Yanfei Ma

5.6k total citations · 5 hit papers
69 papers, 4.5k citations indexed

About

Yanfei Ma is a scholar working on Surfaces, Coatings and Films, Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Yanfei Ma has authored 69 papers receiving a total of 4.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Surfaces, Coatings and Films, 18 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 15 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in Yanfei Ma's work include Polymer Surface Interaction Studies (18 papers), Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (13 papers) and Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions (12 papers). Yanfei Ma is often cited by papers focused on Polymer Surface Interaction Studies (18 papers), Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (13 papers) and Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions (12 papers). Yanfei Ma collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Hong Kong. Yanfei Ma's co-authors include Ximin He, Shuwang Wu, Mutian Hua, Xinyuan Zhu, Feng Zhou, Yusen Zhao, Hua Zhou, Joseph Strzalka, Imri Frenkel and Zilin Chen and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Yanfei Ma

62 papers receiving 4.5k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Strong tough hydrogels via the synergy of freeze-casting and salting out

2021 1.2k citations Mutian Hua, Shuwang Wu et al. Nature profile →
Poly(vinyl alcohol) Hydrogels with Broad‐Range Tunable Mechanical Properties via the Hofmeister Effect

2021 672 citations Shuwang Wu, Mutian Hua et al. Advanced Materials profile →
Material-Independent Surface Chemistry beyond Polydopamine Coating

2019 365 citations Haesung A. Lee, Yanfei Ma et al. Accounts of Chemical Research profile →
Heterotrimeric G proteins regulate nitrogen-use efficiency in rice

2014 331 citations Yanfei Ma et al. profile →
Superhydrophobic photothermal icephobic surfaces based on candle soot

