1. Liu, K.; Jiang, Y.; Bao, Z.*; Yan, X.* “Skin-Inspired Electronics Enabled by Supramolecular Polymeric Materials” CCS Chem. 2019, 1, 431-447. (Invited mini-review, cover story)
2. Zhang, Z.; Liu, Y.; Zhao, J.; Yan, X.* “Engineering Orthogonality in the Construction of Alternating Rhomboidal Copolymer with High Fidelity via Integrative Self-Sorting” Polym. Chem. 2019, DOI: 10.1039/C9PY00848A. (Invited paper for “Polymer Chemistry Emerging Investigators 2020" special issue)
3. Yan, X.*,#; Wei, P.#; Liu, Y.; Wang, M.; Chen, C.; Zhao, J.; Li, G.; Saha, M. L.; Zhou, Z.; An, Z.*; Li, X.; Stang, P. J.* “Endo- and Exo-Functionalized Tetraphenylethylene M12L24 Nanospheres: Fluorescence Emission inside a Confined Space” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 9673-9679. (#Equal Contribution)
4. Wang, H.; Zhu, C. N.; Zeng, H.; Ji, X.; Xie, T.; Yan, X.*; Wu, Z. L.*; Huang, F.* "Reversible Ion-Conducting Switch in a Novel Single-Ion Supramolecular Hydrogel Enabled by Photoresponsive Host–Guest Molecular Recognition" Adv. Mater. 2019, 1807328.
5. Yan, X.*; Zhang, M.*; Huang, F.* "Aggregation-Induced Emission on Supramolecular Coordination Complexes Platforms" 2019, chapter 7, 163-194. (Book chapter, Editors: Profs. Ben Zhong Tang and Youhong Tang)
Prior to SJTU:
1. Yan, X.#; Liu, Z.#; Zhang, Q.#; Lopez, J.; Wang, H.; Wu, H.-C.; Niu, S.; Yan, H.; Wang, S.; Lei, T.; Li, J.; Qi, D.; Huang, P.; Huang, J.; Zhang, Y.; Wang, Y.; Li, G.; Tok, J. B.-H.; Chen, X.*; Bao, Z.* “Quadruple H-bonding Crosslinked Supramolecular Polymeric Materials as Substrates for Stretchable, Anti-tearing, and Self-healable Thin Film Electrode” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 5280-5289. (#Equal contribution; ESI Highly Cited Paper) 2. Saha, M. L.*; Yan, X.*; Stang, P. J.* “Photophysical Properties of Organoplatinum(II) Compounds and Derived Self-Assembled Metallacycles and Metallacages: Fluorescence and its Applications” Acc. Chem. Res. 2016, 49, 2527-2539. (ESI Highly Cited Paper; Invited Review) 3. Yan, X.*; Wang, M.; Cook, T. R.; Zhang, M.; Saha, M. L.; Zhou, Z.; Li, X.; Huang, F.*; Stang, P. J.* “Light-Emitting Superstructures with Anion Effect: Coordination-Driven Self-Assembly of Pure Tetraphenylethylene Metallacycles and Metallacages” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138, 4580-4588. (ESI Highly Cited Paper) 4. Zhou, Z.; Yan, X.*; Saha, M. L.*; Zhang, M.; Wang, M.; Li, X.; Stang, P. J.* “Immobilizing Tetraphenylethylene into Fused Metallacyclic Polygons: Shape Effects on Fluorescence Emission” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138, 13131-13134. 5. Tian, Y.#; Yan, X.#; Saha, M. L.; Niu, Z.*; Stang, P. J.* “Hierarchical Self-Assembly of Responsive Organoplatinum(II) Metallacycle-TMV Complexes with Turn-On Fluorescence” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138, 12033-12036. (#Equal Contribution) 6. Zhou, Z.; Yan, X.*; Cook, T. R.; Saha, M. L.; Stang, P. J.* “Engineering Functionalization in a Supramolecular Polymer: Hierarchical Self-Organization of Triply Orthogonal Non-Covalent Interactions on a Supramolecular Coordination Complex Platform” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016,138, 806-809. (ESI Highly Cited Paper) 7. Yan, X.*; Wang, H.; Hauke, C. E.; Cook, T. R.; Wang, M.; Saha, M. L.; Zhou, Z.; Zhang, M.; Li, X.; Huang, F.*; Stang, P. J.* “A Suite of Tetraphenylethylene-Based Discrete Organoplatinum(II) Metallacycles: Controllable Structure and Stoichiometry, Aggregation-Induced Emission, and Nitroaromatic Sensing” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137, 15276-15286. 8. Wei, P.; Yan, X.*; Huang, F.