Yong Wan

4.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
210 papers, 3.7k citations indexed

About

Yong Wan is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics of Materials and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Yong Wan has authored 210 papers receiving a total of 3.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 86 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 82 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 74 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Yong Wan's work include Lubricants and Their Additives (55 papers), Tribology and Wear Analysis (37 papers) and Metal and Thin Film Mechanics (35 papers). Yong Wan is often cited by papers focused on Lubricants and Their Additives (55 papers), Tribology and Wear Analysis (37 papers) and Metal and Thin Film Mechanics (35 papers). Yong Wan collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Singapore. Yong Wan's co-authors include Lei Cao, Yun‐Ze Long, Zhongyu Cai, Qunji Xue, Yulin Min, Shu‐Hong Yu, Xianming Wang, Fubao Zhang, Haonan Liu and Chunli Liu and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Applied Physics Letters and Biomaterials.

In The Last Decade

Yong Wan

201 papers receiving 3.6k 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.

Recent Advances and Applications of Semiconductor Photocatalytic Technology

2019 402 citations Yong Wan et al. profile →
Unlocking Efficient Hydrogen Production: Nucleophilic Oxidation Reactions Coupled with Water Splitting

2024 93 citations Peng Wang, Jie Zheng et al. Advanced Materials profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yong Wan China	32	1.5k	1.2k	957	809	740	210	3.7k
Weiwei Zhang China	35	1.7k 1.2×	831 0.7×	301 0.3×	1.4k 1.8×	989 1.3×	163	3.5k
Xiang Yu China	31	1.5k 1.0×	648 0.5×	596 0.6×	1.5k 1.9×	406 0.5×	222	3.9k
Jae Sang Lee South Korea	27	1.7k 1.2×	1.0k 0.9×	598 0.6×	669 0.8×	810 1.1×	159	3.3k
He Zhang China	42	2.5k 1.7×	1.0k 0.8×	775 0.8×	734 0.9×	636 0.9×	212	5.4k
Yanbo Liu China	34	1.7k 1.2×	1.0k 0.9×	343 0.4×	1.7k 2.2×	1.1k 1.5×	276	5.0k
Ping Wang China	36	1.4k 1.0×	1.5k 1.3×	460 0.5×	567 0.7×	727 1.0×	181	4.4k
Ya Chen China	32	1.2k 0.8×	447 0.4×	292 0.3×	1.7k 2.1×	604 0.8×	193	3.7k
Fei Deng China	32	1.6k 1.0×	534 0.4×	379 0.4×	849 1.0×	290 0.4×	154	3.5k
Tianhui Ren China	39	1.4k 0.9×	2.1k 1.8×	1.9k 2.0×	551 0.7×	162 0.2×	167	4.1k
Ke Li China	25	536 0.4×	690 0.6×	410 0.4×	759 0.9×	318 0.4×	141	2.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Yong Wan

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yong Wan

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Yong Wan. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Yong Wan 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 Yong Wan. Yong Wan is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

Qi, Caixia, et al.. (2025). Macroscopic superlubricity achieved by water-based lubricant with green Lycium barbarum extract as additives. Journal of Molecular Liquids. 427. 127414–127414. 1 indexed citations

Li, Yang, et al.. (2025). Effect of sodium lignosulfonate as an additive in enhancing the corrosion and tribocorrosion behavior of micro-arc oxidation coatings on titanium alloy. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 307(Pt 2). 141960–141960. 4 indexed citations

Long, Jian, Qingzhu Li, Pei-Qin Peng, et al.. (2025). Cadmium and arsenic accumulation in agricultural soils from smelting areas: Multivariate analysis of characteristics, drivers, and cadmium isotope fractionation. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 13(6). 119343–119343.

Wang, Peng, Yuan Gao, Yong Wan, et al.. (2025). Single‐Atom Nano‐Islands: Unlocking New Horizons in Catalytic Activity and Stability. Advanced Materials. 37(35). e2503361–e2503361. 2 indexed citations

Wang, Wenpeng, Yange Feng, Qian Wu, et al.. (2024). In-situ test study and suppression strategy of dust charging behavior in airflow-driven GS-TENG. Nano Energy. 128. 109789–109789. 2 indexed citations

Zhang, Mingyu, et al.. (2024). Measurement of slip length and friction reduction: An experimental study about boundary slip using omniphobic and 2D coatings. Tribology International. 202. 110279–110279. 5 indexed citations

Li, Yang, et al.. (2024). Current-carrying friction behavior of CrN coatings under the influence of DC electric current discharge. Surface and Coatings Technology. 494. 131356–131356. 6 indexed citations

Gao, Qiang, Wenhao Chen, Zixiang Wu, et al.. (2024). Enhanced current-carrying tribological properties of copper-based microporous friction pairs containing slow-release polyaniline conductive grease. Tribology International. 201. 110240–110240. 3 indexed citations

Liu, Xiaoning, et al.. (2024). Composition regulation of polyacrylonitrile-based polymer electrolytes enabling dual-interfacially stable solid-state lithium batteries. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 665. 582–591. 24 indexed citations

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Li, Yang, Caixia Qi, Zhengang Guo, et al.. (2024). Effects of CrC interlayer on tribocorrosion properties of DLC-coated TC4 alloy in a 0.9 wt% NaCl solution. Diamond and Related Materials. 149. 111538–111538. 2 indexed citations

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Wang, Peng, Jie Zheng, Yuqing Zhang, et al.. (2024). Unlocking Efficient Hydrogen Production: Nucleophilic Oxidation Reactions Coupled with Water Splitting. Advanced Materials. 36(35). e2404806–e2404806. 93 indexed citations breakdown →

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Li, Yang, et al.. (2024). Electrochemical corrosion and tribocorrosion behavior of CrN and CrAlN coatings in artificial seawater. International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology. 21(5). 3569–3582. 2 indexed citations

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Wan, Yong, et al.. (2024). Effect of Magnesium Content on Precipitation Behavior of TiN-Containing Inclusions in High-Titanium High-Strength Steel. International Journal of Metalcasting. 19(2). 1117–1128. 2 indexed citations

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Li, Yang, et al.. (2023). Preparation and corrosion resistance characterization of MAO coating on AZ31B magnesium alloy formed in the mixed silicate and phosphate electrolytes with pectin as an additive. Surface and Coatings Technology. 476. 130209–130209. 45 indexed citations

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Zhang, Jian, Liqiang Zhang, Yange Feng, et al.. (2023). Reversal mechanism of triboelectrification in steel-polymer frictional interface for in-situ monitoring of transfer films. Nano Energy. 120. 109139–109139. 10 indexed citations

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Guo, Yufei, Liqiang Zhang, Yange Feng, et al.. (2022). Onion-like carbon as nano-additive for tribological nanogenerators with enhanced output performance and stability. Nano Energy. 104. 107900–107900. 20 indexed citations

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Wang, Hao, Ning Zhao, Zhijie Bi, et al.. (2021). Clear Representation of Surface Pathway Reactions at Ag Nanowire Cathodes in All-Solid Li–O₂ Batteries. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 13(33). 39157–39164. 23 indexed citations

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Wan, Yong. (2015). Effect of laser-texturing morphology on tribological performance of face seal pairs. Laser Technology. 1 indexed citations

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Wan, Yong. (2007). Neural networks hardware implementation based on FPGA. Journal of University of Science and Technology Beijing. 1 indexed citations

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Wan, Yong, Weimin Liu, & Qunji Xue. (1995). Effects of long chain amines on the antiwear characteristics of tributyl phosphate (TBP). Lubrication engineering. 51(10). 841–844. 2 indexed citations

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