Zhong Yan

5.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
67 papers, 5.1k citations indexed

About

Zhong Yan is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhong Yan has authored 67 papers receiving a total of 5.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Materials Chemistry, 28 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 12 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. Recurrent topics in Zhong Yan's work include 2D Materials and Applications (19 papers), Graphene research and applications (14 papers) and MXene and MAX Phase Materials (14 papers). Zhong Yan is often cited by papers focused on 2D Materials and Applications (19 papers), Graphene research and applications (14 papers) and MXene and MAX Phase Materials (14 papers). Zhong Yan collaborates with scholars based in China, Hong Kong and Puerto Rico. Zhong Yan's co-authors include Haibo Zeng, Shengli Zhang, Zhongfang Chen, Yafei Li, Xiufeng Song, Chengxue Huo, Erjun Kan, Meiqiu Xie, Fengyu Li and Wei Liu and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Zhong Yan

61 papers receiving 5.0k 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.

Atomically Thin Arsenene and Antimonene: Semimetal–Semiconductor and Indirect–Direct Band‐Gap Transitions

2015 1.3k citations Shengli Zhang, Zhong Yan et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
Two-dimensional antimonene single crystals grown by van der Waals epitaxy

2016 825 citations Jianping Ji, Xiufeng Song et al. Nature Communications profile →
Semiconducting Group 15 Monolayers: A Broad Range of Band Gaps and High Carrier Mobilities

2015 734 citations Shengli Zhang, Meiqiu Xie et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Zhong Yan China	26	4.2k	2.1k	783	597	570	67	5.1k
Yuchen Du United States	21	4.0k 1.0×	2.2k 1.0×	462 0.6×	448 0.8×	520 0.9×	50	4.8k
Christian Klinke Germany	29	3.7k 0.9×	1.8k 0.9×	526 0.7×	562 0.9×	357 0.6×	105	4.3k
Shibin Deng China	23	2.5k 0.6×	1.8k 0.9×	522 0.7×	403 0.7×	333 0.6×	36	3.5k
Jian Yuan China	26	2.5k 0.6×	1.7k 0.8×	699 0.9×	638 1.1×	430 0.8×	74	3.6k
Jun Zhu United States	35	3.5k 0.9×	2.3k 1.1×	1.2k 1.5×	1.1k 1.9×	998 1.8×	89	5.0k
Qinghong Yuan China	35	3.2k 0.8×	2.0k 0.9×	420 0.5×	549 0.9×	590 1.0×	91	4.4k
Guangfu Luo China	33	3.0k 0.7×	2.5k 1.2×	701 0.9×	522 0.9×	418 0.7×	127	4.5k
Wenjing Fang China	25	4.9k 1.2×	2.3k 1.1×	541 0.7×	907 1.5×	402 0.7×	62	5.7k
S. Mirabella Italy	36	2.0k 0.5×	3.1k 1.5×	933 1.2×	557 0.9×	473 0.8×	232	4.1k
Xuan Fang China	29	1.7k 0.4×	1.6k 0.8×	534 0.7×	458 0.8×	345 0.6×	190	2.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhong Yan

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Liu, Juqing, et al.. (2025). Controllable p-Type Doping Strategy for High-Performance 2D Material Complementary Inverters. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 17(11). 17018–17025. 1 indexed citations

Song, Weiguo, Yuxin Wen, Haoquan Hu, et al.. (2025). Catalytic desorption performance of CO2-rich amine solution over SO2− 4/TiO2-HZSM-5. Journal of Fuel Chemistry and Technology. 53(9). 1342–1353.

