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Yecheng Wang

Engineering · Purdue University West Lafayette

Mid career · publishing since 2009Rising activity

Publications

67

Citations

1,483

Est. group size

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

17

Publishing since 2009

Research summary
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This publication record appears to span an unusually broad set of topics, including materials engineering (silk fibroin scaffolds, hydrogels, superhydrophobic coatings, ultrasonic sensors, solar desalination materials), as well as unrelated fields like marine economics, glioblastoma therapeutics, and viral protein evolution. The materials-related work focuses on developing functional fibers, films, and composites for biomedical, energy, and environmental applications such as tissue engineering scaffolds, water purification devices, and pressure/ultrasonic sensors. Because the topic mix is so heterogeneous, prospective students should verify which specific subset of this work corresponds to this individual's actual lab, as bibliographic name-matching across such disparate fields is often unreliable.

Silk fibroin and biomaterials for tissue engineeringFunctional fibers, films, and porous materials for energy/water applicationsPiezoelectric and capacitive sensors for structural/ultrasonic testingHydrogel and composite materials engineeringMiscellaneous topics outside core materials engineering (marine economics, oncology, virology)

Publication output grew from near zero in 2017-2018 to a peak of 13 papers in 2023, with a generally increasing trend over the decade despite year-to-year fluctuation.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 7.2/year recently
172018: 2 publications182019: 4 publications192020: 5 publications202021: 9 publications212022: 6 publications222023: 13 publications13232024: 9 publications242025: 8 publications2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Materials Today×2
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces×2
  • Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids×2
  • Extreme Mechanics Letters×2
  • Chemical Engineering Journal×2
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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