Xiaoping Gao

7.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
173 papers, 5.9k citations indexed

About

Xiaoping Gao is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Xiaoping Gao has authored 173 papers receiving a total of 5.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 73 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 62 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 44 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Xiaoping Gao's work include Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (49 papers), Electrochemical Analysis and Applications (36 papers) and Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (24 papers). Xiaoping Gao is often cited by papers focused on Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (49 papers), Electrochemical Analysis and Applications (36 papers) and Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (24 papers). Xiaoping Gao collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Hong Kong. Xiaoping Gao's co-authors include Michael J. Weaver, A. Hamelin, Gregory J. Edens, Yuen Wu, Zhemin Shen, Yujia Tan, Henry S. White, John P. Davies, Yanan Zhou and Yun Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

Xiaoping Gao

162 papers receiving 5.7k 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.

Synergy between Palladium Single Atoms and Nanoparticles via Hydrogen Spillover for Enhancing CO₂ Photoreduction to CH₄

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Author						Papers	Cites
Xiaoping Gao	2.5k	2.4k	2.1k	1.5k	1.1k	173	5.9k
David J. Fermı́n	3.2k 1.3×	2.0k 0.8×	3.0k 1.5×	1.9k 1.2×	706 0.6×	168	6.3k
Peter Broekmann	3.0k 1.2×	3.2k 1.3×	1.8k 0.9×	1.3k 0.8×	783 0.7×	199	6.5k
Tianrong Zhan	3.0k 1.2×	2.6k 1.1×	1.5k 0.7×	802 0.5×	537 0.5×	145	5.3k
Daniel A. Scherson	3.3k 1.3×	2.0k 0.8×	1.4k 0.7×	2.0k 1.3×	543 0.5×	262	5.3k
О. А. Петрий	3.1k 1.3×	2.8k 1.1×	1.8k 0.9×	2.6k 1.7×	361 0.3×	131	5.8k
E. Gileadi	4.1k 1.7×	1.8k 0.7×	1.8k 0.9×	2.8k 1.8×	914 0.8×	194	6.9k
Alison Crossley	2.8k 1.1×	676 0.3×	2.7k 1.3×	1.8k 1.2×	499 0.4×	117	5.9k
Kristina Tschulik	2.7k 1.1×	1.5k 0.6×	1.5k 0.7×	2.6k 1.7×	356 0.3×	179	5.4k
Guo Qin Xu	3.4k 1.4×	1.2k 0.5×	4.2k 2.0×	608 0.4×	1.4k 1.3×	206	7.5k
Daniel A. Buttry	3.8k 1.5×	797 0.3×	1.5k 0.7×	2.0k 1.3×	725 0.6×	103	7.1k

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Gao, Xiaoping, Yanan Zhou, Wenhua Zhang, & Jinlong Yang. (2025). Boosting the Electrocatalytic Nitrogen Reduction Reaction Activity on Two-Dimensional Conductive Metal–Organic Frameworks: A Theoretical Study. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 17(42). 58157–58166.

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Yao, Fanglei, Yuntong Sun, Cheng Zhang, et al.. (2025). Ordered Copper Triangular Atomic Sites for Industrial‐Grade Electromethanation of CO ₂ via Self‐Regulated Adsorption of Reactants. Angewandte Chemie. 137(37). 1 indexed citations

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Yao, Fanglei, Yuntong Sun, Cheng Zhang, et al.. (2025). Ordered Copper Triangular Atomic Sites for Industrial‐Grade Electromethanation of CO ₂ via Self‐Regulated Adsorption of Reactants. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(37). e202511459–e202511459.

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Wang, Xi, Chengwei Liu, Li Chen, et al.. (2025). Multiscale analysis on anisotropic heat conduction behaviors of multi-walled carbon nanotubes modification carbon fiber composites: random distribution and modified interface. Applied Thermal Engineering. 277. 127051–127051.

