Kun Yan

5.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
149 papers, 3.7k citations indexed

About

Kun Yan is a scholar working on Plant Science, Global and Planetary Change and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kun Yan has authored 149 papers receiving a total of 3.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Plant Science, 31 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 27 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Kun Yan's work include Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (21 papers), Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (16 papers) and Plant responses to elevated CO2 (13 papers). Kun Yan is often cited by papers focused on Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (21 papers), Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (16 papers) and Plant responses to elevated CO2 (13 papers). Kun Yan collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Netherlands. Kun Yan's co-authors include Shijie Zhao, Giuliano Di Baldassarre, David C. Berliner, Hongbo Shao, Luigia Brandimarte, Xiaobing Chen, Alberto Viglione, Linda Kuil, Günter Blöschl and Gemma Carr and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Kun Yan

141 papers receiving 3.6k 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.

Debates—Perspectives on socio‐hydrology: Capturing feedbacks between physical and social processes

2015 349 citations Giuliano Di Baldassarre, Kun Yan et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kun Yan China	35	1.2k	947	622	536	294	149	3.7k
John Reilly United States	43	513 0.4×	1.1k 1.2×	378 0.6×	469 0.9×	348 1.2×	140	5.8k
Marco Vighi Italy	46	594 0.5×	500 0.5×	453 0.7×	305 0.6×	643 2.2×	191	6.8k
Pedram Rowhani United Kingdom	14	1.6k 1.3×	1.2k 1.2×	201 0.3×	312 0.6×	426 1.4×	28	3.6k
Xiaoping Li China	40	326 0.3×	449 0.5×	784 1.3×	344 0.6×	390 1.3×	242	4.9k
John R. Clark United States	29	1.9k 1.6×	899 0.9×	949 1.5×	498 0.9×	1.3k 4.5×	301	5.4k
Fernando P. Carvalho Portugal	38	1.0k 0.9×	1.3k 1.4×	162 0.3×	297 0.6×	414 1.4×	145	5.7k
Gang Wu China	34	967 0.8×	744 0.8×	285 0.5×	272 0.5×	476 1.6×	187	5.4k
Mingyue Li China	30	442 0.4×	563 0.6×	496 0.8×	207 0.4×	518 1.8×	107	2.8k
Chris D. Collins United Kingdom	39	641 0.5×	330 0.3×	383 0.6×	147 0.3×	431 1.5×	117	5.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Kun Yan

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kun Yan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kun Yan

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Kun Yan. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Kun 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 Kun Yan. Kun 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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Zhu, Ganyu, et al.. (2025). Microbubble enhanced flotation separation of carbon-silicon impurities from calcium carbide slag. Separation and Purification Technology. 361. 131473–131473. 1 indexed citations

Feng, Chunting, et al.. (2025). A framework for assessing the impact of human pressure on priority core habitats of rare and endangered species. Ecological Indicators. 178. 114051–114051. 1 indexed citations

Ma, Yufeng, et al.. (2025). Ecosystem services in giant panda habitats and the Giant Panda National Park: A decade of insight (2011–2021). Environmental and Sustainability Indicators. 27. 100731–100731. 1 indexed citations

Sun, Wei, Hongyi Zhan, Kun Yan, et al.. (2025). Enhanced high-temperature strength of a Mg-4Sn-3Al-1 Zn alloy with good thermal stability via Mg2Sn precipitation. Journal of Magnesium and Alloys. 15. 101643–101643. 3 indexed citations

Yan, Kun, et al.. (2024). Application of Trichoderma asperellum spore powder helps maintain ionic balance and photosystem II activity in wolfberry in saline soil. Scientia Horticulturae. 337. 113532–113532. 2 indexed citations

Yan, Kun, et al.. (2024). Surfactant foamulsion stability in the absence and presence of salt. Journal of Molecular Liquids. 396. 123998–123998. 2 indexed citations

Zhang, Qian, Kun Yan, Yizheng Lyu, et al.. (2024). A “water and carbon” near-zero emission WWTP system: Model development and techno-economic-environmental benefits assessment. Applied Energy. 371. 123727–123727. 6 indexed citations

Weiping, Ma, Ganyu Zhu, Huiquan Li, et al.. (2023). Carbon emission free preparation of calcium hydroxide with calcium carbide slag (CCS) through micro-bubble impurities removal. Journal of Cleaner Production. 423. 138669–138669. 9 indexed citations

Yan, Kun, et al.. (2023). Deciphering salt tolerance in tetraploid honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica Thunb.) from ion homeostasis, water balance and antioxidant defense. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 195. 266–274. 10 indexed citations

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Sun, Wei, et al.. (2023). Effects of Mg2Sn precipitation on the age-hardening and deformation behaviour of a Mg-Sn-Al-Zn alloy. Materials Science and Engineering A. 867. 144714–144714. 13 indexed citations

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Tian, Rongzhen, Haoyu Guo, Kun Yan, et al.. (2023). Engineered bacterial orthogonal DNA replication system for continuous evolution. Nature Chemical Biology. 19(12). 1504–1512. 31 indexed citations

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Li, Yifan, Xianglong Kong, Wan-mei Song, et al.. (2023). Transmission dynamics and phylogeography of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in China based on whole-genome phylogenetic analysis. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 140. 124–131. 5 indexed citations

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Yan, Kun, et al.. (2023). Progress on millimeter wave/infrared multi-mode guidance technology. 376–376. 2 indexed citations

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Yan, Kun, et al.. (2023). Salt adaptability of wolfberry (Lycium chinense) in terms of photosystems performance and interaction. Scientia Horticulturae. 321. 112317–112317. 4 indexed citations

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Zhang, Limei, Kun Yan, & Huaiyong Shao. (2014). Photosynthetic characterization of three dominant plant species in the saline–alkaline soil of the Yellow River Delta, China. Plant Biosystems - An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant Biology. 148(6). 1247–1254. 2 indexed citations

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Yan, Kun. (2013). Factor analysis of eutrophication in Yuqiao reservoir based on PCA. Journal of Water Resources and Water Engineering. 1 indexed citations

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Ridolfi, Elena, Kun Yan, Leonardo Alfonso, et al.. (2012). Optimization of floodplain monitoring sensors through an entropy approach. IRIS Research product catalog (Sapienza University of Rome). 12407. 2 indexed citations

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Yan, Kun. (2011). Chinese International Students\' In the United States: Cross-cultural Adjustment and Challenges. 32(2). 100–109. 1 indexed citations

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Yan, Kun, Chun‐Nam Lok, Katarzyna Bierła, & Chi‐Ming Che. (2010). Gold(i) complex of N,N′-disubstituted cyclic thiourea with in vitro and in vivo anticancer properties—potent tight-binding inhibition of thioredoxin reductase. Chemical Communications. 46(41). 7691–7691. 93 indexed citations

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Yan, Kun. (2009). Research on tendency equation about the concentration data of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere over the past 60 years. Progress in geophysics. 2 indexed citations

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