Xiang Xu

4.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
76 papers, 4.5k citations indexed

About

Xiang Xu is a scholar working on Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Materials Chemistry and Inorganic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Xiang Xu has authored 76 papers receiving a total of 4.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 59 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 39 papers in Materials Chemistry and 19 papers in Inorganic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Xiang Xu's work include Crystal Structures and Properties (56 papers), Advanced Condensed Matter Physics (16 papers) and High-pressure geophysics and materials (13 papers). Xiang Xu is often cited by papers focused on Crystal Structures and Properties (56 papers), Advanced Condensed Matter Physics (16 papers) and High-pressure geophysics and materials (13 papers). Xiang Xu collaborates with scholars based in China, Switzerland and United States. Xiang Xu's co-authors include Jiang‐Gao Mao, Chun‐Li Hu, Fang Song, Xile Hu, Fang Kong, Bing‐Ping Yang, Chuan‐Fu Sun, Jun‐Ling Song, Jian‐Han Zhang and Ting Hu and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Xiang Xu

70 papers receiving 4.5k 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.

A nickel iron diselenide-derived efficient oxygen-evolution catalyst

2016 890 citations Xiang Xu, Fang Song et al. Nature Communications profile →
Beryllium-free Li4Sr(BO3)2 for deep-ultraviolet nonlinear optical applications

2014 425 citations Sangen Zhao, Pifu Gong et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Xiang Xu China	32	3.3k	2.2k	1.2k	1.2k	929	76	4.5k
Timothy Hughbanks United States	29	1.7k 0.5×	2.6k 1.2×	708 0.6×	1.9k 1.5×	707 0.8×	95	4.5k
Denis Arčon Slovenia	35	1.6k 0.5×	2.5k 1.2×	992 0.8×	333 0.3×	439 0.5×	211	4.4k
Qun Jing China	29	2.4k 0.7×	1.9k 0.9×	930 0.8×	761 0.6×	239 0.3×	143	3.3k
Аndrei V. Shevelkov Russia	33	1.6k 0.5×	2.4k 1.1×	1.0k 0.8×	979 0.8×	189 0.2×	247	3.7k
Jürgen Nuß Germany	28	1.0k 0.3×	1.4k 0.6×	461 0.4×	993 0.8×	338 0.4×	134	2.5k
Bing‐Hua Lei China	20	1.3k 0.4×	1.1k 0.5×	351 0.3×	421 0.3×	196 0.2×	49	1.7k
Yukio Hinatsu Japan	46	4.3k 1.3×	3.7k 1.7×	1.2k 1.0×	711 0.6×	162 0.2×	281	7.2k
Peter D. Battle United Kingdom	44	4.6k 1.4×	3.1k 1.4×	753 0.6×	466 0.4×	217 0.2×	213	6.5k
V. Caignaert France	44	5.2k 1.6×	3.0k 1.4×	1.1k 0.9×	463 0.4×	149 0.2×	256	7.0k
Fernando Rodríguez Spain	29	1.0k 0.3×	2.4k 1.1×	1.1k 0.9×	738 0.6×	135 0.1×	194	3.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xiang Xu

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20 of 20 papers shown

Kang, Kai, et al.. (2025). Identifying important nodes based on neighborhood multi order multi attribute in complex networks. Physica Scripta. 100(5). 55211–55211.

Shen, Ying, et al.. (2025). Spatial–temporal pattern and drivers associated with measles resurgence from 2018 to 2023: a global perspective from 192 countries. BMJ Public Health. 3(1). e001912–e001912. 1 indexed citations

Gu, Haiyang & Xiang Xu. (2024). Multicolor hybrid metal halides and anti-counterfeiting. Chinese Journal of Structural Chemistry. 43(9). 100352–100352.

