Qianyan Zhang

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
58 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Qianyan Zhang is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Qianyan Zhang has authored 58 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 47 papers in Organic Chemistry, 45 papers in Materials Chemistry and 8 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Qianyan Zhang's work include Fullerene Chemistry and Applications (39 papers), Synthesis and Properties of Aromatic Compounds (20 papers) and Graphene research and applications (17 papers). Qianyan Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Fullerene Chemistry and Applications (39 papers), Synthesis and Properties of Aromatic Compounds (20 papers) and Graphene research and applications (17 papers). Qianyan Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Germany. Qianyan Zhang's co-authors include Lawrence T. Scott, Yasutomo Segawa, Katsuaki Kawasumi, Kenichiro Itami, Su‐Yuan Xie, Liangbing Gan, Brian D. Steinberg, Edward A. Jackson, Bo Li and Mihail Bancu and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Qianyan Zhang

55 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

  1. A grossly warped nanographene and the consequences of multiple odd-membered-ring defects
    2013 576 citations Qianyan Zhang 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
Qianyan Zhang China 22 1.6k 1.4k 409 142 137 58 2.1k
Kei Kurotobi Japan 18 937 0.6× 1.2k 0.9× 343 0.8× 115 0.8× 174 1.3× 30 1.7k
Carmen Atienza Spain 21 839 0.5× 842 0.6× 485 1.2× 148 1.0× 118 0.9× 41 1.6k
Luis Echegoyen United States 23 1.7k 1.1× 1.6k 1.2× 491 1.2× 136 1.0× 150 1.1× 40 2.1k
Haruka Omachi Japan 20 2.9k 1.8× 2.1k 1.5× 808 2.0× 104 0.7× 200 1.5× 49 3.4k
Hieu M. Duong United States 12 923 0.6× 727 0.5× 708 1.7× 186 1.3× 208 1.5× 12 1.6k
Yasukazu Hirao Japan 25 1.8k 1.1× 1.2k 0.9× 880 2.2× 208 1.5× 207 1.5× 76 2.5k
Sarah N. Spisak United States 28 1.6k 1.0× 987 0.7× 294 0.7× 47 0.3× 168 1.2× 48 1.9k
Renana Gershoni‐Poranne Israel 17 1.1k 0.7× 551 0.4× 306 0.7× 64 0.5× 105 0.8× 50 1.4k
Daniel Geuenich Germany 6 1.8k 1.1× 941 0.7× 340 0.8× 63 0.4× 124 0.9× 8 2.1k
Carlos M. Cruz Spain 18 1.2k 0.8× 1.1k 0.8× 237 0.6× 47 0.3× 45 0.3× 63 1.6k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Qianyan Zhang

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Qianyan Zhang

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All Works

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Xu, Gan, Zuo‐Chang Chen, Cankun Zhang, et al.. (2025). Azulene in a Bowl: A Nonalternant Buckybowl With 5/7 Topology, Azulene‐Derived Properties, and Fullerene Complexation. Chemistry - A European Journal. 31(72). e03258–e03258. 1 indexed citations
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Gan, Ziyang, Zuo‐Chang Chen, Han‐Rui Tian, et al.. (2025). Temperature‐Controlled Synthesis of Corannulene‐Based Multi‐Helicenes: Highly Integrated Curvature/Planarity for Enhanced CPL Brightness and Solid‐State Luminescence. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 65(5). e21600–e21600.
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Wang, Luyao, Chunming Yang, Qing He, et al.. (2024). Structurally Compact Penta(N,N‐diphenylamino)corannulene as Dopant‐free Hole Transport Materials for Stable and Efficient Perovskite Solar Cells. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(1). e202413582–e202413582. 7 indexed citations
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Zhang, Kaixin, Zuo‐Chang Chen, Han‐Rui Tian, et al.. (2024). Corannulene‐Based Quintuple [6]/[7]Helicenes: Well‐Preserved Bowl Core, Inhibited Bowl Inversion and Supramolecular Assembly with Fullerenes. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(5). e202417269–e202417269. 10 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xuepeng, Si‐Wei Ying, Yilu Zhang, et al.. (2024). Decafluorinated and Perfluorinated Warped Nanographenes: Synthesis, Structural Analysis, and Properties. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 146(45). 30913–30921. 6 indexed citations
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Zhou, Xinyi, Yajing Hu, Laura Abella, et al.. (2023). Effects of Solvents on Reaction Products: Synthesis of Endohedral Metallofullerene Oxazoline and Epoxide. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 88(7). 4234–4243. 2 indexed citations
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Zhou, Xinyi, Yang‐Rong Yao, Yajing Hu, et al.. (2023). Reactivity of Open-Shell Metallofullerene Anions: Synthesis, Crystal Structures, and Electrochemical Properties of Benzylated Gd@C2v-C82. Inorganics. 11(9). 349–349. 3 indexed citations
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Chen, Muqing, Fei Jin, Mengyang Li, et al.. (2022). Decisive role of non-rare earth metals in high-regioselectivity addition of μ3-carbido clusterfullerene. Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers. 9(21). 5688–5696. 7 indexed citations
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Zhang, Ling, et al.. (2022). Multiple [n]helicenes with various aromatic cores. Organic Chemistry Frontiers. 9(17). 4726–4743. 60 indexed citations
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Ying, Si‐Wei, Ling Zhang, Bin‐Wen Chen, et al.. (2022). Sulfur‐Doped Quintuple [9]Helicene with Azacorannulene as Core. Angewandte Chemie. 134(33). 13 indexed citations
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Ying, Si‐Wei, Ling Zhang, Bin‐Wen Chen, et al.. (2022). Sulfur‐Doped Quintuple [9]Helicene with Azacorannulene as Core. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 61(33). e202204334–e202204334. 39 indexed citations
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Xing, Zhou, Mingwei An, Zuo‐Chang Chen, et al.. (2022). Surface Re-Engineering of Perovskites with Buckybowls to Boost the Inverted-Type Photovoltaics. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 144(30). 13839–13850. 44 indexed citations
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Li, Xiaoqing, Weiguang Chen, Lin‐Long Deng, et al.. (2022). Progress in Antiviral Fullerene Research. Nanomaterials. 12(15). 2547–2547. 20 indexed citations
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Guan, Runnan, Muqing Chen, Fei Jin, et al.. (2021). Capturing the Missing Carbon Cage Isomer of C84 via Mutual Stabilization of a Triangular Monometallic Cyanide Cluster. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 143(21). 8078–8085. 22 indexed citations
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An, Mingwei, Baoshan Wu, Zuo‐Chang Chen, et al.. (2021). Corannulene-based hole-transporting material for efficient and stable perovskite solar cells. Cell Reports Physical Science. 2(12). 100662–100662. 23 indexed citations
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Hu, Yajing, Yang‐Rong Yao, Ao Yu, et al.. (2021). Unexpected formation of 1,2- and 1,4-bismethoxyl Sc3N@Ih-C80 derivatives via regioselective anion addition: an unambiguous structural identification and mechanism study. Chemical Science. 12(23). 8123–8130. 5 indexed citations
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Tian, Han‐Rui, Miaomiao Chen, Kai Wang, et al.. (2019). An Unconventional Hydrofullerene C66H4 with Symmetric Heptagons Retrieved in Low-Pressure Combustion. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 141(16). 6651–6657. 32 indexed citations

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