Xiaofeng Xu

7.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
221 papers, 6.7k citations indexed

About

Xiaofeng Xu is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Polymers and Plastics and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Xiaofeng Xu has authored 221 papers receiving a total of 6.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 127 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 88 papers in Polymers and Plastics and 43 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Xiaofeng Xu's work include Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics (63 papers), Conducting polymers and applications (57 papers) and Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods (26 papers). Xiaofeng Xu is often cited by papers focused on Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics (63 papers), Conducting polymers and applications (57 papers) and Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods (26 papers). Xiaofeng Xu collaborates with scholars based in China, Sweden and United Kingdom. Xiaofeng Xu's co-authors include Ergang Wang, Petri Murto, Liang Yu, Mats R. Andersson, Shuxue Wang, Wei Ma, Junwu Chen, Arkady Yartsev, Zhaojun Li and Olle Inganäs and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Advanced Materials and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Xiaofeng Xu

206 papers receiving 6.6k citations

Hit Papers

High Performance All-Polymer Solar Cells by Synergistic E... 2016 2026 2019 2022 2016 2019 100 200 300
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.

  1. High Performance All-Polymer Solar Cells by Synergistic Effects of Fine-Tuned Crystallinity and Solvent Annealing
    2016 394 citations Xiaofeng Xu, Olle Inganäs et al. profile →
  2. Research progress on power battery cooling technology for electric vehicles
    2019 324 citations Xiaofeng Xu et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Xiaofeng Xu China 45 4.3k 3.1k 1.5k 1.3k 904 221 6.7k
Xuqing Liu China 47 1.8k 0.4× 1.6k 0.5× 664 0.4× 1.7k 1.3× 3.1k 3.5× 159 6.9k
Xin Gao China 45 3.7k 0.9× 945 0.3× 2.1k 1.4× 3.9k 3.1× 1.7k 1.9× 200 8.8k
Mingwei Zhu China 32 1.3k 0.3× 720 0.2× 1.9k 1.3× 1.2k 1.0× 1.5k 1.6× 106 6.0k
Lifeng Chen China 42 6.1k 1.4× 1.6k 0.5× 2.6k 1.8× 2.5k 2.0× 1.7k 1.9× 147 11.0k
Cheng Liu China 44 1.5k 0.4× 1.8k 0.6× 646 0.4× 2.9k 2.3× 1.2k 1.3× 313 6.8k
Lei Dong China 43 3.6k 0.8× 927 0.3× 747 0.5× 2.7k 2.1× 1.2k 1.3× 232 6.5k
Long Hu China 46 4.5k 1.0× 1.4k 0.5× 721 0.5× 3.1k 2.4× 1.0k 1.1× 173 6.6k
Miao Zhang China 44 4.0k 0.9× 1.4k 0.4× 2.0k 1.3× 3.5k 2.8× 3.1k 3.4× 149 9.0k
Chen Xu China 43 4.4k 1.0× 866 0.3× 1.6k 1.1× 2.1k 1.7× 1.1k 1.2× 139 7.1k
Rong Zhang China 46 2.9k 0.7× 1.4k 0.4× 1.9k 1.3× 3.7k 3.0× 1.1k 1.2× 255 8.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Xiaofeng Xu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Xiaofeng Xu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xiaofeng Xu

