Xiaofeng Sun

673 total citations · 1 hit paper
12 papers, 560 citations indexed

About

Xiaofeng Sun is a scholar working on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Xiaofeng Sun has authored 12 papers receiving a total of 560 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 7 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 4 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. Recurrent topics in Xiaofeng Sun's work include Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (8 papers), Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors (7 papers) and Polymer Surface Interaction Studies (3 papers). Xiaofeng Sun is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (8 papers), Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors (7 papers) and Polymer Surface Interaction Studies (3 papers). Xiaofeng Sun collaborates with scholars based in China and Denmark. Xiaofeng Sun's co-authors include Tao Xian, Hua Yang, Guorong Liu, Jianfeng Dai, Zao Yi, Hua Yang, Shu Tian, Jibin Pu, Wenru Zheng and Zhanming Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Engineering Journal, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research and Applied Surface Science.

In The Last Decade

Xiaofeng Sun

12 papers receiving 556 citations

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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.

Enhanced CO2 photoreduction over S-scheme Sdoped-BiVO4/AgCl heterostructures and interface interaction mediated selective generation of CH4

2025 39 citations Qianfei Ma, Xiaofeng Sun et al. Chemical Engineering Journal profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Xiaofeng Sun China	12	308	232	195	82	81	12	560
Jiajin Lin China	15	220 0.7×	279 1.2×	278 1.4×	40 0.5×	9 0.1×	29	611
Liuhua Yu China	11	68 0.2×	153 0.7×	167 0.9×	351 4.3×	39 0.5×	11	572
Zhe Pan China	11	152 0.5×	222 1.0×	208 1.1×	11 0.1×	46 0.6×	14	593
Run Zhou China	9	390 1.3×	377 1.6×	205 1.1×	113 1.4×	9 0.1×	14	596
Xiang Lv China	18	230 0.7×	328 1.4×	424 2.2×	42 0.5×	6 0.1×	32	795
Jiajia Qian China	9	322 1.0×	351 1.5×	142 0.7×	25 0.3×	6 0.1×	14	543
Zhibin Jiang China	10	57 0.2×	182 0.8×	155 0.8×	228 2.8×	17 0.2×	23	486
Hari-Bala China	14	115 0.4×	333 1.4×	74 0.4×	53 0.6×	11 0.1×	14	528
Phuoc H. H. Duong Saudi Arabia	15	122 0.4×	384 1.7×	295 1.5×	138 1.7×	24 0.3×	20	1.1k
Su Zhan China	19	710 2.3×	513 2.2×	415 2.1×	8 0.1×	41 0.5×	54	833

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xiaofeng Sun

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

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12 of 12 papers shown

Ma, Qianfei, et al.. (2025). Enhanced CO2 photoreduction over S-scheme Sdoped-BiVO4/AgCl heterostructures and interface interaction mediated selective generation of CH4. Chemical Engineering Journal. 509. 161444–161444. 39 indexed citations breakdown →

Liu, Guorong, et al.. (2024). Mn doping and ZnS nanoparticles modification on Bi2MoO6 to achieve an highly-efficient photocatalyst for TC degradation. Applied Surface Science. 681. 161611–161611. 47 indexed citations

Sun, Xiaofeng, et al.. (2024). Development of ternary Pt/BaTiO3/Bi2O3 heterostructured piezo-photocatalysts for antibiotic degradation. Applied Surface Science. 653. 159421–159421. 55 indexed citations

Xian, Tao, et al.. (2024). Construction of p-n type AgCl/BiFeO3 heterojunction with promising photocatalytic and piezo-photocatalytic water purification. Optical Materials. 149. 115054–115054. 22 indexed citations

Sun, Xiaofeng, Jinyuan Ma, Zao Yi, et al.. (2023). Bi2O2CO3-coating on beverage-derived carbon microspheres to achieve highly-efficient photocatalysts for ciprofloxacin degradation. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 970. 172608–172608. 27 indexed citations

Sun, Xiaofeng, Tao Xian, Zao Yi, et al.. (2023). Insight on the enhanced piezo-photocatalytic mechanism of In2O3/BiFeO3 heterojunctions for degradation of tetracycline hydrochloride. Applied Surface Science. 640. 158408–158408. 114 indexed citations

Sun, Xiaofeng, Tao Xian, Ruishan Li, & Hua Yang. (2023). Heterojunction interface field and piezoelectric polarization field cooperatively facilitating photocarrier separation in heterojunction piezo-photocatalysts: Experimental and theoretical characterization. Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 677. 132430–132430. 24 indexed citations

Xian, Tao, et al.. (2023). Enhancing the piezo-photocatalytic tetracycline degradation activity of BiOBr by the decoration of AuPt alloy nanoparaticles: Degradation pathways and mechanism investigation. Applied Surface Science. 638. 158136–158136. 71 indexed citations

Tian, Shu, Jibin Pu, Xiaofeng Sun, et al.. (2019). A new hybrid silicone-based antifouling coating with nanocomposite hydrogel for durable antifouling properties. Chemical Engineering Journal. 370. 1–9. 112 indexed citations

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Du, Zhiping, Xiaofeng Sun, Xiumei Tai, Guoyong Wang, & Xiaoying Liu. (2015). Synthesis of hybrid silica nanoparticles grafted with thermoresponsive poly(ethylene glycol) methyl ether methacrylate via AGET-ATRP. RSC Advances. 5(22). 17194–17201. 24 indexed citations

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Du, Zhiping, Xiaofeng Sun, Xiumei Tai, Guoyong Wang, & Xiaoying Liu. (2014). Optimizing conditions of preparation of thermoresponsive SiO2-POEGMA particles via AGET-ATRP. Applied Surface Science. 329. 234–239. 12 indexed citations

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Tian, Dating, Xiaodong Chu, Donghong Yu, et al.. (2011). Immobilization of Polymethyl Methacrylate Brushes on Hydroxyapatite under Molecular Weight Control. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 50(10). 6109–6114. 13 indexed citations

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