Yifan Chen

4.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
117 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Yifan Chen is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Yifan Chen has authored 117 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 60 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 41 papers in Materials Chemistry and 39 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Yifan Chen's work include Advancements in Battery Materials (42 papers), Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (35 papers) and Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (30 papers). Yifan Chen is often cited by papers focused on Advancements in Battery Materials (42 papers), Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (35 papers) and Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (30 papers). Yifan Chen collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Yifan Chen's co-authors include Zhenguo Ji, Tengfeng Xie, Yongjun Yuan, Ning Du, Deren Yang, Lang Pei, Shiting Wu, Yibing Su, Zhi‐Kai Shen and Zhigang Zou and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Energy & Environmental Science and Journal of Applied Physics.

In The Last Decade

Yifan Chen

108 papers receiving 3.4k 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.

Liquid exfoliation of g-C3N4 nanosheets to construct 2D-2D MoS2/g-C3N4 photocatalyst for enhanced photocatalytic H2 production activity

2019 609 citations Zhenguo Ji, Yifan Chen et al. profile →
Unraveling of cocatalysts photodeposited selectively on facets of BiVO4 to boost solar water splitting

2022 358 citations Yifan Chen et al. profile →
Recent advances of metal-organic framework-based and derivative materials in the heterogeneous catalytic removal of volatile organic compounds

2023 177 citations Renzhi Rao, Shuting Ma et al. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yifan Chen China	27	2.1k	2.0k	1.6k	521	300	117	3.5k
Yubao Zhao China	29	1.8k 0.9×	1.8k 0.9×	1.9k 1.2×	431 0.8×	211 0.7×	55	3.7k
Jiaao Wang China	32	1.6k 0.8×	1.9k 0.9×	2.0k 1.2×	263 0.5×	325 1.1×	74	3.7k
Shuning Xiao China	33	1.9k 0.9×	2.1k 1.1×	1.2k 0.7×	323 0.6×	375 1.3×	82	3.0k
Hao Fu China	34	1.6k 0.8×	1.2k 0.6×	2.3k 1.4×	703 1.3×	143 0.5×	133	3.6k
Yang Pan China	23	2.0k 1.0×	2.0k 1.0×	1.5k 0.9×	518 1.0×	362 1.2×	60	3.3k
Li An China	35	2.5k 1.2×	3.2k 1.6×	2.4k 1.5×	618 1.2×	484 1.6×	65	4.8k
Jie Sun China	31	1.5k 0.7×	1.8k 0.9×	3.5k 2.2×	793 1.5×	137 0.5×	82	4.6k
Ning Yan China	36	2.0k 1.0×	1.5k 0.7×	1.8k 1.1×	579 1.1×	242 0.8×	147	4.0k
Xiao Yan China	28	1.6k 0.8×	1.6k 0.8×	1.6k 1.0×	627 1.2×	100 0.3×	87	3.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yifan Chen

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20 of 20 papers shown

Chen, Yifan, et al.. (2025). Efficient removal of organic pollutants in reverse osmosis concentrate by coupling granular activated carbon adsorption with ozone. Chemical Engineering Journal Advances. 22. 100736–100736. 1 indexed citations

Chen, Yifan, et al.. (2025). Low carbon effects of super large diameter shield directly cutting piles project: A case study in China. Case Studies in Construction Materials. 22. e04264–e04264.

Cui, Ruyue, Yifan Chen, Chenglong Wang, et al.. (2025). Ultrasensitive Optical Gas Sensor Based on a Rectangular-like Herriott Cell for Real-Time Atmospheric Methane Detection and Emission Monitoring. Analytical Chemistry. 97(45). 25325–25333. 1 indexed citations

Chu, Bin, et al.. (2025). A chondroitin sulfate/chitosan composite coating for anticoagulation on cardiovascular implants. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 307(Pt 4). 142345–142345.

Chen, Yifan, Wentao Yuan, Yingxin Zhang, et al.. (2025). Na+ ions-induced coil-single helix transition of κ-carrageenan: Direct evidence from single-molecule studies. Polymer. 338. 129026–129026.

