Xia Yang

5.7k total citations · 6 hit papers
48 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

Xia Yang is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Xia Yang has authored 48 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Materials Chemistry, 18 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 18 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Xia Yang's work include Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (15 papers), Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions (10 papers) and Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (8 papers). Xia Yang is often cited by papers focused on Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (15 papers), Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions (10 papers) and Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (8 papers). Xia Yang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Canada. Xia Yang's co-authors include Haotian Wang, Chuan Xia, Peng Zhu, Lei Fan, Zhenyu Wu, Jung Yoon Kim, Yongfeng Hu, Mohsen Shakouri, David A. Cullen and Xiao Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Xia Yang

47 papers receiving 4.7k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Electrochemical ammonia synthesis via nitrate reduction on Fe single atom catalyst

2021 1.2k citations Zhenyu Wu, Mohammadreza Karamad et al. Nature Communications profile →
Direct electrosynthesis of pure aqueous H ₂ O ₂ solutions up to 20% by weight using a solid electrolyte

2019 918 citations Chuan Xia, Xia Yang et al. Science profile →
General synthesis of single-atom catalysts with high metal loading using graphene quantum dots

2021 565 citations Chuan Xia, Yunrui Qiu et al. Nature Chemistry profile →
Highly active and selective oxygen reduction to H2O2 on boron-doped carbon for high production rates

2021 401 citations Xia Yang, Xunhua Zhao et al. Nature Communications profile →
Continuous carbon capture in an electrochemical solid-electrolyte reactor

2023 151 citations Peng Zhu, Zhenyu Wu et al. Nature profile →
Improving the operational stability of electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction via salt precipitation understanding and management

2025 57 citations Shaoyun Hao, Ahmad Elgazzar et al. Nature Energy profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Xia Yang China	26	3.2k	2.0k	1.6k	1.6k	504	48	4.8k
Ji Yang China	29	3.0k 0.9×	2.8k 1.4×	1.6k 1.0×	1.3k 0.8×	262 0.5×	52	5.0k
Man Qiao China	32	3.8k 1.2×	2.6k 1.3×	1.0k 0.6×	2.8k 1.8×	237 0.5×	74	5.7k
Mohammadreza Karamad United States	16	4.4k 1.4×	2.1k 1.1×	1.8k 1.1×	2.1k 1.3×	522 1.0×	21	5.4k
Pei Chen China	41	3.8k 1.2×	2.0k 1.0×	735 0.4×	3.1k 1.9×	298 0.6×	240	6.1k
Qi Hu China	47	7.0k 2.2×	3.0k 1.5×	2.2k 1.4×	3.8k 2.4×	413 0.8×	141	8.9k
Baozhan Zheng China	46	2.6k 0.8×	3.0k 1.5×	1.4k 0.9×	2.1k 1.3×	526 1.0×	133	6.3k
Xinchen Kang China	38	3.8k 1.2×	1.9k 1.0×	2.8k 1.7×	905 0.6×	126 0.3×	124	5.4k
Xiaofu Sun China	52	6.8k 2.1×	2.6k 1.3×	5.1k 3.1×	1.5k 1.0×	232 0.5×	169	8.7k
Seoin Back South Korea	44	6.6k 2.0×	3.8k 1.9×	2.1k 1.3×	3.5k 2.2×	140 0.3×	117	8.5k
Cuibo Liu China	53	4.9k 1.5×	2.9k 1.5×	2.1k 1.3×	2.2k 1.4×	490 1.0×	123	8.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xia Yang

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Zhao, Ke‐Qing, et al.. (2025). A novel organic/inorganic NH₂-UiO-66/ZnO heterojunction for enhanced photocatalytic H₂O₂ production in pure water. Chemical Communications. 61(83). 16214–16217. 1 indexed citations

Hao, Shaoyun, Ahmad Elgazzar, N. Ravi, et al.. (2025). Improving the operational stability of electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction via salt precipitation understanding and management. Nature Energy. 10(2). 266–277. 57 indexed citations breakdown →

Yang, Xia, Peng Zhu, Yanting Yang, Chang Qiu, & Haotian Wang. (2025). Electrochemical Manufacturing of Hydrogen Peroxide with High Concentration and Durability. ACS Catalysis. 15(6). 4560–4569. 10 indexed citations

