D. Xu

6.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
116 papers, 4.5k citations indexed

About

D. Xu is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Biomedical Engineering and Instrumentation. According to data from OpenAlex, D. Xu has authored 116 papers receiving a total of 4.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 75 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 37 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 21 papers in Instrumentation. Recurrent topics in D. Xu's work include Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae (41 papers), Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (36 papers) and SAS software applications and methods (33 papers). D. Xu is often cited by papers focused on Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae (41 papers), Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (36 papers) and SAS software applications and methods (33 papers). D. Xu collaborates with scholars based in China, Germany and United States. D. Xu's co-authors include Volker Springel, Lars Hernquist, Mark Vogelsberger, Dylan Nelson, Paul Torrey, Shy Genel, Debora Sijacki, Gregory F. Snyder, Simeon Bird and Shude Mao and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Astrophysical Journal and Journal of Hazardous Materials.

In The Last Decade

D. Xu

108 papers receiving 4.3k 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.

Introducing the Illustris Project: simulating the coevolution of dark and visible matter in the Universe

2014 1.6k citations Mark Vogelsberger, Shy Genel et al. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society profile →
Properties of galaxies reproduced by a hydrodynamic simulation

2014 917 citations Mark Vogelsberger, Shy Genel et al. profile →
The illustris simulation: Public data release

2015 372 citations Dylan Nelson, Annalisa Pillepich et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
D. Xu China	26	3.7k	1.9k	649	220	218	116	4.5k
Satoshi Miyazaki Japan	32	3.0k 0.8×	1.5k 0.8×	602 0.9×	54 0.2×	322 1.5×	188	4.1k
A. Skumanich United States	35	3.8k 1.0×	395 0.2×	52 0.1×	142 0.6×	298 1.4×	174	5.0k
Junxian Wang China	31	3.0k 0.8×	800 0.4×	967 1.5×	36 0.2×	132 0.6×	133	3.7k
J. N. Fry United States	24	1.9k 0.5×	517 0.3×	710 1.1×	119 0.5×	90 0.4×	92	2.5k
R. J. Parker United Kingdom	32	2.5k 0.7×	543 0.3×	51 0.1×	6 0.0×	77 0.4×	170	3.3k
Jinyi Yang United States	24	2.5k 0.7×	710 0.4×	618 1.0×	42 0.2×	86 0.4×	98	2.8k
Hongsheng Zhao United Kingdom	35	4.5k 1.2×	1.2k 0.7×	1.6k 2.5×	64 0.3×	198 0.9×	162	5.0k
Jun Ma China	22	1.5k 0.4×	566 0.3×	260 0.4×	44 0.2×	103 0.5×	169	1.8k
R. New United Kingdom	28	1.5k 0.4×	190 0.1×	100 0.2×	40 0.2×	106 0.5×	79	2.0k
Hideo Ogawa Japan	30	1.6k 0.4×	36 0.0×	128 0.2×	27 0.1×	234 1.1×	202	2.9k

Countries citing papers authored by D. Xu

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Fields of papers citing papers by D. Xu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of D. Xu

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

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Xu, D., et al.. (2024). Formation of Superthin Galaxies in IllustrisTNG. Research in Astronomy and Astrophysics. 24(7). 75019–75019. 6 indexed citations

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Xu, D., Sheng He, Weiqi Leng, Yuhe Chen, & Zaixing Wu. (2023). Replacing Plastic with Bamboo: A Review of the Properties and Green Applications of Bamboo-Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites. Polymers. 15(21). 4276–4276. 52 indexed citations

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Xu, D., Bo Wang, Zhaosheng Yu, & Yu Guo. (2023). Clustering in gas‐fluidized riser flows of flexible fibers. AIChE Journal. 69(4). 2 indexed citations

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Wu, Yunjing, Zheng Cai, Jianan Li, et al.. (2023). Searching for C ii Emission from the First Sample of z ∼ 6 O i Absorption-associated Galaxies with the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array. The Astrophysical Journal. 958(1). 16–16. 2 indexed citations

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Xu, D., Yunchong Wang, Shude Mao, et al.. (2021). Quenched, bulge-dominated, but dynamically cold galaxies in IllustrisTNG and their real-world counterparts. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 509(4). 5062–5074. 4 indexed citations

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Guo, Yu, Yanjie Li, Hanhui Jin, et al.. (2020). An Investigation on triaxial compression of flexible fiber packings. AIChE Journal. 66(6). 16 indexed citations

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Sluse, Dominique, et al.. (2020). The impact of mass map truncation on strong lensing simulations. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 8 indexed citations

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Xu, D., et al.. (2020). GRB 200219C: Nanshan/NEXT optical upper limit and possible host galaxy from PanSTARRS. GRB Coordinates Network. 27161. 1. 1 indexed citations

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Izzo, L., et al.. (2020). GRB 201015A: redshift confirmation. GRB Coordinates Network. 28661. 1. 2 indexed citations

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Xu, D., Ling Zhu, Robert J. J. Grand, et al.. (2019). A study of stellar orbit fractions: simulated IllustrisTNG galaxies compared to CALIFA observations. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 489(1). 842–854. 25 indexed citations

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Iitaka, Toshiaki, et al.. (2019). Preparation and Properties of High‐Quality Ce_xLa_yPr_yNd_0.05Gd_0.05B₆ Single Crystal by Optical Float‐Zone Technique. physica status solidi (a). 216(4). 5 indexed citations

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Канн, Д. А., C. C. Thoene, J. Selsing, et al.. (2019). GRB 190114C: X-shooter observations of a highly extinguished afterglow.. GRB Coordinates Network. 23710. 1.

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Wang, Yougang, Shude Mao, Hongyu Li, et al.. (2018). Orbit properties of massive prolate galaxies in the Illustris simulation. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 483(3). 3048–3059. 3 indexed citations

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Zhu, Ling, Glenn van de Ven, Remco C. E. van den Bosch, et al.. (2017). The stellar orbit distribution in present-day galaxies inferred from the CALIFA survey. Nature Astronomy. 2(3). 233–238. 58 indexed citations

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Izzo, L., J. Selsing, J. Japelj, et al.. (2017). GRB 171205A: VLT/X-shooter optical counterpart and spectroscopic observations.. GCN. 22180. 1. 2 indexed citations

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Flores, H., S. Covino, D. Xu, et al.. (2013). GRB 130427A: VLT/X-shooter redshift confirmation. UvA-DARE (University of Amsterdam). 14491(1). 1. 2 indexed citations

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Xu, D., et al.. (2013). GRB 131004A: optical afterglow from the NOT.. GCN. 15304. 1. 1 indexed citations

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Fynbo, J. P. U., et al.. (2012). GRB 120811C: NOT redshift.. GRB Coordinates Network. 13632. 1. 1 indexed citations

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Xu, D., Xiaohong Zhao, J. R. Mao, & J. M. Bai. (2011). GRB 111215A: GMG optical upper limit.. GRB Coordinates Network. 12683. 1. 1 indexed citations

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Thoene, C. C., J. Gorosabel, S. Guziy, et al.. (2010). GRB 101225: optical follow-up of the christmas burst.. GRB Coordinates Network. 11503. 1. 1 indexed citations

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