Siyan Yang

1.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
24 papers, 764 citations indexed

About

Siyan Yang is a scholar working on Surfaces, Coatings and Films, Biomedical Engineering and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Siyan Yang has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 764 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Surfaces, Coatings and Films, 12 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 9 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in Siyan Yang's work include Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity (15 papers), Icing and De-icing Technologies (9 papers) and Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (9 papers). Siyan Yang is often cited by papers focused on Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity (15 papers), Icing and De-icing Technologies (9 papers) and Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (9 papers). Siyan Yang collaborates with scholars based in China, Hong Kong and United States. Siyan Yang's co-authors include Zuankai Wang, Wanghuai Xu, Yuankai Jin, Chenyang Wu, Steven Wang, Jing Sun, Wenming Li, Yongping Chen, Chen Li and Xuehu Ma and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Advanced Materials and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Siyan Yang

24 papers receiving 748 citations

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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.

Tesla valves and capillary structures-activated thermal regulator

2023 105 citations Wenming Li, Siyan Yang et al. Nature Communications profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Siyan Yang China	15	329	292	263	210	145	24	764
Yuankai Jin Hong Kong	20	633 1.9×	471 1.6×	450 1.7×	202 1.0×	219 1.5×	36	1.1k
Yuchun He China	11	314 1.0×	169 0.6×	129 0.5×	74 0.4×	175 1.2×	14	557
Haiyang Zhan China	11	532 1.6×	201 0.7×	201 0.8×	111 0.5×	305 2.1×	18	731
Shihui Zhan China	6	545 1.7×	311 1.1×	151 0.6×	120 0.6×	110 0.8×	9	772
Guochen Jiang China	15	611 1.9×	301 1.0×	129 0.5×	130 0.6×	173 1.2×	29	933
Suwan Zhu China	19	472 1.4×	430 1.5×	307 1.2×	176 0.8×	252 1.7×	38	957
Qiaoqiao Huang China	8	306 0.9×	156 0.5×	116 0.4×	63 0.3×	148 1.0×	9	501
Zelinlan Wang China	17	541 1.6×	267 0.9×	112 0.4×	70 0.3×	76 0.5×	27	767
Yin Yao China	16	233 0.7×	241 0.8×	99 0.4×	205 1.0×	80 0.6×	39	734
Zehang Cui China	13	340 1.0×	193 0.7×	117 0.4×	74 0.4×	148 1.0×	22	486

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Siyan Yang

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20 of 20 papers shown

Yang, Siyan, Bingqiang Ji, Yawei Feng, et al.. (2025). How surface charges affect interdroplet freezing. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 122(25). e2507849122–e2507849122. 2 indexed citations

Jin, Faguang, Y. L. Feng, Tong Zheng, et al.. (2025). All-Day Sustainable Energy-Free Antifrosting Surface with Interfacial and Zonal Thermal Management. ACS Materials Letters. 7(9). 3065–3073. 1 indexed citations

Han, Qun, et al.. (2024). The role of Tesla valves in microchannel flow boiling. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 234. 126148–126148. 8 indexed citations

Yang, Siyan, Jiazhen Liu, Muhammad Jahidul Hoque, et al.. (2024). A Critical Perspective on Photothermal De‐Icing. Advanced Materials. 37(7). e2415237–e2415237. 18 indexed citations

Wu, Hao, Huanxi Zheng, Yuankai Jin, et al.. (2024). Drinking-bird-enabled triboelectric hydrovoltaic generator. Device. 2(5). 100318–100318. 14 indexed citations

Feng, Yawei, Yuxin Song, Zhiran Yi, et al.. (2024). A droplet‐based electricity generator incorporating Kelvin water dropper with ultrahigh instantaneous power density. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(1). 20 indexed citations

Cheng, Yaqi, et al.. (2024). Mass transfer and mixing performance in jet-to-counterflow micromixer. Chemical Engineering Journal. 498. 155348–155348. 5 indexed citations

Jin, Yuankai, Siyan Yang, Mingzi Sun, et al.. (2024). How liquids charge the superhydrophobic surfaces. Nature Communications. 15(1). 4762–4762. 25 indexed citations

Lin, Zhiwei, Tong Li, Siyan Yang, Bingqiang Ji, & Zuankai Wang. (2024). Revolutionizing flexible electronics with liquid metal innovations. Device. 2(5). 100331–100331. 9 indexed citations

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Yang, Siyan, Yijun Zeng, Yuankai Jin, et al.. (2023). Photothermal superhydrophobic copper nanowire assemblies: fabrication and deicing/defrosting applications. International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing. 5(4). 45501–45501. 26 indexed citations

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Li, Minfei, Bingqiang Ji, Xiong Wang, et al.. (2023). Liquid metal droplets bouncing higher on thicker water layer. Nature Communications. 14(1). 3532–3532. 29 indexed citations

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Yang, Siyan, Wanbo Li, Yawei Feng, et al.. (2023). Efficient anti-frosting on discrete nanoclusters via spatiotemporal control of condensation frosting dynamics. Chemical Engineering Journal. 465. 142991–142991. 15 indexed citations

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Li, Wenming, Siyan Yang, Yongping Chen, Chen Li, & Zuankai Wang. (2023). Tesla valves and capillary structures-activated thermal regulator. Nature Communications. 14(1). 3996–3996. 105 indexed citations breakdown →

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Jin, Yuankai, Xiaonan Liu, Wanghuai Xu, et al.. (2023). Charge-Powered Electrotaxis for Versatile Droplet Manipulation. ACS Nano. 17(11). 10713–10720. 37 indexed citations

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Jin, Yuankai, Wanghuai Xu, Huanhuan Zhang, et al.. (2022). Electrostatic tweezer for droplet manipulation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(2). 118 indexed citations

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Yan, Xiantong, Wanghuai Xu, Yajun Deng, et al.. (2022). Bubble energy generator. Science Advances. 8(25). eabo7698–eabo7698. 82 indexed citations

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Jin, Yuankai, et al.. (2022). Bioinspired Topological Surfaces for Mitigating Water, Thermal and Energy Crises. Accounts of Materials Research. 3(2). 199–212. 12 indexed citations

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Yang, Siyan, Chenyang Wu, Guanlei Zhao, et al.. (2021). Condensation frosting and passive anti-frosting. Cell Reports Physical Science. 2(7). 100474–100474. 73 indexed citations

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Yang, Siyan, Wanbo Li, Yajie Song, et al.. (2021). Hydrophilic Slippery Surface Promotes Efficient Defrosting. Langmuir. 37(40). 11931–11938. 8 indexed citations

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Yang, Siyan, et al.. (2020). Effect of Morphology of Nano-Structured Surfaces on Anti-Icing Performance. Journal of Thermal Science and Engineering Applications. 12(6). 2 indexed citations

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