Pan, Yanan, et al.. (2024). Topography and structural regulation-induced enhanced recovery of lithium from shale gas produced water via polyethylene glycol functionalized layered double hydroxide. Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry. 145. 372–383. 1 indexed citations

Wei, Songrui, Huide Wang, Xia Yang, et al.. (2024). Enantiomeric Discrimination by Anisotropic Polarization of Two-Dimensional ReSe₂ with Chiral Au Nanoparticles. ACS Applied Nano Materials. 7(15). 17926–17934. 1 indexed citations

Pan, Yanan, et al.. (2024). Selective extraction of lithium from shale gas produced water using an aluminum-based adsorbent. 1(2). 208–219. 7 indexed citations

Feng, Yuge, Ahmad Elgazzar, Xia Yang, et al.. (2023). Interfacial electrochemical-chemical reaction coupling for efficient olefin oxidation to glycols. Joule. 7(8). 1887–1901. 40 indexed citations

Zhu, Peng, Zhenyu Wu, Ahmad Elgazzar, et al.. (2023). Continuous carbon capture in an electrochemical solid-electrolyte reactor. Nature. 618(7967). 959–966. 151 indexed citations breakdown →

Yang, Xia, Xunhua Zhao, Chuan Xia, et al.. (2021). Highly active and selective oxygen reduction to H2O2 on boron-doped carbon for high production rates. Nature Communications. 12(1). 4225–4225. 401 indexed citations breakdown →

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Xia, Chuan, Yunrui Qiu, Xia Yang, et al.. (2021). General synthesis of single-atom catalysts with high metal loading using graphene quantum dots. Nature Chemistry. 13(9). 887–894. 565 indexed citations breakdown →

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Wu, Zhenyu, Mohammadreza Karamad, Xue Yong, et al.. (2021). Electrochemical ammonia synthesis via nitrate reduction on Fe single atom catalyst. Nature Communications. 12(1). 2870–2870. 1223 indexed citations breakdown →

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Lü, Ying, Qian Wang, Ruyi Chen, et al.. (2021). Spin‐Dependent Charge Transport in 1D Chiral Hybrid Lead‐Bromide Perovskite with High Stability. Advanced Functional Materials. 31(43). 75 indexed citations

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Zhu, Peng, Chuan Xia, Chun-Yen Liu, et al.. (2020). Direct and continuous generation of pure acetic acid solutions via electrocatalytic carbon monoxide reduction. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(2). 157 indexed citations

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Xia, Chuan, Xia Yang, Peng Zhu, Lei Fan, & Haotian Wang. (2019). Direct electrosynthesis of pure aqueous H ₂ O ₂ solutions up to 20% by weight using a solid electrolyte. Science. 366(6462). 226–231. 918 indexed citations breakdown →

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Xue, Yongtao, Zhansheng Wu, Xiufang He, et al.. (2019). Constructing a Z-scheme Heterojunction of Egg-Like Core@shell CdS@TiO2 Photocatalyst via a Facile Reflux Method for Enhanced Photocatalytic Performance. Nanomaterials. 9(2). 222–222. 53 indexed citations

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Li, Wei, Weiguo Cheng, Xia Yang, et al.. (2018). Synthesis of Cyclic Carbonate Catalyzed by DBU Derived Basic Ionic Liquids. Chinese Journal of Chemistry. 36(4). 293–298. 42 indexed citations

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Li, Wei, Weiguo Cheng, Xia Yang, et al.. (2018). Synthesis of Cyclic Carbonate Catalyzed by DBU Derived Basic Ionic Liquids. Chinese Journal of Chemistry. 36(9). 886–886. 1 indexed citations

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Yang, Xia, Xinbin Ma, Shengping Wang, & Jinlong Gong. (2008). Transesterification of dimethyl oxalate with phenol over TiO₂/SiO₂: Catalyst screening and reaction optimization. AIChE Journal. 54(12). 3260–3272. 11 indexed citations

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Ma, Xinbin, Jinlong Gong, Xia Yang, & Shengping Wang. (2004). A comparative study of supported MoO3 catalysts prepared by the new “slurry” impregnation method and by the conventional method: their activity in transesterification of dimethyl oxalate and phenol. Applied Catalysis A General. 280(2). 215–223. 19 indexed citations

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Wang, Shengping, et al.. (2004). Transesterification of Dimethyl Oxalate with Phenol under SnO₂/SiO₂ Catalysts. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 43(15). 4027–4030. 21 indexed citations

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