Yan Zhang

35.9k total citations · 12 hit papers
996 papers, 28.6k citations indexed

About

Yan Zhang is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Yan Zhang has authored 996 papers receiving a total of 28.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 404 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 316 papers in Materials Chemistry and 295 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Yan Zhang's work include Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (147 papers), Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors (92 papers) and 2D Materials and Applications (84 papers). Yan Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (147 papers), Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors (92 papers) and 2D Materials and Applications (84 papers). Yan Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Yan Zhang's co-authors include Zhong Lin Wang, Xinyu Xue, Lili Xing, Youfan Hu, Long Lin, Lijie Li, Ya Yang, Ying Liu, Caofeng Pan and Chen Xu and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

Yan Zhang

925 papers receiving 28.0k citations

Hit Papers

A review on the forecasting of wind speed and generated p... 2008 2026 2014 2020 2008 2012 2015 2014 2015 250 500 750
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. A review on the forecasting of wind speed and generated power
    2008 925 citations Yan Zhang et al. profile →
  2. Pyroelectric Nanogenerators for Harvesting Thermoelectric Energy
    2012 648 citations Yan Zhang, Zhong Lin Wang et al. profile →
  3. Dynamic Pressure Mapping of Personalized Handwriting by a Flexible Sensor Matrix Based on the Mechanoluminescence Process
    2015 541 citations Yan Zhang, Zhong Lin Wang et al. profile →
  4. Fiber-Based Generator for Wearable Electronics and Mobile Medication
    2014 532 citations Yan Zhang, Zhong Lin Wang et al. profile →
  5. Enhanced Ferroelectric-Nanocrystal-Based Hybrid Photocatalysis by Ultrasonic-Wave-Generated Piezophototronic Effect
    2015 489 citations Yan Zhang, Zhong Lin Wang et al. profile →
  6. Fundamental Theory of Piezotronics
    2011 480 citations Yan Zhang, Zhong Lin Wang et al. profile →
  7. Enhancing Sensitivity of a Single ZnO Micro-/Nanowire Photodetector by Piezo-phototronic Effect
    2010 469 citations Yan Zhang, Zhong Lin Wang et al. profile →
  8. Piezo-potential enhanced photocatalytic degradation of organic dye using ZnO nanowires
    2015 411 citations Yan Zhang, Zhong Lin Wang et al. profile →
  9. Phase prediction in high entropy alloys with a rational selection of materials descriptors and machine learning models
    2019 348 citations Yan Zhang et al. profile →
  10. Triboelectric nanogenerator based self-powered sensor for artificial intelligence
    2021 287 citations Xin Cui, Lijie Li et al. profile →
  11. Gut microbiota-derived short-chain fatty acids and depression: deep insight into biological mechanisms and potential applications
    2024 74 citations Yan Zhang et al. profile →
  12. Dual recombinase polymerase amplification system combined with lateral flow immunoassay for simultaneous detection of Staphylococcus aureus and Vibrio parahaemolyticus
    2024 46 citations Yan Zhang et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Yan Zhang China 85 12.2k 12.1k 10.0k 5.2k 3.3k 996 28.6k
Lili Wang China 89 10.2k 0.8× 12.4k 1.0× 10.6k 1.1× 4.1k 0.8× 3.6k 1.1× 751 27.3k
Yongqing Fu China 75 10.5k 0.9× 12.0k 1.0× 11.7k 1.2× 3.5k 0.7× 2.2k 0.7× 991 28.2k
Tao Chen China 100 14.4k 1.2× 6.8k 0.6× 13.1k 1.3× 5.3k 1.0× 4.4k 1.3× 947 37.5k
Jing Liu China 86 14.9k 1.2× 7.7k 0.6× 6.0k 0.6× 2.6k 0.5× 2.2k 0.7× 936 27.5k
Sangyoon Lee South Korea 54 7.6k 0.6× 12.7k 1.0× 13.6k 1.4× 3.7k 0.7× 2.9k 0.9× 399 23.6k
Xiangyang Liu China 75 6.0k 0.5× 4.9k 0.4× 7.2k 0.7× 3.3k 0.6× 2.0k 0.6× 636 21.4k
Hong‐Bo Sun China 94 17.6k 1.4× 12.7k 1.0× 12.4k 1.2× 2.3k 0.4× 4.5k 1.4× 780 34.5k
Yi Li China 83 8.9k 0.7× 4.1k 0.3× 4.7k 0.5× 6.5k 1.3× 2.2k 0.7× 1.3k 32.2k
Jung Ho Kim South Korea 90 6.1k 0.5× 15.3k 1.3× 12.5k 1.2× 3.8k 0.7× 10.0k 3.0× 871 34.8k
Liqun Zhang China 108 18.2k 1.5× 4.8k 0.4× 15.0k 1.5× 24.8k 4.8× 3.4k 1.0× 1.6k 56.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yan Zhang

