Yongda Yan

5.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
226 papers, 4.6k citations indexed

About

Yongda Yan is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Yongda Yan has authored 226 papers receiving a total of 4.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 160 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 114 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 75 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Yongda Yan's work include Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques (124 papers), Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (108 papers) and Nanofabrication and Lithography Techniques (58 papers). Yongda Yan is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques (124 papers), Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (108 papers) and Nanofabrication and Lithography Techniques (58 papers). Yongda Yan collaborates with scholars based in China, United Kingdom and United States. Yongda Yan's co-authors include Yanquan Geng, Tao Sun, Junjie Zhang, Zhenjiang Hu, Jiqiang Wang, Xuesen Zhao, Yingchun Liang, Yang He, Alexander Hartmaier and Shen Dong and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, The Journal of Chemical Physics and Nano Letters.

In The Last Decade

Yongda Yan

219 papers receiving 4.4k 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.

Surface micro-morphology model involved in grinding of GaN crystals driven by strain-rate and abrasive coupling effects

2024 93 citations Chen Li, Yinchuan Piao et al. International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture profile →
Atomic-scale understanding of graphene oxide lubrication-assisted grinding of GaN crystals

2025 42 citations Chen Li, О. В. Захаров et al. profile →
Towards understanding the mechanisms of material removal and deformation in GaAs during nanomilling

2025 29 citations Jiqiang Wang, Yongda Yan et al. Journal of Materials Processing Technology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yongda Yan China	37	2.8k	1.7k	1.5k	1.3k	1.1k	226	4.6k
Guido Schmitz Germany	37	1.4k 0.5×	2.8k 1.6×	2.1k 1.4×	1.2k 0.9×	593 0.5×	239	5.8k
Daniel S. Gianola United States	35	1.1k 0.4×	3.8k 2.2×	2.7k 1.7×	861 0.6×	1.5k 1.3×	107	5.6k
Jonathan A. Malen United States	33	1.2k 0.4×	3.0k 1.8×	1.0k 0.7×	710 0.5×	450 0.4×	102	4.8k
Christopher Harrison United States	24	2.1k 0.8×	2.9k 1.7×	1.2k 0.7×	731 0.5×	452 0.4×	55	5.5k
Oliver Kraft Germany	42	1.2k 0.4×	2.7k 1.6×	2.3k 1.5×	652 0.5×	2.5k 2.2×	147	5.9k
Tianbao Ma China	42	910 0.3×	3.3k 1.9×	1.9k 1.2×	1.7k 1.3×	2.1k 1.8×	131	5.2k
Bei Peng China	23	1.0k 0.4×	2.1k 1.2×	747 0.5×	676 0.5×	611 0.5×	92	3.2k
Megan J. Cordill Austria	30	993 0.4×	1.2k 0.7×	950 0.6×	379 0.3×	1.7k 1.5×	186	3.4k
Gunther Richter Germany	29	657 0.2×	1.9k 1.1×	746 0.5×	638 0.5×	588 0.5×	122	3.5k
Qing‐Xiang Pei Singapore	44	1.1k 0.4×	4.8k 2.8×	1.9k 1.2×	588 0.4×	786 0.7×	139	6.1k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Yan, Yongda, et al.. (2025). Large‐Area Nanowire Arrays Achieving Surface Lattice Resonance for Highly Sensitive SERS Applications. Small Methods. 10(1). e01553–e01553.

Li, Zihan, Yongda Yan, О. В. Захаров, et al.. (2025). Nanocutting of ultrathin vertically aligned InSe ribbons for strain engineering. Engineering.

Liu, Hanzhong, et al.. (2025). An insight into the origins of the cutting edge profile errors of the micro diamond tools: from a mechanical perspective. Journal of Materials Research and Technology. 38. 1323–1335.

