Zhifeng Yan

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
76 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Zhifeng Yan is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Biomaterials and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhifeng Yan has authored 76 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 63 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 30 papers in Biomaterials and 29 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in Zhifeng Yan's work include Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties (32 papers), Magnesium Alloys: Properties and Applications (30 papers) and Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties (28 papers). Zhifeng Yan is often cited by papers focused on Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties (32 papers), Magnesium Alloys: Properties and Applications (30 papers) and Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties (28 papers). Zhifeng Yan collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Zhifeng Yan's co-authors include Hongxia Zhang, Peng Dong, Wenxian Wang, Jun Zhou, Xiuli He, Denghui Wang, Liyong Sun, Wenxian Wang, Zhuang Liu and Yuli Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, Carbon and Materials Science and Engineering A.

In The Last Decade

Zhifeng Yan

74 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

Deformation behaviors and cyclic strength assessment of A... 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 100 200 300 400
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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.

  1. Deformation behaviors and cyclic strength assessment of AZ31B magnesium alloy based on steady ratcheting effect
    2018 455 citations Zhifeng Yan, Denghui Wang et al. profile →

Peers

Zhifeng Yan
Jian Ding China
Zhe Liu China
Guilherme Yuuki Koga Brazil
Haiming Zhang China
Krishna Dutta India
A. Wittebrood Netherlands
Ruifeng Zhang China
Xinyu Yang China
Jian Ding China
Zhifeng Yan
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Countries citing papers authored by Zhifeng Yan

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhifeng Yan

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Xin, Wenbin, et al.. (2025). Study on the high temperature fatigue performance of AZ31B magnesium alloy. Materials Today Communications. 43. 111584–111584. 4 indexed citations
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Zhang, Hongxia, et al.. (2025). Research on the internal and external synergistic strengthening mechanism of fatigue performance of austenitic stainless steel. International Journal of Fatigue. 197. 108948–108948. 3 indexed citations
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Wang, Yulu, et al.. (2025). Study on the competitive mechanisms of pre-tension strengthening and fatigue damage in AZ31B magnesium alloy. International Journal of Fatigue. 203. 109326–109326.
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Cai, Jing, et al.. (2025). Corrosion behavior of pre-stretched AZ31B magnesium alloy: Influence of microstructural interactions. Materials Letters. 385. 138207–138207. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Ruiqing, Xiaojun Wang, Shuixiang Xie, et al.. (2024). Vanadium-regulated nickel phosphide nanosheets for electrocatalytic sulfion upgrading and hydrogen production. Chemical Science. 16(2). 809–815. 11 indexed citations
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He, Xiuli, Zhifeng Yan, Hongyu Liang, & Denghui Wang. (2023). Corrosion fatigue acoustic emission characteristics and evaluation of friction stir welding joints of AZ31 magnesium alloy in 3.5 wt.% NaCl solution. Journal of Materials Research and Technology. 25. 4582–4594. 12 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xin, Man Zhang, Jie Mi, et al.. (2022). Bimetallic-MOF-Derived ZnxCo3–xO4/Carbon Nanofiber Composited Sorbents for High-Temperature Coal Gas Desulfurization. Environmental Science & Technology. 56(23). 17288–17297. 50 indexed citations
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Zhang, Tingting, Wenxian Wang, Zhifeng Yan, & Jie Zhang. (2021). Interfacial Morphology and Bonding Mechanism of Explosive Weld Joints. Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering. 34(1). 15 indexed citations
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Yang, Xiao, Hongxia Zhang, Yongquan Liu, et al.. (2020). Microstructural, Microhardness and tribological analysis of cooling-assisted friction stir processing of high-entropy alloy particles reinforced aluminum alloy surface composites. Surface Topography Metrology and Properties. 8(3). 35012–35012. 21 indexed citations
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Liu, Xuesong, et al.. (2020). Fatigue Limit Evaluation of AZ31B Magnesium Alloy Based on Temperature Distribution Analysis. Metals. 10(10). 1331–1331. 12 indexed citations
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Liu, Xuesong, et al.. (2020). Thermographic Study of AZ31B Magnesium Alloy under Cyclic Loading: Temperature Evolution Analysis and Fatigue Limit Estimation. Materials. 13(22). 5209–5209. 12 indexed citations
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He, Xiuli, Hongyu Liang, Zhifeng Yan, & Rui Bai. (2019). Stress corrosion cracking behavior of micro-arc oxidized AZ31 alloy. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part C Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science. 234(8). 1640–1652. 7 indexed citations
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Zhang, Tingting, et al.. (2019). Interfacial microstructure evolution and deformation mechanism in an explosively welded Al/Mg alloy plate. Journal of Materials Science. 54(12). 9155–9167. 21 indexed citations
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Dong, Peng, Zepeng Liu, Xin Zhai, et al.. (2019). Incredible improvement in fatigue resistance of friction stir welded 7075-T651 aluminum alloy via surface mechanical rolling treatment. International Journal of Fatigue. 124. 15–25. 51 indexed citations
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Dong, Peng, et al.. (2018). Microstructure and Corrosion Resistance of Laser-Welded Crossed Nitinol Wires. Materials. 11(5). 842–842. 9 indexed citations
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Yan, Zhifeng, et al.. (2014). Temperature evolution mechanism of AZ31B magnesium alloy during high-cycle fatigue process. Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics. 70. 30–38. 20 indexed citations
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Yan, Zhifeng. (2013). Effect of heat input on microstructure and mechanical properties of ultra-thin 443 ferritic stainless steel. Transactions of the China Welding Institution. 3 indexed citations
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Yan, Zhifeng. (2011). Effect of crustal stress on hydraulic fracturing in coalbed methane wells. Meitan xuebao. 30 indexed citations
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lt, et al.. (2006). ~(40)Ar-~(39)Ar dating and geochemical characteristics of lamprophyres in the Baimazhai nickel deposit,Yunnan province.. Acta Petrologica Sinica. 22(4). 873–883. 2 indexed citations

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