Yanan Chen

24.5k total citations · 7 hit papers
431 papers, 20.2k citations indexed

About

Yanan Chen is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Yanan Chen has authored 431 papers receiving a total of 20.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 200 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 118 papers in Materials Chemistry and 73 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. Recurrent topics in Yanan Chen's work include Advancements in Battery Materials (96 papers), Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (76 papers) and Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication (52 papers). Yanan Chen is often cited by papers focused on Advancements in Battery Materials (96 papers), Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (76 papers) and Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication (52 papers). Yanan Chen collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Yanan Chen's co-authors include Liangbing Hu, Jiaqi Dai, Zhen Zhou, Yonggang Yao, Kun Fu, Wei Luo, Wenbin Hu, Zhaojun Xie, Yida Deng and Jinping Wei and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Chemical Society Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Yanan Chen

409 papers receiving 20.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Potassium Ion Batteries with Graphitic Materials

2015 834 citations Yanan Chen et al. profile →
Flexible, solid-state, ion-conducting membrane with 3D garnet nanofiber networks for lithium batteries

2016 824 citations Yanan Chen et al. profile →
Toward garnet electrolyte–based Li metal batteries: An ultrathin, highly effective, artificial solid-state electrolyte/metallic Li interface

2017 758 citations Yanan Chen et al. profile →
Graphene Oxide‐Based Electrode Inks for 3D‐Printed Lithium‐Ion Batteries

2016 639 citations Yanan Chen et al. Advanced Materials profile →
Poly(vinyl alcohol)–Tannic Acid Hydrogels with Excellent Mechanical Properties and Shape Memory Behaviors

2016 464 citations Yanan Chen et al. profile →
Organic electrode for non-aqueous potassium-ion batteries

2015 415 citations Yanan Chen et al. profile →
Molecular Stitching in Polysaccharide Precursor for Fabricating Hard Carbon with Ultra‐High Plateau Capacity of Sodium Storage

2025 31 citations Yanan Chen, Jia Ding et al. Advanced Materials profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Yanan Chen	12.8k	4.8k	4.7k	3.5k	2.7k	431	20.2k
Haiyan Wang	14.4k 1.1×	3.3k 0.7×	5.5k 1.2×	2.4k 0.7×	3.0k 1.1×	387	18.8k
Min‐Sik Park	15.7k 1.2×	5.6k 1.2×	6.4k 1.4×	3.5k 1.0×	4.8k 1.8×	492	22.5k
Bin Wang	10.2k 0.8×	7.4k 1.5×	5.6k 1.2×	3.7k 1.1×	1.4k 0.5×	464	18.7k
Tao Chen	11.2k 0.9×	6.8k 1.4×	4.4k 0.9×	3.2k 0.9×	1.6k 0.6×	367	17.8k
Liang Zhang	14.6k 1.1×	8.5k 1.8×	3.1k 0.7×	5.9k 1.7×	2.3k 0.9×	627	24.7k
Wenli Zhang	10.1k 0.8×	3.9k 0.8×	6.7k 1.4×	3.0k 0.9×	1.3k 0.5×	410	16.4k
Dan Liŭ	8.5k 0.7×	7.8k 1.6×	3.6k 0.8×	3.0k 0.9×	1.4k 0.5×	620	20.2k
Yanyan Zhang	7.7k 0.6×	5.1k 1.1×	3.7k 0.8×	3.0k 0.9×	1.4k 0.5×	348	13.7k
Zhixin Chen	8.5k 0.7×	6.8k 1.4×	4.3k 0.9×	3.0k 0.9×	934 0.3×	539	18.5k
Lifeng Cui	8.8k 0.7×	8.1k 1.7×	5.0k 1.1×	5.7k 1.6×	1.1k 0.4×	269	18.3k

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Wei, Jiufeng, et al.. (2025). Positive Selection Drives Mitochondrial Gene Rearrangement in Sternorrhyncha (Insecta: Hemiptera). Ecology and Evolution. 15(7). e71789–e71789. 2 indexed citations

Cheng, Yang, Jiawei Luo, Jingchao Zhang, et al.. (2025). Deep Surface Engineering Toward Stable Cycling of Single‐Crystal Li‐rich Mn‐Based Cathode. Advanced Functional Materials. 36(1). 1 indexed citations

Zhao, Qi, Yijian Gao, Jing Long, et al.. (2025). NIR‐II Emissive Persistent Neutral π‐Radical with Rapid Doublet Internal Conversion for Efficient Cancer Photothermal Theranostics. Advanced Science. 12(15). e2411733–e2411733. 6 indexed citations

