Ya Yang

36.4k total citations · 13 hit papers
460 papers, 30.6k citations indexed

About

Ya Yang is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Ya Yang has authored 460 papers receiving a total of 30.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 290 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 161 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 158 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Ya Yang's work include Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (227 papers), Conducting polymers and applications (135 papers) and Innovative Energy Harvesting Technologies (61 papers). Ya Yang is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (227 papers), Conducting polymers and applications (135 papers) and Innovative Energy Harvesting Technologies (61 papers). Ya Yang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Ya Yang's co-authors include Zhong Lin Wang, Hulin Zhang, Yusheng Zhou, Zong‐Hong Lin, Guang Zhu, Jun Chen, Kewei Zhang, Qingshen Jing, Peng Bai and Yuanjie Su and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Ya Yang

445 papers receiving 30.1k citations

Hit Papers

Toward Large-Scale Energy Harvesting by a Nanoparticle-En... 2012 2026 2016 2021 2013 2013 2013 2012 2013 250 500 750 1000
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. Toward Large-Scale Energy Harvesting by a Nanoparticle-Enhanced Triboelectric Nanogenerator
    2013 1000 citations Ya Yang et al. profile →
  2. Harmonic‐Resonator‐Based Triboelectric Nanogenerator as a Sustainable Power Source and a Self‐Powered Active Vibration Sensor
    2013 715 citations Ya Yang et al. profile →
  3. Human Skin Based Triboelectric Nanogenerators for Harvesting Biomechanical Energy and as Self-Powered Active Tactile Sensor System
    2013 706 citations Ya Yang et al. profile →
  4. Pyroelectric Nanogenerators for Harvesting Thermoelectric Energy
    2012 648 citations Ya Yang et al. profile →
  5. Triboelectric Nanogenerator for Harvesting Wind Energy and as Self-Powered Wind Vector Sensor System
    2013 560 citations Ya Yang et al. profile →
  6. Single-Electrode-Based Sliding Triboelectric Nanogenerator for Self-Powered Displacement Vector Sensor System
    2013 539 citations Ya Yang et al. profile →
  7. Scavenging Wind Energy by Triboelectric Nanogenerators
    2018 419 citations Ya Yang et al. profile →
  8. Triboelectric Nanogenerator for Harvesting Vibration Energy in Full Space and as Self‐Powered Acceleration Sensor
    2013 413 citations Ya Yang et al. profile →
  9. A Review of Structure Construction of Silk Fibroin Biomaterials from Single Structures to Multi-Level Structures
    2017 384 citations Ya Yang et al. profile →
  10. Triboelectric nanogenerators as flexible power sources
    2017 384 citations Ya Yang et al. profile →
  11. Hierarchically patterned self-powered sensors for multifunctional tactile sensing
    2020 371 citations Ya Yang et al. profile →
  12. A flexible ultra-sensitive triboelectric tactile sensor of wrinkled PDMS/MXene composite films for E-skin
    2020 283 citations Guizhong Li, Ya Yang et al. Nano Energy profile →
  13. Hybrid Nanogenerators for Ocean Energy Harvesting: Mechanisms, Designs, and Applications
    2023 107 citations Swati Panda, Sugato Hajra et al. Small profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ya Yang China 100 21.8k 13.4k 9.2k 7.8k 7.1k 460 30.6k
Chenguo Hu China 86 17.1k 0.8× 13.0k 1.0× 10.5k 1.1× 5.9k 0.7× 4.5k 0.6× 377 27.9k
Caofeng Pan China 96 20.1k 0.9× 9.6k 0.7× 12.9k 1.4× 9.7k 1.2× 2.8k 0.4× 383 29.8k
Feng Ru Fan China 45 14.5k 0.7× 8.9k 0.7× 5.1k 0.6× 4.4k 0.6× 3.5k 0.5× 95 20.3k
Pooi See Lee Singapore 105 15.6k 0.7× 15.7k 1.2× 19.0k 2.1× 9.2k 1.2× 3.2k 0.5× 479 37.3k
Jie Wang China 80 17.8k 0.8× 12.7k 0.9× 6.2k 0.7× 2.9k 0.4× 4.6k 0.6× 443 23.9k
Weiqing Yang China 72 12.2k 0.6× 7.5k 0.6× 7.1k 0.8× 4.6k 0.6× 3.5k 0.5× 388 18.9k
Guang Zhu China 75 21.4k 1.0× 14.0k 1.0× 6.6k 0.7× 3.4k 0.4× 6.4k 0.9× 181 24.7k
Simiao Niu United States 64 22.3k 1.0× 15.4k 1.2× 7.0k 0.8× 3.4k 0.4× 5.6k 0.8× 79 26.4k
Long Lin United States 62 21.4k 1.0× 15.4k 1.1× 5.3k 0.6× 3.0k 0.4× 6.3k 0.9× 76 24.1k
Dae‐Hyeong Kim South Korea 86 24.0k 1.1× 10.7k 0.8× 13.0k 1.4× 5.7k 0.7× 4.1k 0.6× 228 32.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ya Yang

