Xin Qian

7.2k total citations · 4 hit papers
74 papers, 5.8k citations indexed

About

Xin Qian is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Xin Qian has authored 74 papers receiving a total of 5.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 49 papers in Materials Chemistry, 16 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 11 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. Recurrent topics in Xin Qian's work include Thermal properties of materials (29 papers), Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and Devices (25 papers) and Thermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies (8 papers). Xin Qian is often cited by papers focused on Thermal properties of materials (29 papers), Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and Devices (25 papers) and Thermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies (8 papers). Xin Qian collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Hong Kong. Xin Qian's co-authors include Ronggui Yang, Gang Chen, Congliang Huang, Xinpeng Zhao, Jiawei Zhou, Guihua Yu, Liangti Qu, Xingyi Zhou, Ye Shi and Megan Alexander and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Advanced Materials and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Xin Qian

68 papers receiving 5.7k citations

Hit Papers

4 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.

Highly efficient solar vapour generation via hierarchically nanostructured gels

2018 1.8k citations Fei Zhao, Xingyi Zhou et al. Nature Nanotechnology profile →
Thermal conductivity of polymers and polymer nanocomposites

2018 694 citations Xin Qian, Ronggui Yang et al. profile →
Giant thermopower of ionic gelatin near room temperature

2020 565 citations Cheng‐Gong Han, Xin Qian et al. Science profile →
Phonon-engineered extreme thermal conductivity materials

2021 535 citations Xin Qian, Jiawei Zhou et al. Nature Materials profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Xin Qian China	30	2.9k	1.9k	1.1k	915	888	74	5.8k
Jun Qiu China	33	2.1k 0.7×	1.1k 0.6×	2.6k 2.4×	690 0.8×	330 0.4×	112	5.8k
Sakae Tanemura Japan	36	2.2k 0.8×	1.9k 1.0×	1.4k 1.3×	388 0.4×	455 0.5×	147	4.4k
Selçuk Yerci Türkiye	25	1.1k 0.4×	1.9k 1.0×	1.5k 1.4×	875 1.0×	830 0.9×	76	3.7k
Dong Wang China	37	2.4k 0.8×	1.7k 0.9×	1.9k 1.8×	1.1k 1.2×	177 0.2×	272	5.7k
Monika M. Biener United States	36	3.9k 1.4×	1.9k 1.0×	1.2k 1.1×	1.4k 1.5×	99 0.1×	102	7.0k
Wei Yang China	44	4.0k 1.4×	726 0.4×	2.8k 2.6×	1.2k 1.3×	138 0.2×	281	6.9k
Xiangkang Meng China	47	4.2k 1.5×	1.7k 0.9×	3.9k 3.6×	1.1k 1.2×	148 0.2×	299	9.1k
Jun Shen China	33	1.8k 0.6×	574 0.3×	1.4k 1.3×	942 1.0×	228 0.3×	160	3.7k
Guanghai Li China	45	4.1k 1.4×	1.5k 0.8×	2.9k 2.7×	1.1k 1.2×	147 0.2×	191	6.6k
Akihiro Kushima United States	43	2.9k 1.0×	609 0.3×	6.6k 6.1×	595 0.7×	136 0.2×	85	9.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Xin Qian

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Fields of papers citing papers by Xin Qian

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xin Qian

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Yang, Jinlei, Jianjian Li, Chao Yan, et al.. (2025). Microstructure, thermal properties and irradiation behaviors of uranium nitride (UN) nuclear fuel densified by Spark Plasma Sintering (SPS). Journal of Nuclear Materials. 608. 155709–155709. 2 indexed citations

Zhang, Guangzheng, Dong Shi-lin, Xin Qian, et al.. (2025). Transistor-level thermal management in wide and ultra-wide bandgap power semiconductor transistors: A review. International Journal of Thermal Sciences. 219. 110200–110200. 1 indexed citations

Wei, Y., et al.. (2025). Design Principles of Thermoelectric-Microchannel Hybrid Cooling Modules for Hotspot Thermal Management. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 247. 127113–127113. 1 indexed citations

Qian, Xin, Gang Quan, Te‐Huan Liu, & Ronggui Yang. (2024). API phonons: Python interfaces for phonon transport modeling. Materials Today Physics. 50. 101630–101630.