Wu, Bin, et al.. (2025). Modeling and experimental investigation of the effect of sample tilt on the machining performance in AFM-based nanofabrication. Precision Engineering. 96. 497–506. 1 indexed citations

Wang, Jiqiang, Yue Liu, Yongda Yan, et al.. (2025). The mechanisms of material removal and atomic-scale damage in InP during elliptical vibration-assisted nanoscratching integrated with laser processing. Journal of Materials Processing Technology. 345. 119069–119069. 3 indexed citations

Liu, Yue, Chen Li, Yuxiu Hu, et al.. (2024). Damage and removal behaviors of indium phosphide crystals involved in ultrasonic vibration-assisted AFM machining. Materials Today Communications. 41. 110792–110792. 6 indexed citations

Wang, Jiqiang, et al.. (2024). Understanding the machining mechanism in ultrasonic vibration-assisted nanogrinding of GaN. Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing. 185. 108868–108868. 5 indexed citations

Wang, Jiqiang, et al.. (2024). Fabrication of micro-nano hierarchical grating using revolving trajectory of nanoindenter. Journal of Manufacturing Processes. 127. 77–97. 12 indexed citations

Liu, Hanzhong, et al.. (2024). Recent advances in design and preparation of micro diamond cutting tools. International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing. 6(6). 62008–62008. 35 indexed citations

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Li, Chen, Yinchuan Piao, Hailong Cui, et al.. (2024). Surface micro-morphology model involved in grinding of GaN crystals driven by strain-rate and abrasive coupling effects. International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture. 201. 104197–104197. 93 indexed citations breakdown →

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Li, Zihan, Yongda Yan, Xin Hu, et al.. (2023). Nanomachining of van der Waals nanowires: Process and deformation mechanism. International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture. 188. 104018–104018. 15 indexed citations

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He, Yang, Yongda Yan, & Yanquan Geng. (2023). The effects of feedback control parameters on the formation of protuberances in poly(methyl methacrylate) by dynamic plowing lithography. Precision Engineering. 81. 232–239. 2 indexed citations

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Geng, Yanquan, et al.. (2022). Fabrication of Ordered Micro/Nanostructures Using Probe-Based Force-Controlled Micromachining System. Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering. 35(1). 2 indexed citations

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Fan, Pengfei, Jian Gao, Hui Mao, et al.. (2022). Scanning Probe Lithography: State-of-the-Art and Future Perspectives. Micromachines. 13(2). 228–228. 39 indexed citations

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Wang, Zhanfeng, Junjie Zhang, Zongwei Xu, et al.. (2020). Crystal anisotropy-dependent shear angle variation in orthogonal cutting of single crystalline copper. Precision Engineering. 63. 41–48. 47 indexed citations

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Zhang, Jingran, Tianqi Jia, Yongda Yan, et al.. (2019). Label-free highly sensitive probe detection with novel hierarchical SERS substrates fabricated by nanoindentation and chemical reaction methods. Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology. 10. 2483–2496. 4 indexed citations

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Wang, Zhanfeng, Junjie Zhang, Zongwei Xu, et al.. (2019). Crystal plasticity finite element modeling and simulation of diamond cutting of polycrystalline copper. Journal of Manufacturing Processes. 38. 187–195. 57 indexed citations

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Zhang, Junjie, Andreas Rosenkranz, Jianguo Zhang, et al.. (2018). Laser Surface Texturing of Stainless Steel − Effect of Pulse Duration on Texture's Morphology and Frictional Response. Advanced Engineering Materials. 21(3). 37 indexed citations

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Yan, Yongda, Jingran Zhang, Ping Xu, & Peng Miao. (2017). Fabrication of arrayed triangular micro-cavities for SERS substrates using the force modulated indention process. RSC Advances. 7(20). 11969–11978. 18 indexed citations

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Yan, Yongda, Yang He, Yanquan Geng, Zhenjiang Hu, & Xuesen Zhao. (2016). Characterization study on machining PMMA thin‐film using AFM tip‐based dynamic plowing lithography. Scanning. 38(6). 612–618. 11 indexed citations

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