Ran Yang

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
35 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Ran Yang is a scholar working on Water Science and Technology, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Artificial Intelligence. According to data from OpenAlex, Ran Yang has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Water Science and Technology, 11 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 9 papers in Artificial Intelligence. Recurrent topics in Ran Yang's work include Quantum Information and Cryptography (9 papers), Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (8 papers) and Quantum optics and atomic interactions (6 papers). Ran Yang is often cited by papers focused on Quantum Information and Cryptography (9 papers), Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (8 papers) and Quantum optics and atomic interactions (6 papers). Ran Yang collaborates with scholars based in China, India and Singapore. Ran Yang's co-authors include Hu Yang, Aimin Li, Haijiang Li, Mu Huang, Aimin Li, Da‐Wei Li, Boqiang Gao, Yan-Xiao Gong, Pei Li and Shining Zhu and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, The Science of The Total Environment and Water Research.

In The Last Decade

Ran Yang

33 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

A review on chitosan-based flocculants and their applicat... 2016 2026 2019 2022 2016 200 400 600
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. A review on chitosan-based flocculants and their applications in water treatment
    2016 614 citations Ran Yang, Haijiang Li et al. Water Research profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ran Yang China 14 705 233 229 218 179 35 1.3k
Yujie Cheng China 18 410 0.6× 32 0.1× 204 0.9× 101 0.5× 354 2.0× 58 1.3k
Renu Tyagi India 19 290 0.4× 63 0.3× 192 0.8× 68 0.3× 311 1.7× 87 1.3k
Jie Teng China 16 322 0.5× 45 0.2× 234 1.0× 145 0.7× 414 2.3× 49 1.2k
Xiaoyi Huang China 23 436 0.6× 145 0.6× 308 1.3× 70 0.3× 346 1.9× 83 1.6k
Dongmei Guo China 20 372 0.5× 132 0.6× 213 0.9× 63 0.3× 236 1.3× 67 1.3k
Huimin Gao China 21 478 0.7× 161 0.7× 305 1.3× 54 0.2× 387 2.2× 81 1.4k
Yanan Qin China 19 435 0.6× 59 0.3× 255 1.1× 63 0.3× 248 1.4× 57 1.2k
Lina Lin China 18 147 0.2× 140 0.6× 152 0.7× 33 0.2× 107 0.6× 56 912

Countries citing papers authored by Ran Yang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ran Yang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ran Yang

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ran Yang. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ran Yang 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 Yang. Ran Yang is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Zeng, Hua‐jin, et al.. (2025). A novel “off-on” fluorescent probe for highly selective and sensitive detection of nitrite and its application in food samples. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis. 139. 107190–107190. 4 indexed citations
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Yang, Ran, Hong Wang, Yadong Yang, et al.. (2025). Kinematic characteristics of elastic screen surface and screening performance of material groupsunder different additional excitation conditions. International Journal of Coal Preparation and Utilization. 46(2). 402–422.
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Zhan, Linsen, et al.. (2025). Estimating gas hydrate saturation in sediments using geophysical methods. Marine and Petroleum Geology. 179. 107458–107458. 2 indexed citations
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Yang, Ran, et al.. (2025). Numerical simulations of multiple transport processes associated with gas hydrate formation and dissociation in marine sediments. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 251. 127399–127399. 1 indexed citations
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Yu, Shijie, Haishen Jiang, Ran Yang, et al.. (2025). Research on the optimization of parameters of 1 mm elastic screening process with complex additional excitation. Powder Technology. 454. 120625–120625. 1 indexed citations
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An, Xiaojing, Chao He, Ran Yang, et al.. (2025). Nutrient dynamics during the growth period of Epimedium pubescens and its impact on growth and Icariin-Flavonoids composition. Industrial Crops and Products. 225. 120520–120520. 2 indexed citations
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Hu, Jinghong, et al.. (2024). Extraction, separation and efficacy of yam polysaccharide. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 281(Pt 1). 136167–136167. 7 indexed citations
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Wu, Tianyi, et al.. (2024). Quantum-enhanced measurement scheme for quadrature phase-shift-keying coherent states under thermal noise. Quantum Information Processing. 23(6). 1 indexed citations
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Gao, Xu, et al.. (2024). Characteristics of 4-inch (100) oriented Mg-doped β-Ga2O3 bulk single crystals grown by a casting method. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 987. 174162–174162. 16 indexed citations
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Sun, Yuanqiang, et al.. (2024). Rapid, portable and visualizing nitrite detection enabled by a rationally designed meso-aminoindole substituted pyronine-based fluorescent probe. Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy. 319. 124566–124566. 5 indexed citations
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Liu, Huaying, Xiao-Hui Tian, Pengfei Fan, et al.. (2021). Optical-Relayed Entanglement Distribution Using Drones as Mobile Nodes. Physical Review Letters. 126(2). 20503–20503. 76 indexed citations
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Li, Wenqi, Liping Zhang, Die Hu, et al.. (2021). A mesoporous nanocellulose/sodium alginate/carboxymethyl-chitosan gel beads for efficient adsorption of Cu2+ and Pb2+. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 187. 922–930. 82 indexed citations
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Yang, Ran, Jun Cai, & Hu Yang. (2021). Enhanced reactivity of zero-valent aluminum/O2 by using Fe-bearing clays in 4-chlorophenol oxidation. The Science of The Total Environment. 773. 145661–145661. 19 indexed citations
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Liu, Yichen, Dongjie Guo, Ran Yang, et al.. (2021). Observation of frequency-uncorrelated photon pairs generated by counter-propagating spontaneous parametric down-conversion. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 12628–12628. 15 indexed citations
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Gao, Boqiang, Pei Li, Ran Yang, Aimin Li, & Hu Yang. (2019). Investigation of multiple adsorption mechanisms for efficient removal of ofloxacin from water using lignin-based adsorbents. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 637–637. 75 indexed citations
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Yang, Ran, Haijiang Li, Mu Huang, Hu Yang, & Aimin Li. (2016). A review on chitosan-based flocculants and their applications in water treatment. Water Research. 95. 59–89. 614 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wu, Hu, Ran Yang, Ruihua Li, et al.. (2015). Modeling and optimization of the flocculation processes for removal of cationic and anionic dyes from water by an amphoteric grafting chitosan-based flocculant using response surface methodology. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 22(17). 13038–13048. 27 indexed citations
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Cai, Tao, Haijiang Li, Ran Yang, et al.. (2015). Efficient flocculation of an anionic dye from aqueous solutions using a cellulose-based flocculant. Cellulose. 22(2). 1439–1449. 59 indexed citations

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