Nianjun Yang

13.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
288 papers, 11.4k citations indexed

About

Nianjun Yang is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Nianjun Yang has authored 288 papers receiving a total of 11.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 181 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 98 papers in Materials Chemistry and 87 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Nianjun Yang's work include Electrochemical Analysis and Applications (80 papers), Electrochemical sensors and biosensors (71 papers) and Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (69 papers). Nianjun Yang is often cited by papers focused on Electrochemical Analysis and Applications (80 papers), Electrochemical sensors and biosensors (71 papers) and Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (69 papers). Nianjun Yang collaborates with scholars based in China, Germany and Belgium. Nianjun Yang's co-authors include Xin Jiang, Qijin Wan, Xili Tong, Christoph E. Nebel, Guohua Zhao, Yuanyuan Zhang, Siyu Yu, Xuanke Li, Kangbing Wu and Rong Zhao and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Society Reviews, Advanced Materials and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Nianjun Yang

281 papers receiving 11.3k citations

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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.

Conductive diamond: synthesis, properties, and electrochemical applications

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Nianjun Yang China	58	6.4k	4.2k	4.0k	2.4k	2.3k	288	11.4k
Jun Liu China	49	6.3k 1.0×	4.7k 1.1×	4.8k 1.2×	1.6k 0.7×	1.4k 0.6×	194	11.2k
Tianhong Lu China	56	6.1k 1.0×	4.4k 1.0×	5.7k 1.4×	2.2k 0.9×	2.4k 1.0×	261	11.2k
Robert A. W. Dryfe United Kingdom	57	6.4k 1.0×	5.4k 1.3×	2.8k 0.7×	3.4k 1.4×	2.3k 1.0×	270	12.7k
Yueming Zhai China	35	4.4k 0.7×	3.4k 0.8×	2.2k 0.5×	1.1k 0.5×	2.1k 0.9×	72	8.0k
Yihua Zhu China	61	7.1k 1.1×	8.4k 2.0×	5.9k 1.4×	2.2k 0.9×	1.3k 0.6×	268	15.8k
Emilia Morallón Spain	61	6.0k 0.9×	2.7k 0.6×	3.5k 0.9×	3.6k 1.5×	2.2k 1.0×	309	11.3k
T. Maiyalagan India	60	9.2k 1.4×	5.9k 1.4×	7.5k 1.8×	4.1k 1.7×	1.6k 0.7×	286	15.2k
Munetaka Oyama Japan	53	5.1k 0.8×	3.2k 0.8×	1.6k 0.4×	1.8k 0.7×	3.1k 1.3×	291	9.3k
Aicheng Chen Canada	64	7.7k 1.2×	6.3k 1.5×	6.2k 1.5×	1.3k 0.5×	4.0k 1.7×	282	15.9k
Haifeng Yang China	51	3.7k 0.6×	6.7k 1.6×	1.8k 0.4×	3.4k 1.4×	1.1k 0.5×	412	12.7k

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Luo, Xi, Xiaohui Yang, Nengneng Xu, et al.. (2025). Surface self-assembled multi-level NiFe-LDHs integrated super-hydrophilic diaphragms enabling efficient alkaline water electrolysis for high current density and durability. Chemical Engineering Journal. 510. 161697–161697. 5 indexed citations

Ma, Huimin, Renhui Yang, Yuanyuan Zhang, et al.. (2025). Metal-center boosted adsorption capacity of bimetallic CeBi-metal organic frameworks for electrochemical monitoring of heavy metal ions in environment and food samples. Food Chemistry. 496(Pt 2). 146764–146764.

Xu, Nengneng, Benji Zhou, Xin-Jian Wen, et al.. (2025). Photo-electroactive p-n heterojunction catalyst with dual Co sites for high-performance light-enhanced zinc–air batteries. eScience. 6(1). 100450–100450. 3 indexed citations

Cheng, Xiaomin, Huimin Ma, Ting Zeng, et al.. (2025). Highly selective electrochemical sensing of hydroquinone and catechol using Co nanoparticles anchored on N-doped carbon nanotube hollow sphere. Analytica Chimica Acta. 1357. 344074–344074. 9 indexed citations

Wang, Min, Ge Bai, Luwei Peng, et al.. (2025). Optimizing CO production in electrocatalytic CO2 reduction via electron accumulation at Ni sites in Ni3ZnC0.7/Ni on N-doped carbon nanofibers. Green Energy & Environment. 11(1). 258–268.

