Sha Yang

1.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
51 papers, 856 citations indexed

About

Sha Yang is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Inorganic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Sha Yang has authored 51 papers receiving a total of 856 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 16 papers in Materials Chemistry and 13 papers in Inorganic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Sha Yang's work include Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures (13 papers), Crystal structures of chemical compounds (11 papers) and Synthesis and biological activity (7 papers). Sha Yang is often cited by papers focused on Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures (13 papers), Crystal structures of chemical compounds (11 papers) and Synthesis and biological activity (7 papers). Sha Yang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Russia. Sha Yang's co-authors include Wei Liu, Shuang Li, Ji‐Chang Ren, Guirong Su, Fusheng Chen, Yanchun Shao, Christopher J. Butch, S. Filimonov, Bijun Xie and Wei Liu and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Physical Review Letters and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Sha Yang

47 papers receiving 845 citations

Hit Papers

Ultra-durable superhydrophobic cellular coatings 2023 2026 2024 2025 2023 2025 40 80 120
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. Ultra-durable superhydrophobic cellular coatings
    2023 137 citations Wancheng Gu, Wanbo Li et al. Nature Communications profile →
  2. Electronic descriptors for designing high-entropy alloy electrocatalysts by leveraging local chemical environments
    2025 31 citations Guolin Cao, Sha 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
Sha Yang China 17 286 251 205 129 113 51 856
Ilya N. Kurochkin Russia 22 227 0.8× 788 3.1× 473 2.3× 375 2.9× 97 0.9× 99 1.7k
Dipak K. Sarker United Kingdom 19 317 1.1× 109 0.4× 136 0.7× 214 1.7× 144 1.3× 49 1.2k
Rong An China 21 265 0.9× 260 1.0× 246 1.2× 194 1.5× 92 0.8× 64 1.0k
Zhiyong Sun China 19 620 2.2× 147 0.6× 263 1.3× 298 2.3× 54 0.5× 72 1.2k
Ruiying Zhang China 15 249 0.9× 218 0.9× 100 0.5× 82 0.6× 14 0.1× 62 789
Ce Wang China 20 287 1.0× 75 0.3× 76 0.4× 108 0.8× 27 0.2× 85 1.2k
Donato Luna-Moreno Mexico 18 124 0.4× 583 2.3× 366 1.8× 124 1.0× 34 0.3× 44 897
Yu-Ting Huang China 22 670 2.3× 400 1.6× 184 0.9× 112 0.9× 47 0.4× 72 1.3k
Viliam Kolivoška Czechia 23 341 1.2× 800 3.2× 398 1.9× 196 1.5× 40 0.4× 83 1.5k
Xiaomin Yang China 16 278 1.0× 304 1.2× 563 2.7× 486 3.8× 56 0.5× 36 1.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Sha Yang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sha Yang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Sha Yang. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Sha Yang. The network helps show where Sha Yang may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sha Yang

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Sha Yang. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Sha 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 Sha Yang. Sha 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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Jiang, Liang, Xiaojiang Chen, Jun Liao, et al.. (2025). Highly efficient removal of radioactive iodine from solution using in situ prepared Cu0@ACF adsorbent. The Science of The Total Environment. 998. 180279–180279.
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Cao, Guolin, Sha Yang, Ji‐Chang Ren, & Wei Liu. (2025). Electronic descriptors for designing high-entropy alloy electrocatalysts by leveraging local chemical environments. Nature Communications. 16(1). 1251–1251. 31 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lv, Xing, et al.. (2025). Predictive factors and prognostic models for Hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy in Hepatocellular carcinoma: a comprehensive review. World Journal of Surgical Oncology. 23(1). 166–166. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yirong, Sha Yang, Yang Yang, et al.. (2024). Rapid Prediction of Energy Level Alignment and Conductance of Single‐Molecule Junctions Through Intramolecular Dipole Moment. Advanced Functional Materials. 34(40). 6 indexed citations
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Liu, Xingyu, Yanzheng Ji, Sha Yang, et al.. (2023). Surface chemistry regulation of nanoparticle coatings on activated carbons for rapid and long-lasting adsorption of organic pollutants. Journal of Cleaner Production. 414. 137717–137717. 5 indexed citations
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Gu, Wancheng, Wanbo Li, Yu Shrike Zhang, et al.. (2023). Ultra-durable superhydrophobic cellular coatings. Nature Communications. 14(1). 5953–5953. 137 indexed citations breakdown →
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Huang, Yuan, Yang Jiao, Sha Yang, et al.. (2023). SiNCED1, a 9-cis-epoxycarotenoid dioxygenase gene in Setaria italica, is involved in drought tolerance and seed germination in transgenic Arabidopsis. Frontiers in Plant Science. 14. 1121809–1121809. 12 indexed citations
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Xu, Bo, Sha Yang, Yang Li, et al.. (2023). Alleviation of Schottky barrier heights at TMDs/metal interfaces with a tunneling layer of semiconducting InSe nanoflake. Applied Surface Science. 636. 157853–157853. 2 indexed citations
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Zhang, Peipei, Jingjing Wang, Hai‐Sheng Hao, et al.. (2020). Protective effect of vitamin C and lycopene on the in vitro fertilization capacity of sex‐sorted bull sperm by inhibiting the oxidative stress. Reproduction in Domestic Animals. 55(9). 1103–1114. 7 indexed citations
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Fang, Min, Xinyi Liu, Ji‐Chang Ren, et al.. (2020). Revisiting the anchoring behavior in lithium-sulfur batteries: many-body effect on the suppression of shuttle effect. npj Computational Materials. 6(1). 39 indexed citations
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Li, Meng, Sha Yang, Ji‐Chang Ren, et al.. (2019). External strain-enhanced cysteine enantiomeric separation ability on alloyed stepped surfaces. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 150(15). 154701–154701. 5 indexed citations
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Su, Guirong, Sha Yang, Shuang Li, et al.. (2019). Switchable Schottky Contacts: Simultaneously Enhanced Output Current and Reduced Leakage Current. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 141(4). 1628–1635. 49 indexed citations
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Shao, Yanchun, Sha Yang, Zhouwei Zhang, Youxiang Zhou, & Fusheng Chen. (2016). mrskn7 , a putative response regulator gene of Monascus ruber M7, is involved in oxidative stress response, development, and mycotoxin production. Mycologia. 108(5). 851–859. 9 indexed citations
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Zhou, Jie, Yun Liu, Zhixing Zhang, et al.. (2016). Cyclodextrin-clicked silica/CdTe fluorescent nanoparticles for enantioselective recognition of amino acids. Nanoscale. 8(10). 5621–5626. 30 indexed citations
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Ye, Yang, et al.. (2010). Rapid detection of aflatoxin B1 on membrane by dot-immunogold filtration assay. Talanta. 81(3). 792–798. 27 indexed citations
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Xia, Haiying, et al.. (2007). 6,6′-Dimethoxy-2,2′-(o-phenylenediimino)diphenol. Acta Crystallographica Section E Structure Reports Online. 63(8). o3562–o3562. 1 indexed citations
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Xia, Haiying, et al.. (2007). 2-[(4-Chlorophenyl)aminomethyl]-6-methoxyphenol. Acta Crystallographica Section E Structure Reports Online. 63(8). o3561–o3561. 2 indexed citations
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Xia, Haiying, et al.. (2007). Bis[6,6′-dimethoxy-2,2′-(ethane-1,2-diyldiiminodimethylene)diphenolato-κ2N,N′,O,O′]cerium(IV). Acta Crystallographica Section E Structure Reports Online. 63(2). m484–m486. 3 indexed citations

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