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Yao, Xuemei, Yifeng Lei, Ya Yang, et al.. (2025). Orange-red oxyapatite-type Ba2La3(SiO4)2(PO4)O:Sm3+ phosphors with good moisture resistance and excellent thermal stability for white LEDs and plant-growth LEDs. Ceramics International. 51(17). 24100–24111. 5 indexed citations
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Zhang, Guoxiang, et al.. (2025). Hydrothermally synthesized KNN NPs boosting P(VDF-TrFE) piezoelectricity for energy harvesting and physiological monitoring. Materials Research Bulletin. 185. 113297–113297. 6 indexed citations
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Hu, Chaosheng, et al.. (2025). Quantifying the pyroelectric and photovoltaic coupling series of ferroelectric films. Nature Communications. 16(1). 828–828. 2 indexed citations
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Zhang, Maoyi, et al.. (2025). Triboelectric nanogenerator for harvesting ultra-high-speed wind energy with high-frequency output. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 13(13). 9101–9110. 4 indexed citations
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Chen, Hong, et al.. (2024). Bioconcentration, oxidative stress and molecular mechanism of the toxic effect of acetamiprid exposure on Xenopus laevis tadpoles. Aquatic Toxicology. 272. 106965–106965. 7 indexed citations
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Li, Lan, Guodong Wei, Peifen Zhu, et al.. (2024). Self-powered graphene/4H-SiC nanowire array-based ultraviolet photodetectors with fast response time and low dark current for promising wireless ultraviolet communication. Applied Materials Today. 37. 102114–102114. 12 indexed citations
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Hasan, Md Al Mahadi, et al.. (2024). Droplet nanogenerators: Mechanisms, performance, and applications. Materials Today. 80. 497–528. 3 indexed citations
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Chen, Shigao, Ya Yang, Xuemei Yao, et al.. (2024). Disorder–Order transition and Metal-to-Metal charge transfer induced rare Orangish-Red emission in Bi3+-Activated double perovskite phosphors. Chemical Engineering Journal. 502. 157928–157928. 13 indexed citations
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Qian, Weiqi, et al.. (2024). Enhanced photoelectric and thermoelectric coupling factor in BiMn2O5 ferroelectric film. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(1). 100260–100260. 1 indexed citations
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Ashtar, Malik, Mohsin Ali Marwat, Abdulrahman Bin Jumah, et al.. (2024). Investigating the photodetection performance of self-biased Au/PZT/ FTO and Au/PZT/Au/FTO UV photodetectors. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 1010. 177516–177516. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Hongyu, et al.. (2024). Pyroelectricity induced by Schottky interface above the Curie temperature of bulk materials. Joule. 8(2). 401–415. 18 indexed citations
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Long, Rui, Ya Yang, Xinyi Li, et al.. (2024). Influence of life-history traits on mitochondrial DNA substitution rates exceeds that of metabolic rates in teleost fishes. Current Zoology. 71(3). 284–294. 2 indexed citations
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Zhang, Runze, Liangliang Li, Shipeng Shao, et al.. (2023). Differences in three instars of four carrion nitidulids (Coleoptera, Nitidulidae, Nitidula and Omosita) revealed using SEM. Arthropod Structure & Development. 78. 101317–101317. 4 indexed citations
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Zheng, Tong, Guizhong Li, Linnan Zhang, et al.. (2023). A waterproof, breathable nitrocellulose-based triboelectric nanogenerator for human-machine interaction. Nano Energy. 114. 108649–108649. 19 indexed citations
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Li, Jiamin, Shuaikai Xu, Yubing Li, et al.. (2023). Suppressing the self-discharge of MXene-based supercapacitors by liquid crystal additive. Nano Energy. 115. 108754–108754. 23 indexed citations
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Xu, Shuaikai, Xue Chen, Haifu Huang, et al.. (2023). Vertical porous Ti3CNTx/rGO hybrid aerogels with enhanced capacitive performance. Chemical Engineering Journal. 459. 141528–141528. 24 indexed citations
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Mondal, Rajib, Md Al Mahadi Hasan, Jeong Min Baik, & Ya Yang. (2023). Advanced pyroelectric materials for energy harvesting and sensing applications. Materials Today. 66. 273–301. 80 indexed citations
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Hu, Chaosheng, et al.. (2023). Simultaneously scavenging multi-type energies via BaTiO3 film-based coupled nanogenerator with high coupling factors. Nano Energy. 118. 108976–108976. 6 indexed citations
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Panda, Swati, Sugato Hajra, Jeonghyeon Lee, et al.. (2023). Hybrid Nanogenerators for Ocean Energy Harvesting: Mechanisms, Designs, and Applications. Small. 19(25). e2300847–e2300847. 107 indexed citations breakdown →

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