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Liu, Xiaokang, Longfei Hu, Sebastian Kunze, et al.. (2024). Identification of K+-determined reaction pathway for facilitated kinetics of CO2 electroreduction. Nature Communications. 15(1). 6972–6972. 21 indexed citations

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Ma, Xianhui, Tong Yang, Dayin He, et al.. (2024). Carbonate shell regulates CuO surface reconstruction for enhanced CO2 electroreduction. Nature Synthesis. 4(1). 53–66. 37 indexed citations

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Xia, Ting, Yao Qiu, Lijie Peng, et al.. (2024). Stress Effects of Allelopathic Aqueous Extractsin <i>Artemisia argyi</i> on <i>Microcystis aeruginosa</i>. Polish Journal of Environmental Studies. 34(6). 6869–6882. 1 indexed citations

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Wang, Qiuping, Kui Chen, Hui Jiang, et al.. (2023). Cell-inspired design of cascade catalysis system by 3D spatially separated active sites. Nature Communications. 14(1). 5338–5338. 35 indexed citations

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Ming, Song, et al.. (2023). Controls on Gas-Reservoir Formation in the Benxi Formation in the Ganquan–Fuxian Area of the Ordos Basin, China. Energies. 16(19). 6866–6866. 1 indexed citations

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Huang, Yan, et al.. (2023). Effect of C/N on the microbial interactions of aerobic granular sludge system. Journal of Environmental Management. 349. 119505–119505. 13 indexed citations

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Tian, Lin, Xiaoping Gao, Sicong Wang, et al.. (2023). Precise arrangement of metal atoms at the interface by a thermal printing strategy. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120(52). e2310916120–e2310916120. 21 indexed citations

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Gao, Xiaoping, Ting Ye, Yu L. Lei, et al.. (2023). Dendrobium officinale aqueous extract influences the immune response following vaccination against SARS-CoV-2. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy. 162. 114702–114702. 5 indexed citations

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Yi, Jun‐Dong, Xiaoping Gao, Huang Zhou, Wei Chen, & Yuen Wu. (2022). Design of Co‐Cu Diatomic Site Catalysts for High‐efficiency Synergistic CO₂ Electroreduction at Industrial‐level Current Density. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 61(47). e202212329–e202212329. 193 indexed citations

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Guo, Wenxin, Xiaoping Gao, Mengzhao Zhu, et al.. (2022). A closely packed Pt_1.5Ni_1−x/Ni–N–C hybrid for relay catalysis towards oxygen reduction. Energy & Environmental Science. 16(1). 148–156. 102 indexed citations

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Yi, Jun‐Dong, Xiaoping Gao, Huang Zhou, Wei Chen, & Yuen Wu. (2022). Design of Co‐Cu Diatomic Site Catalysts for High‐efficiency Synergistic CO₂ Electroreduction at Industrial‐level Current Density. Angewandte Chemie. 134(47). 21 indexed citations

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Zhou, Yanan, Jing Li, Xiaoping Gao, et al.. (2021). Recent advances in single-atom electrocatalysts supported on two-dimensional materials for the oxygen evolution reaction. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 9(16). 9979–9999. 75 indexed citations

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Gao, Xiaoping, Yanan Zhou, Yujia Tan, et al.. (2018). Unveiling Adsorption Mechanisms of Elemental Mercury on Defective Boron Nitride Monolayer: A Computational Study. Energy & Fuels. 32(4). 5331–5337. 28 indexed citations

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Gao, Xiaoping, Yanan Zhou, Yujia Tan, et al.. (2018). Mo isolated single atoms on S, N-codoped carbon as efficient catalyst for hydrogen evolution reaction: A theoretical evaluation. Applied Surface Science. 473. 770–776. 54 indexed citations

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Gao, Xiaoping, Yanan Zhou, Yujia Tan, et al.. (2018). Exploring adsorption behavior and oxidation mechanism of mercury on monolayer Ti2CO2 (MXenes) from first principles. Applied Surface Science. 464. 53–60. 36 indexed citations

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Gao, Xiaoping, C. M. O'd. Alexander, P. D. Swan, & R. M. Walker. (1994). Interstellar Graphite in Tieschitz. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 401. 1 indexed citations

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