Haolan Xu

18.6k total citations · 16 hit papers
168 papers, 16.5k citations indexed

About

Haolan Xu is a scholar working on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Materials Chemistry and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Haolan Xu has authored 168 papers receiving a total of 16.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 92 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 63 papers in Materials Chemistry and 43 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Haolan Xu's work include Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods (60 papers), Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems (41 papers) and Membrane Separation Technologies (28 papers). Haolan Xu is often cited by papers focused on Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods (60 papers), Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems (41 papers) and Membrane Separation Technologies (28 papers). Haolan Xu collaborates with scholars based in Australia, China and Canada. Haolan Xu's co-authors include Wenzhong Wang, Xuan Wu, Gary Owens, Lin Zhou, Yida Wang, Xiaofei Yang, Wei Zhu, Yi Lu, Lisha Zhang and George Y. Chen and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Advanced Materials and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Haolan Xu

161 papers receiving 16.3k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Tailoring Acidic Oxygen Reduction Selectivity on Single-Atom Catalysts via Modification of First and Second Coordination Spheres

2021 795 citations Cheng Tang, Laiquan Li et al. profile →
Bi₂WO₆ Nano‐ and Microstructures: Shape Control and Associated Visible‐Light‐Driven Photocatalytic Activities

2007 568 citations Haolan Xu et al. Small profile →
Shape Evolution and Size-Controllable Synthesis of Cu₂O Octahedra and Their Morphology-Dependent Photocatalytic Properties

2006 508 citations Haolan Xu et al. profile →
Tailoring Selectivity of Electrochemical Hydrogen Peroxide Generation by Tunable Pyrrolic‐Nitrogen‐Carbon

2020 432 citations Laiquan Li, Cheng Tang et al. profile →
A flexible photothermal cotton-CuS nanocage-agarose aerogel towards portable solar steam generation

2018 397 citations Xuan Wu, Haolan Xu et al. Nano Energy profile →
Graphene and Rice-Straw-Fiber-Based 3D Photothermal Aerogels for Highly Efficient Solar Evaporation

2020 362 citations Xuan Wu, Haolan Xu et al. profile →
Surface Patterning of Two-Dimensional Nanostructure-Embedded Photothermal Hydrogels for High-Yield Solar Steam Generation

2021 360 citations Yi Lu, Haolan Xu et al. profile →
Dual‐Zone Photothermal Evaporator for Antisalt Accumulation and Highly Efficient Solar Steam Generation

2021 337 citations Xuan Wu, Pan Wu et al. Advanced Functional Materials profile →
All‐Cold Evaporation under One Sun with Zero Energy Loss by Using a Heatsink Inspired Solar Evaporator

2021 336 citations Xuan Wu, Haolan Xu et al. profile →
Interfacial Solar Evaporation: From Fundamental Research to Applications

2024 333 citations Xuan Wu, Yi Lu et al. Advanced Materials profile →
Efficient Nitrogen Fixation to Ammonia through Integration of Plasma Oxidation with Electrocatalytic Reduction

2021 307 citations Laiquan Li, Cheng Tang et al. profile →
Design and performance boost of a MOF-functionalized-wood solar evaporator through tuning the hydrogen-bonding interactions

2022 260 citations Yi Lu, Haolan Xu et al. Nano Energy profile →
More from less: improving solar steam generation by selectively removing a portion of evaporation surface

2022 215 citations Xuan Wu, Pan Wu et al. profile →
Updated perspective on solar steam generation application

2024 131 citations Casey Onggowarsito, Shudi Mao et al. Energy & Environmental Science profile →
Polyelectrolyte Hydrogel‐Functionalized Photothermal Sponge Enables Simultaneously Continuous Solar Desalination and Electricity Generation Without Salt Accumulation

2024 108 citations Chaorui Xue, Qing Chang et al. Advanced Materials profile →
Unlocking Zero Liquid Discharge: A Parallel Water Supply Strategy to Realize Selective Salt Crystallization for Long‐Term Interfacial Solar Evaporation

2025 47 citations Deyu Wang, Huimin Yu et al. Advanced Functional Materials profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Haolan Xu Australia	68	12.0k	5.3k	4.7k	4.0k	1.9k	168	16.5k
Guoliang Liu China	49	2.7k 0.2×	3.7k 0.7×	2.5k 0.5×	966 0.2×	702 0.4×	212	9.3k
Xingzhong Cao China	67	7.4k 0.6×	12.4k 2.4×	5.6k 1.2×	3.3k 0.8×	251 0.1×	549	20.1k
Ying Zhou China	74	12.3k 1.0×	12.2k 2.3×	7.1k 1.5×	613 0.2×	368 0.2×	442	18.0k
Xing‐Jiu Huang China	73	2.3k 0.2×	5.4k 1.0×	8.3k 1.8×	2.1k 0.5×	589 0.3×	328	16.8k
Xinsheng Peng China	72	2.7k 0.2×	9.4k 1.8×	6.1k 1.3×	5.0k 1.3×	634 0.3×	280	18.0k
Seth B. Darling United States	65	2.0k 0.2×	5.8k 1.1×	7.1k 1.5×	2.7k 0.7×	2.1k 1.2×	190	14.5k
Yang Su China	54	3.1k 0.3×	9.2k 1.8×	3.3k 0.7×	2.8k 0.7×	335 0.2×	254	15.2k
Rachel A. Caruso Australia	62	6.1k 0.5×	10.8k 2.1×	5.7k 1.2×	439 0.1×	2.2k 1.2×	190	17.3k
Yang Yang China	55	4.9k 0.4×	7.3k 1.4×	3.4k 0.7×	1.1k 0.3×	183 0.1×	236	10.8k
Zhiyi Lu China	58	13.7k 1.1×	5.5k 1.0×	12.3k 2.6×	750 0.2×	313 0.2×	149	18.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Haolan Xu

