Wei Yan

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
80 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Wei Yan is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Wei Yan has authored 80 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 45 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 28 papers in Materials Chemistry and 13 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Wei Yan's work include High Temperature Alloys and Creep (24 papers), Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels (19 papers) and Metal Alloys Wear and Properties (11 papers). Wei Yan is often cited by papers focused on High Temperature Alloys and Creep (24 papers), Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels (19 papers) and Metal Alloys Wear and Properties (11 papers). Wei Yan collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Wei Yan's co-authors include Yiyin Shan, Ke Yang, Wei Wang, Hexiang Deng, Wei Sha, Wei Wang, Xianbo Shi, Quanqiang Shi, Lauren K. Macreadie and Jacopo Andreo and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Wei Yan

69 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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. 25 Years of Reticular Chemistry
    2021 313 citations Ralph Freund, Stefano Canossa et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Wei Yan China 20 704 609 338 211 164 80 1.3k
Jiamin Sun China 20 885 1.3× 577 0.9× 448 1.3× 199 0.9× 562 3.4× 55 1.6k
Xiangwei Guo China 18 1.1k 1.5× 213 0.3× 120 0.4× 304 1.4× 435 2.7× 51 1.5k
Alessio Caravella Italy 25 768 1.1× 732 1.2× 212 0.6× 223 1.1× 167 1.0× 76 1.6k
Ziqing Zhou China 14 378 0.5× 548 0.9× 62 0.2× 165 0.8× 85 0.5× 33 1.1k
Dandan Wang China 19 765 1.1× 243 0.4× 398 1.2× 266 1.3× 65 0.4× 69 1.2k
Li Lin China 24 1.2k 1.7× 296 0.5× 67 0.2× 300 1.4× 264 1.6× 78 1.9k
Peng Huang China 26 1.1k 1.6× 246 0.4× 640 1.9× 572 2.7× 218 1.3× 89 1.9k
Suwarno Suwarno Indonesia 19 765 1.1× 231 0.4× 56 0.2× 370 1.8× 48 0.3× 69 1.2k
Lei Shao China 22 511 0.7× 865 1.4× 377 1.1× 264 1.3× 148 0.9× 114 1.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Wei Yan

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Fields of papers citing papers by Wei Yan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Wei Yan. 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 Wei Yan. The network helps show where Wei Yan may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wei Yan

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Wei Yan. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Wei Yan 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 Wei Yan. Wei Yan 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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Shi, Xianbo, et al.. (2025). Mediating coherent L12 phase precipitation via two-step aging in Si-modified A-286 alloy. Scripta Materialia. 261. 116611–116611. 1 indexed citations
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Guo, Hua, Xinyuan Li, Mingtao Li, et al.. (2025). Side Reaction Turned Positive: Synchronous OER Manipulating the Electrocatalytic Properties of Anodic Electrodeposited Lead Dioxide. Small. 21(9). e2410556–e2410556. 1 indexed citations
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Jiang, Xianquan, Wei Yu, Wei Yan, et al.. (2025). Tailoring precipitation‐strengthening in Ir‐based ternary alloys: a first‐principles approach to L1 2 phase engineering. Rare Metals. 44(11). 9036–9052. 3 indexed citations
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Xu, Chenhui, et al.. (2025). Performance enhancement from catalysts to membrane electrode assemblies for high-temperature proton exchange membrane fuel cells. Nano Energy. 139. 110931–110931. 5 indexed citations
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Cheng, Cheng, C. T. Hou, Li Ma, et al.. (2025). Deep learning potential-driven study of multiscale structural and thermodynamic behaviors in PtTi alloys. Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids. 208. 113044–113044. 1 indexed citations
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Shi, Xianbo, et al.. (2025). Microstructural stability of L12-strengthened Si-modified Fe-Cr-Ni alloy during 510–600 °C thermal aging. Journal of Material Science and Technology. 244. 246–260.
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Shi, Xianbo, et al.. (2024). Microstructure evolution and impact toughness degradation of a 3.6%Si austenitic stainless steel during high-temperature exposure. Materials Science and Engineering A. 913. 147063–147063. 2 indexed citations
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Zhuang, Zewen, Aijian Huang, Xin Tan, et al.. (2023). p-Block-metal bismuth-based electrocatalysts featuring tunable selectivity for high-performance oxygen reduction reaction. Joule. 7(5). 1003–1015. 73 indexed citations
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Wu, Guanghui, et al.. (2023). The Strike-Slip Fault Effects on Tight Ordovician Reef-Shoal Reservoirs in the Central Tarim Basin (NW China). Energies. 16(6). 2575–2575. 7 indexed citations
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Yan, Wei, Mao Zhang, Changyi Hu, et al.. (2023). First-Principles Investigation on the High-Temperature Mechanical Properties and Thermal Properties of Pt-40Rh. Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals. 76(6). 1545–1552. 1 indexed citations
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Zhan, Xin, Feng Liu, Yu Guo, et al.. (2022). 900 °C oxidation resistance of Ni-base superalloys alloyed with different refractory elements. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 904. 164071–164071. 26 indexed citations
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Freund, Ralph, Stefano Canossa, Seth M. Cohen, et al.. (2021). 25 Jahre retikuläre Chemie. Angewandte Chemie. 133(45). 24142–24173. 7 indexed citations
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Ye, Liang, Wei Yan, Xianbo Shi, et al.. (2021). Transfer from M3B2 boride to BN nitride in 9Cr3W3CoB martensitic heat-resistant steel. Journal of Materials Research and Technology. 13. 513–523. 8 indexed citations
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Cai, Jinhui, Ligang Bai, Yiliang Zhang, et al.. (2021). Ni-catalyzed enantioselective [2 + 2 + 2] cycloaddition of malononitriles with alkynes. Chem. 7(3). 799–811. 48 indexed citations
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Shan, Yiyin, et al.. (2020). Effect of Rare Earth and Cooling Process on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of an Ultra-Cleaned X80 Pipeline Steel. Acta Metallurgica Sinica (English Letters). 34(5). 639–648. 14 indexed citations
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Yang, Ke, et al.. (2019). (9~12)%Cr马氏体耐热钢中微量 B 元素的择优分布行为及其对微观组织与力学性能的影响. Acta Metallurgica Sinica. 56(1). 53–65. 2 indexed citations
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Huang, Lixin, Xue Hu, Wei Yan, et al.. (2014). Laves-phase in the China Low Activation Martensitic steel after long-term creep exposure. Materials & Design (1980-2015). 63. 333–335. 18 indexed citations

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