Ran Ni

4.2k total citations
121 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Ran Ni is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Condensed Matter Physics and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ran Ni has authored 121 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Materials Chemistry, 22 papers in Condensed Matter Physics and 21 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Ran Ni's work include Material Dynamics and Properties (25 papers), Pickering emulsions and particle stabilization (17 papers) and Micro and Nano Robotics (13 papers). Ran Ni is often cited by papers focused on Material Dynamics and Properties (25 papers), Pickering emulsions and particle stabilization (17 papers) and Micro and Nano Robotics (13 papers). Ran Ni collaborates with scholars based in China, Singapore and United States. Ran Ni's co-authors include Marjolein Dijkstra, Qun‐Li Lei, Martien A. Cohen Stuart, Massimo Pica Ciamarra, Peter G. Bolhuis, Peter L. Gross, René van Roij, Frank Smallenburg, Michiel Hermes and Alfons van Blaaderen and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Ran Ni

116 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ran Ni China 29 1.2k 667 537 449 298 121 3.0k
Tjerk H. Oosterkamp Netherlands 27 1.3k 1.1× 638 1.0× 504 0.9× 919 2.0× 62 0.2× 79 5.4k
Iwao Matsuda Japan 48 3.6k 3.1× 1.2k 1.8× 902 1.7× 652 1.5× 195 0.7× 415 9.5k
Fumihiko Tanaka Japan 41 1.4k 1.2× 276 0.4× 710 1.3× 949 2.1× 2.8k 9.5× 190 5.9k
Tomohiko Yamaguchi Japan 35 403 0.3× 431 0.6× 825 1.5× 1.1k 2.4× 571 1.9× 192 4.5k
Kang Kim Japan 21 995 0.8× 303 0.5× 333 0.6× 626 1.4× 85 0.3× 78 1.9k
Akira Matsuo Japan 31 912 0.8× 2.0k 3.0× 255 0.5× 139 0.3× 123 0.4× 325 4.7k
Ingrid Hilger Germany 41 1.3k 1.1× 138 0.2× 1.3k 2.4× 4.1k 9.0× 254 0.9× 165 6.6k
Ruifang Wang China 31 1.4k 1.2× 928 1.4× 333 0.6× 747 1.7× 250 0.8× 120 3.8k
Hitoshi Yamazaki Japan 31 253 0.2× 433 0.6× 1.2k 2.3× 70 0.2× 181 0.6× 201 3.4k
Satoshi Itoh Japan 40 2.5k 2.1× 319 0.5× 343 0.6× 489 1.1× 627 2.1× 268 5.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Ran Ni

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ran Ni

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ran Ni

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ran Ni. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ran Ni based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Ran Ni. Ran Ni is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Ni, Ran, Carl J. Boehlert, Xianhua Zheng, et al.. (2025). Revisiting tension-compression asymmetry in a Mg alloy: insights from statistical strain partitioning and intra-/inter-granular mechanisms at the nanoscale. International Journal of Plasticity. 194. 104463–104463. 2 indexed citations
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Ni, Ran, Zhiwei Jiang, Carl J. Boehlert, et al.. (2025). Unveiling asymmetric precipitation strengthening during tension and compression via statistical slip activity analysis for an untextured Mg-10Gd-3Y-0.5Zr alloy. International Journal of Plasticity. 189. 104354–104354. 17 indexed citations
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Ni, Ran, Carl J. Boehlert, Bo Chen, et al.. (2025). Temperature-dependent interplay of intra- and inter-granular deformation mechanisms in Mg-10Y: Statistical analysis from an HRDIC perspective. Acta Materialia. 296. 121256–121256. 9 indexed citations
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Fan, Lingling, Ying Zeng, Ran Ni, et al.. (2024). The strength-ductility synergy of magnesium matrix nanocomposite achieved by a dual-heterostructure. Journal of Material Science and Technology. 215. 296–314. 34 indexed citations
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Fan, Lingling, Ran Ni, Lingbao Ren, et al.. (2024). Revealing Hetero-Deformation Induced (HDI) Hardening and Dislocation Activity in a Dual-Heterostructure Magnesium Matrix Composite. Journal of Magnesium and Alloys. 13(2). 902–921. 10 indexed citations
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Ni, Ran, Carl J. Boehlert, Ying Zeng, et al.. (2024). Automated analysis framework of strain partitioning and deformation mechanisms via multimodal fusion and computer vision. International Journal of Plasticity. 182. 104119–104119. 61 indexed citations
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Pei, Qing‐Xiang, et al.. (2024). Efficient rare event sampling with unsupervised normalizing flows. Nature Machine Intelligence. 6(11). 1370–1381. 2 indexed citations
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Araújo, N. A. M., Benjamin J. Walker, Duncan R. Hewitt, et al.. (2024). Optimal face-to-face coupling for fast self-folding kirigami. Soft Matter. 20(5). 1114–1119. 1 indexed citations
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Ni, Ran, et al.. (2024). Effect of grain size on tensile behavior and the underlying deformation modes in a Mg-5Y sheet. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 1008. 176570–176570. 9 indexed citations
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Zheng, Xianhua, et al.. (2024). Tension-compression asymmetry and the grain-scale slip behavior in untextured Mg-10Gd-3Y-0.5Zr (wt.%). Materials Science and Engineering A. 920. 147533–147533. 5 indexed citations
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Ni, Ran, et al.. (2023). Random organization and non-equilibrium hyperuniform fluids on a sphere. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 159(8). 3 indexed citations
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Han, Yang, Hongjie Chen, Guorui Zhang, et al.. (2022). Diagnostic value of circulating genetically abnormal cells to support computed tomography for benign and malignant pulmonary nodules. BMC Cancer. 22(1). 382–382. 7 indexed citations
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Zheng, Zhongyu, Ran Ni, Yuren Wang, & Yilong Han. (2021). Translational and rotational critical-like behaviors in the glass transition of colloidal ellipsoid monolayers. Science Advances. 7(3). 18 indexed citations
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Zheng, Zhongyu, Ran Ni, Feng Wang, et al.. (2014). Structural signatures of dynamic heterogeneities in monolayers of colloidal ellipsoids. Nature Communications. 5(1). 3829–3829. 84 indexed citations
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Yang, Zhaochuan, Mingji Yi, Ran Ni, et al.. (2013). Transforming growth factor-β1 induces bronchial epithelial cells to mesenchymal transition by activating the Snail pathway and promotes airway remodeling in asthma. Molecular Medicine Reports. 8(6). 1663–1668. 64 indexed citations
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Ni, Ran, Sanne Abeln, Marieke Schor, Martien A. Cohen Stuart, & Peter G. Bolhuis. (2013). Interplay between Folding and Assembly of Fibril-Forming Polypeptides. Physical Review Letters. 111(5). 58101–58101. 28 indexed citations
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Li, Conglei, Siavash Piran, Pingguo Chen, et al.. (2011). The maternal immune response to fetal platelet GPIbα causes frequent miscarriage in mice that can be prevented by intravenous IgG and anti-FcRn therapies. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 121(11). 4537–4547. 65 indexed citations

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