粘弹性声子拓扑绝缘体波动机理及拓扑优化研究，国家自然科学基金青年项目，主持。

声学及弹性超材料设计，香江学者计划，主持。

粘弹性声子拓扑绝缘体波动调控及优化设计, 湖南省自然科学基金青年项目，主持。

近三年代表性成果如下：

1.       Yafeng Chen*, Lei Fan, Jie Zhu*, and Zhongqing Su*.An all-polarized elastic topological metamaterial for ultrasonic energy conveyingand harvesting. Advanced Functional Materials, 2025, 35 (3),2413285 (Q1, IF = 18.5, 中科院一区top期刊)

2.       Yafeng Chen*, Lei Fan, Jie Zhu*, and Zhongqing Su*.An On‐Chip Second‐OrderElastic Topological Insulator for Demultiplexing Out‐of‐Planeand In‐Plane Corner Modes. Advanced Science, 2025, 12(4), 2411398. (Q1, IF = 14.3, 中科院一区top期刊)

3.       Yafeng Chen, Xueyun Wen, Yan Lu, Zhihao Lan, Lei Fan, HaroldS. Park, Zhongming Gu, Jie Zhu, and Zhongqing Su. Broadband large-scaleacoustic topological waveguides. Composite Structures 2025, 352:118669. (Q1, IF = 6.3, 中科院一区top期刊). 

4.       Lei Fan,Yafeng Chen*, Jie Zhu*, and Zhongqing Su*,Topological interface and corner states of flexural waves in metamaterialplates with glide-symmetric holes, Journal of Sound and Vibration, 2025,595, 118795. (Q1, IF =4.3, 共同通讯作者)

5.       Yafeng Chen, Lei Fan, Jie Zhu*, Liang An*,and Zhongqing Su*. Rainbow energy harvesting using a high-ordertopological meta-device. Nano Energy, 2024, 127: 109722. (Q1, IF= 16.8, 中科院一区top期刊)

6.       ZhihaoLan, Yafeng Chen*, Liang An*, Zhongqing Su*.Chern, dipole and quadrupole topological phases of a simple magnetic-opticalphotonic crystal in square lattice with an unconventional unit cell. PhysicalReview B， 2024,109(4), 045402. (Q2, IF = 3.2共同通讯作者)

7.       Yafeng Chen*, An Shuowei, Lan Zhihao, Fan Lei, An Liang*,and Su Zhongqing*. Multiband acoustic helical interface states ininverse-designed sonic crystals with glide symmetry. Composite Structures,2024,117994. (Q1, IF = 6.3, 中科院一区top期刊).

8.       Yafeng Chen, Xueyun Wen, Zhihao Lan, Zhongming Gu*,Jie Zhu*, and Zhongqing Su*. Design of second-orderphoxonic topological insulators with customized bandgaps. InternationalJournal of Mechanical Sciences, 2024, 274: 109329. (Q1, IF = 7.1, 中科院一区top期刊)

9.       Lei Fan,Yafeng Chen*, Jie Zhu*, and Zhongqing Su*.Multi-band topological valley modes of flexural waves in micro-perforatedphononic plates, International Journal of MechanicalSciences,2024, 266, 108916. (Q1, IF = 7.3，共同通讯作者，中科院一区top期刊)

10.     Lei Fan, Yafeng Chen*, Jie Zhu*,and Zhongqing Su*. Data-driven inverse design of a multibandsecond-order phononic topological insulator. Structural andMultidisciplinary Optimization, 2024, 67(10): 1-21. (Q1, IF = 3.6, 共同通讯作者).

11.     Yafeng Chen,Hai-Xiao Wang*, Zhihao Lan, Zhongqing Su*.Dual-polarization helical interface states in inverse-designed photoniccrystals with glide symmetry. Physical Review B, 2024, 109(7),075132. (Q2, IF = 3.2)

12.     Yafeng Chen,Shuowei An, Zhihao Lan, Liang An, and Zhongqing Su. Topology-optimized phoxoniccrystals with simultaneous acoustic and photonic helical edge states. PhysicalReview Research, 2024, 6(4): 043166. (Q1, IF = 4.2).

