Yong Yang

4.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
140 papers, 4.2k citations indexed

About

Yong Yang is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Yong Yang has authored 140 papers receiving a total of 4.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 79 papers in Materials Chemistry, 63 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 45 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Yong Yang's work include Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (55 papers), Advancements in Battery Materials (23 papers) and Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (21 papers). Yong Yang is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (55 papers), Advancements in Battery Materials (23 papers) and Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (21 papers). Yong Yang collaborates with scholars based in China, Japan and United States. Yong Yang's co-authors include Yong Zhou, Zhigang Zou, Zheng Tang, Tingting Xiao, Jinyou Shen, Lanqin Tang, Qinghua Deng, Yujie Xiong, Wuwei Yan and Jinlan Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Advanced Materials and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Yong Yang

136 papers receiving 4.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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. Room-temperature photosynthesis of propane from CO2 with Cu single atoms on vacancy-rich TiO2
    2023 265 citations Ran Long, Yong Yang et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Yong Yang China 35 2.5k 2.4k 1.5k 458 373 140 4.2k
Chechia Hu Taiwan 37 3.3k 1.3× 3.4k 1.4× 1.6k 1.1× 421 0.9× 352 0.9× 126 4.8k
Xuchun Wang China 38 1.8k 0.7× 1.5k 0.6× 1.1k 0.7× 415 0.9× 482 1.3× 152 3.6k
Asif Hayat China 44 3.2k 1.3× 3.0k 1.3× 1.6k 1.1× 406 0.9× 229 0.6× 128 4.8k
Young‐Si Jun South Korea 30 2.5k 1.0× 2.3k 1.0× 1.9k 1.3× 516 1.1× 160 0.4× 65 4.2k
Xiaoqing Yan China 38 2.5k 1.0× 2.5k 1.0× 1.1k 0.8× 337 0.7× 358 1.0× 133 4.0k
Muhammad Arif China 36 1.9k 0.8× 2.6k 1.1× 2.2k 1.4× 644 1.4× 321 0.9× 78 4.6k
Zhi‐Yi Hu China 40 2.5k 1.0× 2.4k 1.0× 2.5k 1.7× 671 1.5× 300 0.8× 145 5.2k
Tingting Liu China 36 2.1k 0.8× 4.0k 1.7× 2.9k 1.9× 373 0.8× 252 0.7× 98 5.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Yong Yang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yong Yang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yong Yang

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

All Works

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Wang, Tianyu, Yong Yang, Panjie Li, et al.. (2025). Enhanced adsorption-catalysis strategy with COF-Ti3C2 photocatalyst for simultaneously inactivating antibiotic resistance bacteria and degrading antibiotic resistance genes. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 380. 125820–125820. 2 indexed citations
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Yang, Yong, Yang Wang, Yan Gao, et al.. (2025). Pyrene-derived conjugated microporous polymers-promoting photoconversion of CO2 into cyclic carbonates through local nitrogen environment modulation. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 380. 125778–125778. 1 indexed citations
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Chen, Guangyu, Yang Wang, Yongcai Zhang, et al.. (2025). Tandem Synergistic Catalysis on Cu–Pd/Bi4Ti3O12 Nanorods Promoting Highly Selective Photoconversion of CO2 to Ethyl Alcohol. Inorganic Chemistry. 64(11). 5455–5462. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xiaoyue, Yong Yang, Yingjie Hu, et al.. (2024). Photothermal catalytic C–C coupling to ethylene from CO2 with high efficiency by synergistic cooperation of oxygen vacancy and half-metallic WTe2. Journal of Energy Chemistry. 93. 547–556. 9 indexed citations
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Yang, Fan, et al.. (2024). Stress‐Induced Autophagy Is Essential for Microspore Cell Fate Transition to the Initial Cell of Androgenesis. Plant Cell & Environment. 48(1). 421–434. 4 indexed citations
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Li, Panjie, et al.. (2024). 1D Covalent Organic Frameworks Triggering Highly Efficient Photosynthesis of H2O2 via Controllable Modular Design. Angewandte Chemie. 136(12). 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Han, Jingwen Zhang, Shuyu Wang, et al.. (2024). Bioinspired multifunctional MXene-decorated textile for thermal management, durable self-cleaning, bio-protection and wearable strain sensor. Applied Surface Science. 669. 160607–160607. 15 indexed citations
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Chi, Haoqiang, Zhengdao Li, Xinxin Lu, et al.. (2024). Crystal-facet modulated pathway of CO 2 photoreduction on Bi 4 NbO 8 Cl nanosheets boosting production of value-added solar fuels. Chemical Communications. 61(3). 548–551. 2 indexed citations
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Wu, Jingyu, Xinyan Ma, & Yong Yang. (2023). In-situ construction of CoS2@NC hierarchical binder-free cathode for advanced Li–CO2 batteries. Materials Letters. 355. 135527–135527.
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Xu, Liang, Yongjin Li, Zhaoyi Yin, et al.. (2023). Simultaneous enhancement of charge transfer and light absorption via construction of atom–sharing Bi/Bi3Ti2O8F:Yb3+,Er3+ plasmonic heterojunctions for the efficient degradation of ciprofloxacin. Separation and Purification Technology. 309. 123096–123096. 18 indexed citations
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Tan, Xin, Yanbin Li, Yequan Sheng, et al.. (2023). A novel fungal-algal coupling system for slaughterhouse wastewater treatment and lipid production. Bioresource Technology. 387. 129585–129585. 10 indexed citations
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Gao, Wa, Li Shi, Huichao He, et al.. (2021). Vacancy-defect modulated pathway of photoreduction of CO2 on single atomically thin AgInP2S6 sheets into olefiant gas. Nature Communications. 12(1). 4747–4747. 261 indexed citations
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Lin, Jie, Jianqiang Hu, Jiaqi Dong, et al.. (2021). In situ construction of a 2D/2D heterostructured ZnIn2S4/Bi2MoO6Z-scheme system for boosting the photoreduction activity of Cr(vi). Catalysis Science & Technology. 11(11). 3885–3893. 44 indexed citations
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Zheng, Feng, Shiyao Zheng, Peng Zhang, et al.. (2019). Impact of Structural Transformation on Electrochemical Performances of Li-Rich Cathode Materials: The Case of Li₂RuO₃. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 1 indexed citations
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Yang, Yong. (2014). Conjoint analysis on integrity management of public sectors based on buzz marketing. Biotechnology : an Indian journal. 10(11). 1 indexed citations
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Yang, Yong, et al.. (2003). High-yield production of quasi-aligned carbon nanotubes by catalytic decomposition of benzene. Nanotechnology. 14(7). 733–737. 31 indexed citations

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