Qi-Kun Xue

2.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
28 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Qi-Kun Xue is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Materials Chemistry and Condensed Matter Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, Qi-Kun Xue has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 15 papers in Materials Chemistry and 13 papers in Condensed Matter Physics. Recurrent topics in Qi-Kun Xue's work include Surface and Thin Film Phenomena (10 papers), Topological Materials and Phenomena (8 papers) and Graphene research and applications (7 papers). Qi-Kun Xue is often cited by papers focused on Surface and Thin Film Phenomena (10 papers), Topological Materials and Phenomena (8 papers) and Graphene research and applications (7 papers). Qi-Kun Xue collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Japan. Qi-Kun Xue's co-authors include Ke He, Jin-Feng Jia, Cui‐Zu Chang, Xu-Cun Ma, Yayu Wang, Xu-Cun Ma, Lili Wang, Lili Wang, Jian Wang and Moses H. W. Chan and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Qi-Kun Xue

27 papers receiving 1.9k 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.

Superconductivity in one-atomic-layer metal films grown on Si(111)

2010 429 citations Tong Zhang, Peng Cheng et al. Nature Physics profile →
Ambient-pressure superconductivity onset above 40 K in (La,Pr)3Ni2O7 films

2025 41 citations Wei Lv, Heng Wang et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Qi-Kun Xue China	19	1.5k	1.2k	815	305	223	28	2.0k
C. Bellouard France	21	975 0.7×	719 0.6×	543 0.7×	616 2.0×	269 1.2×	84	1.6k
Krisztián Palotás Hungary	23	1.4k 0.9×	813 0.7×	700 0.9×	400 1.3×	578 2.6×	87	2.1k
L. Gragnaniello Switzerland	20	729 0.5×	721 0.6×	189 0.2×	340 1.1×	291 1.3×	33	1.2k
L. Udvardi Hungary	23	1.3k 0.9×	365 0.3×	876 1.1×	640 2.1×	182 0.8×	59	1.6k
J. Dorantes‐Dávila Mexico	21	1.6k 1.1×	793 0.7×	654 0.8×	701 2.3×	172 0.8×	86	2.1k
Stéphane Pons France	20	1.2k 0.8×	683 0.6×	494 0.6×	239 0.8×	509 2.3×	48	1.8k
D. Ehlers Germany	15	709 0.5×	294 0.3×	604 0.7×	587 1.9×	186 0.8×	26	1.2k
Lucia Vitali Germany	22	1.2k 0.8×	899 0.8×	184 0.2×	315 1.0×	660 3.0×	48	1.8k
Martin Schlipf Austria	11	429 0.3×	1.1k 1.0×	271 0.3×	321 1.1×	605 2.7×	19	1.5k
K. Seino Germany	19	608 0.4×	470 0.4×	88 0.1×	87 0.3×	463 2.1×	50	1.0k

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Zhu, Yuying, Heng Wang, Ding Zhang, & Qi-Kun Xue. (2025). Manipulating fractional Shapiro steps in twisted cuprate Josephson junctions. National Science Review. 13(4). nwaf569–nwaf569.

Lv, Wei, Heng Wang, Yaqi Chen, et al.. (2025). Ambient-pressure superconductivity onset above 40 K in (La,Pr)3Ni2O7 films. Nature. 640(8059). 641–646. 41 indexed citations breakdown →

Hu, Yi, et al.. (2024). Continuous tuning of spin-orbit coupled superconductivity in NbSe2. Physical review. B.. 110(10). 5 indexed citations

Li, Wei, Wei‐Guo Yin, Lili Wang, et al.. (2016). Charge ordering in stoichiometric FeTe: Scanning tunneling microscopy and spectroscopy. Physical review. B.. 93(4). 20 indexed citations

Lv, Bing, Liangzi Deng, Zheng Wu, et al.. (2014). Why is the T_c So High in Fe-Based Pnictide and Chalcogenide Superconductors?. MRS Proceedings. 1684. 4 indexed citations

