Xiaobin Yang

5.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
77 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

Xiaobin Yang is a scholar working on Water Science and Technology, Surfaces, Coatings and Films and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Xiaobin Yang has authored 77 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Water Science and Technology, 28 papers in Surfaces, Coatings and Films and 27 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Xiaobin Yang's work include Membrane Separation Technologies (34 papers), Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity (26 papers) and Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (14 papers). Xiaobin Yang is often cited by papers focused on Membrane Separation Technologies (34 papers), Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity (26 papers) and Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (14 papers). Xiaobin Yang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and South Africa. Xiaobin Yang's co-authors include Lu Shao, Linlin Yan, Yongping Bai, Songwei Li, Yanqiu Zhang, Feitian Ran, Zhenxing Wang, Yuyan Liu, Jun Long and Seth B. Darling and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Advanced Materials and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Xiaobin Yang

75 papers receiving 4.7k 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.

Green activation of sustainable resources to synthesize nitrogen-doped oxygen-riched porous carbon nanosheets towards high-performance supercapacitor

2021 260 citations Feitian Ran, Xiaobin Yang et al. Chemical Engineering Journal profile →
Constructing Scalable Superhydrophobic Membranes for Ultrafast Water–Oil Separation

2021 228 citations Xiaobin Yang, Lu Shao et al. profile →
Surface manipulation for prevention of migratory viscous crude oil fouling in superhydrophilic membranes

2023 133 citations Xiaobin Yang, Cher Hon Lau et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Xiaobin Yang China	42	1.9k	1.8k	1.8k	1.2k	1.2k	77	4.8k
Na Liu China	44	1.3k 0.7×	3.5k 1.9×	2.4k 1.4×	2.0k 1.6×	1.3k 1.1×	129	6.5k
Yiping Zhao China	35	1.3k 0.7×	1.1k 0.6×	1.6k 0.9×	982 0.8×	696 0.6×	173	4.1k
Lijing Zhu China	33	2.0k 1.1×	1.5k 0.8×	1.9k 1.1×	736 0.6×	905 0.8×	93	4.2k
Dongya Yang China	43	798 0.4×	1.7k 1.0×	1.5k 0.8×	1.3k 1.0×	804 0.7×	134	5.1k
Yongping Bai China	38	1.4k 0.8×	1.0k 0.6×	1.8k 1.0×	1.6k 1.3×	889 0.7×	199	5.5k
Guangyong Zeng China	41	2.0k 1.1×	837 0.5×	1.9k 1.1×	1.9k 1.5×	763 0.6×	88	4.4k
Changfa Xiao China	43	3.4k 1.8×	1.5k 0.8×	3.2k 1.8×	1.3k 1.0×	1.3k 1.1×	335	6.7k
Yingqing Zhan China	41	1.4k 0.7×	723 0.4×	1.8k 1.0×	2.0k 1.6×	705 0.6×	121	4.8k
Boor Singh Lalia United Arab Emirates	30	2.3k 1.2×	560 0.3×	2.2k 1.2×	608 0.5×	1.7k 1.4×	57	4.6k
Qinglin Huang China	36	1.6k 0.8×	633 0.3×	1.5k 0.8×	1.1k 0.9×	741 0.6×	158	3.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xiaobin Yang

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20 of 20 papers shown

Yang, Xiaobin, et al.. (2025). Advanced catalytic cleaning membranes: Contemporary status and future prospects. Materials Science and Engineering R Reports. 164. 100969–100969. 8 indexed citations

Ran, Feitian, Bowen Tan, Shulin Deng, et al.. (2025). Electrostatic self-assembly assisted construction of MXene/MoO3 hybrid aerogel for free-standing supercapacitor electrodes. Chemical Engineering Journal. 511. 161851–161851. 8 indexed citations

Wang, Xinyu, et al.. (2025). Engineering self-rebound catalytic membranes for efficient high-viscosity oily wastewater purification and emerging contaminants removal. Water Research. 288(Pt B). 124750–124750. 1 indexed citations

Ma, Jiahui, et al.. (2024). Experimental study of energy‑absorbing and support characteristics of glass microsphere-filled steel tube columns under uniaxial compression. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 4801–4801.

