Yuying Yan

21.4k total citations · 8 hit papers
489 papers, 17.2k citations indexed

About

Yuying Yan is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Computational Mechanics and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Yuying Yan has authored 489 papers receiving a total of 17.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 201 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 168 papers in Computational Mechanics and 111 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Yuying Yan's work include Heat Transfer and Optimization (82 papers), Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer (61 papers) and Heat Transfer and Boiling Studies (55 papers). Yuying Yan is often cited by papers focused on Heat Transfer and Optimization (82 papers), Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer (61 papers) and Heat Transfer and Boiling Studies (55 papers). Yuying Yan collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, China and United States. Yuying Yan's co-authors include Bo Li, Nan Gao, Y. Q. Zu, Adeel Arshad, Mark Jabbal, Wilhelm Barthlott, Jie Zhu, Bin Jiang, Qian Wang and Shuai Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Nano Letters and ACS Nano.

In The Last Decade

Yuying Yan

472 papers receiving 16.7k 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 critical review of thermal management models and solutions of lithium-ion batteries for the development of pure electric vehicles
    2016 861 citations Yuying Yan et al. profile →
  2. Mimicking natural superhydrophobic surfaces and grasping the wetting process: A review on recent progress in preparing superhydrophobic surfaces
    2011 842 citations Yuying Yan et al. profile →
  3. A comprehensive review of thermoelectric technology: Materials, applications, modelling and performance improvement
    2016 491 citations Yuying Yan et al. profile →
  4. A review of phase change heat transfer in shape-stabilized phase change materials (ss-PCMs) based on porous supports for thermal energy storage
    2020 443 citations Shuai Zhang, Limei Tian et al. profile →
  5. A review of thermoelectrics research – Recent developments and potentials for sustainable and renewable energy applications
    2014 418 citations Yuying Yan et al. profile →
  6. Efficient radiative cooling coating with biomimetic human skin wrinkle structure
    2021 334 citations Ziming Cheng, Fuqiang Wang et al. profile →
  7. A review of the state-of-the-art in electronic cooling
    2021 170 citations Zhihao Zhang, Yuying Yan et al. profile →
  8. Performance improvement of an automotive thermoelectric generator by introducing a novel split fin structure
    2025 33 citations Ding Luo, Jin Cao et al. Applied Energy profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Yuying Yan 7.3k 4.1k 3.8k 3.5k 3.5k 489 17.2k
Bekir Sami Yilbaş 7.4k 1.0× 2.3k 0.6× 2.2k 0.6× 3.3k 0.9× 4.4k 1.3× 775 13.7k
Wen‐Quan Tao 13.7k 1.9× 6.0k 1.5× 6.4k 1.7× 3.1k 0.9× 9.7k 2.8× 766 27.7k
Jian Cao 9.5k 1.3× 2.5k 0.6× 3.0k 0.8× 4.7k 1.3× 2.5k 0.7× 530 19.0k
Tao Deng 3.0k 0.4× 4.4k 1.1× 2.9k 0.8× 3.7k 1.1× 987 0.3× 275 16.9k
Xiaoze Du 7.7k 1.1× 2.5k 0.6× 2.5k 0.7× 2.6k 0.8× 1.8k 0.5× 621 14.2k
Nenad Miljkovic 3.9k 0.5× 4.1k 1.0× 2.7k 0.7× 1.6k 0.5× 5.0k 1.4× 282 15.1k
Kun Zhou 9.5k 1.3× 7.7k 1.9× 6.6k 1.8× 12.0k 3.5× 1.5k 0.4× 752 33.1k
Dongsheng Wen 9.1k 1.2× 1.5k 0.4× 9.0k 2.4× 2.4k 0.7× 3.9k 1.1× 395 17.8k
Ya‐Ling He 12.7k 1.8× 3.3k 0.8× 3.5k 0.9× 2.2k 0.6× 3.1k 0.9× 446 20.1k
Peng Tao 2.9k 0.4× 3.9k 1.0× 2.6k 0.7× 3.0k 0.9× 594 0.2× 383 15.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yuying Yan

