Yanzhen Fan

3.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
28 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Yanzhen Fan is a scholar working on Environmental Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Yanzhen Fan has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Environmental Engineering, 20 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 18 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. Recurrent topics in Yanzhen Fan's work include Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation (21 papers), Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication (18 papers) and Electrochemical sensors and biosensors (16 papers). Yanzhen Fan is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation (21 papers), Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication (18 papers) and Electrochemical sensors and biosensors (16 papers). Yanzhen Fan collaborates with scholars based in United States, Türkiye and South Korea. Yanzhen Fan's co-authors include Hong Liu, Hongqiang Hu, Hong Liu, Hong Liu, Robert C. Aller, Qingzhi Zhu, Sun-Kee Han, Hong Liu, Rebecca Schaller and Frank Chaplen and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Environmental Science & Technology and Energy & Environmental Science.

In The Last Decade

Yanzhen Fan

27 papers receiving 2.6k 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.

Quantification of the Internal Resistance Distribution of Microbial Fuel Cells

2008 502 citations Yanzhen Fan, Hong Liu et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →
Enhanced Coulombic efficiency and power density of air-cathode microbial fuel cells with an improved cell configuration

2007 502 citations Yanzhen Fan, Hongqiang Hu et al. Journal of Power Sources profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yanzhen Fan United States	18	2.3k	1.9k	1.3k	360	360	28	2.7k
Dawn E. Holmes United States	11	2.6k 1.1×	1.6k 0.8×	794 0.6×	193 0.5×	586 1.6×	12	3.2k
Swades K. Chaudhuri United States	12	1.5k 0.7×	1.1k 0.6×	589 0.5×	250 0.7×	368 1.0×	20	2.2k
Xavier Alexis Walter United Kingdom	21	840 0.4×	656 0.3×	460 0.4×	104 0.3×	117 0.3×	29	1.0k
Cuiping Zeng China	24	832 0.4×	413 0.2×	181 0.1×	540 1.5×	251 0.7×	55	1.6k
Chunhong Shi China	17	430 0.2×	292 0.2×	156 0.1×	153 0.4×	235 0.7×	35	1.1k
Tingting Zhu China	24	614 0.3×	712 0.4×	206 0.2×	58 0.2×	212 0.6×	52	1.9k
Chengzhu Zhu China	20	179 0.1×	312 0.2×	98 0.1×	407 1.1×	219 0.6×	90	1.6k
Yundang Wu China	19	560 0.2×	239 0.1×	65 0.1×	362 1.0×	359 1.0×	46	1.3k
Chuan Yu China	25	231 0.1×	461 0.2×	154 0.1×	777 2.2×	210 0.6×	61	1.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yanzhen Fan

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20 of 20 papers shown

Fan, Yanzhen, et al.. (2024). Stable and high voltage and power output of CEA-MFCs internally connected in series (iCiS-MFC). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 47–57. 7 indexed citations

Gao, Ningshengjie, et al.. (2020). Novel trickling microbial fuel cells for electricity generation from wastewater. Chemosphere. 248. 126058–126058. 20 indexed citations

Gao, Ningshengjie, et al.. (2019). Accelerated tests for evaluating the air-cathode aging in microbial fuel cells. Bioresource Technology. 297. 122479–122479. 6 indexed citations

Li, Cheng, Keaton Larson Lesnik, Yanzhen Fan, & Hong Liu. (2016). Redox Conductivity of Current-Producing Mixed Species Biofilms. PLoS ONE. 11(5). e0155247–e0155247. 27 indexed citations

Li, Cheng, Keaton Larson Lesnik, Yanzhen Fan, & Hong Liu. (2016). Millimeter scale electron conduction through exoelectrogenic mixed species biofilms. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 363(15). fnw153–fnw153. 12 indexed citations

Fan, Yanzhen, et al.. (2015). Performance and stability of different cathode base materials for use in microbial fuel cells. Journal of Power Sources. 280. 159–165. 52 indexed citations

Fan, Yanzhen, Sun-Kee Han, & Hong Liu. (2012). Improved performance of CEA microbial fuel cells with increased reactor size. Energy & Environmental Science. 5(8). 8273–8273. 164 indexed citations

Xu, Shoutao, Hong Liu, Yanzhen Fan, et al.. (2011). Enhanced performance and mechanism study of microbial electrolysis cells using Fe nanoparticle-decorated anodes. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 93(2). 871–880. 44 indexed citations

Fan, Yanzhen, Qingzhi Zhu, Robert C. Aller, & Donald C. Rhoads. (2011). An In Situ Multispectral Imaging System for Planar Optodes in Sediments: Examples of High-Resolution Seasonal Patterns of pH. Aquatic Geochemistry. 17(4-5). 457–471. 15 indexed citations

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Fan, Yanzhen, Shoutao Xu, Rebecca Schaller, et al.. (2010). Nanoparticle decorated anodes for enhanced current generation in microbial electrochemical cells. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 26(5). 1908–1912. 131 indexed citations

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Liu, Hong, et al.. (2010). Microbial electrolysis: novel technology for hydrogen production from biomass. Biofuels. 1(1). 129–142. 112 indexed citations

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Hu, Hongqiang, Yanzhen Fan, & Hong Liu. (2010). Optimization of NiMo catalyst for hydrogen production in microbial electrolysis cells. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 35(8). 3227–3233. 46 indexed citations

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Schaller, Rebecca, Yanzhen Fan, Shoutao Xu, et al.. (2009). Fabrication of Nanomodified Anodes for Power Density Enhancement of Microbial Fuel Cells. MRS Proceedings. 1170. 1 indexed citations

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Hu, Hongqiang, Yanzhen Fan, & Hong Liu. (2008). Hydrogen production using single-chamber membrane-free microbial electrolysis cells. Water Research. 42(15). 4172–4178. 304 indexed citations

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Fan, Yanzhen, Hongqiang Hu, & Hong Liu. (2008). Response to Comment on “Sustainable Power Generation in Microbial Fuel Cells Using Bicarbonate Buffer and Proton Transfer Mechanisms”. Environmental Science & Technology. 42(16). 6306–6306. 6 indexed citations

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Fan, Yanzhen, Hongqiang Hu, & Hong Liu. (2007). Enhanced Coulombic efficiency and power density of air-cathode microbial fuel cells with an improved cell configuration. Journal of Power Sources. 171(2). 348–354. 502 indexed citations breakdown →

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Fan, Yanzhen, Hongqiang Hu, & Hong Liu. (2007). Sustainable Power Generation in Microbial Fuel Cells Using Bicarbonate Buffer and Proton Transfer Mechanisms. Environmental Science & Technology. 41(23). 8154–8158. 279 indexed citations

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Zhu, Qingzhi, Robert C. Aller, & Yanzhen Fan. (2005). High-Performance Planar pH Fluorosensor for Two-Dimensional pH Measurements in Marine Sediment and Water. Environmental Science & Technology. 39(22). 8906–8911. 65 indexed citations

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Fan, Yanzhen, et al.. (2001). Surface Area Stability of Al2O3 Modified by Alkaline Earths. Acta Physico-Chimica Sinica. 17(11). 1036–1039. 2 indexed citations

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Liu, Yuan, et al.. (1996). Influence of Y or Ce Additive on the Texture and Structure of Ultra-fine ZrO<sub>2</sub>. Acta Physico-Chimica Sinica. 12(3). 264–267. 1 indexed citations

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