Lin Xu

17.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
543 papers, 15.2k citations indexed

About

Lin Xu is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Lin Xu has authored 543 papers receiving a total of 15.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 373 papers in Materials Chemistry, 271 papers in Inorganic Chemistry and 89 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Lin Xu's work include Polyoxometalates: Synthesis and Applications (291 papers), Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications (246 papers) and Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis (89 papers). Lin Xu is often cited by papers focused on Polyoxometalates: Synthesis and Applications (291 papers), Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications (246 papers) and Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis (89 papers). Lin Xu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Lin Xu's co-authors include Enbo Wang, Yangguang Li, Fengyan Li, Xinlong Wang, Chao Qin, Changwen Hu, Zhong‐Min Su, Dong‐Rong Xiao, Haiyan An and Zhixia Sun 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

Lin Xu

522 papers receiving 15.0k 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.

Chiral 3D Architectures with Helical Channels Constructed from Polyoxometalate Clusters and Copper–Amino Acid Complexes

2005 560 citations Lin Xu et al. profile →
Biomarkers for diagnosis and therapeutic options in hepatocellular carcinoma

2024 68 citations Lin 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
Lin Xu China	59	10.7k	9.5k	3.3k	2.2k	2.1k	543	15.2k
Lei Zhang China	59	8.2k 0.8×	6.1k 0.6×	2.7k 0.8×	2.4k 1.1×	3.1k 1.5×	530	14.2k
Jian Lü China	54	6.4k 0.6×	5.8k 0.6×	2.0k 0.6×	1.8k 0.8×	1.6k 0.8×	207	10.8k
Adrien P. Côté United States	22	15.5k 1.4×	15.8k 1.7×	2.3k 0.7×	1.8k 0.8×	3.4k 1.6×	27	21.0k
Yong Cui China	75	11.9k 1.1×	13.6k 1.4×	3.4k 1.1×	4.9k 2.3×	2.2k 1.1×	284	19.6k
Zhan Shi China	76	14.1k 1.3×	10.8k 1.1×	4.7k 1.4×	2.1k 1.0×	4.4k 2.1×	585	22.6k
Hongwei Hou China	67	8.4k 0.8×	10.7k 1.1×	7.3k 2.2×	2.7k 1.3×	1.3k 0.6×	586	17.3k
Yu‐Fei Song China	61	10.3k 1.0×	4.9k 0.5×	2.3k 0.7×	3.0k 1.4×	3.6k 1.7×	373	14.2k
Daofeng Sun China	86	13.5k 1.3×	17.0k 1.8×	8.1k 2.5×	2.1k 0.9×	2.5k 1.2×	446	24.2k
Yu Yang China	70	12.0k 1.1×	10.4k 1.1×	2.7k 0.8×	1.5k 0.7×	820 0.4×	378	17.7k
Tao Wu China	63	8.7k 0.8×	6.3k 0.7×	3.6k 1.1×	1.3k 0.6×	4.2k 2.0×	306	14.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Lin Xu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lin Xu

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Li, Min, Ziwen Li, Jiayin Song, et al.. (2025). KLK7 Involvement in Thyroid Papillary Carcinoma Cell Migration and Invasion by EMT via MAPK/ERK Pathways. Journal of Cancer. 16(5). 1709–1725. 1 indexed citations

Xu, Hongwei, Lulu Huang, Xingyu Pan, et al.. (2024). Effects of forest thinning on soil microbial biomass and enzyme activity. CATENA. 239. 107938–107938. 11 indexed citations

Ji, Yin, et al.. (2024). Integrating immune multi-omics and machine learning to improve prognosis, immune landscape, and sensitivity to first- and second-line treatments for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 31454–31454. 1 indexed citations

Jiang, Chuang, Qingbo Feng, Zhi Hong Zhang, et al.. (2024). Radiofrequency ablation versus laparoscopic hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis. World Journal of Surgical Oncology. 22(1). 188–188. 4 indexed citations

Xu, Lin, Xiaoping Wang, Jianhua Song, Jichang Liu, & Dianhua Liu. (2024). Rational synergetic insight of Cs-Nb/Al2O3 toward promoted catalytic performance in aldol condensation of formaldehyde and methyl propionate. Chemical Engineering Science. 302. 120781–120781. 3 indexed citations

