Yanfen Liu

1.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
58 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Yanfen Liu is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Yanfen Liu has authored 58 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Materials Chemistry, 18 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and 15 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Yanfen Liu's work include Shape Memory Alloy Transformations (14 papers), Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials (11 papers) and High Entropy Alloys Studies (8 papers). Yanfen Liu is often cited by papers focused on Shape Memory Alloy Transformations (14 papers), Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials (11 papers) and High Entropy Alloys Studies (8 papers). Yanfen Liu collaborates with scholars based in China, Japan and United States. Yanfen Liu's co-authors include Bingan Lu, Jiang Zhou, Shuquan Liang, Jianfei Sun, Hongxian Shen, Xin Li, Huinian Liu, Yanni Xi, Dawei Xing and Pinji Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Nature Communications and Energy & Environmental Science.

In The Last Decade

Yanfen Liu

54 papers receiving 1.1k 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.

A functionalized separator enables dendrite‐free Zn anode via metal‐polydopamine coordination chemistry

2022 206 citations Yanfen Liu, Zhicheng Li et al. profile →
Single [0001]-oriented zinc metal anode enables sustainable zinc batteries

2024 145 citations Xiaotan Zhang, Jiangxu Li et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yanfen Liu China	18	441	327	319	194	127	58	1.1k
Xiaomin Wang China	20	657 1.5×	389 1.2×	216 0.7×	135 0.7×	162 1.3×	58	1.2k
Wenjuan Lei China	15	207 0.5×	249 0.8×	253 0.8×	215 1.1×	105 0.8×	33	928
Qian Du China	18	330 0.7×	254 0.8×	131 0.4×	329 1.7×	238 1.9×	81	958
Fangyuan Zhang China	18	220 0.5×	550 1.7×	258 0.8×	65 0.3×	198 1.6×	75	1.2k
Dong Fu China	22	660 1.5×	868 2.7×	174 0.5×	318 1.6×	214 1.7×	99	1.7k
Tengfei Chen China	18	575 1.3×	380 1.2×	641 2.0×	132 0.7×	171 1.3×	35	1.2k
Qianwen Wang China	19	521 1.2×	557 1.7×	94 0.3×	114 0.6×	157 1.2×	100	1.1k
Xinwei Zhou United States	22	1.2k 2.8×	197 0.6×	326 1.0×	178 0.9×	115 0.9×	58	1.6k
Huiling Du China	19	325 0.7×	557 1.7×	172 0.5×	168 0.9×	155 1.2×	78	1.0k
Petr Sedlák Czechia	19	404 0.9×	169 0.5×	170 0.5×	87 0.4×	309 2.4×	67	1.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yanfen Liu

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Liu, Yanfen, Xiaotan Zhang, S. M. Shaaban, et al.. (2025). Postpone Interfacial Impoverishment of Zn‐Ions via Neodymium‐Based Conversion Films for Stable Zn Metal Anodes. Advanced Energy Materials. 15(38). 3 indexed citations

Yu, Haichao, Yan Xu, Jinfeng Zhao, et al.. (2025). Optical sensors based on liquid crystal droplets for heavy metal ion detection. Journal of Molecular Liquids. 437. 128503–128503.

Jiang, L., Zhenyue Xing, Yanfen Liu, et al.. (2025). Repairing interfacial defects via preferable adsorption of ytterbium for high-utilization and dendrite-free Zn metal anodes. Energy & Environmental Science. 18(6). 3005–3013. 9 indexed citations

Liu, Yanfen, et al.. (2025). CuO-Modified FePS ₃ Monolayer: A Two-Dimensional Sensing Material for Room Temperature Capture and Efficient Detection of VOCs. Langmuir. 41(48). 32911–32921.

