Ning Xu

9.1k total citations · 13 hit papers
83 papers, 7.7k citations indexed

About

Ning Xu is a scholar working on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Water Science and Technology and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Ning Xu has authored 83 papers receiving a total of 7.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 17 papers in Water Science and Technology and 17 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Ning Xu's work include Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods (34 papers), Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems (20 papers) and Membrane Separation Technologies (17 papers). Ning Xu is often cited by papers focused on Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods (34 papers), Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems (20 papers) and Membrane Separation Technologies (17 papers). Ning Xu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Ning Xu's co-authors include Jia Zhu, Xiuqiang Li, Lin Zhou, Bin Zhu, Shining Zhu, Jinlei Li, Xiaozhen Hu, Weichao Xu, Wei Zhao and Xinzhe Min and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Advanced Materials and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Ning Xu

79 papers receiving 7.6k citations

Hit Papers

Mushrooms as Efficient Solar Steam‐Generation Devices 2017 2026 2020 2023 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 250 500 750 1000
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. Mushrooms as Efficient Solar Steam‐Generation Devices
    2017 1.1k citations Ning Xu, Xiuqiang Li et al. profile →
  2. Enhancement of Interfacial Solar Vapor Generation by Environmental Energy
    2018 672 citations Xiuqiang Li, Jinlei Li et al. Joule profile →
  3. A water lily–inspired hierarchical design for stable and efficient solar evaporation of high-salinity brine
    2019 447 citations Ning Xu, Jinlei Li et al. Science Advances profile →
  4. Over 10 kg m−2 h−1 Evaporation Rate Enabled by a 3D Interconnected Porous Carbon Foam
    2020 383 citations Jinlei Li, Xueyang Wang et al. Joule profile →
  5. Subambient daytime radiative cooling textile based on nanoprocessed silk
    2021 373 citations Bin Zhu, Wei Li et al. profile →
  6. Going beyond efficiency for solar evaporation
    2023 231 citations Ning Xu, Jinlei Li et al. Nature Water profile →
  7. High-yield solar-driven atmospheric water harvesting of metal–organic-framework-derived nanoporous carbon with fast-diffusion water channels
    2022 204 citations Ning Xu, Guoliang Liu et al. profile →
  8. Protecting ice from melting under sunlight via radiative cooling
    2022 191 citations Jinlei Li, Yuan Liang et al. Science Advances profile →
  9. Spider‐Silk‐Inspired Nanocomposite Polymers for Durable Daytime Radiative Cooling
    2022 167 citations Pengcheng Yao, Jinlei Li et al. profile →
  10. A tandem radiative/evaporative cooler for weather-insensitive and high-performance daytime passive cooling
    2022 159 citations Jinlei Li, Xueyang Wang et al. Science Advances profile →
  11. Solar transpiration–powered lithium extraction and storage
    2024 105 citations Ning Xu, Baoxia Mi et al. profile →
  12. A photosynthetically active radiative cooling film
    2024 55 citations Jinlei Li, Yi Jiang et al. Nature Sustainability profile →
  13. Solar evaporation and clean water
    2025 30 citations Ghim Wei Ho, Yusuke Yamauchi et al. Nature Water profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ning Xu China 38 5.5k 2.7k 1.2k 1.0k 990 83 7.7k
Xiuqiang Li China 34 7.0k 1.3× 3.6k 1.3× 1.6k 1.3× 1.4k 1.4× 1.1k 1.1× 60 9.3k
Jinlei Li China 32 4.2k 0.8× 2.0k 0.7× 2.1k 1.8× 755 0.7× 672 0.7× 48 6.8k
Xinpeng Zhao China 31 3.3k 0.6× 1.5k 0.6× 1.8k 1.5× 1.0k 1.0× 986 1.0× 76 8.4k
Bao Yang United States 46 4.6k 0.8× 2.1k 0.8× 818 0.7× 1.4k 1.3× 2.1k 2.1× 99 10.8k
Ruiyu Mi China 33 2.1k 0.4× 962 0.4× 1.2k 1.0× 635 0.6× 910 0.9× 108 7.4k
Swee Ching Tan Singapore 53 4.4k 0.8× 2.0k 0.7× 365 0.3× 1.0k 1.0× 1.5k 1.5× 153 8.7k
Liangliang Zhu China 32 5.7k 1.0× 2.1k 0.8× 542 0.4× 896 0.9× 861 0.9× 82 7.8k
Yaoxin Zhang Singapore 38 3.4k 0.6× 1.5k 0.6× 281 0.2× 833 0.8× 878 0.9× 122 5.7k
Hongbo Xü China 39 1.1k 0.2× 753 0.3× 529 0.4× 666 0.6× 484 0.5× 179 4.8k
Le Shi China 28 4.2k 0.8× 2.1k 0.8× 191 0.2× 768 0.7× 804 0.8× 72 5.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ning Xu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ning Xu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ning Xu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ning 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 Ning Xu. Ning 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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Ho, Ghim Wei, Yusuke Yamauchi, Liangbing Hu, et al.. (2025). Solar evaporation and clean water. Nature Water. 3(2). 131–134. 30 indexed citations breakdown →
