Tao Xu

18.0k total citations · 7 hit papers
373 papers, 13.4k citations indexed

About

Tao Xu is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Tao Xu has authored 373 papers receiving a total of 13.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 163 papers in Materials Chemistry, 141 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 63 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Tao Xu's work include Graphene research and applications (35 papers), 2D Materials and Applications (32 papers) and Conducting polymers and applications (24 papers). Tao Xu is often cited by papers focused on Graphene research and applications (35 papers), 2D Materials and Applications (32 papers) and Conducting polymers and applications (24 papers). Tao Xu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and France. Tao Xu's co-authors include Litao Sun, Luping Yu, Luyao Lu, Robert M. Metzger, Wei Chen, Xinran Wang, Lan‐Sun Zheng, Zhaoxiong Xie, Jinlan Wang and Qin Kuang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Tao Xu

348 papers receiving 13.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Hopping transport through defect-induced localized states in molybdenum disulphide

2013 995 citations Tao Xu, Zhenhua Ni et al. profile →
Gram-scale synthesis of single-crystalline graphene quantum dots with superior optical properties

2014 846 citations Tao Xu, Litao Sun et al. profile →
Towards intrinsic charge transport in monolayer molybdenum disulfide by defect and interface engineering

2014 611 citations Tao Xu, Litao Sun et al. profile →
Synthesis of Fluorinated Polythienothiophene-co-benzodithiophenes and Effect of Fluorination on the Photovoltaic Properties

2011 539 citations Tao Xu et al. profile →
Effects of Additives on the Morphology of Solution Phase Aggregates Formed by Active Layer Components of High-Efficiency Organic Solar Cells

2011 483 citations Tao Xu et al. profile →
High-performance ternary blend polymer solar cells involving both energy transfer and hole relay processes

2015 426 citations Tao Xu et al. profile →
Van der Waals epitaxial growth and optoelectronics of large-scale WSe2/SnS2 vertical bilayer p–n junctions

2017 412 citations Tao Xu, Litao Sun et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Tao Xu China	53	7.7k	7.1k	2.9k	2.1k	1.3k	373	13.4k
Jeffrey L. Blackburn United States	55	7.4k 1.0×	5.8k 0.8×	1.7k 0.6×	2.4k 1.1×	1.0k 0.8×	194	10.9k
Xianjie Liu Sweden	61	7.0k 0.9×	8.6k 1.2×	4.5k 1.6×	2.4k 1.1×	1.8k 1.4×	382	14.7k
Xiaosheng Tang China	59	8.3k 1.1×	9.1k 1.3×	2.0k 0.7×	1.6k 0.7×	1.8k 1.3×	303	13.2k
Di Zhang China	54	5.9k 0.8×	7.2k 1.0×	2.1k 0.7×	2.0k 1.0×	2.3k 1.7×	284	12.4k
Kai Wang China	59	7.4k 1.0×	9.1k 1.3×	1.7k 0.6×	2.1k 1.0×	1.1k 0.8×	495	12.7k
Vellaisamy A. L. Roy Hong Kong	63	6.5k 0.8×	7.9k 1.1×	3.4k 1.2×	3.5k 1.7×	2.0k 1.5×	321	14.5k
Yafei Zhang China	61	7.9k 1.0×	6.5k 0.9×	1.7k 0.6×	3.3k 1.6×	2.5k 1.9×	414	13.4k
M. Khalid Hossain Bangladesh	57	6.3k 0.8×	7.5k 1.1×	2.1k 0.7×	1.1k 0.5×	1.0k 0.8×	326	11.2k
Jianxin Tang China	67	6.8k 0.9×	12.6k 1.8×	5.6k 1.9×	2.7k 1.3×	1.0k 0.8×	483	16.8k
Weifeng Zhang China	48	4.7k 0.6×	5.9k 0.8×	2.7k 0.9×	1.6k 0.8×	1.5k 1.2×	413	10.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Tao Xu

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20 of 20 papers shown

Xu, Tao, et al.. (2025). Myricetin protects mice against colitis by activating aryl hydrocarbon receptor signaling pathway. Food & Nutrition Research. 69. 1 indexed citations

Wang, Honglei, Tao Xu, Ziqi Wang, et al.. (2025). Comparable perioperative performance between three robotic system for robot-assisted partial nephrectomy to treat early renal cancer. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 31402–31402.

