Xiang Xu

5.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
62 papers, 3.7k citations indexed

About

Xiang Xu is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Xiang Xu has authored 62 papers receiving a total of 3.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Materials Chemistry, 25 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 13 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. Recurrent topics in Xiang Xu's work include Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication (12 papers), Aerogels and thermal insulation (10 papers) and Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (9 papers). Xiang Xu is often cited by papers focused on Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication (12 papers), Aerogels and thermal insulation (10 papers) and Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (9 papers). Xiang Xu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Canada. Xiang Xu's co-authors include Hui Li, Qiangqiang Zhang, Xiangfeng Duan, Han Hu, Yu Huang, Wen‐Li Chen, Yikang Yu, Timothy S. Fisher, Guoping Xiong and Chul B. Park and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Xiang Xu

60 papers receiving 3.7k 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 fundamental look at electrocatalytic sulfur reduction reaction

2020 716 citations Lele Peng, Xiang Xu et al. profile →
Hypocrystalline ceramic aerogels for thermal insulation at extreme conditions

2022 340 citations Jingran Guo, Shubin Fu et al. Nature 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	23	1.4k	1.2k	867	863	746	62	3.7k
Zhenyang Wang China	36	1.1k 0.8×	2.0k 1.7×	817 0.9×	763 0.9×	615 0.8×	163	4.4k
Yanqiu Jiang China	33	1000 0.7×	1.9k 1.5×	1.1k 1.2×	833 1.0×	255 0.3×	104	3.9k
Tao Wu China	38	1.3k 0.9×	2.2k 1.8×	1.2k 1.4×	779 0.9×	203 0.3×	137	5.1k
Jiajia Liu China	36	525 0.4×	1.9k 1.5×	468 0.5×	727 0.8×	378 0.5×	134	4.0k
Chun Wei China	27	709 0.5×	972 0.8×	533 0.6×	444 0.5×	250 0.3×	137	2.8k
Jianguo Tang China	36	1.5k 1.1×	1.9k 1.6×	1.4k 1.6×	525 0.6×	112 0.2×	168	4.6k
Libin Liu China	32	1.1k 0.8×	1.1k 0.9×	1.6k 1.8×	994 1.2×	140 0.2×	161	4.2k
Chao Peng China	38	2.4k 1.8×	2.0k 1.6×	815 0.9×	1.5k 1.7×	148 0.2×	149	5.7k
Rui Song China	42	1.6k 1.2×	1.9k 1.5×	1.2k 1.3×	421 0.5×	180 0.2×	152	4.9k
Man He China	34	692 0.5×	1.6k 1.3×	548 0.6×	1.9k 2.1×	152 0.2×	137	4.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Xiang Xu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Xiang Xu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xiang Xu

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Deng, Yuanpeng, et al.. (2026). The role of fluctuations in the nucleation process. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 123(5). e2526954123–e2526954123. 1 indexed citations

Xue, Han, Wen Qu, Qing Li, et al.. (2025). Nanocellulose‐Derived Hierarchical Carbon Framework‐Supported P‐Doped MoO ₂ Nanoparticles for Optimizing Redox Kinetics in Lithium–Sulfur Batteries (Adv. Mater. 22/2025). Advanced Materials. 37(22). 2 indexed citations

Zhao, Yuqian, et al.. (2025). Bioinspired energy-free temperature gradient regulator for significant enhancement of thermoelectric conversion efficiency. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 122(7). e2424421122–e2424421122. 7 indexed citations

Xue, Han, Wen Qu, Qing Li, et al.. (2025). Nanocellulose‐Derived Hierarchical Carbon Framework‐Supported P‐Doped MoO ₂ Nanoparticles for Optimizing Redox Kinetics in Lithium–Sulfur Batteries. Advanced Materials. 37(22). e2419918–e2419918. 20 indexed citations