Chen, Yanan, Liang Ma, Shenggui Ma, et al.. (2025). Structural optimization of a radial microchannel separator applied to the filtration of PM2.5. Powder Technology. 454. 120726–120726. 1 indexed citations

Wu, Fan, Yanan Chen, Bo Song, et al.. (2025). Tailoring precipitate orientation in an rolled AZ80 plate to promote strength-ductility synergy. Materials Science and Engineering A. 929. 148122–148122. 1 indexed citations

Huang, Qiao, Ajmal Shahzad, Jawad Ali, et al.. (2025). Enhanced PMS activation through CuMo2S3 chalcogenide: Crucial role of MoXSX in restoring the Cu active sites of catalyst for pollutants removal. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 13(1). 115324–115324. 2 indexed citations

Chen, Yanan, et al.. (2025). Business structure, competition, and financial stability: Evidence from China's property-liability insurance market. Finance research letters. 79. 107227–107227. 1 indexed citations

Chen, Yanan, et al.. (2024). Direct cloning strategies for large genomic fragments: A review. Biotechnology Advances. 79. 108494–108494. 1 indexed citations

Luo, Jiawei, Jingchao Zhang, Zhaoxin Guo, et al.. (2024). Coupling Antisite Defect and Lattice Tensile Stimulates Facile Isotropic Li‐Ion Diffusion. Advanced Materials. 36(32). e2405956–e2405956. 37 indexed citations

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Liu, Yuhang, Zhaoxin Guo, Zhedong Liu, et al.. (2024). Ultrafast Synthesis of Large‐Sized and Conductive Na₃V₂(PO₄)₂F₃ Simultaneously Approaches High Tap Density, Rate and Cycling Capability. Advanced Functional Materials. 34(18). 29 indexed citations

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Chen, Hongyu, et al.. (2024). Nearby Real-Time Earthquake Simulation on an Urban Scale Based on Structural Monitoring. Buildings. 14(11). 3574–3574.

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Wu, Fan, Bo Song, Yanan Chen, et al.. (2024). Regulating precipitate characteristics in a rolled AZ80 alloy based on twinning and de-twinning deformation. Materials Characterization. 217. 114363–114363. 2 indexed citations

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Chen, Yanan, Meng Gao, Yoshiyuki Kawazoe, et al.. (2024). Investigation of the role of Ni addition in nano-crystallization of Fe-based amorphous alloys. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 1005. 176172–176172. 4 indexed citations

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Chen, Yanan, Yanan Liu, Hongna Xing, et al.. (2024). Interfacial charge engineering of Cu-BTC derived octahedron-like CuS–C@SnO2 p-n heterojunction for boosting energy storage performance. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 95. 43–52. 3 indexed citations

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Zhang, Lu & Yanan Chen. (2024). Experimental Study of Fast Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing Transmission over a Random Media Channel for Optical Wireless Communications. Photonics. 11(5). 406–406.

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Xu, Xiaoqian, Sijiang Hu, Qichang Pan, et al.. (2023). Enhancing Structure Stability by Mg/Cr Co‐Doped for High‐Voltage Sodium‐Ion Batteries. Small. 20(12). 13 indexed citations

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Zong, Lingbo, Kaicai Fan, Fuxiang Song, et al.. (2023). High temperature shock synthesis of superfine Ru nanoparticles anchored on TiO2 @nitrogen-doped carbon for pH-universal hydrogen evolution reaction. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 969. 172279–172279. 8 indexed citations

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Cui, Lixiu, Kaicai Fan, Lingbo Zong, et al.. (2021). Sol-gel pore-sealing strategy imparts tailored electronic structure to the atomically dispersed Ru sites for efficient oxygen reduction reaction. Energy storage materials. 44. 469–476. 41 indexed citations

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Yang, Chao, Fan Lv, Kang Dong, et al.. (2020). Carbon-coated ultrathin metallic V5Se8 nanosheet for high-energy-density and robust potassium storage. Energy storage materials. 35. 1–11. 37 indexed citations

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Zong, Lingbo, Siliang Liu, Huajie Yin, et al.. (2019). Metal-free, active nitrogen-enriched, efficient bifunctional oxygen electrocatalyst for ultrastable zinc-air batteries. Energy storage materials. 27. 514–521. 101 indexed citations

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