Ben Xu

3.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
94 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Ben Xu is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Ben Xu has authored 94 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 49 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 35 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 18 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Ben Xu's work include Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems (24 papers), Phase Change Materials Research (23 papers) and Adsorption and Cooling Systems (14 papers). Ben Xu is often cited by papers focused on Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems (24 papers), Phase Change Materials Research (23 papers) and Adsorption and Cooling Systems (14 papers). Ben Xu collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and United Kingdom. Ben Xu's co-authors include Peiwen Li, Cholik Chan, Xinhai Xu, N. Dennis Chasteen, Cho Lik Chan, Jun Dong, Jianzhi Li, Penghua Guo, K. Vignarooban and A.M. Kannan and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews and Journal of Applied Physics.

In The Last Decade

Ben Xu

90 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Hit Papers

Application of phase change materials for thermal energy ... 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 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. Application of phase change materials for thermal energy storage in concentrated solar thermal power plants: A review to recent developments
    2015 539 citations Ben Xu, Peiwen Li et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ben Xu United States 26 1.4k 1.0k 484 332 327 94 2.5k
Heng Zhang China 30 972 0.7× 972 0.9× 830 1.7× 372 1.1× 252 0.8× 133 2.3k
Muhammad M. Rahman United States 23 2.5k 1.9× 1.3k 1.3× 250 0.5× 523 1.6× 448 1.4× 56 3.3k
Lijun Yu China 26 993 0.7× 377 0.4× 399 0.8× 276 0.8× 456 1.4× 71 1.9k
Yanping Du China 25 1.1k 0.8× 978 0.9× 270 0.6× 318 1.0× 339 1.0× 86 1.9k
Gaosheng Wei China 23 1.1k 0.8× 1.1k 1.0× 435 0.9× 292 0.9× 606 1.9× 91 2.6k
Seama Koohi‐Fayegh Canada 11 539 0.4× 646 0.6× 1.0k 2.1× 151 0.5× 452 1.4× 24 2.2k
Pertti Kauranen Finland 25 676 0.5× 981 0.9× 1.2k 2.6× 313 0.9× 592 1.8× 55 2.4k
Chongfang Ma China 38 3.0k 2.2× 2.0k 1.9× 724 1.5× 804 2.4× 717 2.2× 198 4.4k
Qibin Liu China 38 1.7k 1.3× 1.9k 1.8× 608 1.3× 1.0k 3.1× 451 1.4× 126 3.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Ben Xu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ben Xu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Ben Xu. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Ben Xu. The network helps show where Ben Xu may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ben Xu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ben Xu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ben Xu 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 Ben Xu. Ben Xu is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Lee, Jeongwoo, Bo Zhao, Farid Ahmed, et al.. (2025). Development of boron-enhanced inconel 718 with superior thermomechanical properties for high-temperature concentrated solar power applications. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells. 292. 113787–113787.
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Sun, Zhipeng, Yinan Wang, Wenjie Li, et al.. (2025). A high accuracy machine-learning potential model for Mo-Re binary alloy. Computational Materials Science. 254. 113870–113870.
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Guo, Penghua, et al.. (2023). An experimental and numerical study on the brine droplet evaporation considering salt precipitation. Applied Thermal Engineering. 234. 121312–121312. 6 indexed citations
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Li, Jianzhi, et al.. (2022). Study of the Graphene Energy Absorbing Layer and the Viscosity of Sodium Alginate in Laser-Induced-Forward-Transfer (LIFT) Bioprinting. ScholarWorks @ UTRGV (The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley).
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Dou, Chaoran, Victoria Gascón, Jie Qu, et al.. (2021). A State‐of‐the‐Art Review of Laser‐Assisted Bioprinting and its Future Research Trends. ChemBioEng Reviews. 8(5). 517–534. 119 indexed citations
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Xu, Ben, et al.. (2018). Parametric study of cascade latent heat thermal energy storage (CLHTES) system in Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plants. Journal of the Energy Institute. 92(3). 653–664. 34 indexed citations
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Xu, Ben, et al.. (2017). Generalized diagrams of energy storage efficiency for latent heat thermal storage system in concentrated solar power plant. Applied Thermal Engineering. 129. 1595–1603. 29 indexed citations
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Xu, Ben, et al.. (2017). System-level analysis of a novel air-cooled condenser using spray freezing of phase change materials. Applied Thermal Engineering. 131. 102–114. 14 indexed citations
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Dong, Jun, Xinhai Xu, Ben Xu, & Shuyang Zhang. (2016). Parametric analysis of a solid oxide fuel cell auxiliary power unit operating on syngas produced by autothermal reforming of hydrocarbon fuels. Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy. 8(2). 6 indexed citations
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Yin, Congbin, et al.. (2015). Modified Hybrid Fracturing in Shale Stimulation: Experiments and Application. 2 indexed citations
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Xu, Ben, et al.. (2013). A new model for production analysis in naturally fractured shale gas reservoirs. Adelaide Research & Scholarship (AR&S) (University of Adelaide). 3 indexed citations
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Qin, Guan, et al.. (2012). Data-driven Monte Carlo Simulations in Estimating the Stimulated Reservoir Volume (SRV) by Hydraulic Fracturing Treatments (SPE 154537). 2 indexed citations
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Xu, Ben, et al.. (2012). Extending the validity of lumped capacitance method for large Biot number in thermal storage application. Solar Energy. 86(6). 1709–1724. 102 indexed citations
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Xu, Ben, A. D. Hill, Ding Zhu, & Lei Wang. (2011). Experimental Evaluation of Guar Fracture Fluid Filter Cake Behavior. SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference. 5 indexed citations

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