Ning An

4.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
115 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Ning An is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Ning An has authored 115 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 22 papers in Materials Chemistry and 21 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Ning An's work include Advanced Materials and Mechanics (20 papers), Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (16 papers) and Structural Analysis and Optimization (13 papers). Ning An is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Materials and Mechanics (20 papers), Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (16 papers) and Structural Analysis and Optimization (13 papers). Ning An collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Canada. Ning An's co-authors include Jinxiong Zhou, Jianhai Yang, Wen Jiang Zheng, Cui Lai, Bisheng Li, Huan Yi, Xigui Liu, Lei Qin, Meie Li and Mingming Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Applied Physics Letters and Journal of Applied Physics.

In The Last Decade

Ning An

98 papers receiving 3.3k 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.

Tough Al-alginate/Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) Hydrogel with Tunable LCST for Soft Robotics

2015 394 citations Ning An, Jinxiong Zhou et al. profile →
Octopus Arm-Inspired Tapered Soft Actuators with Suckers for Improved Grasping

2020 262 citations Ning An et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ning An China	29	1.1k	986	904	873	513	115	3.4k
Fei Song China	45	617 0.6×	1.7k 1.8×	517 0.6×	1.5k 1.7×	902 1.8×	236	6.1k
Jiajia Yang China	36	578 0.5×	1.5k 1.5×	1.5k 1.6×	1.3k 1.5×	477 0.9×	113	4.4k
Shuai Jiang China	41	1.1k 1.0×	1.3k 1.3×	417 0.5×	1.4k 1.6×	951 1.9×	155	5.4k
Xin Jia China	46	1.9k 1.8×	2.1k 2.1×	795 0.9×	2.2k 2.5×	1.5k 2.9×	255	6.6k
Seong‐Cheol Kim South Korea	38	475 0.5×	905 0.9×	428 0.5×	1.9k 2.2×	976 1.9×	401	5.4k
Shuo Shi China	45	625 0.6×	2.1k 2.1×	363 0.4×	2.0k 2.3×	911 1.8×	141	6.0k
Yunfei Zhang China	40	584 0.6×	1.6k 1.6×	393 0.4×	1.2k 1.4×	651 1.3×	220	5.6k
Huawen Hu China	40	990 0.9×	1.3k 1.3×	316 0.3×	1.7k 1.9×	913 1.8×	118	4.4k
Wenlong Xu China	41	176 0.2×	1.7k 1.7×	943 1.0×	1.2k 1.3×	514 1.0×	210	5.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ning An

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20 of 20 papers shown

Jin, Hao, Ning An, Qilong Jia, et al.. (2025). Multi-objective topology optimization for cutout design in deployable composite thin-walled structures. Chinese Journal of Aeronautics. 39(1). 103530–103530. 1 indexed citations

Chen, Yi, Qian Li, Ruidian Su, et al.. (2025). Oxygen vacancies-mediated the peracetic acid activation to selectively generate 1O2 for water decontamination. Water Research. 282. 123765–123765. 7 indexed citations

Han, Lei, et al.. (2025). Experimental research on the dynamic characteristics of a vertical upward tube for supercritical CFB boilers. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer. 164. 108927–108927.

An, Ning, et al.. (2025). Thermal-hydraulic analysis and performance improvement of HP evaporator and HP economizer for a heat recovery steam generator. Applied Thermal Engineering. 279. 128044–128044.

An, Ning, et al.. (2024). Robotic skins inspired by auxetic metamaterials for programmable bending of soft actuators. Materials & Design. 246. 113334–113334. 14 indexed citations

Ma, Xiaofei, et al.. (2024). Form finding of cable-membrane structures with flexible frames: Finite element implementation and application to surface accuracy analysis of umbrella-like rib-mesh reflectors. Advances in Engineering Software. 198. 103789–103789. 3 indexed citations

An, Ning, et al.. (2024). A mesoscale computational approach to predict ABD matrix of thin woven composites. Composite Structures. 337. 118031–118031. 6 indexed citations

An, Ning, et al.. (2024). Optimizing deployment dynamics of composite tape-spring hinges. Thin-Walled Structures. 198. 111738–111738. 5 indexed citations

An, Ning, et al.. (2024). Experimental and numerical investigations on heat transfer characteristics of supercritical water in a vertical tube. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer. 158. 107923–107923. 3 indexed citations

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Liu, Fang, Jiacheng Li, Ning An, et al.. (2024). Highly active electroreduction of nitrates to ammonia over a zeolitic imidazolium framework-derived Fe single-atom catalyst with sulfur-modified asymmetric active centers. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 465. 133484–133484. 9 indexed citations

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Chen, Nan, Ning An, Yuhan Zheng, et al.. (2024). Persulfate activation by iron complex: A novel non-radical strategy for enhanced tetracycline degradation. Separation and Purification Technology. 361. 131364–131364. 3 indexed citations

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Ma, Mengyu, Ning An, Yanqin Wang, et al.. (2024). Sulfur-containing iron carbon nanocomposites activate persulfate for combined chemical oxidation and microbial remediation of petroleum-polluted soil. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 469. 133889–133889. 9 indexed citations

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Jia, Qilong, et al.. (2023). Folding, stowage, and deployment of composite thin-walled lenticular tubes. Acta Astronautica. 213. 567–577. 9 indexed citations

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An, Ning, et al.. (2023). Entire solutions to the parabolic Monge–Ampère equation with unbounded nonlinear growth in time. Nonlinear Analysis. 239. 113441–113441. 3 indexed citations

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Wu, Dan, Lifeng Huang, Xiaocui Chen, et al.. (2023). Research progress on endoplasmic reticulum homeostasis in kidney diseases. Cell Death and Disease. 14(7). 473–473. 28 indexed citations

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Huang, Xiaowei, Xue Zhang, Ning An, et al.. (2023). Cryo-EM structure and molecular mechanism of abscisic acid transporter ABCG25. Nature Plants. 9(10). 1709–1719. 19 indexed citations

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An, Ning, et al.. (2023). Progress of infrastructure research from the perspective of feminist geography. 地理科学进展. 42(10). 2058–2070.

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Xie, Kefeng, et al.. (2019). Two-dimensional porphyrin sheet as an electric and optical sensor material for pH detection: A DFT study. Computational Materials Science. 174. 109485–109485. 26 indexed citations

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An, Ning. (2010). A Preliminary Investigation in the Main Meteorological Factors Impacting the Yield of Pine Resin. 1 indexed citations

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An, Ning. (2010). Analysis on Breakdown Attribute of 110kV XLPE Cable Joint Main Insulation with Impurities. Gao dianya jishu. 4 indexed citations

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