Introduction

• December 1970, Born in Changchun, Jilin Province.

• July 1992, Bachelor, Harbin Institute of Technology.

• July 1995, Master, Harbin Institute of Technology.

• July 1998, PhD, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Science.

• August 1998 – September 2001, Research Assistant, City University of Hongkong; Postdoctoral Fellow, Peking University, University of Sherbrooke.

• November 2001, Professor and PhD supervisor, School of Chemical Science and Engineering (Department of Chemistry), Tongji University.

Research Area

1. Cooperative Design, Construction and Assembly of Rare Earth/Inorganic /Organic Hybrid Photo-conversion Materials

2. Facile Controlled Synthesis, Phase Structure, Microstructure and Photo-conversion Property of Rare Earth Functional Compounds and Micro-Nano Solids

3. Functionalizing Assembly, Photofunctional Integration and Optical Devices of Rare Earth Based Crystalline Frameworks Hybrid Systems.

4. Photoresponsive Chemical Sensing and Intelligent Detection of Rare Earth Based Crystalline Frameworks Hybrid Systems.

5. Physically and Chemically Stimulated Biomimetic Pecepetion Application of Rare Earth Baed Crystalline Frameworks Hybrid Systems.

6. Investigation, Application and Development of High Value Rare Earth Based Luminescent Materials

Honors & Awards

1. Member of Division of Luminescence, the Chinese Society of Rare Earths

2. Director of the Shanghai Society of Rare Earths

3. Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University (2008)

4. Most Cited Researchers in China (Material Science) in Elsevier (2014 - 2019)

5. Most Cited Researchers in China (Material Science) in Elsevier (Since 2020)

Academic Achievements

As corresponding author, he has published over 600 research papers in the international English journals included by Web of Science, which is rate cited over 20000 times. He has been elected as the Most Cited Researchers in China (Material Science, 2014-2019; Chemistry, since 2020) in Elsevier. An H factor is 78. He has written two English monographs, one English Chapter and one Chinese Chapter. His group has made the systematic research achievements in photofunctional rare earth materials, especially in photofunctional rare earth hybrid materials, becoming the leading research group in this field. He has supervised 30 graduated PhD students and 62 graduated master students (including 14 master-PhD students). Since 2012, 25 students have obtained 29 National Scholarships.

Projects

1. The National Natural Science Foundation of China (22375150),Tandem Post-Synthetic Modificaiton Crystalline Covalent Organic Frameworks to Construct the Mutiple Photoresponsive Rare Earth Hybrid Materials and Their Intelligent Sensing and Detecting Platform Applications, 2024/01-2027/12, Principal Investigator.

2. The National Natural Science Foundation of China (21971194),Multiple Pphotoresponsive Rare Earth Hybrid Materials: Functionalization Assembly Based on the Crystal Units with Multi-active Position Linkers and Chemical Sensing Application, 2020/01-2023/12, Principal Investigator.

3. The National Natural Science Foundation of China (21571142), Near Ultraviolet/Visible Excited Novel Rare Earth Hybrid Materials: Chemical Bonding Assembly, Photo-conversion Function and Application, 2016/01-2019/12, Principal Investigator.

4. The National Natural Science Foundation of China (91122003), Novel Rare Earth Functional Compound Crystal Materials: Oriented Design, Controlled Preparation, Luminescent and Magnetic Properties, 2012/01-2014/12, Principal Investigator.

5. The National Natural Science Foundation of China (20971100), Chemically Bonded-Template Effect Cooperative Controlled Assembly Rare Earth/Inorganic/Organic Polymeric Luminescent Hybrid Material Systems, 2010/01-2012/12, Principal Investigator.

6. The National Natural Science Foundation of China (20671072), Construction of Novel Rare Earth/Inorganic/Organic Luminescent Molecular Materials with Multiple Strong Chemical Bonds, 2007/01-2009/12, Principal Investigator.

7. The National Natural Science Foundation of China (20301013), Assembly of Novel Multi-component Rare Earth Luminescent Molecular-based Hybrid Functional Systems, 2004/01-2006/12, Principal Investigator.

Publications

1. K. Zhu, B. Yan*, "Ultrasensitive force-and-wind dual-mode biomimetic sensor based on mimosa-motivated Tb@HOF photoexcited foam for artificial intelligence-assisted human health monitoring", Anal. Chem. 2025, in press.

2. Z. Q. Hu, B. Yan*, "High-performance ultralong room temperature phosphorescence enabled by HOFs for multiple-photoresponsive olanzapine detection and intelligent latent fingerprint identificatio", Chem. Eng. J. 2025, 518, 164768.

3. D. C. Mei, B. Yan*, "Functionalized covalent organic frameworks for gold recovery", Coord. Chem. Rev. 2025, 539, 216769.

4. X. Q. Shen, B. Yan*, "Regulating the azo-functionalization of covalent organic frameworks for photo-modulated adsorption and sensing of aniline", Adv. Funct. Mater. 2025, 35, 2424688.

