Changfa Xiao

8.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
335 papers, 6.7k citations indexed

About

Changfa Xiao is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Water Science and Technology and Surfaces, Coatings and Films. According to data from OpenAlex, Changfa Xiao has authored 335 papers receiving a total of 6.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 179 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 170 papers in Water Science and Technology and 82 papers in Surfaces, Coatings and Films. Recurrent topics in Changfa Xiao's work include Membrane Separation Technologies (167 papers), Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (107 papers) and Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity (82 papers). Changfa Xiao is often cited by papers focused on Membrane Separation Technologies (167 papers), Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (107 papers) and Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity (82 papers). Changfa Xiao collaborates with scholars based in China, Australia and Canada. Changfa Xiao's co-authors include Qinglin Huang, Hailiang Liu, Jian Zhao, Yan Huang, Xiaoyu Hu, Kaikai Chen, Nana Li, Zhen Liu, Shulin An and Dawei Ji and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Chemical Physics, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Changfa Xiao

322 papers receiving 6.6k 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.

Self-cleaning PTFE nanofiber membrane for long-term passive daytime radiative cooling

2024 53 citations Kaikai Chen, Changfa Xiao et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Changfa Xiao China	43	3.4k	3.2k	1.5k	1.5k	1.4k	335	6.7k
Yi He China	48	2.2k 0.6×	2.2k 0.7×	1.6k 1.1×	1.0k 0.7×	983 0.7×	255	8.1k
Raed Hashaikeh United Arab Emirates	39	4.5k 1.3×	3.9k 1.2×	700 0.5×	1.3k 0.9×	1.7k 1.2×	145	8.0k
Xueting Zhao China	43	5.3k 1.6×	3.9k 1.2×	2.1k 1.4×	1.5k 1.0×	793 0.6×	110	7.0k
Benqiao He China	45	2.7k 0.8×	3.1k 1.0×	598 0.4×	1.9k 1.3×	639 0.4×	165	6.2k
Yiming Cao China	40	4.3k 1.3×	3.5k 1.1×	737 0.5×	2.7k 1.8×	596 0.4×	127	6.6k
Lixin Xue China	36	1.9k 0.5×	1.9k 0.6×	1.1k 0.8×	750 0.5×	686 0.5×	107	4.2k
Chien‐Chieh Hu Taiwan	46	3.7k 1.1×	3.1k 1.0×	510 0.3×	2.9k 1.9×	615 0.4×	192	7.1k
Wei‐Song Hung Taiwan	50	5.8k 1.7×	4.9k 1.5×	654 0.4×	3.7k 2.5×	898 0.6×	214	9.6k
Quan‐Fu An China	48	5.7k 1.7×	4.5k 1.4×	756 0.5×	3.6k 2.4×	566 0.4×	227	8.9k
Boor Singh Lalia United Arab Emirates	30	2.3k 0.7×	2.2k 0.7×	560 0.4×	558 0.4×	1.1k 0.8×	57	4.6k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Zhang, Shuang, et al.. (2025). Solvent-free green preparation of reinforced FEP/SiO2-SSM composite membrane for high temperature waste oil treatment. Journal of Water Process Engineering. 70. 106978–106978. 1 indexed citations

Lv, Hongming, Chunlei Wang, Liying Wei, et al.. (2025). Constructing of stable intermediate layers among the positively charged composite nanofiltration membranes for Mg2+/Li+ efficient separation. Separation and Purification Technology. 379. 134936–134936.

Zhang, Jing, Zhen Liu, Yanyan Li, Yudong Li, & Changfa Xiao. (2025). Controlled superhydrophobic modification of polypropylene hollow fiber membrane surface and its application in oil-water emulsion separation. Desalination and Water Treatment. 324. 101512–101512. 1 indexed citations

Chu, Jingwen, et al.. (2024). pH controllably induced PPTA/PEMs composite nanofiltration membranes for long-term acid-resistant separation. Journal of Water Process Engineering. 65. 105764–105764. 3 indexed citations

Zhang, Wei, et al.. (2024). Super fine para-aramid nanofiber and membrane fabricated by airflow-assisted coaxial spinning. Polymer. 311. 127566–127566. 3 indexed citations

Liu, Hailiang, et al.. (2024). A review of two-dimensional porous graphene with in-plane pores: Pore construction and membrane applications. Carbon. 229. 119547–119547. 18 indexed citations

Li, Jiamin, Hailiang Liu, Yang Qin, et al.. (2024). Preparation and performance of magnetic carbon nanotubes modified PVC substrate composite nanofiltration membranes. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 12(2). 112273–112273. 7 indexed citations

Li, Xianfeng, et al.. (2024). Transport and separation behaviors of crosslinked GO/PVA sponge with high porosity. Separation and Purification Technology. 350. 128013–128013. 4 indexed citations

Zhang, Qian, et al.. (2024). PA/APVC nanofiltration membrane from reactive positively charged substrate membrane. Separation and Purification Technology. 354. 129027–129027. 5 indexed citations

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Yan, Haibo, et al.. (2024). The robust design of recyclable stainless steel mesh-reinforce FEP composite membrane for the purification of emulsion. Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers. 163. 105646–105646. 3 indexed citations

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Jin, Xin, et al.. (2024). The robust design of PMIA braided tube reinforced PFA hollow fiber membranes with graphene doping for water-in-oil separation. Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering. 76. 105–117.

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Liu, Hailiang, et al.. (2024). Construction of sub-10nm ultra-thin polyamide layer using porous GOQDs-AGQDs interlayer. Journal of Membrane Science. 713. 123377–123377. 11 indexed citations

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Lai, Xing, Hongxiang Zhang, Huaiyin Chen, et al.. (2024). Polyamide membranes with tannic acid-ZIF-8 for highly permeable and selective ion-ion separation. Journal of Membrane Science. 714. 123435–123435. 5 indexed citations

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Liu, Hailiang, Yang Qin, Xianshe Feng, et al.. (2023). Controllable construction of ultrathin graphene quantum dots/polyamide nanofilms via electrospray interfacial polymerization. Separation and Purification Technology. 317. 123831–123831. 11 indexed citations

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Yang, Shulin, Changjiang Wu, Dawei Ji, et al.. (2023). Preparation and characterization of fiber braided tube reinforced polyethylene hollow fiber membranes via thermally induced phase separation. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 11(2). 109375–109375. 13 indexed citations

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Zhu, Hui, et al.. (2023). Robust design of durable PTFE/graphene hollow fiber composite membrane for high-temperature lubricant recycling. Journal of Water Process Engineering. 55. 104163–104163. 7 indexed citations

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Huang, Yan, Qiang Guo, Yuxin Zhang, et al.. (2023). Design and construction of PTFE porous membranes with high modulus and structural stability via in-situ interlocking and anchoring strategy. Composites Communications. 40. 101632–101632. 5 indexed citations

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Ji, Dawei, et al.. (2023). Organic solvent-free constructing of stable zeolitic imidazolate framework functional layer enhanced by halloysite nanotubes and polyvinyl alcohol on polyvinylidene fluoride hollow fiber membranes for treating dyeing wastewater. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 636. 378–387. 19 indexed citations

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Liu, Haihui, et al.. (2023). Green thermally induced phase separation (TIPS) process for braided tube reinforced polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) hollow fiber composite membranes with favorable bonding layer. Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers. 147. 104903–104903. 7 indexed citations

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Xiao, Changfa, et al.. (2019). Preparation and properties of melt‐spun poly(fluorinated ethylene‐propylene)/graphene composite fibers. Polymer Composites. 41(1). 233–243. 10 indexed citations

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