Meng An

4.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
152 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Meng An is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Meng An has authored 152 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 72 papers in Materials Chemistry, 39 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 31 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Meng An's work include Thermal properties of materials (46 papers), Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods (31 papers) and Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and Devices (26 papers). Meng An is often cited by papers focused on Thermal properties of materials (46 papers), Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods (31 papers) and Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and Devices (26 papers). Meng An collaborates with scholars based in China, Japan and Egypt. Meng An's co-authors include Nuo Yang, Swellam W. Sharshir, Weigang Ma, Barış Demir, Mohamed R. Elkadeem, Xuhui Sun, Zequn Wang, Zhengtong Li, Jianfeng Zang and Jinbu Su and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Nature Communications and The Journal of Chemical Physics.

In The Last Decade

Meng An

144 papers receiving 3.4k 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.

Bio-inspired 3D architectured aerogel evaporator for highly efficient solar seawater desalination

2025 42 citations Xuhui Sun, Liwei Wang et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Meng An China	34	1.3k	1.2k	788	617	544	152	3.5k
Lei Wu China	34	1.4k 1.1×	731 0.6×	1.6k 2.0×	1.3k 2.0×	834 1.5×	69	4.6k
Han Zheng China	37	627 0.5×	973 0.8×	1.3k 1.7×	1.3k 2.1×	138 0.3×	118	4.0k
Weixia Zhang China	35	295 0.2×	1.9k 1.7×	1.8k 2.2×	996 1.6×	215 0.4×	91	4.5k
Zhi Wang China	25	289 0.2×	688 0.6×	1.0k 1.3×	997 1.6×	113 0.2×	131	2.8k
Xing Zhao China	33	1.0k 0.8×	1.3k 1.1×	2.0k 2.6×	1.2k 2.0×	491 0.9×	96	4.6k
Yuxuan Liu China	36	606 0.5×	760 0.6×	1.5k 1.9×	1.3k 2.0×	448 0.8×	128	3.7k
Feilong Zhang China	35	289 0.2×	742 0.6×	2.3k 2.9×	1.3k 2.1×	270 0.5×	158	4.7k
Zheren Cai China	24	916 0.7×	620 0.5×	996 1.3×	1.2k 2.0×	513 0.9×	54	3.1k
Shuqi Wang China	33	587 0.5×	481 0.4×	2.1k 2.6×	1.2k 1.9×	121 0.2×	79	3.2k
Jiale Xu China	23	1.0k 0.8×	449 0.4×	431 0.5×	268 0.4×	466 0.9×	76	2.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Meng An

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Sun, J. R., Shouhang Li, Zhen Tong, et al.. (2025). Diverse Responses in Lattice Thermal Conductivity of n ‐Type/ p ‐Type Wurtzite Semiconductors Driven by Asymmetric Electron‐Phonon Interactions. Advanced Science. 13(2). e14910–e14910.

Meng, Kai, et al.. (2024). Unveiling the magic of twist angle: Thermal transport in Two-dimensional Graphene/MoS2/Graphene Heterostructures. Surfaces and Interfaces. 51. 104525–104525. 5 indexed citations

Sharshir, Swellam W., Abanob Joseph, Mamoun M. Elsayad, et al.. (2024). Energy harvesting via thermoelectric generators for green hydrogen production: Methods and techniques. Process Safety and Environmental Protection. 190. 443–463. 9 indexed citations

Liu, Yongxu, Jiangnan Song, Zhen Liu, et al.. (2024). Anti-Swelling Polyelectrolyte Hydrogel with Submillimeter Lateral Confinement for Osmotic Energy Conversion. Nano-Micro Letters. 17(1). 81–81. 17 indexed citations

Liu, Qianqian, Xiangjun Liu, Ge Chen, et al.. (2024). A robust and low-cost blended-fiber-based evaporator with high efficiency for solar desalination. Desalination. 583. 117715–117715. 3 indexed citations

