Yiran Yang

8.3k total citations · 10 hit papers
54 papers, 6.7k citations indexed

About

Yiran Yang is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Yiran Yang has authored 54 papers receiving a total of 6.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 14 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 8 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Yiran Yang's work include Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (14 papers), Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (5 papers) and Electrochemical sensors and biosensors (5 papers). Yiran Yang is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (14 papers), Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (5 papers) and Electrochemical sensors and biosensors (5 papers). Yiran Yang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Japan. Yiran Yang's co-authors include Wei Gao, Jihong Min, Changhao Xu, Yu Song, Jiaobing Tu, Minqiang Wang, You Yu, Haixia Zhang, Tzung K. Hsiai and Zhaoping Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Chemical Society Reviews and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Yiran Yang

49 papers receiving 6.6k citations

Hit Papers

Wearable and flexible electronics for continuous molecula... 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 2019 2022 2020 2020 250 500 750 1000
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. Wearable and flexible electronics for continuous molecular monitoring
    2018 1.1k citations Yiran Yang, Wei Gao profile →
  2. A laser-engraved wearable sensor for sensitive detection of uric acid and tyrosine in sweat
    2019 978 citations Yiran Yang, Yu Song et al. Nature Biotechnology profile →
  3. A wearable electrochemical biosensor for the monitoring of metabolites and nutrients
    2022 609 citations Minqiang Wang, Yiran Yang et al. profile →
  4. Biofuel-powered soft electronic skin with multiplexed and wireless sensing for human-machine interfaces
    2020 531 citations Changhao Xu, Jihong Min et al. profile →
  5. Wireless battery-free wearable sweat sensor powered by human motion
    2020 509 citations Yu Song, Jihong Min et al. Science Advances profile →
  6. Skin-Interfaced Wearable Sweat Sensors for Precision Medicine
    2023 435 citations Jihong Min, Jiaobing Tu et al. profile →
  7. A microrobotic system guided by photoacoustic computed tomography for targeted navigation in intestines in vivo
    2019 377 citations Yiran Yang, Wei Gao et al. profile →
  8. Investigation of Cortisol Dynamics in Human Sweat Using a Graphene-Based Wireless mHealth System
    2020 352 citations Rebeca M. Torrente‐Rodríguez, Jiaobing Tu et al. Matter profile →
  9. An autonomous wearable biosensor powered by a perovskite solar cell
    2023 239 citations Jihong Min, Yu Song et al. profile →
  10. Printable molecule-selective core–shell nanoparticles for wearable and implantable sensing
    2025 32 citations Minqiang Wang, Cui Ye et al. Nature Materials profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Yiran Yang China 26 4.9k 2.3k 1.3k 742 739 54 6.7k
Lu Yin China 43 4.3k 0.9× 2.0k 0.9× 1.7k 1.3× 432 0.6× 631 0.9× 195 7.5k
Jason Heikenfeld United States 43 4.5k 0.9× 4.2k 1.9× 669 0.5× 922 1.2× 515 0.7× 167 8.1k
Sam Emaminejad United States 28 6.6k 1.4× 3.2k 1.4× 2.1k 1.7× 1.5k 2.1× 718 1.0× 55 8.2k
Jihong Min United States 22 4.7k 1.0× 2.1k 0.9× 1.2k 1.0× 717 1.0× 710 1.0× 46 6.2k
Tingrui Pan United States 39 4.7k 1.0× 1.9k 0.9× 1.0k 0.8× 557 0.8× 701 0.9× 176 6.1k
Itthipon Jeerapan Thailand 28 3.2k 0.7× 2.1k 0.9× 1.3k 1.0× 763 1.0× 513 0.7× 62 4.5k
Gabriela Valdés‐Ramírez United States 25 2.9k 0.6× 1.9k 0.8× 855 0.7× 1.1k 1.5× 696 0.9× 38 4.3k
Xi Xie China 61 5.0k 1.0× 2.5k 1.1× 1.4k 1.1× 602 0.8× 1.7k 2.3× 238 10.1k
Hiroki Ota Japan 27 7.2k 1.5× 4.1k 1.8× 2.5k 1.9× 1.4k 1.9× 461 0.6× 137 9.5k
Roozbeh Ghaffari United States 33 5.6k 1.1× 2.1k 0.9× 1.3k 1.0× 822 1.1× 433 0.6× 60 7.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yiran Yang

