Ke Yang

25.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
501 papers, 20.4k citations indexed

About

Ke Yang is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering and Biomaterials. According to data from OpenAlex, Ke Yang has authored 501 papers receiving a total of 20.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 301 papers in Materials Chemistry, 191 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 164 papers in Biomaterials. Recurrent topics in Ke Yang's work include Magnesium Alloys: Properties and Applications (157 papers), Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition (138 papers) and Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals (101 papers). Ke Yang is often cited by papers focused on Magnesium Alloys: Properties and Applications (157 papers), Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition (138 papers) and Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals (101 papers). Ke Yang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Taiwan. Ke Yang's co-authors include Lili Tan, Erlin Zhang, Liping Xu, Ling Ren, Peng Wan, Bingchun Zhang, Yiyin Shan, Guoning Yu, Yibin Ren and Chunguang Yang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

Ke Yang

485 papers receiving 19.9k 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.

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

2015 986 citations Ke Yang et al. profile →
Recommendation for modifying current cytotoxicity testing standards for biodegradable magnesium-based materials

2015 423 citations Frank Witte, Ke Yang et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ke Yang China	73	11.9k	8.2k	8.0k	5.2k	2.7k	501	20.4k
Guang‐Ling Song China	87	22.6k 1.9×	21.5k 2.6×	14.9k 1.9×	3.0k 0.6×	562 0.2×	456	32.9k
Xiaobo Chen China	64	8.2k 0.7×	5.6k 0.7×	4.1k 0.5×	2.5k 0.5×	485 0.2×	306	13.5k
Regine Willumeit‐Römer Germany	56	6.3k 0.5×	7.9k 1.0×	5.0k 0.6×	2.8k 0.5×	1.4k 0.5×	329	11.8k
Shengli Zhu China	82	10.8k 0.9×	2.0k 0.2×	3.3k 0.4×	8.5k 1.6×	1.1k 0.4×	544	22.4k
Fuhui Wang China	82	20.7k 1.7×	5.6k 0.7×	11.6k 1.4×	2.1k 0.4×	241 0.1×	1.0k	30.2k
Xin Lin China	87	8.4k 0.7×	1.8k 0.2×	17.8k 2.2×	4.0k 0.8×	341 0.1×	988	28.6k
Qian Li China	80	13.9k 1.2×	3.3k 0.4×	6.6k 0.8×	1.7k 0.3×	305 0.1×	814	24.4k
Ying Zhao China	50	3.4k 0.3×	2.4k 0.3×	1.7k 0.2×	3.0k 0.6×	867 0.3×	206	7.2k
Jarosław Drelich United States	59	4.2k 0.4×	4.3k 0.5×	3.1k 0.4×	3.0k 0.6×	1.3k 0.5×	186	12.4k
Zhenduo Cui China	84	11.1k 0.9×	2.8k 0.3×	1.2k 0.1×	10.4k 2.0×	1.5k 0.5×	410	22.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Ke Yang

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ke Yang

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Zhou, Jie, et al.. (2025). Study on the correlations between dynamic dye and structural colors. Dyes and Pigments. 235. 112643–112643. 1 indexed citations

Ma, Yutong, Xiang Yu, Long Wan, et al.. (2025). Mechanism and application prospect of magnesium-based materials in cancer treatment. Journal of Magnesium and Alloys. 13(3). 982–1011. 2 indexed citations

Zhou, Dan, Ke Yang, Yi Zhang, & Qinghong Zhang. (2025). Analysis of design parameters of Phase Change Material Boards (PCMBs) for reconstruction of lightweight building exterior wall. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5. 100095–100095. 1 indexed citations

Li, Pengyu, et al.. (2025). A high-performance chitosan-grafted Cu(Ⅱ) coating improves endothelialization and mitigates the degradation of biodegradable magnesium alloy stents. Biomaterials. 318. 123161–123161. 4 indexed citations

Li, Qiang, Mingdong Dong, Mingxin Lv, et al.. (2025). Atomic Control of Surface Active Site Isolation in Pd₂Sn Nanocatalysts via Crystal Phase to Enhance Hydrogenation Selectivity. ACS Catalysis. 15(15). 13678–13688. 1 indexed citations

Li, Mingyu, Bing Li, Shaojie Wang, et al.. (2025). Structural transformations of dysprosium up to 337 GPa. Physical review. B.. 111(6).

