Yani Chen

6.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
103 papers, 5.3k citations indexed

About

Yani Chen is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Polymers and Plastics. According to data from OpenAlex, Yani Chen has authored 103 papers receiving a total of 5.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Materials Chemistry, 36 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 20 papers in Polymers and Plastics. Recurrent topics in Yani Chen's work include Perovskite Materials and Applications (19 papers), Conducting polymers and applications (15 papers) and Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and Devices (12 papers). Yani Chen is often cited by papers focused on Perovskite Materials and Applications (19 papers), Conducting polymers and applications (15 papers) and Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and Devices (12 papers). Yani Chen collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Sweden. Yani Chen's co-authors include Ziqi Liang, Federica Brandizzí, Jiajun Peng, Yong Sun, Kaibo Zheng, Junhui Tang, Yan Zhao, Wu Li, Minhong He and Jinlong Ma and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Physical Review Letters and Chemical Society Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Yani Chen

99 papers receiving 5.2k citations

Hit Papers

2D Ruddlesden–Popper Perovskites for Optoelectronics 2013 2026 2017 2021 2017 2022 2013 250 500 750
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. 2D Ruddlesden–Popper Perovskites for Optoelectronics
    2017 761 citations Yani Chen et al. profile →
  2. High figure-of-merit and power generation in high-entropy GeTe-based thermoelectrics
    2022 533 citations Yani Chen et al. profile →
  3. IRE1: ER stress sensor and cell fate executor
    2013 434 citations Yani Chen, Federica Brandizzí profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Yani Chen China 34 3.1k 3.1k 1.2k 605 578 103 5.3k
Dojin Kim South Korea 52 4.1k 1.3× 4.6k 1.5× 1.1k 0.9× 213 0.4× 873 1.5× 303 8.4k
Marc C. Llaguno United States 17 1.5k 0.5× 455 0.1× 539 0.4× 275 0.5× 2.1k 3.6× 25 4.4k
Neil H. Thomson United Kingdom 37 1.5k 0.5× 794 0.3× 251 0.2× 282 0.5× 1.7k 2.9× 81 5.4k
Nan Guo China 24 2.0k 0.7× 1.8k 0.6× 230 0.2× 52 0.1× 559 1.0× 55 3.8k
Melik C. Demirel United States 35 1.3k 0.4× 709 0.2× 313 0.3× 281 0.5× 2.0k 3.5× 90 5.3k
Xiaoxiao Zhu China 32 812 0.3× 926 0.3× 343 0.3× 89 0.1× 1.7k 3.0× 127 4.5k
Sebastian Scholz Germany 24 676 0.2× 1.4k 0.5× 463 0.4× 303 0.5× 745 1.3× 54 2.6k
Özkan Yıldız Germany 39 594 0.2× 863 0.3× 128 0.1× 146 0.2× 2.2k 3.8× 92 4.1k
Wei Cheng United States 27 494 0.2× 478 0.2× 256 0.2× 93 0.2× 1.9k 3.3× 96 3.7k
Stephan Sylvest Keller Denmark 36 482 0.2× 1.1k 0.4× 261 0.2× 285 0.5× 1.2k 2.0× 176 5.0k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yani Chen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yani Chen

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Yani Chen. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Yani Chen 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 Yani Chen. Yani Chen 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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Wang, Danni, et al.. (2025). The dual effects of propofol down-regulating PD-L1 expression and inhibiting autophagy to reduce cerebral ischemia reperfusion injury. International Immunopharmacology. 154. 114548–114548. 1 indexed citations
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Chen, Yani, et al.. (2025). Oral mucosa: anti-inflammatory function, mechanisms, and applications. Journal of Materials Chemistry B. 13(13). 4059–4072. 1 indexed citations
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Qiao, Haiyu, et al.. (2024). Neural-driven viscosity modeling and fatigue optimization for cycloidal gear systems. Tribology International. 202. 110311–110311. 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Yayun, et al.. (2024). Mechanism analysis of dual wavelength laser welding AlN-PC joint based on microtexture treatment. Optics & Laser Technology. 181. 112019–112019. 2 indexed citations
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Wang, Dong, Τao Zhu, Chunyu Liu, et al.. (2024). Development of ABE and AKBE base editors in watermelon. Horticulture Research. 11(6). uhae123–uhae123. 2 indexed citations
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Chen, Yani & Xianjun Wang. (2024). Advances in Research on the Anticancer Properties and Mechanisms of Metformin in Lung Cancer. British Journal of Hospital Medicine. 85(10). 1–14.
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Li, Yongzheng, et al.. (2024). Epithelial differentiation of gingival mesenchymal stem cells enhances re-epithelialization for full-thickness cutaneous wound healing. Stem Cell Research & Therapy. 15(1). 455–455. 5 indexed citations
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Yu, Xiaodong, et al.. (2024). The effects of laser line energy on welding strength of PASF/PC using magnesium zinc alloy powders as absorbents in laser transmission welding. Optics & Laser Technology. 174. 110702–110702. 3 indexed citations
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Chen, Yani, et al.. (2024). C-reactive protein/lymphocyte ratio as a prognostic biomarker in acute pancreatitis: a cross-sectional study assessing disease severity. International Journal of Surgery. 110(6). 3223–3229. 14 indexed citations
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Ma, Jinlong, Yani Chen, Wu Li, & Xiaobing Luo. (2023). Predictability of thermoelectric figure of merit for the single crystal from first principles. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 221. 125063–125063. 3 indexed citations
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Wang, Xiaodong, et al.. (2023). Adsorbents for adsorption separation of CO2 and CH4: A literature review. The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering. 101(12). 7115–7133. 4 indexed citations
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Johnson, L., et al.. (2023). Diversification of JAZ‐MYC signaling function in immune metabolism. New Phytologist. 239(6). 2277–2291. 26 indexed citations
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Pan, Jinjing, Yanru Hu, Houping Wang, et al.. (2020). Molecular Mechanism Underlying the Synergetic Effect of Jasmonate on Abscisic Acid Signaling during Seed Germination in Arabidopsis. The Plant Cell. 32(12). 3846–3865. 113 indexed citations
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Burchak, Olga Ν., G. Lapertot, Mathieu Salaün, et al.. (2019). Scalable chemical synthesis of doped silicon nanowires for energy applications. Nanoscale. 11(46). 22504–22514. 31 indexed citations
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Gould, Billie, Yani Chen, & David B. Lowry. (2018). Gene regulatory divergence between locally adapted ecotypes in their native habitats. Molecular Ecology. 27(21). 4174–4188. 38 indexed citations
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Srivastava, Renu, Yani Chen, Yan Deng, Federica Brandizzí, & Stephen H. Howell. (2012). Elements proximal to and within the transmembrane domain mediate the organelle‐to‐organelle movement of bZIP28 under ER stress conditions. The Plant Journal. 70(6). 1033–1042. 55 indexed citations
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Chen, Yani. (2006). Electrochemical behaviors and determination of methotrexate at a muliti-wall carbon nanotube film modified electrode. Yaowu fenxi zazhi. 1 indexed citations

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