5. K. Li, D. C. Mei, Y. S. Liu, B. Yan*, "Three-dimensional covalent organic frameworks containing diverse nitrogen sites for gold adsorption", Chem. Mater. 2025, 37, 2535-2545.

6. S. J. Zhang, D. C. Mei, K. Li, B. Yan*, "Constructing fluorescent nitrogen-containing covalent organic frameworks for visual monitoring and efficient adsorbing iodine with increasing adsorption capacity by post-synthesis ionic modification", Chem. Eng. J. 2025, 510, 161825.

7. A. Maimaiti, B. Yan*, "Detecting like a dog: biomimetic olfactory sensory fiber for ultrasensitive tracing of illicit drugs simulants based on photoluminescent HOF nanosheets", Adv. Funct. Mater. 2025, 35, 2425919.

8. Y. S. Liu, R. Xue, K. Zhu, B. Yan*, "σ-π Hyperconjugation as a design strategy for high-performance fluorescent covalent organic frameworks", Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2025, 17, e202425436.

9. X. P. Quan, K. Zhu, Y. S. Liu, B. Yan*, "Biomimetic photoluminescent sensors based on postsynthetic modification of hydroxylated COF: auditory, gustatory and olfactory information monitoring for multimode perception", ACS Nano 2025, 19, 3852-3864.

10. D. C. Mei, B. Yan*, "Ionic modification of three-component covalent organic frameworks with antibacterial function for efficient and selective gold recovery", ACS Mater. Lett. 2025, 7, 220-228.

11. Y. S. Liu, R. Xue, B. Yan*, "Development and prospects of covalent organic framework-based ratiometric fluorescent sensors",Coord. Chem. Rev. 2025, 523, 216280.

12. A. Maimaiti, K. Zhu,  B. Yan*, "Dual-mode bionic visual-olfactory co-sensory for on-site biogenic amines recognition and food freshness prediction",Adv. Funct. Mater. 2025, 35, 2412817.

13. K. Zhu, B. Yan*, "Bioinspired photoluminescent "Spider Web" as ultrafast and ultrasensitive airflow-acoustic bimodal sensor for human-compouter interaction and intelligent recognition", ACS Cent. Sci. 2024, 10, 1894-1909.

14. K. Zhu, X. Xu, B. Yan*, "Lanthanide functionalized hydrogen-bonded organic framework hybrid materials: luminescence responsive sensing, intelligent applications and biomimetic design", ACS Mater. Res. 2024, 5, 1401-1414.

15. A. Maimaiti, K. Zhu, B. Yan*, "Intelligent luminescent microneedle and hydrogel patches for visual monitoring of lactic acid and dopamine", Chem. Eng. J. 2024, 498, 155715.

16. Z. Q. Hu, B. Yan*, "Machine learning-assisted Eu(III)-functionalized HOF-on-HOF composite-based sensor platform for precise and visual identification of multiple pesticides", Anal. Chem. 2024, 96, 14248-14256.

17. D. C. Mei, B. Yan*, "A 2D acridine-based covalent organic framework for selective detection and efficient extraction of gold from complex aqueous-based matrices", Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, 63, e202402205.

18. K. Zhu, B. Yan*, "Biomimetic Eu@HOF photoactivated sponge as ultrasensitive auditory and olfactory sensor for infrasound wave monitoring and bimodal information integration",Adv. Funct. Mater. 2024, 34, 2401395.

19. Z. S. Zhang, B. Yan*, "Smart multiple photoresponsive tongue for sensing umami, sour and bitter tastes based on Tb3+ functionalized hydrogen-bonded organic frameworks", Adv. Funct. Mater. 2024, 34, 2316195.

20. D. C. Mei, B. Yan*, "β-Ketoenamine and benzoxazole-linked covalent organic frameworks tailored with phosphorylation for efficient uranium removal from contaminated water systems", Adv. Funct. Mater. 2024, 34, 2313314.

21. Z. Q. Hu, B. Yan*, "Deep learning-assisted intelligent artificial vision platform based on dual-luminescence Eu(III)-functionalized HOF for the diagnosis of breast and ovarian cancer", Anal. Chem. 2023, 95, 18889-18897.

22. Z. Q. Hu, B. Yan*, "Portable, intelligent, fluorescent-sensing platform for dense convolutional network-capable detection of indophenol sulfate and methylmalonic acid using luminescent Eu@HOF film”, ACS Sens. 2023, 8, 4344-4352.

23. X. Xu, B. Yan*, "Bionic luminescent skin as ultrasensitive temperature-acoustic sensor for underwater information perception and transmission", Adv. Mater. 2023, 35, 2309328.

24. K. Zhu, B. Yan*, "Multifunctional Eu(III) modified HOFs: roxarsone and aristolochic acid carcinogen monitoring and latent fingerprint identification based on artificial intelligence", Mater. Horiz. 2023, 10, 5782-5795.

25. K. Li, D. C. Mei, B. Yan*, "Tb(III)-functionalized covalent organic framework for fluorescence detection of sodium dehydroacetate, 2-methoxyaceticacid and mesotrione and adsorption application", Chem. Eng. J. 2023, 475, 146380.