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Li, Jinlei, Yi Jiang, Bo Li, et al.. (2025). Accelerated photonic design of coolhouse film for photosynthesis via machine learning. Nature Communications. 16(1). 1396–1396. 6 indexed citations
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Zhang, Qian, Hao Yu, Ning Xu, et al.. (2025). High-flux and anti-salt solar desalination via scalable photothermal textiles with vertically confined water layers. Device. 3(6). 100709–100709. 10 indexed citations
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Zhang, Qi, Wei Tang, Xiaojun Wang, et al.. (2025). Solar-driven efficient and selective ammonia recovery from ammonium-containing wastewater. Nature Sustainability. 8(9). 1058–1067. 5 indexed citations
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Hu, Jinjing, Yan Sun, Zixiao Liu, et al.. (2024). Photothermal fabrics for solar-driven seawater desalination. Progress in Materials Science. 150. 101407–101407. 68 indexed citations
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Li, Jinlei, Yi Jiang, Jia Liu, et al.. (2024). A photosynthetically active radiative cooling film. Nature Sustainability. 7(6). 786–795. 55 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wang, Xueyang, Zhenhui Lin, Jintong Gao, et al.. (2023). Solar steam-driven membrane filtration for high flux water purification. Nature Water. 1(4). 391–398. 74 indexed citations
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Lee, Ching‐Hung, et al.. (2023). Collective Rescue: Why the Government Can Collaborate with the Public during Extreme Precipitation. Water. 15(15). 2848–2848. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Yanling, et al.. (2023). Mechanism analysis of enhancing the temperature and shear resistance of hydroxypropyl guar gum fracturing fluid by boron-functionalized nanosilica colloidal crosslinker. Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 676. 132154–132154. 14 indexed citations
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Yao, Pengcheng, Han Gong, Zhenyu Wu, et al.. (2022). Greener and higher conversion of esterification via interfacial photothermal catalysis. Nature Sustainability. 5(4). 348–356. 71 indexed citations
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Li, Jinlei, Yuan Liang, Wei Li, et al.. (2022). Protecting ice from melting under sunlight via radiative cooling. Science Advances. 8(6). eabj9756–eabj9756. 191 indexed citations breakdown →
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Min, Qiuxia, Yan Wang, Taicheng Jin, et al.. (2022). Analysis of Intestinal Short-Chain Fatty Acid Metabolism Profile After Probiotics and GLP-1 Treatment for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 13. 892127–892127. 13 indexed citations
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Li, Jinlei, Xueyang Wang, Zhenhui Lin, et al.. (2020). Over 10 kg m−2 h−1 Evaporation Rate Enabled by a 3D Interconnected Porous Carbon Foam. Joule. 4(4). 928–937. 383 indexed citations breakdown →
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Guo, Ting, Mei Lin, Junxing Huang, et al.. (2019). Biological Characteristics and Carrier Functions of Pegylated Manganese Zinc Ferrite Nanoparticles. Journal of Nanomaterials. 2019. 1–10. 8 indexed citations
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Li, Xiuqiang, Jinlei Li, Jin-You Lu, et al.. (2018). Enhancement of Interfacial Solar Vapor Generation by Environmental Energy. Joule. 2(7). 1331–1338. 672 indexed citations breakdown →
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Xu, Ning. (2014). The Study on the Countermeasures and the Influence of Soybean Imports on the Industrial Security of Soybean in China. Shipin yanjiu yu kaifa.
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Xiao, Yu, et al.. (2008). Preparation of Cu2S Dendritic, Double-Comb-Like Nanostructures by Gas-Solid Reaction Method. Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. 8(1). 237–243. 13 indexed citations
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Xu, Ning & Huicheng Yin. (2006). The weighted W2,p estimate on the solution of the Gellerstedt equation in the upper half space. Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications. 332(2). 1148–1164. 3 indexed citations

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