Kun Yan

3.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
76 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Kun Yan is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Kun Yan has authored 76 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 35 papers in Materials Chemistry and 16 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Kun Yan's work include Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels (12 papers), Microstructure and mechanical properties (11 papers) and Metal Alloys Wear and Properties (9 papers). Kun Yan is often cited by papers focused on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels (12 papers), Microstructure and mechanical properties (11 papers) and Metal Alloys Wear and Properties (9 papers). Kun Yan collaborates with scholars based in China, United Kingdom and Australia. Kun Yan's co-authors include Klaus-Dieter Liß, Saurabh Kabra, Yiqiang Wang, Peter Lee, Biao Cai, Bin Liu, Yong Liu, Jinyuan Zhou, Hongfa Yu and Xiaowen Shi and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Medicine, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Journal of Applied Physics.

In The Last Decade

Kun Yan

72 papers receiving 2.5k 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.

  1. Probing deformation mechanisms of a FeCoCrNi high-entropy alloy at 293 and 77 K using in situ neutron diffraction
    2018 271 citations Yiqiang Wang, Bin Liu et al. Acta Materialia profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Kun Yan 1.2k 985 440 429 327 76 2.6k
Xuexi Zhang 1.8k 1.5× 2.0k 2.0× 199 0.5× 239 0.6× 164 0.5× 173 3.4k
Fei Liu 1.9k 1.6× 873 0.9× 808 1.8× 364 0.8× 842 2.6× 187 4.4k
Christina Reinhard 802 0.7× 1.4k 1.5× 266 0.6× 111 0.3× 358 1.1× 71 2.7k
Wonbae Lee 1.6k 1.4× 510 0.5× 637 1.4× 26 0.1× 226 0.7× 85 2.7k
Takuya Ishimoto 2.4k 2.0× 992 1.0× 214 0.5× 65 0.2× 1.0k 3.1× 193 4.4k
Behnam Akhavan 515 0.4× 675 0.7× 241 0.5× 86 0.2× 999 3.1× 102 2.5k
Yafeng Yang 1.6k 1.3× 1.2k 1.2× 306 0.7× 31 0.1× 477 1.5× 135 2.9k
Yang Ju 584 0.5× 717 0.7× 103 0.2× 75 0.2× 934 2.9× 238 3.9k
Yu Yan 2.4k 2.0× 2.3k 2.3× 392 0.9× 41 0.1× 654 2.0× 260 5.6k
Hoonsung Cho 367 0.3× 807 0.8× 188 0.4× 93 0.2× 621 1.9× 70 1.8k

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

20 of 20 papers shown
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Liu, Xinjun, Yao Xu, Bo Li, et al.. (2025). W doping enhances rate and cycle performance of Na4VMn(PO4)3 in sodium-ion batteries. Journal of Energy Storage. 120. 116429–116429.
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Sun, Wei, et al.. (2025). Effects of increased Fe content on local damage in recycled 6xxx aluminium alloy. Materials Science and Engineering A. 943. 148756–148756.
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Yan, Kun, Xueling Shen, Yi Cui, et al.. (2024). Clarifying the Impact of Electrode Material Heterogeneity on the Thermal Runaway Characteristics of Lithium‐Ion Batteries. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5(11). 3 indexed citations
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Li, Suning, et al.. (2024). Deformation microstructures and martensitic transformation pathways in cryogenically deformed 316L stainless steel. Journal of Materials Science. 59(5). 2134–2154. 12 indexed citations
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Li, Wenming, Kun Yan, Jinying Liu, et al.. (2024). Permselective Metal–Organic Framework-Based Separators via In Situ Self-Assembly for High-Performance Lithium Metal Batteries. Energy & Fuels. 38(18). 18054–18061. 6 indexed citations
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Tang, Yishu, Lihua Chen, Jie Xiao, et al.. (2024). A single-center retrospective study of pathogen distribution and antibiotic resistance of bloodstream infections in emergency department.. PubMed. 49(11). 1799–1807. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Suning, Philip J. Withers, Weiqiang Chen, & Kun Yan. (2024). Atomic-scale investigation of the mechanisms of deformation-induced martensitic transformation at ultra-cryogenic temperatures. Journal of Material Science and Technology. 210. 138–150. 2 indexed citations
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Liu, Yi, Lei Miao, Jinyang Li, et al.. (2023). Electronic inputs to cue the emergence of hydrogel structure and to confer function. Materials Letters. 355. 135497–135497.
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Yan, Kun, et al.. (2023). Novel small molecule-based organic nanoparticles for second near-infrared photothermal tumor ablation. Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy. 308. 123668–123668. 2 indexed citations
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Yan, Kun, Mark D. Callaghan, Dominik Daisenberger, et al.. (2021). Solidification microstructure and residual stress correlations in direct energy deposited type 316L stainless steel. Materials & Design. 207. 109782–109782. 32 indexed citations
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Yao, Dongmei, et al.. (2021). Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Prevention and Control in Gynecological Outpatient Clinic. Frontiers in Public Health. 8. 618494–618494. 3 indexed citations
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Liu, Feifei, Lu Xiao, Qiang Wang, et al.. (2020). Inside-outside Ag nanoparticles-loaded polylactic acid electrospun fiber for long-term antibacterial and bone regeneration. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 167. 1338–1348. 44 indexed citations
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Wang, Huamiao, Shuangming Li, Dayong Li, et al.. (2019). Modeling twinning, detwinning, and dynamic recrystallization of magnesium alloys. MRS Bulletin. 44(11). 873–877. 7 indexed citations
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Xu, Shenghang, Meng Du, Jia Li, et al.. (2019). Bio-mimic Ti–Ta composite with hierarchical “Brick-and-Mortar” microstructure. Materialia. 8. 100463–100463. 12 indexed citations
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Yan, Kun, et al.. (2019). Attitude measurement method based on 2DPSD and monocular vision. 116–116. 2 indexed citations
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Wang, Yiqiang, Bin Liu, Kun Yan, et al.. (2018). Probing deformation mechanisms of a FeCoCrNi high-entropy alloy at 293 and 77 K using in situ neutron diffraction. Acta Materialia. 154. 79–89. 271 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wu, Si, Wenqi Wang, Kun Yan, et al.. (2018). Electrochemical writing on edible polysaccharide films for intelligent food packaging. Carbohydrate Polymers. 186. 236–242. 77 indexed citations
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Yan, Kun, Fuyuan Ding, William E. Bentley, et al.. (2013). Coding for hydrogel organization through signal guided self-assembly. Soft Matter. 10(3). 465–469. 69 indexed citations
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Schmoelzer, Thomas, M. Rester, Kun Yan, et al.. (2011). Dynamic Recovery and Recrystallization during Hot-Working in an Advanced TiAl Alloy. Practical Metallography. 48(12). 632–642. 5 indexed citations
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Yan, Kun, David G. Carr, Saurabh Kabra, et al.. (2010). In-situ characterization of lattice structure evolution during phase transformation of Zr-2.5 Nb. World Journal of Engineering. 7. 422–423. 1 indexed citations

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