Xiaozhen Hu

5.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
30 papers, 5.0k citations indexed

About

Xiaozhen Hu is a scholar working on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Materials Chemistry and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Xiaozhen Hu has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 5.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 9 papers in Materials Chemistry and 7 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Xiaozhen Hu's work include Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods (13 papers), Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems (9 papers) and Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity (4 papers). Xiaozhen Hu is often cited by papers focused on Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods (13 papers), Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems (9 papers) and Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity (4 papers). Xiaozhen Hu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Hong Kong. Xiaozhen Hu's co-authors include Jia Zhu, Shining Zhu, Lin Zhou, Weichao Xu, Xiuqiang Li, Ning Xu, Bin Zhu, Yingling Tan, Yang Wang and Jinlei Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Nano Letters.

In The Last Decade

Xiaozhen Hu

30 papers receiving 4.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Mushrooms as Efficient Solar Steam‐Generation Devices

2017 1.1k citations Ning Xu, Xiaozhen Hu et al. Advanced Materials profile →
Tailoring Graphene Oxide‐Based Aerogels for Efficient Solar Steam Generation under One Sun

2016 890 citations Xiaozhen Hu, Weichao Xu et al. Advanced Materials profile →
Flexible and Salt Resistant Janus Absorbers by Electrospinning for Stable and Efficient Solar Desalination

2018 810 citations Weichao Xu, Xiaozhen Hu et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Xiaozhen Hu China	22	3.9k	1.9k	895	701	694	30	5.0k
Connor Kang Nuo Peh Singapore	21	5.4k 1.4×	2.1k 1.1×	873 1.0×	665 0.9×	770 1.1×	31	6.2k
Weichao Xu China	14	5.3k 1.3×	2.5k 1.3×	1.1k 1.2×	621 0.9×	946 1.4×	20	6.4k
Yingling Tan China	11	3.5k 0.9×	1.5k 0.8×	644 0.7×	477 0.7×	716 1.0×	16	4.7k
Guobin Xue China	28	3.0k 0.8×	1.2k 0.6×	487 0.5×	550 0.8×	1.5k 2.1×	49	4.5k
Sifei Zhuo China	29	3.3k 0.8×	1.3k 0.7×	309 0.3×	366 0.5×	306 0.4×	41	4.3k
Weixin Guan United States	27	2.1k 0.5×	716 0.4×	493 0.6×	688 1.0×	476 0.7×	48	3.2k
Qihua Liao China	18	1.7k 0.4×	742 0.4×	339 0.4×	345 0.5×	564 0.8×	23	2.2k
Jingyang Wang China	26	1.9k 0.5×	673 0.3×	276 0.3×	481 0.7×	443 0.6×	59	5.4k
Yawei Yang China	33	2.3k 0.6×	866 0.4×	249 0.3×	180 0.3×	429 0.6×	90	3.6k
Xuejiao Hu China	34	1.2k 0.3×	825 0.4×	137 0.2×	607 0.9×	971 1.4×	101	3.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xiaozhen Hu

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20 of 20 papers shown

Zhang, Jiwen, Xiaozhen Hu, Kaiyuan Shi, et al.. (2024). Facile synthesis of carbon black and sodium alginate based particles system for efficient solar desalination of highly concentrated brine. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 12(5). 113536–113536. 3 indexed citations

Wei, Tianqi, Xiaozhen Hu, Qi Zhang, et al.. (2024). High-Current Water-Enabled Electricity Generation in Mushrooms via Synergistic Ion Sieving and Adsorption. Nano Letters. 24(39). 12036–12044. 1 indexed citations

Hu, Xiaozhen, et al.. (2023). Omniphobic melamine sponge for interfacial solar desalination of saturated water with anti-fouling performance. Applied Surface Science. 649. 159201–159201. 13 indexed citations

Min, Xinzhe, Tianqi Wei, Xiaozhen Hu, et al.. (2023). High-Yield Atmospheric Water Harvesting Device with Integrated Heating/Cooling Enabled by Thermally Tailored Hydrogel Sorbent. ACS Energy Letters. 8(7). 3147–3153. 42 indexed citations

