Xiang Yan

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
101 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Xiang Yan is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Xiang Yan has authored 101 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Atmospheric Science, 31 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 24 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Xiang Yan's work include Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (28 papers), Atmospheric aerosols and clouds (26 papers) and Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (13 papers). Xiang Yan is often cited by papers focused on Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (28 papers), Atmospheric aerosols and clouds (26 papers) and Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (13 papers). Xiang Yan collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Xiang Yan's co-authors include Fuh-Gwo Yuan, Lihui Lv, Rui Zhu, Fuh‐Gwo Yuan, Guoliang Huang, Yun Jing, Ni Sui, Jun Xu, Tianshu Zhang and Xiaoning Jiang and has published in prestigious journals such as Applied Physics Letters, The Science of The Total Environment and Environmental Pollution.

In The Last Decade

Xiang Yan

90 papers receiving 1.7k citations

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Xiang Yan China	20	493	313	278	233	231	101	1.8k
Francis O’Sullivan United States	19	137 0.3×	239 0.8×	941 3.4×	247 1.1×	53 0.2×	25	2.2k
John Kent Australia	33	341 0.7×	595 1.9×	264 0.9×	77 0.3×	87 0.4×	98	3.0k
Dilip R. Ahuja India	10	100 0.2×	192 0.6×	345 1.2×	148 0.6×	96 0.4×	26	1.5k
Konstantinos E. Kakosimos Qatar	25	325 0.7×	308 1.0×	140 0.5×	463 2.0×	564 2.4×	84	2.1k
Mengmeng Zhou China	25	132 0.3×	92 0.3×	672 2.4×	343 1.5×	237 1.0×	95	2.5k
Pan Chen China	24	370 0.8×	295 0.9×	316 1.1×	327 1.4×	222 1.0×	90	1.5k
Takashi Onishi Japan	19	173 0.4×	58 0.2×	240 0.9×	408 1.8×	51 0.2×	118	1.4k
Guangsheng Liu China	22	126 0.3×	295 0.9×	300 1.1×	91 0.4×	12 0.1×	110	1.5k
Xinyue Yang China	24	178 0.4×	106 0.3×	328 1.2×	86 0.4×	49 0.2×	130	1.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Xiang Yan

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Fields of papers citing papers by Xiang Yan

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xiang Yan

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Lv, Lihui, Xiang Yan, Jie Wang, et al.. (2025). Shipborne lidar measurements of ozone over the southeastern coastal regions of China in winter. Environmental Research. 272. 121165–121165.

Fan, Guangqiang, Juntao Huo, Xiang Yan, et al.. (2025). Tropospheric ozone sensing with a differential absorption lidar based on a single CO ₂ Raman cell. Atmospheric measurement techniques. 18(2). 443–453.

Pan, Ying, Xiang Yan, Chenglei Pei, et al.. (2024). Vertical distribution and transport characteristics of ozone pollution based on lidar observation network and data assimilation over the Pearl River Delta, China. Atmospheric Research. 310. 107643–107643. 1 indexed citations

Wang, Qian, et al.. (2024). Invisible threat to mesopelagic fish: Microplastics and artificial cellulose particles in bigfin lanternfish Symbolophorus californiensis from the Northwest Pacific Ocean. Regional Studies in Marine Science. 78. 103799–103799. 3 indexed citations

Yan, Xiang, Ying Pan, Lihui Lv, et al.. (2024). Seasonal patterns, vertical profiles, and sensitivity analysis of long-term O3 pollution observations in Hefei City, China. Atmospheric Pollution Research. 15(7). 102145–102145. 1 indexed citations

Yan, Xiang. (2024). On the Infiltration of Aesthetic Education in College Mathematics Teaching. International Journal of Education and Humanities. 12(1). 80–82.

Chen, Jinxin, Gang Cheng, Xi Chen, et al.. (2024). Compact Partially End-Pumped Innoslab Laser Based on Micro-Cylindrical Lens Array Homogenizer. Photonics. 11(10). 932–932.

Zhou, Zhonghao, Zhiliang Yao, Zhicheng Wang, et al.. (2024). Comparison of the polluted dust plume and natural dust air mass in a spring dust event in Beijing 2023. Journal of Environmental Sciences. 154. 760–773.

Liu, Zhiqiang, Xiang Yan, Ying Pan, et al.. (2024). Unveiling 3-D evolution and mechanisms of ozone pollution in Changzhou, China: Insights from lidar observations and modelling. Environmental Pollution. 359. 124556–124556. 1 indexed citations

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Schofield, Robyn, Melita Keywood, Sam Cleland, et al.. (2023). Observations of the Boundary Layer in the Cape Grim Coastal Region: Interaction with Wind and the Influences of Continental Sources. Remote Sensing. 15(2). 461–461. 2 indexed citations

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Chen, Zhenyi, et al.. (2023). Downdraft influences on the differences of PM_2.5 concentration: insights from a mega haze evolution in the winter of northern China. Environmental Research Letters. 19(1). 14042–14042. 1 indexed citations

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Wu, Yeyu, Xiaohong Chen, Xin Zhang, et al.. (2022). Influence of thermal and lighting factors on human perception and work performance in simulated underground environment. The Science of The Total Environment. 828. 154455–154455. 39 indexed citations

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Dong, Xian, Yeyu Wu, Xiaohong Chen, et al.. (2021). Effect of thermal, acoustic, and lighting environment in underground space on human comfort and work efficiency: A review. The Science of The Total Environment. 786. 147537–147537. 115 indexed citations

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Lv, Lihui, et al.. (2021). Distribution and transport characteristics of fine particulate matter in beijing with mobile lidar measurements from 2015 to 2018. Journal of Environmental Sciences. 115. 65–75. 10 indexed citations

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Yan, Xiang, Tianshu Zhang, Chaoqun Ma, et al.. (2021). Lidar vertical observation network and data assimilation reveal key processes driving the 3-D dynamic evolution of PM _2.5 concentrations over the North China Plain. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 21(9). 7023–7037. 26 indexed citations

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Liu, Hongjuan, et al.. (2018). Improvement of butanol production by the development and co-culture of C. acetobutylicum TSH1 and B. cereus TSH2. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 102(15). 6753–6763. 11 indexed citations

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Yan, Xiang. (2013). Dining Behavior of International Tourists’and Perception of Shanxi Local Snacks in Xi’an. Resource Development & Market. 1 indexed citations

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Yan, Xiang. (2011). Application of Z-light Steel Keel in Papered Gypsum Board. Audio Engineering.

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Yan, Xiang. (2011). Development of Hospital Discharged Patients'Satisfaction Assessment Tool. 1 indexed citations

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Wu, Yucheng, Xiang Yan, Jianjun Wang, et al.. (2010). Heterogeneity of archaeal and bacterial ammonia‐oxidizing communities in Lake Taihu, China. Environmental Microbiology Reports. 2(4). 569–576. 76 indexed citations

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