作为负责人承担10余项科研项目，包括国家自然科学基金重点基金课题、国家自然科学基金青年基金项目、国家重点研发计划子课题等。在《Acta Mater.》、《Scripta Mater.》、《J. Mater. Sci. Technol.》等学术期刊发表SCI学术论文百余篇，代表性论文包括：

[1] Y. Zhao, H.-L. Yan*, H.-Y. Xiang, N. Jia, B. Yang, Z. Li, Y. Zhang, C. Esling, X. Zhao, L. Zuo*, Valence electron concentration and ferromagnetism govern precipitation in NiFeGa magnetic shape memory alloys, Acta Mater. (2024) 119592.

[2] Y.-X. Guo, H.-L. Yan*, N. Jia*, B. Yang, Z. Li, L. Zuo, Correlations between valence electron concentration and the phase stability, intrinsic strength, and deformation mechanism in fcc multicomponent alloys, Phys. Rev. B 109(2024) 024102.

[3] X.-M. Huang*, Y. Zhao, H.-L. Yan*, N. Jia, B. Yang, Z. Li, Y. Zhang, C. Esling, X. Zhao, Q. Ren*, X. Tong, L. Zuo, Enhanced cyclic stability and enlarged working temperature window of NiFeGa elastocaloric refrigerant via introducing strong texture and ductile interfacial precipitate, Scripta Mater. 234(2023) 115544.

[4] X.-M. Huang, Y. Zhao, H.-L. Yan*, S. Tang, Y. Yang, N. Jia, B. Yang, Z. Li, Y. Zhang, C. Esling, X. Zhao*, L. Zuo, A first-principle assisted framework for designing high elastocaloric Ni–Mn-based magnetic shape memory alloy, J. Mater. Sci. Technol. 134(2023) 151-162.

[5] H.-X. Liu, H.-L. Yan*, N. Jia, S. Tang, D. Cong, B. Yang, Z. Li, Y. Zhang, C. Esling, X. Zhao*, L. Zuo, Machine-learning-assisted discovery of empirical rule for inherent brittleness of full Heusler alloys, J. Mater. Sci. Technol. 131(2022) 1-13.

[6] X.-M. Huang*, Y. Zhao, H.-L. Yan*, N. Jia, B. Yang, Z. Li, Y. Zhang, C. Esling, X. Zhao, Q. Ren*, X. Tong, L. Zuo, Enhanced cyclic stability and enlarged working temperature window of NiFeGa elastocaloric refrigerant via introducing strong texture and ductile interfacial precipitate, Scripta Mater. 234(2023) 115544.

[7] H.-L. Yan*, Y. Zhang*, C. Esling, X. Zhao*, L. Zuo, Determination of strain path during martensitic transformation in materials with two possible transformation orientation relationships from variant self-organization, Acta Mater. 202(2021) 112-123.

[8] H.-L. Yan, B. Yang, Y.D. Zhang, Z.B. Li, C. Esling, X. Zhao*, L. Zuo*, Variant organization and mechanical detwinning of modulated martensite in Ni-Mn-In metamagnetic shape-memory alloys, Acta Mater. 111(2016) 75-84.

[9] X.-M. Huang, Y. Zhao, H.-L. Yan*, N. Jia, S. Tang, J. Bai, B. Yang, Z. Li, Y. Zhang, C. Esling, X. Zhao*, L. Zuo, A multielement alloying strategy to improve elastocaloric and mechanical properties in Ni–Mn-based alloys via copper and boron, Scripta Mater. 185(2020) 94-99.

[10] H.-L. Yan, Y. Zhang, N. Xu, A. Senyshyn, H.-G. Brokmeier, C. Esling*, X. Zhao, L. Zuo*, Crystal structure determination of incommensurate modulated martensite in Ni-Mn-In Heusler alloys, Acta Mater. 88(2015) 375-388.