Wang, Yong, et al.. (2025). Off-Beam Acoustic Micro-Resonator for QEPAS Sensor with a Custom Quartz Tuning Fork. Atmosphere. 16(3). 352–352. 3 indexed citations

Wang, Lei, Haipeng Wei, Zhao‐Yang Li, et al.. (2024). A Kinetically Stabilized Dianthraceno[2,3‐a:3′,2′‐h]‐s‐Indacene: Stable Kekulé Diradical Polycyclic Hydrocarbon with Triplet Ground State. Angewandte Chemie. 137(12). 1 indexed citations

Zhou, Cheng-Long, et al.. (2024). Finite-time Secondary Frequency Modulation of Microgrid Based on Event Triggering Mechanism. International Journal of Control Automation and Systems. 22(4). 1252–1263. 2 indexed citations

Rao, Renzhi, Shuting Ma, Bin Gao, et al.. (2023). Recent advances of metal-organic framework-based and derivative materials in the heterogeneous catalytic removal of volatile organic compounds. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 636. 55–72. 177 indexed citations breakdown →

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Liang, Zhiqiang, Hongwei Li, Xinli Liu, et al.. (2023). Experimental study on surface integrity and fatigue life of an ultra-high strength steel by the composite strengthening process of pre-torsion and ultrasonic rolling. Engineering Failure Analysis. 150. 107333–107333. 17 indexed citations

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Chen, Yifan, Jinze Wang, Youran Hong, et al.. (2023). Uncovering the untapped potential of copper(I) sulphide toward lithium-ion storage under ultra-low temperatures. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 11(12). 6168–6180. 3 indexed citations

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Chen, Yifan, et al.. (2023). Effective incorporation of Ni dopant into CdS derived from hybrid ZIF for enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen evolution. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 53. 1137–1148. 9 indexed citations

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Liu, Shuo, et al.. (2023). MPC-Based Collaborative Control of Sail and Rudder for Unmanned Sailboat. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering. 11(2). 460–460. 10 indexed citations

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Zhang, Huaiwei, Yifan Chen, & Liang Bao. (2022). Cobalt-Doped Ceria Nanorods for Enhanced Photocatalytic Performances. Kinetics and Catalysis. 63(6). 725–731. 2 indexed citations

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Zhang, Huaiwei, Liang Bao, & Yifan Chen. (2022). Carbon coated La2Mg17 nanocrystalline for enhanced hydrogen storage performances. Materials Letters. 329. 133249–133249. 2 indexed citations

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Deng, Leqing, Ruiting Wang, Yusi Yang, et al.. (2021). Potassium iodide as a low-cost cathode material for efficient potassium-ion storage. Energy storage materials. 41. 798–804. 4 indexed citations

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Yang, Tao, Dexin Yang, Qinan Mao, et al.. (2019). In-situ synthesis of Ni–Co–S nanoparticles embedded in novel carbon bowknots and flowers with pseudocapacitance-boosted lithium ion storage. Nanotechnology. 30(15). 155701–155701. 10 indexed citations

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Luo, Yong, Delong Xie, Yifan Chen, et al.. (2019). Synergistic effect of ammonium polyphosphate and α-zirconium phosphate in flame-retardant poly(vinyl alcohol) aerogels. Polymer Degradation and Stability. 170. 109019–109019. 39 indexed citations

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Chen, Yifan, Liang Bao, Ning Du, et al.. (2018). In situ synthesis of carbon doped porous silicon nanocomposites as high-performance anodes for lithium-ion batteries. Nanotechnology. 30(3). 35602–35602. 15 indexed citations

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Zhu, Yiwen, Shuo Yuan, Lin Huang, et al.. (2018). Optimizing and adjusting the photoluminescence of Mn⁴⁺-doped fluoride phosphors via forming composite particles. Dalton Transactions. 48(2). 711–717. 23 indexed citations

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