Xian Chen

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
100 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Xian Chen is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Xian Chen has authored 100 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Materials Chemistry, 20 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 12 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Xian Chen's work include Shape Memory Alloy Transformations (17 papers), Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties (8 papers) and Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials (7 papers). Xian Chen is often cited by papers focused on Shape Memory Alloy Transformations (17 papers), Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties (8 papers) and Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials (7 papers). Xian Chen collaborates with scholars based in China, Hong Kong and United States. Xian Chen's co-authors include Richard D. James, Vivekanand Dabade, Yintao Song, V. K. Srivastava, T. W. Shield, Nobumichi Tamura, Toshiaki Hisada, Bobing He, Ichiro Sakuma and Etsuko Kobayashi and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Physical Review Letters and Nano Letters.

In The Last Decade

Xian Chen

92 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

Enhanced reversibility and unusual microstructure of a ph... 2013 2026 2017 2021 2013 100 200 300
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. Enhanced reversibility and unusual microstructure of a phase-transforming material
    2013 356 citations Xian Chen et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Xian Chen China 21 1.1k 518 412 216 185 100 1.7k
Yun‐Che Wang Taiwan 23 773 0.7× 257 0.5× 1.2k 2.9× 598 2.8× 208 1.1× 109 2.5k
Xiang Cheng United States 27 883 0.8× 81 0.2× 179 0.4× 539 2.5× 365 2.0× 68 2.3k
Thibaut Divoux France 26 958 0.9× 96 0.2× 288 0.7× 479 2.2× 217 1.2× 74 2.4k
Junfeng Chen China 24 1.1k 1.0× 188 0.4× 359 0.9× 154 0.7× 51 0.3× 104 2.0k
Qian Yue China 19 433 0.4× 349 0.7× 64 0.2× 182 0.8× 118 0.6× 100 1.5k
Ting Wu China 24 1.3k 1.2× 579 1.1× 563 1.4× 157 0.7× 36 0.2× 98 2.1k
J.A. Garcı́a Spain 23 841 0.8× 712 1.4× 673 1.6× 560 2.6× 146 0.8× 144 2.1k
Takayuki Yamamoto Japan 24 336 0.3× 177 0.3× 298 0.7× 234 1.1× 124 0.7× 191 2.2k
James R. Gaier United States 19 581 0.5× 160 0.3× 231 0.6× 311 1.4× 325 1.8× 94 1.4k
Yi Zhou China 21 820 0.8× 96 0.2× 489 1.2× 555 2.6× 246 1.3× 93 2.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Xian Chen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Xian Chen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xian Chen

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Xian Chen. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Xian Chen 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 Xian Chen. Xian Chen 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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Karami, Mostafa & Xian Chen. (2025). Bimodal scaling law and size effect in superelastic nanopillars. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids. 199. 106088–106088.
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Chen, Xian, Jiaojiao Zhao, Baoyi Ren, et al.. (2025). Silicification-Engineered Robust Copper Catalysts for Hydrogenation. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 129(15). 7248–7254. 3 indexed citations
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Huang, S., et al.. (2025). An opacity-free method of testing the cosmic distance duality relation using strongly lensed gravitational wave signals. Physics of the Dark Universe. 47. 101810–101810. 1 indexed citations
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Karami, Mostafa, et al.. (2024). Twinning, slip and size effect of phase-transforming ferroelectric nanopillars. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids. 192. 105796–105796.
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Ma, Tiantian, Qing Liu, Zhaoyang Fei, et al.. (2024). Combined effect of amino nitrogen and pyridine nitrogen for tetracycline adsorption on aminopyridine modified MIL-101(Cr). New Journal of Chemistry. 48(31). 13834–13845. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Yaling, Tianlie Luo, Liu Guo, et al.. (2024). Dissolved black carbon mediated photo-transformation of tetrachlorantraniliprole: Kinetics, pathways, and adverse effects of the photoproduct. Separation and Purification Technology. 342. 126957–126957. 2 indexed citations
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Sha, Zhipeng, et al.. (2023). Mitigation of reactive nitrogen loss from arable soils through microbial inoculant application: A meta-analysis. Soil and Tillage Research. 235. 105883–105883. 16 indexed citations
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Huang, S., et al.. (2023). Measuring the Hubble constant using strongly lensed gravitational wave signals. Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics. 2023(8). 3–3. 8 indexed citations
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Nishida, Norihiro, Fei Jiang, Junji OHGI, et al.. (2020). Compression analysis of the gray and white matter of the spinal cord. Neural Regeneration Research. 15(7). 1344–1344. 6 indexed citations
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Fei, Zhaoyang, Qing Liu, Xian Chen, et al.. (2019). Simultaneous disposal of acrylic acid (ester) wastewater and residue with high efficiency and low energy consumption. Desalination and Water Treatment. 172. 368–376. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Hao, et al.. (2018). Investigation of “Zn2+ salt‐bondings” cross linked ENR with shape memory effect via ionic interactions. Polymer Engineering and Science. 59(S1). 18 indexed citations
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Chen, Xian. (2013). Measurement of Piezoelectric Coefficient d_(31) of PVDF Thin Films at Different Temprature. Piezoelectrics and Acoustooptics.
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Chen, Xian. (2009). Structure Analysis of Micro-arc Oxidation on Magnesium Alloy. China Surface Engineering. 1 indexed citations
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Chen, Xian, Jie Yang, Jian Pu, & Jian Li. (2007). Finite Element Analysis of Thermal Stresses in Planar SOFCs. Journal of Inorganic Materials. 22(2). 339–343. 2 indexed citations
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Wang, Qifeng & Xian Chen. (2005). Preparation and Characterization of Solid Buoyancy Materials Based on Epoxy Resins. Fain kemikaru. 1 indexed citations
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Chen, Xian. (2003). Influence of heat treatment on mechanical properties and stress corrosion sensitivity of 2519 aluminum alloy plate. The Chinese Journal of Nonferrous Metals. 3 indexed citations
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Chen, Xian. (2003). New concept of air entrainment effect on mitigating cavitation damage. 9 indexed citations
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Chen, Xian, et al.. (1986). Optimum design of FIR filter's complex weight vector with real and imaginary parts in a reverse order. 484–489.

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