Yiyan Sun

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Yiyan Sun is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Yiyan Sun has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 9 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 4 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. Recurrent topics in Yiyan Sun's work include Magneto-Optical Properties and Applications (9 papers), Magnetic properties of thin films (9 papers) and Quantum and electron transport phenomena (3 papers). Yiyan Sun is often cited by papers focused on Magneto-Optical Properties and Applications (9 papers), Magnetic properties of thin films (9 papers) and Quantum and electron transport phenomena (3 papers). Yiyan Sun collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Canada. Yiyan Sun's co-authors include Mingzhong Wu, Young‐Yeal Song, B. Kardasz, Eric Montoya, Axel Hoffmann, B. Heinrich, Erol Girt, C. Burrowes, Michael Kabatek and Houchen Chang and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Applied Physics Letters and Journal of Applied Physics.

In The Last Decade

Yiyan Sun

20 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

Spin Pumping at the Magnetic Insulator (YIG)/Normal Metal... 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 100 200 300
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. Spin Pumping at the Magnetic Insulator (YIG)/Normal Metal (Au) Interfaces
    2011 357 citations B. Heinrich, C. Burrowes et al. Physical Review Letters profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Yiyan Sun United States 13 1.2k 975 496 251 235 21 1.5k
J. F. Feng China 16 929 0.8× 587 0.6× 406 0.8× 291 1.2× 307 1.3× 41 1.2k
Tina Sebastian India 13 631 0.5× 436 0.4× 304 0.6× 155 0.6× 257 1.1× 25 866
Hengan Zhou China 18 857 0.7× 397 0.4× 486 1.0× 328 1.3× 390 1.7× 49 1.1k
S. Y. Huang Taiwan 20 1.6k 1.3× 746 0.8× 597 1.2× 611 2.4× 464 2.0× 71 1.9k
Eric Montoya United States 13 1.0k 0.9× 580 0.6× 437 0.9× 276 1.1× 192 0.8× 25 1.1k
D. J. Monsma United States 16 1.7k 1.4× 1.1k 1.1× 357 0.7× 347 1.4× 512 2.2× 25 2.1k
S. Serrano-Guisan Germany 19 705 0.6× 331 0.3× 255 0.5× 228 0.9× 309 1.3× 38 915
Akihiro Kirihara Japan 12 699 0.6× 435 0.4× 216 0.4× 206 0.8× 411 1.7× 20 1.0k
OukJae Lee South Korea 13 907 0.7× 425 0.4× 580 1.2× 294 1.2× 377 1.6× 37 1.2k
Helga Szambolics France 9 704 0.6× 288 0.3× 371 0.7× 316 1.3× 195 0.8× 16 865

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yiyan Sun

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yiyan Sun

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Yiyan Sun. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Yiyan Sun 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 Yiyan Sun. Yiyan Sun 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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Xu, Qian, Yiyan Sun, Zhaoyang Tan, et al.. (2025). Facile synthesis of Co-gallate membranes under magnetic field for effective ethylene/ethane separation. Journal of Membrane Science. 726. 124077–124077. 2 indexed citations
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Su, Wenkang, Jiangqun Ni, & Yiyan Sun. (2024). StegaStyleGAN: Towards Generic and Practical Generative Image Steganography. Proceedings of the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence. 38(1). 240–248. 9 indexed citations
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Zhang, Jiayi, Hailong Zhu, Chaoho Ouyang, et al.. (2022). Circulating Carnitine Levels and Breast Cancer: A Matched Retrospective Case-Control Study. Frontiers in Oncology. 12. 891619–891619. 7 indexed citations
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Liu, Yanling, et al.. (2022). Advances in the study of axon–associated vesicles. Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience. 15. 1045778–1045778. 1 indexed citations
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Jia, Xuewei, et al.. (2021). Structural characterization of an alkali-extracted polysaccharide from Dioscorea opposita Thunb. with initial studies on its anti-inflammatory activity. Journal of Carbohydrate Chemistry. 40(6). 308–324. 6 indexed citations
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Sun, Yiyan, Shanfu Lu, Haining Wang, & Yan Xiang. (2017). Electrochemical Detection of Penicillin Based on Titanium Nitride Nanoparticles Carbon Paste Electrode. Gaodeng xuexiao huaxue xuebao. 38(4). 541. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Xiaojuan, Ping Wang, Yiyan Sun, et al.. (2017). A mechanically strong and tough anion exchange membrane engineered with non-covalent modalities. Chemical Communications. 53(91). 12369–12372. 29 indexed citations
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Liu, Tao, Houchen Chang, Vincent Vlaminck, et al.. (2014). Ferromagnetic resonance of sputtered yttrium iron garnet nanometer films. Journal of Applied Physics. 115(17). 137 indexed citations
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Sun, Yiyan, Houchen Chang, Michael Kabatek, et al.. (2013). Damping in Yttrium Iron Garnet Nanoscale Films Capped by Platinum. Physical Review Letters. 111(10). 106601–106601. 222 indexed citations
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Sun, Yiyan, Young‐Yeal Song, Houchen Chang, et al.. (2012). Growth and ferromagnetic resonance properties of nanometer-thick yttrium iron garnet films. Applied Physics Letters. 101(15). 228 indexed citations
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Sun, Yiyan, Young‐Yeal Song, & Mingzhong Wu. (2012). Growth and ferromagnetic resonance of yttrium iron garnet thin films on metals. Applied Physics Letters. 101(8). 82405–82405. 33 indexed citations
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Lü, Lei, et al.. (2012). Control of Ferromagnetic Relaxation in Magnetic Thin Films through Thermally Induced Interfacial Spin Transfer. Physical Review Letters. 108(25). 257202–257202. 41 indexed citations
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Burrowes, C., B. Heinrich, B. Kardasz, et al.. (2012). Enhanced spin pumping at yttrium iron garnet/Au interfaces. Applied Physics Letters. 100(9). 141 indexed citations
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Wang, Zihui, Yiyan Sun, Mingzhong Wu, Vasil Tiberkevich, & A. N. Slavin. (2011). Control of Spin Waves in a Thin Film Ferromagnetic Insulator through Interfacial Spin Scattering. Physical Review Letters. 107(14). 146602–146602. 101 indexed citations
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Heinrich, B., C. Burrowes, Eric Montoya, et al.. (2011). Spin Pumping at the Magnetic Insulator (YIG)/Normal Metal (Au) Interfaces. Physical Review Letters. 107(6). 66604–66604. 357 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wang, Zihui, Yiyan Sun, Young‐Yeal Song, et al.. (2011). Electric control of magnetization relaxation in thin film magnetic insulators. Applied Physics Letters. 99(16). 40 indexed citations
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Song, Young‐Yeal, et al.. (2010). Self-biased planar millimeter wave notch filters based on magnetostatic wave excitation in barium hexagonal ferrite thin films. Applied Physics Letters. 97(17). 24 indexed citations
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Wang, Zihui, Young‐Yeal Song, Yiyan Sun, et al.. (2010). Millimeter wave phase shifter based on ferromagnetic resonance in a hexagonal barium ferrite thin film. Applied Physics Letters. 97(7). 40 indexed citations

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