26. Z. S. Zhang, B. Yan*, "Convolution neural network-assisted smart fluorescent-tongue based on lanthanide ion induced forming MOF/HOF composite for differentiation of flavor compounds and wine identification", ACS Sens. 2023, 8, 3585-3594.

27. D. C. Mei, B. Yan*, "Rapid detection and selective extraction of Au(III) from electronic waste using an oxime functionalized MOF-on-MOF heterostructure", Small 2023, 19, 2304811.

28. K. Zhu, B. Yan*, "Visual and fast detection of beverage safety based on Eu(III) functionalized HOFs materials: further constructing digital intelligent fluorescence anti-counterfeiting platform assisted by support vectormachine", Adv. Opt. Mater. 2023, 11, 2303175.

29. X. Xu, B. Yan*, "Bioinspired luminescent HOF-based foam as ultrafast and ultrasensitive pressure and acoustic bimodal sensor for human-machine interactive object and information recognition", Adv. Mater. 2023, 35, 2303410.

30. X. Xu, B. Yan*, "Bioinspired HOF-based luminescent skin sensor with triple mechanochromism responses for recognition and collection of human biophysical signals", Mater. Horiz. 2023, 10, 2062-2074.

31. X. P. Quan, B. Yan*, "Post-synthetic modification of fluorescent covalent organic framework as a multifunctional sensor for efficient detection of 5-hydroxytryptamine, its metabolite and latent fingerprint identification", ACS Sus. Chem. Eng. 2023, 11, 7466-7474.

32. K. Zhu, X. Xu, B. Yan*, "Ratio fluorescent detecting of tryptophan and its metabolite 5-hydroxyindole-3-acetic acid Rrelevant with depression via Tb(III) modified HOFs: further designing recyclable molecular logic gate connected by back propagation neural network", Adv. Health. Mater. 2023, 12, 2203292.

33. D. C. Mei, L. J. Liu, B. Yan*, "Adsorption of uranium (VI) by metal-organic frameworks and covalent-organic frameworks from water", Coord. Chem. Rev. 2023, 475, 214917.

34. B. Yan, "Rare earth metal-organic framework hybrid materials for luminescence responsive chemical sensors", Woodhead Publishing Series in Electronic and Optical Materials, Elsevier. June, 2022, ISBN 9780323912365. An English Book, Total 536 pages.

35. W. P. Ma, B. Yan*, "A mono-system discriminative sensor toward inorganic anions via incorporating three different luminescent channels in metal-organic frameworks", Anal. Chem. 2022, 94, 5866-5874.

36. X. Xu, B. Yan*, "Base-tuning HOF-based host-guest UOP systems with phosphorescent thermochromism using for information security and thermometer", Adv. Opt. Mater. 2022, 10, 2200451.

37. X. Xu, B. Yan*, "Facile fabrication of luminescent Eu(III) functionalized HOF hydrogel film with multifunctionailities: quinolones fluorescent sensor and anticounterfeiting platform", Adv. Funct. Mater. 2021, 31, 2103321.

38. J. M. Wang, X. L. Qu, L. M. Zhao*, B. Yan*, "Fabricating nanosheets and ratiometric detection of 5-fluorouracil by covalent organic framework hybrid material", Anal. Chem. 2021, 93, 4308-4316.

39. J. M. Wang, B. Yan* "Improving covalent organic frameworks fluorescence by triethylamine pinpoint surgery as selective biomarker sensor for diabetes mellitus diagnosis", Anal. Chem. 2019, 91, 13183-13190.

40. J. N. Hao, X. Y. Xu, H. H. Fei*, L. C. Li*, B. Yan*, "Functionalization of metal-organic frameworks for photoactive materials", Adv. Mater. 2018, 30, 1705634.

41. B. Yan*, "Lanthanie functionalized metal-organic frameworks" hybrid systems to create multiple luminescent centers for chemical sensing", Acc. Chem. Res. 2017, 50, 2789-2798.

42. B. Yan, "Photofunctional rare earth hybrid materials", Springer Series in Materials Science 251, Springer Nature. Sep, 2017, ISSN 0933-033X. An English Book, Total 255 pages.

43. X. Y. Xu, X. Lian, J. N. Hao, C. Zhang, B. Yan*, "Double stimuli-responsive fluorescent center for food spoilage monitoring based on dye covalent modified EuMOFs: from sensory hydrogel to logic device", Adv. Mater. 2017, 29, 1702298.

44. X. Y. Xu, B. Yan*, "Intelligent molecular searcher from logic computing network based on Eu(III) functionalized UMOFs for environmental monitoring", Adv. Funct. Mater. 2017, 27, 1700247.

45. J. N. Hao, B. Yan*, "Determination of urinary 1-hydroxypyrene for biomonitoring of human exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons carcinogens by a lanthanide-functionalized metal-organic framework sensor", Adv. Funct. Mater. 2017, 27, 1603856.