Yongkun Yang

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
56 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Yongkun Yang is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yongkun Yang has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 20 papers in Materials Chemistry and 12 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Yongkun Yang's work include Metallurgical Processes and Thermodynamics (21 papers), Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels (18 papers) and Metal Alloys Wear and Properties (9 papers). Yongkun Yang is often cited by papers focused on Metallurgical Processes and Thermodynamics (21 papers), Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels (18 papers) and Metal Alloys Wear and Properties (9 papers). Yongkun Yang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Switzerland. Yongkun Yang's co-authors include Zhaohui Tang, Xuan Pang, Xuesi Chen, Xiabin Jing, Dongping Zhan, Peter Burkhard, Zhouhua Jiang, Huishu Zhang, Xuefei Zhang and Guoxing Qiu and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Langmuir.

In The Last Decade

Yongkun Yang

49 papers receiving 1.2k citations

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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.

Progress on improving strength-toughness of ultra-high strength martensitic steels for aerospace applications: a review

2023 124 citations Jihang Li, Dongping Zhan et al. Journal of Materials Research and Technology profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yongkun Yang China	19	448	340	338	273	254	56	1.2k
Anil Mahapatro United States	21	878 2.0×	213 0.6×	391 1.2×	61 0.2×	482 1.9×	55	1.7k
Juan F. Vega Spain	25	338 0.8×	146 0.4×	69 0.2×	51 0.2×	440 1.7×	95	2.2k
Jae Hwan Jung South Korea	21	214 0.5×	25 0.1×	274 0.8×	61 0.2×	344 1.4×	36	1.4k
Pooja Saxena India	18	114 0.3×	104 0.3×	125 0.4×	41 0.2×	207 0.8×	65	1.3k
Ramaz Katsarava Georgia	22	898 2.0×	27 0.1×	446 1.3×	106 0.4×	141 0.6×	75	1.7k
Amanda C. Engler United States	29	1.1k 2.5×	41 0.1×	843 2.5×	330 1.2×	318 1.3×	37	2.8k
Vincent Semetey France	20	307 0.7×	23 0.1×	704 2.1×	60 0.2×	175 0.7×	53	1.2k
Chi‐How Peng Taiwan	22	214 0.5×	16 0.0×	150 0.4×	134 0.5×	385 1.5×	61	2.0k
Mingjun Yuan Singapore	19	258 0.6×	153 0.5×	240 0.7×	72 0.3×	53 0.2×	28	1.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yongkun Yang

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

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Qiu, Guoxing, Hailong Zhang, Lei Cao, et al.. (2025). Effect of B2O3 and CaO/Al2O3 on the Melting Properties, Viscosity, and Electrical Conductivity of ESR Slag for Reduced Activation Ferritic/Martensitic Steel with Boron. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B. 56(6). 6786–6799.

Yang, Yongkun, et al.. (2025). Establishment of Liquidus Temperature Model of Multi-alloyed Steel and Its Effect on Hot Cracking Sensitivity. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B. 56(5). 4951–4963. 1 indexed citations

Qiu, Guoxing, et al.. (2024). Morphological Evolution of MnS During Hot Deformation and Isothermal Homogenization in Nonquenched and Tempered F40MnVS Grade Steel. steel research international. 95(12).

Wang, Weian, Yongkun Yang, Guoxing Qiu, et al.. (2024). Effect of solidification path and volume shrinkage on cracking susceptibility at different cooling rates. Journal of Iron and Steel Research International. 32(2). 418–425.

Yang, Yongkun, et al.. (2024). Weight analysis of influencing factors on hot cracking susceptibility of multi-alloy steel based on solidification micro-segregation model. Journal of Materials Research and Technology. 34. 566–574.

Yang, Yongkun, et al.. (2023). Evolution of inclusion and microstructure in Ti–Zr deoxidized steel during hot compression. Journal of Iron and Steel Research International. 30(10). 1987–1999. 3 indexed citations

Zhan, Dongping, et al.. (2023). Influence of Oxy-Fuel Lance Parameters on the Scrap Pre-Heating Temperature in the Hot Metal Ladle. Metals. 13(5). 847–847. 1 indexed citations

Wang, Weian, et al.. (2023). In Situ Observation of P91 High‐Alloy Steel Solidification Characteristics at Different Cooling Rates. steel research international. 95(2). 1 indexed citations

Yang, Yongkun, et al.. (2023). A review of research on central crack in continuous casting strand. Journal of Iron and Steel Research International. 30(6). 1073–1089. 12 indexed citations

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Yang, Yongkun, et al.. (2023). Banded structure control of low carbon microalloyed steel based on oxide metallurgy. Journal of Iron and Steel Research International. 30(11). 2242–2253. 3 indexed citations

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Geng, Bin, Dongping Zhan, Zhouhua Jiang, & Yongkun Yang. (2023). Effect of CaO-MgO-FeO-SiO2-xNa2O Slag System on Converter Dephosphorization. Metals. 13(5). 844–844. 5 indexed citations

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Zhan, Dongping, Jihang Li, Dongwei Wang, et al.. (2023). Enhanced Mechanical Properties of CLAM by Zirconium Alloying and Thermo-Mechanical Processing. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(1). 127–141.

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Cheng, Xiyu, Ying Luo, Yifan Gao, et al.. (2022). Surfactant-assisted alkaline pretreatment and enzymatic hydrolysis of Miscanthus sinensis for enhancing sugar recovery with a reduced enzyme loading. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 10. 918126–918126. 15 indexed citations

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Qiu, Guoxing, Dongping Zhan, Changsheng Li, et al.. (2019). Influence of Inclusions on the Mechanical Properties of RAFM Steels Via Y and Ti Addition. Metals. 9(8). 851–851. 22 indexed citations

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Qiu, Guoxing, Dongping Zhan, Changsheng Li, et al.. (2019). Effects of Yttrium on Microstructure Stability and Tensile Properties of China Low Activation Martensitic Steel. Metals. 9(4). 446–446. 4 indexed citations

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Liu, Ying, Ming Li, Yongkun Yang, Yan Xia, & Mu‐Ping Nieh. (2014). The effects of temperature, salinity, concentration and PEGylated lipid on the spontaneous nanostructures of bicellar mixtures. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 1838(7). 1871–1880. 36 indexed citations

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McCoy, Margaret E., Tais A. P. F. Doll, Yongkun Yang, et al.. (2013). Mechanisms of protective immune responses induced by the Plasmodium falciparum circumsporozoite protein-based, self-assembling protein nanoparticle vaccine. Malaria Journal. 12(1). 136–136. 41 indexed citations

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Ma, Wanfu, Yongkun Yang, Yuting Zhang, et al.. (2013). Adsorption and Hydrolytic Activity of the Polycatalytic Cellulase Nanocomplex on Cellulose. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 5(17). 8486–8494. 13 indexed citations

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Yang, Yongkun & Peter Burkhard. (2012). Encapsulation of gold nanoparticles into self-assembling protein nanoparticles. Journal of Nanobiotechnology. 10(1). 42–42. 30 indexed citations

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Yang, Yongkun, Philippe Ringler, Shirley A. Müller, & Peter Burkhard. (2011). Optimizing the refolding conditions of self-assembling polypeptide nanoparticles that serve as repetitive antigen display systems. Journal of Structural Biology. 177(1). 168–176. 29 indexed citations

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