Rafiq, Madiha, Xiaozhen Hu, Abdul Qayum, et al.. (2021). Recent advances in structural engineering of 2D hexagonal boron nitride electrocatalysts. Nano Energy. 91. 106661–106661. 91 indexed citations

Yao, Hai-Long, Xiaozhen Hu, Jing Xia, et al.. (2021). Microstructure and improved anti-corrosion properties of cold-sprayed Zn coatings fabricated by post shot-peening process. Surface and Coatings Technology. 422. 127557–127557. 41 indexed citations

Li, Xiuqiang, George Ni, Thomas Cooper, et al.. (2019). Measuring Conversion Efficiency of Solar Vapor Generation. Joule. 3(8). 1798–1803. 325 indexed citations

Hu, Xiaozhen & Jia Zhu. (2019). Tailoring Aerogels and Related 3D Macroporous Monoliths for Interfacial Solar Vapor Generation. Advanced Functional Materials. 30(3). 165 indexed citations

Wang, Xueyang, Xiuqiang Li, Guoliang Liu, et al.. (2019). An Interfacial Solar Heating Assisted Liquid Sorbent Atmospheric Water Generator. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 58(35). 12054–12058. 204 indexed citations

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Hu, Xiaozhen, Xueyang Wang, Shendong Zhuang, & Jianqiang Xu. (2019). Facile solution synthesis, morphology control, and anisotropic optical performance of CsPbCl₃ microcrystals. CrystEngComm. 22(2). 178–183. 6 indexed citations

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Hu, Xiaozhen, Yan Jin, Bin Zhu, et al.. (2018). Tuning density of Si nanoparticles on graphene sheets in graphene-Si aerogels for stable lithium ion batteries. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 532. 738–745. 18 indexed citations

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Yao, Hai-Long, Xiaozhen Hu, Hongtao Wang, et al.. (2018). Microstructure and Corrosion Behavior of Thermal-Sprayed Hydroxyapatite/Magnesium Composite Coating on the Surface of AZ91D Magnesium Alloy. Journal of Thermal Spray Technology. 28(3). 495–503. 22 indexed citations

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Xu, Ning, Xiaozhen Hu, Weichao Xu, et al.. (2017). Mushrooms as Efficient Solar Steam‐Generation Devices. Advanced Materials. 29(28). 1085 indexed citations breakdown →

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Zhuang, Shendong, Lin Zhou, Weichao Xu, et al.. (2017). Tuning Transpiration by Interfacial Solar Absorber‐Leaf Engineering. Advanced Science. 5(2). 1700497–1700497. 83 indexed citations

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Hu, Xiaozhen, Weichao Xu, Lin Zhou, et al.. (2016). Tailoring Graphene Oxide‐Based Aerogels for Efficient Solar Steam Generation under One Sun. Advanced Materials. 29(5). 890 indexed citations breakdown →

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Liu, Zheng, Zheng Li, Zhen Xu, et al.. (2014). Wet-Spun Continuous Graphene Films. Chemistry of Materials. 26(23). 6786–6795. 187 indexed citations

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Hu, Xiaozhen, Zhen Xu, Zheng Liu, & Chao Gao. (2013). Liquid crystal self-templating approach to ultrastrong and tough biomimic composites. Scientific Reports. 3(1). 2374–2374. 97 indexed citations

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Hu, Xiaozhen, Zhen Xu, & Chao Gao. (2012). Multifunctional, supramolecular, continuous artificial nacre fibres. Scientific Reports. 2(1). 767–767. 99 indexed citations

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Hu, Xiaozhen, Li Zhou, & Chao Gao. (2011). Hyperbranched polymers meet colloid nanocrystals: a promising avenue to multifunctional, robust nanohybrids. Colloid & Polymer Science. 289(12). 1299–1320. 44 indexed citations

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Wang, Cen, et al.. (2011). Synthesis of erbium oxide nanosheets and up-conversion properties. Nanotechnology. 22(29). 295708–295708. 5 indexed citations

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