Deren Yang

34.8k citations

1.1k papers · 29.1k · 5 hit papers · h-index 80

Impact in

Materials Chemistry top 0.05%
- ZnO doping and properties
- Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties
- Silicon Nanostructures and Photoluminescence
Electrical and Electronic Engineering top 0.05%
- Advancements in Battery Materials
- Silicon and Solar Cell Technologies
- Perovskite Materials and Applications
- Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors

Papers in

Electrical and Electronic Engineering 861
- Silicon and Solar Cell Technologies 347
- Thin-Film Transistor Technologies 244
- Semiconductor materials and devices 188
Materials Chemistry 697
- Silicon Nanostructures and Photoluminescence 313
- Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties 117
- ZnO doping and properties 101

Co-authors: Xiangyang Ma (198 shared papers)Dongsheng Li (164 shared papers)Ning Du (77 shared papers)Hui Zhang (94 shared papers)Duanlin Que (131 shared papers)Xiaodong Pi (123 shared papers)Xuegong Yu (142 shared papers)Yujie Ji (21 shared papers)
Journals: Journal of Applied Physics (76 papers)Applied Physics Letters (56 papers)Journal of Crystal Growth (41 papers)Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells (38 papers)Nanotechnology (26 papers)
Partner nations: China United States Japan

In The Last Decade

Deren Yang

1.1k papers receiving 28.4k citations

Deren Yang's Hit Papers

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Octahedral units in halide perovskites 2025 · 24 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2025 Nature Reviews Chemistry
2023 Advanced Materials
2022 Nature Materials
2020 SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología
2017 Advanced Materials

