Yanlong Zhan

917 total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 757 citations indexed

About

Yanlong Zhan is a scholar working on Surfaces, Coatings and Films, Biomedical Engineering and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Yanlong Zhan has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 757 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Surfaces, Coatings and Films, 10 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 5 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in Yanlong Zhan's work include Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity (19 papers), Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (8 papers) and Icing and De-icing Technologies (5 papers). Yanlong Zhan is often cited by papers focused on Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity (19 papers), Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (8 papers) and Icing and De-icing Technologies (5 papers). Yanlong Zhan collaborates with scholars based in China, Australia and Canada. Yanlong Zhan's co-authors include Sirong Yu, Wen Li, Alidad Amirfazli, Abdul Rahim Siddiqui, Wen Li, Min Ruan, Wei Feng, Fumin Ma, Bin Yuan and Xiangjie Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Polymer, Journal of Materials Science and RSC Advances.

In The Last Decade

Yanlong Zhan

21 papers receiving 739 citations

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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.

Applications of superhydrophobic coatings in anti-icing: Theory, mechanisms, impact factors, challenges and perspectives

2020 256 citations Wen Li, Yanlong Zhan et al. Progress in Organic Coatings profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yanlong Zhan China	11	550	269	197	183	141	21	757
Alexander Davis Italy	16	561 1.0×	271 1.0×	132 0.7×	179 1.0×	212 1.5×	21	807
Sirong Yu China	7	385 0.7×	185 0.7×	127 0.6×	95 0.5×	86 0.6×	8	480
Jeffrey Weng Chye Ho Singapore	7	447 0.8×	165 0.6×	163 0.8×	148 0.8×	147 1.0×	7	573
Amrita Hooda India	8	453 0.8×	191 0.7×	68 0.3×	261 1.4×	144 1.0×	8	720
Sumit Barthwal South Korea	15	571 1.0×	271 1.0×	116 0.6×	203 1.1×	212 1.5×	21	787
Yuanlong Wu China	12	463 0.8×	189 0.7×	171 0.9×	132 0.7×	54 0.4×	22	708
Manjeet Singh Goyat India	12	374 0.7×	182 0.7×	65 0.3×	238 1.3×	131 0.9×	15	633
Mathew Boban United States	10	509 0.9×	299 1.1×	65 0.3×	126 0.7×	152 1.1×	12	707
Binrui Wu China	8	424 0.8×	142 0.5×	170 0.9×	120 0.7×	83 0.6×	22	503

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20 of 20 papers shown

Zhan, Yanlong, et al.. (2025). Advances in icephobic coatings: Concepts, mechanisms, classifications and prospects. Cold Regions Science and Technology. 239. 104596–104596. 1 indexed citations

Zhan, Yanlong, Zhenqian Pang, & Gang Tan. (2025). Optically/thermally dual-responsive shape memory superhydrophobic surfaces with advanced multi-functionalities. Composites Part A Applied Science and Manufacturing. 192. 108812–108812. 4 indexed citations

Zhan, Yanlong, et al.. (2024). Preparation of Epoxy Resin/Carbon Black Superhydrophobic Photothermal Materials with Shape Memory Capacity for Anti/De‐Icing. Advanced Engineering Materials. 26(7). 6 indexed citations

Zhan, Yanlong, et al.. (2024). Application of 3D printing for fabrication of superhydrophobic surfaces with reversible wettability. RSC Advances. 14(25). 17684–17695. 7 indexed citations

Zhan, Yanlong, et al.. (2024). Superhydrophobic Coatings with Synergistically Enhanced Anti/Deicing Performance by Optically/Electrically Assisted Heating. Advanced Engineering Materials. 26(24). 6 indexed citations

Zhan, Yanlong, et al.. (2024). Light‐ and Heat‐Responsive Superhydrophobic Surfaces with Shape Memory Capacity Prepared by 4D Printing. Advanced Engineering Materials. 26(22). 3 indexed citations

Zhan, Yanlong, et al.. (2023). Magnetically Responsive Superhydrophobic Surfaces with Droplet Manipulation Capability. Advanced Engineering Materials. 25(8). 13 indexed citations

Zhan, Yanlong, et al.. (2023). One-pot preparation of superhydrophobic lignocellulose composites and their oil-water separation properties. Composite Interfaces. 30(7). 771–786. 4 indexed citations

Li, Wen, Yanlong Zhan, Alidad Amirfazli, Abdul Rahim Siddiqui, & Sirong Yu. (2022). Recent progress in stimulus-responsive superhydrophobic surfaces. Progress in Organic Coatings. 168. 106877–106877. 37 indexed citations

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Zhan, Yanlong, Wen Li, Alidad Amirfazli, & Sirong Yu. (2022). Recent advances in shape memory superhydrophobic surfaces: Concepts, mechanism, classification, applications and challenges. Polymer. 256. 125193–125193. 20 indexed citations

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Zeng, Fanqin, et al.. (2022). Preparation of Janus melamine sponge suitable for solar evaporation. Journal of Materials Science. 57(5). 3601–3612. 25 indexed citations

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Zhan, Yanlong, Sirong Yu, Alidad Amirfazli, Abdul Rahim Siddiqui, & Wen Li. (2021). Facile preparations of superhydrophobic coatings with self-cleaning, mechanical durability, anticorrosion and easy-repairable properties. Materials Research Express. 9(6). 65302–65302. 6 indexed citations

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Zhan, Yanlong, Sirong Yu, Alidad Amirfazli, Abdul Rahim Siddiqui, & Wen Li. (2021). Preparations of versatile polytetrafluoroethylene superhydrophobic surfaces using the femtosecond laser technology. Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 629. 127441–127441. 22 indexed citations

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Zhan, Yanlong, Sirong Yu, Alidad Amirfazli, Abdul Rahim Siddiqui, & Wen Li. (2021). Recent Advances in Antibacterial Superhydrophobic Coatings. Advanced Engineering Materials. 24(4). 94 indexed citations

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Li, Wen, Yanlong Zhan, & Sirong Yu. (2020). Applications of superhydrophobic coatings in anti-icing: Theory, mechanisms, impact factors, challenges and perspectives. Progress in Organic Coatings. 152. 106117–106117. 256 indexed citations breakdown →

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Zhan, Yanlong, et al.. (2019). Preparations of superhydrophobic surfaces using the one-step spin coating method and characterizations of their anti-icing behavior. International Journal of Materials Research (formerly Zeitschrift fuer Metallkunde). 110(12). 1135–1141. 5 indexed citations

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Ruan, Min, Yanlong Zhan, Yuansheng Wu, et al.. (2017). Preparation of PTFE/PDMS superhydrophobic coating and its anti-icing performance. RSC Advances. 7(66). 41339–41344. 59 indexed citations

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Zhan, Yanlong, et al.. (2017). Fabrication of anisotropic PTFE superhydrophobic surfaces using laser microprocessing and their self-cleaning and anti-icing behavior. Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 535. 8–15. 83 indexed citations

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Dong, Chunfa, Fei Cheng, Xianglin Zhang, et al.. (2017). Facile Synthesis and Characterization of Monodisperse Silver Colloidal Nanoparticles Stabilized by Sodium Laurate. Iranian Journal of Science and Technology Transactions A Science. 42(4). 1905–1913. 3 indexed citations

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Dong, Chunfa, Xianglin Zhang, Yanlong Zhan, et al.. (2016). Wolfberry fruit (Lycium barbarum) extract mediated novel route for the green synthesis of silver nanoparticles. Optik. 130. 162–170. 65 indexed citations

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