2020 323 citations Shuwang Wu, Yingjie Du et al. profile →

Peers

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yanfei Ma

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

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Superior multifunctional protecting property of novel slippery integrated thin coating balancing surface and internal design 2025 ·Composites Part A Applied Science and Manufacturing ·(unknown), Yanfei Ma, Bin Li, Zhenjun Peng, Wufang Yang, Qiangliang Yu, (unknown), Bo Yu, Chufeng Sun, Feng Zhou	0
2	Electrically Controlled Smart Window for Seasonally Adaptive Thermal Management in Buildings (Small 5/2025) 2025 ·Small ·Kai Feng, Yanfei Ma, Lin Zhang, Yubo Liu, Yizhe Liu, Z. Xing, Xiaowei Pei, Yang Wu, Feng Zhou	4
3	Robust Superlubricity in Artificial Cartilage Hydrogels via Gradient Stress Dissipation and Comb‐Like Polymer Structures 2025 ·Advanced Functional Materials ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Bin Li, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Xuzhi Hu, (unknown), Yanfei Ma, Feng Zhou	1
4	Biomimetic Laminated Photothermal Superhydrophobic Energy-Storage Coatings with Synergistic Temperature-Matched Phase Change for Enhanced Anti-Icing and Deicing 2025 ·ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces ·Xiaoyu Li, Yubo Liu, Yanfei Ma, Hongliang Liu, Yang Wu, Feng Zhou	0
5	Poly(ectoine)‐Based Adhesive Hydrogel with Antimicrobial and Anti‐Inflammatory Properties for Wound Treatment 2025 ·Advanced Functional Materials ·Xinyue Wang, Rong Mu, (unknown), Jiamin Li, (unknown), Jing Wang, Yanfei Ma, Wenbo Sheng, Xuzhi Hu, Feng Zhou, Bin Li	6
6	Tribology in Nature: Inspirations for Advanced Lubrication Materials 2025 ·Advanced Materials ·(unknown), (unknown), Yaqiong Lü, Bin Li, Shuanhong Ma, Yanfei Ma, Feng Zhou	18
7	An anti-corrosion and drag-reducing solvent-free coating with wet adhesion and self-curing capabilities 2024 ·Progress in Organic Coatings ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Xiaotong Wu, Xingwei Wang, Bin Li, Meirong Cai, Bo Yu, Wufang Yang, Xiaowei Pei, Ying Liu, (unknown), Yanfei Ma, Feng Zhou	2
8	Engineering surface-grafted polymers for adhesion and friction control 2024 ·Progress in Polymer Science ·Yunlei Zhang, Bo Yu, Shuanhong Ma, Yanfei Ma, (unknown), Keling Hu, Zhengfeng Ma, Wenbo Sheng, Bin Li, Feng Zhou	8
9	Bio-inspired wet/lubricious/adhesive soft matter and performance control in-between 2024 ·Shuanhong Ma, Desheng Liu, Wenbo Sheng, Yanfei Ma, Bin Li, Xiaoduo Zhao, Xiaolong Wang, Feng Zhou, Weimin Liu	8
10	Optimizing Biochar Concentration for Mitigating Nutrient Losses in Runoff: An Investigation into Soil Quality Improvement and Non-Point Source Pollution Reduction 2024 ·Agriculture ·(unknown), Xiaoyin Niu, (unknown), Zhenhao Duan, Aiju Liu, Yanfei Ma, (unknown)	1
11	Insight into the application of micro-nano bubbles combined with heat-activated persulfate oxidation for removing dissolved organic matter from printing and dying wastewater 2023 ·Journal of Water Process Engineering ·Yang Yang, Xiao Wang, Shuhui Wu, Xue Yao, Lei Feng, (unknown), Yanfei Ma	10
12	Bionic sweat high temperature self-lubricating coating based on ceramic precursor polysilazanes 2023 ·Journal of the European Ceramic Society ·(unknown), Jie Tang, Zhengfeng Ma, Rui Wang, Wufang Yang, Yanfei Ma, Qiangliang Yu, Yang Wu, Bo Yu, Feng Zhou	5
13	Enhanced treatment of azo dyes in wastewater using heat-activated persulfate with micro-nano bubble aeration 2023 ·Process Safety and Environmental Protection ·Yang Yang, Xue Yao, Shuhui Wu, Xiao Wang, Lei Feng, (unknown), Yanfei Ma	8
14	Ultra‐low Friction and High Load‐Bearing Hydrogel with Tubular Structure Based on Controllable Light‐Induced Dissociation^† 2023 ·Chinese Journal of Chemistry ·Yang Song, Jianqing Yu, Zhizhi Zhang, (unknown), (unknown), Bo Yu, Shuanhong Ma, Yanfei Ma, Feng Zhou, Weimin Liu	7
15	Characteristics of nutrients accumulation in the sediment of the surface-flow constructed wetlands of Mata Lake, China 2023 ·Wetlands Ecology and Management ·Zhenhao Duan, (unknown), (unknown), Xiaoyin Niu, Menghong Li, Yanfei Ma, Peiling Gao, (unknown)	0
16	Strong tough hydrogels via the synergy of freeze-casting and salting out breakdown → 2021 ·Nature ·Mutian Hua, Shuwang Wu, Yanfei Ma, Yusen Zhao, Zilin Chen, Imri Frenkel, Joseph Strzalka, Hua Zhou, Xinyuan Zhu, Ximin He	1178
17	Poly(vinyl alcohol) Hydrogels with Broad‐Range Tunable Mechanical Properties via the Hofmeister Effect breakdown → 2021 ·Advanced Materials ·Shuwang Wu, Mutian Hua, Yousif Alsaid, Yingjie Du, Yanfei Ma, Yusen Zhao, Chiao‐Yueh Lo, Canran Wang, Dong Wu, Bowen Yao, Joseph Strzalka, Hua Zhou, Xinyuan Zhu, Ximin He	672
18	Bioinspired high-power-density strong contractile hydrogel by programmable elastic recoil 2020 ·Science Advances ·Yanfei Ma, Mutian Hua, Shuwang Wu, Yingjie Du, Xiaowei Pei, Xinyuan Zhu, Feng Zhou, Ximin He	167
19	Material-Independent Surface Chemistry beyond Polydopamine Coating breakdown → 2019 ·Accounts of Chemical Research ·Haesung A. Lee, Yanfei Ma, Feng Zhou, Seonki Hong, Haeshin Lee	365
20	Sequencing and de novo assembly of a near complete indica rice genome 2017 ·Nature Communications ·Huilong Du, Ying Yu, Yanfei Ma, Qiang Gao, Yinghao Cao, Zhuo Chen, Bin Ma, Ming Qi, Yán Li, Xianfeng Zhao, Jing Wang, Kunfan Liu, Peng Qin, Xin Yang, Li Zhu, Shigui Li, Chengzhi Liang	209

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