Xiaojun Yan

4.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
188 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Xiaojun Yan is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Xiaojun Yan has authored 188 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 70 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 57 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 51 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Xiaojun Yan's work include Micro and Nano Robotics (30 papers), High Temperature Alloys and Creep (28 papers) and Fatigue and fracture mechanics (22 papers). Xiaojun Yan is often cited by papers focused on Micro and Nano Robotics (30 papers), High Temperature Alloys and Creep (28 papers) and Fatigue and fracture mechanics (22 papers). Xiaojun Yan collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Singapore. Xiaojun Yan's co-authors include Mingjing Qi, Liwei Lin, Dawei Huang, Yoshihiro Chuda, Xiaoyong Zhang, Xiaowei Yang, Congcong Liu, Zhiwei Liu, Zixu Guo and Fei Hu and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Xiaojun Yan

172 papers receiving 3.2k 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.

Insect-scale fast moving and ultrarobust soft robot

2019 409 citations Yichuan Wu, Mingjing Qi et al. profile →
Single-Atom Ni Supported on TiO₂ for Catalyzing Hydrogen Storage in MgH₂

2024 112 citations Xiaojun Yan, Jianmei Huang et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Xiaojun Yan China	28	1.1k	863	814	710	491	188	3.3k
Dan Liu China	33	259 0.2×	717 0.8×	1.6k 1.9×	998 1.4×	126 0.3×	131	3.5k
Yang He China	25	946 0.9×	725 0.8×	641 0.8×	259 0.4×	159 0.3×	124	2.9k
Feng Xiong China	32	438 0.4×	596 0.7×	2.9k 3.6×	4.6k 6.5×	158 0.3×	118	6.9k
Han Ye China	33	148 0.1×	1.3k 1.5×	1.3k 1.6×	2.5k 3.5×	67 0.1×	258	5.1k
Changyong Cao United States	36	1.1k 1.0×	2.5k 2.9×	883 1.1×	1.4k 1.9×	230 0.5×	103	4.9k
Shuye Zhang China	30	1.2k 1.1×	704 0.8×	628 0.8×	1.4k 2.0×	244 0.5×	157	3.0k
Yiqin Chen China	33	234 0.2×	2.1k 2.4×	643 0.8×	1.6k 2.2×	79 0.2×	154	4.7k
Xuedong Chen China	29	887 0.8×	721 0.8×	599 0.7×	639 0.9×	212 0.4×	194	3.3k
Fei Peng China	33	535 0.5×	1.0k 1.2×	973 1.2×	1.6k 2.2×	128 0.3×	148	3.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xiaojun Yan

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Xiaojun Yan. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Xiaojun 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 Xiaojun Yan. Xiaojun 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

Wang, Qinghua, et al.. (2025). Misalignment measurement in electron beam lithography from multi-scale grid by sampling Moiré method. Measurement. 251. 117270–117270. 5 indexed citations

Guo, Zixu, Xiaochong Lü, Daijun Hu, et al.. (2025). Beyond first-cycle damage: Mechanistic drivers of fatigue crack nucleation in single crystals. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids. 206. 106393–106393.

Huang, Dawei, et al.. (2025). Design, Analysis, and Verification of a Constant Current Circuit With Settling Time at Microsecond Level for Shape Memory Alloy Actuators. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics. 72(12). 13991–13998.

Yan, Feng, et al.. (2025). Comparative Study on Load-Carrying Capacity of Insect-Scale Microrobots with Rear-Leg Actuation and Front-Leg Actuation Configurations. Journal of Bionic Engineering. 22(5). 2383–2395.

Huang, Jianmei, et al.. (2024). The flight verification of an integrated propulsion system powered by PEMFCs with direct airflow intake design. Applied Energy. 377. 124432–124432. 4 indexed citations

Guo, Zixu, Haohao Liu, Daijun Hu, et al.. (2024). A dislocation-based damage-coupled constitutive model for single crystal superalloy: Unveiling the effect of secondary orientation on creep life of circular hole. International Journal of Plasticity. 173. 103874–103874. 28 indexed citations

Liu, Hongzhuo, et al.. (2024). Estimation of stress intensity factor for surface cracks in the firtree groove structure of turbine disk using pool-based active learning with Gaussian Process Regression. Journal of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics/Mechanika Teoretyczna i Stosowana. 89–101. 1 indexed citations

Yan, Xiaojun. (2024). Business Analysis: A Strategic Analysis of the Success of Nike Marketing Techniques Based on 4P Marketing Theory. Advances in Economics Management and Political Sciences. 114(1). 176–184.

Guo, Zixu, et al.. (2024). A rapid multidisciplinary life optimization method for turbine blades with a large number of film cooling holes. Applied Thermal Engineering. 245. 122824–122824. 1 indexed citations

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Ding, Xin, Dawei Huang, Zixu Guo, et al.. (2024). Experimental investigations on combined high and low cycle fatigue: Material-level specimen design and strain response characteristics. Chinese Journal of Aeronautics. 38(1). 103246–103246. 1 indexed citations

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Jin, Rongrong, et al.. (2024). Fabrication of microscale heat-resistant grating for in-situ high temperature deformation measurement by sampling moiré method. Optics and Lasers in Engineering. 184. 108562–108562. 4 indexed citations

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Shen, Wei, et al.. (2024). Sunlight-powered sustained flight of an ultralight micro aerial vehicle. Nature. 631(8021). 537–543. 27 indexed citations

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Huang, Jianmei, et al.. (2024). Evaluation criterion of cathode flow field in air-cooling proton exchange membrane fuel cells. Journal of Power Sources. 603. 234409–234409. 5 indexed citations

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Liu, Zhiwei, et al.. (2023). A novel electric stimulus-responsive micro-actuator for powerful biomimetic motions. Nanoscale. 15(31). 12933–12943. 7 indexed citations

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Rao, Zhixiang, et al.. (2023). A three-dimensional constitutive model for shape memory alloy considering transformation-induced plasticity, two-way shape memory effect, plastic yield and tension-compression asymmetry. European Journal of Mechanics - A/Solids. 99. 104945–104945. 11 indexed citations

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Li, Ning, et al.. (2022). Mechanical Properties Evolution of the 7B04-T74 Aluminum Alloy in the Marine Atmosphere. Metals. 12(12). 2173–2173. 3 indexed citations

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Qi, Mingjing, Zhiwei Liu, Yichuan Wu, et al.. (2021). Asynchronous and Self‐Adaptive Flight Assembly via Electrostatic Actuation of Flapping Wings. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(11). 6 indexed citations

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Qi, Mingjing, Zhiwei Liu, Jianmei Huang, et al.. (2021). A 5-mm Untethered Crawling Robot via Self-Excited Electrostatic Vibration. IEEE Transactions on Robotics. 38(2). 719–730. 33 indexed citations

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Fu, Guicui, et al.. (2020). Failure Analysis of SAC305 Ball Grid Array Solder Joint at Extremely Cryogenic Temperature. Applied Sciences. 10(6). 1951–1951. 5 indexed citations

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Liu, Zhiwei, et al.. (2018). Design of flexible hinges in electromagnetically driven artificial flapping-wing insects for improved lift force. Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering. 29(1). 15011–15011. 7 indexed citations

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