Y. Yang

1.3k total citations · 4 hit papers
8 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Y. Yang is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Polymers and Plastics and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Y. Yang has authored 8 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 5 papers in Polymers and Plastics and 3 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Y. Yang's work include Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics (5 papers), Conducting polymers and applications (5 papers) and Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Research (4 papers). Y. Yang is often cited by papers focused on Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics (5 papers), Conducting polymers and applications (5 papers) and Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Research (4 papers). Y. Yang collaborates with scholars based in China, Poland and United States. Y. Yang's co-authors include Alan J. Heeger, Qibing Pei, Paul Smith, Bo Ma, Dong Li, Youjun Lu, Congcong Ma, H.H. Yao, Bo Ma and Yanmin Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Applied Physics Letters and Journal of Applied Physics.

In The Last Decade

Y. Yang

8 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

Polyaniline as a transparent electrode for polymer light-... 1994 2026 2004 2015 1994 1996 1994 1995 100 200 300
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. Polyaniline as a transparent electrode for polymer light-emitting diodes: Lower operating voltage and higher efficiency
    1994 352 citations Y. Yang, Alan J. Heeger Applied Physics Letters profile →
  2. Efficient blue polymer light-emitting diodes from a series of soluble poly(paraphenylene)s
    1996 270 citations Y. Yang, Qibing Pei et al. Journal of Applied Physics profile →
  3. A new architecture for polymer transistors
    1994 258 citations Y. Yang, Alan J. Heeger Nature profile →
  4. Enhanced performance of polymer light-emitting diodes using high-surface area polyaniline network electrodes
    1995 201 citations Y. Yang, Paul Smith et al. Journal of Applied Physics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Y. Yang China 6 1.0k 836 198 143 67 8 1.2k
Jean‐Marie Verilhac France 19 995 1.0× 542 0.6× 329 1.7× 130 0.9× 35 0.5× 35 1.1k
Benjamin Nketia‐Yawson South Korea 17 922 0.9× 647 0.8× 200 1.0× 316 2.2× 104 1.6× 52 1.1k
Per Bröms Sweden 16 981 0.9× 478 0.6× 386 1.9× 202 1.4× 29 0.4× 22 1.1k
Guy Ting United States 14 861 0.8× 327 0.4× 252 1.3× 212 1.5× 40 0.6× 15 981
Kuen-Ru Chuang Taiwan 8 378 0.4× 374 0.4× 139 0.7× 138 1.0× 70 1.0× 13 515
Giles Lloyd United Kingdom 6 824 0.8× 358 0.4× 125 0.6× 160 1.1× 36 0.5× 13 878
Sergi Riera‐Galindo Spain 14 704 0.7× 354 0.4× 194 1.0× 165 1.2× 65 1.0× 27 819
Dmitry Poplavskyy United States 14 1.4k 1.4× 895 1.1× 447 2.3× 147 1.0× 24 0.4× 38 1.6k
A. Facchetti United States 6 1.3k 1.3× 588 0.7× 309 1.6× 324 2.3× 51 0.8× 9 1.5k
Quan Liu China 17 740 0.7× 403 0.5× 255 1.3× 120 0.8× 16 0.2× 39 848

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Fields of papers citing papers by Y. Yang

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Y. Yang

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

All Works

8 of 8 papers shown
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Yang, Y., Congcong Ma, Dong Li, et al.. (2024). Preparation of C@CuNi/TiO2 with a local surface plasmon resonance for photocatalytic degradation of organic dyes and antibiotics under visible light irradiation. Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 703. 135406–135406. 3 indexed citations
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Yang, Y., Congcong Ma, Bo Ma, et al.. (2024). Visible-light driven photocatalyzing degradation of antibiotics and dyes enabled by 0D/1D Tb2O3/Er2O3/TiO2@C hybrids. Materials Research Bulletin. 178. 112910–112910. 3 indexed citations
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Ma, Bo, et al.. (2023). Constructing the Cu2O@Au/Cu2O integrated heterostructure cooperated with LSPR effect for enhanced photocatalytic performance via a three-in-one synergy. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A Chemistry. 446. 115100–115100. 8 indexed citations
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Yang, Y., Qibing Pei, & Alan J. Heeger. (1996). Efficient blue polymer light-emitting diodes from a series of soluble poly(paraphenylene)s. Journal of Applied Physics. 79(2). 934–939. 270 indexed citations breakdown →
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Yang, Y. & Qibing Pei. (1995). Electron injection polymer for polymer light-emitting diodes. Journal of Applied Physics. 77(9). 4807–4809. 62 indexed citations
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Yang, Y., et al.. (1995). Enhanced performance of polymer light-emitting diodes using high-surface area polyaniline network electrodes. Journal of Applied Physics. 77(2). 694–698. 201 indexed citations breakdown →
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Yang, Y. & Alan J. Heeger. (1994). Polyaniline as a transparent electrode for polymer light-emitting diodes: Lower operating voltage and higher efficiency. Applied Physics Letters. 64(10). 1245–1247. 352 indexed citations breakdown →
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Yang, Y. & Alan J. Heeger. (1994). A new architecture for polymer transistors. Nature. 372(6504). 344–346. 258 indexed citations breakdown →

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