Sui, Qi, Xiaobin Yang, Xuemei Sun, et al.. (2024). Bioaccumulation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and their human health risks depend on the characteristics of microplastics in marine organisms of Sanggou Bay, China. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 473. 134622–134622. 12 indexed citations

Yang, Xiaobin, Yangxue Li, Dan Wu, et al.. (2024). Chelation-directed interface engineering of in-place self-cleaning membranes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(11). e2319390121–e2319390121. 31 indexed citations

Li, Yangxue, Xiaobin Yang, Linlin Yan, et al.. (2024). Engineering activated mineralized antifouling membranes via interface segregation tailoring. Journal of Membrane Science. 696. 122526–122526. 28 indexed citations

Yang, Xiaobin, Yangxue Li, Jing Guo, et al.. (2024). Advanced zwitterionic polymeric membranes for diverse applications beyond antifouling. Separation and Purification Technology. 356. 129848–129848. 30 indexed citations

Ding, Jianning, Zhonghui Han, Xiaobin Yang, et al.. (2024). Multifunctional ZnO/PVDF hybrid fiber membrane: Enhanced photocatalytic degradation performance and oil/water separation application. Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing. 185. 108942–108942. 9 indexed citations

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Wang, Wenguang, Guanghui Hong, Yanqiu Zhang, et al.. (2023). Designing an energy-efficient multi-stage selective electrodialysis process based on high-performance materials for lithium extraction. Journal of Membrane Science. 675. 121534–121534. 66 indexed citations

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Yan, Linlin, Xiaobin Yang, Yangxue Li, et al.. (2023). Acid-resistant supramolecular nanofibrous hydrogel membrane with core-shell structure for highly efficient oil/water separation. Journal of Membrane Science. 679. 121705–121705. 72 indexed citations

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Li, Pei, Tao Xu, Lu Shao, et al.. (2023). Improving astaxanthin-loaded chitosan/polyvinyl alcohol/graphene oxide nanofiber membranes and their application in periodontitis. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 258(Pt 2). 128980–128980. 5 indexed citations

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Han, Zhonghui, Jianning Ding, Jun Liu, et al.. (2023). Influence of alkaline sources for the electrochemical performance of NiCo layered double hydroxide nanostructures. Journal of Energy Storage. 78. 110165–110165. 5 indexed citations

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Yang, Xiaobin, Zhonghui Han, Jiaming Song, Peng Hu, & Feng Teng. (2023). Novel application of electrochemical test for the controllable electrodeposition of Cu2O and metallic Cu film. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 970. 172706–172706. 3 indexed citations

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Yang, Xiaobin, Pan Sun, Yajie Wen, et al.. (2023). Protein-activated atomic layer deposition for robust crude-oil-repellent hierarchical nano-armored membranes. Science Bulletin. 69(2). 218–226. 29 indexed citations

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Han, Zhonghui, Jianning Ding, Xiaobin Yang, et al.. (2023). Preparation and Performance Study of Photoconductive Detector Based on Bi2O2Se Film. Photonics. 10(11). 1187–1187. 5 indexed citations

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Yang, Xiaobin, Yajie Wen, Yangxue Li, et al.. (2023). Engineering In Situ Catalytic Cleaning Membrane Via Prebiotic‐Chemistry‐Inspired Mineralization (Adv. Mater. 49/2023). Advanced Materials. 35(49). 1 indexed citations

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Ran, Feitian, Xiaobin Yang, Xueqing Xu, et al.. (2021). Green activation of sustainable resources to synthesize nitrogen-doped oxygen-riched porous carbon nanosheets towards high-performance supercapacitor. Chemical Engineering Journal. 412. 128673–128673. 260 indexed citations breakdown →

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Sun, Miao, et al.. (2020). Preparation and Modification of Chitosan-Based Membrane. ES Materials & Manufacturing. 26 indexed citations

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Yang, Xiaobin, et al.. (2018). Confinedly Assembling Surface Nanocoating to Manipulate Nanofiltration Membranes for Highly-efficient Dye Removal. ES Energy & Environments. 48 indexed citations

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