Xiao‐Zi Yuan

8.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
116 papers, 7.1k citations indexed

About

Xiao‐Zi Yuan is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Xiao‐Zi Yuan has authored 116 papers receiving a total of 7.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 108 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 50 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 26 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. Recurrent topics in Xiao‐Zi Yuan's work include Fuel Cells and Related Materials (56 papers), Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (49 papers) and Advanced battery technologies research (40 papers). Xiao‐Zi Yuan is often cited by papers focused on Fuel Cells and Related Materials (56 papers), Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (49 papers) and Advanced battery technologies research (40 papers). Xiao‐Zi Yuan collaborates with scholars based in Canada, China and Germany. Xiao‐Zi Yuan's co-authors include Haijiang Wang, Hui Li, Shengsheng Zhang, Jiujun Zhang, Zhaorong Chang, Chaojie Song, K. Andreas Friedrich, Haijiang Wang, Jonathan Martin and Mathias Schulze and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical review. B, Condensed matter, The Journal of Physical Chemistry B and Journal of Power Sources.

In The Last Decade

Xiao‐Zi Yuan

111 papers receiving 6.9k 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.

Degradation Mechanisms and Mitigation Strategies of Nickel-Rich NMC-Based Lithium-Ion Batteries

2019 597 citations Xiao‐Zi Yuan et al. Electrochemical Energy Reviews profile →
A review of proton exchange membrane water electrolysis on degradation mechanisms and mitigation strategies

2017 569 citations Xiao‐Zi Yuan, Hui Li et al. Journal of Power Sources profile →
A review of platinum-based catalyst layer degradation in proton exchange membrane fuel cells

2009 534 citations Shengsheng Zhang, Xiao‐Zi Yuan et al. Journal of Power Sources profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Xiao‐Zi Yuan Canada	42	6.2k	3.5k	1.6k	1.5k	949	116	7.1k
Meng‐Chang Lin China	37	7.9k 1.3×	3.6k 1.0×	865 0.5×	2.9k 1.9×	1.7k 1.8×	101	10.1k
Simon Thiele Germany	47	5.2k 0.8×	3.4k 1.0×	1.1k 0.7×	1.3k 0.9×	280 0.3×	180	6.4k
Zhigang Shao China	59	10.5k 1.7×	8.4k 2.4×	1.2k 0.7×	3.2k 2.1×	703 0.7×	321	12.4k
Jiujun Zhang China	46	4.7k 0.8×	2.2k 0.6×	1.1k 0.7×	1.6k 1.1×	1.3k 1.3×	191	6.7k
Yong‐Tae Kim South Korea	44	5.0k 0.8×	4.4k 1.2×	375 0.2×	2.5k 1.7×	1.1k 1.1×	264	7.9k
K.C. Neyerlin United States	42	6.0k 1.0×	5.9k 1.7×	429 0.3×	1.7k 1.1×	364 0.4×	105	7.1k
Ken S. Chen United States	19	4.8k 0.8×	3.4k 1.0×	681 0.4×	1.5k 1.0×	222 0.2×	41	5.5k
Lorenz Gubler Switzerland	38	4.4k 0.7×	2.1k 0.6×	1.2k 0.7×	835 0.6×	314 0.3×	154	4.9k
Shuiyun Shen China	38	3.6k 0.6×	3.2k 0.9×	345 0.2×	1.4k 0.9×	372 0.4×	160	4.6k
Vilayanur Viswanathan United States	32	7.8k 1.3×	1.4k 0.4×	4.0k 2.5×	1.3k 0.9×	1.6k 1.7×	64	8.7k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Yuan, Xiao‐Zi, Alison Platt, Ali Malek, et al.. (2025). A Review of Diagnostic Tools for Evaluating Porous Transport Layers for Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) Water Electrolysis. Electrochemical Energy Reviews. 8(1).

Chen, Kai, Bin Xiao, Xiao‐Zi Yuan, et al.. (2025). Impact of amplicon length on the identification of edible oils based on real-time PCR. Food Control. 176. 111372–111372.

Yuan, Xiao‐Zi, et al.. (2025). Exosome in HBV infection: current concepts and future perspectives. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 15. 1547525–1547525.

