Xiaorong Zhu

7.6k total citations · 6 hit papers
87 papers, 5.0k citations indexed

About

Xiaorong Zhu is a scholar working on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Materials Chemistry and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Xiaorong Zhu has authored 87 papers receiving a total of 5.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 52 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 34 papers in Materials Chemistry and 33 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Xiaorong Zhu's work include Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (27 papers), CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts (26 papers) and Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction (24 papers). Xiaorong Zhu is often cited by papers focused on Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (27 papers), CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts (26 papers) and Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction (24 papers). Xiaorong Zhu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Xiaorong Zhu's co-authors include Yafei Li, Yafei Li, Shuangyin Wang, Chen Chen, Yanguang Li, Yu Jing, Chao Xie, Xiaocheng Zhou, Jun Lü and Na Han and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Xiaorong Zhu

81 papers receiving 4.9k 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.

Structural defects on converted bismuth oxide nanotubes enable highly active electrocatalysis of carbon dioxide reduction

2019 596 citations Xiaorong Zhu, Na Han et al. Nature Communications profile →
Combined anodic and cathodic hydrogen production from aldehyde oxidation and hydrogen evolution reaction

2021 555 citations Tehua Wang, Tao Li et al. Nature Catalysis profile →
Uncovering near-free platinum single-atom dynamics during electrochemical hydrogen evolution reaction

2020 489 citations Xiaorong Zhu, Yue Lin et al. Nature Communications profile →
Identifying and tailoring C–N coupling site for efficient urea synthesis over diatomic Fe–Ni catalyst

2022 365 citations Xiaoran Zhang, Xiaorong Zhu et al. Nature Communications profile →
Electrochemical synthesis of urea on MBenes

2021 300 citations Xiaorong Zhu, Xiaocheng Zhou et al. Nature Communications profile →
Dynamic Reconstitution Between Copper Single Atoms and Clusters for Electrocatalytic Urea Synthesis

2023 264 citations Xiaoxiao Wei, Xiaorong Zhu et al. Advanced Materials profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Xiaorong Zhu China	30	3.8k	2.1k	1.9k	1.6k	326	87	5.0k
Lixiang Zhong China	26	2.5k 0.6×	1.5k 0.7×	1.4k 0.7×	1.4k 0.9×	305 0.9×	68	3.8k
Xianbiao Fu China	25	2.6k 0.7×	1.5k 0.7×	2.0k 1.1×	869 0.5×	275 0.8×	48	3.7k
Xinyi Tan China	34	2.2k 0.6×	1.2k 0.6×	1.4k 0.7×	1.7k 1.1×	187 0.6×	77	3.9k
Carlos G. Morales‐Guio United States	21	5.7k 1.5×	2.1k 1.0×	1.6k 0.8×	3.0k 1.9×	180 0.6×	49	6.4k
Changhyeok Choi South Korea	28	3.6k 1.0×	2.3k 1.1×	2.8k 1.5×	796 0.5×	530 1.6×	42	4.6k
Xuqiang Ji China	36	4.1k 1.1×	2.2k 1.1×	2.1k 1.1×	2.0k 1.2×	450 1.4×	63	5.4k
Yixin Ouyang China	27	3.4k 0.9×	3.2k 1.6×	1.2k 0.6×	1.9k 1.2×	277 0.8×	45	5.0k
Chunshuang Yan China	38	3.6k 1.0×	2.9k 1.4×	2.3k 1.2×	4.5k 2.8×	395 1.2×	74	8.0k
Chade Lv China	48	5.4k 1.4×	3.8k 1.8×	2.7k 1.4×	3.8k 2.4×	437 1.3×	125	8.3k
Baihai Li China	35	2.9k 0.8×	2.7k 1.3×	1.8k 1.0×	1.8k 1.1×	413 1.3×	93	5.1k

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Huang, Jinzhen, Ran Wang, Hongyuan Sheng, et al.. (2025). Isotope-dependent Tafel analysis probes proton transfer kinetics during electrocatalytic water splitting. Nature Chemistry. 1 indexed citations

Ji, Xiaofei, Leyu Bi, Xin Yang, et al.. (2024). Multifunctional Buffer Layer Engineering for Efficient and Stable Wide‐Bandgap Perovskite and Perovskite/Silicon Tandem Solar Cells. Angewandte Chemie. 136(32). 3 indexed citations

Gong, Liyuan, Xiaorong Zhu, Ta Thi Thuy Nga, et al.. (2024). Ultra‐Low‐Potential Methanol Oxidation on Single‐Ir‐Atom Catalyst. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 63(28). e202404713–e202404713. 29 indexed citations