Chen, Maoxin, et al.. (2025). Redirecting iodine reduction pathways by decoupling adsorption energies for long-life Zn–I ₂ batteries. Energy & Environmental Science. 19(3). 896–905.

Huang, Man, Lei Ye, Ting Zeng, et al.. (2024). Incorporation of laser-induced graphene with hierarchical NiCo layered double hydroxide nanosheets for electrochemical determination of glucose in food and serum. Analytica Chimica Acta. 1329. 343194–343194. 6 indexed citations

Huang, Xinyi, et al.. (2024). High-temperature-tolerant flexible supercapacitors: Gel polymer electrolytes and electrode materials. Journal of Energy Chemistry. 100. 426–457. 13 indexed citations

Wang, Genxiang, Yao Chen, Fen Qiao, et al.. (2024). Advancements in electrochemical synthesis: Expanding from water electrolysis to dual-value-added products. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5(4). 100333–100333. 32 indexed citations

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Zeng, Ting, et al.. (2024). Porous carbon scaffolded Fe-based alloy nanoparticles for electrochemical quantification of acetaminophen and rutin. Carbon. 221. 118954–118954. 27 indexed citations

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Jin, Qun, Tianxiao Guo, Nicolás Pérez, et al.. (2024). On-Chip Micro Temperature Controllers Based on Freestanding Thermoelectric Nano Films for Low-Power Electronics. Nano-Micro Letters. 16(1). 126–126. 12 indexed citations

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Zhang, Ying, Shuang Liu, Zhe Chen, et al.. (2023). Trimetallic layered double hydroxides with a hierarchical heterostructure for high-performance supercapcitors. Journal of Energy Storage. 61. 106700–106700. 26 indexed citations

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Peng, Chong, et al.. (2023). Dual pseudocapacitive electrode/redox electrolyte systems for asymmetric supercabatteries. Applied Surface Science. 616. 156552–156552. 13 indexed citations

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Yang, Congcong, Hongyu Mi, Chenchen Ji, et al.. (2023). Polyanionic hydrogel electrolyte enables reversible and durable Zn anode for efficient Zn-based energy storage. Journal of Energy Chemistry. 86. 373–381. 17 indexed citations

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Yang, Xiaobo, Yingyong Wang, Xili Tong, & Nianjun Yang. (2021). Strain Engineering in Electrocatalysts: Fundamentals, Progress, and Perspectives. Advanced Energy Materials. 12(5). 197 indexed citations

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Zhang, Chuyan, Nan Huang, Zhaofeng Zhai, et al.. (2021). Nitrogen-doped carbon nanowalls/diamond films as efficient electrocatalysts toward oxygen reduction reaction. Nanotechnology. 33(1). 15401–15401. 7 indexed citations

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Wu, Zhaojun, Wenjing Chu, Yanfang Gao, et al.. (2019). High‐Performance Lithium‐ion Supercapatteries Constructed Using Li ₃ V ₂ (PO ₄ ) ₃ /C Mesoporous Nanosheets. ChemistrySelect. 4(33). 9822–9828. 8 indexed citations

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Shi, Zijun, Wenjing Chu, Yongdan Hou, Yanfang Gao, & Nianjun Yang. (2019). Asymmetric supercapacitors with high energy densities. Nanoscale. 11(24). 11946–11955. 33 indexed citations

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Liu, Meichuan, Xue Ding, Qiwei Yang, et al.. (2017). A pM leveled photoelectrochemical sensor for microcystin-LR based on surface molecularly imprinted TiO 2 @CNTs nanostructure. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 331. 309–320. 86 indexed citations

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Yang, Nianjun. (2015). Novel aspects of diamond : from growth to applications. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 38 indexed citations

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