Yanfeng Tang

4.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
151 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Yanfeng Tang is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Yanfeng Tang has authored 151 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 74 papers in Materials Chemistry, 56 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 46 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Yanfeng Tang's work include Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (30 papers), Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (20 papers) and Perovskite Materials and Applications (16 papers). Yanfeng Tang is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (30 papers), Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (20 papers) and Perovskite Materials and Applications (16 papers). Yanfeng Tang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Singapore. Yanfeng Tang's co-authors include Lanping Hu, Weichun Huang, Han Zhang, Tongming Sun, Zhongjian Xie, Changchang Ma, Jinli Zhu, Pengwei Huo, Xinlin Liu and Miao Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Advanced Functional Materials and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Yanfeng Tang

143 papers receiving 3.8k 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.

Recent advances in two-dimensional-material-based sensing technology toward health and environmental monitoring applications

2020 382 citations Weichun Huang, Lanping Hu et al. profile →
Recent Advances in Functional 2D MXene‐Based Nanostructures for Next‐Generation Devices

2020 303 citations Weichun Huang, Lanping Hu et al. profile →
Impact of harmful ions in seawater on electrolysis catalysts: challenges and mitigation strategies

2025 27 citations Tongming Sun, Minmin Wang et al. Chemical Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yanfeng Tang China	32	2.2k	1.5k	1.2k	546	380	151	3.8k
Kefeng Xie China	37	1.9k 0.8×	2.0k 1.3×	1.0k 0.8×	644 1.2×	617 1.6×	140	4.1k
Weihua Zhu China	33	2.1k 0.9×	1.6k 1.1×	1.2k 0.9×	634 1.2×	842 2.2×	202	3.9k
Qiuju Li China	32	1.8k 0.8×	1.7k 1.1×	1.8k 1.5×	554 1.0×	333 0.9×	108	3.8k
Zhenwei Wu China	37	2.4k 1.1×	942 0.6×	1.2k 1.0×	632 1.2×	628 1.7×	103	4.4k
Timothy N. Lambert United States	38	1.2k 0.6×	2.0k 1.3×	1.2k 1.0×	545 1.0×	738 1.9×	119	4.3k
Guangfu Li China	37	1.6k 0.7×	2.3k 1.5×	1.5k 1.2×	318 0.6×	366 1.0×	97	3.7k
Lin Wang China	43	2.0k 0.9×	2.1k 1.4×	1.6k 1.3×	615 1.1×	927 2.4×	191	5.5k
Tanglue Feng China	32	5.1k 2.3×	1.8k 1.2×	1.4k 1.1×	725 1.3×	305 0.8×	51	6.2k
Ping Li China	33	1.7k 0.8×	1.4k 0.9×	1.3k 1.1×	405 0.7×	235 0.6×	181	3.4k
Xue Yong China	34	3.4k 1.5×	2.0k 1.3×	2.5k 2.0×	453 0.8×	280 0.7×	106	5.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Yanfeng Tang

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yanfeng Tang

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Cui, Hui−Hui, et al.. (2025). Bioinspired Water-Stable Sc-MOF with Amino-Barb Vigreux-Type Channels for One-Step Ethylene Purification. Inorganic Chemistry. 64(20). 9921–9926. 1 indexed citations

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Ding, Liping, Zhang Lin, Gaoyuan Li, et al.. (2024). Exceptional Performance of 3D Additive Manufactured NiFe Phosphite Oxyhydroxide Hollow Tubular Lattice Plastic Electrode for Large‐Current‐Density Water Oxidization. Energy & environment materials. 7(6). 5 indexed citations

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Wang, Jiacheng, et al.. (2024). Electronic redistribution induced by interaction between ruthenium nanoparticles and Ni–N(O)–C sites boosts alkaline water electrolysis. Chemical Communications. 60(70). 9444–9447. 41 indexed citations

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Liu, Yunqing, et al.. (2024). Cross-modal texture transformer for thermal infrared reference-based super-resolution reconstruction. Optics & Laser Technology. 176. 110914–110914. 3 indexed citations

