Yang Yang

111.8k total citations · 62 hit papers
576 papers, 91.0k citations indexed

About

Yang Yang is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Polymers and Plastics and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Yang Yang has authored 576 papers receiving a total of 91.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 478 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 291 papers in Polymers and Plastics and 173 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Yang Yang's work include Conducting polymers and applications (284 papers), Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics (265 papers) and Perovskite Materials and Applications (242 papers). Yang Yang is often cited by papers focused on Conducting polymers and applications (284 papers), Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics (265 papers) and Perovskite Materials and Applications (242 papers). Yang Yang collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Taiwan. Yang Yang's co-authors include Gang Li, Ziruo Hong, Yongsheng Liu, Qi Chen, Vishal Shrotriya, Yan Yao, Rui Zhu, Tze‐Bin Song, Huanping Zhou and Jingbi You and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Chemical Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Yang Yang

566 papers receiving 89.7k citations

Hit Papers

Interface engineering of ... 2004 2026 2011 2018 2014 2005 2012 2009 2013 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k 5.0k
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. Interface engineering of highly efficient perovskite solar cells
    2014 6.0k citations Gang Li, Yang Yang et al. Science profile →
  2. High-efficiency solution processable polymer photovoltaic cells by self-organization of polymer blends
    2005 4.9k citations Gang Li, Yang Yang et al. profile →
  3. Polymer solar cells
    2012 3.9k citations Gang Li, Yang Yang et al. profile →
  4. Polymer solar cells with enhanced open-circuit voltage and efficiency
    2009 2.8k citations Yang Yang, Gang Li et al. profile →
  5. Planar Heterojunction Perovskite Solar Cells via Vapor-Assisted Solution Process
    2013 2.1k citations Gang Li, Yang Yang et al. profile →
  6. Next-generation organic photovoltaics based on non-fullerene acceptors
    2018 1.7k citations Gang Li, Yang Yang et al. profile →
  7. Controllable Self-Induced Passivation of Hybrid Lead Iodide Perovskites toward High Performance Solar Cells
    2014 1.4k citations Hsin‐Sheng Duan, Letian Dou et al. profile →
  8. Low-Temperature Solution-Processed Perovskite Solar Cells with High Efficiency and Flexibility
    2014 1.3k citations Yang Yang, Min Cai et al. profile →
  9. On the mechanism of conductivity enhancement in poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrene sulfonate) film through solvent treatment
    2004 1.2k citations Yang Yang, Gang Li et al. profile →
  10. Recent Progress in Polymer Solar Cells: Manipulation of Polymer:Fullerene Morphology and the Formation of Efficient Inverted Polymer Solar Cells
    2009 1.1k citations Gang Li, Yang Yang et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  11. Low-Bandgap Near-IR Conjugated Polymers/Molecules for Organic Electronics
    2015 1.1k citations Letian Dou, Gang Li et al. profile →
  12. Constructive molecular configurations for surface-defect passivation of perovskite photovoltaics
    2019 1.1k citations Yang Yang et al. Science profile →
  13. A Review of Perovskites Solar Cell Stability
    2019 1.1k citations Yang Yang et al. Advanced Functional Materials profile →
  14. 25th Anniversary Article: A Decade of Organic/Polymeric Photovoltaic Research
    2013 1.1k citations Letian Dou, Gang Li et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  15. Synthesis, Characterization, and Photovoltaic Properties of a Low Band Gap Polymer Based on Silole-Containing Polythiophenes and 2,1,3-Benzothiadiazole
    2008 1.0k citations Gang Li, Yang Yang et al. profile →
  16. Under the spotlight: The organic–inorganic hybrid halide perovskite for optoelectronic applications
    2015 957 citations Yang Yang, Yang Yang et al. profile →
  17. Patterning organic single-crystal transistor arrays
    2006 917 citations Yang Yang et al. profile →
  18. Transition metal oxides as the buffer layer for polymer photovoltaic cells
    2006 912 citations Gang Li, Yang Yang et al. profile →
  19. Single Crystal Formamidinium Lead Iodide (FAPbI3): Insight into the Structural, Optical, and Electrical Properties
    2016 879 citations Yang Yang, You Seung Rim et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  20. Programmable polymer thin film and non-volatile memory device
    2004 783 citations Yang Yang et al. profile →
  21. Polyaniline Nanofiber/Gold Nanoparticle Nonvolatile Memory
    2005 753 citations Yang Yang et al. profile →
  22. Aptamer–field-effect transistors overcome Debye length limitations for small-molecule sensing
    2018 717 citations Nako Nakatsuka, Kyung-Ae Yang et al. Science profile →
  23. Investigation of annealing effects and film thickness dependence of polymer solar cells based on poly(3-hexylthiophene)
    2005 708 citations Gang Li, Yang Yang et al. profile →
  24. Moisture assisted perovskite film growth for high performance solar cells
    2014 702 citations Yang Yang, Lei Meng et al. profile →
  25. Recent Progress in Materials and Devices toward Printable and Flexible Sensors
    2016 671 citations You Seung Rim, Huajun Chen et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  26. Polymer-modified halide perovskite films for efficient and stable planar heterojunction solar cells
    2017 659 citations Yang Yang et al. profile →
  27. 2D perovskite stabilized phase-pure formamidinium perovskite solar cells