Deng, Ruijie, et al.. (2024). CRISPR-based nucleic acid assays for food authentication. Trends in Food Science & Technology. 145. 104351–104351. 13 indexed citations

Wang, Ziqun, Lin Xu, Xiaoshuang Yin, et al.. (2023). Simplified method for the synthesis of efficient Ohm-Schottky heterojunction photocatalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction and nitrogen fixation. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 51. 809–819. 3 indexed citations

Zhang, Weisen, Chaoqiang Jiang, Yali Jin, et al.. (2023). Associations of daytime napping and nighttime sleep quality with depressive symptoms in older Chinese: the Guangzhou biobank cohort study. BMC Geriatrics. 23(1). 875–875. 6 indexed citations

Xu, Lin, et al.. (2023). Combined single-pedal and low adhesion control systems for enhanced energy regeneration in electric vehicles: Modeling, simulation, and on-field test. Energy. 269. 126982–126982. 3 indexed citations

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Liang, Xingyu, et al.. (2023). Investigation on stability and slip characteristic of the cage in cylindrical roller bearing with localized failure on raceways. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing. 199. 110469–110469. 16 indexed citations

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Xu, Lin, Min Wang, & Kezhen Yan. (2023). Comparison on the performance of solid coumarone-indene resin and liquid coumarone-indene resin modified asphalt. Construction and Building Materials. 400. 132629–132629. 2 indexed citations

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Tao, Ran, Wencheng Fang, Fengyan Li, Zhixia Sun, & Lin Xu. (2020). Lanthanide-containing polyoxometalate as luminescent down-conversion material for improved printable perovskite solar cells. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 823. 153738–153738. 29 indexed citations

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Xu, Wenjuan, Ming Xu, Yuebing Zheng, et al.. (2020). Hydrogen bonding assisted formation of sandwich-type titanium-containing heteropolymolybdates: water-soluble and photoelectroactive. Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers. 7(19). 3667–3673. 16 indexed citations

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Zhang, Qiu, et al.. (2020). WC and cobalt nanoparticles embedded in nitrogen-doped carbon 3D nanocage derived from H₃PW₁₂O₄₀@ZIF-67 for photocatalytic nitrogen fixation. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 9(5). 2912–2918. 31 indexed citations

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Wang, Yuchao, Fengyan Li, Ning Jiang, Xizheng Liu, & Lin Xu. (2019). A “directed precursor self-assembly” strategy for the facile synthesis of heteropoly blues: crystal structures, formation mechanism and electron distribution. Dalton Transactions. 48(38). 14347–14353. 7 indexed citations

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Sun, Minghui, Tianqi Wang, Fengyan Li, Zhixia Sun, & Lin Xu. (2018). A novel sandwich-tungstoantimonate cluster with Fe^II ions: synthesis, magnetic property and electrochemical sensing of dopamine. New Journal of Chemistry. 42(9). 7480–7484. 10 indexed citations

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Song, Chunli, et al.. (2018). Enhanced photocatalytic performance of bismuth vanadate assisted by polyoxometalates and phthalocyanine. New Journal of Chemistry. 42(24). 19678–19684. 12 indexed citations

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Wang, Tianqi, Zhixia Sun, Hongyu Shi, & Lin Xu. (2018). Enhanced photovoltaic response of Cu2ZnSnS4 thin film by polyoxometalate doping for solar cell application. Thin Solid Films. 664. 130–135. 3 indexed citations

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Zhang, Qian, Tianqi Wang, Zhixia Sun, Xi Lu, & Lin Xu. (2018). Performance improvement of photoelectrochemical NO2 gas sensing at room temperature by BiVO4-polyoxometalate nanocomposite photoanode. Sensors and Actuators B Chemical. 272. 289–295. 45 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yuzhuo, Yanju Wang, Zhixia Sun, et al.. (2017). Large grain growth for hole-conductor-free fully printable perovskite solar cells via polyoxometalate molecular doping. Chemical Communications. 53(14). 2290–2293. 38 indexed citations

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