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yan Zhang

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

All Works

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Chen, Meihua, Xin Cui, Yaming Zhang, et al.. (2024). Self‐Generated Displacement Current of Triboelectric Nanogenerator for Cancer Therapy: Theory and Application (Adv. Mater. Technol. 2/2024). Advanced Materials Technologies. 9(2). 1 indexed citations
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An, Wenli, Yan Zhang, Junyan Li, et al.. (2024). Fragmentation effect of solvent in recovery of unsaturated polyester resin and its composites. Composites Part B Engineering. 286. 111804–111804. 2 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yan, et al.. (2024). Sensitivity analysis of the shading effects from obstructions at different positions on solar photovoltaic panels. Energy. 290. 130229–130229. 8 indexed citations
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Chen, Qing, Lei Li, Jinyan Zhao, Yan Zhang, & Xiang Xue. (2023). Graphene oxide had adverse effects on sperm motility and morphology through oxidative stress. Toxicology in Vitro. 92. 105653–105653. 3 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xingquan, et al.. (2023). Research on dynamic deformation behaviors of laser driving metal sheet precision forming. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 288. 112631–112631. 2 indexed citations
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Li, Rongchun, Kangqi Fan, Xiaoyu Ma, et al.. (2023). A rotational energy harvester with a semi-flexible one-way clutch for capturing low-frequency vibration energy. Energy. 281. 128266–128266. 19 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yan, et al.. (2023). CO2 capture performance of CaO-based sorbent modified with torrefaction condensate during calcium looping cycles. Chemical Engineering Journal. 469. 144004–144004. 19 indexed citations
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Sun, Yue, Yan Zhang, Xing Wei, et al.. (2023). Tunable electronic and optical properties of AlSb/InSe heterojunction and As and Te doped AlSb/InSe heterojunction based on first principles. Chemical Physics. 576. 112087–112087. 5 indexed citations
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Fan, Kangqi, et al.. (2023). Modeling and experimental verification of a pendulum-based low-frequency vibration energy harvester. Renewable Energy. 211. 100–111. 9 indexed citations
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Huang, Zijian, et al.. (2021). Preparation and properties of (Hf 0.2 Zr 0.2 Ta 0.2 Ti 0.2 Me 0.2 )B 2 (Me=V, W) high entropy boride ceramics. 复合材料学报. 38. 1–7. 1 indexed citations
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Ren, Qinghua, Yan Zhang, Tao Wang, et al.. (2019). Facile Synthesis and Photoluminescence Mechanism of ZnO Nanowires Decorated with Cu Nanoparticles Grown by Atomic Layer Deposition. ACS Applied Electronic Materials. 1(8). 1616–1625. 9 indexed citations
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Du, Qingyang, Chuangtang Wang, Yifei Zhang, et al.. (2018). Monolithic On-chip Magneto-optical Isolator with 3 dB Insertion Loss and 40 dB Isolation Ratio. ACS Photonics. 5(12). 5010–5016. 64 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yan, Jiaheng Nie, & Lijie Li. (2017). Piezotronic effect on the luminescence of quantum dots for micro/nano-newton force measurement. Nano Research. 11(4). 1977–1986. 10 indexed citations
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Han, Yiwen, et al.. (2016). Relationship between gait speed and the health-related status in Chinese elderly. Zhonghua laonian yixue zazhi. 35(7). 773–777. 2 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yan, et al.. (2016). The Research of the Characteristics of China's Natural Rubber Futures Market Based on the MF-DFA Method. Canadian social science. 12(8). 30–37. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yan. (2010). Study of Stray Light Suppression by Cold Shield in Dewar. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yan. (2008). Problems Existing in China's Hotel Service and Study on the Strategy from the Aspect of Customer Value. Journal of Politics and Law. 1(2). 3 indexed citations

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