Qingyu Yan

61.0k total citations · 24 hit papers
565 papers, 53.8k citations indexed

About

Qingyu Yan is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Qingyu Yan has authored 565 papers receiving a total of 53.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 374 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 265 papers in Materials Chemistry and 182 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. Recurrent topics in Qingyu Yan's work include Advancements in Battery Materials (223 papers), Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication (155 papers) and Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (120 papers). Qingyu Yan is often cited by papers focused on Advancements in Battery Materials (223 papers), Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication (155 papers) and Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (120 papers). Qingyu Yan collaborates with scholars based in Singapore, China and United States. Qingyu Yan's co-authors include Xianhong Rui, Hua Zhang, Jixin Zhu, Huey Hoon Hng, Madhavi Srinivasan, Wenhui Shi, Zongyou Yin, Wenping Sun, Huiteng Tan and Xiao Huang and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Chemical Society Reviews and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Qingyu Yan

544 papers receiving 53.1k citations

Hit Papers

Graphene‐Based Materials:... 2009 2026 2014 2020 2011 2011 2014 2017 2017 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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. Graphene‐Based Materials: Synthesis, Characterization, Properties, and Applications
    2011 2.2k citations Qingyu Yan et al. Small profile →
  2. Preparation of Novel 3D Graphene Networks for Supercapacitor Applications
    2011 938 citations Qingyu Yan et al. Small profile →
  3. Nanostructured metal sulfides for energy storage
    2014 924 citations Qingyu Yan et al. Nanoscale profile →
  4. Nonaqueous Hybrid Lithium‐Ion and Sodium‐Ion Capacitors
    2017 798 citations Qingyu Yan et al. profile →
  5. Alloy‐Based Anode Materials toward Advanced Sodium‐Ion Batteries
    2017 753 citations Qingyu Yan et al. profile →
  6. Graphene and Graphene‐Based Materials for Energy Storage Applications
    2014 707 citations Qingyu Yan et al. Small profile →
  7. In Situ Synthesis of Metal Nanoparticles on Single-Layer Graphene Oxide and Reduced Graphene Oxide Surfaces
    2009 682 citations Qingyu Yan et al. profile →
  8. Selective electrocatalytic synthesis of urea with nitrate and carbon dioxide
    2021 636 citations Jiawei Liu, Qingyu Yan et al. profile →
  9. In‐Situ Formation of Hollow Hybrids Composed of Cobalt Sulfides Embedded within Porous Carbon Polyhedra/Carbon Nanotubes for High‐Performance Lithium‐Ion Batteries
    2015 634 citations Qingyu Yan et al. profile →
  10. High-performance thermoelectrics and challenges for practical devices
    2021 595 citations Qingyu Yan, Mercouri G. Kanatzidis profile →
  11. Predicting the state of charge and health of batteries using data-driven machine learning
    2020 559 citations Qingyu Yan et al. profile →
