Lang Qin

3.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
52 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Lang Qin is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Lang Qin has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 17 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and 13 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Lang Qin's work include Advanced Materials and Mechanics (19 papers), Liquid Crystal Research Advancements (17 papers) and Photochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry (10 papers). Lang Qin is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Materials and Mechanics (19 papers), Liquid Crystal Research Advancements (17 papers) and Photochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry (10 papers). Lang Qin collaborates with scholars based in China, Egypt and Singapore. Lang Qin's co-authors include Yanlei Yu, Jia Wei, Jiu‐an Lv, Yuyun Liu, Er‐Qiang Chen, Chongyu Zhu, Bo Xu, Wei Gu, Xiaojun Liu and Guodong Yu and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Advanced Materials and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Lang Qin

50 papers receiving 2.7k citations

Hit Papers

Photocontrol of fluid slugs in liquid crystal polymer mic... 2016 2026 2019 2022 2016 2019 250 500 750
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. Photocontrol of fluid slugs in liquid crystal polymer microactuators
    2016 923 citations Jiu‐an Lv, Yuyun Liu et al. Nature profile →
  2. Photodeformable Azobenzene‐Containing Liquid Crystal Polymers and Soft Actuators
    2019 432 citations Jiu‐an Lv, Chongyu Zhu et al. profile →

Peers

Lang Qin
Antoni Sánchez‐Ferrer Switzerland
Meng Wang China
Toshikazu Takigawa Japan
M. H. Godinho Portugal
Gehong Su China
Yu‐Qing Liu China
Wenbin Zhou China
Antoni Sánchez‐Ferrer Switzerland
Lang Qin
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Fields of papers citing papers by Lang Qin

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lang Qin

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Lang Qin. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Lang Qin 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 Lang Qin. Lang Qin 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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Feng, Pan, et al.. (2025). Adaptive Locomotion of Pleurotya Caterpillar‐Inspired Segmental Crawling Robots with Multiple Postures. Advanced Functional Materials. 35(42). 5 indexed citations
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Jiang, Lixin, Lang Qin, Pan Feng, & Yanlei Yu. (2025). All-Optical Microfluidic Technology Enabled by Photodeformable Linear Liquid Crystal Polymers. Accounts of Materials Research. 6(3). 274–284. 1 indexed citations
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Zhao, Xin, Xiaoyu Zhang, Pu Yu, et al.. (2025). A Liquid Crystal Polymer With Thermally‐Induced Deformation and Reversible Fluorescence Switching. Advanced Optical Materials. 13(14). 2 indexed citations
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Wang, Jinlei, Pan Feng, Xiaojun Liu, Lang Qin, & Yanlei Yu. (2025). Shape-Switchable Liquid-Crystal Polymer Actuators with Light-Induced Shape Memory Effect. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 17(34). 48815–48823.
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Qin, Lang, et al.. (2025). Dynamic Structural Colors in Helical Superstructures: from Supramolecules to Polymers. Chinese Journal of Polymer Science. 43(3). 406–428. 4 indexed citations
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Li, Haotian, et al.. (2025). Diversity changes of rhizosphere and endophytic bacteria in Allium senescens L. under drought stress and rewatering. Frontiers in Plant Science. 16. 1571736–1571736. 2 indexed citations
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Cheng, Yuxuan, et al.. (2024). Visible‐Light‐Actuated Bidirectional Photochromism in Chiral Nanostructures with Multi‐Degree of Freedom. Advanced Optical Materials. 13(3). 5 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xiaoyu, Jia Wei, Lang Qin, & Yanlei Yu. (2024). Liquid crystal polymer actuators with complex and multiple actuations. Journal of Materials Chemistry B. 12(28). 6757–6773. 6 indexed citations
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Feng, Pan, et al.. (2024). Dual-Mode Patterns Enabled by Photofluidization of an Azobenzene-Containing Linear Liquid Crystal Copolymer. Langmuir. 40(22). 11766–11774. 3 indexed citations
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Liu, Xiaojun, Shuzhen Cui, Lang Qin, & Yanlei Yu. (2023). Two‐Chromatic Printing Creates Skin‐Inspired Geminate Patterns Featuring Crosstalk‐Free Chemical and Physical Colors. Advanced Optical Materials. 12(12). 10 indexed citations
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Peng, Bo, Xueli Chen, Guodong Yu, et al.. (2023). A Neuron‐Readable Artificial Photoreceptor Composed of Photodeformable Liquid Crystal Polymers and Piezoelectric Materials. Advanced Functional Materials. 33(23). 25 indexed citations
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Lu, Yao, Lang Qin, Quan Liu, et al.. (2022). Contactless manipulation of mixed phase fluids in liquid crystal polymer microtubes assisted with light-driven vortex. NPG Asia Materials. 14(1). 13 indexed citations
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Wei, Jia, et al.. (2022). Three-dimensional liquid crystal polymer actuators assembled by athermal photo-welding. Soft Matter. 19(5). 999–1007. 11 indexed citations
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Geng, Mengjie, Zhongkun Wang, Lang Qin, et al.. (2021). Effect of ultrasound and coagulant types on properties of β-carotene bulk emulsion gels stabilized by soy protein. Food Hydrocolloids. 123. 107146–107146. 70 indexed citations
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Qin, Lang, Xiaojun Liu, Guodong Yu, et al.. (2021). Geminate labels programmed by two-tone microdroplets combining structural and fluorescent color. Nature Communications. 12(1). 699–699. 220 indexed citations
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Qin, Lang, et al.. (2021). Soft Actuators of Liquid Crystal Polymers Fueled by Light from Ultraviolet to Near Infrared. Advanced Optical Materials. 9(7). 76 indexed citations
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Geng, Mengjie, Tan H, Qi Zhou, et al.. (2020). Effects of different nut oils on the structures and properties of gel‐like emulsions induced by ultrasound using soy protein as an emulsifier. International Journal of Food Science & Technology. 56(4). 1649–1660. 26 indexed citations
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Liu, Xiaojun, Lang Qin, Yuanyuan Zhan, Meng Chen, & Yanlei Yu. (2020). Phototuning of Structural Colors in Cholesteric Liquid Crystals. Acta Chimica Sinica. 78(6). 478–478. 9 indexed citations
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Yang, Yehong, Qing Miao, Xiaoming Zhu, et al.. (2020). Sleeping Time, BMI, and Body Fat in Chinese Freshmen and Their Interrelation. Obesity Facts. 13(2). 179–190. 16 indexed citations
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Lv, Jiu‐an, Yuyun Liu, Jia Wei, et al.. (2016). Photocontrol of fluid slugs in liquid crystal polymer microactuators. Nature. 537(7619). 179–184. 923 indexed citations breakdown →

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