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Zhang, Yingcong, et al.. (2025). Nanozyme-based wearable biosensors for application in healthcare. iScience. 28(2). 111763–111763. 8 indexed citations
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Liu, Ruixiao, Yiran Yang, José A. Lasalde‐Ramírez, et al.. (2025). A bioinspired microfluidic wearable sensor for multiday sweat sampling, transport, and metabolic analysis. Science Advances. 11(33). eadw9024–eadw9024. 6 indexed citations
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Zhang, Zihan, Jiang Li, Yiran Yang, et al.. (2025). Degradation of patulin by a yeast strain Kluyveromyces marxianus XZ1 and its mechanism. Food Microbiology. 129. 104758–104758. 2 indexed citations
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Gao, Xiaoguang, Mingwu Zang, Yiran Yang, et al.. (2025). Effects of Candida sake on the quality of dry-aged beef: Integrated analysis of flavoromics, metabolomics, and microbiomics. Food Bioscience. 68. 106657–106657. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Minqiang, Cui Ye, Yiran Yang, et al.. (2025). Printable molecule-selective core–shell nanoparticles for wearable and implantable sensing. Nature Materials. 24(4). 589–598. 32 indexed citations breakdown →
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Yang, Yiran, Wei Zhang, Yanjiang Zhang, et al.. (2025). Mg2+-driven triphasic reaction breaking kinetic barriers: Toward ultra-stable and ultrafast sodium-ion polyanionic cathodes. Journal of Energy Chemistry. 110. 176–185. 1 indexed citations
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Yang, Yiran & Xin Sun. (2025). Evaluating multi-dimensional risks embodied in the global supply chain of lithium-ion batteries. Resources Conservation & Recycling Advances. 27. 200266–200266. 1 indexed citations
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Cui, Haiying, Yiran Yang, Tariq Aziz, et al.. (2024). Exploring the potential of chlorogenic acid/chitosan nanoparticle-loaded edible films with photodynamic technology for Mongolian cheese application. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 279(Pt 2). 135091–135091. 9 indexed citations
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Wang, Xin, et al.. (2024). More potential uses of specific perforator flaps in the calf – A cadaveric study on the subdermal vascular structure of the lower leg. Annals of Anatomy - Anatomischer Anzeiger. 254. 152262–152262. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Songshan, Xiaochang Liu, Yueyu Bai, et al.. (2024). Effects of lactic acid and ascorbic acid electrostatic spraying on the physicochemical attributes and microbial diversity of beef aged at mild temperature (10 °C). Meat Science. 214. 109532–109532. 6 indexed citations
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Yang, Yiran, et al.. (2024). Enhancing User Satisfaction and Accessibility in VR: A Comparative Analysis of Different User Interfaces. AHFE international. 159. 1 indexed citations
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Jin, Shan, Chen Liu, Yiran Yang, et al.. (2024). Effects of inherent minerals in bean dregs on biomass reduction roasting: A strategy to maximize benefits and minimize drawbacks. Separation and Purification Technology. 360. 130995–130995. 2 indexed citations
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Zhang, Ming, Yanhong Li, Wenhang Wang, et al.. (2020). Comparison of physicochemical and rheology properties of Shiitake stipes-derived chitin nanocrystals and nanofibers. Carbohydrate Polymers. 244. 116468–116468. 41 indexed citations
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Torrente‐Rodríguez, Rebeca M., Heather Lukas, Jiaobing Tu, et al.. (2020). SARS-CoV-2 RapidPlex: A Graphene-Based Multiplexed Telemedicine Platform for Rapid and Low-Cost COVID-19 Diagnosis and Monitoring. Matter. 3(6). 1981–1998. 361 indexed citations
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Zeng, Qiang, Yuting Hu, Yiran Yang, et al.. (2019). Cell envelop is the key site for Cr(Ⅵ) reduction by Oceanobacillus oncorhynchi W4, a newly isolated Cr(Ⅵ) reducing bacterium. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 368. 149–155. 109 indexed citations
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Yang, Yiran, Yu Song, Xiangjie Bo, et al.. (2019). A laser-engraved wearable sensor for sensitive detection of uric acid and tyrosine in sweat. Nature Biotechnology. 38(2). 217–224. 978 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zhang, Wenfei, Jie Zhang, Neil Crickmore, et al.. (2014). Identification of a mosquitocidal toxin from Bacillus thuringiensis using mass spectrometry. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. 30(12). 3273–3277. 8 indexed citations
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Yang, Yiran, Hui Zhu, Nan Fang, et al.. (2008). Cold‐adapted maturation of thermophilic WF146 protease by mimicking the propeptide binding interactions of psychrophilic subtilisin S41. FEBS Letters. 582(17). 2620–2626. 10 indexed citations

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