Lechen Yang

605 total citations · 1 hit paper
19 papers, 434 citations indexed

About

Lechen Yang is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Lechen Yang has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 434 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 5 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 5 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. Recurrent topics in Lechen Yang's work include Photonic Crystals and Applications (4 papers), Microwave Engineering and Waveguides (3 papers) and Icing and De-icing Technologies (2 papers). Lechen Yang is often cited by papers focused on Photonic Crystals and Applications (4 papers), Microwave Engineering and Waveguides (3 papers) and Icing and De-icing Technologies (2 papers). Lechen Yang collaborates with scholars based in China, United Kingdom and France. Lechen Yang's co-authors include Guangrui Li, Xiaomei Gao, Ling Lü, Pingwu Du, Daochuan Jiang, Taotao Wang, Jiafang Li, Xiangdong Zhang, Chengchun Tang and Yugui Yao and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Energy & Environmental Science and Nature Photonics.

In The Last Decade

Lechen Yang

18 papers receiving 405 citations

Hit Papers

Topological-cavity surface-emitting laser 2022 2026 2023 2024 2022 40 80 120
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. Topological-cavity surface-emitting laser
    2022 142 citations Lechen Yang, Guangrui Li et al. Nature Photonics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Lechen Yang China 9 166 151 112 100 62 19 434
Guoming Yang China 6 52 0.3× 276 1.8× 72 0.6× 114 1.1× 30 0.5× 18 458
Dong Zhao China 10 103 0.6× 119 0.8× 173 1.5× 118 1.2× 47 0.8× 28 432
Paula do Vale Pereira United States 8 42 0.3× 118 0.8× 140 1.3× 115 1.1× 52 0.8× 22 409
Yasushi Goto Japan 9 185 1.1× 410 2.7× 147 1.3× 172 1.7× 8 0.1× 40 762
Sangwon Baek South Korea 12 108 0.7× 127 0.8× 169 1.5× 66 0.7× 89 1.4× 24 520
Zhenhua Zhang China 14 203 1.2× 280 1.9× 234 2.1× 49 0.5× 23 0.4× 78 750
Yuwei Sun China 13 59 0.4× 279 1.8× 89 0.8× 105 1.1× 28 0.5× 34 445
Songshan Ma China 13 58 0.3× 129 0.9× 103 0.9× 34 0.3× 25 0.4× 27 345
Chi Ho Wong Hong Kong 12 64 0.4× 128 0.8× 78 0.7× 29 0.3× 61 1.0× 48 358

Countries citing papers authored by Lechen Yang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Lechen Yang

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lechen Yang

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

All Works

19 of 19 papers shown
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Li, Zixuan, Rui Qi, Yi Yuan, et al.. (2025). Cation-disordered rocksalt cathode for anode-free zinc-ion batteries. Energy & Environmental Science. 18(23). 10135–10146.
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Han, Bing, Yong Li, Jing Wan, et al.. (2025). Progress in high temperature resistant phthalonitrile resins and their composites for aerospace applications. Reactive and Functional Polymers. 214. 106293–106293. 5 indexed citations
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Yang, Lechen, et al.. (2025). An anti-icing coating with superhydrophobic and photothermal properties for aircraft icing protection system. Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 709. 136150–136150. 5 indexed citations
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Yang, Lechen, et al.. (2024). Introducing rigid-flexible integrated structure and constructing sacrificial bonds to achieve mechanically robust and malleable epoxy resin. Materials Today Communications. 40. 109688–109688. 7 indexed citations
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Hu, Bingkun, Shengming Zhang, Ziyang Ning, et al.. (2024). Deflecting lithium dendritic cracks in multi-layered solid electrolytes. Joule. 8(9). 2623–2638. 24 indexed citations
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Yang, Lechen, et al.. (2023). An icephobic coating for aircraft anti-icing system. Journal of Materials Science. 58(42). 16322–16335. 9 indexed citations
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Yang, Lechen, Dominika Gastol, & Emma Kendrick. (2023). Design principles for LiFePO4 electrodes with improved recyclability. Green Chemistry. 25(23). 9959–9968. 3 indexed citations
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Yang, Lechen, et al.. (2023). Solar-Blind Ultraviolet Detection Based on Algan/GaN Heterojunction. Journal of Nanoelectronics and Optoelectronics. 18(5). 547–550. 1 indexed citations
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Reynolds, C. D., et al.. (2022). Extensional rheology of battery electrode slurries with water-based binders. Materials & Design. 222. 111104–111104. 16 indexed citations
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Yang, Lechen, Guangrui Li, Xiaomei Gao, & Ling Lü. (2022). Topological-cavity surface-emitting laser. Nature Photonics. 16(4). 279–283. 142 indexed citations breakdown →
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Chen, Shanshan, Zhiguang Liu, Huifeng Du, et al.. (2021). Electromechanically reconfigurable optical nano-kirigami. Nature Communications. 12(1). 1299–1299. 110 indexed citations
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Wang, Taotao, et al.. (2021). CdS Nanorods Anchored with Crystalline FeP Nanoparticles for Efficient Photocatalytic Formic Acid Dehydrogenation. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 13(20). 23751–23759. 53 indexed citations
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Hu, Dejiao, et al.. (2021). Laser printing based on curvature-driven shape transition of aluminum nanodiscs [Invited]. Chinese Optics Letters. 19(5). 53602–53602. 5 indexed citations
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Gao, Xiaomei, Lechen Yang, Fang Bo, et al.. (2020). Vector beams in planar photonic crystal cavities with rotating air holes. Optics Letters. 45(6). 1587–1587. 2 indexed citations
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Xiao, Meng, et al.. (2019). Experimental demonstration of angular momentum-dependent topological transport using a transmission line network. Nature Communications. 10(1). 434–434. 17 indexed citations
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Han, Chunrui, et al.. (2018). Three dimensional chiral plasmon rulers based on silver nanorod trimers. Optics Express. 26(8). 10315–10315. 13 indexed citations
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Yang, Lechen, et al.. (2013). Analysis of photonic crystal and multi-frequency terahertz microstrip patch antenna. Physica B Condensed Matter. 431. 11–14. 19 indexed citations
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Yang, Lechen, Xiuli Zhou, Haijun Li, Kai Fu, & Baoshun Zhang. (2013). Ultra-Wideband Multi-Frequency Terahertz Square Microstrip Patch Antenna on Hybrid Photonic Crystal Substrate. Journal of Computational and Theoretical Nanoscience. 10(4). 968–973. 2 indexed citations
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Yang, Lechen & Xiuli Zhou. (2012). High Performance Photonic Crystal Substrate Wideband Terahertz Square Microstrip Patch Antenna. Journal of Computational and Theoretical Nanoscience. 9(7). 931–935. 1 indexed citations

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