Yi Yan

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
59 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Yi Yan is a scholar working on Biomaterials, Civil and Structural Engineering and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Yi Yan has authored 59 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Biomaterials, 18 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering and 17 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in Yi Yan's work include Calcium Carbonate Crystallization and Inhibition (18 papers), Structural Health Monitoring Techniques (16 papers) and Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation (14 papers). Yi Yan is often cited by papers focused on Calcium Carbonate Crystallization and Inhibition (18 papers), Structural Health Monitoring Techniques (16 papers) and Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation (14 papers). Yi Yan collaborates with scholars based in China, Hong Kong and Japan. Yi Yan's co-authors include L.H. Yam, Cheng Li, Ziyan Wu, Jie Jiang, Akihiro NAKATANI, Xi‐Qiao Feng, Liping Xie, Rongqing Zhang, Ling Yu and Huajian Gao and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Yi Yan

52 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

Development in vibration-based structural damage detectio... 2006 2026 2012 2019 2006 100 200 300 400
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. Development in vibration-based structural damage detection technique
    2006 494 citations Yi Yan, Cheng Li 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
Yi Yan China 18 934 641 250 194 161 59 1.4k
Zi-Long Zhao China 25 728 0.8× 400 0.6× 350 1.4× 156 0.8× 256 1.6× 78 1.6k
Rafic M. Ajaj United Kingdom 21 943 1.0× 615 1.0× 396 1.6× 56 0.3× 232 1.4× 76 2.6k
Antonio Fernández-López Spain 14 316 0.3× 283 0.4× 189 0.8× 54 0.3× 103 0.6× 39 889
Chuin‐Shan Chen Taiwan 19 223 0.2× 351 0.5× 279 1.1× 52 0.3× 166 1.0× 81 1.1k
Anthony Gachagan United Kingdom 23 223 0.2× 988 1.5× 755 3.0× 113 0.6× 455 2.8× 182 1.8k
Alejandro M. Aragón Netherlands 18 244 0.3× 515 0.8× 180 0.7× 73 0.4× 218 1.4× 58 1.1k
Puyang Zhang China 26 1.4k 1.4× 271 0.4× 255 1.0× 24 0.1× 180 1.1× 156 2.2k
J. S. Kuang Hong Kong 26 1.4k 1.5× 184 0.3× 180 0.7× 87 0.4× 420 2.6× 153 2.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yi Yan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yi Yan

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Yi Yan. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Yi Yan 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 Yi Yan. Yi Yan 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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Gao, Yuan, Yi Yan, Qinghua Meng, & Xi‐Qiao Feng. (2025). Mixed-mode crack bridging model for fibrous biological materials. Engineering Fracture Mechanics. 327. 111487–111487.
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Yan, Yi & Xi‐Qiao Feng. (2025). Synergistic toughening mechanisms of macro- and micro-structures in nacre: Effects of T-stresses. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids. 197. 106067–106067. 4 indexed citations
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Yang, Mingxiang, et al.. (2025). A lithium niobate cascaded MMI-based arbitrary matrix calculator for convolutional neural networks. Optics & Laser Technology. 192. 113740–113740.
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Feng, Xi‐Qiao, Zi-Long Zhao, Yi Yan, & Hongping Zhao. (2025). Toughening and strengthening mechanisms of biological materials: A review. Materials Science and Engineering R Reports. 165. 100988–100988. 11 indexed citations
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Yan, Yi, Xinyu Li, Chengyuan Zhang, Xiao-Wen Lei, & Zichen Deng. (2024). A crack-bridging model considering microstructural randomness in biological composite materials. Engineering Fracture Mechanics. 314. 110687–110687. 1 indexed citations
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Yan, Yi & Erçan E. Kuruoğlu. (2024). Binarized Simplicial Convolutional Neural Networks. Neural Networks. 183. 106928–106928. 4 indexed citations
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Yan, Yi, et al.. (2024). Adaptive Graph Normalized Sign Algorithm. 102–103.
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Yan, Yi, Yue Shao, Hongping Zhao, Xi‐Qiao Feng, & Zichen Deng. (2023). A nanofibril network model of biological silks. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids. 181. 105448–105448. 7 indexed citations
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Yan, Yi, et al.. (2021). The integration and development of red tourism resources in the Central Soviet Area from the perspective of cultural ecology. 自然资源学报. 36(7). 1734–1734. 5 indexed citations
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Yan, Yi & Akihiro NAKATANI. (2020). Crack sensitivity of nacre-like laminate composite materials: Monte Carlo simulation based on stability theory. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 202. 646–659. 13 indexed citations
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Yang, Dong, Yi Yan, Shiguo Li, et al.. (2020). A novel matrix protein PfX regulates shell ultrastructure by binding to specific calcium carbonate crystal faces. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 156. 302–313. 17 indexed citations
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Yan, Yi, et al.. (2020). Cloning, characterization, and functional analysis of chitinase-like protein 1 in the shell of <italic>Pinctada fucata</italic>. Acta Biochimica et Biophysica Sinica. 52(9). 954–966. 7 indexed citations
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Yan, Yi, et al.. (2019). Substation Sower Supply Area Division Based on Voronoi Diagram and Road Grid. IOP Conference Series Materials Science and Engineering. 677(4). 42101–42101. 2 indexed citations
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Kong, Jingjing, Chuang Liu, Dong Yang, et al.. (2018). Alv Protein Plays Opposite Roles in the Transition of Amorphous Calcium Carbonate to Calcite and Aragonite during Shell Formation. Crystal Growth & Design. 18(7). 3794–3804. 22 indexed citations
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Kong, Jingjing, Chuang Liu, Dong Yang, et al.. (2018). Cloning, characterization and functional analysis of an Alveoline-like protein in the shell of Pinctada fucata. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 12258–12258. 6 indexed citations
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Yan, Yi, Dong Yang, Chuang Liu, et al.. (2017). A Novel Matrix Protein, PfY2, Functions as a Crucial Macromolecule during Shell Formation. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 6021–6021. 23 indexed citations
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Liang, Jian, Jun Xie, Jing Gao, et al.. (2016). Identification and Characterization of the Lysine-Rich Matrix Protein Family in Pinctada fucata: Indicative of Roles in Shell Formation. Marine Biotechnology. 18(6). 645–658. 18 indexed citations
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Wang, Jun, Jing Gao, Jun Xie, et al.. (2016). Cloning and mineralization-related functions of the calponin gene in Chlamys farreri. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 201. 53–58. 9 indexed citations
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Yan, Yi, et al.. (2010). Towards an Eclectic Framework for Teaching EFL Writing in a Chinese Context. US-China education review. 7(3). 29–33. 3 indexed citations
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Yu, Ling, Cheng Li, L.H. Yam, & Yi Yan. (2005). Application of eigenvalue perturbation theory for detecting small structural damage using dynamic responses. Composite Structures. 78(3). 402–409. 20 indexed citations

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