Yuan, Xiao‐Zi, et al.. (2024). Investigation of pinhole defects in gas diffusion layers for the quality control of proton exchange membrane fuel cells. Fuel Cells. 24(2). 90–99. 2 indexed citations

Zhao, Nana, et al.. (2024). Impacts of bubble defects in proton exchange membranes on fuel cell performance and durability. Journal of Power Sources. 596. 234072–234072. 11 indexed citations

Zhao, Nana, et al.. (2023). Impacts of cathode catalyst layer defects on performance and durability in PEM fuel cells. Journal of Power Sources. 583. 233565–233565. 15 indexed citations

Wang, Yajun, et al.. (2023). Measuring the through-plane and in-plane oxygen apparent diffusion coefficients in the gas diffusion layer. Frontiers in Energy Research. 11.

Yuan, Xiao‐Zi, Nima Shaigan, Nana Zhao, et al.. (2021). A review of functions, attributes, properties and measurements for the quality control of proton exchange membrane fuel cell components. Journal of Power Sources. 491. 229540–229540. 73 indexed citations

Laforgue, Alexis, Xiao‐Zi Yuan, Alison Platt, et al.. (2020). Effects of Fast Charging at Low Temperature on a High Energy Li-Ion Battery. Journal of The Electrochemical Society. 167(14). 140521–140521. 59 indexed citations

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Yao, Yao, Qi Feng, Shangqian Zhu, et al.. (2018). Chromium Oxynitride Electrocatalysts for Electrochemical Synthesis of Ammonia Under Ambient Conditions. Small Methods. 3(6). 50 indexed citations

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Li, Bao, et al.. (2014). Facile fabrication of LiMn2O4 microspheres from multi-shell MnO2 for high-performance lithium-ion batteries. Materials Letters. 135. 75–78. 28 indexed citations

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Li, Jing, Enbo Shangguan, Dan Guo, et al.. (2014). Calcium metaborate as a cathode additive to improve the high-temperature properties of nickel hydroxide electrodes for nickel–metal hydride batteries. Journal of Power Sources. 263. 110–117. 14 indexed citations

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Yu, Yi, Hui Li, Haijiang Wang, et al.. (2012). A review on performance degradation of proton exchange membrane fuel cells during startup and shutdown processes: Causes, consequences, and mitigation strategies. Journal of Power Sources. 205. 10–23. 262 indexed citations

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Wang, Haijiang, Xiao‐Zi Yuan, & Hui Li. (2011). PEM Fuel Cell Diagnostic Tools. 103 indexed citations

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Yuan, Xiao‐Zi, Hui Li, Shengsheng Zhang, Jonathan Martin, & Haijiang Wang. (2011). A review of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell durability test protocols. Journal of Power Sources. 196(22). 9107–9116. 285 indexed citations

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Shangguan, Enbo, Hongwei Tang, Zhaorong Chang, Xiao‐Zi Yuan, & Haijiang Wang. (2011). Effects of different Ni(OH)2 precursors on the structure and electrochemical properties of NiOOH. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 36(16). 10057–10064. 21 indexed citations

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Chang, Zhaorong, et al.. (2009). Synthesis and characterization of high-density LiFePO4/C composites as cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries. Electrochimica Acta. 54(20). 4595–4599. 94 indexed citations

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Zhang, Shengsheng, Xiao‐Zi Yuan, Haijiang Wang, et al.. (2009). Effects of open-circuit operation on membrane and catalyst layer degradation in proton exchange membrane fuel cells. Journal of Power Sources. 195(4). 1142–1148. 99 indexed citations

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Tang, Hongwei, et al.. (2009). Synthesis and Electrochemical Properties of High Density LiNi[sub 0.8]Co[sub 0.2−x]Ti[sub x]O[sub 2] for Lithium-Ion Batteries. Journal of The Electrochemical Society. 156(6). A478–A478. 9 indexed citations

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Chang, Zhaorong, Zhongjun Chen, Hongwei Tang, Xiao‐Zi Yuan, & Haijing Wang. (2008). Synthesis and Characterization of Non-Spherical LiCoO2 with High Tap-Density by a Two-Step Drying Method. ECS Meeting Abstracts. MA2008-02(12). 1246–1246. 1 indexed citations

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