Yichen Yan

2.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
54 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Yichen Yan is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Yichen Yan has authored 54 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 13 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 10 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Yichen Yan's work include Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (12 papers), Advanced Materials and Mechanics (12 papers) and Conducting polymers and applications (7 papers). Yichen Yan is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (12 papers), Advanced Materials and Mechanics (12 papers) and Conducting polymers and applications (7 papers). Yichen Yan collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and India. Yichen Yan's co-authors include Ximin He, Shuwang Wu, Yousif Alsaid, Yingjie Du, Bowen Yao, Dong Wu, Mutian Hua, Xinyuan Zhu, Sidi Duan and Yusen Zhao and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Yichen Yan

51 papers receiving 1.7k 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.

Superhydrophobic photothermal icephobic surfaces based on candle soot

2020 323 citations Shuwang Wu, Yingjie Du et al. profile →
Tough Hydrogel Electrolytes for Anti‐Freezing Zinc‐Ion Batteries

2023 193 citations Yichen Yan, Sidi Duan et al. Advanced Materials profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yichen Yan China	21	726	336	328	284	281	54	1.7k
Minjie Liu China	27	613 0.8×	492 1.5×	532 1.6×	648 2.3×	144 0.5×	90	2.7k
Mingming Liu China	30	646 0.9×	407 1.2×	772 2.4×	241 0.8×	429 1.5×	91	2.7k
Liqin Ge China	25	556 0.8×	319 0.9×	356 1.1×	92 0.3×	405 1.4×	112	1.9k
Yuqing Zhang China	30	931 1.3×	553 1.6×	323 1.0×	333 1.2×	156 0.6×	116	2.7k
Wei Duan China	25	766 1.1×	514 1.5×	341 1.0×	126 0.4×	99 0.4×	70	2.1k
Hui He China	34	891 1.2×	427 1.3×	291 0.9×	464 1.6×	163 0.6×	137	3.3k
Zhipeng Yang China	20	533 0.7×	254 0.8×	117 0.4×	138 0.5×	323 1.1×	63	1.3k
Yujie Liu China	26	821 1.1×	464 1.4×	214 0.7×	301 1.1×	354 1.3×	110	2.6k
Chang Li China	21	388 0.5×	212 0.6×	377 1.1×	335 1.2×	220 0.8×	71	1.5k
Wentao Wang China	25	686 0.9×	484 1.4×	73 0.2×	263 0.9×	199 0.7×	74	1.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Yichen Yan

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yichen Yan

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yichen Yan

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Yichen Yan. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Yichen 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 Yichen Yan. Yichen Yan is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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Liu, Yunchuan, Yongzhe Zhang, Chao Yang, et al.. (2025). A Hierarchical Multimetal Oxides@Graphene Fabric Electrode with High Energy Density and Robust Cycling Performance for Flexible Supercapacitors. Nano Letters. 25(11). 4485–4493. 7 indexed citations

Chen, Chi, Zixiao Liu, Pengju Shi, et al.. (2025). Bio-inspired multimodal soft actuator with environmental self-adaptation. Nature Communications. 16(1). 7630–7630. 1 indexed citations

Si, Muqing, Zixiao Liu, Wei Lu, et al.. (2025). Dynamic Bonding Enabled Ambient‐Driven Motors. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 65(1). e18011–e18011.

Yan, Wenzhong, Pengju Shi, Zixiao Liu, et al.. (2025). Self‐Sustained, Continuous Jumping of a Light‐Driven Electronics‐Free Insect‐Scale Soft Robot. Advanced Materials. 37(51). e19669–e19669.

Zhang, Chuan Wei, Chi Chen, Sidi Duan, et al.. (2024). Hydrogel-based soft bioelectronics for personalized healthcare. 2(1). 10 indexed citations

Zhao, Yusen, Zixiao Liu, Pengju Shi, et al.. (2024). Antagonistic-contracting high-power photo-oscillators for multifunctional actuations. Nature Materials. 24(1). 116–124. 28 indexed citations

Yan, Yichen, et al.. (2024). Development of a dual-functional inhibitor for natural gas hydrates and construction of drilling fluid system. Gas Science and Engineering. 122. 205218–205218. 18 indexed citations

Yan, Yichen, et al.. (2023). Study on the Effect of Large Cross-Section Quasi-Rectangular Pipe Jacking near Side Crossing Viaduct Piles in Soft Soil Areas. Applied Sciences. 13(17). 9799–9799. 4 indexed citations

Wu, Dong, Shuwang Wu, Sidi Duan, et al.. (2023). Fast and Facile Liquid Metal Printing via Projection Lithography for Highly Stretchable Electronic Circuits. Advanced Materials. 36(34). e2307632–e2307632. 42 indexed citations

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Li, Cong, et al.. (2022). Surgical options for proximal and distal transverse arch hypoplasia in infants with coarctation. Translational Pediatrics. 11(3). 330–339. 5 indexed citations

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Shi, Guocheng, Fang Zhu, Wen Chen, et al.. (2022). Cardiac-type total anomalous pulmonary venous return is not benign. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 165(2). 449–459.e4. 7 indexed citations

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Yan, Yichen, Xiangyu Zheng, Guanghai Wang, et al.. (2022). Inattention and hyperactivity in children and adolescents with repaired D-transposition of the great arteries: Prevalence, perioperative risk factors, and clinical outcomes. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine. 9. 3 indexed citations

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Huang, Xin, Yichen Yan, Shun Zhu, et al.. (2022). A Regulatory Loop Involving miR-200c and NF-κB Modulates Mortalin Expression and Increases Cisplatin Sensitivity in an Ovarian Cancer Cell Line Model. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(23). 15300–15300. 8 indexed citations

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Duan, Sidi, Shuwang Wu, Mutian Hua, et al.. (2021). Tendon-inspired anti-freezing tough gels. iScience. 24(9). 102989–102989. 23 indexed citations

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Liu, Jianli, et al.. (2019). Spectroscopy and molecular docking analysis reveal structural specificity of flavonoids in the inhibition of α-glucosidase activity. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 152. 981–989. 75 indexed citations

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Huang, Lixia, Chenggong Yan, Yichen Yan, et al.. (2015). Organic Radical Contrast Agents Based on Polyacetylenes Containing 2,2,6,6‐Tetramethylpiperidine 1‐Oxyl (TEMPO): Targeted Magnetic Resonance (MR)/Optical Bimodal Imaging of Folate Receptor Expressing HeLa Tumors in Vitro and in Vivo^a. Macromolecular Bioscience. 15(6). 788–798. 39 indexed citations

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Tong, Chen, Wanfu Xu, Zehai Huang, et al.. (2015). Poly(phenyleneethynylene) nanoparticles: preparation, living cell imaging and potential application as drug carriers. Journal of Materials Chemistry B. 3(17). 3564–3572. 9 indexed citations

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Huang, Lixia, Yikai Xu, Wen‐Wei You, et al.. (2014). [Live cell fluorescent imaging and cytotoxicity assessment of pH fluorescent probe based on styrylcyanine dyes].. PubMed. 34(11). 1642–5. 1 indexed citations

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Zhao, Pei‐Liang, et al.. (2012). One-pot synthesis of novel isoindoline-1,3-dione derivatives bearing 1,2,4-triazole moiety and their preliminary biological evaluation. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 54. 813–822. 52 indexed citations

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Yang, Xuemei, et al.. (2006). [Determination of organochlorine pesticide residue in nine Chinese herbs by gas chromatography].. PubMed. 26(1). 109–10, 116. 1 indexed citations

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