Zhang, Xiang‐Da, Xiaorong Zhu, Chang Liu, et al.. (2024). Auto-tandem CO2 reduction by reconstructed Cu imidazole framework isomers: Unveiling pristine MOF-mediated CO2 activation. Chinese Chemical Letters. 36(5). 109937–109937. 3 indexed citations

Zhu, Xiaorong, et al.. (2023). Advancing electrocatalytic urea synthesis: Insights from 2D benzenehexathiolate coordination nanosheets. Journal of Catalysis. 429. 115218–115218. 3 indexed citations

Zhu, Xiaorong, et al.. (2023). An End-to-End Delay Analysis Method for Dual-Mode Communication Networks Combining PLC and RF Based on Martingale Theory. 211–216. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Xiaoran, Xiaorong Zhu, Shuowen Bo, et al.. (2023). Electrocatalytic Urea Synthesis with 63.5 % Faradaic Efficiency and 100 % N‐Selectivity via One‐step C−N coupling. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 62(33). e202305447–e202305447. 112 indexed citations

Zhu, Xiaorong, et al.. (2023). Rationalizing Functionalized MXenes as Effective Anchor Materials for Lithium–Sulfur Batteries via First-Principles Calculations. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters. 14(8). 2215–2221. 24 indexed citations

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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Zhu, Li, Jing Tang, Baichang Li, et al.. (2022). Artificial Neuron Networks Enabled Identification and Characterizations of 2D Materials and van der Waals Heterostructures. ACS Nano. 16(2). 2721–2729. 31 indexed citations

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Zhu, Xiaorong, Xiaocheng Zhou, Yu Jing, & Yafei Li. (2021). Electrochemical synthesis of urea on MBenes. Nature Communications. 12(1). 4080–4080. 300 indexed citations breakdown →

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Wang, Tehua, Tao Li, Xiaorong Zhu, et al.. (2021). Combined anodic and cathodic hydrogen production from aldehyde oxidation and hydrogen evolution reaction. Nature Catalysis. 5(1). 66–73. 555 indexed citations breakdown →

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Zhu, Yiming, Jiaheng Peng, Xiaorong Zhu, et al.. (2021). A Large-Scalable, Surfactant-Free, and Ultrastable Ru-Doped Pt₃Co Oxygen Reduction Catalyst. Nano Letters. 21(15). 6625–6632. 61 indexed citations

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Wang, Wenyu, Yang Zhu, Xiaorong Zhu, et al.. (2021). Biocompatible Ruthenium Single-Atom Catalyst for Cascade Enzyme-Mimicking Therapy. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 13(38). 45269–45278. 62 indexed citations

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Zhou, Yuan, Rui Zhou, Xiaorong Zhu, et al.. (2020). Mesoporous PdAg Nanospheres for Stable Electrochemical CO₂ Reduction to Formate. Advanced Materials. 32(30). e2000992–e2000992. 190 indexed citations

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Zhu, Xiaorong, Yu Wang, Yu Jing, Thomas Heine, & Yufeng Li. (2020). β-PdBi2 monolayer: two-dimensional topological metal with superior catalytic activity for carbon dioxide electroreduction to formic acid. Materials Today Advances. 8. 100091–100091. 19 indexed citations

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Zhu, Xiaorong, et al.. (2020). Electroactive Metal–Organic Frameworks as Emitters for Self‐Enhanced Electrochemiluminescence in Aqueous Medium. Angewandte Chemie. 132(26). 10532–10536. 17 indexed citations

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Liu, Jie, Man Qiao, Xiaorong Zhu, Yu Jing, & Yafei Li. (2019). Ti₂PTe₂ monolayer: a promising two-dimensional anode material for sodium-ion batteries. RSC Advances. 9(27). 15536–15541. 23 indexed citations

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Wang, Yu, Xiaorong Zhu, & Yafei Li. (2019). Spin–Orbit Coupling-Dominated Catalytic Activity of Two-Dimensional Bismuth toward CO₂ Electroreduction: Not the Thinner the Better. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters. 10(16). 4663–4667. 52 indexed citations

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Zhu, Xiaorong, Feng Li, Yu Wang, Man Qiao, & Yafei Li. (2018). Pd₂Se₃monolayer: a novel two-dimensional material with excellent electronic, transport, and optical properties. Journal of Materials Chemistry C. 6(16). 4494–4500. 36 indexed citations

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