现任中国科学院紫金山天文台副研究员、硕士生导师。长期从事分子云测量研究，专注于分子云的距离、基本性质及空间分布测量。发明了分子云BEEP距离测量方法，并首创使用DBSCAN无监督机器学习聚类算法建立分子云样本。研究兴趣主要集中于分子云图像处理、分类、边界分数维测量、内部结构分析，以及分子云与原子云的对比分析。

代表作列表（按主题分类）

一、大型CO巡天与数据发布

Yang, Ji; Yan, Qing-Zeng; Su, Yang et al. (2026). The Milky Way Imaging Scroll Painting Survey: Data Release 1. ApJS, 282, 65 (2026/02)

二、分子云距离测量

Yan, Qing-Zeng; Yang, Ji; Su, Yang et al. (2020). Distances and Statistics of Local Molecular Clouds in the First Galactic Quadrant. ApJ, 898, 80 (2020/07)

Yan, Qing-Zeng; Zhang, Bo; Xu, Ye et al. (2019). Distances to molecular clouds at high galactic latitudes based on Gaia DR2. A&A, 624, A6 (2019/04)

Yan, Qing-Zeng; Yang, Ji; Sun, Yan et al. (2019). Molecular Cloud Distances Based on the MWISP CO Survey and Gaia DR2. ApJ, 885, 19 (2019/11)

Yan, Qing-Zeng; Yang, Ji; Su, Yang et al. (2021). Improved Measurements of Molecular Cloud Distances Based on Global Search. ApJ, 922, 8 (2021/11)

Yan, Qing-Zeng; Yang, Ji; Sun, Yan et al. (2021). Distances to molecular clouds in the second Galactic quadrant. A&A, 645, A129 (2021/01)

三、分子云物理性质与方法论

Yan, Qing-Zeng; Yang, Ji; Su, Yang et al. (2022). Dependence of Molecular Cloud Samples on Angular Resolution, Sensitivity, and Algorithms. AJ, 164, 55 (2022/08)

Yan, Qing-Zeng; Yang, Ji; Su, Yang et al. (2024). On the Flux–Intensity Relation of Molecular Clouds. ApJ, 968, L14 (2024/06)

Yan, Qing-Zeng; Yang, Ji; Su, Yang et al. (2021). On the Beam Filling Factors of Molecular Clouds. ApJ, 910, 109 (2021/04)

四、分子云演化与历史印记

Yan, Qing-Zeng; Yang, Ji; Su, Yang et al. (2025). Geometric imprints uncover historical global events on molecular clouds. MNRAS, 539, 3617 (2025/06)

五、银河系中心与H II区相关

Yan, Qing-Zeng; Walsh, A. J.; Dawson, J. R. et al. (2017). Towards a three-dimensional distribution of the molecular clouds in the Galactic Centre. MNRAS, 471, 2523 (2017/11)

Yan, Qing-Zeng; Xu, Ye; Walsh, A. J. et al. (2018). Improved selection criteria for H II regions, based on IRAS sources. MNRAS, 476, 3981 (2018/05)

Yan, Qing-zeng; Xu, Ye; Zhang, Bo et al. (2016). Molecular Lines of 13 Galactic Infrared Bubble Regions. AJ, 152, 117 (2016/11)