Xiang‐Feng Zhou

7.9k total citations · 5 hit papers
95 papers, 6.4k citations indexed

About

Xiang‐Feng Zhou is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Geophysics and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Xiang‐Feng Zhou has authored 95 papers receiving a total of 6.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 72 papers in Materials Chemistry, 21 papers in Geophysics and 13 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Xiang‐Feng Zhou's work include Boron and Carbon Nanomaterials Research (43 papers), Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research (26 papers) and High-pressure geophysics and materials (21 papers). Xiang‐Feng Zhou is often cited by papers focused on Boron and Carbon Nanomaterials Research (43 papers), Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research (26 papers) and High-pressure geophysics and materials (21 papers). Xiang‐Feng Zhou collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Russia. Xiang‐Feng Zhou's co-authors include Artem R. Oganov, Hui‐Tian Wang, Yongjun Tian, Qiang Zhu, Xiao Dong, Brian Kiraly, Andrew J. Mannix, Diego Alducin, Benjamin D. Myers and Jeffrey R. Guest and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Xiang‐Feng Zhou

90 papers receiving 6.3k citations

Hit Papers

5 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.

Synthesis of borophenes: Anisotropic, two-dimensional boron polymorphs

2015 2.2k citations Xiang‐Feng Zhou, Artem R. Oganov et al. profile →
Phagraphene: A Low-Energy Graphene Allotrope Composed of 5–6–7 Carbon Rings with Distorted Dirac Cones

2015 544 citations Xiang‐Feng Zhou, Qiang Zhu et al. profile →
Semimetallic Two-Dimensional Boron Allotrope with Massless Dirac Fermions

2014 483 citations Xiang‐Feng Zhou, Xiao Dong et al. profile →
A stable compound of helium and sodium at high pressure

2017 279 citations Xiao Dong, Artem R. Oganov et al. Nature Chemistry profile →
Coherent interfaces govern direct transformation from graphite to diamond

