Biwan Xu

3.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
34 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Biwan Xu is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Biwan Xu has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Materials Chemistry, 8 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 8 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Biwan Xu's work include Magnesium Oxide Properties and Applications (25 papers), Layered Double Hydroxides Synthesis and Applications (9 papers) and Microwave Dielectric Ceramics Synthesis (7 papers). Biwan Xu is often cited by papers focused on Magnesium Oxide Properties and Applications (25 papers), Layered Double Hydroxides Synthesis and Applications (9 papers) and Microwave Dielectric Ceramics Synthesis (7 papers). Biwan Xu collaborates with scholars based in Hong Kong, Switzerland and China. Biwan Xu's co-authors include Zongjin Li, Hongyan Ma, Barbara Lothenbach, Frank Winnefeld, Zeyu Lu, Chuanlin Hu, Andreas Leemann, Josef Kaufmann, Jun Liu and Huafu Pei and has published in prestigious journals such as ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, Applied Energy and Cement and Concrete Research.

In The Last Decade

Biwan Xu

32 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Paraffin/diatomite composite phase change material incorporated cement-based composite for thermal energy storage

2013 440 citations Biwan Xu, Zongjin Li Applied Energy profile →

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Biwan Xu

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Ahmet Avcı Türkiye

Qisheng Wu China

V. Saraswathy India

Yushi Liu China

Yat Choy Wong Australia

Volkan Eskizeybek Türkiye

Emad M.M. Ewais Egypt

Gholamreza Khalaj Iran

Zhaoyong Chen China

Jiachen Liang China

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20 of 20 papers shown

Lothenbach, Barbara, et al.. (2025). Optimizing Mg/PO4 molar ratio for ultra-high-performance steel fiber-reinforced magnesium potassium phosphate cement-based composite. Cement and Concrete Research. 201. 108126–108126.

Yang, Ken, Linglin Xu, Biwan Xu, et al.. (2025). Synergistic effect of accelerated carbonation curing for water stability and bonding performance improvement of fiber reinforced magnesium phosphate cement. Construction and Building Materials. 483. 141686–141686. 1 indexed citations

Xu, Biwan, Frank Winnefeld, & Barbara Lothenbach. (2025). Zinc acetate as a set retarder for magnesium potassium phosphate cements. Cement and Concrete Composites. 162. 106114–106114. 3 indexed citations

Zhao, Yang & Biwan Xu. (2025). Effect of monopotassium phosphate fineness on properties and micro-characteristics of magnesium potassium phosphate cements. Materials and Structures. 58(4).

Xu, Biwan & Barbara Lothenbach. (2024). Effect of seawater on hydration of magnesium potassium phosphate cements. Cement and Concrete Composites. 152. 105639–105639. 16 indexed citations

Xu, Biwan, Céline Cau Dit Coumes, David Lambertin, & Barbara Lothenbach. (2023). Compressive strength and hydrate assemblages of wollastonite-blended magnesium potassium phosphate cements exposed to different pH conditions. Cement and Concrete Composites. 143. 105255–105255. 26 indexed citations

Xu, Biwan, Frank Winnefeld, Bin Ma, Daniel Rentsch, & Barbara Lothenbach. (2022). Influence of aluminum sulfate on properties and hydration of magnesium potassium phosphate cements. Cement and Concrete Research. 156. 106788–106788. 51 indexed citations

Xu, Biwan, Barbara Lothenbach, & Zongjin Li. (2022). Properties and hydrates of seawater-mixed magnesium potassium phosphate cements with high magnesium-to-phosphate ratio. Cement and Concrete Composites. 134. 104807–104807. 19 indexed citations

Xu, Biwan, Frank Winnefeld, & Barbara Lothenbach. (2021). Effect of temperature curing on properties and hydration of wollastonite blended magnesium potassium phosphate cements. Cement and Concrete Research. 142. 106370–106370. 41 indexed citations

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Guo, Huizhang, Mirko Luković, M. Mendoza, et al.. (2019). Bioinspired Struvite Mineralization for Fire-Resistant Wood. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 11(5). 5427–5434. 78 indexed citations

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Lu, Zeyu, Dongshuai Hou, Biwan Xu, & Zongjin Li. (2015). Preparation and characterization of an expanded perlite/paraffin/graphene oxide composite with enhanced thermal conductivity and leakage-bearing properties. RSC Advances. 5(130). 107514–107521. 16 indexed citations

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Hu, Chuanlin, Biwan Xu, Hongyan Ma, Binmeng Chen, & Zongjin Li. (2015). Micromechanical investigation of magnesium oxychloride cement paste. Construction and Building Materials. 105. 496–502. 55 indexed citations

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Xu, Biwan, Hongyan Ma, Chuanlin Hu, Shuqing Yang, & Zongjin Li. (2015). Influence of curing regimes on mechanical properties of magnesium oxychloride cement-based composites. Construction and Building Materials. 102. 613–619. 83 indexed citations

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Lu, Zeyu, Jinrui Zhang, Guoxing Sun, et al.. (2015). Effects of the form-stable expanded perlite/paraffin composite on cement manufactured by extrusion technique. Energy. 82. 43–53. 87 indexed citations

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Xu, Biwan, Hongyan Ma, Zeyu Lu, & Zongjin Li. (2015). Paraffin/expanded vermiculite composite phase change material as aggregate for developing lightweight thermal energy storage cement-based composites. Applied Energy. 160. 358–367. 190 indexed citations

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Xu, Biwan, Hongyan Ma, Chuanlin Hu, & Zongjin Li. (2015). Influence of cenospheres on properties of magnesium oxychloride cement-based composites. Materials and Structures. 49(4). 1319–1326. 94 indexed citations

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Ma, Hongyan, Biwan Xu, Youyuan Lu, & Zongjin Li. (2014). Modeling magnesia-phosphate cement paste at the micro-scale. Materials Letters. 125. 15–18. 17 indexed citations

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Lu, Zeyu, et al.. (2014). Preparation and characterization of expanded perlite/paraffin composite as form-stable phase change material. Solar Energy. 108. 460–466. 145 indexed citations

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Xu, Biwan & Zongjin Li. (2014). Performance of novel thermal energy storage engineered cementitious composites incorporating a paraffin/diatomite composite phase change material. Applied Energy. 121. 114–122. 104 indexed citations

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Ma, Hongyan, Biwan Xu, & Zongjin Li. (2014). Magnesium potassium phosphate cement paste: Degree of reaction, porosity and pore structure. Cement and Concrete Research. 65. 96–104. 214 indexed citations

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