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D-Index
51
Citations
7403
World Ranking
10039
National Ranking
2824

Yan Xiang publication distribution in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Materials Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Yan Xiang sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 175 publications — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more.

Yan Xiang D-index placement in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Yan Xiang sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 51 D-Index — 24th percentile

24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.

Overview

Yan Xiang is affiliated with Beihang University in China and has contributed extensively to the field of engineering, with a concentration in electrical and electronic engineering, renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, materials chemistry, biomedical engineering, and electronic, optical and magnetic materials.

Their recent publications cover a range of topics including electrocatalysts for energy conversion, fuel cells and related materials, advanced battery technologies, membrane-based ion separation techniques, and supercapacitor materials and fabrication.

Significant recent papers include:

  • Highly green fluorescent Nb2C MXene quantum dots for Cu2+ ion sensing and cell imaging, 2020, Chinese Chemical Letters
  • Intrinsic Effect of Carbon Supports on the Activity and Stability of Precious Metal Based Catalysts for Electrocatalytic Alcohol Oxidation in Fuel Cells: A Review, 2020, ChemSusChem
  • Carbon Anode Materials: A Detailed Comparison between Na-ion and K-ion Batteries, 2021, Advanced Energy Materials
  • Advances and perspectives in integrated membrane capacitive deionization for water desalination, 2022, Desalination
  • An Ultrasmall Ordered High-Entropy Intermetallic with Multiple Active Sites for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction, 2023, Journal of the American Chemical Society

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Yan Xiang include Shanfu Lu, Haining Wang, Jin Zhang, Wen Liu, and Sian Chen.

Yan Xiang's work appears repeatedly in several publication venues notable in engineering and energy research, such as:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Power Sources
  • Journal of Membrane Science
  • International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
  • Desalination

The scientist's research focuses on advancing knowledge in areas like electrocatalysts, batteries, fuel cells, membranes for ion separation, and supercapacitors, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach to energy conversion and sustainable technologies.

Best Publications

  • Carbon Anode Materials: A Detailed Comparison between Na‐ion and K‐ion Batteries

    Lupeng Zhang;Wei (Alex) Wang;Shanfu Lu;Yan Xiang

  • Layer-by-layer self-assembly in the development of electrochemical energy conversion and storage devices from fuel cells to supercapacitors.

    Yan Xiang;Shanfu Lu;San Ping Jiang

  • A copper single-atom catalyst towards efficient and durable oxygen reduction for fuel cells

    Liting Cui;Lirui Cui;Zhengjian Li;Jin Zhang

  • HPW/MCM‐41 Phosphotungstic Acid/Mesoporous Silica Composites as Novel Proton‐Exchange Membranes for Elevated‐Temperature Fuel Cells

    Shanfu Lu;Deli Wang;San Ping Jiang;Yan Xiang

  • Ionic interactions between sulfuric acid and chitosan membranes

    Zheng Cui;Yan Xiang;Jiangju Si;Meng Yang

  • Fabrication of radial ZnO nanowire clusters and radial ZnO/PVDF composites with enhanced dielectric properties

    Guangsheng Wang;Yuan Deng;Yan Xiang;Lin Guo

  • Poly(arylene piperidine)s with phosphoric acid doping as high temperature polymer electrolyte membrane for durable, high-performance fuel cells

    Huijuan Bai;Hanqing Peng;Yan Xiang;Jin Zhang

  • New anhydrous proton exchange membranes for high-temperature fuel cells based on PVDF–PVP blended polymers

    Zhibin Guo;Xin Xu;Yan Xiang;Shanfu Lu

  • Alternatively chitosan sulfate blending membrane as methanol-blocking polymer electrolyte membrane for direct methanol fuel cell

    Yan Xiang;Meng Yang;Zhibin Guo;Zheng Cui

  • Advances and perspectives in integrated membrane capacitive deionization for water desalination

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  • Simultaneously enhancing ionic conduction and mechanical strength of poly(ether sulfones)-poly(vinyl pyrrolidone) membrane by introducing graphitic carbon nitride nanosheets for high temperature proton exchange membrane fuel cell application

    Huijuan Bai;Haining Wang;Jin Zhang;Chunxiao Wu

  • Bi2S3–BaTiO3/PVDF three-phase composites with high dielectric permittivity

    Yuan Deng;Yanjing Zhang;Yan Xiang;Guangsheng Wang

  • Cr2O3-modified graphite felt as a novel positive electrode for vanadium redox flow battery

    Yan Xiang;Walid A. Daoud

  • Enhancement of hydrogen production in a single chamber microbial electrolysis cell through anode arrangement optimization.

    Da-Wei Liang;Si-Kan Peng;Shan-Fu Lu;Yan-Yan Liu

  • A novel polysulfone–polyvinylpyrrolidone membrane with superior proton-to-vanadium ion selectivity for vanadium redox flow batteries

    Chunxiao Wu;Shanfu Lu;Haining Wang;Xin Xu

  • Layer-by-layer self-assembly of PDDA/PWA–Nafion composite membranes for direct methanol fuel cells

    Meng Yang;Shanfu Lu;Shanfu Lu;Jinlin Lu;San Ping Jiang;San Ping Jiang

  • Investigation of an advanced catalytic effect of cobalt oxide modification on graphite felt as the positive electrode of the vanadium redox flow battery

    Yan Xiang;Walid A. Daoud

  • Layer-by-layer self-assembly of Nafion–[CS–PWA] composite membranes with suppressed vanadium ion crossover for vanadium redox flow battery applications

    Shanfu Lu;Chunxiao Wu;Dawei Liang;Qinglong Tan

  • Binary NiCoO2-modified graphite felt as an advanced positive electrode for vanadium redox flow batteries

    Yan Xiang;Walid A. Daoud

  • A gemini quaternary ammonium poly (ether ether ketone) anion-exchange membrane for alkaline fuel cell: design, synthesis, and properties.

    Jiangju Si;Shanfu Lu;Xin Xu;Sikan Peng

  • Titanium nitride as an electrocatalyst for V(II)/V(III) redox couples in all-vanadium redox flow batteries

    Chunmei Yang;Haining Wang;Shanfu Lu;Chunxiao Wu

  • Phosphotungstic acid (HPW) molecules anchored in the bulk of Nafion as methanol-blocking membrane for direct methanol fuel cells

    Yan Xiang;Meng Yang;Jin Zhang;Fei Lan

  • Effect of Ta2O5/TiO2 thin film on mechanical properties, corrosion and cell behavior of the NiTi alloy implanted with tantalum

    Yan Li;Tingting Zhao;Songbo Wei;Yan Xiang

  • Synthesis and characterization of lanthanum silicate apatite by gel-casting route as electrolytes for solid oxide fuel cells

    San Ping Jiang;Lan Zhang;Hong Quan He;Rong Keng Yap

  • Surface characteristics, nano-indentation and corrosion behavior of Nb implanted NiTi alloy

    Tingting Zhao;Yan Li;Yan Xiang;Xinqing Zhao

Frequent Co-Authors

Shanfu Lu
Shanfu Lu Beihang University
San Ping Jiang
San Ping Jiang Curtin University
Doron Aurbach
Doron Aurbach Bar-Ilan University
Pang-Chieh Sui
Pang-Chieh Sui Wuhan University of Technology
Ned Djilali
Ned Djilali University of Victoria
Wei Wang
Wei Wang Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Deli Wang
Deli Wang Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Deliang Chen
Deliang Chen Tsinghua University
Wenlong Cheng
Wenlong Cheng Monash University
Maria Forsyth
Maria Forsyth Deakin University

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