behaviors of forged IN718 aeroengine drum. The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology. 126(7-8). 3749–3764. 3 indexed citations

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Yan, Kai, et al.. (2021). A Surrogate Objective Framework for Prediction+Programming with Soft Constraints. Neural Information Processing Systems. 34. 1 indexed citations

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Yan, Kai, et al.. (2019). Design and Analysis of Flexible Hinge Used for Unfolding Spacecraft Solar Panels. Journal of Aerospace Technology and Management. 1 indexed citations

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Sun, Fei & Kai Yan. (2019). Research on Cultural Security in Foreign Language Education. Frontiers in Educational Research. 2(1).

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Ning, Zhi, et al.. (2016). Comparative study on the spatial evolution of liquid jet under linear and nonlinear stability theories. Acta Physica Sinica. 65(16). 166801–166801. 3 indexed citations

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Hu, Xianwei, et al.. (2016). Flexible and semi-transparent perovskite solar cells. Chinese Science Bulletin (Chinese Version). 62(14). 1464–1479. 1 indexed citations

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Ning, Zhi, et al.. (2014). Breakup of cavitation bubbles within the diesel droplet. Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering. 27(1). 198–204. 12 indexed citations

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Zou, Zhili, et al.. (2012). Experimental study on modulational instability and evolution of crescent waves. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations

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Yan, Kai. (2007). Parametric study on numerical simulation of natural cavitation flow. Chuanbo lixue. 2 indexed citations

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Yan, Kai. (2005). Numerical calculation of underwater trajectory of supercavitating bodies. Chuanbo lixue. 2 indexed citations

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