Xiaoyan Zhang

17.9k total citations · 8 hit papers
412 papers, 14.9k citations indexed

About

Xiaoyan Zhang is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Xiaoyan Zhang has authored 412 papers receiving a total of 14.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 162 papers in Materials Chemistry, 150 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 89 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Xiaoyan Zhang's work include Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (49 papers), Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies (45 papers) and Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (29 papers). Xiaoyan Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (49 papers), Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies (45 papers) and Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (29 papers). Xiaoyan Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Ireland. Xiaoyan Zhang's co-authors include Jun Wang, Xiaoli Cui, Kan Wu, Jianping Chen, Long Zhang, Saifeng Zhang, Werner J. Blau, Kangpeng Wang, Lili Hou and Paolo Samorı́ and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Advanced Materials and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Xiaoyan Zhang

393 papers receiving 14.5k 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.

Ultrafast Saturable Absorption of Two-Dimensional MoS₂ Nanosheets

2013 905 citations Xiaoyan Zhang et al. profile →
Q-switched fiber laser based on transition metal dichalcogenides MoS_2, MoSe_2, WS_2, and WSe_2

2015 441 citations Xiaoyan Zhang et al. profile →
Near-Infrared Afterglow Luminescent Aggregation-Induced Emission Dots with Ultrahigh Tumor-to-Liver Signal Ratio for Promoted Image-Guided Cancer Surgery

2018 436 citations Xiaoyan Zhang et al. profile →
WS_2 as a saturable absorber for ultrafast photonic applications of mode-locked and Q-switched lasers

2015 341 citations Xiaoyan Zhang et al. profile →
Linking urbanization and air quality together: A review and a perspective on the future sustainable urban development

2022 203 citations Xiaoyan Zhang et al. profile →
Alleviating the Work Function of Vein‐Like Co_XP by Cr Doping for Enhanced Seawater Electrolysis

2023 194 citations Xiaoyan Zhang et al. Advanced Functional Materials profile →
A Double‐Charged Organic Molecule Additive to Customize Electric Double Layer for Super‐Stable and Deep‐Rechargeable Zn Metal Pouch Batteries

2023 149 citations Nan Hu, Wenjian Chen et al. Advanced Functional Materials profile →
Coupled amorphous NiFeP/cystalline Ni3S2 nanosheets enables accelerated reaction kinetics for high current density seawater electrolysis

2024 90 citations Xiaoyan Zhang et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Xiaoyan Zhang China	58	6.2k	6.0k	3.8k	3.0k	2.9k	412	14.9k
Qing Chen China	79	13.9k 2.3×	8.8k 1.5×	5.5k 1.4×	1.9k 0.6×	5.1k 1.8×	721	27.8k
Kikuo Okuyama Japan	71	10.5k 1.7×	8.1k 1.4×	3.4k 0.9×	1.2k 0.4×	2.8k 1.0×	619	21.2k
Jing Zhang China	71	8.8k 1.4×	3.9k 0.7×	3.9k 1.0×	915 0.3×	4.5k 1.6×	791	21.9k
Peng Zhang China	58	6.4k 1.0×	4.6k 0.8×	2.6k 0.7×	738 0.2×	2.8k 1.0×	786	15.8k
Tianshu Li United States	42	10.9k 1.8×	6.1k 1.0×	1.9k 0.5×	1.4k 0.5×	1.2k 0.4×	127	14.2k
HengAn Wu China	63	8.4k 1.4×	3.7k 0.6×	7.3k 1.9×	788 0.3×	1.6k 0.6×	363	19.1k
Dayang Wang China	64	6.2k 1.0×	2.7k 0.5×	3.3k 0.9×	1.1k 0.4×	1.3k 0.4×	304	12.6k
Haifeng Wang China	63	7.9k 1.3×	6.1k 1.0×	2.5k 0.7×	1.5k 0.5×	4.7k 1.6×	538	17.4k
Luyuan Zhang China	50	3.9k 0.6×	5.1k 0.9×	1.9k 0.5×	641 0.2×	1.4k 0.5×	173	10.5k
Meng Zhang China	57	3.2k 0.5×	5.2k 0.9×	1.8k 0.5×	2.5k 0.8×	1.1k 0.4×	447	11.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xiaoyan Zhang

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Zhang, Bowen, et al.. (2025). Strain engineered enhancement for the energy storage performance of BST ceramics. Ceramics International. 51(16). 22059–22066. 1 indexed citations

Shen, Hanlin, Бо Лю, Junjie Zhang, et al.. (2025). Reduction of iron from red mud with aluminum dross to capture heavy metals from municipal solid waste incineration fly ash into alloy. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 13(2). 115823–115823. 3 indexed citations

Zhang, Xiaoyan, et al.. (2025). Transcriptome study on the effect of leaf-fruit ratio on molecular regulation mechanism of Camellia oleifera. BMC Plant Biology. 25(1). 153–153.

