Xin Hu

11.7k total citations · 5 hit papers
170 papers, 10.3k citations indexed

About

Xin Hu is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Xin Hu has authored 170 papers receiving a total of 10.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 101 papers in Materials Chemistry, 80 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 34 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Xin Hu's work include Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies (74 papers), Membrane Separation and Gas Transport (66 papers) and Covalent Organic Framework Applications (62 papers). Xin Hu is often cited by papers focused on Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies (74 papers), Membrane Separation and Gas Transport (66 papers) and Covalent Organic Framework Applications (62 papers). Xin Hu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Türkiye. Xin Hu's co-authors include Linlin Wang, Yiming He, Maohong Fan, Ying Wu, Gengshen Hu, Changdan Ma, Muslum Demi̇r, Leihong Zhao, Jie Yang and Jiawei Shao and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Nature Communications and Environmental Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

Xin Hu

167 papers receiving 10.2k 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.

Enhanced CO₂ Capture Capacity of Nitrogen-Doped Biomass-Derived Porous Carbons

2016 357 citations Xin Hu et al. profile →
Biomass derived nitrogen and sulfur co-doped porous carbons for efficient CO2 adsorption

2021 209 citations Jiawei Shao, Jiamei Huang et al. Separation and Purification Technology profile →
Water chestnut shell-derived N/S-doped porous carbons and their applications in CO2 adsorption and supercapacitor

2022 168 citations Jiali Bai, Muslum Demi̇r et al. profile →
Benchmark single-step ethylene purification from ternary mixtures by a customized fluorinated anion-embedded MOF

2023 161 citations Yunjia Jiang, Yongqi Hu et al. Nature Communications profile →
Sustainable CO2 Capture: N,S-Codoped Porous Carbons Derived from Petroleum Coke with High Selectivity and Stability

2025 25 citations Jiawei Shao, Yingyi Wang et al. Molecules profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Xin Hu China	62	5.2k	5.2k	2.9k	2.3k	1.8k	170	10.3k
João C. Diniz da Costa Australia	53	4.3k 0.8×	5.5k 1.1×	1.7k 0.6×	3.2k 1.4×	838 0.5×	258	11.1k
Antonio Sepúlveda‐Escribano Spain	50	3.0k 0.6×	5.3k 1.0×	1.8k 0.6×	2.9k 1.3×	1.9k 1.1×	182	9.5k
Camille Petit United Kingdom	48	2.2k 0.4×	4.9k 1.0×	2.1k 0.7×	1.2k 0.5×	3.9k 2.1×	126	8.6k
Xiubing Huang China	52	2.5k 0.5×	4.3k 0.8×	5.1k 1.8×	778 0.3×	1.6k 0.9×	167	9.0k
Jin Shang Hong Kong	49	2.1k 0.4×	3.3k 0.6×	1.3k 0.5×	1.9k 0.8×	2.5k 1.3×	164	7.3k
Zhong Li China	55	2.6k 0.5×	5.1k 1.0×	2.2k 0.8×	947 0.4×	4.1k 2.3×	199	8.9k
Dolores Lozano‐Castelló Spain	44	1.9k 0.4×	4.5k 0.9×	1.3k 0.4×	1.5k 0.7×	1.1k 0.6×	131	8.4k
Hong Meng China	44	2.6k 0.5×	4.0k 0.8×	1.5k 0.5×	1.8k 0.8×	2.0k 1.1×	203	7.9k
Qibin Xia China	57	4.0k 0.8×	6.9k 1.3×	1.5k 0.5×	875 0.4×	6.2k 3.4×	161	10.3k
Robert Mokaya United Kingdom	63	3.1k 0.6×	8.7k 1.7×	1.7k 0.6×	2.0k 0.9×	4.4k 2.4×	199	14.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xin Hu

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Zhi, Yue, Y. Yin, Qiang Xiao, et al.. (2025). One-step synthesis of K3PO4-activated phosphorus-enriched carbons for enhanced carbon capture. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 13(3). 116694–116694. 14 indexed citations

Zhang, Hao, Yuanyuan Shang, Xin Hu, et al.. (2025). Dynamic bond-enhanced, recyclable polyurethane elastomer with high strength and self-healing properties for advanced 3D printing. Composites Part B Engineering. 304. 112500–112500. 3 indexed citations

Kwiatkowski, Mirosław & Xin Hu. (2025). Computer analysis of the influence of preparation conditions on the porous structure development of nitrogen-doped activated carbons. Journal of CO2 Utilization. 96. 103090–103090.

