Xiaoming Sun

72.3k total citations · 39 hit papers
549 papers, 60.4k citations indexed

About

Xiaoming Sun is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Xiaoming Sun has authored 549 papers receiving a total of 60.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 317 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 270 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 192 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Xiaoming Sun's work include Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (226 papers), Advanced battery technologies research (188 papers) and Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication (90 papers). Xiaoming Sun is often cited by papers focused on Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (226 papers), Advanced battery technologies research (188 papers) and Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication (90 papers). Xiaoming Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and India. Xiaoming Sun's co-authors include Yadong Li, Zhuang Liu, Hongjie Dai, Zhiyi Lu, Joshua T. Robinson, Junfeng Liu, Guoxin Zhang, Yun Kuang, Yaping Li and Wen Liu and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Xiaoming Sun

531 papers receiving 59.6k citations

Hit Papers

PEGylated Nanographene Oxide for Delivery of Water-Insolu... 2003 2026 2010 2018 2008 2008 2010 2004 2006 1000 2.0k 3.0k
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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.

  1. PEGylated Nanographene Oxide for Delivery of Water-Insoluble Cancer Drugs
    2008 3.1k citations Xiaoming Sun et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  2. Nano-graphene oxide for cellular imaging and drug delivery
    2008 2.8k citations Xiaoming Sun et al. profile →
  3. Graphene in Mice: Ultrahigh In Vivo Tumor Uptake and Efficient Photothermal Therapy
    2010 2.1k citations Xiaoming Sun et al. profile →
  4. Colloidal Carbon Spheres and Their Core/Shell Structures with Noble‐Metal Nanoparticles
    2004 2.0k citations Xiaoming Sun, Yadong Li profile →
  5. In vivo biodistribution and highly efficient tumour targeting of carbon nanotubes in mice
    2006 1.1k citations Xiaoming Sun et al. profile →
  6. Supramolecular Chemistry on Water-Soluble Carbon Nanotubes for Drug Loading and Delivery
    2007 1.1k citations Xiaoming Sun et al. profile →
  7. Enhanced catalytic activity of ceria nanorods from well-defined reactive crystal planes
    2004 992 citations Xiaoming Sun et al. profile →
  8. Ultrahigh Hydrogen Evolution Performance of Under‐Water “Superaerophobic” MoS2 Nanostructured Electrodes
    2014 897 citations Xiaoming Sun et al. profile →
  9. Synthesis and Characterization of Ion‐Exchangeable Titanate Nanotubes
    2003 843 citations Xiaoming Sun, Yadong Li profile →
  10. Three-dimensional NiFe layered double hydroxide film for high-efficiency oxygen evolution reaction
    2014 814 citations Yaping Li, Xiaoming Sun et al. profile →
  11. Solar-driven, highly sustained splitting of seawater into hydrogen and oxygen fuels
    2019 776 citations Yun Kuang, Wei‐Hsuan Hung et al. profile →
  12. FeCo/graphitic-shell nanocrystals as advanced magnetic-resonance-imaging and near-infrared agents
    2006 741 citations Xiaoming Sun et al. profile →
  13. Tuning Electronic Structure of NiFe Layered Double Hydroxides with Vanadium Doping toward High Efficient Electrocatalytic Water Oxidation
    2018 699 citations Yun Kuang, Yaping Li et al. profile →
  14. Nitrogen-doped tungsten carbide nanoarray as an efficient bifunctional electrocatalyst for water splitting in acid
    2018 683 citations Wen Liu, Xiaoming Sun et al. Nature Communications profile →
  15. Boosting oxygen evolution of single-atomic ruthenium through electronic coupling with cobalt-iron layered double hydroxides
    2019 631 citations Yun Kuang, Yaping Li et al. Nature Communications profile →
  16. A pilot toxicology study of single-walled carbon nanotubes in a small sample of mice
    2008 582 citations Xiaoming Sun et al. profile →
  17. Layered double hydroxide-based electrocatalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction: identification and tailoring of active sites, and superaerophobic nanoarray electrode assembly
    2021 562 citations Daojin Zhou, Yun Kuang et al. profile →
  18. Highly Sensitive WO3 Hollow-Sphere Gas Sensors
    2004 550 citations Xiaoming Sun, Yadong Li et al. profile →
  19. Systematic design of superaerophobic nanotube-array electrode comprised of transition-metal sulfides for overall water splitting
    2018 542 citations Xiaoming Sun et al. Nature Communications profile →
  20. Superwetting Electrodes for Gas-Involving Electrocatalysis
