Xianbo Hou

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
49 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Xianbo Hou is a scholar working on Spectroscopy, Materials Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Xianbo Hou has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Spectroscopy, 19 papers in Materials Chemistry and 17 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Xianbo Hou's work include Aerogels and thermal insulation (20 papers), Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity (12 papers) and Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (12 papers). Xianbo Hou is often cited by papers focused on Aerogels and thermal insulation (20 papers), Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity (12 papers) and Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (12 papers). Xianbo Hou collaborates with scholars based in China, Australia and United States. Xianbo Hou's co-authors include Rubing Zhang, Daining Fang, Baolin Wang, Changshou Ye, Yiqi Mao, Jian Yu, Rubing Zhang, Xinyu Yao, Jia Chen and Liming Chen and has published in prestigious journals such as ACS Nano, Advanced Functional Materials and Macromolecules.

In The Last Decade

Xianbo Hou

48 papers receiving 1.2k citations

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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.

Flexible Aerogel Materials: A Review on Revolutionary Flexibility Strategies and the Multifunctional Applications

2024 72 citations Xianbo Hou, Jia Chen et al. ACS Nano profile →

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Junzong Feng China

X. Lu Germany

Yong Kong China

Zhengyuan Pan China

Yuelei Pan China

Dong Su China

Lixia Yang China

Ulrich Heinemann Germany

Eul Son Kang South Korea

Junzong Feng China

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xianbo Hou

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

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Chen, Zhilin, Xianbo Hou, Jia Chen, et al.. (2025). Two-step phase-separated ANF/polyimide aerogel fibers with tunable in situ core-sheath structure for wearable heat-insulated fabrics. Composites Part A Applied Science and Manufacturing. 192. 108801–108801. 3 indexed citations

Chen, Liming, Xin Pan, Weiguo Li, et al.. (2025). Experimental study on the mechanical and thermal properties of PEEK, CF/PEEK, and GF/PEEK thin-walled cylinders under static compressive tests. Thin-Walled Structures. 210. 113032–113032. 5 indexed citations

Hou, Xianbo, Jia Chen, Xufei Fang, et al.. (2025). Thermal Insulation and Fireproof Aerogel Composites for Automotive Batteries. Gels. 11(10). 791–791.

Zhu, Shaowei, et al.. (2025). Soft-rigid composite metamaterials: Reusable energy absorption via radial sinusoidal interfaces and frictional dissipation. Engineering Structures. 336. 120494–120494. 1 indexed citations

Deng, Guanghui, et al.. (2025). Preparation and quasi-static compressive behavior of fiber-reinforced truncated conical shells. Thin-Walled Structures. 210. 113035–113035. 2 indexed citations

Chen, Liming, et al.. (2025). Thermoplastic sandwich cylindrical structure with hierarchical honeycomb core: Dynamic/static compression and compression-after-impact behavior. International Journal of Impact Engineering. 201. 105289–105289. 4 indexed citations

Chen, Jia, Xianbo Hou, Zhilin Chen, et al.. (2025). Double‐Crosslinked Organic–Inorganic Hybrid Polyimide Aerogel Composites with Ultra‐Robust Toughness for Foldable Mechanical‐Thermal‐Coupled Protection. Advanced Functional Materials. 35(23). 7 indexed citations

Chen, Zhilin, Jia Chen, Xianbo Hou, & Liming Chen. (2024). Mechanically robust and thermal-insulated polyimide aerogel films by polymerization-regulated strategy for flexible thermal protection. Chemical Engineering Journal. 496. 154251–154251. 16 indexed citations

Zhu, Shaowei, et al.. (2024). Predicting the properties of metamaterials consisting of curved-wall triangles using ensemble neural networks with interpretability. Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence. 138. 109408–109408. 3 indexed citations

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Chen, Liliang, Weiguo Li, Xianbo Hou, & Gang Feng. (2024). La-Doped Sm2Zr2O7/PU-Coated Leather Composites with Enhanced Mechanical Properties and Highly Efficient Photocatalytic Performance. Materials. 17(7). 1575–1575. 1 indexed citations

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Hou, Xianbo, Jia Chen, Zhilin Chen, et al.. (2024). Flexible Aerogel Materials: A Review on Revolutionary Flexibility Strategies and the Multifunctional Applications. ACS Nano. 18(18). 11525–11559. 72 indexed citations breakdown →

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Liu, Tao, Weiguo Li, Liu Z, et al.. (2024). Atomic Insight into Multilevel Microstructure Evolution and Energy Variation Mechanisms of Polyimide under Shock Compression. Macromolecules. 57(9). 3949–3966. 11 indexed citations

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Wang, Runze, Xianbo Hou, Bin Ma, & Rubing Zhang. (2023). Preparation of flexible and ultralow dielectric polyimide porous films by a low-cost and environmentally friendly non-solvent phase separation. Materials Letters. 344. 134417–134417. 5 indexed citations

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Zhang, Bo, et al.. (2019). The facies analysis of a fan delta by integrating multiple discipline data — A case study of the KL-A oilfield, Bohai Bay Basin, China. Interpretation. 8(2). SF21–SF35. 2 indexed citations

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Hou, Xianbo, et al.. (2019). Novel high‐temperature‐resistant Y ₂ SiO ₅ aerogel with ultralow thermal conductivity. International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology. 16(6). 2393–2397. 33 indexed citations

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Hou, Xianbo, Rubing Zhang, & Daining Fang. (2019). Flexible, fatigue resistant, and heat-insulated nanofiber-assembled polyimide aerogels with multifunctionality. Polymer Testing. 81. 106246–106246. 50 indexed citations

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Hou, Xianbo, Rubing Zhang, & Daining Fang. (2017). An ultralight silica-modified ZrO2–SiO2 aerogel composite with ultra-low thermal conductivity and enhanced mechanical strength. Scripta Materialia. 143. 113–116. 75 indexed citations

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Zhang, Rubing, Xianbo Hou, Changshou Ye, & Baolin Wang. (2017). Enhanced mechanical and thermal properties of anisotropic fibrous porous mullite–zirconia composites produced using sol-gel impregnation. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 699. 511–516. 85 indexed citations

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Zhang, Rubing, Xianbo Hou, Changshou Ye, Baolin Wang, & Daining Fang. (2016). Fabrication and properties of fibrous porous mullite–zirconia fiber networks with a quasi-layered structure. Journal of the European Ceramic Society. 36(14). 3539–3544. 45 indexed citations

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Hou, Xianbo, et al.. (2004). Design of an ultra high-speed all-optical analog-to-digital converter. 36. 520–523. 1 indexed citations

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