Zhen Yan

1.5k total citations
62 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Zhen Yan is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Materials Chemistry and Pollution. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhen Yan has authored 62 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Molecular Biology, 15 papers in Materials Chemistry and 13 papers in Pollution. Recurrent topics in Zhen Yan's work include Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production (6 papers), Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation (6 papers) and Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition (6 papers). Zhen Yan is often cited by papers focused on Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production (6 papers), Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation (6 papers) and Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition (6 papers). Zhen Yan collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Canada. Zhen Yan's co-authors include James G. Ferry, Shuguang Wang, Chao Song, Christopher A. Gorski, Prachi Joshi, Mingyu Wang, Su‐Fang Xing, Xiaochen Li, Wenming Zhang and Limei Xu and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

Zhen Yan

57 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Zhen Yan China 17 262 238 237 141 128 62 1.1k
Ji-Hoon Lee South Korea 21 194 0.7× 231 1.0× 213 0.9× 415 2.9× 250 2.0× 73 1.4k
Huawen Han China 19 233 0.9× 233 1.0× 126 0.5× 87 0.6× 122 1.0× 31 1.4k
Chunshuang Liu China 20 171 0.7× 619 2.6× 183 0.8× 75 0.5× 205 1.6× 45 1.4k
Nagamani Balagurusamy Mexico 18 323 1.2× 146 0.6× 139 0.6× 132 0.9× 337 2.6× 65 1.5k
Katja Grolle Netherlands 15 173 0.7× 242 1.0× 161 0.7× 55 0.4× 76 0.6× 21 1.3k
G. K. Suraishkumar India 21 279 1.1× 216 0.9× 167 0.7× 50 0.4× 138 1.1× 54 1.2k
S. Yan Canada 12 204 0.8× 642 2.7× 69 0.3× 108 0.8× 117 0.9× 22 1.5k
Jayprakash Yadav India 6 223 0.9× 390 1.6× 57 0.2× 68 0.5× 89 0.7× 9 1.1k
Xu Deng China 22 254 1.0× 233 1.0× 342 1.4× 47 0.3× 214 1.7× 68 1.3k
Gert‐Wieland Kohring Germany 12 578 2.2× 241 1.0× 92 0.4× 230 1.6× 147 1.1× 27 1.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Zhen Yan

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zhen Yan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhen Yan

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Zhen Yan. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Zhen 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 Zhen Yan. Zhen 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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Li, Chengjun, Mengjie Wu, Wenli Tang, et al.. (2025). Aligning global mercury mitigation with climate action. Nature Communications. 16(1). 7826–7826.
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Duan, Jian-Lu, Yue Wang, Chengcheng Ding, et al.. (2025). Light-Independent Fe3O4–Methanosarcina acetivorans Biohybrid Enhances Nitrogen Fixation and Methanogenesis. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 147(9). 7694–7702. 1 indexed citations
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Mu, Yang, Huiting Chen, Jianwei Li, Pei Han, & Zhen Yan. (2025). Sulfate assimilation regulates antioxidant defense response of the cyanobacterium Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942 to high concentrations of carbon dioxide. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 91(4). e0011525–e0011525. 1 indexed citations
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Ding, Chengcheng, et al.. (2024). The combination of HEDP and D-phenylalanine inhibits methanogens-mediated corrosion. Journal of Water Process Engineering. 59. 105034–105034. 4 indexed citations
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Yan, Zhen, Yuqian Jiang, Jian-Lu Duan, et al.. (2024). A hybrid photocatalytic system enables direct glucose utilization for methanogenesis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(4). e2317058121–e2317058121. 8 indexed citations
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Duan, Jian-Lu, et al.. (2024). Chemical Dynamics of Selenium Nanoparticles in Archaeal Systems. ACS Nano. 18(24). 15661–15670. 3 indexed citations
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Li, Siyuan, et al.. (2024). Escalating Photobiological Hydrogen Production Using Engineered Selenium Nanoparticles. ACS ES&T Engineering. 4(3). 673–682.
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Zhang, Han, et al.. (2024). A novel OsHB5-OsAPL-OsMADS27/OsWRKY102 regulatory module regulates grain size in rice. Journal of Plant Physiology. 295. 154210–154210. 3 indexed citations
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Li, Hongyi, et al.. (2023). Chirality of tyrosine controls biofilm formation via the regulation of bacterial adhesion. Biochemical Engineering Journal. 192. 108844–108844. 8 indexed citations
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Wang, Rui, Fei Yu, Hengyu Feng, et al.. (2023). Preparation of two‐component micro‐encapsulated epoxy self‐healing materials based on Pickering emulsion method. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 140(35). 5 indexed citations
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Chen, Hui, et al.. (2023). Biochar-immobilized Bacillus megaterium enhances Cd immobilization in soil and promotes Brassica chinensis growth. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 458. 131921–131921. 33 indexed citations
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Xing, Su‐Fang, Huifang Tian, Zhen Yan, Chao Song, & Shuguang Wang. (2023). Stability and biomineralization of cadmium sulfide nanoparticles biosynthesized by the bacterium Rhodopseudomonas palustris under light. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 458. 131937–131937. 16 indexed citations
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Huang, Rui, et al.. (2023). Unveiling the Biochar-Respiratory Growth of Methanosarcina acetivorans Involving Extracellular Polymeric Substances. Microbial Ecology. 86(4). 2970–2980. 5 indexed citations
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Yan, Zhen, et al.. (2022). The evaluation of Bacillus-secreted polyglutamic acid as anti-scaling treatment for circulating cooling water. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 29(55). 82762–82771. 4 indexed citations
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Li, Qiang, Jun Liu, Su‐Fang Xing, et al.. (2021). Selenium nanoparticles ameliorate Brassica napus L. cadmium toxicity by inhibiting the respiratory burst and scavenging reactive oxygen species. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 417. 125900–125900. 111 indexed citations
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Li, Juan, Jun Inoue, Shugo Nakamura, et al.. (2015). Identification of the Flavonoid Luteolin as a Repressor of the Transcription Factor Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 4α. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 290(39). 24021–24035. 37 indexed citations
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Yan, Zhen, Shinya Fushinobu, & Takayoshi Wakagi. (2014). Four Cys residues in heterodimeric 2-oxoacid:ferredoxin oxidoreductase are required for CoA-dependent oxidative decarboxylation but not for a non-oxidative decarboxylation. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Proteins and Proteomics. 1844(4). 736–743. 7 indexed citations
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Tu, Jiasheng, et al.. (2007). Ocular Permeability of Pirenzepine Hydrochloride Enhanced by Methoxy poly(ethylene glycol)–poly(D,L-lactide) Block Copolymer. Drug Development and Industrial Pharmacy. 33(10). 1142–1150. 11 indexed citations

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