Alex Langrock

2.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
13 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Alex Langrock is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Alex Langrock has authored 13 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 4 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 3 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Alex Langrock's work include Advancements in Battery Materials (8 papers), Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (5 papers) and Dielectric materials and actuators (3 papers). Alex Langrock is often cited by papers focused on Advancements in Battery Materials (8 papers), Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (5 papers) and Dielectric materials and actuators (3 papers). Alex Langrock collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and South Korea. Alex Langrock's co-authors include Chunsheng Wang, Yujie Zhu, Yihang Liu, Yunhua Xu, Chao Luo, Qing Liu, Michael R. Zachariah, Tao Gao, Jingjing Wang and A. C. Mignerey and has published in prestigious journals such as Nano Letters, ACS Nano and Journal of Power Sources.

In The Last Decade

Alex Langrock

12 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

Uniform Nano-Sn/C Composite Anodes for Lithium Ion Batteries 2013 2026 2017 2021 2013 2014 100 200 300 400 500
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Uniform Nano-Sn/C Composite Anodes for Lithium Ion Batteries
    2013 523 citations Yunhua Xu, Qing Liu et al. Nano Letters profile →
  2. An Advanced MoS2/Carbon Anode for High-Performance Sodium-Ion Batteries
    2014 419 citations Jingjing Wang, Chao Luo et al. Small profile →

Peers

Alex Langrock
Chuze Ma United States
Tiansheng Mu China
Hongguan Yang China
Youchen Hao China
Xinghui Liang China
Zhaoruxin Guan China
Chaochao Fu China
Chuze Ma United States
Alex Langrock
Citations per year, relative to Alex Langrock Alex Langrock (= 1×) peers Chuze Ma

Countries citing papers authored by Alex Langrock

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Fields of papers citing papers by Alex Langrock

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alex Langrock

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Alex Langrock. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Alex Langrock based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Alex Langrock. Alex Langrock is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

13 of 13 papers shown
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Lazarus, Nathan, et al.. (2026). Additive manufacturing for structuring stimuli-responsive materials. MRS Communications. 16(1). 28–42.
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Gardea, Frank, Jeffrey T. Auletta, Alex Langrock, et al.. (2023). Fuel-Driven Redox Reactions in Electrolyte-Free Polymer Actuators for Soft Robotics. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 15(26). 31803–31811. 5 indexed citations
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Kareem, Haval, Yazan Maswadeh, Zhi‐Peng Wu, et al.. (2022). Lattice Strain and Surface Activity of Ternary Nanoalloys under the Propane Oxidation Condition. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 14(9). 11435–11447. 12 indexed citations
4.
Gardea, Frank, et al.. (2021). Investigation of Actuation-Size Effects in pH-Responsive Polymer Artificial Muscles. AIAA Scitech 2021 Forum. 1 indexed citations
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Gardea, Frank, et al.. (2021). Athermal artificial muscles with drastically improved work capacity from pH-Responsive coiled polymer fibers. Sensors and Actuators B Chemical. 335. 129703–129703. 20 indexed citations
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Luo, Chao, Alex Langrock, Xiulin Fan, Yujia Liang, & Chunsheng Wang. (2017). P2-type transition metal oxides for high performance Na-ion battery cathodes. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 5(34). 18214–18220. 106 indexed citations
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Wang, Jingjing, Chao Luo, Tao Gao, et al.. (2015). Sodium-Ion Batteries: An Advanced MoS2/Carbon Anode for High-Performance Sodium-Ion Batteries (Small 4/2015). Small. 11(4). 472–472. 10 indexed citations
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Wang, Jingjing, Chao Luo, Tao Gao, et al.. (2014). An Advanced MoS2/Carbon Anode for High-Performance Sodium-Ion Batteries. Small. 11(4). 473–481. 419 indexed citations breakdown →
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Yang, Wen, Yujie Zhu, Alex Langrock, et al.. (2013). Graphene‐Bonded and ‐Encapsulated Si Nanoparticles for Lithium Ion Battery Anodes. Small. 9(16). 2810–2816. 185 indexed citations
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Xu, Yunhua, Qing Liu, Yujie Zhu, et al.. (2013). Uniform Nano-Sn/C Composite Anodes for Lithium Ion Batteries. Nano Letters. 13(2). 470–474. 523 indexed citations breakdown →
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Luo, Chao, Yunhua Xu, Yujie Zhu, et al.. (2013). Selenium@Mesoporous Carbon Composite with Superior Lithium and Sodium Storage Capacity. ACS Nano. 7(9). 8003–8010. 409 indexed citations
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Langrock, Alex, Yunhua Xu, Yihang Liu, et al.. (2012). Carbon coated hollow Na2FePO4F spheres for Na-ion battery cathodes. Journal of Power Sources. 223. 62–67. 143 indexed citations
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Chen, Xilin, Juchen Guo, Konstantinos Gerasopoulos, et al.. (2012). 3D tin anodes prepared by electrodeposition on a virus scaffold. Journal of Power Sources. 211. 129–132. 35 indexed citations

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