    2018 659 citations Yang Yang et al. profile →
  28. Synthesis of a Low Band Gap Polymer and Its Application in Highly Efficient Polymer Solar Cells
    2009 650 citations Yang Yang, Gang Li et al. profile →
  29. Vertical Phase Separation in Poly(3‐hexylthiophene): Fullerene Derivative Blends and its Advantage for Inverted Structure Solar Cells
    2009 620 citations Gang Li, Yang Yang et al. Advanced Functional Materials profile →
  30. Effects of Solvent Mixtures on the Nanoscale Phase Separation in Polymer Solar Cells
    2008 607 citations Gang Li, Yang Yang et al. Advanced Functional Materials profile →
  31. Caffeine Improves the Performance and Thermal Stability of Perovskite Solar Cells
    2019 544 citations Lei Meng, Yang Yang et al. profile →
  32. Solution-processed small-molecule solar cells: breaking the 10% power conversion efficiency
    2013 517 citations Yang Yang, Letian Dou et al. profile →
  33. Electrical Switching and Bistability in Organic/Polymeric Thin Films and Memory Devices
    2006 516 citations Yang Yang et al. Advanced Functional Materials profile →
  34. Perovskite-polymer composite cross-linker approach for highly-stable and efficient perovskite solar cells
    2019 501 citations Yang Yang et al. profile →
  35. Interface investigation and engineering – achieving high performance polymer photovoltaic devices
    2010 497 citations Yang Yang et al. profile →
  36. Guanidinium: A Route to Enhanced Carrier Lifetime and Open-Circuit Voltage in Hybrid Perovskite Solar Cells
    2016 495 citations Lei Meng, Yang Yang et al. profile →
  37. High-performance multiple-donor bulk heterojunction solar cells
    2015 492 citations Yang Yang, Letian Dou et al. profile →
  38. Visibly Transparent Polymer Solar Cells Produced by Solution Processing
    2012 476 citations Letian Dou, Gang Li et al. profile →
  39. Temperature-dependent excitonic photoluminescence of hybrid organometal halide perovskite films
    2014 473 citations Yang Yang et al. profile →
  40. Efficiency enhancement in organic solar cells with ferroelectric polymers
    2011 457 citations Yang Yang, Jinsong Huang et al. profile →
  41. 19.31% binary organic solar cell and low non-radiative recombination enabled by non-monotonic intermediate state transition
    2023 455 citations W.K. Fong, Xinhui Lu et al. profile →
  42. Bandgap and Molecular Level Control of the Low-Bandgap Polymers Based on 3,6-Dithiophen-2-yl-2,5-dihydropyrrolo[3,4-c]pyrrole-1,4-dione toward Highly Efficient Polymer Solar Cells
    2009 444 citations Yang Yang et al. profile →
  43. Enabling low voltage losses and high photocurrent in fullerene-free organic photovoltaics
    2019 441 citations Yang Yang et al. profile →
  44. The optoelectronic role of chlorine in CH3NH3PbI3(Cl)-based perovskite solar cells
    2015 436 citations Yang Yang et al. profile →
  45. Tuning Molecular Interactions for Highly Reproducible and Efficient Formamidinium Perovskite Solar Cells via Adduct Approach
    2018 418 citations Yang Yang et al. profile →
  46. Perovskite solar cells: film formation and properties
    2015 403 citations Yang Yang et al. profile →
  47. Interface and Defect Engineering for Metal Halide Perovskite Optoelectronic Devices
    2019 401 citations Lei Meng, Yang Yang et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  48. Hole Selective NiO Contact for Efficient Perovskite Solar Cells with Carbon Electrode
    2015 398 citations Yang Yang et al. profile →
  49. A Bifunctional Lewis Base Additive for Microscopic Homogeneity in Perovskite Solar Cells
    2017 396 citations Yang Yang et al. profile →
  50. Sulfur doped carbon quantum dots loaded hollow tubular g-C3N4 as novel photocatalyst for destruction of Escherichia coli and tetracycline degradation under visible light
    2019 394 citations Yang Yang et al. Chemical Engineering Journal profile →
  51. Rethinking the A cation in halide perovskites
    2022 391 citations Yang Yang et al. Science profile →
  52. Recent Advancements in Flexible and Stretchable Electrodes for Electromechanical Sensors: Strategies, Materials, and Features
    2017 388 citations Yang Yang et al. profile →
  53. Detrimental Effect of Unreacted PbI2 on the Long‐Term Stability of Perovskite Solar Cells
    2020 369 citations Yang Yang et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  54. High-performance perovskite/Cu(In,Ga)Se 2 monolithic tandem solar cells
    2018 361 citations Yang Yang et al. Science profile →
  55. The surface of halide perovskites from nano to bulk
    2020 322 citations Yang Yang et al. profile →
  56. Prospects for metal halide perovskite-based tandem solar cells
    2021 306 citations Yang Yang et al. profile →
  57. Reconfiguring the band-edge states of photovoltaic perovskites by conjugated organic cations
    2021 255 citations Chenhui Zhu, Yang Yang et al. Science profile →
  58. Rational molecular and device design enables organic solar cells approaching 20% efficiency
    2024 220 citations Xinhui Lu, Yongwen Lang et al. profile →
  59. Photonic van der Waals integration from 2D materials to 3D nanomembranes
    2023 133 citations Yang Yang et al. profile →
  60. Achieving 19.4% organic solar cell via an in situ formation of p-i-n structure with built-in interpenetrating network
    2024 95 citations Yongwen Lang, Kuan Liu et al. profile →
  61. Flexible Indoor Perovskite Solar Cells by In Situ Bottom‐Up Crystallization Modulation and Interfacial Passivation
    2024 90 citations Yang Yang et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  62. Efficient and stable perovskite solar cells with regulated depletion region
    2024 85 citations Yang Yang et al. profile →