    2018 542 citations Xiaoming Sun et al. profile →
  21. 3D Self‐Supported Fe‐Doped Ni2P Nanosheet Arrays as Bifunctional Catalysts for Overall Water Splitting
    2017 526 citations Xiaoming Sun et al. profile →
  22. Single‐Crystalline Ultrathin Co3O4 Nanosheets with Massive Vacancy Defects for Enhanced Electrocatalysis
    2017 520 citations Wen Liu, Yang Tian et al. profile →
  23. Recent progress on earth abundant electrocatalysts for oxygen evolution reaction (OER) in alkaline medium to achieve efficient water splitting – A review
    2018 497 citations Xiaoming Sun et al. profile →
  24. Surface effects on elastic properties of silver nanowires: Contact atomic-force microscopy
    2006 489 citations Xiaoming Sun, Yadong Li et al. profile →
  25. Energy-saving hydrogen production by chlorine-free hybrid seawater splitting coupling hydrazine degradation
    2021 474 citations Xiaoming Sun et al. Nature Communications profile →
  26. NiFe Hydroxide Lattice Tensile Strain: Enhancement of Adsorption of Oxygenated Intermediates for Efficient Water Oxidation Catalysis
    2018 456 citations Daojin Zhou, Yun Kuang et al. profile →
  27. Evaluation Criteria for Reduced Graphene Oxide
    2011 450 citations Xiaoming Sun et al. profile →
  28. Confined local oxygen gas promotes electrochemical water oxidation to hydrogen peroxide
    2020 394 citations Xiaoming Sun et al. profile →
  29. Recent Advances for MOF‐Derived Carbon‐Supported Single‐Atom Catalysts
    2019 390 citations Anuj Kumar, Xiaoming Sun et al. profile →
  30. Eliminating over-oxidation of ruthenium oxides by niobium for highly stable electrocatalytic oxygen evolution in acidic media
    2023 359 citations Hai Liu, Zhuang Zhang et al. Joule profile →
  31. Uncovering sulfur doping effect in MnO2 nanosheets as an efficient cathode for aqueous zinc ion battery
    2022 328 citations Yajun Zhao, Longtao Ren et al. profile →
  32. Microwave chemistry, recent advancements, and eco-friendly microwave-assisted synthesis of nanoarchitectures and their applications: a review
    2020 321 citations Anuj Kumar, Yun Kuang et al. profile →
  33. Dual-atom Pt heterogeneous catalyst with excellent catalytic performances for the selective hydrogenation and epoxidation
    2021 270 citations Shubo Tian, Xiaoming Sun et al. Nature Communications profile →
  34. Electrocatalytic Hydrogenation of 5‐Hydroxymethylfurfural Promoted by a Ru1Cu Single‐Atom Alloy Catalyst
    2022 233 citations Xiaoming Sun et al. profile →
  35. Atomically precise electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reaction
    2023 173 citations Yan Li, Panpan Li et al. Chem profile →
  36. Vacancy-rich Al-doped MnO2 cathodes break the trade-off between kinetics and stability for high-performance aqueous Zn-ion batteries
    2023 156 citations Yajun Zhao, Longtao Ren et al. profile →
  37. Bubble Engineering on Micro-/Nanostructured Electrodes for Water Splitting
    2023 144 citations Mengxuan Li, Linfeng Yu et al. profile →
  38. 10,000-h-stable intermittent alkaline seawater electrolysis
    2025 136 citations Qihao Sha, Yan Li et al. profile →
  39. Self-protecting CoFeAl-layered double hydroxides enable stable and efficient brine oxidation at 2 A cm−2
    2024 83 citations Wei Liu, Jiage Yu et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Xiaoming Sun China 124 28.7k 28.1k 26.2k 14.4k 9.8k 549 60.4k
Zhiyong Tang China 131 21.8k 0.8× 18.7k 0.7× 31.9k 1.2× 9.7k 0.7× 10.8k 1.1× 604 58.9k
Li Song China 132 32.0k 1.1× 31.0k 1.1× 34.8k 1.3× 9.6k 0.7× 9.2k 0.9× 1.1k 72.0k
Yanguang Li China 107 34.2k 1.2× 33.0k 1.2× 21.2k 0.8× 8.2k 0.6× 10.2k 1.0× 316 58.0k
Chang Ming Li China 111 28.9k 1.0× 15.7k 0.6× 23.3k 0.9× 10.4k 0.7× 12.0k 1.2× 1.1k 58.0k
Jinghong Li China 123 25.9k 0.9× 15.3k 0.5× 24.1k 0.9× 14.7k 1.0× 8.9k 0.9× 669 57.6k
Yuehe Lin United States 134 34.3k 1.2× 17.5k 0.6× 27.8k 1.1× 18.1k 1.3× 6.7k 0.7× 622 70.0k
Wei Li China 109 22.0k 0.8× 16.2k 0.6× 25.4k 1.0× 7.5k 0.5× 11.3k 1.1× 1.2k 54.1k
Yusuke Yamauchi Japan 158 43.3k 1.5× 33.8k 1.2× 43.2k 1.6× 15.6k 1.1× 24.9k 2.5× 1.4k 97.6k
Guihua Yu United States 136 35.1k 1.2× 21.6k 0.8× 14.9k 0.6× 15.5k 1.1× 16.9k 1.7× 398 66.9k
Xin Wang China 130 39.0k 1.4× 42.7k 1.5× 31.8k 1.2× 6.7k 0.5× 11.7k 1.2× 1.1k 73.8k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Fan, Yanchen, et al.. (2025). Recent progress and perspectives on anode-free aqueous zinc-metal batteries for higher energy density: A review. Journal of Energy Chemistry. 110. 986–1005. 1 indexed citations
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Han, Ruifang, et al.. (2025). Thermo-sensitive ε-polylysine-heparin-poloxamer hydrogel-encapsulated BMSCs promote endometrial regeneration. Materials Today Bio. 31. 101580–101580. 2 indexed citations