Zhang, Qian, Xiang Xu, Zulan Liu, et al.. (2025). Recent Advances in Silk Fibroin-Based Composites for Bone Repair Applications: A Review. Polymers. 17(6). 772–772. 5 indexed citations

Wang, Duola, Shixuan Dang, Jingran Guo, et al.. (2025). High-Entropy Ceramic Aerogel with Ultrahigh Thermomechanical Properties. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 17(12). 18636–18644. 2 indexed citations

Zhang, Jianing, Jian Zhou, Yuanpeng Deng, et al.. (2024). Self-contact-electrification aerogel for all-in-one triboelectricity generation. Nano Energy. 126. 109693–109693. 10 indexed citations

Jia, Rui, Xiang Xu, Yi Wang, et al.. (2024). High-performance silk/polylactic acid composite scaffold material with immunomodulation and osteogenesis function. Materials Today Bio. 29. 101316–101316. 6 indexed citations

Yu, Hongxuan, Menglin Li, Yuanpeng Deng, et al.. (2023). Chemically bonded multi-nanolayer inorganic aerogel with a record-low thermal conductivity in a vacuum. National Science Review. 10(10). nwad129–nwad129. 18 indexed citations

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Deng, Yuanpeng, Shubin Fu, Jingran Guo, Xiang Xu, & Hui Li. (2023). Anisotropic Collective Variables with Machine Learning Potential for Ab Initio Crystallization of Complex Ceramics. ACS Nano. 17(14). 14099–14113. 6 indexed citations

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Lu, Kunpeng, Xiang Xu, Chunlin Li, et al.. (2023). Super silkworm cocoons constructed by multi-silkworm larvae: Promising composites with dense structures and excellent mechanical properties. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 257(Pt 1). 128619–128619. 3 indexed citations

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Guo, Jingran, Shubin Fu, Yuanpeng Deng, et al.. (2022). Hypocrystalline ceramic aerogels for thermal insulation at extreme conditions. Nature. 606(7916). 909–916. 340 indexed citations breakdown →

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Zhong, Jiang, Tao Wang, Lei Wang, et al.. (2022). A Silicon Monoxide Lithium-Ion Battery Anode with Ultrahigh Areal Capacity. Nano-Micro Letters. 14(1). 50–50. 98 indexed citations

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Yuan, Qixin, Mengmeng Fan, Yuying Zhao, et al.. (2022). Facile fabrication of carbon dots containing abundant h-BN/graphite heterostructures as efficient electrocatalyst for hydrogen peroxide synthesis. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 324. 122195–122195. 56 indexed citations

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Zhou, Jian, Jianing Zhang, Yuanpeng Deng, et al.. (2022). Defect-mediated work function regulation in graphene film for high-performing triboelectric nanogenerators. Nano Energy. 99. 107411–107411. 23 indexed citations

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Zhang, Chen, Haiyu Zhang, Huiying Hao, et al.. (2020). Morphology control of zinc oxide nanorods and its application as an electron transport layer in perovskite solar cells. Acta Physica Sinica. 69(17). 178101–178101. 2 indexed citations

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Xu, Xiang, Shubin Fu, Jingran Guo, et al.. (2020). Elastic ceramic aerogels for thermal superinsulation under extreme conditions. Materials Today. 42. 162–177. 143 indexed citations

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Liang, Junfei, Yuqi Xu, Hongtao Sun, et al.. (2019). Vacuum‐Dried 3D Holey Graphene Frameworks Enabling High Mass Loading and Fast Charge Transfer for Advanced Batteries. Energy Technology. 8(3). 10 indexed citations

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Yuan, Yuan, Xiang Xu, Changliang Jing, et al.. (2017). Microwave assisted hydrothermal extraction of polysaccharides from Ulva prolifera: Functional properties and bioactivities. Carbohydrate Polymers. 181. 902–910. 155 indexed citations

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Qiao, Yu, Xiang Xu, & Hui Li. (2013). Conduction of water molecules through graphene bilayer. Applied Physics Letters. 103(23). 18 indexed citations

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