Yingyan Zhang

8.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
164 papers, 7.0k citations indexed

About

Yingyan Zhang is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Yingyan Zhang has authored 164 papers receiving a total of 7.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 121 papers in Materials Chemistry, 34 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 28 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Yingyan Zhang's work include Graphene research and applications (76 papers), Carbon Nanotubes in Composites (46 papers) and Thermal properties of materials (40 papers). Yingyan Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Graphene research and applications (76 papers), Carbon Nanotubes in Composites (46 papers) and Thermal properties of materials (40 papers). Yingyan Zhang collaborates with scholars based in Australia, China and Singapore. Yingyan Zhang's co-authors include C.M. Wang, Qing‐Xiang Pei, S. Kitipornchai, Jie Yang, Y. Xiang, V.B.C. Tan, Shaoyu Zhao, Yihe Zhang, Xiaoqiao He and Wenhui Duan and has published in prestigious journals such as Applied Physics Letters, Journal of Applied Physics and Acta Materialia.

In The Last Decade

Yingyan Zhang

161 papers receiving 6.7k citations

Hit Papers

Vibration of nonlocal Timoshenko beams 2007 2026 2013 2019 2007 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. Vibration of nonlocal Timoshenko beams
    2007 409 citations C.M. Wang, Yingyan Zhang et al. profile →

Peers

Yingyan Zhang
Linghui He China
Yilun Liu China
Qian Deng China
Zheng Zhong China
Rajeev Gupta United States
Kyung–Suk Kim United States
Ya‐Pu Zhao China
Ping Zhang China
Xin Wu United States
N. Huber Germany
Linghui He China
Yingyan Zhang
Citations per year, relative to Yingyan Zhang Yingyan Zhang (= 1×) peers Linghui He

Countries citing papers authored by Yingyan Zhang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yingyan Zhang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yingyan Zhang

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Yingyan Zhang. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Yingyan Zhang 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 Yingyan Zhang. Yingyan Zhang 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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Yang, Chunhui, et al.. (2025). Investigation on heat transfer performance of graphene origami/paraffin nanocomposites using molecular dynamics. Composites Communications. 58. 102532–102532. 2 indexed citations
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Zhao, Shaoyu, et al.. (2025). Physics-based probabilistic analysis of corrosion initiation in alkali-activated slag concrete assisted by machine learning. Construction and Building Materials. 471. 140661–140661. 4 indexed citations
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Lu, Chenchen, Zhen Li, Xinxin Sang, et al.. (2025). Stress‐Driven Grain Boundary Structural Transition in Diamond by Machine Learning Potential. Small. 21(16). e2409092–e2409092. 3 indexed citations
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Zhao, Shaoyu, et al.. (2025). Phase transition-based tunable phononic crystals and metamaterials: a review. Thin-Walled Structures. 218. 113984–113984.
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Guo, Zhe, Shaoyu Zhao, Yihe Zhang, Yingyan Zhang, & Jie Yang. (2024). Multi-physics field induced buckling and free vibration of annular perovskite plates. Composite Structures. 354. 118791–118791. 2 indexed citations
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Ma, Jun, et al.. (2024). Tuning cross-plane thermal conductivity of multilayer graphene/h-BN vdW heterostructures via composition distribution. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 231. 125808–125808. 3 indexed citations
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Zhao, Shaoyu, Helong Wu, Yingyan Zhang, S. Kitipornchai, & Jie Yang. (2024). Nonlinear dynamic analysis of opto-electro-thermo-elastic perovskite plates. Nonlinear Dynamics. 112(8). 6159–6180. 12 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yihe, et al.. (2024). Dynamic penetration behaviors of graphene origami under high-velocity impact. Journal of Material Science and Technology. 190. 33–41. 10 indexed citations
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Wu, Xue, et al.. (2023). Data-Driven Evaluation of Regional Innovation Capability. Journal of Global Information Management. 31(4). 1–22. 5 indexed citations
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Cai, Kun, et al.. (2023). CNT-based nanogun triggered by an electric field. Computational Materials Science. 228. 112305–112305. 2 indexed citations
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Lu, Chenchen, Zhihui Li, Zhen Li, et al.. (2023). Molecular dynamics study of thermal transport properties across covalently bonded graphite-nanodiamond interfaces. Carbon. 213. 118250–118250. 14 indexed citations
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Guo, Zhengrong, et al.. (2018). An intrinsic energy conversion mechanism via telescopic extension and retraction of concentric carbon nanotubes. Nanoscale. 10(10). 4897–4903. 11 indexed citations
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Li, Zhen, et al.. (2018). Strain engineering for thermal conductivity of diamond nanothread forests. Journal of Physics D Applied Physics. 52(8). 85301–85301. 8 indexed citations
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Zhan, Haifei, Yingyan Zhang, Chunhui Yang, Gang Zhang, & Yuantong Gu. (2017). Graphene helicoid as novel nanospring. Carbon. 120. 258–264. 46 indexed citations
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Zhan, Haifei, Gang Zhang, Yingyan Zhang, et al.. (2015). Thermal conductivity of a new carbon nanotube analog: The diamond nanothread. Carbon. 98. 232–237. 2 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yingyan, et al.. (2015). Thermal conductivities of single- and multi-layer phosphorene: a molecular dynamics study. Nanoscale. 8(1). 483–491. 155 indexed citations
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Zhan, Haifei, Yingyan Zhang, John Bell, Yiu‐Wing Mai, & Yuantong Gu. (2014). Structure-mediated thermal transport of monolayer graphene allotropes nanoribbons. Carbon. 77. 416–423. 36 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yingyan, C.M. Wang, & V.B.C. Tan. (2009). Assessment of timoshenko beam models for vibrational behavior of single-walled carbon nanotubes using molecular dynamics. Advances in Applied Mathematics and Mechanics. 1(1). 89–106. 102 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yingyan, et al.. (2007). Buckling of Carbon Nanotubes: A Literature Survey. Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. 7(12). 4221–4247. 55 indexed citations

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