Linlin Yan

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
40 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Linlin Yan is a scholar working on Surfaces, Coatings and Films, Water Science and Technology and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Linlin Yan has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Surfaces, Coatings and Films, 14 papers in Water Science and Technology and 13 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Linlin Yan's work include Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity (16 papers), Membrane Separation Technologies (14 papers) and Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (9 papers). Linlin Yan is often cited by papers focused on Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity (16 papers), Membrane Separation Technologies (14 papers) and Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (9 papers). Linlin Yan collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and South Africa. Linlin Yan's co-authors include Lu Shao, Xiaobin Yang, Yuanyuan Zhao, Yadong Wu, Yongping Bai, Павел Б. Сорокин, Yangxue Li, Seth B. Darling, Songwei Li and Yajie Wen and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nucleic Acids Research and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Linlin Yan

35 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

Biodegradable electrospinning superhydrophilic nanofiber ... 2023 2026 2024 2025 2023 25 50 75 100
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. Biodegradable electrospinning superhydrophilic nanofiber membranes for ultrafast oil-water separation
    2023 118 citations Xiquan Cheng, Linlin Yan et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Linlin Yan China 23 853 762 663 382 347 40 1.9k
Guangfa Zhang China 27 778 0.9× 437 0.6× 623 0.9× 236 0.6× 368 1.1× 64 2.5k
Shuting Gao China 12 492 0.6× 295 0.4× 533 0.8× 385 1.0× 222 0.6× 23 1.6k
Jincui Gu China 35 1.3k 1.6× 898 1.2× 1.2k 1.7× 551 1.4× 824 2.4× 86 3.7k
Dianyu Dong China 18 501 0.6× 338 0.4× 910 1.4× 243 0.6× 229 0.7× 25 1.9k
Jingchong Liu China 28 773 0.9× 443 0.6× 892 1.3× 1.0k 2.7× 606 1.7× 76 2.9k
In Taek Song South Korea 12 897 1.1× 124 0.2× 670 1.0× 345 0.9× 368 1.1× 15 2.0k
Al de Leon United States 27 244 0.3× 208 0.3× 1.3k 1.9× 197 0.5× 712 2.1× 47 2.2k
Jianliang Shen China 27 167 0.2× 1.2k 1.5× 973 1.5× 560 1.5× 1.1k 3.2× 65 2.5k
Shuxian Shi China 24 202 0.2× 199 0.3× 376 0.6× 137 0.4× 620 1.8× 79 1.7k
Paul A. Gurr Australia 28 207 0.2× 368 0.5× 943 1.4× 275 0.7× 1.3k 3.7× 60 2.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Linlin Yan

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Fields of papers citing papers by Linlin Yan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Linlin Yan

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Linlin Yan. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Linlin 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 Linlin Yan. Linlin 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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Zhou, Jingwen, et al.. (2025). Recent Progress on the Development of Polyetheretherketone Membranes for Water Remediation. Membranes. 15(9). 256–256.
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Zhou, Jingwen, Mi Zhou, Jianhua Tong, et al.. (2025). Superhydrophilic adsorptive nanofiber membranes for ultrafast and highly-efficient waterborne nanoplastic removal. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 498. 139863–139863.
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Yang, Xiaobin, Yangxue Li, Dan Wu, et al.. (2024). Chelation-directed interface engineering of in-place self-cleaning membranes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(11). e2319390121–e2319390121. 31 indexed citations
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Li, Yangxue, Xiaobin Yang, Linlin Yan, et al.. (2024). Engineering activated mineralized antifouling membranes via interface segregation tailoring. Journal of Membrane Science. 696. 122526–122526. 28 indexed citations
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Yan, Linlin, Mi Zhou, Jun Ma, et al.. (2024). Recent progress on functional electrospun polymeric nanofiber membranes. Materials Today Communications. 41. 110530–110530. 2 indexed citations
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Yang, Meijia, et al.. (2024). PCDH11X mutation as a potential biomarker for immune checkpoint therapies in lung adenocarcinoma. Journal of Molecular Medicine. 102(7). 899–912.
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Yan, Linlin, Xiaobin Yang, Yangxue Li, et al.. (2023). Acid-resistant supramolecular nanofibrous hydrogel membrane with core-shell structure for highly efficient oil/water separation. Journal of Membrane Science. 679. 121705–121705. 72 indexed citations
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Li, Pei, Tao Xu, Lu Shao, et al.. (2023). Improving astaxanthin-loaded chitosan/polyvinyl alcohol/graphene oxide nanofiber membranes and their application in periodontitis. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 258(Pt 2). 128980–128980. 5 indexed citations
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Wu, Xiangkun, Hong Yan, Mingxing Qiu, et al.. (2023). Comprehensive characterization of tumor microenvironment in colorectal cancer via molecular analysis. eLife. 12. 20 indexed citations
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Yang, Xiaobin, Yajie Wen, Yangxue Li, et al.. (2023). Engineering In Situ Catalytic Cleaning Membrane Via Prebiotic‐Chemistry‐Inspired Mineralization (Adv. Mater. 49/2023). Advanced Materials. 35(49). 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Shuhang, Lu Li, Peiwen Ma, et al.. (2022). Identification of Tumor Antigens and Immune Subtypes of Malignant Mesothelioma for mRNA Vaccine Development. Vaccines. 10(8). 1168–1168. 4 indexed citations
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Lu, Mingjie, Linlin Yan, Minghui Ge, et al.. (2021). A Pan-Cancer Analysis of Predictive Methylation Signatures of Response to Cancer Immunotherapy. Frontiers in Immunology. 12. 796647–796647. 21 indexed citations
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Zhao, Boxun, Qixi Wu, Adam Yongxin Ye, et al.. (2019). Somatic LINE-1 retrotransposition in cortical neurons and non-brain tissues of Rett patients and healthy individuals. PLoS Genetics. 15(4). e1008043–e1008043. 47 indexed citations
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Yang, Xiaobin, Linlin Yan, Yadong Wu, Yuyan Liu, & Lu Shao. (2019). Biomimetic hydrophilization engineering on membrane surface for highly-efficient water purification. Journal of Membrane Science. 589. 117223–117223. 101 indexed citations
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Huang, August Yue, Zheng Zhang, Adam Yongxin Ye, et al.. (2017). MosaicHunter: accurate detection of postzygotic single-nucleotide mosaicism through next-generation sequencing of unpaired, trio, and paired samples. Nucleic Acids Research. 45(10). e76–e76. 35 indexed citations
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Huang, August Yue, Xiaojing Xu, Adam Yongxin Ye, et al.. (2014). Postzygotic single-nucleotide mosaicisms in whole-genome sequences of clinically unremarkable individuals. Cell Research. 24(11). 1311–1327. 42 indexed citations

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