  12. One-step synthesis of Ni3S2nanorod@Ni(OH)2nanosheet core–shell nanostructures on a three-dimensional graphene network for high-performance supercapacitors
    2013 555 citations Qingyu Yan et al. profile →
  13. Preparation of MoS2‐Coated Three‐Dimensional Graphene Networks for High‐Performance Anode Material in Lithium‐Ion Batteries
    2013 539 citations Qingyu Yan et al. Small profile →
  14. Synthesis of porous NiO nanocrystals with controllable surface area and their application as supercapacitor electrodes
    2010 531 citations Weiyun Zhao, Qingyu Yan et al. profile →
  15. An Effective Method for the Fabrication of Few‐Layer‐Thick Inorganic Nanosheets
    2012 519 citations Qingyu Yan et al. profile →
  16. An Advanced Sodium‐Ion Battery Composed of Carbon Coated Na3V2(PO4)3 in a Porous Graphene Network
    2015 493 citations Qingyu Yan et al. profile →
  17. Zeolitic Imidazolate Framework 67‐Derived High Symmetric Porous Co3O4 Hollow Dodecahedra with Highly Enhanced Lithium Storage Capability
    2014 465 citations Qingyu Yan, Yi Long et al. Small profile →
  18. Reduced Graphene Oxide‐Wrapped MoO3 Composites Prepared by Using Metal–Organic Frameworks as Precursor for All‐Solid‐State Flexible Supercapacitors
    2015 415 citations Qingyu Yan et al. profile →
  19. High‐Energy/Power and Low‐Temperature Cathode for Sodium‐Ion Batteries: In Situ XRD Study and Superior Full‐Cell Performance
    2017 414 citations Qingyu Yan et al. profile →
  20. Green Recycling Methods to Treat Lithium‐Ion Batteries E‐Waste: A Circular Approach to Sustainability
    2021 393 citations Xian Yi Tan, Qingyu Yan et al. profile →
  21. Defect engineering in thermoelectric materials: what have we learned?
    2021 346 citations Yun Zheng, Tyler J. Slade et al. profile →
  22. Machine Learning: An Advanced Platform for Materials Development and State Prediction in Lithium‐Ion Batteries
    2021 300 citations Madhavi Srinivasan, Hongge Pan et al. profile →
  23. Architecting a Stable High-Energy Aqueous Al-Ion Battery
    2020 282 citations Zheng Liu, Madhavi Srinivasan et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  24. A Defect Engineered Electrocatalyst that Promotes High-Efficiency Urea Synthesis under Ambient Conditions
    2022 274 citations Carmen Lee, Jiawei Liu et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Qingyu Yan 35.9k 23.4k 19.1k 14.0k 4.8k 565 53.8k
John Wang 31.1k 0.9× 18.5k 0.8× 21.6k 1.1× 13.0k 0.9× 4.9k 1.0× 576 47.9k
Hong Jin Fan 38.6k 1.1× 17.9k 0.8× 21.3k 1.1× 14.8k 1.1× 5.1k 1.1× 411 51.5k
Chunzhong Li 23.6k 0.7× 18.0k 0.8× 13.2k 0.7× 14.5k 1.0× 6.4k 1.3× 865 44.3k
Zhen Zhou 29.8k 0.8× 23.0k 1.0× 10.6k 0.6× 10.5k 0.7× 2.1k 0.4× 622 46.0k
Jieshan Qiu 28.3k 0.8× 23.3k 1.0× 18.4k 1.0× 14.9k 1.1× 5.3k 1.1× 778 54.6k
Stefan Kaskel 20.3k 0.6× 27.0k 1.2× 12.9k 0.7× 8.5k 0.6× 3.8k 0.8× 793 54.3k
Dong Su 34.9k 1.0× 22.4k 1.0× 12.1k 0.6× 29.2k 2.1× 2.6k 0.5× 615 56.9k
Jiujun Zhang 34.2k 1.0× 12.8k 0.5× 14.8k 0.8× 25.9k 1.8× 6.4k 1.3× 349 47.4k
Husam N. Alshareef 39.6k 1.1× 25.8k 1.1× 20.9k 1.1× 9.8k 0.7× 7.0k 1.5× 638 58.4k
Guozhong Cao 40.4k 1.1× 19.9k 0.9× 20.0k 1.0× 11.0k 0.8× 9.7k 2.0× 709 54.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Qingyu Yan

