Rong Xi

3.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
20 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Rong Xi is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Catalysis and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Rong Xi has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Materials Chemistry, 9 papers in Catalysis and 5 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Rong Xi's work include Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (11 papers), Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions (9 papers) and Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (5 papers). Rong Xi is often cited by papers focused on Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (11 papers), Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions (9 papers) and Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (5 papers). Rong Xi collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Russia. Rong Xi's co-authors include Alexie M. Kolpak, J. Tyler Mefford, Keith P. Johnston, Artem M. Abakumov, William G. Hardin, Keith J. Stevenson, Yusu Liu, Jong Suk Yoo, Sheng Dai and Xiuzhong Fang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, ACS Catalysis and Journal of Catalysis.

In The Last Decade

Rong Xi

20 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Hit Papers

Water electrolysis on La1−xSrxCoO3−δ perovskite electroca... 2016 2026 2019 2022 2016 2016 2018 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. Water electrolysis on La1−xSrxCoO3−δ perovskite electrocatalysts
    2016 1.0k citations J. Tyler Mefford, Rong Xi et al. Nature Communications profile →
  2. A Fundamental Relationship between Reaction Mechanism and Stability in Metal Oxide Catalysts for Oxygen Evolution
    2016 490 citations Rong Xi, Alexie M. Kolpak et al. ACS Catalysis profile →
  3. Role of Lattice Oxygen Participation in Understanding Trends in the Oxygen Evolution Reaction on Perovskites
    2018 468 citations Jong Suk Yoo, Rong Xi et al. ACS Catalysis profile →

Peers

Rong Xi
J. Niklas Hausmann Germany
Zhongfei Xu China
Rik V. Mom Netherlands
Boyang Liu Netherlands
Xin Du China
Sean T. Hunt United States
Olga Baturina United States
Logi Arnarson Denmark
Michaela Burke Stevens United States
J. Niklas Hausmann Germany
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Citations per year, relative to Rong Xi Rong Xi (= 1×) peers J. Niklas Hausmann

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Fields of papers citing papers by Rong Xi

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rong Xi

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Rong Xi. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Rong Xi 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 Rong Xi. Rong Xi 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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Zhao, Xiaodong, et al.. (2024). Evaluation method of sandy conglomerate reservoir heterogeneity based on the combined weighted TOPSIS model. Interpretation. 12(3). T197–T208. 1 indexed citations
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Xu, Junwei, Rong Xi, Xianglan Xu, et al.. (2022). Constructing Y2B2O7 (B = Ti, Sn, Zr, Ce) Compounds to Disclose the Effect of Surface Acidity–Basicity on Product Selectivity for Oxidative Coupling of Methane (OCM). Inorganic Chemistry. 61(29). 11419–11431. 17 indexed citations
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Zhang, Zhixuan, Ying Gong, Junwei Xu, et al.. (2021). Dissecting La2Ce2O7 catalyst to unravel the origin of the surface active sites devoting to its performance for oxidative coupling of methane (OCM). Catalysis Today. 400-401. 73–81. 20 indexed citations
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Sun, Yue, Junwei Xu, Rong Xi, et al.. (2021). Unraveling the Intrinsic Reasons Promoting the Reactivity of ZnAl2O4 Spinel by Fe and Co for CO Oxidation. Catalysis Surveys from Asia. 25(2). 180–191. 5 indexed citations
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Xi, Rong, Junwei Xu, Yan Zhang, et al.. (2020). The enhancement effects of BaX2 (X = F, Cl, Br) on SnO2-based catalysts for the oxidative coupling of methane (OCM). Catalysis Today. 364. 35–45. 16 indexed citations
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Xu, Junwei, Yameng Liu, Xianglan Xu, et al.. (2020). Influence of Cesium Loading on Oxidative Coupling of Methane (OCM) over Cs/SnO2 Catalysts. Chemistry Africa. 3(3). 687–694. 3 indexed citations
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Xu, Junwei, Rong Xi, Zhixuan Zhang, et al.. (2020). Promoting the surface active sites of defect BaSnO3 perovskite with BaBr2 for the oxidative coupling of methane. Catalysis Today. 374. 29–37. 16 indexed citations
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Xi, Rong, et al.. (2020). A2B2O7 pyrochlore compounds: A category of potential materials for clean energy and environment protection catalysis. Journal of Rare Earths. 38(8). 840–849. 104 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yan, Junwei Xu, Xianglan Xu, et al.. (2019). Tailoring La2Ce2O7 catalysts for low temperature oxidative coupling of methane by optimizing the preparation methods. Catalysis Today. 355. 518–528. 76 indexed citations
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Forslund, Robin P., William G. Hardin, Rong Xi, et al.. (2018). Exceptional electrocatalytic oxygen evolution via tunable charge transfer interactions in La0.5Sr1.5Ni1−xFexO4±δ Ruddlesden-Popper oxides. Nature Communications. 9(1). 3150–3150. 199 indexed citations
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Yoo, Jong Suk, Rong Xi, Yusu Liu, & Alexie M. Kolpak. (2018). Role of Lattice Oxygen Participation in Understanding Trends in the Oxygen Evolution Reaction on Perovskites. ACS Catalysis. 8(5). 4628–4636. 468 indexed citations breakdown →
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Xu, Min, et al.. (2018). Characteristics of Nutrients and Eutrophication Assessment of Shenzhen Offshore Waters. IOP Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science. 153. 62038–62038. 12 indexed citations
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Yoo, Jong Suk, Yusu Liu, Rong Xi, & Alexie M. Kolpak. (2018). Electronic Origin and Kinetic Feasibility of the Lattice Oxygen Participation During the Oxygen Evolution Reaction on Perovskites. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters. 9(7). 1473–1479. 70 indexed citations
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Mefford, J. Tyler, Rong Xi, Artem M. Abakumov, et al.. (2016). Water electrolysis on La1−xSrxCoO3−δ perovskite electrocatalysts. Nature Communications. 7(1). 11053–11053. 1001 indexed citations breakdown →
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Xi, Rong, et al.. (2016). A Fundamental Relationship between Reaction Mechanism and Stability in Metal Oxide Catalysts for Oxygen Evolution. ACS Catalysis. 6(2). 1153–1158. 490 indexed citations breakdown →
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Shi, Lei, et al.. (2016). Mobile phone mid-range wireless charger development via coupled magnetic resonance. 1–8. 8 indexed citations
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Xi, Rong & Alexie M. Kolpak. (2015). Ab Initio Approach for Prediction of Oxide Surface Structure, Stoichiometry, and Electrocatalytic Activity in Aqueous Solution. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters. 6(9). 1785–1789. 72 indexed citations

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