Xianfeng Fan

7.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
205 papers, 6.0k citations indexed

About

Xianfeng Fan is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Computational Mechanics and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Xianfeng Fan has authored 205 papers receiving a total of 6.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 82 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 52 papers in Computational Mechanics and 43 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Xianfeng Fan's work include Granular flow and fluidized beds (44 papers), Cyclone Separators and Fluid Dynamics (31 papers) and Mineral Processing and Grinding (20 papers). Xianfeng Fan is often cited by papers focused on Granular flow and fluidized beds (44 papers), Cyclone Separators and Fluid Dynamics (31 papers) and Mineral Processing and Grinding (20 papers). Xianfeng Fan collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, China and Canada. Xianfeng Fan's co-authors include Ming J. Zuo, D.J. Parker, N.A. Rowson, Jan Baeyens, Cong Chao, Jonathan Seville, Yimin Deng, Raf Dewil, Francis Bougie and Ke Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Chemical Physics, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Xianfeng Fan

197 papers receiving 5.8k citations

Hit Papers

2 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.

Adsorption kinetics of fluoride on low cost materials

2003 540 citations Xianfeng Fan profile →
Post-combustion carbon capture

2020 443 citations Cong Chao, Yimin Deng et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Xianfeng Fan United Kingdom	41	2.6k	1.5k	1.2k	1.1k	902	205	6.0k
Yongrong Yang China	38	1.7k 0.7×	1.6k 1.1×	328 0.3×	1.7k 1.5×	1.3k 1.4×	385	6.0k
Zhien Zhang China	57	5.4k 2.1×	3.1k 2.1×	1.7k 1.5×	965 0.8×	1.5k 1.7×	185	11.5k
Navid Mostoufi Iran	41	2.3k 0.9×	1.9k 1.3×	713 0.6×	3.2k 2.8×	599 0.7×	254	6.0k
J.J. Cilliers United Kingdom	37	1.9k 0.7×	1.4k 0.9×	2.5k 2.1×	768 0.7×	914 1.0×	158	4.4k
K.D.P. Nigam India	50	3.1k 1.2×	4.5k 3.0×	558 0.5×	2.6k 2.3×	865 1.0×	236	8.2k
Ning Li China	32	933 0.4×	792 0.5×	1.1k 0.9×	356 0.3×	569 0.6×	311	4.7k
Muthanna H. Al‐Dahhan United States	50	2.5k 1.0×	4.5k 3.1×	1.8k 1.5×	3.2k 2.8×	861 1.0×	315	8.7k
Vivek V. Ranade India	51	2.3k 0.9×	4.6k 3.1×	2.0k 1.7×	3.1k 2.7×	1.8k 1.9×	277	8.6k
Milorad P. Duduković United States	38	1.6k 0.6×	2.5k 1.7×	684 0.6×	1.9k 1.7×	728 0.8×	104	4.6k
Li Wang China	47	4.1k 1.6×	1.2k 0.8×	224 0.2×	1.0k 0.9×	1.4k 1.5×	610	8.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Xianfeng Fan

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Fields of papers citing papers by Xianfeng Fan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xianfeng Fan

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20 of 20 papers shown

Farrukh, Sarah, et al.. (2025). Synergistic effects of structured and powdered Calcium Chloride-Activated Carbon composites on Ammonia adsorption: the role of salt distribution and pH-controlled crosslinking. Emergent Materials. 8(6). 5217–5240.

Farrukh, Sarah, et al.. (2025). Harnessing synergistic two‐step adsorption of silica/calcium chloride (CaCl ₂ ) hybrid composites for ammonium removal from aquarium water. Water Environment Research. 97(6). e70080–e70080. 1 indexed citations

Deng, Yimin, et al.. (2025). Novel production of ultrafine particles to meet environmental and energy sustainability. Journal of Environmental Management. 376. 124401–124401.