Liu, Jinjin, Haobo Yang, Jie Zhu, et al.. (2023). Glasslike cross-plane thermal conductivity of the kagome metals RbV3Sb5 and CsV3Sb5. Physical review. B.. 108(20). 9 indexed citations

Qian, Xin, et al.. (2023). Machine learning reconstruction of depth-dependent thermal conductivity profile from pump–probe thermoreflectance signals. Applied Physics Letters. 122(14). 10 indexed citations

Li, Yongheng, Ziyan Gao, Xin Qian, et al.. (2023). Thermal transport manipulated by vortex domain walls in bulk h-ErMnO3. Materials Today Physics. 31. 100972–100972. 5 indexed citations

Shin, Jungwoo, Geethal Amila Gamage, Zhiwei Ding, et al.. (2022). High ambipolar mobility in cubic boron arsenide. Science. 377(6604). 437–440. 85 indexed citations

Liu, Weishu, Xin Qian, Cheng‐Gong Han, Qikai Li, & Gang Chen. (2021). Ionic thermoelectric materials for near ambient temperature energy harvesting. Applied Physics Letters. 118(2). 70 indexed citations

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Zhang, Lenan, Yang Zhong, Xin Qian, et al.. (2021). Toward Optimal Heat Transfer of 2D–3D Heterostructures via van der Waals Binding Effects. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 13(38). 46055–46064. 24 indexed citations

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Qian, Xin, Jiawei Zhou, & Gang Chen. (2021). Phonon-engineered extreme thermal conductivity materials. Nature Materials. 20(9). 1188–1202. 535 indexed citations breakdown →

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Qian, Xin & Peng Ge. (2021). Underwater image enhancement via efficient generative adversarial network. Optica Applicata. 51(4). 2 indexed citations

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Han, Cheng‐Gong, Xin Qian, Qikai Li, et al.. (2020). Giant thermopower of ionic gelatin near room temperature. Science. 368(6495). 1091–1098. 565 indexed citations breakdown →

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Qian, Xin, Zhiwei Ding, Jungwoo Shin, Aaron J. Schmidt, & Gang Chen. (2020). Accurate measurement of in-plane thermal conductivity of layered materials without metal film transducer using frequency domain thermoreflectance. Review of Scientific Instruments. 91(6). 64903–64903. 48 indexed citations

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Zhao, Fei, Xingyi Zhou, Ye Shi, et al.. (2018). Highly efficient solar vapour generation via hierarchically nanostructured gels. Nature Nanotechnology. 13(6). 489–495. 1778 indexed citations breakdown →

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Wang, Chenglin, et al.. (2010). Effect of global climate change on cyanobacteria bloom in Taihu Lake. China Environmental Science. 30(6). 822–828. 3 indexed citations

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Wang, Chenglin, et al.. (2010). Divergence characteristics and formation mechanism of wind field appropriate for the cyanobacteria bloom in Taihu Lake. China Environmental Science. 30(9). 1168–1176. 3 indexed citations

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Qian, Xin, et al.. (2009). Comparison of two machine learning models for non-point source pollution load of watershed. China Environmental Science. 29(7). 762–766. 1 indexed citations

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Lv, Guoqiang, et al.. (2007). Research on Ghosting of Parallax Barrier Displays. Chinese Journal of Liquid Crystals and Displays. 1 indexed citations

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Suzuki, Tomoyuki, et al.. (2000). Behavior of Oxygen Deficit Water Growing in the Estuary of Tone River.. Journal of Japan Society on Water Environment. 23(10). 624–637. 2 indexed citations

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