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All Works

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Zhang, Hao, Wanchen Sun, Degang Li, et al.. (2025). Experimental and chemical kinetic study of laminar flame characteristics and ammonia-alcohol synergistic effect for C1∼C5 alcohol-ammonia composite combustion. Journal of the Energy Institute. 120. 102082–102082. 1 indexed citations
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Guo, Liang, Ningning Cai, Wanchen Sun, et al.. (2025). Study on laminar flame velocity and flame stability of ammonia combustion assisted by dimethyl ether 3/dimethyl ether/diethyl ether. Energy Conversion and Management. 344. 120298–120298. 1 indexed citations
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Feng, Yanchao, Yuying Yan, Ke Shi, & Zhenhua Zhang. (2025). Reducing carbon emission at the corporate level: Does artificial intelligence matter?. Environmental Impact Assessment Review. 114. 107911–107911. 21 indexed citations
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Gao, Hongtao, et al.. (2024). A Numerical Investigation into the Influence of Bionic Ridge Structures on the Cavitation Performance of Marine Propellers. Journal of Marine Science and Technology. 29(1). 105–122. 4 indexed citations
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Zhang, Zhihao & Yuying Yan. (2024). The effect of surface roughness on sessile droplet evaporation dynamics of silica nanofluid. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 234. 126156–126156. 4 indexed citations
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Jin, Shuai, Jingjing Fu, Jin Qian, et al.. (2024). Metabolomic insights into rhizosphere soil carbon component variations of Phragmites communis in the exposure of propranolol. The Science of The Total Environment. 957. 177776–177776. 1 indexed citations
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Luo, Ding, et al.. (2024). Innovative design of an annular thermoelectric generator for enhanced automotive waste heat recovery. Energy Conversion and Management. 313. 118584–118584. 17 indexed citations
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Luo, Ding, et al.. (2024). Performance improvement of the automotive thermoelectric generator by extending the hot side area of the heat exchanger through heat pipes. Energy Conversion and Management. 310. 118472–118472. 39 indexed citations
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Wang, Huan, Ziyuan Li, Zhen Shang, et al.. (2024). Analysis of the heat transfer and anti-corrosion performance of an aluminum nitride porous ceramic skeleton with controllable preparation. Applied Thermal Engineering. 244. 122687–122687. 7 indexed citations
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Lv, Kangle, Ge Tian, Yuying Yan, et al.. (2024). Stretchable carbon nanotube/Ecoflex conductive elastomer films toward multifunctional wearable electronics. Chemical Engineering Journal. 500. 157534–157534. 15 indexed citations
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Gao, Hongtao, et al.. (2024). A comprehensive review of boiling heat transfer on multi-scale hybrid surfaces and applications. Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry. 143. 123–143. 3 indexed citations
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Xu, Zhiming, et al.. (2023). Corrosion properties of sodium carboxymethyl cellulose on metal surface base on molecular dynamics simulation. Computational Materials Science. 228. 112295–112295. 14 indexed citations
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Li, Rui, Yunhua Gan, Qiliang Luo, Yuying Yan, & Yong Li. (2023). Numerical analysis on thermal hydraulic characteristics of mesh-type ultra-thin vapor chambers. Applied Thermal Engineering. 236. 121648–121648. 18 indexed citations
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Li, Rui, Yunhua Gan, Qiliang Luo, Yuying Yan, & Yong Li. (2023). Research progress on efficient thermal management system for electric vehicle batteries based on two-phase transformation. Applied Thermal Engineering. 234. 121270–121270. 28 indexed citations
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Wang, Qiangqiang, Zhiwei Yao, Jing Wang, et al.. (2023). Stable Perovskite Quantum Dots Light‐Emitting Diodes with Efficiency Exceeding 24%. Advanced Science. 10(36). e2304696–e2304696. 25 indexed citations
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Li, Ziyuan, Limei Tian, Zhen Shang, et al.. (2023). Preparation and performance improvement of phase change materials with Skin-Flesh structure inspired by loofah. Applied Thermal Engineering. 231. 120973–120973. 3 indexed citations
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Luo, Ding, Yuying Yan, Wei‐Hsin Chen, et al.. (2023). A comprehensive hybrid transient CFD-thermal resistance model for automobile thermoelectric generators. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 211. 124203–124203. 45 indexed citations
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Li, Yong, et al.. (2017). Experimental and Simulation Studies on Cold Welding Sealing Process of Heat Pipes. Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering. 30(2). 332–343. 12 indexed citations

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