Lei Xu

3.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
127 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Lei Xu is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Lei Xu has authored 127 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 58 papers in Materials Chemistry, 41 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 34 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Lei Xu's work include Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (17 papers), Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties (14 papers) and Advanced ceramic materials synthesis (13 papers). Lei Xu is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (17 papers), Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties (14 papers) and Advanced ceramic materials synthesis (13 papers). Lei Xu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and India. Lei Xu's co-authors include Libo Zhang, Yi Xia, Jinhui Peng, Jinhui Peng, C. Srinivasakannan, Brian Gallay, Bert Toivola, Robert C. Davidson, Suhail Ahmad and Sivasankar Koppala and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Applied Physics Letters and Advanced Functional Materials.

In The Last Decade

Lei Xu

118 papers receiving 2.9k 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.

Synthesis of CuCo2S4@Expanded Graphite with crystal/amorphous heterointerface and defects for electromagnetic wave absorption

2023 236 citations Zhimeng Tang, Lei 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
Lei Xu China	33	1.4k	856	726	548	480	127	3.0k
Peng Wang China	31	1.3k 1.0×	828 1.0×	505 0.7×	420 0.8×	512 1.1×	164	3.5k
Xiaohong Liu China	35	980 0.7×	346 0.4×	2.6k 3.6×	433 0.8×	601 1.3×	114	4.2k
Honglei Zhang China	27	1.1k 0.8×	880 1.0×	544 0.7×	439 0.8×	547 1.1×	148	2.7k
Lei Ding China	28	568 0.4×	509 0.6×	716 1.0×	601 1.1×	303 0.6×	103	2.1k
Zhengpeng Yang China	33	731 0.5×	291 0.3×	995 1.4×	509 0.9×	803 1.7×	117	2.9k
Aidong Tang China	41	2.4k 1.8×	753 0.9×	1.9k 2.6×	1.8k 3.4×	624 1.3×	172	5.5k
Xuyun Wang China	31	582 0.4×	250 0.3×	1.7k 2.3×	1.5k 2.7×	423 0.9×	149	2.8k
Zhaoxiang Zhong China	41	2.1k 1.5×	1.4k 1.6×	1.8k 2.5×	702 1.3×	1.7k 3.5×	243	5.8k
Qi Guo China	32	1.4k 1.0×	440 0.5×	1.2k 1.7×	784 1.4×	373 0.8×	120	3.3k

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Xu, Lei, Yajun Zhao, Sichen Jiao, et al.. (2025). A synergetic surface and bulk modification of 4.6 V LiCoO2 through nickel oxalate incorporated solid reaction synthesis. Chemical Engineering Journal. 519. 165101–165101.

Xu, Lei, et al.. (2025). Microwave‐Driven Dielectric‐Magnetic Regulation of Graphite@α‐MnO ₂ Toward Enhanced Electromagnetic Wave Absorption. Advanced Science. 12(34). e04489–e04489. 4 indexed citations

Guo, Zheng, et al.. (2024). Modulation of Al-Zn-0.5Sn-0.5Mn anode properties by trace Sb. Electrochimica Acta. 507. 145084–145084. 1 indexed citations

Xu, Lei, et al.. (2024). Porous-multilayered Ti3C2Tx MXene hybrid carbon foams for tunable and efficient electromagnetic wave absorption. Carbon. 229. 119477–119477. 28 indexed citations

Xu, Lei, Hongtao Zhao, Jiheng Zhang, et al.. (2024). Overcoming therapeutic limitations in glioblastoma treatment: A nanocomposite inducing ferroptosis and oxeiptosis via Photodynamic therapy. Chemical Engineering Journal. 500. 157405–157405. 4 indexed citations

Zhang, Xuan, et al.. (2024). Graphitization transformation of aluminum electrolytic spent carbon cathode. Ceramics International. 50(18). 32118–32128. 4 indexed citations

Li, Mengyuan, Ди Шао, Z. P. Mao, et al.. (2024). Value-added upcycling of spent low-nickel into a high-nickel layered oxide cathode via a eutectic salt system. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 13(3). 2155–2161. 4 indexed citations

Wei, Qun, et al.. (2024). Construction of 3D Fibonacci Cauliflower‐Like NiCo₂S₄/Expanded Graphite Heterogeneous Structures for Enhanced Electromagnetic Wave Absorption. Small. 20(48). e2404207–e2404207. 9 indexed citations

Xu, Yang, et al.. (2023). Effect of microwave melting and subsequent rolling on the corrosion behavior and electrochemical properties of an aluminum anode using response surface methodology. Ceramics International. 49(17). 29174–29186. 6 indexed citations

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Xu, Lei, et al.. (2023). Study on oxidation behavior during process of recycling carbon fibers from CFRP by pyrolysis. Journal of Environmental Management. 347. 119103–119103. 29 indexed citations

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Li, Jun, Na Li, Jianhua Liu, et al.. (2022). Preparation of the micro-size flake silver powders by using a micro-jet reactor. Green Processing and Synthesis. 11(1). 385–395. 4 indexed citations

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Koppala, Sivasankar, Sathishkumar Munusamy, Parasuraman Karthikeyan, et al.. (2022). Glowing combustion synthesis, characterization and biomedical properties of Sr-hardystonite (Sr2ZnSi2O7) powders. Ceramics International. 48(16). 23649–23656. 5 indexed citations

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Xu, Lei, et al.. (2022). Evaluation of visible photocatalytic performance of microwave hydrothermal synthesis of MnO2/TiO2 core-shell structures and gaseous mercury removal. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials. 334. 111788–111788. 20 indexed citations

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Koppala, Sivasankar, Sai Kumar Tammina, Lei Xu, et al.. (2020). Sol gel combustion derived monticellite bioceramic powders for apatite formation ability evaluation. Materials Research Express. 6(12). 125431–125431. 13 indexed citations

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Ju, Shaohua, et al.. (2018). Extraction of In ³⁺ and Fe ³⁺ from sulfate solutions by using a 3D-printed “Y”-shaped microreactor. Green Processing and Synthesis. 8(1). 163–171.

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Xu, Lei, et al.. (2018). Microwave-Assisted Molten-Salt Facile Synthesis of Chromium Carbide (Cr ₃ C ₂ ) Coatings on the Diamond Particles. High Temperature Materials and Processes. 38(2019). 370–379. 3 indexed citations

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Xu, Ye, Yuanfeng Xu, Lei Xu, et al.. (2012). Palladium nanoparticles encapsulated in porous silica shells: an efficient and highly stable catalyst for CO oxidation. RSC Advances. 3(3). 851–858. 36 indexed citations

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Xu, Lei. (2008). FABRICATION AND PROPERTIES OF ZrO_2/STAINLESS STEEL FUNCTIONALLY GRADED MATERIALS BY TAPE CASTING METHOD. Guisuanyan xuebao. 1 indexed citations

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Xu, Lei & F. Barlat. (2008). Disk Compression Testing and Constitutive Modeling of TWIP Sheet Sample. 867–867. 7 indexed citations

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Li, Yin, Lei Xu, & Zhaoling Cai. (1999). Studies on Kinetics of Cordyceps rhilitaris Fermentation for Production of Exopolysaccharide. Chinese journal of biotechnology/Shengwu gongcheng xuebao. 15(4). 507–511. 1 indexed citations

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