Wang, Xiangzhou, Wenbing Li, Shi Liu, et al.. (2025). A mini review on photocatalytic lignin conversion into monomeric aromatic compounds. Catalysis Science & Technology. 15(4). 962–987. 8 indexed citations

Ding, Liang, Kristina Konstas, Matthew R. Hill, et al.. (2024). Synthesizing Hypercrosslinked Polymers with Deep Eutectic Solvents to Enhance CO ₂ /N ₂ Selectivity. ChemSusChem. 17(11). e202301602–e202301602. 8 indexed citations

Wang, Wenbo, Ruifeng Xu, Xu Zhang, et al.. (2024). A surface engineering strategy for the stabilization of zinc metal anodes with montmorillonite layers toward long-life rechargeable aqueous zinc ion batteries. Journal of Energy Chemistry. 100. 94–105. 15 indexed citations

Ma, Pengjun, Yan Wang, Xu Zhang, et al.. (2024). A novel design for conversion and storage of solar thermal energy into electrical energy using a solar thermoelectric device‐coupled supercapacitor. Carbon Neutralization. 3(5). 781–797. 11 indexed citations

Huang, Liangliang, et al.. (2024). Adsorption and Diffusion of CH₄, N₂, and Their Mixture in MIL-101(Cr): A Molecular Simulation Study. Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data. 69(12). 4466–4482. 3 indexed citations

Fan, Xianfeng, et al.. (2023). Delivering low-energy carbon capture with photo-responsive hypercrosslinked polymers derived from polystyrene waste. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 11(38). 20559–20567. 11 indexed citations

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Love, Jason B., et al.. (2023). Engineering multiple defect sites on ultrathin graphitic carbon nitride for efficiently photocatalytic conversion of lignin into monomeric aromatics via selective C–C bond scission. Applied Surface Science. 643. 158653–158653. 14 indexed citations

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Farrukh, Sarah, et al.. (2023). A contemplating review on different synthesis methods of 2D-Molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) nanosheets. Fuel. 351. 128923–128923. 27 indexed citations

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Lewis, Allana, Ting Chen, Fraz Saeed Butt, et al.. (2021). Facile fabrication of zeolitic imidazolate framework hollow fibre membranesviaa novel scalable continuous fluid circulation process. Nanoscale. 13(35). 14644–14655. 6 indexed citations

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Fan, Xianfeng, et al.. (2020). Impact of heat of sorption on thermal enhanced recovery of sorbed gas from gas shale reservoirs – An experimental and simulation study. Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering. 79. 103318–103318. 6 indexed citations

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Chao, Cong, et al.. (2020). Evolution of Thin-Liquid Films Surrounding Bubbles in Microfluidics and Their Impact on the Pressure Drop and Fluid Movement. Langmuir. 36(49). 15102–15111. 13 indexed citations

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Zeng, Xi, Zhennan Han, Rongcheng Wu, et al.. (2019). Quick pyrolysis of a massive coal sample via rapid infrared heating. Applied Energy. 242. 732–740. 59 indexed citations

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Chao, Cong, et al.. (2018). Significance of gas-liquid interfaces for two-phase flows in micro-channels. Chemical Engineering Science. 192. 114–125. 9 indexed citations

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Edlmann, Katriona, et al.. (2018). Gaseous CO2 behaviour during water displacement in a sandstone core sample. International journal of greenhouse gas control. 80. 32–42. 10 indexed citations

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Fan, Xianfeng, et al.. (2018). Supercritical CO2 behaviour during water displacement in a sandstone core sample. International journal of greenhouse gas control. 79. 200–211. 6 indexed citations

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Li, Yunning, et al.. (2017). Impact of solid and gas flow patterns on solid mixing in bubbling fluidized beds. Process Safety and Environmental Protection. 132. 1037–1053. 18 indexed citations

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Li, Xingxun & Xianfeng Fan. (2015). Effect of CO2 phase on contact angle in oil-wet and water-wet pores. International journal of greenhouse gas control. 36. 106–113. 41 indexed citations

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