Wang, Chenyu, Kunpeng Jia, Xiaohui Tian, et al.. (2025). High-gain optical parametric amplification with a continuous-wave pump using a domain-engineered thin-film lithium niobate waveguide. Optica. 12(8). 1242–1242. 1 indexed citations

Liu, Zhen, Zhong Yan, Kunpeng Jia, et al.. (2025). Alleviation of DC drift in a thin-film lithium niobate modulator utilizing Ar⁺ ion milling. Optics Letters. 50(5). 1703–1703. 3 indexed citations

Chen, Guangping, et al.. (2024). Effect of the configuration mixing on the polarization and angular distribution of x-ray line emissions following electron-impact excitation of Ne-like ions. Optics Express. 32(6). 9877–9877. 1 indexed citations

Yan, Zhong, Guanggui Cheng, Chen Chen, et al.. (2021). In-Plane Flexible Microsystems Integrated with High-Performance Microsupercapacitors and Photodetectors. Journal of Electronic Materials. 50(6). 3517–3526. 5 indexed citations

Chen, Chen, Zhong Yan, Siyi Cheng, et al.. (2020). In Situ Fabrication of Porous Nanostructures Derived from Bimetal-Organic Frameworks for Highly Sensitive Non-Enzymatic Glucose Sensors. Journal of The Electrochemical Society. 167(2). 27531–27531. 22 indexed citations

Cao, Jie, et al.. (2020). Design and research of non-contact triboelectric nanogenerator based on changing electrostatic field. Acta Physica Sinica. 69(23). 230201–230201. 3 indexed citations

Wu, Hao & Zhong Yan. (2019). Antimonene Quantum Dots: Large-scale Synthesis <i>via</i> Liquid-phase Exfoliation. Acta Physico-Chimica Sinica. 35(10). 1052–1057. 4 indexed citations

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Yan, Zhong, Tielin Shi, Yuanyuan Huang, et al.. (2019). Three-dimensional MoS2/Graphene Aerogel as Binder-free Electrode for Li-ion Battery. Nanoscale Research Letters. 14(1). 85–85. 36 indexed citations

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Yan, Zhong, et al.. (2018). Activating AlN thin film by introducing Co nanoparticles as a new anode material for thin‐film lithium batteries. Rare Metals. 37(8). 625–632. 13 indexed citations

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Yan, Zhong, Yifan Ma, Qiubo Guo, et al.. (2017). Controllable Synthesis of TiO2@Fe2O3 Core-Shell Nanotube Arrays with Double-Wall Coating as Superb Lithium-Ion Battery Anodes. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 40927–40927. 68 indexed citations

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Ji, Jianping, Xiufeng Song, Jizi Liu, et al.. (2016). Two-dimensional antimonene single crystals grown by van der Waals epitaxy. Nature Communications. 7(1). 13352–13352. 825 indexed citations breakdown →

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Zhang, Shengli, Meiqiu Xie, Fengyu Li, et al.. (2015). Semiconducting Group 15 Monolayers: A Broad Range of Band Gaps and High Carrier Mobilities. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 55(5). 1666–1669. 734 indexed citations breakdown →

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Yan, Zhong, et al.. (2015). Hierarchical FeS2 nanosheet@Fe2O3 nanosphere heterostructure as promising electrode material for supercapacitors. Materials Letters. 166. 223–226. 56 indexed citations

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Huo, Chengxue, Zhong Yan, Xiufeng Song, & Haibo Zeng. (2015). 2D materials via liquid exfoliation: a review on fabrication and applications. Science Bulletin. 60(23). 1994–2008. 322 indexed citations

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Zhang, Shengli, Zhong Yan, Yafei Li, Zhongfang Chen, & Haibo Zeng. (2015). Atomically Thin Arsenene and Antimonene: Semimetal–Semiconductor and Indirect–Direct Band‐Gap Transitions. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 54(10). 3112–3115. 1327 indexed citations breakdown →

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Yan, Zhong, et al.. (2014). Experimental study on vibration and noise characteristics of small fan motors. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 80(820). DR0383–DR0383.

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Huang, Jin, et al.. (2012). Preparation of BCB Powder and its Effects on the Sintering Behaviour and Microwave Dielectric Properties of MCT Ceramics. Advanced materials research. 472-475. 2107–2110. 1 indexed citations

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Yan, Zhong, et al.. (2009). The stability of linear neutral delay differential systems with two delays. 1747–1751. 2 indexed citations

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