2022 144 citations Kun Luo, Wentao Hu et al. Nature profile →

Peers

Countries citing papers authored by Xiang‐Feng Zhou

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Citations

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xiang‐Feng Zhou

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Curved stacking pathways along the γ-surface of diamond 2025 ·Physical review. B. ·C.C. Chi, (unknown), Xiang‐Feng Zhou, Xiao Dong	0
2	Reversible shuffle twinning yields anisotropic tensile superelasticity in ceramic GeSe 2025 ·Nature Nanotechnology ·(unknown), Zeya Li, Yingchun Cheng, (unknown), Yeqiang Bu, Kun Zhai, Tianyu Xue, Hongtao Yuan, Anmin Nie, Xiang‐Feng Zhou, Hongtao Wang, Yongjun Tian, Zhongyuan Liu	1
3	Chemical Bonding between Helium and Fluorine under Pressure 2025 ·Journal of the American Chemical Society ·(unknown), Xiaojun Wang, Qiang Zhu, (unknown), Shi Qiu, (unknown), Guochun Yang, Xiao Dong, Xiang‐Feng Zhou, Yongjun Tian	0
4	Predicting a metallic carbon allotrope: Pop-graphite via Na–C compounds 2025 ·Applied Physics Letters ·(unknown), (unknown), Bo Xu, Fei Li, (unknown), Xiao Dong, Zhisheng Zhao, Guochun Yang, Xiang‐Feng Zhou, Yongjun Tian	1
5	Prediction of Cyclic O ₆ Molecules Stabilized by Helium under Pressure 2025 ·Advanced Science ·(unknown), Qiang Zhu, (unknown), (unknown), Xiao Dong, Hui‐Tian Wang, Xiang‐Feng Zhou, Yongjun Tian	1
6	Pressure‐Enhanced Superconductivity and Structural Phase Transition in Layered Sn₄P₃ 2024 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·(unknown), (unknown), Kun Zhai, (unknown), Junquan Huang, Feng Ke, Bingchao Yang, Congpu Mu, Fusheng Wen, Jianyong Xiang, Bochong Wang, Tianyu Xue, Anmin Nie, Xiaobing Liu, Lin Wang, Xiang‐Feng Zhou, Zhongyuan Liu	1
7	Superconductivity in Diamond-Like BC₁₅ 2024 ·Inorganic Chemistry ·(unknown), Li Zhu, Xiaohua Zhang, Yong Liu, Xiang‐Feng Zhou, Guochun Yang	0
8	Graphite–hexagonal diamond hybrid with diverse properties 2023 ·Applied Physics Reviews ·Yanfeng Ge, Kun Luo, Yong Liu, Guochun Yang, Pan Ying, Yingju Wu, Ke Tong, Bing Liu, Baozhong Li, Guoying Gao, Xiang‐Feng Zhou, Zhisheng Zhao, Bo Xu, Yongjun Tian	10
9	Superconductivity in Li8Au electride 2023 ·Physical review. B. ·Xiaohua Zhang, Yansun Yao, (unknown), Aitor Bergara, Fei Li, Yong Liu, Xiang‐Feng Zhou, Guochun Yang	46
10	Superconductivity in compounds of sodium-intercalated graphite 2023 ·Physical review. B. ·(unknown), (unknown), Artem R. Oganov, Jingyu Hou, (unknown), Yanfeng Ge, Lin Wang, Xiao Dong, Hui‐Tian Wang, Guochun Yang, Xiang‐Feng Zhou, Yongjun Tian	4
11	Enhanced superconductivity in CuH2 monolayers 2022 ·Physical review. B. ·Xu Yan, (unknown), Xiaohua Zhang, Aitor Bergara, Yong Liu, Yanchao Wang, Xiang‐Feng Zhou, Guochun Yang	25
12	Hierarchically structured diamond composite with exceptional toughness 2020 ·Nature ·Yonghai Yue, Yufei Gao, Wentao Hu, Bo Xu, Jing Wang, Xuejiao Zhang, Qi Zhang, Yanbin Wang, Binghui Ge, Zhenyu Yang, Zihe Li, Pan Ying, Xiaoxiao Liu, Dongli Yu, Bin Wei, Zhongchang Wang, Xiang‐Feng Zhou, Lin Guo, Yongjun Tian	206
13	Mechanical properties of boron arsenide single crystal 2019 ·Applied Physics Letters ·Fei Tian, Kun Luo, (unknown), Bing Liu, Xiaowei Liang, Linyan Wang, Geethal Amila Gamage, Haoran Sun, (unknown), Jingying Sun, Zhisheng Zhao, Bo Xu, Guoying Gao, Xiang‐Feng Zhou, Zhifeng Ren	37
14	Novel magnesium borides and their superconductivity 2017 ·Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics ·(unknown), Qiang Zhu, Huafeng Dong, Artem R. Oganov, Shengnan Wang, Maksim Rakitin, Xiang‐Feng Zhou	14
15	A stable compound of helium and sodium at high pressure breakdown → 2017 ·Nature Chemistry ·Xiao Dong, Artem R. Oganov, Alexander F. Goncharov, Elissaios Stavrou, Sergey S. Lobanov, Gabriele Saleh, Guang‐Rui Qian, Qiang Zhu, Carlo Gatti, Volker L. Deringer, Richard Dronskowski, Xiang‐Feng Zhou, Vitali B. Prakapenka, Zuzana Konôpková, Ivan A. Popov, Alexander I. Boldyrev, Hui‐Tian Wang	279
16	A novel phase of beryllium fluoride at high pressure 2015 ·Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics ·Maksim Rakitin, Artem R. Oganov, Haiyang Niu, (unknown), Xiang‐Feng Zhou, Guang‐Rui Qian, Vladimir L. Solozhenko	7
17	Stable Compound of Helium and Sodium at High Pressure 2014 ·Acta Crystallographica Section A Foundations and Advances ·Gabriele Saleh, Xiao Dong, Artem R. Oganov, Carlo Gatti, Guang‐Rui Qian, Qiang Zhu, Xiang‐Feng Zhou, (unknown)	2
18	Blue sensitizing dyes: synthesis, spectroscopy, and performance in photographic emulsions 1995 ·Journal of Imaging Science and Technology ·Xiang‐Feng Zhou, (unknown), H. J. Geise, (unknown), Zhenxing Li, Min Yan, R. Dommisse, Robert Carleer, Magda Claeys	8
19	Crystal structures of blue-sensitizing dyes: N-methyl-2-{(3'-methyl-1',3'-benzothiazol-2'-yl)methylenyl}pyridinium iodide and N-methyl-2-{(3'-ethyl-1',3'-benzothiazol-2'-yl)methylenyl}pyridinium iodide 1995 ·Journal of Imaging Science and Technology ·Guang Wu, Xiang‐Feng Zhou, (unknown), A. T. H. Lenstra, H. J. Geise	1
20	Aggregation behavior of benzoxazole cyanine dyes 1995 ·Journal of Imaging Science and Technology ·Pingsheng He, Xiang‐Feng Zhou, Zhenghong Peng, H. J. Geise	2

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