Yang Yang

38.7k total citations · 19 hit papers
611 papers, 33.4k citations indexed

About

Yang Yang is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Yang Yang has authored 611 papers receiving a total of 33.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 321 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 296 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 241 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Yang Yang's work include Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (177 papers), Advanced battery technologies research (140 papers) and Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (118 papers). Yang Yang is often cited by papers focused on Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (177 papers), Advanced battery technologies research (140 papers) and Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (118 papers). Yang Yang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Germany. Yang Yang's co-authors include Qibing Pei, James M. Tour, Gedeng Ruan, Huilong Fei, Lei Li, Xiaodong Zhang, Guangming Zeng, Zhao Li, Alan J. Heeger and Wenhan Niu and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Chemical Reviews and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Yang Yang

590 papers receiving 32.9k citations

Hit Papers

Polymer Light-Emitting Electrochemical Cells 1995 2026 2005 2015 1995 2017 1996 2018 2019 400 800 1.2k
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.

  1. Polymer Light-Emitting Electrochemical Cells
    1995 1.4k citations Yang Yang et al. profile →
  2. Polyaniline supercapacitors
    2017 780 citations Yang Yang et al. profile →
  3. Efficient Photoluminescence and Electroluminescence from a Soluble Polyfluorene
    1996 741 citations Yang Yang et al. profile →
  4. Boron nitride quantum dots decorated ultrathin porous g-C3N4: Intensified exciton dissociation and charge transfer for promoting visible-light-driven molecular oxygen activation
    2018 623 citations Yang Yang et al. profile →
  5. Facile assembled biochar-based nanocomposite with improved graphitization for efficient photocatalytic activity driven by visible light
    2019 586 citations Yang Yang et al. profile →
  6. Edge‐Oriented MoS2 Nanoporous Films as Flexible Electrodes for Hydrogen Evolution Reactions and Supercapacitor Devices
    2014 565 citations Yang Yang et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  7. High‐Performance Pseudocapacitive Microsupercapacitors from Laser‐Induced Graphene
    2015 488 citations Yang Yang et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  8. Porous Cobalt‐Based Thin Film as a Bifunctional Catalyst for Hydrogen Generation and Oxygen Generation
    2015 468 citations Yang Yang et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  9. Recent advances in application of graphitic carbon nitride-based catalysts for degrading organic contaminants in water through advanced oxidation processes beyond photocatalysis: A critical review
    2020 447 citations Yang Yang et al. profile →
  10. The promoting effect of H2O on rod-like MnCeOx derived from MOFs for toluene oxidation: A combined experimental and theoretical investigation
    2021 404 citations Yang Yang et al. profile →
  11. Molecular engineering of polymeric carbon nitride for highly efficient photocatalytic oxytetracycline degradation and H2O2 production
    2020 352 citations Yang Yang et al. profile →
  12. Dual optimization approach to Mo single atom dispersed g-C3N4 photocatalyst: Morphology and defect evolution
    2021 321 citations Yang Yang et al. profile →
  13. Dual‐Doping and Synergism toward High‐Performance Seawater Electrolysis
    2021 316 citations Yang Yang et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  14. Nanocellulose/LiCl systems enable conductive and stretchable electrolyte hydrogels with tolerance to dehydration and extreme cold conditions
    2020 309 citations Yang Yang et al. Chemical Engineering Journal profile →
  15. Stable, high-performance, dendrite-free, seawater-based aqueous batteries
    2021 275 citations Huajun Tian, Yang Yang et al. profile →
  16. Chlorine-Coordinated Pd Single Atom Enhanced the Chlorine Resistance for Volatile Organic Compound Degradation: Mechanism Study
    2022 160 citations Yang Yang et al. profile →
  17. Emerging Chemistry for Wide-Temperature Sodium-Ion Batteries
    2024 152 citations Bijiao He, Xin Yan et al. profile →
  18. Ruthenium And Silver Synergetic Regulation NiFe LDH Boosting Long‐Duration Industrial Seawater Electrolysis
    2024 84 citations Yang Yang et al. Advanced Functional Materials profile →
  19. Tailoring Octahedron-Tetrahedron Synergism in Spinel Catalysts for Acidic Water Electrolysis
    2025 37 citations Yang Yang et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Yang Yang China 97 17.9k 16.1k 14.4k 7.1k 4.3k 611 33.4k
Jong‐Beom Baek South Korea 79 17.7k 1.0× 16.5k 1.0× 15.0k 1.0× 6.6k 0.9× 4.7k 1.1× 361 32.5k
Xin Wang China 92 16.1k 0.9× 13.6k 0.8× 17.0k 1.2× 10.0k 1.4× 4.4k 1.0× 640 33.5k
Zhenhai Wen China 97 21.3k 1.2× 16.7k 1.0× 11.0k 0.8× 7.8k 1.1× 2.1k 0.5× 441 31.7k
Xiao Zhang China 85 15.8k 0.9× 11.3k 0.7× 18.4k 1.3× 6.1k 0.9× 2.1k 0.5× 514 33.5k
Jianmin Ma China 108 26.0k 1.5× 9.5k 0.6× 10.9k 0.8× 11.1k 1.6× 2.8k 0.7× 472 36.4k
Bing−Joe Hwang Taiwan 93 28.2k 1.6× 11.0k 0.7× 11.1k 0.8× 6.5k 0.9× 3.4k 0.8× 588 37.5k
Chunzhong Li China 99 23.6k 1.3× 14.5k 0.9× 18.0k 1.3× 13.2k 1.9× 6.4k 1.5× 865 44.3k
Jun Chen Australia 80 13.0k 0.7× 14.4k 0.9× 11.2k 0.8× 5.7k 0.8× 2.7k 0.6× 344 26.9k
Honggang Fu China 105 19.4k 1.1× 30.5k 1.9× 23.7k 1.6× 7.1k 1.0× 2.0k 0.5× 507 42.6k
Xue Duan China 99 11.6k 0.6× 13.3k 0.8× 23.2k 1.6× 7.3k 1.0× 2.0k 0.5× 390 35.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Yang Yang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yang Yang