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Yan, Qingyu, Hui Xia, Jie Yang, et al.. (2025). Validation of suitable reference microRNAs for qRT-PCR in Osmanthus fragrans under abiotic stress, hormone and metal ion treatments. Frontiers in Plant Science. 16. 1517225–1517225. 1 indexed citations
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Dong, Jinfeng, Yukun Liu, Yandong Sun, et al.. (2025). Stabilization of high-performance rock-salt LiMnSbTe3 thermoelectrics with embedded van der Waals-like gaps. Nature Communications. 16(1). 11501–11501.
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Jia, Bei‐Er, Qiang Zhu, Jianwei Xu, et al.. (2024). Engineering High Voltage Aqueous Aluminum‐Ion Batteries. Small. 21(28). e2309252–e2309252. 31 indexed citations
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Luo, Wenyu, Jiawei Liu, Yue Hu, & Qingyu Yan. (2024). Single and dual-atom catalysts towards electrosynthesis of ammonia and urea: a review. Nanoscale. 16(44). 20463–20483. 11 indexed citations
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Sağlık, Kıvanç, et al.. (2024). Machine learning for next-generation thermoelectrics. Materials Today Energy. 46. 101700–101700. 4 indexed citations
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Irmawati, Yuyun, Tribidasari A. Ivandini, Anne Zulfia, et al.. (2024). Mn-deficient ZnMn2O4/Zn0.5Mn0.5Fe2O4 cathode for enhancing structural reversibility and stability of zinc-ion batteries. Journal of Energy Storage. 100. 113715–113715. 5 indexed citations
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Huang, Tianxiang, Zhenlun Song, Qingyu Yan, et al.. (2024). Microstructure, thermal stability and soft magnetic properties of Fe81B10P8Cu1 amorphous/nanocrystalline alloy refined by slags with low basicity. Materials Science and Engineering B. 308. 117601–117601. 2 indexed citations
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Liu, Yukun, Zhi Li, Hongyao Xie, et al.. (2024). High Thermoelectric Performance in Rhombohedral GeSe-LiBiTe2. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 146(25). 17355–17364. 22 indexed citations
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Shi, Zugui, et al.. (2023). Partially Neutralized Polyacrylic Acid as an Efficient Binder for Aqueous Ceramic‐Coated Separators for Lithium‐Ion Batteries. Chemistry - An Asian Journal. 18(18). e202300538–e202300538. 3 indexed citations
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Ong, Pin Jin, Xiang Yun Debbie Soo, Suxi Wang, et al.. (2023). Integration of phase change material and thermal insulation material as a passive strategy for building cooling in the tropics. Construction and Building Materials. 386. 131583–131583. 50 indexed citations
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Jia, Bei‐Er, Ziyi Hu, Zijian Hong, et al.. (2023). Laminated tin–aluminum anodes to build practical aqueous aluminum batteries. Energy storage materials. 65. 103141–103141. 35 indexed citations
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Liu, Yuanchao, Qingyu Yan, Weiliang Wang, et al.. (2023). Evaporative self-assembling bioconcentrators onto superhydrophobic micropyramidal arrays as rapid and intelligent blood cancer filtering platforms. Sensors and Actuators B Chemical. 393. 134330–134330. 7 indexed citations
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Liu, Chenhan, Chao Wu, Xian Yi Tan, et al.. (2023). Unexpected doping effects on phonon transport in quasi-one-dimensional van der Waals crystal TiS3 nanoribbons. Nature Communications. 14(1). 5597–5597. 21 indexed citations
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Luo, Zhong‐Zhen, Songting Cai, Shiqiang Hao, et al.. (2022). Valence Disproportionation of GeS in the PbS Matrix Forms Pb5Ge5S12 Inclusions with Conduction Band Alignment Leading to High n-Type Thermoelectric Performance. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 144(16). 7402–7413. 61 indexed citations
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Zhao, Xiangyuan, Kewei Tang, Carmen Lee, et al.. (2022). Promoting the Water‐Reduction Kinetics and Alkali Tolerance of MoNi4 Nanocrystals via a Mo2TiC2Tx Induced Built‐In Electric Field. Small. 18(15). e2107541–e2107541. 32 indexed citations
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Suwardi, Ady, Jing Cao, Yunshan Zhao, et al.. (2020). Achieving high thermoelectric quality factor toward high figure of merit in GeTe. Materials Today Physics. 14. 100239–100239. 84 indexed citations
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Zeng, Qingsheng, Bo Sun, Ke‐Zhao Du, et al.. (2019). Highly anisotropic thermoelectric properties of black phosphorus crystals. 2D Materials. 6(4). 45009–45009. 42 indexed citations
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Yu, Linghui, Chao Wei, Qingyu Yan, & Zhichuan J. Xu. (2015). Controlled synthesis of high-performance β-FeOOH anodes for lithium-ion batteries and their size effects. Nano Energy. 13. 397–404. 52 indexed citations

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