Xilin Zhang

4.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
176 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

About

Xilin Zhang is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Xilin Zhang has authored 176 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 82 papers in Materials Chemistry, 80 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 55 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Xilin Zhang's work include Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (59 papers), Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (31 papers) and MXene and MAX Phase Materials (30 papers). Xilin Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (59 papers), Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (31 papers) and MXene and MAX Phase Materials (30 papers). Xilin Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Hong Kong. Xilin Zhang's co-authors include Zongxian Yang, Zhansheng Lu, Weichao Wang, Cheng Cheng, Jianzhang Li, Zhaoming Fu, Dongwei Ma, Qiang Gao, Jingchao Li and Yanan Tang and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Xilin Zhang

168 papers receiving 4.0k 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.

Symmetry Breaking of FeN₄ Moiety via Edge Defects for Acidic Oxygen Reduction Reaction

2025 34 citations Bing Tang, Qianqian Ji et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Xilin Zhang China	36	2.3k	1.9k	1.7k	368	274	176	4.1k
Wei Fang China	37	1.6k 0.7×	1.4k 0.7×	1.6k 1.0×	485 1.3×	172 0.6×	101	4.1k
Silvia Lenaerts Belgium	33	1.6k 0.7×	1.9k 1.0×	844 0.5×	291 0.8×	108 0.4×	109	3.4k
Ke Dai China	36	2.5k 1.1×	2.1k 1.1×	1.3k 0.7×	66 0.2×	277 1.0×	98	4.3k
Ruigang Wang United States	39	1.2k 0.5×	2.2k 1.1×	1.5k 0.9×	951 2.6×	374 1.4×	136	5.1k
Barry Wood Australia	28	1.1k 0.5×	1.4k 0.7×	974 0.6×	218 0.6×	187 0.7×	88	3.2k
Shou‐Heng Liu Taiwan	36	1.7k 0.7×	1.5k 0.8×	1.1k 0.7×	179 0.5×	129 0.5×	124	4.2k
Jin Wang China	35	923 0.4×	1.8k 0.9×	1.7k 1.0×	263 0.7×	259 0.9×	190	4.4k
M.C. Hidalgo Spain	47	4.9k 2.1×	4.1k 2.1×	1.2k 0.7×	263 0.7×	234 0.9×	138	6.6k
Michael J. Zachman United States	28	1.2k 0.5×	1.0k 0.5×	3.1k 1.9×	299 0.8×	147 0.5×	96	4.4k
Xuguang Li China	34	2.4k 1.0×	1.4k 0.8×	1.8k 1.0×	69 0.2×	159 0.6×	126	4.5k

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Tang, Bing, Qianqian Ji, Qianqian Ji, et al.. (2025). Symmetry Breaking of FeN₄ Moiety via Edge Defects for Acidic Oxygen Reduction Reaction. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(13). e202424135–e202424135. 34 indexed citations breakdown →

Wu, Nengyou, et al.. (2025). Spatial Heterogeneity of the Microbial Community in the Surface Sediments in the Okinawa Trough. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering. 13(4). 653–653.

Zhou, Jie, Xilin Zhang, Yuxuan Jiang, et al.. (2025). One stone, two birds: robust and self-absorption free flexible perovskite scintillators by metal–organic framework encapsulation. Nanoscale. 17(12). 7045–7054. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Jieyu, Xilin Zhang, Caiting Li, et al.. (2024). Dual-crosslinked ascidian larvae-inspired strong soy flour adhesive with excellent coating, prepressing adhesion and mildew-resistance performance. Industrial Crops and Products. 220. 119270–119270. 5 indexed citations

Feng, Shihao, et al.. (2024). A theoretical study on the enhanced oxygen evolution performance of NiN₄-graphene by Ni nanoclusters. Journal of Physics D Applied Physics. 57(20). 205301–205301. 2 indexed citations

Zhao, Jie, Zhiqi Zhang, Xilin Zhang, et al.. (2024). Out-of-plane coordination of iridium single atoms with organic molecules and cobalt–iron hydroxides to boost oxygen evolution reaction. Nature Nanotechnology. 20(1). 57–66. 65 indexed citations

Xu, Sinan, Zijun Wu, Xilin Zhang, et al.. (2024). 海洋沉积物碳循环过程数值模型的研究进展. Earth Science-Journal of China University of Geosciences. 49(4). 1431–1431.

