Yan Gao

3.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
90 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Yan Gao is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Yan Gao has authored 90 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 50 papers in Materials Chemistry, 42 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 18 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Yan Gao's work include 2D Materials and Applications (11 papers), Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (10 papers) and Graphene research and applications (10 papers). Yan Gao is often cited by papers focused on 2D Materials and Applications (11 papers), Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (10 papers) and Graphene research and applications (10 papers). Yan Gao collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Germany. Yan Gao's co-authors include Sishen Xie, Li Song, Peng Jiang, Yanxing Jia, Liping Wang, Qunji Xue, Huiwen Liu, Jessica A. Krogstad, Carlos G. Levi and Don M. Lipkin and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Advanced Materials and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Yan Gao

84 papers receiving 2.5k 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.

Dipole–dipole-interaction-assisted self-assembly of quantum dots for highly efficient light-emitting diodes

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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yan Gao China	30	1.5k	1.2k	473	429	350	90	2.6k
Erik J. Luber Canada	26	1.1k 0.7×	1.8k 1.5×	244 0.5×	520 1.2×	291 0.8×	59	2.7k
Jin Wang China	26	1.4k 0.9×	1.4k 1.2×	390 0.8×	198 0.5×	379 1.1×	167	2.8k
Xiaofei Li China	32	1.7k 1.2×	1.1k 0.9×	761 1.6×	905 2.1×	419 1.2×	156	3.5k
Bernhard C. Bayer United Kingdom	34	3.1k 2.1×	1.5k 1.3×	729 1.5×	436 1.0×	290 0.8×	88	3.8k
Bin Feng China	30	2.0k 1.3×	963 0.8×	398 0.8×	515 1.2×	277 0.8×	130	2.9k
James L. Hart United States	26	2.2k 1.4×	1.1k 1.0×	469 1.0×	597 1.4×	707 2.0×	64	3.0k
Shamima Hussain India	26	2.0k 1.3×	1000 0.9×	504 1.1×	588 1.4×	309 0.9×	192	2.9k
Hyun Chul Choi South Korea	29	1.9k 1.3×	919 0.8×	536 1.1×	714 1.7×	896 2.6×	83	3.2k
Zhiqiang Wang China	29	1.7k 1.1×	711 0.6×	720 1.5×	491 1.1×	239 0.7×	80	2.9k
Jun Fu China	23	1.7k 1.2×	814 0.7×	364 0.8×	301 0.7×	196 0.6×	66	2.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yan Gao

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yan Gao

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

Li, Shuliang, Xuefeng Li, He Miao, et al.. (2025). Aerogels of Cellulose Nanofibers@Metal-Organic Frameworks for Carbon Dioxide Capture. Engineered Science. 1 indexed citations

Han, Xinyu, et al.. (2025). Salt-templated synthesis of graphite/PTFE electrode with micron-sized honeycomb pore for efficient H2O2 electrosynthesis. Separation and Purification Technology. 378. 134527–134527.

Qi, Yang, et al.. (2025). A Turn‐Off Fluorescent Probe for Hydrogen Sulfide With Smartphone‐Based Semi‐Quantitative Detection. ChemistrySelect. 10(45).

Gao, Yan, Agnieszka Paszuk, Wolfram Jaegermann, et al.. (2025). Exploring Electronic States and Ultrafast Electron Dynamics in AlInP Window Layers: The Role of Surface Reconstruction. Advanced Functional Materials. 35(34). 1 indexed citations

Gao, Yan, Yu Du, Weikang Wu, et al.. (2024). Realization of multiple topological states and topological phase transitions in (4,0) carbon nanotube derivatives. Carbon. 223. 118971–118971. 1 indexed citations

Li, Muyao, et al.. (2023). Nitrogen and oxygen co-doped graphite felt gas diffusion electrodes for efficient hydrogen peroxide electrosynthesis. Molecular Catalysis. 541. 113076–113076. 8 indexed citations

Gao, Yan, Yanbing Lv, Lei Wang, et al.. (2023). Fabrication of Photostable Siloxane-Coated Quantum Dots for White-Light-Emitting Diodes. ACS Applied Nano Materials. 6(13). 11371–11380. 4 indexed citations

Gao, Yan, et al.. (2023). First principles study of two-dimensional high-temperature antiferromagnetic semiconductor MoICl2 under strain effect. AIP Advances. 13(12). 1 indexed citations

Malamud, Florencia, J.R. Santisteban, Yan Gao, et al.. (2022). Non-destructive characterization of the spatial variation of γ/γ′ lattice misfit in a single-crystal Ni-based superalloy by energy-resolved neutron imaging. Journal of Applied Crystallography. 55(2). 228–239. 2 indexed citations

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Gao, Yan, et al.. (2022). Magnetization-induced phase transition from a semimetal to a Chern insulator in monolayer VGa2Te4. Physical review. B.. 106(23). 6 indexed citations

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Gao, Yan, Kai Liu, & Zhong-Yi Lu. (2022). Intrinsic ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic axion insulators in van der Waals materials MnX2B2T6 family. Physical Review Research. 4(2). 3 indexed citations

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Xu, Peng, Yunfei Wang, Yan Gao, et al.. (2022). Magnetic fiber enabled curing electrogram: Real-time process monitoring for thermosetting polymer materials. Composites Science and Technology. 227. 109598–109598. 10 indexed citations

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Gao, Yan, Chengyong Zhong, Shengyuan A. Yang, Kai Liu, & Zhong-Yi Lu. (2021). Three-dimensional acetylenic modified graphene for high-performance optoelectronics and topological materials. npj Computational Materials. 7(1). 8 indexed citations

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Gao, Yan, Xiaolong Feng, Chengyong Zhong, et al.. (2021). Theoretical design of all-carbon networks with intrinsic magnetism. Carbon. 177. 11–18. 16 indexed citations

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Gao, Yan, Peng‐Jie Guo, Kai Liu, & Zhong-Yi Lu. (2020). RRuB2 (R=Y, Lu), topological superconductor candidates with hourglass-type Dirac ring. Physical review. B.. 102(11). 6 indexed citations

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Yan, Ya, Yangyang Xu, Bin Zhao, et al.. (2020). Bifunctional nickel ferrite-decorated carbon nanotube arrays as free-standing air electrode for rechargeable Zn–air batteries. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 8(10). 5070–5077. 49 indexed citations

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Maillet, Emmanuel, et al.. (2019). Combining in-situ synchrotron X-ray microtomography and acoustic emission to characterize damage evolution in ceramic matrix composites. Journal of the European Ceramic Society. 39(13). 3546–3556. 53 indexed citations

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Huan, Yahuan, Jianping Shi, Xiaolong Zou, et al.. (2019). Scalable Production of Two-Dimensional Metallic Transition Metal Dichalcogenide Nanosheet Powders Using NaCl Templates toward Electrocatalytic Applications. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 141(47). 18694–18703. 68 indexed citations

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Zhao, Liyun, Qiuyu Shang, Yan Gao, et al.. (2018). High-Temperature Continuous-Wave Pumped Lasing from Large-Area Monolayer Semiconductors Grown by Chemical Vapor Deposition. ACS Nano. 12(9). 9390–9396. 54 indexed citations

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Gao, Yan, et al.. (2008). Positioning of Quantum Dots into Prestructured Arrays by Polymer Encapsulation. KOPS (University of Konstanz). 98. 234–235.

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