Zhou, Yulin, Zhuo Chen, Swellam W. Sharshir, et al.. (2024). Harnessing the Synergistic Power of Ce₂S₃/TiO₂ S-Scheme Heterojunctions for Profound C–O Bond Cleavage in Lignin Model Compounds. ACS Catalysis. 14(8). 5539–5549. 35 indexed citations

Kim, Minjun, Hiroki Nara, Yusuke Asakura, et al.. (2024). End‐to‐End Pierced Carbon Nanosheets with Meso‐Holes. Advanced Science. 12(3). e2409546–e2409546. 9 indexed citations

Guan, Xiaoyu, et al.. (2024). Masking Strategy Constructed Metal Coordination Hydrogels with Improved Mechanical Properties for Flexible Electronic Sensors. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 16(4). 5168–5182. 8 indexed citations

Wang, Chong, Yichun Lu, Zequn Wang, et al.. (2024). Salt-assisted construction of hydrophilic carbon nitride photocatalysts with abundant water molecular adsorption sites for efficient hydrogen production. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 350. 123902–123902. 60 indexed citations

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Sun, J. R., Shouhang Li, Zhen Tong, et al.. (2024). Weak effects of electron-phonon interactions on the lattice thermal conductivity of wurtzite GaN with high electron concentrations. Physical review. B.. 109(13). 8 indexed citations

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Zhang, Bingyuan, Zequn Wang, Yi Chen, et al.. (2024). Mineral Tanning‐Inspired Metal Ions Coordination Hydrogels with Outstanding Mechanical Strength and Toughness for Flexible Force Sensors. Advanced Functional Materials. 34(21). 27 indexed citations

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Guan, Xiaoyu, Bingyuan Zhang, Dongping Li, et al.. (2024). Shutters-Inspired metal ions coordination hydrogel Strain/Pressure sensor for joint behavior evaluation and flatfeet correction. Chemical Engineering Journal. 489. 151353–151353. 18 indexed citations

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Wang, Zequn, Meng An, Xingtao Xu, et al.. (2023). Molecular insights into enhanced water evaporation from a hybrid nanostructured surface with hydrophilic and hydrophobic domains. Chemical Engineering Journal. 465. 142838–142838. 29 indexed citations

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Guan, Xiaoyu, Bingyuan Zhang, Shiyong Liu, et al.. (2023). Facile degradation of chitosan-sodium alginate-chromium (III) gel in relation to leather re-tanning and filling. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 240. 124437–124437. 7 indexed citations

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Xiong, Chuanyin, Qiusheng Zhou, Xuhui Sun, et al.. (2023). A multifunctional paper-based supercapacitor with excellent temperature adaptability, plasticity, tensile strength, self-healing, and high thermoelectric effects. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 11(9). 4769–4779. 41 indexed citations

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Wang, Dejuan, Zequn Wang, Jialin Chen, et al.. (2023). Low‐Friction Graphene Oxide‐Based Ion Selective Membrane for High‐Efficiency Osmotic Energy Harvesting. Advanced Energy Materials. 14(3). 28 indexed citations

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Wu, Yiting, Weiming Zhou, Zequn Wang, et al.. (2023). Multifunctional composite membranes for interfacial solar steam and electricity generation. Chemical Engineering Journal. 472. 144600–144600. 39 indexed citations

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Zhu, Fengbo, Liqian Wang, Barış Demir, et al.. (2020). Accelerating solar desalination in brine through ion activated hierarchically porous polyion complex hydrogels. Materials Horizons. 7(12). 3187–3195. 153 indexed citations

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Peng, Guilong, Swellam W. Sharshir, Yunpeng Wang, et al.. (2019). Micro/nanomaterials for improving solar still and solar evaporation -- A\n review. arXiv (Cornell University). 2 indexed citations

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An, Meng, Barış Demir, Xiao Wan, et al.. (2019). Predictions of Thermo‐Mechanical Properties of Cross‐Linked Polyacrylamide Hydrogels Using Molecular Simulations. Advanced Theory and Simulations. 2(3). 61 indexed citations

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