Zhang, Ling, Haixin Chang, Akihiko Hirata, et al.. (2013). Nanoporous Gold Based Optical Sensor for Sub-ppt Detection of Mercury Ions. ACS Nano. 7(5). 4595–4600. 179 indexed citations

Zhao, Weiwei, Qingyan Wang, Minhao Liu, et al.. (2013). Evidence for Berezinskii–Kosterlitz–Thouless transition in atomically flat two-dimensional Pb superconducting films. Solid State Communications. 165. 59–63. 43 indexed citations

Zhang, Jinsong, Cui‐Zu Chang, Peizhe Tang, et al.. (2013). Topology-Driven Magnetic Quantum Phase Transition in Topological Insulators. Science. 339(6127). 1582–1586. 181 indexed citations

Liu, Minhao, Cui‐Zu Chang, Zuocheng Zhang, et al.. (2011). Electron interaction-driven insulating ground state in Bi2Se3topological insulators in the two-dimensional limit. Physical Review B. 83(16). 197 indexed citations

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Wang, Jian, Ashley DaSilva, Cui‐Zu Chang, et al.. (2011). Evidence for electron-electron interaction in topological insulator thin films. Physical Review B. 83(24). 229 indexed citations

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Wang, Yilin, Yong Xu, Jun-Wei Liu, et al.. (2011). Structural defects and electronic properties of the Cu-doped topological insulator Bi2Se3. Physical Review B. 84(7). 62 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yi, Cui‐Zu Chang, Ke He, et al.. (2010). Doping effects of Sb and Pb in epitaxial topological insulator Bi2Se3 thin films: An in situ angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy study. Applied Physics Letters. 97(19). 39 indexed citations

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Zhang, Tong, Peng Cheng, Guang Wang, et al.. (2010). Superconductivity in one-atomic-layer metal films grown on Si(111). Nature Physics. 6(2). 104–108. 429 indexed citations breakdown →

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Li, Qing, Shiro Yamazaki, Toyoaki Eguchi, et al.. (2009). Initial Adsorption and Kondo Resonance of 5,10,15,20-Tetrakis(4-bromophenyl)porphyrin–Co Molecules on Ag/Si(111) Surface Studied by Low-Temperature Scanning Tunneling Microscopy/Spectroscopy. Japanese Journal of Applied Physics. 48(8). 08JB01–08JB01. 3 indexed citations

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Li, Yaoyi, Miao Liu, Dayan Ma, et al.. (2009). Bistability of Nanoscale Ag Islands on aSi(111)−(4×1)−InSurface Induced by Anisotropic Stress. Physical Review Letters. 103(7). 76102–76102. 12 indexed citations

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Tang, Lin, Ze‐Lei Guan, Ke He, et al.. (2006). Quantum Size Effect on Adatom Surface Diffusion. Physical Review Letters. 97(26). 266102–266102. 68 indexed citations

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Li, Shao‐Chun, Yong Han, Jin-Feng Jia, Qi-Kun Xue, & Feng Liu. (2006). Determination of the Ehrlich-Schwoebel barrier in epitaxial growth of thin films. Physical Review B. 74(19). 21 indexed citations

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Han, Yong, Junyi Zhu, Feng Liu, et al.. (2004). Coulomb Sink: A Novel Coulomb Effect on Coarsening of Metal Nanoclusters on Semiconductor Surfaces. Physical Review Letters. 93(10). 106102–106102. 20 indexed citations

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Liu, Hong, Jun‐Zhong Wang, Jin-Feng Jia, et al.. (2004). Quantum Growth of Magnetic Nanoplatelets of Co on Si with High Blocking Temperature. Nano Letters. 5(1). 87–90. 40 indexed citations

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Xue, Qi-Kun, et al.. (1999). Structures of GaN(0001)-(2×2), -(4×4), and -(5×5)Surface Reconstructions. Physical Review Letters. 82(15). 3074–3077. 88 indexed citations

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