Xu, Xiang, et al.. (2024). Hg₃AsS₄X (X = Cl and Br): two Hg-based chalcogenides as long-wave infrared nonlinear optical crystals with superior comprehensive performances. Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers. 11(7). 2105–2115. 22 indexed citations

Li, Xiaojie, et al.. (2024). Fog collection on wettability-mixed patterned surfaces inspired by multiple biological structures. Chemical Engineering Journal. 497. 154728–154728. 16 indexed citations

Wang, Wenlong, et al.. (2024). Boosting the Carrier Lifetime and Optical Activity of CsPbX₃ Nanocrystals through Aromatic Ligand Passivation. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters. 15(17). 4633–4639. 3 indexed citations

Li, Yuetong, et al.. (2024). The Causal Effect Between Human Microbiota and Scabies: A Study from the Genetic Perspective. Clinical Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology. Volume 17. 2803–2812.

Xu, Xiang, et al.. (2023). Crystal structure and X-ray powder diffraction data of barium copper iodate Ba ₂ Cu(IO ₃ ) ₆. Powder Diffraction. 38(3). 220–223.

Xu, Xiang, et al.. (2023). Single-Crystalline Li₂Sn(IO₃)₆ Microwires: Combining Optical-Waveguiding and Frequency-Doubling Functions. Inorganic Chemistry. 62(24). 9295–9299. 5 indexed citations

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Xu, Xiang, et al.. (2017). AgCu(IO3)3: Synthesis, Crystal Structure and Magnetic Property. 结构化学. 36(9). 1456–1464. 1 indexed citations

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Xu, Xiang, Fang Song, & Xile Hu. (2016). A nickel iron diselenide-derived efficient oxygen-evolution catalyst. Nature Communications. 7(1). 12324–12324. 890 indexed citations breakdown →

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Zhao, Sangen, Pifu Gong, Lei Bai, et al.. (2014). Beryllium-free Li4Sr(BO3)2 for deep-ultraviolet nonlinear optical applications. Nature Communications. 5(1). 4019–4019. 425 indexed citations breakdown →

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Sang, Rui‐Li, et al.. (2013). An unprecedented 3-D SHG MOF material of silver(i) induced by chiral triple helices. Chemical Communications. 49(28). 2909–2909. 26 indexed citations

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Huang, Chao, Chun‐Li Hu, Xiang Xu, Bing‐Ping Yang, & Jiang‐Gao Mao. (2013). Tl(VO)2O2(IO3)3: a new polar material with a strong SHG response. Dalton Transactions. 42(19). 7051–7051. 25 indexed citations

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Cao, Xue‐Li, Chun‐Li Hu, Xiang Xu, Fang Kong, & Jiang‐Gao Mao. (2013). Pb2TiOF(SeO3)2Cl and Pb2NbO2(SeO3)2Cl: small changes in structure induced a very large SHG enhancement. Chemical Communications. 49(85). 9965–9965. 112 indexed citations

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Xu, Xiang, Chun‐Li Hu, Fang Kong, et al.. (2013). Cs₂GeB₄O₉: a New Second-Order Nonlinear-Optical Crystal. Inorganic Chemistry. 52(10). 5831–5837. 130 indexed citations

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Kong, Fang, Chun‐Li Hu, Xiang Xu, Tianhua Zhou, & Jiang‐Gao Mao. (2012). Syntheses, crystal structures and SHG properties of a series of polar alkali-metal molybdenum(vi) selenites based on strandberg-type [Mo5O15(SeO3)2]4− polyanion. Dalton Transactions. 41(18). 5687–5687. 26 indexed citations

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Hu, Chun‐Li, Xiang Xu, Chuan‐Fu Sun, & Jiang‐Gao Mao. (2011). Electronic structures and optical properties of Ca₅(BO₃)₃F: a systematical first-principles study. Journal of Physics Condensed Matter. 23(39). 395501–395501. 21 indexed citations

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Yang, Bing‐Ping, Chun‐Li Hu, Xiang Xu, et al.. (2010). NaVO₂(IO₃)₂(H₂O): A Unique Layered Material Produces A Very Strong SHG Response. Chemistry of Materials. 22(4). 1545–1550. 134 indexed citations

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Kong, Fang, Xiang Xu, & Jiang‐Gao Mao. (2010). A Series of New Ternary and Quaternary Compounds in the Li^I−Ga^III−Te^IV−O System. Inorganic Chemistry. 49(24). 11573–11580. 35 indexed citations

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