Zhen Yan

543 total citations
31 papers, 407 citations indexed

About

Zhen Yan is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhen Yan has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 407 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 19 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 15 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Zhen Yan's work include Metal and Thin Film Mechanics (20 papers), Lubricants and Their Additives (18 papers) and Tribology and Wear Analysis (11 papers). Zhen Yan is often cited by papers focused on Metal and Thin Film Mechanics (20 papers), Lubricants and Their Additives (18 papers) and Tribology and Wear Analysis (11 papers). Zhen Yan collaborates with scholars based in China, Croatia and Austria. Zhen Yan's co-authors include Junying Hao, Weimin Liu, Xudong Sui, Dapeng Feng, Lijun Weng, Yanlong Fu, Jiayi Sun, Jian Liu, Xiaoqing Lu and Ming Hu and has published in prestigious journals such as ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, Journal of Materials Chemistry A and Applied Surface Science.

In The Last Decade

Zhen Yan

29 papers receiving 400 citations

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Zhen Yan China	10	240	214	171	42	39	31	407
Liang Gao China	12	174 0.7×	318 1.5×	144 0.8×	42 1.0×	12 0.3×	24	409
Atul Ballal India	13	251 1.0×	373 1.7×	195 1.1×	18 0.4×	36 0.9×	46	522
A. Udayakumar India	12	67 0.3×	279 1.3×	163 1.0×	28 0.7×	25 0.6×	38	463
Jeonyoon Lee United States	11	119 0.5×	163 0.8×	216 1.3×	37 0.9×	10 0.3×	31	438
Mohan Kumar Anand Raj India	10	128 0.5×	164 0.8×	89 0.5×	14 0.3×	25 0.6×	21	326
Yunzhou Zhu China	14	62 0.3×	347 1.6×	168 1.0×	39 0.9×	27 0.7×	32	516
Chunrong Zou China	12	71 0.3×	185 0.9×	274 1.6×	39 0.9×	17 0.4×	23	487
Masaki Kotani Japan	11	75 0.3×	290 1.4×	134 0.8×	23 0.5×	15 0.4×	28	438
Shengming Zhou China	10	55 0.2×	203 0.9×	172 1.0×	31 0.7×	66 1.7×	34	422

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An, Jiahui, Heidi Qunhui Xie, Zhen Yan, et al.. (2025). Pan-cancer analysis of acetylcholinesterase (AChE) expression by a data-driven approach: future directions of AChE in cancer neuroscience. Chemico-Biological Interactions. 419. 111647–111647. 1 indexed citations

Gachot, Carsten, Philipp G. Grützmacher, Zhen Yan, et al.. (2025). Investigating the tribological synergy between ionic liquids and Ti3C2Tx MXenes under different load, sliding, and temperature conditions. Surface and Coatings Technology. 512. 132322–132322.

Pan, Hao, Zhen Yan, Huihui Cao, et al.. (2025). Synergistic effects between cationic defects and Ce-doping in NiAl-LDHs for efficient HMF electrooxidation. Journal of Rare Earths. 1 indexed citations

Gao, Lele, Zhen Yan, Hao Pan, et al.. (2025). Ce-doped NiOOH generated through the electrocatalytic self-reconstruction of Ce-doped Ni-MOFs for the efficient electrooxidation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 13(25). 19417–19428. 5 indexed citations

Yan, Zhen, et al.. (2024). Tribological properties and transfer behaviors of WS2-Ag nanocomposite films with structure evolution for aerospace application. Applied Surface Science. 674. 160928–160928. 7 indexed citations

Yan, Zhen, et al.. (2024). Investigation of Tribological Performance of Ti:WS2/PFPE Composite Lubricating System Under Proton Radiation. Lubricants. 12(12). 403–403. 1 indexed citations

Yan, Zhen, Jian Liu, Xiao Zhang, Junying Hao, & Weimin Liu. (2023). Tribological dissimilarity and solid-liquid interaction of WS2-Al film combining with different space oils in vacuum. Tribology International. 187. 108691–108691. 4 indexed citations

Yan, Zhen, et al.. (2023). Tribological performance and failure mechanism of Ti:WS2/P201 hybrid lubrication system under atomic oxygen irradiation. Vacuum. 211. 111976–111976. 5 indexed citations

Lu, Xiaoqing, Xudong Sui, Zhen Yan, et al.. (2023). Exploring the effect of V doping on the tribological mechanism of MoS2 coatings in atomic oxygen environment. Materials Today Communications. 36. 106721–106721. 9 indexed citations

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Yan, Zhen, et al.. (2023). Response Mechanism of Structure and Tribological Properties of WS₂/P201 Hybrid Lubrication System Under Atomic Oxygen Irradiation. Tribology Transactions. 66(1). 185–192. 4 indexed citations

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Yan, Zhen, et al.. (2023). MXene/CNTs/Aramid Aerogels for Electromagnetic Interference Shielding and Joule Heating. ACS Applied Nano Materials. 6(7). 6141–6150. 50 indexed citations

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Yan, Zhen, et al.. (2023). The influence of proton radiation on the friction and wear of Ti:WS2/P201 composite lubricating materials for space application. Wear. 538-539. 205190–205190. 4 indexed citations

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Yan, Zhen, et al.. (2023). WS2-Ti-based solid-liquid synergetic lubricating coating with super-high wear resistance for space application. Surface and Coatings Technology. 476. 130245–130245. 9 indexed citations

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Yan, Zhen, Haibin Zhou, Xiao Zhang, et al.. (2022). Interactive effect between WS2 films with different structures and space oils for improvement of tribological performance. Tribology International. 170. 107431–107431. 19 indexed citations

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Yan, Zhen, Xudong Sui, Mingming Yan, et al.. (2020). Dependence of Friction and Wear on the Microstructures of WS₂ Films under a Simulated Space Environment. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 12(50). 56632–56641. 21 indexed citations

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Chen, Mingxu, Xiangyang Guo, Yan Zheng, et al.. (2018). Effect of Tartaric Acid on the Printable, Rheological and Mechanical Properties of 3D Printing Sulphoaluminate Cement Paste. Materials. 11(12). 2417–2417. 50 indexed citations

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Yan, Zhen, Dong Jiang, Yanlong Fu, et al.. (2018). Vacuum Tribological Performance of WS2–MoS2 Composite Film Against Oil-Impregnated Porous Polyimide: Influence of Oil Viscosity. Tribology Letters. 67(1). 40 indexed citations

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Yan, Zhen, Dong Jiang, Xiaoming Gao, et al.. (2018). Tribological behavior of WS2/oil-impregnated porous polyimide solid/liquid composite system. Industrial Lubrication and Tribology. 71(3). 459–466. 13 indexed citations

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Yan, Zhen, Dong Jiang, Xiaoming Gao, et al.. (2018). Friction and wear behavior of TiN films against ceramic and steel balls. Tribology International. 124. 61–69. 68 indexed citations

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Yan, Zhen, et al.. (2013). [Dynamics and environmental load of food carbon consumption during urbanization: a case study of Xiamen City, China].. PubMed. 34(4). 1636–44. 1 indexed citations

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