Dong, Xiyang, Cuiling Xu, Xilin Zhang, et al.. (2024). Potential coupling of microbial methane, nitrogen, and sulphur cycling in the Okinawa Trough cold seep sediments. Microbiology Spectrum. 12(6). e0349023–e0349023. 3 indexed citations

Xu, Cuiling, Zhilei Sun, Qing Li, et al.. (2023). Methane distribution and sea-to-air methane flux in the Dongsha area of the South China Sea. Continental Shelf Research. 264. 105057–105057. 3 indexed citations

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Zhang, Jingtong, Xiaodong Li, Xilin Zhang, et al.. (2023). A Strongly Coupled Ag(S)@NiO/Nickel Foam Electrode Induced by Laser Direct Writing for Hydrogen Evolution at Ultrahigh Current Densities with Long‐Term Durability. Small Methods. 7(10). e2300461–e2300461. 14 indexed citations

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Xu, Tian, Xilin Zhang, Jinli Wang, et al.. (2023). Provenance and paleoenvironmental significance of sediments in the Beipo seamount of the northern South China Sea during the last deglaciation. Frontiers in Marine Science. 10. 4 indexed citations

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Wang, Mingyang, et al.. (2023). The synergistic effect of Ti and Nb in TiNbC leads to enhanced anode performance for Na-ion batteries - first-principles calculations. Physica Scripta. 98(2). 25710–25710. 4 indexed citations

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Wang, Xiaoming, Xiaoming Wang, Qianqian Peng, et al.. (2021). Carbonaceous-assisted confinement synthesis of refractory high-entropy alloy nanocomposites and their application for seawater electrolysis. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 607(Pt 2). 1580–1588. 36 indexed citations

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Fang, Yuqiang, Xilin Zhang, Gaoxin Lin, et al.. (2021). Realizing the Excellent HER Performance of Pt₃Pb₂S₂ by d-Orbital Electronic Modulation. Inorganic Chemistry. 60(21). 16538–16543. 7 indexed citations

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Zhao, Chunning, Xilin Zhang, Meng Yu, et al.. (2020). Cooperative Catalysis toward Oxygen Reduction Reaction under Dual Coordination Environments on Intrinsic AMnO₃‐Type Perovskites via Regulating Stacking Configurations of Coordination Units. Advanced Materials. 32(50). e2006145–e2006145. 39 indexed citations

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Wen, Lulu, Xilin Zhang, Jieyu Liu, et al.. (2019). Cr‐Dopant Induced Breaking of Scaling Relations in CoFe Layered Double Hydroxides for Improvement of Oxygen Evolution Reaction. Small. 15(35). e1902373–e1902373. 156 indexed citations

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Cheng, Cheng, Xilin Zhang, & Zongxian Yang. (2019). Low-temperature preferential oxidation of CO over Ag monolayer decorated Mo ₂ C (MXene) for purifying H ₂. Journal of Physics Condensed Matter. 31(21). 215201–215201. 9 indexed citations

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Cao, Hong, Zhilei Sun, Shikui Zhai, et al.. (2016). Hydrothermal processes in the Edmond deposits, slow- to intermediate-spreading Central Indian Ridge. Journal of Marine Systems. 180. 197–210. 9 indexed citations

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Zhang, Xilin. (2014). Purification of Phragmites australis and Scirpus triqueter in Different Degrees Eutrophic Water. Environmental Science & Technology. 2 indexed citations

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Zhang, Xilin, et al.. (2008). The key factor controlling hydrocarbon accumulation in Xihu Depression. 28(2). 14–24. 2 indexed citations

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