Yonggan Yan

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
56 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Yonggan Yan is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Molecular Medicine and Surfaces, Coatings and Films. According to data from OpenAlex, Yonggan Yan has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 11 papers in Molecular Medicine and 10 papers in Surfaces, Coatings and Films. Recurrent topics in Yonggan Yan's work include Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (15 papers), Soft Robotics and Applications (14 papers) and Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications (11 papers). Yonggan Yan is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (15 papers), Soft Robotics and Applications (14 papers) and Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications (11 papers). Yonggan Yan collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Canada. Yonggan Yan's co-authors include Jun Huang, Xin Cui, Xiaoyong Qiu, Xunwei Wu, Zhenfeng Hu, Hanlian Liu, Xiubing Liang, Chuanzhen Huang, Nan Wu and Diansen Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Langmuir, Chemical Engineering Journal and ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces.

In The Last Decade

Yonggan Yan

51 papers receiving 1.1k 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.

  1. A superhydrophobic coating harvesting mechanical robustness, passive anti-icing and active de-icing performances
    2021 225 citations Xin Cui, Yonggan Yan et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Yonggan Yan China 19 524 353 200 134 129 56 1.1k
Rongnian Xu China 15 312 0.6× 443 1.3× 172 0.9× 93 0.7× 150 1.2× 29 920
Yang He China 14 311 0.6× 301 0.9× 252 1.3× 63 0.5× 95 0.7× 48 1.1k
Dongfei Zhang China 9 337 0.6× 279 0.8× 307 1.5× 161 1.2× 204 1.6× 22 975
Yaling Deng China 18 531 1.0× 873 2.5× 264 1.3× 68 0.5× 109 0.8× 29 1.4k
Yichao Xu China 18 555 1.1× 178 0.5× 183 0.9× 268 2.0× 182 1.4× 36 1.2k
Shihao Hu China 23 348 0.7× 178 0.5× 361 1.8× 81 0.6× 177 1.4× 40 1.3k
Changyou Yan China 17 596 1.1× 233 0.7× 131 0.7× 139 1.0× 100 0.8× 23 1.0k
Xizi Wan China 19 671 1.3× 487 1.4× 306 1.5× 224 1.7× 84 0.7× 39 1.4k
Hongling Qin China 17 257 0.5× 159 0.5× 104 0.5× 154 1.1× 92 0.7× 35 842
Junjie Liu China 15 651 1.2× 235 0.7× 213 1.1× 226 1.7× 311 2.4× 40 1.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Yonggan Yan

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yonggan Yan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yonggan Yan

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

All Works

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Yan, Yonggan, et al.. (2025). 5-DOF Microcoil Positioning System Utilizing Single-Axis Electromagnetic Transmitter. IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics. 30(6). 5213–5224. 1 indexed citations
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Yan, Yonggan, et al.. (2025). Constructing of functional hydrogel coatings via combined surface laser ablation with surface-initiated polymerization. Chemical Engineering Journal. 519. 164906–164906.
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Yan, Yonggan, Shuxiang Guo, Haikuo Shen, Bin Wang, & Mengxian Ding. (2025). A Novel Dexterous Steerable Catheter Robot System: Design, Modeling and Evaluation. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. 10(9). 8770–8777. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Limin, Yonggan Yan, Yuan Li, et al.. (2024). Network-expandable polydimethylsiloxane for cost-free enhanced droplet yield and smart temperature control in microfluidics. Chemical Engineering Journal. 491. 151846–151846. 4 indexed citations
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Yan, Yonggan, Shuxiang Guo, Jian Guo, et al.. (2024). A Novel SEA-based Haptic Interface for Robot-Assisted Vascular Interventional Surgery. 5871–5876. 2 indexed citations
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Guo, Shuxiang, et al.. (2024). Generating Synthetic X-ray Image Methods for Vascular Interventional Surgery. 715–720. 1 indexed citations
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Guo, Shuxiang, et al.. (2024). Deep-Learning-Based Force Sensing Method for a Flexible Endovascular Surgery Robot. IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement. 73. 1–10. 3 indexed citations
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Zhang, Qun, Yonggan Yan, Zhao Li, et al.. (2023). A uniform-unsaturated crosslinking strategy to construct injectable alginate hydrogel. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 254. 127726–127726. 13 indexed citations
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Yi, Gang, Ziqian Zhao, Yonggan Yan, et al.. (2023). Probing the intriguing frictional behavior of hydrogels during alternative sliding velocity cycles. Friction. 11(12). 2329–2341. 8 indexed citations
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Wang, Zhichao, Chuanzhen Huang, Hanlian Liu, et al.. (2023). Two-step method fabricating a 3D nerve cell model with brain-like mechanical properties and tunable porosity vascular structures via coaxial printing. Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces. 224. 113202–113202. 14 indexed citations
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Qiu, Xiaoyong, Yonggan Yan, Zekai Zhang, et al.. (2022). Manufacturing and post-engineering strategies of hydrogel actuators and sensors: From materials to interfaces. Advances in Colloid and Interface Science. 308. 102749–102749. 28 indexed citations
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Wang, Hongbo, et al.. (2021). A Novel Vascular Intervention Surgical Robot Based on Force Feedback and Flexible Clamping. Applied Sciences. 11(2). 611–611. 27 indexed citations
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Wen, Jie, Wenqian Chen, Bao‐Xiang Zhao, et al.. (2021). A carbazole compound, 9-ethyl-9H-carbazole-3-carbaldehyde, plays an antitumor function through reactivation of the p53 pathway in human melanoma cells. Cell Death and Disease. 12(6). 591–591. 9 indexed citations
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Yan, Yonggan. (2015). Research on the Evaluation Indicator System of Regional Low Carbon Competitiveness Based on AHP- EM- TOPSIS Resultant Evaluation Methods——Based on the Empirical Evaluation Study of Chongqing. Ke-ji guanli yanjiu. 2 indexed citations
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Liang, Yinli, et al.. (2003). The effect of continuous cropping year on physiological characteristics of cucumber in sunlight greenhouse. Xibei zhiwu xuebao. 23(8). 1398–1401. 2 indexed citations

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