* “Supramolecular Polymers Constructed by Orthogonal Self-Assembly Based on Host-Guest and Metal-Ligand Interactions” Chem. Soc. Rev. 2015, 44, 815-832. (ESI Highly Cited Paper; Invited Review) 9. Yan, X.; Cook, T. R.; Wang, P.; Huang, F.*; Stang, P. J.* “Highly Emissive Platinum(II) Metallacages” Nature Chem. 2015, 7, 342-348. (ESI Highly Cited Paper; The top ten most cited papers of 2015-2017 in Nature Chemistry. For highlights of this paper, please see: “Light-Emitting Matallacycles Put Themselves Together”, C&EN, 2015, 93, 9; “Hybrid cage complexes fluoresce in solution and as solids”, ACS Noteworthy Chemistry) 10. Yan, X.; Xu, J.-F.; Cook, T. R.; Huang, F.*; Yang, Q.-Z.*; Tung, C.-H.; Stang, P. J.* “Photoinduced Transformations of Stiff-Stilbene-Based Discrete Metallacycles to Metallosupramolecular Polymers” Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 2014, 111, 8717-8722. 11. Wei, P.; Xia, B.; Zhang, Y.; Yu, Y.; Yan, X.* “Responsive Supramolecular Polymer Formed by Orthogonal Metal-Coordination and Cryptand-Based Host-Guest Interaction” Chem. Commun.2014, 50, 3973-3975. (RSC Editors’ Choice) 12. Yan, X.; Cook, T. R.; Pollock, J. B.; Wei, P.; Zhang, Y.; Yu, Y.; Huang, F.*; Stang, P. J.* “Responsive Supramolecular Polymer Metallogel Constructed by Orthogonal Coordination-Driven Self-Assembly and Host-Guest Interactions” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 4460-4463. (ESI Highly Cited Paper) 13. Yan, X.; Jiang, B.; Cook, T. R.; Zhang, Y.; Li, J.; Yu, Y.; Huang, F.*; Yang, H.-B.*; Stang, P. J.* “Dendronized Organoplatinum(II) Metallacyclic Polymers Constructed by Hierarchical Coordination-Driven Self-Assembly and Hydrogen Bonding Interfaces” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 16813-16816. 14. Yan, X.; Li, S.; Cook, T. R.; Ji, X.; Yao, Y.; Pollock, J. B.; Yu, G.; Li, J.; Huang, F.*; Stang, P. J.* “Hierarchical Self-Assembly: Well-Defined Supramolecular Nanostructures and Metallohydrogels via Amphiphilic Discrete Organoplatinum(II) Metallacycles” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 14036-14039. (Front cover. For a highlight of this paper, please see: “METAL-CONTAINING CORES YIELD NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS”, JACS Spotlight, 2013, 135, 14895.) 15. Yan, X.; Li, S.; Pollock, J. B.; Cook, T. R.; Chen, J.; Zhang, Y.; Ji, X.; Yu, Y.; Huang, F.*; Stang, P. J.* “Supramolecular Polymers with Tunable Topologies via Hierarchical Coordination-Driven Self-Assembly and Hydrogen Bonding Interfaces” Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 2013,110, 15585-15590. (ESI Highly Cited Paper) 16. Yan, X.; Xu, D.; Chen, J.; Zhang, M.; Hu, B.; Yu, Y.; Huang, F.* “A Self-Healing Supramolecular Polymer Gel with Stimuli-Responsiveness Constructed by Crown Ether-Based Molecular Recognition” Polym. Chem. 2013, 4, 3312-3322. (Most accessed Polymer Chemistry articles (20 papers in all) of 2013) 17. Yan, X.; Zheng, B.; Huang, F.* “Integrated Motion of Molecular Machines in Supramolecular Polymeric Scaffolds” Polym. Chem. 2013, 4, 2395-2399. (Minireview) 18. Yan, X.; Wang, F.; Zheng, B.; Huang, F.* “Stimuli-Responsive Supramolecular Polymeric Materials” Chem. Soc. Rev. 2012, 41, 6042-6065. (ESI Highly Cited Paper; Front Cover, Invited Review Article, “Supramolecular Polymers” Special Issue) 19. Yan, X.; Xu, D.; Chi, X.; Chen, J.; Dong, S.; Ding, X.; Yu, Y.; Huang, F.* “A Multiple-Responsive, Shape-Persistent, and Elastic Supramolecular Polymer Network Gel Constructed by Orthogonal Self-Assembly” Adv. Mater. 2012, 24, 362-369. (ESI Highly Cited Paper; The top ten most cited papers of 2012-2013 in Advanced Materials, Adv. Mater. 2015, 27, 12-14.) 