Zhang, Xiaoyan. (2025). Perspectives on the Development in the Selective Oxidation of Glycerol to Value-Added Chemicals via Photoelectrocatalysis Coupled with Hydrogen Evolution. 2(2). 10009–10009.

Zhang, Xiaoyan, et al.. (2024). Nitrogen-rich sulfur-containing heterocyclic adsorbents for effective selective adsorption of Au(III)/Pd(II)/Pt(IV). Chemical Engineering Journal. 498. 155695–155695. 9 indexed citations

Zhang, Bo, Wenxuan Zhang, Rui Zhan, et al.. (2024). Study on the influence of a single fracture on the performance of backfill heat exchangers in underground stopes. Geothermics. 121. 103056–103056. 1 indexed citations

Wang, Xueli, et al.. (2024). Numerical research on geothermal energy extraction in backfilled mines by using the excellent heat transfer performance of loop heat pipe. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer. 160. 108385–108385. 3 indexed citations

Zhang, Xiaoyan, Zirui Zhang, Shun Zhou, et al.. (2023). Topology engineering of UiO-66@TiO2-based photoelectrocatalyst for highly efficient degradation of binary pollutants. Separation and Purification Technology. 330. 125437–125437. 6 indexed citations

Zhang, Shengqi, Xiaoyan Zhang, Yi Sun, et al.. (2023). Investigation of the annealing treatment on the performance of TiO2 photoanode. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 48(77). 29996–30005. 13 indexed citations

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Cheng, Xiaoying & Xiaoyan Zhang. (2023). Effect of tempering temperature on stress-assisted hydrogen diffusion and hydrogen-induced embrittlement in a high strength low alloy steel. Materials Science and Engineering A. 873. 144948–144948. 13 indexed citations

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Liu, Hongxiao, et al.. (2023). Partial Discharge Detection Method for Distribution Network Based on Feature Engineering. Journal of Physics Conference Series. 2456(1). 12048–12048. 4 indexed citations

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Hu, Nan, Wenjian Chen, Huan Tang, et al.. (2023). A Double‐Charged Organic Molecule Additive to Customize Electric Double Layer for Super‐Stable and Deep‐Rechargeable Zn Metal Pouch Batteries. Advanced Functional Materials. 34(8). 149 indexed citations breakdown →

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Zhang, Xiaoyan, et al.. (2022). Bifunctional additive phenyl vinyl sulfone for boosting cyclability of lithium metal batteries. Green Chemical Engineering. 4(1). 49–56. 10 indexed citations

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Zhang, Xiaoyan, et al.. (2018). Preparation, characterization and catalytic performance of Cu nanowire catalyst for CO2 hydrogenation. Journal of Central South University. 25(4). 691–700. 6 indexed citations

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Wang, Kai, et al.. (2017). 数層MoS2可飽和吸収体を用いた1.3μmにおける受動Qスイッチレーザ【Powered by NICT】. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics. 23(1). 5. 1 indexed citations

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Zhang, Xiaoyan, et al.. (2017). Hydrogen Peroxide-Generated Gases at Asphalt-Glass Interface: Effect on Surface Cleaning and Analysis by Nanoscale Surface Imaging Spectroscopy. Environmental Engineering Science. 35(4). 300–310. 1 indexed citations

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Chen, Xiang, et al.. (2016). Graphene Reinforced Aluminum Matrix Nanocomposites. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3 indexed citations

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Liu, Xiaoling, Xiaoyan Zhang, Wuyong Chen, Carmen Gaidău, & Lucreţia Miu. (2013). Preparation of a Colored B-Cyclodextrin Fragrance Agent for Leather Finishing. 13(2). 139–148. 3 indexed citations

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Zhang, Xiaoyan. (2006). TTP curve of 7055 aluminum alloy and its application. The Chinese Journal of Nonferrous Metals. 8 indexed citations

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Zhang, Xiaoyan. (2006). Influence of discharge gap on machining quality for EDM.

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