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20 of 20 papers shown

Fu, Bo, Jifang Zhang, Zheng Zhang, et al.. (2025). Solar‐Driven Atmospheric Water Production Through Hierarchically Ordered Porous Carbon for Self‐Sustaining Green Hydrogen Production. Advanced Materials. 37(44). e11336–e11336. 2 indexed citations

Xu, Haolan, Xin Wang, Lan Wang, et al.. (2025). Ambient‐Light‐Immune NIR Photodetector Based on WS ₂ /SiHMs Heterojunction for Hypertension Taxonomy Via CNN Integration. Advanced Healthcare Materials. 15(6). e03298–e03298.

Yu, Huimin, Huanyu Jin, Yunzheng Liang, et al.. (2025). A New Era of Passive Continuous Freshwater Production: When Interfacial Solar Evaporation Marries Moisture Harvest. ACS Energy Letters. 10(3). 1192–1215. 16 indexed citations

Xie, Siyi, Haolan Xu, Hang Xia, et al.. (2025). Blood pressure and heart rate monitoring with high-responsivity self-powered PbS collodial quantum dots photodiode. Chemical Engineering Journal. 519. 165612–165612.

Xing, Wenqian, Deyu Wang, Kai Feng, et al.. (2025). Interfacial solar evaporation-driven lithium extraction from salt-lake brines for battery-grade Li ₂ CO ₃ production. Energy & Environmental Science. 18(23). 10102–10111. 2 indexed citations

Fu, Bo, Xinyuan Zhang, Zheng Zhang, et al.. (2024). Multi-shelled hollow porous carbon nanospheres-based evaporator for highly efficient solar-driven desalination. Nano Energy. 129. 110054–110054. 24 indexed citations

Xue, Chaorui, Qing Chang, Ning Li, et al.. (2024). Polyelectrolyte Hydrogel‐Functionalized Photothermal Sponge Enables Simultaneously Continuous Solar Desalination and Electricity Generation Without Salt Accumulation. Advanced Materials. 36(25). e2401171–e2401171. 108 indexed citations breakdown →

Onggowarsito, Casey, Shudi Mao, Xin Zhang, et al.. (2024). Updated perspective on solar steam generation application. Energy & Environmental Science. 17(6). 2088–2099. 131 indexed citations breakdown →

Yu, Huimin, Deyu Wang, Huanyu Jin, et al.. (2023). 2D MoN_1.2‐rGO Stacked Heterostructures Enabled Water State Modification for Highly Efficient Interfacial Solar Evaporation. Advanced Functional Materials. 33(24). 121 indexed citations

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Cui, Lingfang, et al.. (2023). Rationally constructing a 3D bifunctional solar evaporator for high-performance water evaporation coupled with pollutants degradation. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 337. 122988–122988. 108 indexed citations

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Chen, Yiquan, et al.. (2023). Pickering Emulsion Templated 3D Cylindrical Open Porous Aerogel for Highly Efficient Solar Steam Generation. Small. 19(48). e2303908–e2303908. 60 indexed citations

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Wang, Jinhu, Chao Yang, Mingyuzhi Sun, et al.. (2023). Marine biomass metal-organic framework hybrid evaporators for efficient solar water purification. Desalination. 556. 116577–116577. 51 indexed citations

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Xu, Haolan, Xu Zheng, & Xinghua Shi. (2023). Surface hydrophilicity-mediated migration of nano/microparticles under temperature gradient in a confined space. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 637. 489–499. 18 indexed citations

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Zhu, Renbo, Shuo Zhang, Chao Liu, et al.. (2022). Two-Dimensional Nanomaterials for Moisture-Electric Generators: A Review. ACS Applied Nano Materials. 5(9). 12224–12244. 31 indexed citations

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Guan, Peiyuan, Renbo Zhu, Robert Patterson, et al.. (2022). Recent Development of Moisture‐Enabled‐Electric Nanogenerators. Small. 18(46). e2204603–e2204603. 69 indexed citations

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Liu, Jingbo, Yan Zhuge, Xing Ma, et al.. (2022). Physical and mechanical properties of expanded vermiculite (EV) embedded foam concrete subjected to elevated temperatures. Case Studies in Construction Materials. 16. e01038–e01038. 26 indexed citations

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Li, Laiquan, Cheng Tang, Xiaoyang Cui, et al.. (2021). Efficient Nitrogen Fixation to Ammonia through Integration of Plasma Oxidation with Electrocatalytic Reduction. Angewandte Chemie. 133(25). 14250–14256. 82 indexed citations

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Marina, Paula Facal, Jie Xu, Xuan Wu, & Haolan Xu. (2018). Thinking outside the box: placing hydrophilic particles in an oil phase for the formation and stabilization of Pickering emulsions. Chemical Science. 9(21). 4821–4829. 32 indexed citations

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Sun, Yuandong, Peiyuan Guan, Yunjian Liu, et al.. (2018). Recent Progress in Lithium Lanthanum Titanate Electrolyte towards All Solid-State Lithium Ion Secondary Battery. Critical reviews in solid state and materials sciences. 44(4). 265–282. 95 indexed citations

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Qiu, Xiaoyong, Bin Yan, Lei Xie, et al.. (2018). Robust polymer nanofilms with bioengineering and environmental applications via facile and highly efficient covalent layer-by-layer assembly. Journal of Materials Chemistry. 1 indexed citations

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