Author Peers

Peers are selected by citation overlap in the author's most active subfields. citations · hero ref

Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Yang Yang 81.4k 51.3k 33.0k 10.0k 4.5k 576 91.0k
Yongfang Li 88.1k 1.1× 71.0k 1.4× 18.1k 0.5× 5.8k 0.6× 4.6k 1.0× 1.3k 96.4k
Alex K.‐Y. Jen 67.9k 0.8× 43.3k 0.8× 28.5k 0.9× 8.0k 0.8× 6.7k 1.5× 1.1k 83.5k
Niyazi Serdar Sariçiftçi 48.2k 0.6× 35.1k 0.7× 16.0k 0.5× 7.8k 0.8× 4.6k 1.0× 638 59.1k
René A. J. Janssen 46.7k 0.6× 34.6k 0.7× 16.3k 0.5× 5.4k 0.5× 3.5k 0.8× 673 56.9k
Iain McCulloch 51.8k 0.6× 40.7k 0.8× 10.9k 0.3× 8.6k 0.9× 2.9k 0.6× 588 59.4k
Christoph J. Brabec 72.1k 0.9× 50.2k 1.0× 20.4k 0.6× 6.7k 0.7× 5.6k 1.3× 890 79.7k
Antonio Facchetti 50.5k 0.6× 31.6k 0.6× 17.3k 0.5× 9.3k 0.9× 2.6k 0.6× 555 61.4k
Gang Li 66.8k 0.8× 46.5k 0.9× 20.3k 0.6× 6.2k 0.6× 4.3k 1.0× 524 71.9k
Donal D. C. Bradley 55.2k 0.7× 35.1k 0.7× 18.5k 0.6× 7.9k 0.8× 5.8k 1.3× 605 64.6k
Michael F. Toney 48.6k 0.6× 23.1k 0.5× 20.0k 0.6× 8.4k 0.8× 9.1k 2.0× 703 67.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Yang Yang

Since Specialization
Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Yang Yang's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Yang Yang with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Yang Yang more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Yang Yang

Since Specialization
Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Yang Yang. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Yang Yang. The network helps show where Yang Yang may publish in the future.

