Ying Yang

6.2k citations

279 papers · 4.8k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 36

Impact in

Bioengineering top 0.2%
- Analytical Chemistry and Sensors
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment top 1%
- Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
- Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion

Papers in ⓘ

Bioengineering 34
- Analytical Chemistry and Sensors 34
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 74
- Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques 57
- Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion 32

Co-authors: Xiangting Dong (139 shared papers)Hui Yu (74 shared papers)Tianqi Wang (50 shared papers)Wensheng Yu (41 shared papers)Jinxian Wang (34 shared papers)Tingting Wang (25 shared papers)Keying Shi (10 shared papers)Guixia Liu (31 shared papers)
Journals: Sensors and Actuators B Chemical (28 papers)RSC Advances (11 papers)Journal of Materials Science Materials in Electronics (10 papers)New Journal of Chemistry (9 papers)Journal of Alloys and Compounds (9 papers)
Partner nations: China United States Pakistan

In The Last Decade

Ying Yang

259 papers receiving 4.7k citations

Hit Papers

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RGO@In2O3 based flexible gas sensor: Efficient monitoring of trace NO2 gas at room temperature 2025 · 32 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2025 Sensors and Actuators B Chemical
2020 Journal of Hazardous Materials

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1	Leachability and adverse effects of coal fly ash: A review Journal of Hazardous Materials ·Nannan Wang, Xiyu Sun, Qiang Zhao, Ying Yang, Peng Wang Hit paper breakdown →	2020	242
2	The degradation pathways of carbamazepine in advanced oxidation process: A mini review coupled with DFT calculation The Science of The Total Environment ·Yunyi Li, Ying Yang, Jiamin Lei, Wenzhao Liu, Meiping Tong, Jialiang Liang	2021	136
3	Facile synthesis of novel 3D nanoflower-like CuxO/multilayer graphene composites for room temperature NOx gas sensor application Nanoscale ·Ying Yang, Chungui Tian, Jingchao Wang, Li Sun, Keying Shi, Wei Zhou, Honggang Fu	2014	131
4	High selectivity of Ag-doped Fe2O3 hollow nanofibers in H2S detection at room operating temperature Sensors and Actuators B Chemical ·Chengyu Yang, Ying Yang, Chengxin Zhang, Hui Yu, Tingting Wang, Keying Shi, Zhuanfang Zhang, Dongjie Wang, Xiangting Dong	2021	105
5	Growth of small sized CeO2 particles in the interlayers of expanded graphite for high-performance room temperature NOx gas sensors Journal of Materials Chemistry A ·Ying Yang, Chungui Tian, Li Sun, Renjiang Lü, Wei Zhou, Keying Shi, Kan Kan, Jingchao Wang, Honggang Fu	2013	97
6	Boosting the catalytic activity of a step-scheme In2O3/ZnIn2S4 hybrid system for the photofixation of nitrogen CHINESE JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS (CHINESE VERSION) ·Jin Zhang, Zihao Pan, Ying Yang, Pengfei Wang, Chen-Yang Pei, Wei Chen, Guobo Huang	2022	95
7	Highly sensitive H2S sensors based on metal-organic framework driven γ-Fe2O3 on reduced graphene oxide composites at room temperature Sensors and Actuators B Chemical ·Chengxin Zhang, Shuai Zhang, Ying Yang, Hui Yu, Xiangting Dong	2020	87
8	Enhanced NH3 gas sensing performance based on electrospun alkaline-earth metals composited SnO2 nanofibers Journal of Alloys and Compounds ·Shuang Xu, Kan Kan, Ying Yang, Chao Jiang, Jun Gao, Liqiang Jing, Pei Kang Shen, Li Li, Keying Shi	2014	85
9	Highly mesoporous hierarchical nickel and cobalt double hydroxide composite: fabrication, characterization and ultrafast NOx gas sensors at room temperature Journal of Materials Chemistry A ·Yunlong Ge, Kan Kan, Ying Yang, Ling Zhou, Liqiang Jing, Pei Kang Shen, Li Li, Keying Shi	2014	79
10	Dandelion Derived Nitrogen-Doped Hollow Carbon Host for Encapsulating Sulfur in Lithium Sulfur Battery ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering ·Yan Song, He Wang, Qianli Ma, Dan Li, Wensheng Yu, Guixia Liu, Tingting Wang, Ying Yang, Xiangting Dong, Jinxian Wang	2018	69
