Xiaoyong Lai

8.8k total citations · 4 hit papers
126 papers, 7.9k citations indexed

About

Xiaoyong Lai is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Xiaoyong Lai has authored 126 papers receiving a total of 7.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 64 papers in Materials Chemistry, 62 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 43 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Xiaoyong Lai's work include Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors (26 papers), Analytical Chemistry and Sensors (20 papers) and Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (20 papers). Xiaoyong Lai is often cited by papers focused on Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors (26 papers), Analytical Chemistry and Sensors (20 papers) and Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (20 papers). Xiaoyong Lai collaborates with scholars based in China, Poland and United States. Xiaoyong Lai's co-authors include Jonathan E. Halpert, Dan Wang, Dan Wang, Jiang Du, Fabing Su, Jinchun Tu, Zhenghong Dong, Nailiang Yang, Lei Jiang and Chaoyong Yang and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Society Reviews, Advanced Materials and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Xiaoyong Lai

123 papers receiving 7.9k 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.

Recent advances in micro-/nano-structured hollow spheres for energy applications: From simple to complex systems

2011 1.1k citations Xiaoyong Lai, Jonathan E. Halpert et al. profile →
Hierarchically Ordered Macro−Mesoporous TiO₂−Graphene Composite Films: Improved Mass Transfer, Reduced Charge Recombination, and Their Enhanced Photocatalytic Activities

2010 685 citations Jiang Du, Xiaoyong Lai et al. profile →
Multi-shelled hollow micro-/nanostructures

2015 629 citations Xiaoyong Lai, Ranbo Yu et al. profile →
General Synthesis and Gas‐Sensing Properties of Multiple‐Shell Metal Oxide Hollow Microspheres

2011 554 citations Xiaoyong Lai, Jun Li et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Xiaoyong Lai China	41	4.2k	3.9k	2.9k	1.7k	1.5k	126	7.9k
Rui Gao China	46	6.6k 1.6×	3.9k 1.0×	2.5k 0.9×	1.3k 0.7×	1.7k 1.2×	126	9.3k
Xinglong Gou China	33	5.3k 1.3×	4.5k 1.2×	3.0k 1.1×	2.4k 1.4×	1.5k 1.1×	52	8.7k
Hongbin Zhao China	48	5.6k 1.3×	3.1k 0.8×	2.2k 0.8×	1.6k 0.9×	892 0.6×	236	8.2k
Da Chen China	42	4.4k 1.1×	5.8k 1.5×	3.2k 1.1×	1.9k 1.1×	1.9k 1.3×	151	9.8k
Peng Gao China	54	3.8k 0.9×	3.8k 1.0×	2.9k 1.0×	3.6k 2.1×	846 0.6×	146	8.5k
Yali Cao China	46	3.9k 0.9×	3.6k 0.9×	3.2k 1.1×	1.7k 1.0×	924 0.6×	273	7.0k
Minghui Yang China	58	7.3k 1.7×	5.3k 1.4×	5.5k 1.9×	1.4k 0.8×	2.0k 1.4×	330	12.1k
Xiaochuan Duan China	45	4.2k 1.0×	2.6k 0.7×	2.1k 0.7×	2.1k 1.2×	683 0.5×	105	6.6k
Yafei Kuang China	52	5.6k 1.3×	2.4k 0.6×	2.6k 0.9×	2.7k 1.6×	1.1k 0.7×	172	8.3k
Yingde Wang China	39	3.3k 0.8×	2.4k 0.6×	2.2k 0.8×	1.8k 1.0×	833 0.6×	250	6.5k

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Gao, Guanhui, Yiming Ren, Lei Wang, et al.. (2025). Two new 2D coordination polymers as a fluorescence “turn-on” probe for highly selective and sensitive detection of Sparfloxacin. Inorganica Chimica Acta. 579. 122565–122565. 1 indexed citations

Yang, Qing‐Feng, Yiming Ren, Jianhua Li, et al.. (2024). New in situ generated acylhydrazidate-coordinated complexes: Syntheses, structural characterizations and magnetic properties. Journal of Molecular Structure. 1310. 138384–138384.