Shao, Jiawei, Yingyi Wang, M. Che, et al.. (2025). N, S Co-doped porous carbons from coconut shell for selective CO2 adsorption. Journal of the Energy Institute. 123. 102273–102273. 3 indexed citations

Shao, Jiawei, Yingyi Wang, M. Che, et al.. (2025). Sustainable CO2 Capture: N,S-Codoped Porous Carbons Derived from Petroleum Coke with High Selectivity and Stability. Molecules. 30(2). 426–426. 25 indexed citations breakdown →

Xie, Yangyang, Honglei Fan, M. Che, et al.. (2024). Hydrophobicity and Pore Structure: Unraveling the Critical Factors of Alcohol and Acid Adsorption in Zeolites. Molecules. 29(22). 5251–5251. 2 indexed citations

Zhang, Jiayu, Zhihao Zeng, Lin Yue, et al.. (2024). Enhanced photocatalytic nitrogen fixation performance via in situ constructing BiO2–/NaNbO3 heterojunction. Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering. 69. 92–100. 5 indexed citations

Zhi, Yue, Qiyun Yu, Qianyu Xu, et al.. (2024). Enhanced CO₂ Adsorption Capacity in Highly Porous Carbon Materials Derived from Melamine-Formaldehyde Resin. Energy & Fuels. 38(14). 13186–13195. 46 indexed citations

Xu, Qianyu, Junting Wang, Jiamin Feng, et al.. (2024). D-glucose-derived S-doped porous carbon: Sustainable and effective CO2 adsorption. Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 709. 136054–136054. 27 indexed citations

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Wang, Junfeng, Shude Yuan, Jiayu Zhang, et al.. (2023). Greatly boosted photocatalytic N2-to-NH3 conversion by bismuth doping in CdMoO4: Band structure engineering and N2 adsorption modification. Separation and Purification Technology. 314. 123554–123554. 53 indexed citations

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Zhao, Chunran, Lin Yue, Shude Yuan, et al.. (2023). Enhanced photocatalytic N2 fixation and water purification using Bi/ZnSnO3 composite: Mechanistic insights and novel applications. Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry. 132. 135–147. 41 indexed citations

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Bai, Jiali, Jiamei Huang, Qing Jiang, et al.. (2023). Synthesis and characterization of polyphenylene sulfide resin-derived S-doped porous carbons for efficient CO2 capture. Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 674. 131916–131916. 56 indexed citations

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Zhao, Chunran, Xiaojing Li, Lin Yue, et al.. (2023). One-step preparation of novel Bi-Bi2O3/CdWO4 Z-scheme heterojunctions with enhanced performance in photocatalytic NH3 synthesis. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 968. 171956–171956. 75 indexed citations

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Hu, Xin, et al.. (2023). Effect of Metal Cations on Colloids-Microcystin-LR Interaction. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 111(3). 28–28. 1 indexed citations

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Lü, Ning, Xin Hu, Hongyan Guo, et al.. (2023). Highly anisotropic and ultra-diffusive vacancies in α-antimonene. Nanoscale. 15(10). 4821–4829. 2 indexed citations

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Yuan, Shude, Junfeng Wang, Chunran Zhao, et al.. (2023). S-scheme Bi2O3/CdMoO4 hybrid with highly efficient charge separation for photocatalytic N2 fixation and tetracycline Degradation: Fabrication, catalytic Optimization, physicochemical studies. Separation and Purification Technology. 325. 124665–124665. 87 indexed citations

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Zhang, Jiayu, Lin Yue, Zhihao Zeng, et al.. (2023). Preparation of NaNbO3 microcube with abundant oxygen vacancies and its high photocatalytic N2 fixation activity in the help of Pt nanoparticles. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 636. 480–491. 47 indexed citations

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Jiang, Yunjia, Yongqi Hu, Binquan Luan, et al.. (2023). Benchmark single-step ethylene purification from ternary mixtures by a customized fluorinated anion-embedded MOF. Nature Communications. 14(1). 401–401. 161 indexed citations breakdown →

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Wang, Junfeng, Chunran Zhao, Shude Yuan, et al.. (2023). One-step fabrication of Cu-doped Bi2MoO6 microflower for enhancing performance in photocatalytic nitrogen fixation. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 638. 427–438. 144 indexed citations

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Wang, Qi, Jin Wang, Xin Hu, et al.. (2021). Coupling CsPbBr₃ Quantum Dots with Covalent Triazine Frameworks for Visible‐Light‐Driven CO₂ Reduction. ChemSusChem. 14(4). 1131–1139. 68 indexed citations

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