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
1.
Lang, Yongwen, Ying Zhang, Kuan Liu, et al.. (2025). Kinetics Manipulation Enabled by Solubility Control Toward 19% Organic Solar Cells via Compatible Air Coating. Advanced Materials. 37(14). e2420096–e2420096. 6 indexed citations
2.
3.
Tian, Xueyu, Samuel D. Stranks, Jinsong Huang, et al.. (2024). Perspectives for sustainability analysis of scalable perovskite photovoltaics. Energy & Environmental Science. 18(1). 194–213. 21 indexed citations
4.
Shen, Xin, Eduardo Caverzasi, Yang Yang, et al.. (2024). 3D balanced SSFP UTE MRI for multiple contrasts whole brain imaging. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. 92(2). 702–714. 3 indexed citations
5.
Li, Huixin, Xiuhai Zhang, Hongyue Wang, et al.. (2024). Dual ligands synergy enables thermal and moisture stability-enhanced blue quasi-2D perovskite for efficient light-emitting diodes. Chemical Engineering Journal. 482. 148659–148659. 6 indexed citations
6.
7.
Liu, Xiaoting, Zisheng Wang, Yu Fan, et al.. (2024). Designing guanidine-based lead-free hybrid indium perovskites with highly efficient intrinsic broadband emissions. Journal of Materials Chemistry C. 12(20). 7426–7434. 7 indexed citations
8.
9.
Chen, Zhihao, Yang Yang, Jiayu Wu, Rajasekhar Balasubramanian‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬, & J. Paul Chen. (2023). Effective removal of algae and phosphate by CaO2-modified carbon nanotube-polyvinylidene fluoride pellets: Performance investigation and mechanistic insights. Chemical Engineering Journal. 476. 146633–146633. 3 indexed citations
10.
Wang, Jing, Junwei Zhu, Chenxi Li, et al.. (2023). High‐Efficiency Organic Solar Cells Enabled by Non‐Fullerene Acceptors with Benzimidazole as the Central Core. Advanced Functional Materials. 33(48). 28 indexed citations
11.
Yang, Yang, et al.. (2023). A dry chemistry-based electrochemiluminescence device for point-of-care testing of alanine transaminase. Talanta. 256. 124287–124287. 10 indexed citations
12.
Guan, Yina, Shouchun Ma, Yang Yang, et al.. (2023). Metal-free g-C3N5 photocatalyst coupling MXenes Ti3C2 for tetracycline degradation: Insight for electron transfer mechanism, degradation mechanism and photothermal effect. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 951. 169864–169864. 32 indexed citations
13.
Chen, Ruihao, Yang Yang, Yuan Li, et al.. (2023). Patch-healed grain boundary strategy to stabilize perovskite films for high-performance solar modules. Nano Energy. 115. 108759–108759. 25 indexed citations
14.
Chen, Zhiwen, Guangshun Wang, Yang Yang, et al.. (2023). Fabrication of flexible organic field effect transistors with high carrier mobility via sheath gas-assisted direct writing Poly(3-hexylthiophene) solution. Organic Electronics. 119. 106813–106813. 1 indexed citations
15.
Ashtar, Malik, Kaiyuan Yao, Mohsin Ali Marwat, et al.. (2023). High performance self-powered photodetector based on CuBi2O4/MAPbI3 heterostructure. Vacuum. 219. 112759–112759. 6 indexed citations
16.
Wang, Jing, Hongbin Chen, Chenxi Li, et al.. (2023). Synergistic direct and indirect central unit fluoridation of non-fullerene acceptor enables high-efficiency organic solar cells. Chemical Engineering Journal. 477. 147091–147091. 7 indexed citations
17.
Finkenauer, Blake P., Yao Gao, Xiaokang Wang, et al.. (2021). Mechanically robust and self-healable perovskite solar cells. Cell Reports Physical Science. 2(2). 100320–100320. 49 indexed citations
18.
Nakatsuka, Nako, Kyung-Ae Yang, John M. Abendroth, et al.. (2018). Aptamer–field-effect transistors overcome Debye length limitations for small-molecule sensing. Science. 362(6412). 319–324. 717 indexed citations breakdown →
19.
Rim, You Seung, Huajun Chen, Hsin‐Sheng Duan, et al.. (2014). Boost Up Mobility of Solution‐Processed Metal Oxide Thin‐Film Transistors via Confining Structure on Electron Pathways. Advanced Materials. 26(25). 4273–4278. 181 indexed citations
20.
Yang, Yang, Rui Zhou, & Cathal Gurrin. (2012). A mechanical memory - Prototype digital memories in everyday devices. Arrow@dit (Dublin Institute of Technology). 1 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact

Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Yongfang Li Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Alex K.‐Y. Jen Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Niyazi Serdar Sariçiftçi Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by René A. J. Janssen Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Iain McCulloch Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Christoph J. Brabec Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Antonio Facchetti Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Gang Li Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Donal D. C. Bradley Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Michael F. Toney
Rankless by CCL
2026