Wang, Dongxin, et al.. (2024). Electric field distribution regulation of a zinc anode toward long cycle life zinc metal batteries. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 12(22). 13181–13190. 7 indexed citations

Wang, Kaikai, Dan Luo, Qianyi Ma, et al.. (2024). Advanced In Situ and Operando Characterization Techniques for Zinc‐Ion Batteries. Energy Technology. 12(9). 10 indexed citations

Chen, Wenhao, Xinxin Pi, Zhibin Qu, et al.. (2024). Pyridinic N B pair-doped carbon microspheres with refined hierarchical architectures for rechargeable zinc-air batteries. Applied Energy. 377. 124511–124511. 20 indexed citations

Xie, Fang, Xiaozhong Wang, Yi Li, et al.. (2024). Two coordination polymers based on conjugated pyrazine aromatic carboxylic acid ligands: Structural and magnetic research. Journal of Molecular Structure. 1305. 137663–137663. 6 indexed citations

Luo, Dan, Hedong Chen, Guihua Liu, et al.. (2024). Constructing Abnormal Step-Scheme Nano-Heterointerfaces as Sulfur Electrocatalysts with Desirable Electron Confinement for Practical Li-S Battery. 2(1). 61–72. 18 indexed citations

Chen, Wenhao, Xinxin Pi, Zhen Liu, et al.. (2023). Fe7C3 nanoparticles anchored on N-doped biochar as electrocatalyst for highly efficient oxygen evolution reaction. Fuel. 358. 130218–130218. 16 indexed citations

Wang, Yuan, Han Yu, Jieling Zhang, et al.. (2023). Transition-metal oxides with peak oxygen vacancy content for oxygen electrocatalysis. Science China Materials. 66(11). 4357–4366. 21 indexed citations

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Li, Guojie, Juan Peng, Xiaoyong Lai, et al.. (2021). The Au/ZnSe/ZnO heterojunction improves the electron transfer behavior to enhance the detection performance of ascorbic acid. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 873. 159721–159721. 17 indexed citations

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Feng, Dongdong, Shizhang Wang, Yu Zhang, et al.. (2020). Review of Carbon Fixation Evaluation and Emission Reduction Effectiveness for Biochar in China. Energy & Fuels. 34(9). 10583–10606. 52 indexed citations

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Feng, Dongdong, Hongliang Sun, Yan Ma, et al.. (2020). Catalytic Mechanism of K and Ca on the Volatile–Biochar Interaction for Rapid Pyrolysis of Biomass: Experimental and Simulation Studies. Energy & Fuels. 34(8). 9741–9753. 47 indexed citations

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Lai, Xiaoyong, et al.. (2020). Theoretical insights on type I/II photoreactions of potential Zn(II) polypyridyl photosensitizers for two-photon photodynamic therapy. Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy. 242. 118771–118771. 8 indexed citations

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Lai, Xiaoyong, Kun Cao, Ping Xue, et al.. (2018). Ordered mesoporous NiFe2O4 with ultrathin framework for low-ppb toluene sensing. Science Bulletin. 63(3). 187–193. 30 indexed citations

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Lai, Xiaoyong, et al.. (2013). Synthesis and Characterization of Hollow Cadmium Oxide Sphere with Carbon Microsphere as Template. Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. 13(2). 1423–1426. 5 indexed citations

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Lai, Xiaoyong, Jun Li, Brian A. Korgel, et al.. (2011). General Synthesis and Gas‐Sensing Properties of Multiple‐Shell Metal Oxide Hollow Microspheres. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 50(12). 2738–2741. 554 indexed citations breakdown →

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Wang, Shuo, Luoxin Yi, Jonathan E. Halpert, et al.. (2011). A Novel and Highly Efficient Photocatalyst Based on P25–Graphdiyne Nanocomposite. Small. 8(2). 265–271. 300 indexed citations

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Mao, Dan, Jianxi Yao, Xiaoyong Lai, et al.. (2011). Hierarchically Mesoporous Hematite Microspheres and Their Enhanced Formaldehyde‐Sensing Properties. Small. 7(5). 578–582. 93 indexed citations

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Xu, Rongguo, et al.. (2009). Preparation and Photocatalytic Property of Porous TiO2 Film with Net-like Framework. CAS OpenIR (Chinese Academy of Sciences). 3 indexed citations

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Lai, Xiaoyong, et al.. (2009). Direct hydrothermal synthesis of single-crystalline hematite nanorods assisted by 1,2-propanediamine. Nanotechnology. 20(24). 245603–245603. 107 indexed citations

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