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Jiang, Zheheng, Wei Liu, Hao Sun, et al.. (2025). Ir–Co3S4/CoOxHy Heterojunction Enables Efficient Alkaline Oxygen Evolution through Binuclear Ir–Co Active Sites. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 13(25). 9445–9454. 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Yan, Aiqing Cao, Bo Li, et al.. (2025). Ge‐Doped RuO 2 for Stable and Active Acidic Oxygen Evolution Reaction. Small. 21(49). e08783–e08783. 1 indexed citations
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Sha, Qihao, Yan Li, Wei‐Hsuan Hung, et al.. (2025). Lattice Oxygen Mechanism Induced on Nickel Sites by Cl– Adsorption for Efficient Seawater Oxidation Reaction. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 147(24). 20716–20724. 20 indexed citations
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Yang, Zhong, Kai Sun, Benqiang Tian, et al.. (2025). Selective C–C coupling via copper atom reconfiguration in CO2 electroreduction. Frontiers of Chemical Science and Engineering. 19(4).
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Xiao, Ying, Bing Lin, Junlei Tang, et al.. (2024). Effect of elastic tensile stress on the pitting corrosion mechanism and passive film of 2205 duplex stainless steel. Electrochimica Acta. 477. 143765–143765. 28 indexed citations
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Yang, Zhong, Wei Liu, Linfeng Yu, et al.. (2024). Ampere‐Level Hydrogen Generation via 1000 H Stable Seawater Electrolysis Catalyzed by Pt‐Cluster‐Loaded NiFeCo Phosphide. Small. 20(49). e2406076–e2406076. 14 indexed citations
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Liu, Wei, Jiage Yu, Tianshui Li, et al.. (2024). Self-protecting CoFeAl-layered double hydroxides enable stable and efficient brine oxidation at 2 A cm−2. Nature Communications. 15(1). 4712–4712. 83 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ding, Xiaoqian, et al.. (2024). Location effects of vanadium in NiFe layered double hydroxides for oxygen evolution reaction. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 12(35). 23447–23453. 6 indexed citations
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Wang, Yueyang, et al.. (2024). Rational design and prospects for advanced aqueous Zn–organic batteries enabled by multielectron redox reactions. Science China Materials. 67(5). 1367–1378. 12 indexed citations
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Wu, Haoyang, et al.. (2024). Pressure-Dependent CO2 Electroreduction to Methane over Asymmetric Cu–N2 Single-Atom Sites. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 146(32). 22266–22275. 54 indexed citations
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Liu, Hai, Guoying Tan, Mengxuan Li, et al.. (2023). Single atomic ruthenium in WO3 boosted hydrogen evolution stability at Ampere-level current density in whole pH range. Chemical Engineering Journal. 458. 141414–141414. 30 indexed citations
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Lei, Chong, Xiaoming Sun, Liang Luo, et al.. (2023). Improving mass transfer in anion exchange membrane water electrolysis by ordered gas diffusion layer. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 48(91). 35453–35462. 25 indexed citations
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Li, Yan, Panpan Li, Anuj Kumar, et al.. (2023). Atomically precise electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reaction. Chem. 9(2). 280–342. 173 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wang, Yueyang, Qi Li, Yajun Zhao, et al.. (2023). Design strategies and challenges of next generation aqueous Zn-organic batteries. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1(4). 100061–100061. 12 indexed citations
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Liu, Hai, Zhuang Zhang, Jinjie Fang, et al.. (2023). Eliminating over-oxidation of ruthenium oxides by niobium for highly stable electrocatalytic oxygen evolution in acidic media. Joule. 7(3). 558–573. 359 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wang, Xiaochen, Wenzheng Li, Weiguo Tian, et al.. (2023). Accelerating Gas Escape in Anion Exchange Membrane Water Electrolysis by Gas Diffusion Layers with Hierarchical Grid Gradients. Angewandte Chemie. 135(33). 4 indexed citations
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Li, Mengxuan, Jinshan Wei, Longtao Ren, et al.. (2021). Superwetting behaviors at the interface between electrode and electrolyte. Cell Reports Physical Science. 2(3). 100374–100374. 48 indexed citations

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