Xiaokun Gu

4.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
83 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Xiaokun Gu is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Civil and Structural Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Xiaokun Gu has authored 83 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 52 papers in Materials Chemistry, 21 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 16 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering. Recurrent topics in Xiaokun Gu's work include Thermal properties of materials (42 papers), Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and Devices (20 papers) and Thermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies (16 papers). Xiaokun Gu is often cited by papers focused on Thermal properties of materials (42 papers), Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and Devices (20 papers) and Thermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies (16 papers). Xiaokun Gu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Singapore. Xiaokun Gu's co-authors include Ronggui Yang, Hua Bao, Changying Zhao, Xin Qian, Yujie Wei, Zheyong Fan, Baowen Li, Kenji Koga, Chunlei Wan and Kunihito Koumoto and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Advanced Materials and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Xiaokun Gu

79 papers receiving 3.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Flexible n-type thermoelectric materials by organic intercalation of layered transition metal dichalcogenide TiS2

2015 623 citations Chunlei Wan, Xiaokun Gu et al. Nature Materials profile →

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Shiyun Xiong China

Xiaojia Wang United States

Man Li China

Gaohua Zhu China

Michael Walsh United States

John H. Lehman United States

Jibao Lu China

Volker Rose United States

Samy Mérabia France

Nicola Ferralis United States

Shiyun Xiong China

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Countries citing papers authored by Xiaokun Gu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Xiaokun Gu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xiaokun Gu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Xiaokun Gu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Xiaokun Gu 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 Xiaokun Gu. Xiaokun Gu 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

Gong, Shuwen, et al.. (2025). Molecular insights into the mechanism of nucleation in nanopores: Heat transfer characteristics and two-phase behaviors. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 241. 126775–126775.

Zhang, Hengyou, et al.. (2025). Thermal management of through-silicon vias and back-end-of-line layers in 3D ICs: A comprehensive review. Microelectronic Engineering. 298. 112325–112325. 1 indexed citations

Xie, Cheng, Yuanyuan Wang, & Xiaokun Gu. (2025). Synergistic integration of solid-state hydrogen storage with thermal and electrical energy storage: Multi-energy collaborative optimization. Energy Conversion and Management. 343. 120228–120228. 4 indexed citations

Gu, Xiaokun, et al.. (2024). Effect of van der Waals interaction on thermal expansion and thermal conductivity of graphite predicted from density-functional theory. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 232. 125972–125972. 7 indexed citations

Yang, Yuan‐Han, Yifei Lin, Jinyang Xi, et al.. (2024). HH130: a standardized database of machine learning interatomic potentials, datasets, and its applications in the thermal transport of half-Heusler thermoelectrics. Digital Discovery. 3(11). 2201–2210. 3 indexed citations

Xu, Ziyao, et al.. (2024). Synergy between gelatin hydrogels and electrodes for adjustable and thermally stable ionic thermoelectric supercapacitors. Chemical Engineering Journal. 493. 152734–152734. 20 indexed citations

Yang, Yang, Xiaokun Gu, Weiji Weng, et al.. (2024). SUMOylation-induced membrane localization of TRPV1 suppresses proliferation and migration in gastric cancer cells. Cell Communication and Signaling. 22(1). 465–465. 2 indexed citations

Luo, Xiao, et al.. (2023). The energy efficiency of multistage interfacial desalination: Comprehensive analysis and further improvement strategy. Desalination. 568. 117000–117000. 13 indexed citations

Pandey, Tribhuwan, et al.. (2023). Origins of heat transport anisotropy in MoTe2 and other bulk van der Waals materials. Materials Today Physics. 37. 101196–101196. 8 indexed citations

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Zhang, Qiao, Weiji Weng, Xiaokun Gu, et al.. (2023). hnRNPA1 SUMOylation promotes cold hypersensitivity in chronic inflammatory pain by stabilizing TRPA1 mRNA. Cell Reports. 42(11). 113401–113401. 6 indexed citations

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Weng, Weiji, Xiaokun Gu, Yang Yang, et al.. (2023). N-terminal α-amino SUMOylation of cofilin-1 is critical for its regulation of actin depolymerization. Nature Communications. 14(1). 5688–5688. 13 indexed citations

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Gu, Xiaokun, et al.. (2023). Alternative insulation liners for through-silicon vias: A comprehensive review. Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing. 166. 107726–107726. 6 indexed citations

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Yang, Lan, Xiaoping Zhou, Xiaokun Gu, & Ying Liang. (2023). Impact mechanism of ecosystem services on resident well-being under sustainable development goals: A case study of the Shanghai metropolitan area. Environmental Impact Assessment Review. 103. 107262–107262. 38 indexed citations

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Gu, Xiaokun, et al.. (2022). Using "Situation-Structure-Implementation-Outcome" framework to analyze the reduction governance of the inefficient industrial land in Shanghai. 自然资源学报. 37(6). 1413–1413. 8 indexed citations

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Weng, Weiji, Heng Zhang, Yingping Wang, et al.. (2022). TRPV1 SUMOylation suppresses itch by inhibiting TRPV1 interaction with H1 receptors. Cell Reports. 39(11). 110972–110972. 13 indexed citations

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Liu, Huan, Xin Qian, Hua Bao, Changying Zhao, & Xiaokun Gu. (2021). High-temperature phonon transport properties of SnSe from machine-learning interatomic potential. Journal of Physics Condensed Matter. 33(40). 405401–405401. 30 indexed citations

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Xie, Han, et al.. (2020). Seeking for Low Thermal Conductivity Atomic Configurations in SiGe Alloys with Bayesian Optimization. ES Energy & Environments. 23 indexed citations

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Qian, Xin, et al.. (2020). Monitoring anharmonic phonon transport across interfaces in one-dimensional lattice chains. Physical review. E. 101(2). 22133–22133. 6 indexed citations

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Liu, Hongxin, et al.. (2019). Dual-wavelength erbium-doped fluoride fiber laser. Lasers in Medical Science. 34(8). 1665–1670. 4 indexed citations

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Wan, Chunlei, Xiaokun Gu, Feng Dang, et al.. (2015). Flexible n-type thermoelectric materials by organic intercalation of layered transition metal dichalcogenide TiS2. Nature Materials. 14(6). 622–627. 623 indexed citations breakdown →

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