Xin Yi

5.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
146 papers, 4.4k citations indexed

About

Xin Yi is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Xin Yi has authored 146 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 39 papers in Materials Chemistry and 37 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Xin Yi's work include Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (29 papers), Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (21 papers) and Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (13 papers). Xin Yi is often cited by papers focused on Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (29 papers), Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (21 papers) and Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (13 papers). Xin Yi collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Xin Yi's co-authors include Huajian Gao, Huiling Duan, Xinghua Shi, Yue Hui, Chun‐Xia Zhao, Zhuping Huang, David Wibowo, Jian Han, Yangchuan Cai and Wenpeng Zhu and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Physical Review Letters and Chemical Society Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Xin Yi

139 papers receiving 4.4k 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.

Role of Nanoparticle Mechanical Properties in Cancer Drug Delivery

2019 308 citations Yue Hui, Xin Yi et al. ACS Nano profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Xin Yi China	36	1.3k	1.2k	1.1k	986	967	146	4.4k
Chuan Li Taiwan	31	1.6k 1.3×	1.1k 0.9×	815 0.7×	751 0.8×	501 0.5×	242	5.1k
Jinju Chen United Kingdom	34	957 0.8×	1.0k 0.8×	788 0.7×	496 0.5×	311 0.3×	130	3.5k
Frank W. DelRio‬ United States	30	1.1k 0.9×	1.3k 1.1×	483 0.4×	438 0.4×	421 0.4×	126	3.7k
Tian Tang Canada	38	1.1k 0.9×	1.1k 0.9×	693 0.6×	732 0.7×	389 0.4×	246	5.3k
Zheng Liu China	32	1.4k 1.1×	732 0.6×	580 0.5×	720 0.7×	980 1.0×	150	3.7k
Norbert Willenbacher Germany	46	2.0k 1.6×	1.5k 1.2×	582 0.5×	567 0.6×	606 0.6×	192	6.5k
Rong Long United States	40	722 0.6×	2.2k 1.7×	609 0.6×	869 0.9×	567 0.6×	133	4.8k
Qing Li China	34	1.9k 1.5×	1.7k 1.4×	514 0.5×	452 0.5×	1.2k 1.3×	159	5.4k
Syed A. M. Tofail Ireland	43	2.3k 1.8×	3.4k 2.8×	600 0.5×	1.3k 1.3×	1.7k 1.7×	200	7.3k
Jiaxi Cui China	42	1.6k 1.3×	2.1k 1.7×	358 0.3×	952 1.0×	1.3k 1.4×	188	6.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Xin Yi

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Fields of papers citing papers by Xin Yi

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xin Yi

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

Zhang, Chengyao, et al.. (2025). Interacting filaments drive vesicle morphogenesis. Nature Communications. 17(1). 78–78.

Chen, Huicong, et al.. (2024). Strain rate-dependent tension-compression asymmetry in cast Mg-Gd-Y alloy: Insights into slip and twinning mechanisms. Journal of Material Science and Technology. 219. 134–146. 10 indexed citations

Zhou, Xun, Xin Yi, Zhixian Liang, et al.. (2024). Rapid quantitative detection system constructed via photonic PCR based on the photothermal effect of NH2-MWCNTs/TiO2. Vacuum. 229. 113614–113614. 1 indexed citations

Li, Xiying, et al.. (2024). Deformation, shape transformations, and stability of elastic rod loops within spherical confinement. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids. 191. 105771–105771. 4 indexed citations

Yi, Xin, et al.. (2024). Equilibrium analysis of surface-constrained elastic rods: Unveiling contact and internal forces through local geometry. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids. 187. 105635–105635. 3 indexed citations

Tang, Huayuan, Hongfei Ye, Hongwu Zhang, Xin Yi, & Yonggang Zheng. (2023). Angle-dependent protrusion of cell membranes. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids. 183. 105500–105500. 1 indexed citations

Bai, Zujin, Amutha Chinnappan, Yanni Zhang, et al.. (2023). Performance evaluation of PVA/PEO/LiCl composite as coated heat exchangers desiccants. International Journal of Refrigeration. 154. 258–267. 6 indexed citations

Wang, Yihan, Xin Yi, Yifan Zhang, et al.. (2023). Ion irradiation induced softening in Cr2AlC MAX phase. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 939. 168660–168660. 4 indexed citations

He, Yongjun, et al.. (2023). Effect of rare-earth-containing inhibitors on the low-temperature oxidation characteristics and thermodynamic properties of coal. Energy. 281. 128316–128316. 13 indexed citations

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Yi, Xin, et al.. (2023). Area difference between monolayers facilitates budding of lipid droplets from vesicles. Soft Matter. 19(39). 7494–7501. 2 indexed citations

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Zou, Guijin, et al.. (2023). Morphological transformations of vesicles with confined flexible filaments. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120(18). e2300380120–e2300380120. 14 indexed citations

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Zou, Da, Zeming Wu, Xin Yi, et al.. (2022). Nanoparticle elasticity regulates the formation of cell membrane-coated nanoparticles and their nano-bio interactions. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120(1). e2214757120–e2214757120. 64 indexed citations

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Yi, Xin, et al.. (2021). Bulging-to-Budding Transition of Lipid Droplets Confined within Vesicle Membranes. Langmuir. 37(44). 12867–12873. 3 indexed citations

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Yi, Xin, et al.. (2021). Bulging and budding of lipid droplets from symmetric and asymmetric membranes: competition between membrane elastic energy and interfacial energy. Soft Matter. 17(21). 5319–5328. 11 indexed citations

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Hui, Yue, Xin Yi, David Wibowo, et al.. (2020). Nanoparticle elasticity regulates phagocytosis and cancer cell uptake. Science Advances. 6(16). eaaz4316–eaaz4316. 205 indexed citations

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Yan, Zengshuai, Zeming Wu, Shixin Li, et al.. (2019). Curvature-mediated cooperative wrapping of multiple nanoparticles at the same and opposite membrane sides. Nanoscale. 11(42). 19751–19762. 24 indexed citations

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Yue, Tongtao, Hongyu Zhou, Hainan Sun, et al.. (2019). Why are nanoparticles trapped at cell junctions when the cell density is high?. Nanoscale. 11(14). 6602–6609. 24 indexed citations

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Dai, Zhuo, Miaorong Yu, Xin Yi, et al.. (2019). Chain-Length- and Saturation-Tuned Mechanics of Fluid Nanovesicles Direct Tumor Delivery. ACS Nano. 13(7). 7676–7689. 73 indexed citations

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Yu, Miaorong, Wenyi Song, Falin Tian, et al.. (2019). Temperature- and rigidity-mediated rapid transport of lipid nanovesicles in hydrogels. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 116(12). 5362–5369. 116 indexed citations

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Tian, Falin, Tongtao Yue, W. Dong, Xin Yi, & Xianren Zhang. (2018). Size-dependent formation of membrane nanotubes: continuum modeling and molecular dynamics simulations. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 20(5). 3474–3483. 17 indexed citations

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