Boran Xu

1.3k total citations
27 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Boran Xu is a scholar working on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Materials Chemistry and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Boran Xu has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 13 papers in Materials Chemistry and 8 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Boran Xu's work include Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (10 papers), Copper-based nanomaterials and applications (7 papers) and Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (4 papers). Boran Xu is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (10 papers), Copper-based nanomaterials and applications (7 papers) and Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (4 papers). Boran Xu collaborates with scholars based in China, Canada and Denmark. Boran Xu's co-authors include Bruce A. Arndtsen, Jean‐Philip Lumb, Lei Ge, Yangqin Gao, Shuang Liu, Nan Xiao, Yandong Li, Songsong Li, Dongsheng Dai and Weiyu Song and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Langmuir.

In The Last Decade

Boran Xu

24 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Boran Xu China 16 754 709 328 303 168 27 1.2k
Chunhua Yang China 11 497 0.7× 501 0.7× 167 0.5× 258 0.9× 84 0.5× 29 859
An‐An Zhang China 15 262 0.3× 443 0.6× 441 1.3× 94 0.3× 594 3.5× 37 1.0k
René Becker Netherlands 14 393 0.5× 436 0.6× 214 0.7× 158 0.5× 387 2.3× 23 845
Wilson Kwok Hung Ng Singapore 9 410 0.5× 486 0.7× 213 0.6× 142 0.5× 186 1.1× 11 789
Stefan Füldner Germany 10 440 0.6× 367 0.5× 1.1k 3.4× 161 0.5× 88 0.5× 10 1.5k
G.W. Olack United States 4 597 0.8× 275 0.4× 163 0.5× 211 0.7× 196 1.2× 4 816
Suraj Soman India 23 792 1.1× 617 0.9× 111 0.3× 282 0.9× 46 0.3× 59 1.1k
Robin Tyburski Sweden 6 265 0.4× 192 0.3× 164 0.5× 106 0.3× 140 0.8× 7 601
Shihai Yan China 13 163 0.2× 364 0.5× 119 0.4× 140 0.5× 97 0.6× 42 693
Joeri Hessels Netherlands 10 307 0.4× 203 0.3× 202 0.6× 178 0.6× 134 0.8× 11 551

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Boran Xu

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All Works

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Sun, Qiangqiang, Boran Xu, Jinyan Du, et al.. (2025). Interfacial electrostatic charges promoted chemistry: Reactions and mechanisms. Advances in Colloid and Interface Science. 339. 103436–103436.
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Li, Dapeng, et al.. (2025). Microbial denitrification responses to elevated CO2 in lake-shore sediments under different flooding conditions. Journal of Environmental Management. 386. 125835–125835.
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Wang, Lan, Boran Xu, Yunlong Yu, et al.. (2025). A ZnO‐based Catalytic System for the Synthesis of Hydrogen Peroxide from Air. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(15). e202424984–e202424984. 4 indexed citations
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Yu, Yunlong, et al.. (2025). Flow Interface Regulates Charge and Reactivity of Bulk Liquid. Langmuir. 41(23). 14719–14726.
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Chen, Yang, et al.. (2022). Mimicking the Oxygen-Evolving Center in Photosynthesis. Frontiers in Plant Science. 13. 929532–929532. 5 indexed citations
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Xu, Boran, et al.. (2022). Redox‐Induced Structural Change in Artificial Heterometallic‐Oxide Cluster Mimicking the Photosynthetic Oxygen‐Evolving Center. Chemistry - A European Journal. 28(52). e202201456–e202201456. 3 indexed citations
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Li, Yanxi, et al.. (2021). Rare-Earth Elements Can Structurally and Energetically Replace the Calcium in a Synthetic Mn4CaO4-Cluster Mimicking the Oxygen-Evolving Center in Photosynthesis. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 143(42). 17360–17365. 41 indexed citations
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Li, Yanxi, et al.. (2020). Mimicking the Catalytic Center for the Water-Splitting Reaction in Photosystem II. Catalysts. 10(2). 185–185. 29 indexed citations
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Wang, Aixia, Dongsheng Dai, Songsong Li, et al.. (2019). Synthesis of novel CoxMo1-xS-Cd0.5Zn0.5S composites with significantly improved photocatalytic hydrogen evolution performance under visible-light illumination. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 44(16). 8188–8196. 17 indexed citations
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Xu, Boran, Yangqin Gao, Yandong Li, et al.. (2019). Synthesis of Bi3O4Cl nanosheets with oxygen vacancies: The effect of defect states on photocatalytic performance. Applied Surface Science. 507. 144806–144806. 53 indexed citations
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Xiao, Nan, Songsong Li, Shuang Liu, et al.. (2019). Novel PtPd alloy nanoparticle-decorated g-C3N4 nanosheets with enhanced photocatalytic activity for H2 evolution under visible light irradiation. CHINESE JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS (CHINESE VERSION). 40(3). 352–361. 122 indexed citations
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Dai, Dongsheng, Lu Wang, Nan Xiao, et al.. (2018). In-situ synthesis of Ni2P co-catalyst decorated Zn0.5Cd0.5S nanorods for high-quantum-yield photocatalytic hydrogen production under visible light irradiation. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 233. 194–201. 178 indexed citations
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Gao, Yangqin, Yandong Li, Guoqing Yang, et al.. (2018). Fe2TiO5 as an Efficient Co-catalyst To Improve the Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting Performance of BiVO4. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 10(46). 39713–39722. 54 indexed citations
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Han, Changcun, Yangqin Gao, Shuang Liu, et al.. (2017). Facile synthesis of AuPd/g-C3N4 nanocomposite: An effective strategy to enhance photocatalytic hydrogen evolution activity. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 42(36). 22765–22775. 79 indexed citations
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Xu, Boran, et al.. (2016). Simple Copper Catalysts for the Aerobic Oxidation of Amines: Selectivity Control by the Counterion. Angewandte Chemie. 128(51). 16034–16038. 18 indexed citations
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Xu, Boran, et al.. (2016). Simple Copper Catalysts for the Aerobic Oxidation of Amines: Selectivity Control by the Counterion. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 55(51). 15802–15806. 59 indexed citations
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Xu, Boran, Jean‐Philip Lumb, & Bruce A. Arndtsen. (2015). A TEMPO‐Free Copper‐Catalyzed Aerobic Oxidation of Alcohols. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 54(14). 4208–4211. 112 indexed citations
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Xu, Boran, Jean‐Philip Lumb, & Bruce A. Arndtsen. (2015). A TEMPO‐Free Copper‐Catalyzed Aerobic Oxidation of Alcohols. Angewandte Chemie. 127(14). 4282–4285. 97 indexed citations
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Xu, Boran & Bruce A. Arndtsen. (2014). Palladium-Catalyzed Stille-Type Coupling of N-Acyl Iminium Ions with Distannanes: A Multicomponent Synthesis of α-Amidostannanes. ACS Catalysis. 4(3). 843–846. 9 indexed citations
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Xu, Boran, et al.. (2012). Palladium-Catalyzed Multicomponent Synthesis of 2-Imidazolines from Imines and Acid Chlorides. Molecules. 17(12). 13759–13768. 7 indexed citations

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