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Li, Na, Jintao He, Jingjing Li, et al.. (2025). Synergistic solar-powered water–electricity cogeneration using a 3D-printed heatsink-like device. 1(2). 182–192. 2 indexed citations
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Li, Jingjing, et al.. (2025). Simulation-Guided Design of Solar Steam Generator Arrays for Efficient All-Cold Evaporation under Natural Sunlight. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 17(17). 26065–26079. 2 indexed citations
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Luo, Xingyu, Bingbao Mei, Xiaofeng Xu, et al.. (2024). Understanding the evolution of molybdenum-nitrogen doped carbon with long-term durability for efficient oxygen reduction reaction. Chemical Engineering Journal. 498. 155778–155778.
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Wang, Y., Shuai Li, Jinɡjinɡ Li, et al.. (2024). Tailor-made hygroscopic photothermal organogels for moisture management and evaporative cooling through a 1D-to-3D design. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 13(6). 4413–4428. 8 indexed citations
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Huang, Lei, Xiaodong Yuan, Quanli Han, et al.. (2023). Gene signature developed for predicting early relapse and survival in early-stage pancreatic cancer. BJS Open. 7(3). 10 indexed citations
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Li, Na, Jintao He, Shuxue Wang, et al.. (2023). Solar‐Powered Interfacial Evaporation and Deicing Based on a 3D‐Printed Multiscale Hierarchical Design. Small. 19(33). e2301474–e2301474. 55 indexed citations
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Lin, Yuxuan, Shuai Li, Na Li, et al.. (2023). Hygroscopic and Photothermal All-Polymer Foams for Efficient Atmospheric Water Harvesting, Passive Humidity Management, and Protective Packaging. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 15(7). 10084–10097. 31 indexed citations
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Liu, Mingxing, Na Li, Jingjing Li, et al.. (2023). Synergistic solar-powered water-electricity generation: An integrated floating system on water. Nano Energy. 119. 109074–109074. 32 indexed citations
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Li, Jingjing, Na Li, Xiaochun Wu, et al.. (2022). Photothermal Aerogel Beads Based on Polysaccharides: Controlled Fabrication and Hybrid Applications in Solar-Powered Interfacial Evaporation, Water Remediation, and Soil Enrichment. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 14(44). 50266–50279. 41 indexed citations
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He, Jintao, Na Li, Shuxue Wang, et al.. (2022). Efficient Solar‐Powered Interfacial Evaporation, Water Remediation, and Waste Conversion Based on a Tumbler‐Inspired, All‐Cellulose, and Monolithic Design. Advanced Sustainable Systems. 6(10). 16 indexed citations
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Li, Caili, et al.. (2022). Questionnaires measuring patient participation in patient safety—A systematic review. Journal of Nursing Management. 30(7). 3481–3495. 7 indexed citations
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Jiang, Tong, Yun‐Xiang Xu, Tong Liu, et al.. (2021). Semitransparent polymer solar cells floating on water: selected transmission windows and active control of algal growth. Journal of Materials Chemistry C. 9(38). 13132–13143. 12 indexed citations
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Qiao, Lifang, Na Li, Lin Luo, et al.. (2021). Design of monolithic closed-cell polymer foams via controlled gas-foaming for high-performance solar-driven interfacial evaporation. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 9(15). 9692–9705. 103 indexed citations
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Xu, Yun‐Xiang, Qing Ji, Nan Zhang, et al.. (2021). Synergistic Engineering of Substituents and Backbones on Donor Polymers: Toward Terpolymer Design of High-Performance Polymer Solar Cells. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 13(20). 23993–24004. 28 indexed citations
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Wang, Pengfei, Yifan Meng, Xiaofeng Xu, et al.. (2019). Simple method preparation for ultrathin VO 2 thin film and control: nanoparticle morphology and optical transmittance. Japanese Journal of Applied Physics. 58(5). 50917–50917. 11 indexed citations
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Xu, Xiaofeng, Yuxin Xia, Ruiyun Chen, et al.. (2019). Photo-Oxidation Reveals H-Aggregates Hidden in Spin-Cast-Conjugated Polymer Films as Observed by Two-Dimensional Polarization Imaging. Chemistry of Materials. 31(21). 8927–8936. 9 indexed citations
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Murto, Petri, Christos L. Chochos, Vasilis G. Gregoriou, et al.. (2018). High-Performance Organic Photodetectors from a High-Bandgap Indacenodithiophene-Based π-Conjugated Donor–Acceptor Polymer. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 10(15). 12937–12946. 54 indexed citations

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