Xiaowei Chen

7.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
192 papers, 6.5k citations indexed

About

Xiaowei Chen is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Catalysis and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Xiaowei Chen has authored 192 papers receiving a total of 6.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 128 papers in Materials Chemistry, 45 papers in Catalysis and 31 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Xiaowei Chen's work include Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (66 papers), Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions (28 papers) and Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (18 papers). Xiaowei Chen is often cited by papers focused on Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (66 papers), Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions (28 papers) and Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (18 papers). Xiaowei Chen collaborates with scholars based in China, Spain and Italy. Xiaowei Chen's co-authors include Juan J. Delgado, Junwang Tang, David James Martin, Albertus D. Handoko, Kaipei Qiu, Stephen A. Shevlin, Zhengxiao Guo, Tao Zhang, M. Fernando R. Pereira and J.J.M. Órfão and has published in prestigious journals such as Nucleic Acids Research, Advanced Materials and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Xiaowei Chen

182 papers receiving 6.5k citations

Hit Papers

Highly Efficient Photocatalytic H2 Evolution from Water u... 2014 2026 2018 2022 2014 250 500 750 1000
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.

  1. Highly Efficient Photocatalytic H2 Evolution from Water using Visible Light and Structure‐Controlled Graphitic Carbon Nitride
    2014 1.1k citations Xiaowei Chen et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Xiaowei Chen China 43 4.6k 2.3k 1.2k 1.2k 995 192 6.5k
Dong Tian China 43 3.0k 0.6× 1.3k 0.6× 1.1k 0.9× 1.1k 0.9× 582 0.6× 198 5.6k
Pengxiang Zhao China 33 4.0k 0.9× 3.5k 1.5× 549 0.4× 2.5k 2.1× 1.3k 1.4× 96 8.3k
Hongyang Liu China 51 6.0k 1.3× 3.0k 1.3× 2.4k 2.0× 1.2k 1.0× 784 0.8× 201 8.9k
Yanning Zhang China 44 3.2k 0.7× 2.6k 1.1× 1.3k 1.0× 2.0k 1.6× 870 0.9× 217 6.9k
Jing Lin China 42 5.1k 1.1× 2.5k 1.1× 398 0.3× 2.6k 2.1× 789 0.8× 300 8.1k
Wen Luo China 39 2.5k 0.5× 2.3k 1.0× 1.4k 1.1× 1.4k 1.1× 388 0.4× 188 5.1k
Qiaohong Li China 43 3.9k 0.9× 2.6k 1.1× 1.6k 1.3× 2.1k 1.7× 922 0.9× 213 7.2k
Yanfei Shen China 51 4.6k 1.0× 2.4k 1.0× 685 0.6× 2.8k 2.3× 918 0.9× 193 8.3k
Nebojša Marinković United States 47 4.0k 0.9× 5.6k 2.4× 1.5k 1.2× 3.8k 3.2× 656 0.7× 122 9.3k
Jie He United States 52 4.5k 1.0× 1.8k 0.8× 557 0.5× 1.6k 1.4× 2.1k 2.1× 223 9.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Xiaowei Chen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xiaowei Chen

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Xiaowei Chen. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Xiaowei Chen 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 Xiaowei Chen. Xiaowei Chen is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Li, Tianjiao, et al.. (2025). High-performance and promising biolubricants from agro-waste cashew nut shell liquid. Industrial Lubrication and Tribology. 77(5). 698–707. 1 indexed citations
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Chen, Xiuhua, et al.. (2025). Study on purification of waste cathode graphite by alkali roasting combined with hot pressing acid leaching. Separation and Purification Technology. 363. 132112–132112. 4 indexed citations
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Harkou, Eleana, Xiaowei Chen, Juan J. Delgado, et al.. (2024). Hydrous hydrazine decomposition over Rh/Al2O3 catalyst: Experimental and CFD studies. Chemical Engineering Journal. 493. 152715–152715. 10 indexed citations
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Chen, Xiaowei, Miguel Tinoco, Susana Fernández‐Garcia, et al.. (2024). Enhanced photocatalysis by defect-engineered CeO2 with sulfite activation under visible light irradiation. Applied Surface Science. 678. 161072–161072. 4 indexed citations
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Chen, Xiaowei, et al.. (2024). A new method for the rapid identification of external water types in rainwater pipeline networks using UV–Vis absorption spectroscopy. Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy. 324. 124968–124968. 4 indexed citations
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Chen, Xiaowei, Francesca Tessore, Juan J. Delgado, et al.. (2024). Investigation on the Structure and Performance of Supported Ni Nanoparticles for the Hydrogenation of Furfural. ChemCatChem. 16(20). 1 indexed citations
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Chen, Xiaowei, et al.. (2024). Induced-aggregates in photocatalysis: An unexplored approach to reduce the noble metal co-catalyst content. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 676. 1055–1067. 5 indexed citations
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Barlocco, Ilaria, Stefano Cattaneo, M. Stucchi, et al.. (2024). Influence of the Au-Ag morphology in the electrocatalytic reduction of organic halides. Molecular Catalysis. 572. 114762–114762. 2 indexed citations
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Wang, Huapei, Yu‐Min Chou, Chun‐Chieh Wang, et al.. (2024). Planetary Paleomagnetic Intensity Recording Fidelity Test Using a Synthetic Lava. Journal of Geophysical Research Planets. 129(5).
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Chen, Xiaowei & Zhongfeng Tang. (2023). Ultra-high thermal conductivity FGN/PVA/MXene composite films with good electrical insulation. Composites Science and Technology. 242. 110208–110208. 16 indexed citations
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Fernández‐Garcia, Susana, Miguel Tinoco, Ana B. Hungría, et al.. (2023). NO Oxidation on Lanthanum-Doped Ceria Nanoparticles with Controlled Morphology. Catalysts. 13(5). 894–894. 3 indexed citations
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Barlocco, Ilaria, Xiaowei Chen, Juan J. Delgado, et al.. (2022). Enhanced stability of sub-nanometric iridium decorated graphitic carbon nitride for H2 production upon hydrous hydrazine decomposition. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 25(2). 1081–1095. 6 indexed citations
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Hafeez, Sanaa, Ilaria Barlocco, S.M. Al–Salem, et al.. (2021). Experimental and Process Modelling Investigation of the Hydrogen Generation from Formic Acid Decomposition Using a Pd/Zn Catalyst. Applied Sciences. 11(18). 8462–8462. 10 indexed citations
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Pan, Huiyan, M. Luisa Ruiz‐González, María Hernando, et al.. (2021). Exceptional Low-Temperature CO Oxidation over Noble-Metal-Free Iron-Doped Hollandites: An In-Depth Analysis of the Influence of the Defect Structure on Catalytic Performance. ACS Catalysis. 11(24). 15026–15039. 6 indexed citations
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Liu, Jie, Hailong Peng, Jian Song, et al.. (2021). A Camel Nose-Inspired Highly Durable Neuromorphic Humidity Sensor with Water Source Locating Capability. ACS Nano. 16(1). 1511–1522. 50 indexed citations
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Chen, Xiaowei, Jingping Sun, Xiaoli Li, et al.. (2017). MicroRNA-29b inhibits supernatants from silica-treated macrophages from inducing extracellular matrix synthesis in lung fibroblasts. Toxicology Research. 6(6). 878–888. 19 indexed citations
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Wang, Ying, Xiaowei Chen, Zhiping Liu, et al.. (2012). De novo prediction of RNA–protein interactions from sequence information. Molecular BioSystems. 9(1). 133–142. 88 indexed citations

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