Zhang, Baoxiang, Yangmu Fu, Qiang Wang, et al.. (2024). A novel design magnesium alloy suture anchor promotes fibrocartilaginous enthesis regeneration in rabbit rotator cuff repair. Journal of Magnesium and Alloys. 13(7). 3209–3222. 5 indexed citations

Wu, Yifan, et al.. (2024). Microstructure and corrosive-wear resistance of surfacing layers for underwater wet welding. Materials Today Communications. 39. 108675–108675. 2 indexed citations

Ma, Yutong, Yì Wáng, Shuang Tong, et al.. (2024). Porous metal materials for applications in orthopedic field: A review on mechanisms in bone healing. Journal of Orthopaedic Translation. 49. 135–155. 7 indexed citations

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Zhao, Jinlong, Ziqing Sun, Hanyu Zhao, et al.. (2024). Controllable release of Cu ions contributes to the enhanced environmentally-friendly performance of antifouling Cu-bearing stainless steel coating prepared using high-velocity air fuel. Surface and Coatings Technology. 481. 130629–130629. 9 indexed citations

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Wang, Hai, et al.. (2023). Additive manufacturing of a nanocrystalline lathy Ti6Al4V5Cu alloy with high strength and ductility combination. Materials Science and Engineering A. 868. 144751–144751. 11 indexed citations

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Wang, Xiaoxia, Ming Gao, Lei Miao, Lili Tan, & Ke Yang. (2023). Study of rotational dynamic recrystallization during warm compression of an Mg-Zn-Nd-Zr alloy. Materials Today Communications. 38. 107928–107928. 1 indexed citations

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Sun, Peng, Tong Zhu, Yuezhong Wang, et al.. (2023). Fabrication, microstructure and optical properties of 〈110〉 textured CVD polycrystalline diamond infrared materials. Diamond and Related Materials. 141. 110600–110600. 16 indexed citations

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Shi, Xianbo, et al.. (2023). G phase and ferrite in a high Si austenitic stainless steel during 510 °C aging. Materials Characterization. 207. 113587–113587. 8 indexed citations

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Wang, Hai, Shuyuan Zhang, Yi Li, et al.. (2023). Extraordinary superplasticity at low homologous temperature and high strain rate enabled by a multiphase nanocrystalline network. International Journal of Plasticity. 168. 103694–103694. 17 indexed citations

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Yang, Ke, et al.. (2023). Development and Future Trends of Protective Strategies for Magnesium Alloy Vascular Stents. Materials. 17(1). 68–68. 15 indexed citations

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Liu, Jialin, Ru Jia, Enze Zhou, et al.. (2018). Antimicrobial Cu-bearing 2205 duplex stainless steel against MIC by nitrate reducing Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm. International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation. 132. 132–138. 64 indexed citations

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Zhang, Wen, Lili Tan, D.R. Ni, et al.. (2018). Effect of grain refinement and crystallographic texture produced by friction stir processing on the biodegradation behavior of a Mg-Nd-Zn alloy. Journal of Material Science and Technology. 35(5). 777–783. 101 indexed citations

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Ren, Xiangting, Xiaozhi Yan, Zhenhai Yu, et al.. (2018). Size-dependent phase transition of Er2O3 under high pressure. Applied Physics Letters. 112(14). 12 indexed citations

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Liu, Guangtao, Zhenhai Yu, Hanyu Liu, et al.. (2018). Unexpected Semimetallic BiS₂ at High Pressure and High Temperature. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters. 9(19). 5785–5791. 15 indexed citations

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