Yian Wang

2.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
46 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Yian Wang is a scholar working on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Catalysis. According to data from OpenAlex, Yian Wang has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 18 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 13 papers in Catalysis. Recurrent topics in Yian Wang's work include Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (15 papers), Advanced battery technologies research (10 papers) and Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction (9 papers). Yian Wang is often cited by papers focused on Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (15 papers), Advanced battery technologies research (10 papers) and Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction (9 papers). Yian Wang collaborates with scholars based in China, Hong Kong and Saudi Arabia. Yian Wang's co-authors include Minhua Shao, Meng Gu, Xueping Qin, Qinglan Zhao, Menghao Li, Chao Cai, Jian‐Gan Wang, Jinjin Wang, Shangqian Zhu and Duojie Wu and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Nano Letters.

In The Last Decade

Yian Wang

45 papers receiving 1.9k 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.

Electrocatalytic Reduction of Nitrate to Ammonia on Low-Cost Ultrathin CoO_x Nanosheets

2021 271 citations Chao Cai, Yian Wang et al. profile →
In Situ Infrared Spectroscopic Evidence of Enhanced Electrochemical CO₂ Reduction and C–C Coupling on Oxide-Derived Copper

2024 190 citations Ernest Pahuyo Delmo, Yian Wang et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Yian Wang	1.2k	783	743	521	288	46	2.0k
Yuchun Ren	1.8k 1.5×	1.0k 1.3×	1.1k 1.5×	772 1.5×	584 2.0×	51	2.6k
Weng Fai Ip	1.5k 1.2×	703 0.9×	532 0.7×	875 1.7×	178 0.6×	63	1.9k
Emma C. Lovell	1.9k 1.5×	767 1.0×	1.4k 1.9×	1.8k 3.5×	209 0.7×	63	3.5k
Mohd Adnan Khan	1.1k 0.9×	957 1.2×	407 0.5×	955 1.8×	97 0.3×	69	2.4k
Yun Zhao	1.6k 1.3×	2.0k 2.5×	607 0.8×	658 1.3×	60 0.2×	55	2.8k
Mengying Liu	1.1k 0.9×	681 0.9×	567 0.8×	616 1.2×	306 1.1×	60	1.8k
Yuchen Hao	2.1k 1.7×	640 0.8×	1.1k 1.4×	1.7k 3.3×	261 0.9×	40	3.1k
Zhibo Zhang	1.4k 1.2×	735 0.9×	320 0.4×	1.3k 2.5×	42 0.1×	37	2.8k
Hao Huang	2.1k 1.7×	1.9k 2.4×	1.3k 1.8×	2.3k 4.5×	204 0.7×	102	4.5k
Tianyu Zhang	1.1k 0.9×	796 1.0×	236 0.3×	621 1.2×	25 0.1×	60	1.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yian Wang

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Zhang, Yan, Xiaoyi Qiu, Guimei Liu, et al.. (2025). Reliable and accessible methods for urea quantification in co-reduction of carbon-dioxide- and nitrogen-containing species. Chem Catalysis. 5(3). 101234–101234. 1 indexed citations

Huang, Qiuping, Chenghua Sun, Dongling Xie, et al.. (2025). Converting the Negative Ni‐Mn Synergy into Positive in Lower‐Coordination Layered Double Hydroxide/Metal‐Organic Framework Heterojunction for Efficient Water and Urea Electrooxidation. Advanced Functional Materials. 35(47). 3 indexed citations

Wang, Jie, Rong Wang, Meifeng Wang, et al.. (2025). Cutting‐Edge Therapy and Immune Escape Mechanisms in EBV‐Associated Tumors. Medicinal Research Reviews. 45(4). 1184–1210. 1 indexed citations

Qiu, Xiaoyi, Yian Wang, & Minhua Shao. (2024). High-performance and durable Fe–N–C fuel cell catalysts. Joule. 8(4). 881–882. 11 indexed citations

Wang, Yinuo, Yian Wang, Qinglan Zhao, et al.. (2024). Efficient C-N coupling in electrocatalytic urea generation on copper carbonate hydroxide electrocatalysts. Journal of Energy Chemistry. 93. 289–298. 8 indexed citations