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yang Yang

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Lv, Xiaojing, et al.. (2025). Graphene metasurfaces: Advances in lens applications, design strategies, and fabrication techniques. 11. 100140–100140. 5 indexed citations
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Zhang, Fang, Zhenzhong Yang, Bijiao He, et al.. (2025). Tailoring Local Chemistry of O3-Type Ni/Fe/Mn-Based Layered Oxide Cathodes for High-Performance Sodium-Ion Batteries. ACS Nano. 19(25). 23011–23027. 6 indexed citations
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Zhao, Chen, et al.. (2025). Electrodeposition Chemistry Toward High‐Safety and High‐Energy‐Density Rechargeable Multivalent Ion Batteries. Advanced Functional Materials. 35(45). 3 indexed citations
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Yang, Yang, et al.. (2025). From defensive reasoning to innovation: how digital tools foster positive emotions in organizations. BMC Psychology. 13(1). 146–146. 1 indexed citations
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Yang, Yang, Xiaofeng Huang, Yuan Li, et al.. (2024). Interfacial crosslinking benzimidazolium enables eco-friendly inverted perovskite solar cells and modules. Nano Energy. 131. 110190–110190. 19 indexed citations
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Yang, Yang, et al.. (2024). Effect of thermomechanical processing on the grain boundary character distribution of phosphorus bronze. Materials Characterization. 217. 114401–114401. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Xiali, et al.. (2024). Trimetallic FeNiCo layered double hydroxide catalysts for industrial-level electrochemical glycerol upgrading. Chemical Engineering Journal. 501. 157435–157435. 9 indexed citations
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Yang, Yang, et al.. (2024). Selective scission of glucose molecule by a Pd-modulated Co-based catalyst for efficient CO2 reduction under mild conditions. Science Bulletin. 69(19). 3055–3065. 4 indexed citations
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Wang, Luo, Yang Yang, Yunlong Zhou, et al.. (2023). Engineering hierarchically porous carbon nanorods electrode materials for high performance zinc ion hybrid supercapacitors. Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 684. 133057–133057. 26 indexed citations
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Chen, Siyu, Zhanwei Xu, Mengfan Li, et al.. (2023). Tailoring fluorine-substituted cobalt phthalocyanine/activated carbon nanocomposites for stable and long-life Li/SOCl2 batteries. Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry. 935. 117345–117345. 2 indexed citations
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Liu, Daoxin, Jingru Liu, Jiale Xing, et al.. (2023). Enhanced bifunctional electrocatalytic performance of NiFe-layered double hydroxide activated by ultrasonic-assisted loading of Pd nanoclusters. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 49. 152–168. 7 indexed citations
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Yang, Yang, et al.. (2023). Rational design of bifunctional hydroxide/sulfide heterostructured catalyst for efficient electrochemical seawater splitting. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 647. 510–518. 27 indexed citations
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Lü, Meiling, Xinyue Zhang, Junqi Song, et al.. (2023). In-situ growth of hydrogen-bonded organic framework on conductive PEDOT:PSS polymer to realize conductivity-enhanced electrochemiluminescence for fabricating ultrasensitive biosensor. Sensors and Actuators B Chemical. 401. 134974–134974. 12 indexed citations
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Yu, Ao, et al.. (2023). Recent advances in anode design for mild aqueous Zn-ion batteries. Energy storage materials. 64. 103075–103075. 63 indexed citations
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Wang, Rui, Yang Yang, Xiaocheng Xu, et al.. (2023). Interface engineering and heterometal-doped FeOOH/Ga-Ni3S2nanosheet arrays for efficient electrocatalytic oxygen evolution. Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers. 10(4). 1348–1356. 23 indexed citations
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Wang, Qishun, Huan Wang, Yang Yang, et al.. (2019). Plasmonic Pt Superstructures with Boosted Near‐Infrared Absorption and Photothermal Conversion Efficiency in the Second Biowindow for Cancer Therapy. Advanced Materials. 31(46). e1904836–e1904836. 136 indexed citations
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Li, Yingchun, Yuan Liu, Yang Yang, et al.. (2015). Novel Electrochemical Sensing Platform Based on a Molecularly Imprinted Polymer Decorated 3D Nanoporous Nickel Skeleton for Ultrasensitive and Selective Determination of Metronidazole. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 7(28). 15474–15480. 76 indexed citations
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Zhu, et al.. (2007). Investigation of Formation Process of the Chrome-free Passivation Film of Electrodeposited Zinc. 中国航空学报：英文版. 20(2). 129–133. 1 indexed citations

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