X.B. Tian

1.2k total citations
48 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

X.B. Tian is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Materials Chemistry and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, X.B. Tian has authored 48 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 34 papers in Materials Chemistry and 21 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in X.B. Tian's work include Metal and Thin Film Mechanics (38 papers), Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research (29 papers) and Plasma Diagnostics and Applications (13 papers). X.B. Tian is often cited by papers focused on Metal and Thin Film Mechanics (38 papers), Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research (29 papers) and Plasma Diagnostics and Applications (13 papers). X.B. Tian collaborates with scholars based in Hong Kong, China and United States. X.B. Tian's co-authors include Paul K. Chu, Y.X. Leng, B.Y. Tang, Ricky K.Y. Fu, Nan Huang, Jiao Chen, Hong Sun, Caihong Wei, Ping Yang and P. Yang and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Applied Physics, Biomaterials and Advanced Energy Materials.

In The Last Decade

X.B. Tian

44 papers receiving 985 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
X.B. Tian Hong Kong 18 666 647 259 259 210 48 1.0k
Ricky K.Y. Fu Hong Kong 16 658 1.0× 522 0.8× 194 0.7× 257 1.0× 195 0.9× 58 1.0k
Linhai Tian China 17 626 0.9× 499 0.8× 390 1.5× 128 0.5× 257 1.2× 40 1.0k
Ryszard Rokicki Poland 16 602 0.9× 334 0.5× 229 0.9× 217 0.8× 305 1.5× 29 908
P. Jedrzejowski Canada 16 443 0.7× 310 0.5× 152 0.6× 180 0.7× 176 0.8× 22 777
A. Kiss Romania 19 512 0.8× 351 0.5× 195 0.8× 185 0.7× 366 1.7× 57 880
D. Manova Germany 21 848 1.3× 1.0k 1.6× 354 1.4× 323 1.2× 121 0.6× 97 1.3k
Xiubo Tian China 21 1.3k 1.9× 909 1.4× 621 2.4× 370 1.4× 187 0.9× 101 1.7k
B. Major Poland 18 710 1.1× 672 1.0× 615 2.4× 79 0.3× 166 0.8× 107 1.2k
Xiubo Tian China 19 626 0.9× 507 0.8× 351 1.4× 168 0.6× 71 0.3× 75 984
Zhiwen Xie China 20 526 0.8× 556 0.9× 490 1.9× 109 0.4× 147 0.7× 102 985

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Fields of papers citing papers by X.B. Tian

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of X.B. Tian

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Chen, Ying, Zhi Yan, X.B. Tian, et al.. (2025). Effect of nanowire doping and rheological viscosity on novel design of highly concentrated shear thickening fluid for stabbing resistant composites. Composites Part B Engineering. 303. 112601–112601.
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Tian, X.B., et al.. (2025). Investigation on the compatibility of inert precursors’ solubility of CaO-based CO2 sorbent pellets with granulation modes. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 13(6). 119830–119830.
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Wang, Jianfei, et al.. (2023). Molecular investigation on temperature-dependent mechanical properties of PMMA/CNT nanocomposite. Engineering Fracture Mechanics. 293. 109705–109705. 11 indexed citations
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Tian, X.B., et al.. (2007). Plasma processing of AISI 304 stainless steel using radio frequency hollow cathode discharge. Surface and Coatings Technology. 201(19-20). 8650–8653. 7 indexed citations
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Tian, X.B., et al.. (2007). Microstructure and tribological properties of Cu–Zn/TiN multilayers fabricated by dual magnetron sputtering. Surface and Coatings Technology. 202(1). 189–193. 9 indexed citations
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Tian, X.B., et al.. (2005). Water plasma implantation/oxidation of magnesium alloys for corrosion resistance. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms. 242(1-2). 300–302. 24 indexed citations
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Fu, Ricky K.Y., et al.. (2005). Ignition and dynamics of high-voltage glow discharge plasma implantation. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms. 242(1-2). 275–278. 8 indexed citations
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Fu, Ricky K.Y., et al.. (2004). Surface modification of cemented carbide using plasma nitriding and metal ion implantation. Surface and Coatings Technology. 196(1-3). 150–154. 15 indexed citations
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Tian, X.B., et al.. (2003). Numerical simulation of plasma implanted nitrogen depth profiles in iron. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms. 206. 673–676. 3 indexed citations
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Chen, Jiao, Y.X. Leng, X.B. Tian, et al.. (2002). Antithrombogenic investigation of surface energy and optical bandgap and hemocompatibility mechanism of Ti(Ta+5)O2 thin films. Biomaterials. 23(12). 2545–2552. 136 indexed citations
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Tian, X.B., et al.. (2002). Ion enhanced deposition by dual titanium and acetylene plasma immersion ion implantation. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films. 21(1). 175–179. 2 indexed citations
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Leng, Y.X., Nan-Sheng Huang, P. Yang, et al.. (2002). Structure and properties of biomedical TiO2 films synthesized by dual plasma deposition. Surface and Coatings Technology. 156(1-3). 295–300. 37 indexed citations
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Tian, X.B. & Paul K. Chu. (2001). Experimental investigation of the electrical characteristics and initiation dynamics of pulsed high-voltage glow discharge. Journal of Physics D Applied Physics. 34(3). 354–359. 24 indexed citations
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Tian, X.B., Dixon T. K. Kwok, & Paul K. Chu. (2000). Modeling of incident particle energy distribution in plasma immersion ion implantation. Journal of Applied Physics. 88(9). 4961–4966. 17 indexed citations
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Leng, Y.X., J.Y. Chen, X.B. Tian, et al.. (2000). Properties of titanium oxide biomaterials synthesized by titanium plasma immersion ion implantation and reactive ion oxidation. Thin Solid Films. 377-378. 573–577. 40 indexed citations
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Zeng, Zhi, et al.. (2000). Effects of plasma excitation power, sample bias, and duty cycle on the structure and surface properties of amorphous carbon thin films fabricated on AISI440 steel by plasma immersion ion implantation. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films. 18(5). 2164–2168. 5 indexed citations
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Tian, X.B., et al.. (2000). Characteristics and design of metal vacuum arc plasma source power supply for pulsed-mode plasma immersion ion implantation. Review of Scientific Instruments. 71(12). 4435–4437. 4 indexed citations
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Tian, X.B., et al.. (2000). Properties of titanium nitride fabricated on stainless steel by plasma-based ion implantation/deposition. Materials Science and Engineering A. 282(1-2). 164–169. 8 indexed citations
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Tang, B.Y., et al.. (1999). Improvement of tribological properties of 9Cr18 bearing steel using metal and nitrogen plasma-immersion ion implantation. Surface and Coatings Technology. 115(2-3). 234–238. 25 indexed citations

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