13.     Yafeng Chen*, Zhihao Lan, Hai-Xiao Wang, Liang An, Zhongqing Su. Topology-optimizedphotonic topological crystalline insulators with multiband helical edge states.New Journal of Physics, 2024, (Q2, IF = 2.5)

14.     Linwei Zhang, Zhonghao Bai, Yafeng Chen*,Multi-objective design and optimization of stretching-dominated plate-basedmechanical metamaterials for simultaneous vibration insulation and energyabsorption, Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures, 2024,31 (13), 2759-2771. (Q1，IF= 3.6, 通讯作者)

15.     Lei Fan, Yafeng Chen*, ShuoweiAn, Tuo Liu, Haiyan Fan, Jie Zhu*, and Zhongqing Su*. Local-resonance-induceddual-band topological corner states of flexural waves in a perforated metaplate,Physical Review Applied, 2023, 9 (3), 034065. (Q2, IF = 3.8，共同通讯作者, 中科院top期刊)

16.     Zhihao Lan, Yafeng Chen*, JieZhu, and Zhongqing Su. Quadrupole topological phases and filling anomaly inall-dielectric Lieb Lattice photonic crystals, Optics Letters, 2023, 48(21), 5747-5750. (Q2, IF = 3.1，通讯作者, 中科院top期刊)

17.     Yafeng Chen,Xueyun Wen, Zhongming Gu*, Jie Zhu*, Zhongqing Su*. Customizablemultiband second-order sonic topological insulators via inverse design. International Journal of MechanicalSciences, 2023, 260,10869. (Q1, IF = 7.1, 中科院一区top期刊)

18.     Yafeng Chen,Jie Zhu*, ZhongqingSu*. Topology optimization of asecond-order phononic topological insulator with dual-band corner states. Journal of Sound and Vibration, 2023, 544, 117410. (Q1, IF =4.3)

19.     Yafeng Chen,Zhihao Lan*, Jie Zhu*, Zhongqing Su*. Creating anisotropic topologicalphases within inversely designed photonic crystals. Optics and Laser Technology, 2023, 158, 108865. (Q1, IF =4.6，中科院top期刊)

20.     Linwei Zhang, Zhonghao Bai, Qiang Zhang, Yao Jin,and Yafeng Chen*. On vibration isolation performance andcrashworthiness of a three-dimensional lattice metamaterial. EngineeringStructures 2023, 292,116510. (Q1，IF= 5.6, 中科院一区top期刊, 通讯作者)

21.     Yafeng Chen,Zhihao Lan*, and Jie Zhu*. Second-order topologicalphases in C4v-symmetric photonic crystals beyond the two-dimensionalSu-Schrieffer–Heeger model. Nanophotonics, 2022,11(7),1345-1354. (Q1,IF = 6.5)

22.     Yafeng Chen,Jensen Li*, and Jie Zhu*. Topology optimization ofquantum spin Hall effect-based second-order phononic topological insulator. MechanicalSystems and Signal Processing, 2022, 164,108243. (Q1,IF = 7.9, 中科院一区top期刊)

23.     Shuowei An, Tuo Liu, Haiyan Fan, He Gao,Zhongming Gu, Shanjun Liang, Sibo Huang, Yi Zheng, Yafeng Chen*,Li Cheng*, Jie Zhu*. Second-order elastic topologicalinsulator with valley-selective corner states. International Journal ofMechanical Sciences, 2022, 224, 103117 (Q1, IF = 7.1, 中科院一区top期刊, 共同通讯作者)

24.     Yafeng Chen*, On the use of topology optimized band gapstructures for the realization of second-order acoustic topological insulatorswith valley-selective corner states. Structural and MultidisciplinaryOptimization, 2022, 65 (4), 1-11. (Q1, IF = 3.6)

25.     Yafeng Chen,Zhihao Lan*, Zhongqing Su*, and Jie Zhu*. Inversedesign of photonic and phononic topological insulators: a review. Nanophotonics,2022,11(9), 4347–4362. (Q1, IF=6.5)

26.     Yafeng Chen,Zhihao Lan*, and Jie Zhu*. Inversely designedsecond-order photonic topological insulator with multiband corner states. PhysicalReview Applied, 2022, 17 (5), 054003. (Q2, IF = 3.8, 中科院top期刊)

27.     Shuowei An, Tuo Liu, Yafeng Chen*,Li Cheng*, Jie Zhu*. Routing edge states in anisotropicelastic topological insulator, Physical Review Applied, 2022, 18,054071. (Q2, IF = 3.8, 共同通讯作者，中科院top期刊)

28.     Yafeng Chen*, Di Chen, and Baoshou Liu*. TopologyOptimization of Phononic Dirac‐LikeCones and Topological Insulators with On‐DemandOperation Frequencies. Advanced Theory and Simulations, 2022 2200103.(Q1, IF = 2.9)

29.     Linwei Zhang, Zhonghao Bai, Yafeng Chen*,Dual-functional hierarchical mechanical metamaterial for vibration insulationand energy absorption, Engineering Structures, 2022, 271, 114916.(Q1，IF = 5.6, 中科院一区top期刊, 通讯作者)