Rong Yang

3.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
60 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Rong Yang is a scholar working on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Catalysis and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Rong Yang has authored 60 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 17 papers in Catalysis and 14 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Rong Yang's work include Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction (17 papers), Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (13 papers) and Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (12 papers). Rong Yang is often cited by papers focused on Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction (17 papers), Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (13 papers) and Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (12 papers). Rong Yang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and France. Rong Yang's co-authors include Bin Zhang, Yifu Yu, Fanpeng Chen, Shuhe Han, Tieliang Li, Hongjiao Li, Nannan Meng, Changhong Wang, Yanmei Huang and Yuting Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Nature Communications and ACS Nano.

In The Last Decade

Rong Yang

55 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

Ultralow overpotential nitrate reduction to ammonia via a... 2022 2026 2023 2024 2023 2022 2023 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. Ultralow overpotential nitrate reduction to ammonia via a three-step relay mechanism
    2023 699 citations Shuhe Han, Tieliang Li et al. profile →
  2. Oxide-Derived Core–Shell Cu@Zn Nanowires for Urea Electrosynthesis from Carbon Dioxide and Nitrate in Water
    2022 238 citations Nannan Meng, Changhong Wang et al. ACS Nano profile →
  3. A click chemistry-mediated all-peptide cell printing hydrogel platform for diabetic wound healing
    2023 105 citations Jinjian Huang, Rong Yang et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Rong Yang China 24 1.4k 1.3k 605 433 328 60 2.5k
Tonghe Zhu China 29 508 0.4× 469 0.4× 417 0.7× 263 0.6× 176 0.5× 87 2.9k
Jiaqi Feng China 26 1.5k 1.1× 2.0k 1.5× 920 1.5× 115 0.3× 190 0.6× 104 3.0k
Jiaqiang Sun China 33 1.2k 0.8× 2.6k 2.0× 1.5k 2.5× 154 0.4× 369 1.1× 110 3.8k
Tingting Kong China 29 577 0.4× 2.2k 1.6× 2.2k 3.7× 21 0.0× 311 0.9× 104 3.8k
Lisong Chen China 35 793 0.6× 3.5k 2.7× 1.6k 2.6× 132 0.3× 311 0.9× 83 4.6k
Chenyuan Zhu China 19 314 0.2× 620 0.5× 439 0.7× 24 0.1× 57 0.2× 42 1.3k
Yafei Feng China 32 340 0.2× 2.2k 1.7× 1.1k 1.9× 19 0.0× 180 0.5× 83 4.1k
Xueying Cao China 33 524 0.4× 1.7k 1.3× 1.1k 1.9× 28 0.1× 171 0.5× 71 3.7k
Lulu Zhang China 21 221 0.2× 1.6k 1.2× 883 1.5× 16 0.0× 118 0.4× 62 2.4k
Yilai Jiao China 29 858 0.6× 354 0.3× 1.6k 2.6× 10 0.0× 186 0.6× 86 2.6k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Rong Yang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rong Yang

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Rong Yang. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Rong 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 Rong Yang. Rong 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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Wu, Yongmeng, et al.. (2025). Ampere-level electrosynthesis of a nylon-6 precursor by local NO coverage tuning. Nature Synthesis. 4(12). 1504–1512. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Biwen, Jiahao Ma, Rong Yang, et al.. (2024). Bridging Nickel‐MOF and Copper Single Atoms/Clusters with H‐Substituted Graphdiyne for the Tandem Catalysis of Nitrate to Ammonia. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 63(30). e202404819–e202404819. 34 indexed citations
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Sun, Yage, Xinrui Zhao, Qian Zhang, Rong Yang, & Wenguang Liu. (2024). An immunoregulatory and metabolism-improving injectable hydrogel for cardiac repair after myocardial infarction. Regenerative Biomaterials. 12. rbae131–rbae131. 2 indexed citations
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Wu, Zhitan, Nannan Meng, Rong Yang, et al.. (2024). Boosting C2+ Alcohols Selectivity and Activity in High‐Current CO Electroreduction using Synergistic Cu/Zn Co‐Catalysts. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(8). e202420283–e202420283. 13 indexed citations
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Sun, Yage, et al.. (2024). α‐Lipoic Acid‐Based Nanozyme for Treating Acute Epilepsy. Advanced Functional Materials. 35(3). 7 indexed citations
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Lu, Zhan, Rong Yang, Yingchao Yu, et al.. (2024). Boosting active hydrogen generation by anchored Ru sites in Co3O4 for nitrate-to-ammonia electrosynthesis. Chem Catalysis. 5(1). 101152–101152. 4 indexed citations
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Yang, Rong, Biao Wang, Xiaoping Zhang, et al.. (2024). A Nucleobase‐Driven Self‐Gelled Hyaluronic Acid‐Based Injectable Adhesive Hydrogel Enhances Intervertebral Disc Repair. Advanced Functional Materials. 34(36). 15 indexed citations
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Huang, Jinjian, Rong Yang, Jiao Jiao, et al.. (2023). A click chemistry-mediated all-peptide cell printing hydrogel platform for diabetic wound healing. Nature Communications. 14(1). 7856–7856. 105 indexed citations breakdown →
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Han, Shuhe, Rong Yang, Tieliang Li, et al.. (2023). Linear Adsorption Enables NO Selective Electroreduction to Hydroxylamine on Single Co Sites. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 62(27). e202305184–e202305184. 101 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xiaoping, Yage Sun, Tengling Wu, et al.. (2023). Combined intramyocardial injectable hydrogel and pericardial adhesive hydrogel patch therapy strategy to achieve gene/ion/gas delivery for improving cardiac function. Nano Today. 50. 101861–101861. 28 indexed citations
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Zhao, Xinrui, Xiao-Ping Zhang, Yage Sun, et al.. (2023). 3D printed β-sheet-reinforced natural polymer hydrogel bilayer tissue engineering scaffold. Science China Technological Sciences. 67(4). 1170–1184. 17 indexed citations
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Meng, Nannan, Changhong Wang, Yuting Wang, et al.. (2022). Oxide-Derived Core–Shell Cu@Zn Nanowires for Urea Electrosynthesis from Carbon Dioxide and Nitrate in Water. ACS Nano. 16(6). 9095–9104. 238 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kim, Minjae, et al.. (2021). Nuclear factor of activated T-cells (NFAT) regulation of IL-1β-induced retinal vascular inflammation. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease. 1867(12). 166238–166238. 26 indexed citations
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Shi, Bo, Rong Yang, Xiaohui Wang, et al.. (2012). Inhibition of 5-HT3 receptors-activated currents by cannabinoids in rat trigeminal ganglion neurons. Journal of Huazhong University of Science and Technology [Medical Sciences]. 32(2). 265–271. 12 indexed citations
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Yanni, Susan E., et al.. (2009). The effects of nepafenac and amfenac on retinal angiogenesis. Brain Research Bulletin. 81(2-3). 310–319. 28 indexed citations
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McCollum, Gary W., et al.. (2004). Herbimycin A inhibits angiogenic activity in endothelial cells and reduces neovascularization in a rat model of retinopathy of prematurity. Experimental Eye Research. 78(5). 987–995. 7 indexed citations

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