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Zhou, Yifan, Zhi Wang, Qinglin Chen, et al.. (2024). Hot-casting process assisted air-compatible low-temperature CsPbI2Br perovskite solar cells. Materials Research Bulletin. 174. 112707–112707. 4 indexed citations

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Tang, Yanfeng, et al.. (2024). Accelerating electrosynthesis of ammonia from nitrates using coupled NiO/Cu nanocomposites. Chemical Communications. 60(16). 2184–2187. 21 indexed citations

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Xiao, Min, Jie Hu, Yanfeng Tang, et al.. (2024). Quantification of coarse aggregate constraint on mortar shrinkage in concrete under drying condition. Cement and Concrete Composites. 157. 105876–105876. 3 indexed citations

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Zhu, Xiaorong, et al.. (2023). Advancing electrocatalytic urea synthesis: Insights from 2D benzenehexathiolate coordination nanosheets. Journal of Catalysis. 429. 115218–115218. 3 indexed citations

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Cui, Hui−Hui, Shuchang Luo, Wei Tong, et al.. (2023). Magnetic properties of two coordination isomeric cobalt(ii) single-ion magnets. Dalton Transactions. 52(22). 7718–7723. 6 indexed citations

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Wang, Yanqing, Jianmin Su, Zhang Lin, et al.. (2023). An exceptional amorphous nanoscale Pd/carbon cloth composite electrode for energy-saving oxalic acid electrolysis coupled with hydrogen production. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 48(63). 24151–24165. 4 indexed citations

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Tang, Yanfeng, et al.. (2022). Optimizing the Light Source Layout of the Indoor Visible Light Communication System. IEEE Access. 10. 27223–27229. 3 indexed citations

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Cui, Hui−Hui, Mingxing Zhang, Shuchang Luo, et al.. (2022). Magnetic Anisotropy from Easy-Plane to Easy-Axial in Square Pyramidal Cobalt(II) Single-Ion Magnets. Crystal Growth & Design. 22(4). 2742–2748. 12 indexed citations

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Wu, Huifang, et al.. (2022). Dual-response fluorescent probe based on nitrogen-doped carbon dots and europium ions hybrid for ratiometric and on-site visual determination of oxytetracycline and tetracycline. The Science of The Total Environment. 860. 160533–160533. 42 indexed citations

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Wang, Xunlu, Ruguang Ma, Minmin Wang, et al.. (2021). Hollow MoS₂/Co nanopillars with boosted Li-ion diffusion rate and long-term cycling stability. Chemical Communications. 57(87). 11521–11524. 6 indexed citations

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Wang, Cong, Yunzheng Wang, Weichun Huang, et al.. (2020). MXene-PVA thin film for efficient all-optical modulator and all-optical signal processing with high performances. Journal of Physics Photonics. 2(4). 45004–45004. 8 indexed citations

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Li, Shanlin, Zichuang Li, Ruguang Ma, et al.. (2020). A Glass‐Ceramic with Accelerated Surface Reconstruction toward the Efficient Oxygen Evolution Reaction. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 60(7). 3773–3780. 236 indexed citations

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Li, Shanlin, Zichuang Li, Ruguang Ma, et al.. (2020). A Glass‐Ceramic with Accelerated Surface Reconstruction toward the Efficient Oxygen Evolution Reaction. Angewandte Chemie. 133(7). 3817–3824. 43 indexed citations

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Wang, Yanqing, Yuemeng Li, Liping Ding, Yanfeng Tang, & Jun Ding. (2020). Low-cost valence-rich copper–iron–sulfur–oxygen porous nanocluster that drives an exceptional energy-saving carbohydrazide oxidization reaction in alkali and near-neutral electrolytes. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 8(46). 24419–24427. 4 indexed citations

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Liu, Xinlin, Yan Yan, Zulin Da, et al.. (2014). Significantly enhanced photocatalytic performance of CdS coupled WO3 nanosheets and the mechanism study. Chemical Engineering Journal. 241. 243–250. 66 indexed citations

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Jiang, G. -J., Miao Wang, Xuefang Gu, et al.. (2013). Synthesis, structure and characterization of Fe₆molecular clusters with peripheral sulfur atom-capped silver nanoparticles. CrystEngComm. 16(3). 472–478. 9 indexed citations

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