Ran Xu

1.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
65 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Ran Xu is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Ran Xu has authored 65 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 18 papers in Materials Chemistry and 12 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Ran Xu's work include Algal biology and biofuel production (8 papers), Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors (6 papers) and Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (6 papers). Ran Xu is often cited by papers focused on Algal biology and biofuel production (8 papers), Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors (6 papers) and Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (6 papers). Ran Xu collaborates with scholars based in China, Australia and Canada. Ran Xu's co-authors include Cheng‐Meng Chen, Zonglin Yi, Lijing Xie, Mingxin Song, Jingpeng Chen, Zhefan Wang, Quangui Guo, Jiayao Cheng, Yao Li and Juan Yang and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Applied Physics Letters and Journal of Applied Physics.

In The Last Decade

Ran Xu

63 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

Towards enhanced sodium storage of hard carbon anodes: Re... 2022 2026 2023 2024 2022 2023 50 100 150 200
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. Towards enhanced sodium storage of hard carbon anodes: Regulating the oxygen content in precursor by low-temperature hydrogen reduction
    2022 240 citations Mingxin Song, Zonglin Yi et al. profile →
  2. Boosting sodium storage performance of hard carbons by regulating oxygen functionalities of the cross-linked asphalt precursor
    2023 192 citations Ran Xu, Zonglin Yi et al. Carbon profile →

Peers

Ran Xu
Xiaoting Zhang China
Na Feng China
Zhiming Liu China
Rui Tang China
Wenhao Dong China
Haibo Ren China
Zhenzhen Wei China
Dominique Denux France
Shunan Cao China
Xiaoting Zhang China
Ran Xu
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Countries citing papers authored by Ran Xu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ran Xu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Ran Xu. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Ran Xu. The network helps show where Ran Xu may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ran Xu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ran Xu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ran 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 Ran Xu. Ran Xu is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Song, Q. Wang, Changhong Liu, Ran Xu, & Luyun Cai. (2025). Enhancement of fucoxanthin accumulation in Phaeodactylum tricornutum by light quality and intensity shift strategy. Chemical Engineering Journal. 505. 159388–159388. 5 indexed citations
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Cheng, Pengfei, Junliang Chen, Ran Xu, et al.. (2025). Biochar and iron minerals facilitate the reduction of pollution and sequestration of carbon in chloramphenicol-contaminated soil under dry conditions. Applied Soil Ecology. 215. 106458–106458. 1 indexed citations
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Xu, Ran, Xiaolei Ma, Zhitai Jia, et al.. (2025). First-Principles Study of the Ga2O3/Metal Interface by Inserting a Boron Nitride Monolayer. ACS Omega. 10(9). 9106–9112. 2 indexed citations
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Xu, Ran, et al.. (2024). Large bandwidth array waveguide grating design for FBG interrogation system. Infrared Physics & Technology. 143. 105599–105599.
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Tian, Fang, Jing Liu, Panpan Wang, Ran Xu, & Luyun Cai. (2024). Engineering Phaeodactylum tricornutum exosomes to enhance intracellular fucoxanthin delivery. Food Bioscience. 59. 104164–104164. 7 indexed citations
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Xu, Ran, et al.. (2024). Performance analysis of PLC-based 32-channel arrayed waveguide grating used for FBG interrogator. Infrared Physics & Technology. 137. 105131–105131. 4 indexed citations
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Zhang, Jinfeng, et al.. (2024). Does public officials' risk preference differ in self versus public decision‐making? It depends on decision framing and bet size. Public Administration. 103(2). 510–535. 1 indexed citations
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Xu, Ran, et al.. (2024). A multi-channel AWG-based FBG interrogation system using a 1 × 4 MEMS optical switch. Optical Fiber Technology. 88. 104004–104004. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Heng, Ran Xu, Nicolas Guiblin, et al.. (2023). Dislocations and a domains coupling in PbTiO3 thin films. Applied Physics Letters. 123(20). 4 indexed citations
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Xu, Ran, Zonglin Yi, Mingxin Song, et al.. (2023). Boosting sodium storage performance of hard carbons by regulating oxygen functionalities of the cross-linked asphalt precursor. Carbon. 206. 94–104. 192 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zhu, Gaofeng, Ping Bai, Keren Wang, et al.. (2022). Design, synthesis, and evaluation of novel O -alkyl ferulamide derivatives as multifunctional ligands for treating Alzheimer’s disease. Journal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry. 37(1). 1375–1388. 5 indexed citations
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Xu, Ran, Junjie Zhou, Hongyu Gong, et al.. (2022). Environment-friendly degradable zinc-ion battery based on guar gum-cellulose aerogel electrolyte. Biomaterials Science. 10(6). 1476–1485. 33 indexed citations
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Li, Liang, Ran Xu, Lingfeng Jiang, et al.. (2021). Effects of Microplastics on Immune Responses of the Yellow Catfish Pelteobagrus fulvidraco Under Hypoxia. Frontiers in Physiology. 12. 753999–753999. 23 indexed citations
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Qiao, Li, Runhao Zhang, Yuguo Li, et al.. (2021). Super-Assembled Hierarchical and Stable N-Doped Carbon Nanotube Nanoarrays for Dendrite-Free Lithium Metal Batteries. ACS Applied Energy Materials. 5(1). 815–824. 15 indexed citations
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Shao, Liang, Ran Xu, Jingping Wang, et al.. (2020). Recyclable and Reprocessable Crosslinked Rubber Enabled by Constructing Ionic Crosslinked Networks. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 8(34). 12999–13006. 17 indexed citations
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Xu, Ran, Na Lin, Zhitai Jia, et al.. (2020). First principles study of Schottky barriers at Ga2O3(100)/metal interfaces. RSC Advances. 10(25). 14746–14752. 17 indexed citations
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Deng, Zhen, Xinxin Li, Jun Li, et al.. (2020). Fabrication, structural and optical properties of a virtual GeSi template by Ge filling the porous Si prepared by EC etching. Japanese Journal of Applied Physics. 59(5). 50904–50904. 1 indexed citations
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Luo, Wei, Shoucun Zhang, Li Peng, et al.. (2015). Surfactant-free CO2-in-water emulsion-templated poly (vinyl alcohol) (PVA) hydrogels. Polymer. 61. 183–191. 25 indexed citations
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