11	Flexible hollow nanofibers: Novel one-pot electrospinning construction, structure and tunable luminescence–electricity–magnetism trifunctionality Chemical Engineering Journal ·Yawen Liu, Qianli Ma, Ming Yang, Xiangting Dong, Ying Yang, Jinxian Wang, Wensheng Yu, Guixia Liu	2015	68
12	Femtosecond laser micro-nano processing for boosting bubble releasing of gas evolution reactions Nano Research ·Shuai Zhang, Lishuang Xu, Jie Wu, Ying Yang, Chengxin Zhang, Haiyan Tao, Jingquan Lin, Licheng Huang, Wencheng Fang, Keying Shi, Xiangting Dong	2021	61
13	A fluorescent dual-emissions UiO-66-NH2@TpTt-COF core-shell composite for sensitive and optosmart sensing of tetracycline Applied Surface Science ·Chunhua Li, Xiao Xu, Jiayu Xing, Fuli Wang, Yubo Shi, Xin Zhao, Jue Liu, Ying Yang, Zhilei Zhao	2023	59
14	Pore structure and hardened properties of aerogel/cement composites based on nanosilica and surface modification Construction and Building Materials ·Jue Lu, Jun Jiang, Zhongyuan Lu, Jun Li, Yunhui Niu, Ying Yang	2020	57
15	Modification of indium oxide nanofibers by polyoxometalate electron acceptor doping for enhancement of gas sensing at room temperature Sensors and Actuators B Chemical ·Jinmei Tian, Xu Chen, Tianqi Wang, Wen‐Yuan Pei, Feng Li, Dan Li, Ying Yang, Xiangting Dong	2021	56
16	Amino-functionalized Al-MOF modulated TpTt-COF with dual-emission for fluorescent and optosmart detecting tetracycline in food samples Food Chemistry ·Chunhua Li, Xiao Xu, Yixin Ji, Fuli Wang, Yubo Shi, Xin Zhao, Jue Liu, Ying Yang, Zhilei Zhao	2023	55
17	Mobile energy storage technologies for boosting carbon neutrality The Innovation ·Chenyang Zhang, Ying Yang, Xuan Liu, Minglei Mao, Kanghua Li, Qing Li, Guangzu Zhang, Chengliang Wang	2023	52
18	Sedum lineare flower-like ordered mesoporous In2O3/ZnO gas sensing materials with high sensitive response to H2S at room temperature prepared by self-assembled of 2D nanosheets Journal of Alloys and Compounds ·Meng Sun, Hui Yu, Xiangting Dong, Long Xia, Ying Yang	2020	52
19	Sources and symptoms of stress among nurses in the first Chinese anti-Ebola medical team during the Sierra Leone aid mission: A qualitative study International Journal of Nursing Sciences ·Chunzi Liu, Huaming Wang, Lin Zhou, Hui Xie, Huiyin Yang, Yanbo Yu, Sha Huayan, Ying Yang, Xin Zhang	2019	47
20	Synergistic stabilizing lithium sulfur battery via nanocoating polypyrrole on cobalt sulfide nanobox Journal of Power Sources ·Yan Song, He Wang, Wensheng Yu, Jinxian Wang, Guixia Liu, Dan Li, Tingting Wang, Ying Yang, Xiangting Dong, Qianli Ma	2018	47

About Ying Yang

Ying Yang is a scholar working on Bioengineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Polymers and Plastics, having authored 279 papers that have together received 4.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors (87 papers), Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (57 papers), Analytical Chemistry and Sensors (34 papers), Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (32 papers), Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies (28 papers), ZnO doping and properties (23 papers), Advanced battery technologies research (19 papers) and Transition Metal Oxide Nanomaterials (19 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Bioengineering (836 citations), Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment (1.2k citations), Electrical and Electronic Engineering (2.7k citations), Materials Chemistry (1.9k citations) and Polymers and Plastics (545 citations). Ying Yang has collaborated with scholars based in China, United States and Pakistan. Frequent co-authors include Xiangting Dong, Hui Yu, Tianqi Wang, Wensheng Yu, Jinxian Wang, Tingting Wang, Keying Shi, Guixia Liu, Dan Li and Qianli Ma. Their work appears in journals such as Sensors and Actuators B Chemical, RSC Advances, Journal of Materials Science Materials in Electronics, New Journal of Chemistry and Journal of Alloys and Compounds.

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