Xi Yu

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
64 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Xi Yu is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Computational Mechanics. According to data from OpenAlex, Xi Yu has authored 64 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 17 papers in Materials Chemistry and 15 papers in Computational Mechanics. Recurrent topics in Xi Yu's work include Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes (25 papers), Granular flow and fluidized beds (11 papers) and Lignin and Wood Chemistry (7 papers). Xi Yu is often cited by papers focused on Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes (25 papers), Granular flow and fluidized beds (11 papers) and Lignin and Wood Chemistry (7 papers). Xi Yu collaborates with scholars based in China, United Kingdom and United States. Xi Yu's co-authors include Junmeng Cai, A.V. Bridgwater, Yang Yang, Xingguang Zhang, Zhujun Dong, Yifeng He, Yang Yu, Ronghou Liu, Di Xu and Yassir Makkawi and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Xi Yu

56 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.

Review of physicochemical properties and analytical characterization of lignocellulosic biomass

2017 540 citations Junmeng Cai, Yifeng He et al. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Xi Yu China	21	1.3k	551	319	193	167	64	1.9k
Marek A. Wójtowicz United States	20	1.5k 1.2×	733 1.3×	342 1.1×	213 1.1×	132 0.8×	55	2.0k
Yuping Dong China	20	1.6k 1.3×	369 0.7×	488 1.5×	113 0.6×	115 0.7×	33	1.9k
Mohamed E. Mostafa Egypt	19	996 0.8×	384 0.7×	405 1.3×	110 0.6×	91 0.5×	44	1.5k
Sang Jun Yoon South Korea	30	1.5k 1.2×	447 0.8×	1.1k 3.4×	182 0.9×	134 0.8×	96	2.4k
Olivier Boutin France	26	1.3k 1.0×	230 0.4×	379 1.2×	238 1.2×	210 1.3×	71	2.1k
Maria G. Rasteiro Portugal	29	594 0.5×	410 0.7×	278 0.9×	183 0.9×	340 2.0×	146	2.5k
A. Ramiro Spain	19	826 0.7×	329 0.6×	248 0.8×	68 0.4×	176 1.1×	28	1.6k
Zhiqiang Wu China	31	2.0k 1.6×	473 0.9×	722 2.3×	81 0.4×	185 1.1×	103	2.5k
Anuradda Ganesh India	28	1.7k 1.3×	418 0.8×	745 2.3×	117 0.6×	183 1.1×	56	2.8k
Reinaldo Giudici Brazil	28	811 0.6×	750 1.4×	428 1.3×	79 0.4×	105 0.6×	143	2.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Xi Yu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Xi Yu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xi Yu

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Yu, Xi, et al.. (2025). Study on the Removal of Methylene Blue by a Low-Voltage Submerged Arc Generated by the Graphite Electrodes. IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science. 53(3). 405–414. 1 indexed citations

Chen, Xi, et al.. (2025). Exploring undergraduate medical students and faculty perspectives on blended learning: a qualitative study in China. BMJ Open. 15(1). e089612–e089612. 1 indexed citations

He, Zhiqiang, et al.. (2025). Comparison of Modified Asymmetric Inverse Z-plasty and Z-plasty in the Correction of Epicanthal Folds. Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. 49(22). 6259–6270.

Bao, Kaifan, Yijing Zhou, Yanyan Chen, et al.. (2024). TCF-1 and TOX regulate the memory formation of intestinal group 2 innate lymphoid cells in asthma. Nature Communications. 15(1). 7850–7850. 6 indexed citations

Li, Fujian, Yu Su, Jinwu Wang, et al.. (2023). Impact of exercise intervention-based remote monitoring for patients with different grades of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease severity. Science & Sports. 39(1). 62–71.

Luo, Hao, Xiaobao Wang, Xinyan Liu, et al.. (2023). Machine learning based prediction of biomass pyrolysis with detailed reaction kinetics for thermally-thick particles: from 1D to 0D. Chemical Engineering Science. 280. 119060–119060. 11 indexed citations

Yu, Xi, Scott A. Przybelski, Robert I. Reid, et al.. (2023). NODDI May Be More Sensitive to Neurodegenerative Changes Than Structural MRI. Alzheimer s & Dementia. 19(S17).

Chen, Yifu, Hengzhou Liu, Jungkuk Lee, et al.. (2023). Sustainable waste-nitrogen upcycling enabled by low-concentration nitrate electrodialysis and high-performance ammonia electrosynthesis. EES Catalysis. 1(4). 504–515. 19 indexed citations

Zhu, Shicong, et al.. (2022). Targeting EZH2 prevents the occurrence and mitigates the development of Sjögren's syndrome in mice. International Immunopharmacology. 110. 109073–109073. 3 indexed citations

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Yu, Xi, Kerry N. McPhedran, & Rongfu Huang. (2022). Chlorinated paraffins: A review of sample preparation, instrumental analysis, and occurrence and distribution in food samples. Environmental Pollution. 318. 120875–120875. 11 indexed citations

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Wang, Yaquan, Mingmin Jia, Zhaoyang Niu, et al.. (2019). Sustainable and scalable in-situ synthesis of hydrochar-wrapped Ti3AlC2-derived nanofibers as adsorbents to remove heavy metals. Bioresource Technology. 282. 222–227. 40 indexed citations

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Yu, Xi, Paula H. Blanco, Yassir Makkawi, & A.V. Bridgwater. (2018). CFD and experimental studies on a circulating fluidised bed reactor for biomass gasification. Chemical Engineering and Processing - Process Intensification. 130. 284–295. 34 indexed citations

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Xu, Di, Meiyun Chai, Zhujun Dong, et al.. (2018). Kinetic compensation effect in logistic distributed activation energy model for lignocellulosic biomass pyrolysis. Bioresource Technology. 265. 139–145. 74 indexed citations

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Cai, Junmeng, Yifeng He, Xi Yu, et al.. (2017). Review of physicochemical properties and analytical characterization of lignocellulosic biomass. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 76. 309–322. 540 indexed citations breakdown →

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Yu, Xi. (2014). Signal Feature Extraction of Aero-engine Turbine Blade Crack Detection. Acta Armamentarii. 1 indexed citations

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Yu, Xi. (2009). Study on Optical Properties of ZnO Nano-powders with Different Morphologies. Rengong jingti xuebao.

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Yu, Xi. (2009). Research on Growth of the Process about Nanosheets Structure of Zinc Oxide. Guisuanyan tongbao. 2 indexed citations

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Yu, Xi. (2008). Analysis of food contamination caused by lead,cadmium,arsenic and aluminum in Shaoxing city,Zhejiang in 2005. Jibing jiance. 2 indexed citations

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Yu, Xi. (2002). Low-density Lipoprotein Apheresis.. Hangtian yixue yu yixue gongcheng. 1 indexed citations

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Yu, Xi. (2002). A Study on the Adsorbability of Tripeptide Serine-Aspartic-Glutamic Acid for Low Density Lipoprotein.. Hangtian yixue yu yixue gongcheng. 1 indexed citations

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