Delmo, Ernest Pahuyo, Yian Wang, Yihua Song, et al.. (2024). In Situ Infrared Spectroscopic Evidence of Enhanced Electrochemical CO₂ Reduction and C–C Coupling on Oxide-Derived Copper. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 146(3). 1935–1945. 190 indexed citations breakdown →

Wang, Jie, Yian Wang, Xianjie Jiang, et al.. (2024). Unleashing the power of immune checkpoints: Post-translational modification of novel molecules and clinical applications. Cancer Letters. 588. 216758–216758. 18 indexed citations

Cui, Yingdan, Yian Wang, Fei Yang, et al.. (2024). Boron-activated ruthenium nanoparticles for hydrogen oxidation reaction in anion exchange membrane fuel cells. Chem Catalysis. 5(2). 101197–101197. 2 indexed citations

Zhu, Shangqian, Yian Wang, Zhipeng Liu, et al.. (2023). Amorphous nickel tungstate nanocatalyst boosts urea electrooxidation. Chemical Engineering Journal. 460. 141826–141826. 23 indexed citations

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Xiao, Fei, Yian Wang, Gui‐Liang Xu, et al.. (2022). Fe–N–C Boosts the Stability of Supported Platinum Nanoparticles for Fuel Cells. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 144(44). 20372–20384. 129 indexed citations

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Zhao, Qinglan, Yian Wang, Meng Li, et al.. (2022). Organic frameworks confined Cu single atoms and nanoclusters for tandem electrocatalytic CO₂ reduction to methane. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(1). 183–193. 67 indexed citations

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Li, Dongdong, Jinbiao Chen, Yingtong Chen, et al.. (2022). Superior oxygen electrocatalyst derived from metal organic coordination polymers by instantaneous nucleation and epitaxial growth for rechargeable Li-O2 battery. Journal of Energy Chemistry. 78. 169–177. 9 indexed citations

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Jiang, Hao, Yian Wang, Jue Hu, et al.. (2022). Phase regulation of WO3 for highly selective oxygen reduction to hydrogen peroxide. Chemical Engineering Journal. 452. 139449–139449. 43 indexed citations

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Huang, Lei, Zhixuan Luo, Xuexia Huang, et al.. (2022). Applications of biomass-based materials to remove fluoride from wastewater: A review. Chemosphere. 301. 134679–134679. 62 indexed citations

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Xiao, Fei, Xiang Liu, Cheng‐Jun Sun, et al.. (2021). Solid-State Synthesis of Highly Dispersed Nitrogen-Coordinated Single Iron Atom Electrocatalysts for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells. Nano Letters. 21(8). 3633–3639. 47 indexed citations

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Wang, Yian, Xueping Qin, & Minhua Shao. (2021). First-principles mechanistic study on nitrate reduction reactions on copper surfaces: Effects of crystal facets and pH. Journal of Catalysis. 400. 62–70. 84 indexed citations

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Liu, Xiang, Yian Wang, Xinwei Zhou, et al.. (2021). Electrolytes Polymerization‐Induced Cathode‐Electrolyte‐Interphase for High Voltage Lithium‐Ion Batteries. Advanced Energy Materials. 11(39). 65 indexed citations

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Xu, Xuesong, Yian Wang, Xiaoyue Chen, et al.. (2021). Semi‐metal 1T′ phase MoS₂ nanosheets for promoted electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction. EcoMat. 3(4). 16 indexed citations

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Yang, Fei, Yuanmin Zhu, Yu Xia, et al.. (2020). Fast Zn2+ kinetics of vanadium oxide nanotubes in high-performance rechargeable zinc-ion batteries. Journal of Power Sources. 451. 227767–227767. 31 indexed citations

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Wang, Jinjin, Jinjin Wang, Jian‐Gan Wang, et al.. (2020). Superfine MnO₂ Nanowires with Rich Defects Toward Boosted Zinc Ion Storage Performance. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 12(31). 34949–34958. 199 indexed citations

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