Chen Xu

8.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
139 papers, 7.1k citations indexed

About

Chen Xu is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Chen Xu has authored 139 papers receiving a total of 7.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 78 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 44 papers in Materials Chemistry and 38 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. Recurrent topics in Chen Xu's work include Advancements in Battery Materials (49 papers), Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (37 papers) and Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication (31 papers). Chen Xu is often cited by papers focused on Advancements in Battery Materials (49 papers), Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (37 papers) and Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication (31 papers). Chen Xu collaborates with scholars based in China, Singapore and United States. Chen Xu's co-authors include Qingyu Yan, Xianhong Rui, Yuanfu Chen, Jiarui He, Huey Hoon Hng, Huiteng Tan, Weidong He, Qin Wu, Weiqiang Lv and Kechun Wen and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Chen Xu

133 papers receiving 7.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Iron–Nickel Nitride Nanostructures in Situ Grown on Surface-Redox-Etching Nickel Foam: Efficient and Ultrasustainable Electrocatalysts for Overall Water Splitting

2016 474 citations Chen Xu et al. profile →
Solvothermal synthesis of NiCo-layered double hydroxide nanosheets decorated on RGO sheets for high performance supercapacitor

2015 459 citations Chen Xu et al. profile →
SERS Tags for Biomedical Detection and Bioimaging

2022 202 citations Chen Xu et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Chen Xu China	43	4.4k	2.1k	2.1k	1.6k	1.1k	139	7.1k
Shuang Zhou China	44	4.2k 1.0×	2.1k 1.0×	1.9k 0.9×	1.1k 0.7×	1.2k 1.1×	196	6.7k
Dan Yang China	46	5.1k 1.1×	3.4k 1.6×	2.3k 1.1×	1.9k 1.2×	1.4k 1.3×	214	8.9k
Jun Yang China	45	5.2k 1.2×	2.1k 1.0×	2.7k 1.3×	2.1k 1.3×	799 0.7×	238	7.3k
Rui Xu China	51	6.1k 1.4×	3.0k 1.4×	2.8k 1.3×	1.1k 0.7×	1.3k 1.2×	177	8.9k
Hongbing Zhan China	52	4.7k 1.1×	3.1k 1.5×	2.8k 1.3×	960 0.6×	1.2k 1.1×	210	7.9k
Yan Xiang China	52	4.8k 1.1×	2.0k 1.0×	1.4k 0.7×	2.5k 1.5×	2.1k 1.9×	275	7.8k
Zan Gao China	40	3.9k 0.9×	1.9k 0.9×	3.9k 1.9×	871 0.5×	1.3k 1.2×	74	6.5k
Chen‐Hao Wang Taiwan	41	4.0k 0.9×	2.1k 1.0×	1.6k 0.8×	3.1k 1.9×	764 0.7×	226	6.6k
Bin He China	39	3.0k 0.7×	1.6k 0.7×	1.1k 0.5×	1.1k 0.7×	877 0.8×	178	5.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Chen Xu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Chen Xu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Chen Xu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Chen Xu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Chen 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 Chen Xu. Chen 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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20 of 20 papers shown

Xu, Chen, et al.. (2026). Lotus-petiole inspired porous zwitterions electrode for efficient electrochemical uranium extraction from seawater. Water Research. 292. 125347–125347.

Xu, Chen, et al.. (2025). Co-Fe3C nanoparticles encapsulated in N-doped carbon matrix carbon as bifunctional electrocatalyst for oxygen reaction and reversible zinc-air batteries. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 1022. 179961–179961.

Li, Yiheng, Zaicong Wang, Wen Zhang, et al.. (2025). Sulfur isotopes from the lunar farside reveal global volatile loss following the giant impact. Nature Communications. 16(1). 5780–5780. 1 indexed citations

Li, Bowen, et al.. (2025). Confined Assembly Chemistry within Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes. Accounts of Chemical Research. 58(24). 3626–3638.

Luo, Dawei, et al.. (2025). Optimizing Stability and Efficiency in Low‐Content Noble Metal‐Doped Aerogel Catalysts for Oxygen Evolution Reaction. Small. 21(13). e2411579–e2411579.

Sun, Shuwen, Wenbo Lin, Yang Lü, et al.. (2024). Near-infrared light-actuated on-demand botanicals release and hyperthermia by an antibiotic-free polysaccharide-based hydrogel dressing for the synergistic treatment of wound infections. Journal of Materials Chemistry B. 12(5). 1307–1316. 12 indexed citations

Xia, Xianming, Shitan Xu, Yu Yao, et al.. (2024). Rational design of a hybrid artificial protective layer for a dendrite-free, long-cycling-life Na metal anode. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5. 100245–100245. 4 indexed citations

Xu, Chen, et al.. (2024). Simultaneous sulfamethazine and Cr(VI) removal in lab-scale microbial fuel cell-constructed wetland. Journal of Environmental Sciences. 154. 91–101. 2 indexed citations

Wang, Kun, et al.. (2024). Advances in Liquid-Phase Assembly of Clusters into Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 16(39). 51826–51836. 5 indexed citations

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Xu, Chen, Min Li, Fan Li, et al.. (2024). A bifunctional nanocomplex with remineralizing and antibacterial activities to interrupt dental caries. Journal of Controlled Release. 376. 717–731. 3 indexed citations

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Lv, Xiang, Yang Yang, Xianghua Zhang, et al.. (2024). NaBi _x /NaV _y O _z Hybrid Interfacial Layer Enables Stable and Dendrite‐Free Sodium Anodes. Small. 20(42). e2402206–e2402206. 5 indexed citations

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Zhao, Guo-Liang, et al.. (2023). Ultralow Ru loaded CoNi bimetallic phosphides nanorods as efficient electrocatalyst for overall water splitting. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 51. 336–348. 9 indexed citations

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Zhang, Xianghua, et al.. (2023). Advanced Vanadium Oxides for Sodium‐Ion Batteries. Advanced Functional Materials. 33(49). 46 indexed citations

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Liu, Ji‐Dong, Qing Li, Ren‐Kun Qing, et al.. (2021). Microfluidic-directed magnetic controlling supraballs with multi-responsive anisotropic photonic crystal structures. Journal of Material Science and Technology. 81. 203–211. 29 indexed citations

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Cheng, Lin, Chen Xu, Hanfeng Cui, et al.. (2020). A sensitive homogenous aptasensor based on tetraferrocene labeling for thrombin detection. Analytica Chimica Acta. 1111. 1–7. 24 indexed citations

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Fang, Huajing, et al.. (2018). Multifunctional hydrogel enables extremely simplified electrochromic devices for smart windows and ionic writing boards. Materials Horizons. 5(5). 1000–1007. 155 indexed citations

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Xu, Chen, Daping He, & Shichun Mu. (2013). Nitrogen-Doped Graphene. Huaxue jinzhan. 25(8). 1292. 4 indexed citations

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Zhang, Wenyu, Yi Zeng, Chen Xu, et al.. (2012). A facile approach to nanoarchitectured three-dimensional graphene-based Li–Mn–O composite as high-power cathodes for Li-ion batteries. Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology. 3. 513–523. 26 indexed citations

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Xu, Chen, et al.. (2011). Effect of CO2 partial pressure on SCC behavior of welded X80 pipeline in simulated soil solution. Acta Metallurgica Sinica (English Letters). 24(1). 65–74. 1 indexed citations

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Dong, Han & Chen Xu. (2004). The design and implementation of on-site γ radiation monitoring system around Qinshan nuclear power plant. Hedianzixue yu tance jishu. 1 indexed citations

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