Wang, Pinji, Tianchen Li, Yanfen Liu, et al.. (2025). Targeted Docking of Localized Hydrogen Bond for Efficient and Reversible Zinc‐Ion Batteries. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(15). e202422547–e202422547. 17 indexed citations

Zhang, Xiaotan, Jiangxu Li, Yanfen Liu, et al.. (2024). Single [0001]-oriented zinc metal anode enables sustainable zinc batteries. Nature Communications. 15(1). 2735–2735. 145 indexed citations breakdown →

Xu, Mingming, et al.. (2024). A multi-scale context-aware and batch-independent lightweight network for green tide extraction from SAR images. International Journal of Remote Sensing. 45(13). 4474–4499.

Fan, Wei, et al.. (2023). Thermophysical and mechanical properties of dual-phase medium- and high-entropy rare-earth zirconate ceramics. Ceramics International. 49(23). 38000–38006. 21 indexed citations

Tang, Xiaoli, Yuandong Xu, Xiuquan Sun, et al.. (2022). Intelligent fault diagnosis of helical gearboxes with compressive sensing based non-contact measurements. ISA Transactions. 133. 559–574. 49 indexed citations

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Xi, Yanni, Yangtao Wu, Yanfen Liu, et al.. (2022). Covering extracellular polymeric substances to enhance the reactivity of sulfidated nanoscale zerovalent iron toward Cr(VI) removal. Chemical Engineering Journal. 448. 137610–137610. 27 indexed citations

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Xi, Yanni, Yanfen Liu, Huinian Liu, et al.. (2022). Long-term effects of Cu(II) on denitrification in hydrogen-based membrane biofilm reactor: Performance, extracellular polymeric substances and microbial communities. The Science of The Total Environment. 830. 154526–154526. 36 indexed citations

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Liu, Yanfen, Yanni Xi, Huinian Liu, et al.. (2022). Enhanced removal of diclofenac via coupling Pd catalytic and microbial processes in a H2-based membrane biofilm reactor: Performance, mechanism and biofilm microbial ecology. Chemosphere. 307(Pt 1). 135597–135597. 8 indexed citations

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Wang, Xiuxiu, Xiaoxu Liu, Yanfen Liu, et al.. (2021). The study on nanostructural evolution of SnO2-carbon aerogel nanocomposite during the first discharge process. Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids. 154. 110052–110052. 5 indexed citations

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Lu, Sihui, Xin Li, Yanni Xi, et al.. (2021). Insight the roles of loosely-bound and tightly-bound extracellular polymeric substances on Cu2+, Zn2+ and Pb2+ biosorption process with Desulfovibrio vulgaris. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 596. 408–419. 63 indexed citations

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Xi, Yanni, Yanfen Liu, Yangtao Wu, et al.. (2021). Carboxymethyl cellulose stabilized ferrous sulfide@extracellular polymeric substance for Cr(VI) removal: Characterization, performance, and mechanism. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 425. 127837–127837. 54 indexed citations

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Liu, Huinian, Wenli Hu, Xin Li, et al.. (2021). Effects of perfluoroalkyl substances on root and rhizosphere bacteria: Phytotoxicity, phyto-microbial remediation, risk assessment. Chemosphere. 289. 133137–133137. 32 indexed citations

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Cheng, Weidong, Xiaoxu Liu, Yanfen Liu, et al.. (2020). The study on nanostructural evolution of CuO/Graphene oxide nanocomposite during the first discharge processes. Materials Chemistry and Physics. 260. 124157–124157. 10 indexed citations

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Liu, Yanfen, et al.. (2019). Development of a fluorescence imaging method to measure void fractions of gas–liquid two-phase flows in a small tube-window for transparent fluids. Measurement Science and Technology. 31(4). 45301–45301. 3 indexed citations

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Liu, Yanfen, et al.. (2016). Design and experiment of testing device for soil working tool in no-tillage planter. Nongye Gongcheng Xuebao. 32(17). 31. 2 indexed citations

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Wang, Zhensheng, et al.. (2012). Elementary Analysis on Hydrocarbon Accumulation of Lacustrine Carbonate Rocks in Southwest Margin of Qikou Sag. Zhongguo shiyou kantan. 17(2). 17. 1 indexed citations

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