Li, Ruili, Lihong Wang, Huimin Yang, et al.. (2024). Association between breastfeeding duration and neurodevelopment in Chinese children aged 2 to 3 years. Infant Behavior and Development. 77. 101991–101991. 1 indexed citations

Chen, Yuehua, et al.. (2024). Full correction of the self-absorption of laser-induced plasma beryllium emissions via sample preparation. Spectrochimica Acta Part B Atomic Spectroscopy. 217. 106958–106958.

Ye, Mao, Chen Li, Fuqiang Chu, et al.. (2024). Deriving 2D in-plane heterostructures in TMDC nanosheets via electron beam irradiation. Nano Today. 59. 102540–102540. 2 indexed citations

Gao, Tianyu, Xutao Wang, Yanze Wang, et al.. (2024). Novel mirror-flipped mode permutation technique for long-haul 6-mode transmission. Optics Communications. 570. 130892–130892. 2 indexed citations

Zhang, Lei, Vasiliy Pelenovich, Qiang Wan, et al.. (2024). Structure, mechanical, and tribological properties of Ag2CrO4 high-temperature oxide coatings. Thin Solid Films. 807. 140533–140533.

Xu, Tao, et al.. (2024). Innovation of BiOBr/BiOI@Bi5O7I Ternary Heterojunction for Catalytic Degradation of Sodium P-Perfluorous Nonenoxybenzenesulfonate. Toxics. 12(4). 298–298. 1 indexed citations

He, Guoqiang, Yu Lu, Tao Xu, et al.. (2023). Screen-printed graphene tailoring the amplitude of guided wave in the rectangular waveguide for millimeter wave applications. Diamond and Related Materials. 136. 109961–109961. 2 indexed citations

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Wang, Xing, et al.. (2023). Nanoflower-like Cu2CoSnS4 grown on nickel foam as binder-free electrode material for asymmetric supercapacitors with high rate and capacitance. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 947. 169590–169590. 12 indexed citations

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Petrik, Nikolay G., Wilke Dononelli, Greg A. Kimmel, et al.. (2023). Origin of hydroxyl pair formation on reduced anatase TiO₂(101). Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 25(19). 13645–13653. 3 indexed citations

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Xu, Ting, Yangjun Lv, Yuhan Cui, et al.. (2023). Properties of Dietary Flavone Glycosides, Aglycones, and Metabolites on the Catalysis of Human Endoplasmic Reticulum Uridine Diphosphate Glucuronosyltransferase 2B7 (UGT2B7). Nutrients. 15(23). 4941–4941. 2 indexed citations

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Huang, Xianjun, et al.. (2023). Silver Nanowires: From Synthesis, Growth Mechanism, Device Fabrications to Prospective Engineered Applications. Engineered Science. 20 indexed citations

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Liao, Yuhong, et al.. (2023). Characteristics of light hydrocarbons under the superimposed influence of biodegradation and subsequent thermal maturation. Organic Geochemistry. 177. 104557–104557. 9 indexed citations

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Li, Jin‐Ping, Yuhang Ding, Zhihui Wang, et al.. (2023). Analysis of Anthocyanin Accumulation and Related Gene Expression During Fig Fruit Development. Plant Molecular Biology Reporter. 41(2). 317–332. 2 indexed citations

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Xu, Xinhua, et al.. (2022). Development of a quasi-2D variable resistance–capacitance model for tube-encapsulated phase change material storage tanks. Applied Thermal Engineering. 214. 118868–118868. 8 indexed citations

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Xu, Tao, Tao Xu, Xing Huang, et al.. (2021). Lipidomic Perturbations in Cynomolgus Monkeys are Regulated by Thyroid Stimulating Hormone. Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences. 8. 640387–640387. 4 indexed citations

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Xu, Tao, Xiaoqing Jia, Labao Zhang, et al.. (2021). Effect of buffer layer on thermal recovery of superconducting nanowire single-photon detector. Superconductor Science and Technology. 34(7). 74002–74002. 8 indexed citations

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Xu, Tao, et al.. (2020). Long Noncoding RNA SNHG7, a Molecular Sponge for microRNA-485, Promotes the Aggressive Behavior of Cervical Cancer by Regulating PAK4. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2 indexed citations

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Jiang, Jie, Tao Xu, Junpeng Lü, Litao Sun, & Zhenhua Ni. (2019). Defect Engineering in 2D Materials: Precise Manipulation and Improved Functionalities. Research. 2019. 4641739–4641739. 157 indexed citations

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