Yanfan Yang

556 total citations · 1 hit paper
11 papers, 383 citations indexed

About

Yanfan Yang is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Biomaterials and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Yanfan Yang has authored 11 papers receiving a total of 383 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 7 papers in Biomaterials and 3 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. Recurrent topics in Yanfan Yang's work include Lignin and Wood Chemistry (7 papers), Advanced Cellulose Research Studies (4 papers) and Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication (3 papers). Yanfan Yang is often cited by papers focused on Lignin and Wood Chemistry (7 papers), Advanced Cellulose Research Studies (4 papers) and Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication (3 papers). Yanfan Yang collaborates with scholars based in China, South Korea and Slovakia. Yanfan Yang's co-authors include Chuanling Si, Lin Dai, Yong Zheng, Hao Zhou, Tingting Liu, Xiaoqi Chen, Yan Li, Ting Xu, Ying Xu and Tingting Liu and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Functional Materials, Chemical Engineering Journal and International Journal of Biological Macromolecules.

In The Last Decade

Yanfan Yang

11 papers receiving 376 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.

Lignin‐derived carbon fibers: A green path from biomass to advanced materials

2025 33 citations Yan Li, Hai Liu et al. Carbon Energy profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yanfan Yang China	10	217	126	93	57	53	11	383
Won‐Jae Youe South Korea	10	214 1.0×	209 1.7×	112 1.2×	39 0.7×	104 2.0×	26	374
Lanfang Chai China	10	186 0.9×	70 0.6×	52 0.6×	44 0.8×	120 2.3×	11	366
Jixing Bai China	6	161 0.7×	64 0.5×	43 0.5×	51 0.9×	67 1.3×	11	307
Junxian Xie China	12	394 1.8×	170 1.3×	59 0.6×	42 0.7×	77 1.5×	27	625
Rasool Nasseri Canada	10	160 0.7×	278 2.2×	103 1.1×	110 1.9×	41 0.8×	21	525
Haroon A. M. Saeed China	11	248 1.1×	140 1.1×	167 1.8×	63 1.1×	17 0.3×	37	503
Yanhong Feng China	10	230 1.1×	117 0.9×	134 1.4×	24 0.4×	55 1.0×	17	432
Faxin Yu China	5	353 1.6×	138 1.1×	89 1.0×	36 0.6×	31 0.6×	5	446
Juan Carlos de Haro Spain	7	218 1.0×	75 0.6×	192 2.1×	61 1.1×	24 0.5×	10	414
Jiaxiu Wang China	10	113 0.5×	274 2.2×	77 0.8×	36 0.6×	34 0.6×	19	500

Countries citing papers authored by Yanfan Yang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yanfan Yang

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yanfan Yang

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

All Works

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11 of 11 papers shown

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Yang, Yanfan, Yan Li, Yong Zheng, Lin Dai, & Chuanling Si. (2025). Lignin‐Based Vitrimer for High‐Resolution and Full‐Component Rapidly Recycled Liquid Metal Printed Circuit. Advanced Functional Materials. 35(30). 17 indexed citations

2.

Li, Yan, Hai Liu, Yanfan Yang, Lin Dai, & Chuanling Si. (2025). Lignin‐derived carbon fibers: A green path from biomass to advanced materials. Carbon Energy. 7(3). 33 indexed citations breakdown →

3.

Yang, Yanfan, Yan Li, Yong Zheng, Lin Dai, & Chuanling Si. (2025). Lignin‐Based Vitrimer for High‐Resolution and Full‐Component Rapidly Recycled Liquid Metal Printed Circuit (Adv. Funct. Mater. 30/2025). Advanced Functional Materials. 35(30). 4 indexed citations

4.

Yang, Yanfan, Yanhua Guan, Chongyang Li, et al.. (2024). Application and carbon footprint evaluation of lignin-based composite materials. Advanced Composites and Hybrid Materials. 7(2). 34 indexed citations

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Liu, Tingting, Yanfan Yang, Yan Li, et al.. (2024). Custom-designed polyphenol lignin for the enhancement of poly(vinyl alcohol)-based wood adhesive. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 258(Pt 2). 129132–129132. 15 indexed citations

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Yang, Yanfan, Hao Zhou, Xiaoqi Chen, et al.. (2023). Green and ultrastrong polyphenol lignin-based vitrimer adhesive with photothermal conversion property, wide temperature adaptability, and solvent resistance. Chemical Engineering Journal. 477. 147216–147216. 84 indexed citations

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Zheng, Yong, Tingting Liu, Yanfan Yang, et al.. (2023). Complete conversion of xylose-extracted corncob residues to bioplastic in a green and low carbon footprint way. Chemical Engineering Journal. 471. 144572–144572. 59 indexed citations

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Yang, Yanfan, et al.. (2023). From biomass to vitrimers: Latest developments in the research of lignocellulose, vegetable oil, and naturally-occurring carboxylic acids. Industrial Crops and Products. 206. 117690–117690. 21 indexed citations

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Yang, Yanfan, Xuan Xu, Dan Huo, et al.. (2023). The catalytic hydrodeoxygenation of bio-oil for upgradation from lignocellulosic biomass. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 242(Pt 1). 124773–124773. 43 indexed citations

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Xu, Ying, Kun Liu, Yanfan Yang, et al.. (2023). Hemicellulose-based hydrogels for advanced applications. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 10. 1110004–1110004. 45 indexed citations

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Wang, Yaxuan, Yanfan Yang, Ting Xu, et al.. (2022). Nanocellulose/two dimensional nanomaterials composites for advanced supercapacitor electrodes. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 10. 1024453–1024453. 28 indexed citations

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