Xiaotan Zhang

2.7k total citations · 5 hit papers
25 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Xiaotan Zhang is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Civil and Structural Engineering and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Xiaotan Zhang has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 5 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering and 5 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. Recurrent topics in Xiaotan Zhang's work include Advanced battery technologies research (14 papers), Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (12 papers) and Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors (5 papers). Xiaotan Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Advanced battery technologies research (14 papers), Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (12 papers) and Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors (5 papers). Xiaotan Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Hong Kong. Xiaotan Zhang's co-authors include Bingan Lu, Shuquan Liang, Jiang Zhou, Jiangxu Li, Yongchun Zhu, Dongyan Liu, Yitai Qian, Kaiwen Qi, Farhad Ansari and Lei Shi and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Nature Communications and ACS Nano.

In The Last Decade

Xiaotan Zhang

25 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Ultra-long-life and highly reversible Zn metal anodes enabled by a desolvation and deanionization interface layer

2021 353 citations Xiaotan Zhang, Jiangxu Li et al. profile →
Interfacial Engineering Strategy for High-Performance Zn Metal Anodes

2021 327 citations Bin Li, Xiaotan Zhang et al. Nano-Micro Letters profile →
Tailoring grain boundary stability of zinc-titanium alloy for long-lasting aqueous zinc batteries

2023 218 citations Yunxiang Zhao, Shan Guo et al. Nature Communications profile →
An Ion‐Sieving Janus Separator toward Planar Electrodeposition for Deeply Rechargeable Zn‐Metal Anodes

2022 209 citations Xiaotan Zhang, Jiangxu Li et al. Advanced Materials profile →
Single [0001]-oriented zinc metal anode enables sustainable zinc batteries

2024 145 citations Xiaotan Zhang, Jiangxu Li et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers

Xiaotan Zhang

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Jinzhou Fu China

Zishun Yuan China

Yanhong Xiang China

Jia Zhu China

Antoni Forner‐Cuenca Netherlands

Xuefang Xie China

Qidong Li China

Bala S. Haran United States

Yuxi Song China

Qiang Wu China

Jinzhou Fu China

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401 ×0.8

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Countries citing papers authored by Xiaotan Zhang

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by Xiaotan Zhang

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xiaotan Zhang

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

Zhang, Yuzhe, Rong Wang, Huaisheng Ao, et al.. (2025). Zn²⁺‐Rich Chelate Layer Facilitates Ultrahigh‐Rate Zinc Anodes Via Cation Compensation and Anion Repulsion. Advanced Energy Materials. 15(18). 12 indexed citations

Liu, Yanfen, Xiaotan Zhang, S. M. Shaaban, et al.. (2025). Postpone Interfacial Impoverishment of Zn‐Ions via Neodymium‐Based Conversion Films for Stable Zn Metal Anodes. Advanced Energy Materials. 15(38). 3 indexed citations

Zhang, Xiaotan, et al.. (2025). Uniaxially oriented zinc metal negative electrodes toward spontaneous dislocation-free homoepitaxy. Nature Communications. 16(1). 5781–5781. 6 indexed citations

Zhang, Xiaotan, Jiangxu Li, Yanfen Liu, et al.. (2024). Single [0001]-oriented zinc metal anode enables sustainable zinc batteries. Nature Communications. 15(1). 2735–2735. 145 indexed citations breakdown →

Zhang, Xiaotan, Tianqi Wang, Bingan Lu, et al.. (2023). A dynamic electrostatic shielding layer toward highly reversible Zn metal anode. Energy storage materials. 62. 102949–102949. 100 indexed citations

Zhao, Yunxiang, Shan Guo, Bingan Lu, et al.. (2023). Tailoring grain boundary stability of zinc-titanium alloy for long-lasting aqueous zinc batteries. Nature Communications. 14(1). 7080–7080. 218 indexed citations breakdown →

Wang, Tianqi, et al.. (2023). Spirally Grown Zinc‐Cobalt Alloy Layer Enables Highly Reversible Zinc Metal Anodes. Advanced Functional Materials. 33(51). 79 indexed citations

Zhang, Xiaotan, Jiangxu Li, Kaiwen Qi, et al.. (2022). An Ion‐Sieving Janus Separator toward Planar Electrodeposition for Deeply Rechargeable Zn‐Metal Anodes. Advanced Materials. 34(38). e2205175–e2205175. 209 indexed citations breakdown →

Qi, Kaiwen, Weiduo Zhu, Xiaotan Zhang, et al.. (2022). Enamel-like Layer of Nanohydroxyapatite Stabilizes Zn Metal Anodes by Ion Exchange Adsorption and Electrolyte pH Regulation. ACS Nano. 16(6). 9461–9471. 67 indexed citations

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Li, Bin, Xiaotan Zhang, Tingting Wang, et al.. (2021). Interfacial Engineering Strategy for High-Performance Zn Metal Anodes. Nano-Micro Letters. 14(1). 6–6. 327 indexed citations breakdown →

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Zhang, Xiaotan, Jiangxu Li, Huaisheng Ao, et al.. (2020). Appropriately hydrophilic/hydrophobic cathode enables high-performance aqueous zinc-ion batteries. Energy storage materials. 30. 337–345. 139 indexed citations

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Zhang, Xiaotan, et al.. (2019). A Multi-Agent Formation Control Method Based on Bearing Measurement. 40. 66–72. 1 indexed citations

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Ao, Huaisheng, Yingyue Zhao, Jie Zhou, et al.. (2019). Rechargeable aqueous hybrid ion batteries: developments and prospects. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 7(32). 18708–18734. 151 indexed citations

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Zhang, Xiaotan, et al.. (2018). Strategy Design and Sensor Scheduling for Optical Navigation of Low Earth Orbit Satellites. IEEE Sensors Journal. 18(23). 9802–9811. 4 indexed citations

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Zhang, Xiaotan, Dongyan Liu, Yuling Ma, Jing Nie, & Guoxin Sui. (2017). Super-hydrophobic graphene coated polyurethane (GN@PU) sponge with great oil-water separation performance. Applied Surface Science. 422. 116–124. 65 indexed citations

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Ma, Yuling, Dongyan Liu, Xiaotan Zhang, & Guoxin Sui. (2017). De-sulfation of cellulose nanowhiskers and its effects on the dispersion behavior of graphene. Journal of Dispersion Science and Technology. 38(12). 1798–1803. 10 indexed citations

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Ansari, Farhad, et al.. (2016). Detection of Tension Loss in Cables of Cable-Stayed Bridges by Distributed Monitoring of Bridge Deck Strains. Journal of Structural Engineering. 142(6). 71 indexed citations

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Feng, Xin, et al.. (2013). Stationary Wavelet Transform Method for Distributed Detection of Damage by Fiber-Optic Sensors. Journal of Engineering Mechanics. 140(4). 55 indexed citations

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Feng, Xin, Jing Zhou, Changsen Sun, Xiaotan Zhang, & Farhad Ansari. (2013). Theoretical and Experimental Investigations into Crack Detection with BOTDR-Distributed Fiber Optic Sensors. Journal of Engineering Mechanics. 139(12). 1797–1807. 130 indexed citations

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Zhang, Xiaotan. (2008). Seismic Performance Assessment of Liede Bridge Based on Detailed Finite Element Analysis. Journal of Tongji University. 4 indexed citations

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