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1	Low Temperature Synthesis of Flowerlike ZnO Nanostructures by Cetyltrimethylammonium Bromide-Assisted Hydrothermal Process The Journal of Physical Chemistry B ·Hui Zhang, Deren Yang, Yujie Ji, Xiangyang Ma, Jin Xu, Duanlin Que	2004	479
2	Intermetallic Nanocrystals: Syntheses and Catalytic Applications Advanced Materials ·Yucong Yan, Jingshan S. Du, Kyle D. Gilroy, Deren Yang, Younan Xia, Hui Zhang Hit paper breakdown →	2017	464
3	Synthesis of Pd−Pt Bimetallic Nanocrystals with a Concave Structure through a Bromide-Induced Galvanic Replacement Reaction Journal of the American Chemical Society ·Hui Zhang, Mingshang Jin, Jinguo Wang, Weiyang Li, Pedro H. C. Camargo, Moon J. Kim, Deren Yang, Zhaoxiong Xie, Younan Xia	2011	389
4	Luminescent Metal–Organic Framework Films As Highly Sensitive and Fast-Response Oxygen Sensors Journal of the American Chemical Society ·Zhongshang Dou, Jiancan Yu, Yuanjing Cui, Yu Yang, Zhiyu Wang, Deren Yang, Guodong Qian	2014	335
5	Enhanced Electronic Properties of SnO₂ via Electron Transfer from Graphene Quantum Dots for Efficient Perovskite Solar Cells ACS Nano ·Jiangsheng Xie, Kun Huang, Xuegong Yu, Zhengrui Yang, Ke Xiao, Yaping Qiang, Xiaodong Zhu, Lingbo Xu, Peng Wang, Can Cui, Deren Yang	2017	325
6	Controllable Growth of ZnO Microcrystals by a Capping-Molecule-Assisted Hydrothermal Process Crystal Growth & Design ·Hui Zhang, Deren Yang, Dong Sheng Li, Xiangyang Ma, Shenzhong Li, Duanlin Que	2005	310
7	Selective etching of GaN polar surface in potassium hydroxide solution studied by x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy Journal of Applied Physics ·Dongsheng Li, Masatomo Sumiya, Shunro Fuke, Deren Yang, Duanlin Que, Y. Suzuki, Yasuo Fukuda	2001	300
8	Plasmonic Silicon Quantum Dots Enabled High-Sensitivity Ultrabroadband Photodetection of Graphene-Based Hybrid Phototransistors ACS Nano ·Zhenyi Ni, Lingling Ma, Sichao Du, Yang Xu, Meng Yuan, Hehai Fang, Zhen Wang, Mingsheng Xu, Dongsheng Li, Jianyi Yang, Weida Hu, Xiaodong Pi, Deren Yang	2017	299
9	Optoelectronic Synaptic Devices for Neuromorphic Computing SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Yue Wang, Lei Yin, Wen Huang, Yayao Li, Shijie Huang, Yiyue Zhu, Deren Yang, Xiaodong Pi Hit paper breakdown →	2020	278
10	Synthesis of flower-like ZnO nanostructures by an organic-free hydrothermal process Nanotechnology ·Hui Zhang, Deren Yang, Xiangyang Ma, Yujie Ji, Jin Xu, Duanlin Que	2004	253
11	Facile Synthesis of Pd–Pt Alloy Nanocages and Their Enhanced Performance for Preferential Oxidation of CO in Excess Hydrogen ACS Nano ·Hui Zhang, Mingshang Jin, Hongyang Liu, Jinguo Wang, Moon J. Kim, Deren Yang, Zhaoxiong Xie, Jingyue Liu, Younan Xia	2011	230
12	Two-dimensional devices and integration towards the silicon lines Nature Materials ·Shuiyuan Wang, Xiaoxian Liu, Mingsheng Xu, Liwei Liu, Deren Yang, Peng Zhou Hit paper breakdown →	2022	226
13	Large-Scale Synthesis of SnO2 Nanotube Arrays as High-Performance Anode Materials of Li-Ion Batteries The Journal of Physical Chemistry C ·Jiazheng Wang, Ning Du, Hui Zhang, Jingxue Yu, Deren Yang	2011	221
14	Graphene Coupled with Silicon Quantum Dots for High‐Performance Bulk‐Silicon‐Based Schottky‐Junction Photodetectors Advanced Materials ·Ting Yu, Feng Wang, Yang Xu, Lingling Ma, Xiaodong Pi, Deren Yang	2016	216
15	Epitaxial Growth of Twinned Au–Pt Core–Shell Star-Shaped Decahedra as Highly Durable Electrocatalysts Nano Letters ·Ting Bian, Hui Zhang, Yingying Jiang, Chuanhong Jin, Jianbo Wu, Hong Yang, Deren Yang	2015	201
16	A simple hydrothermal route for synthesizing SnO₂quantum dots Nanotechnology ·Hongliang Zhu, Deren Yang, Guixia Yu, Hui Zhang, Kuihong Yao	2006	200
17	Electron-beam-induced current study of grain boundaries in multicrystalline silicon Journal of Applied Physics ·Jun Chen, Takashi Sekiguchi, Deren Yang, Fuxing Yin, Kota Kido, Sadahiro Tsurekawa	2004	197
18	Controlling the Morphology of Rhodium Nanocrystals by Manipulating the Growth Kinetics with a Syringe Pump Nano Letters ·Hui Zhang, Weiyang Li, Mingshang Jin, Jie Zeng, Taekyung Yu, Deren Yang, Younan Xia	2010	194
19	Demonstration of optical microfiber knot resonators Applied Physics Letters ·Xiaoshun Jiang, Limin Tong, Guillaume Vienne, Xin Guo, Albert Tsao, Qing Yang, Deren Yang	2006	186
20	Porous ZnCo₂O₄ Nanowires Synthesis via Sacrificial Templates: High-Performance Anode Materials of Li-Ion Batteries Inorganic Chemistry ·Ning Du, Yanfang Xu, Hui Zhang, Jingxue Yu, Chuanxin Zhai, Deren Yang	2011	170

About Deren Yang

Deren Yang is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Biomedical Engineering and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, having authored 1.1k papers that have together received 29.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Silicon and Solar Cell Technologies (347 papers), Silicon Nanostructures and Photoluminescence (313 papers), Thin-Film Transistor Technologies (244 papers), Semiconductor materials and interfaces (225 papers), Semiconductor materials and devices (188 papers), Nanowire Synthesis and Applications (161 papers), Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties (117 papers) and ZnO doping and properties (101 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Materials Chemistry (17.6k citations), Electrical and Electronic Engineering (18.9k citations), Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials (5.6k citations), Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment (4.6k citations) and Acoustics and Ultrasonics (231 citations). Deren Yang has collaborated with scholars based in China, United States and Japan. Frequent co-authors include Xiangyang Ma, Dongsheng Li, Ning Du, Hui Zhang, Duanlin Que, Xiaodong Pi, Xuegong Yu, Yujie Ji, Hui Zhang and Jingxue Yu. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Applied Physics, Applied Physics Letters, Journal of Crystal Growth, Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells and Nanotechnology.

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