Hu Xu

9.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
261 papers, 7.7k citations indexed

About

Hu Xu is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Hu Xu has authored 261 papers receiving a total of 7.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 182 papers in Materials Chemistry, 90 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 82 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Hu Xu's work include 2D Materials and Applications (67 papers), Graphene research and applications (60 papers) and Topological Materials and Phenomena (48 papers). Hu Xu is often cited by papers focused on 2D Materials and Applications (67 papers), Graphene research and applications (60 papers) and Topological Materials and Phenomena (48 papers). Hu Xu collaborates with scholars based in China, Hong Kong and United States. Hu Xu's co-authors include Xiang Huang, Zhongjia Chen, Rui Wang, Yu‐Jun Zhao, Yuanjun Jin, Bowen Xia, Zhi Liang Zhao, Qi Wang, Meng Gu and Baobing Zheng and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Physical Review Letters and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Hu Xu

249 papers receiving 7.6k 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.

  1. Ultrahigh-Loading of Ir Single Atoms on NiO Matrix to Dramatically Enhance Oxygen Evolution Reaction
    2020 569 citations Xiang Huang, Jun Li et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Hu Xu 4.8k 3.3k 3.0k 1.7k 807 261 7.7k
Jiaou Wang 5.4k 1.1× 4.0k 1.2× 3.5k 1.2× 874 0.5× 637 0.8× 221 8.7k
Geunsik Lee 5.2k 1.1× 3.0k 0.9× 1.8k 0.6× 1.0k 0.6× 1.5k 1.8× 159 7.8k
Jianqi Li 3.4k 0.7× 2.8k 0.9× 2.2k 0.7× 976 0.6× 509 0.6× 187 7.2k
Erjun Kan 7.3k 1.5× 3.8k 1.2× 1.8k 0.6× 1.5k 0.9× 664 0.8× 269 9.8k
Hong Jiang 3.8k 0.8× 2.9k 0.9× 1.1k 0.4× 1.0k 0.6× 370 0.5× 172 6.2k
Ning Lü 7.1k 1.5× 4.4k 1.4× 2.5k 0.8× 888 0.5× 1.2k 1.4× 185 10.2k
Jiong Lu 7.7k 1.6× 4.2k 1.3× 3.1k 1.0× 1.3k 0.8× 2.0k 2.5× 161 11.1k
Noejung Park 7.4k 1.6× 6.2k 1.9× 4.6k 1.6× 1.0k 0.6× 848 1.1× 168 12.2k
Viola Düppel 5.6k 1.2× 3.4k 1.0× 3.4k 1.2× 830 0.5× 593 0.7× 134 8.3k
Jeunghee Park 6.5k 1.4× 4.2k 1.3× 2.5k 0.8× 931 0.6× 1.5k 1.9× 195 9.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Hu Xu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Hu Xu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hu Xu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Hu Xu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Hu 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 Hu Xu. Hu 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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Huang, Xiang, et al.. (2024). Overlooked Role of Electrostatic Interactions in HER Kinetics on MXenes: Beyond the Conventional Descriptor Δ G ∼ 0 to Identify the Real Active Site. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters. 15(45). 11200–11208. 2 indexed citations
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Chen, Zhongjia, Shao-Gang Xu, Zijuan Xie, Hu Xu, & Hongming Weng. (2024). Intrinsic second-order topological insulators in two-dimensional polymorphic graphyne with sublattice approximation. npj Quantum Materials. 9(1). 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Qing, et al.. (2024). A DFT investigation of hydrazine nitrate dissociation mechanism on MoN(0 0 1). Computational and Theoretical Chemistry. 1235. 114536–114536.
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Qi, Shuyan, et al.. (2024). Design, preparation and mechanism of Bi2MoO6-modified cobalt-doped CdS solid solution photocatalysts. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 1003. 175565–175565. 7 indexed citations
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Zhu, Hongkai, Hu Xu, & Yongmin Huang. (2024). The effect of epoxy resin and curing agent groups on mechanical properties investigated by molecular dynamics. Materials Today Communications. 41. 110447–110447. 2 indexed citations
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Ma, Wenmei, Shiwen Du, Yuanyuan Li, et al.. (2024). Piezoelectric field accelerating charge transfer in Z-scheme heterojunction 2D-KNbO3/1D-CdS for efficient piezo-photocatalytic H2 evolution and TCH degradation. Surfaces and Interfaces. 54. 105240–105240. 6 indexed citations
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Han, Yu, Xin Mao, Xuecheng Yan, et al.. (2023). Carbon nanotubes encapsulated transition metals for efficient hydrogen evolution reaction: coupling effect of 3d orbital and π-bond. Materials Today Chemistry. 30. 101573–101573. 9 indexed citations
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Zhang, Siyi, Shiwen Du, Ziwu Han, et al.. (2023). Ohmic-functionalized type I heterojunction: Improved alkaline water splitting and photocatalytic conversion from CO2 to C2H2. Chemical Engineering Journal. 471. 144438–144438. 20 indexed citations
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Wang, Qing, et al.. (2023). A theoretical investigation of the catalytic decomposition of hydroxylamine nitrate on Ir(1 1 0) surface. Computational and Theoretical Chemistry. 1225. 114141–114141. 5 indexed citations
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Zhang, Junqiu, et al.. (2022). Metal-phosphorus network on Pt(111). 2D Materials. 9(4). 45002–45002. 14 indexed citations
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Xu, Shao-Gang, Yaping Ma, Xiji Shao, et al.. (2022). Arsenic Monolayers Formed by Zero-Dimensional Tetrahedral Clusters and One-Dimensional Armchair Nanochains. ACS Nano. 16(10). 17087–17096. 7 indexed citations
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Li, Qikai, Qing Zhou, Wangping Xu, et al.. (2022). Anion Size Effect of Ionic Liquids in Tuning the Thermoelectric and Mechanical Properties of PEDOT:PSS Films through a Counterion Exchange Strategy. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 14(24). 27911–27921. 26 indexed citations
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Tian, Hao, Yanling He, Qinglong Zhao, et al.. (2021). Avoiding Sabatier’s conflict in bifunctional heterogeneous catalysts for the WGS reaction. Chem. 7(5). 1271–1283. 18 indexed citations
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Yasin, Ghulam, Sehrish Ibrahim, Shumaila Ibraheem, et al.. (2021). Defective/graphitic synergy in a heteroatom-interlinked-triggered metal-free electrocatalyst for high-performance rechargeable zinc–air batteries. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 9(34). 18222–18230. 139 indexed citations
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Wang, Yuan, Yuanjun Jin, Le Wang, et al.. (2021). Evidence of Weyl fermions in α−RuCl3. Physical review. B.. 103(3). 3 indexed citations
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Xu, Hu, Yawen Liu, Simeng Zhang, et al.. (2018). Controlled Doping of Wafer‐Scale PtSe2 Films for Device Application. Advanced Functional Materials. 29(4). 99 indexed citations
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Liao, Ji-Hai, Yinchang Zhao, Yu‐Jun Zhao, et al.. (2017). Phonon-mediated superconductivity in Mg intercalated bilayer borophenes. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 19(43). 29237–29243. 45 indexed citations

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