Xin Qu

6.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
109 papers, 5.4k citations indexed

About

Xin Qu is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Xin Qu has authored 109 papers receiving a total of 5.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 42 papers in Materials Chemistry and 35 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Xin Qu's work include Advancements in Battery Materials (38 papers), Extraction and Separation Processes (32 papers) and Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (26 papers). Xin Qu is often cited by papers focused on Advancements in Battery Materials (38 papers), Extraction and Separation Processes (32 papers) and Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (26 papers). Xin Qu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Ukraine. Xin Qu's co-authors include Shaochen Chen, Wei Zhu, Justin Liu, Beilei Zhang, Hongwei Xie, Huayi Yin, Dihua Wang, Xuanyi Ma, Cheuk Sun Edwin Lai and Pengrui Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Xin Qu

101 papers receiving 5.3k 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.

Deterministically patterned biomimetic human iPSC-derived hepatic model via rapid 3D bioprinting

2016 701 citations Xin Qu, Wei Zhu et al. profile →
Biomimetic 3D-printed scaffolds for spinal cord injury repair

2019 545 citations Jacob Koffler, Wei Zhu et al. Nature Medicine profile →
Direct 3D bioprinting of prevascularized tissue constructs with complex microarchitecture

2017 434 citations Wei Zhu, Xin Qu et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Xin Qu China	35	2.7k	1.5k	1.5k	1.3k	946	109	5.4k
Jun Ma China	46	2.4k 0.9×	1.9k 1.3×	3.1k 2.1×	744 0.6×	1.0k 1.1×	122	7.4k
Marcella Trombetta Italy	45	2.4k 0.9×	612 0.4×	452 0.3×	747 0.6×	132 0.1×	127	5.7k
Zhiyuan Han China	45	1.5k 0.5×	617 0.4×	4.0k 2.6×	988 0.8×	105 0.1×	164	6.7k
Wenjing Yang China	41	3.0k 1.1×	1.0k 0.7×	427 0.3×	593 0.5×	123 0.1×	134	6.1k
Yan Yan Shery Huang United Kingdom	31	2.4k 0.9×	819 0.5×	567 0.4×	310 0.2×	96 0.1×	102	5.5k
Stephen Beirne Australia	33	2.7k 1.0×	280 0.2×	1.1k 0.7×	864 0.7×	51 0.1×	100	4.2k
Lan Yin China	33	2.5k 0.9×	569 0.4×	1.7k 1.1×	210 0.2×	84 0.1×	96	4.3k
Guangfu Yin China	41	2.5k 0.9×	376 0.2×	1.4k 0.9×	160 0.1×	98 0.1×	275	6.4k
Johan Liu Sweden	41	1.8k 0.7×	1.4k 0.9×	2.7k 1.8×	186 0.1×	89 0.1×	368	6.5k
Hong Yee Low Singapore	38	2.1k 0.8×	1.5k 1.0×	1.2k 0.8×	384 0.3×	27 0.0×	125	5.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Xin Qu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Xin Qu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xin Qu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Xin Qu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Xin Qu based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Xin Qu. Xin Qu is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Chen, Xiang, Xinyu Li, Yongxin Wu, et al.. (2025). Corrosion resistance of PbSrSnAl positive grid alloys for lead-acid batteries. Electrochimica Acta. 519. 145835–145835. 1 indexed citations

Zhou, Fengyin, Beilei Zhang, Hongya Wang, et al.. (2025). Mechanical force inducing oxygen vacancies and pyrolysis gas reduction activity for the efficient valorization of waste biomass and Li-ion batteries. Green Chemistry. 27(26). 7918–7927. 2 indexed citations

Wang, Danfeng, Fengyin Zhou, Hongya Wang, et al.. (2025). Co-recycling of LiCoO2 and LiFePO4 enabled by self-redox reactions and electrochemical mediation. Journal of Power Sources. 653. 237720–237720. 1 indexed citations

Shi, Pengfei, Yafei Jie, Fang Hu, et al.. (2024). From waste to material strategy: A closed-loop regeneration process of spent LiFePO4 batteries. Separation and Purification Technology. 359. 130502–130502. 8 indexed citations

Zhou, Fengyin, Hongya Wang, Xin Qu, et al.. (2024). Revealing the delithiation process of spent LiMn2O4 and LiNi0.6Co0.2Mn0.2O2 batteries during the biomass-assisted gasthermal and carbothermal reduction. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 477. 135304–135304. 11 indexed citations

Li, Xinyu, Kaifa Du, Di Chen, et al.. (2024). Tailoring Borate Mediator Species Enables Industrial CO Production with Improved Overall Energy Efficiency by Sustainable Molten Salt CO₂ Electrolysis. Advanced Science. 12(4). e2406457–e2406457.

Gao, Shuaibo, Xin Qu, Xiang Chen, et al.. (2024). Recycling Co and Li from spent lithium-ion batteries with the pyrolysis gases of retired photovoltaics panels. Chemical Engineering Journal. 492. 152299–152299. 8 indexed citations

Qu, Xin, et al.. (2024). Reaction mechanism of CO2 on the surface δ-Pu(1 0 0):a DFT study. Computational Materials Science. 244. 113267–113267.

Zhou, Fengyin, Hongya Wang, Xin Qu, et al.. (2024). Coupling Electrochemical Leaching with Solvent Extraction for Recycling Spent Lithium-Ion Batteries. Environmental Science & Technology. 15 indexed citations

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Gao, Shuaibo, Xiang Chen, Jiakang Qu, et al.. (2024). Recycling of silicon solar panels through a salt-etching approach. Nature Sustainability. 7(7). 920–930. 34 indexed citations

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Liu, Mengjie, Xin Qu, Fengyin Zhou, et al.. (2024). Waste plastics upcycled for high-efficiency H2O2 production and lithium recovery via Ni-Co/carbon nanotubes composites. Nature Communications. 15(1). 6473–6473. 28 indexed citations

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Zhou, Fengyin, Mengjie Liu, Xiangyun Li, et al.. (2023). Preparation of CoO-C catalysts from spent lithium-ion batteries and waste biomass for efficient degradation of ciprofloxacin via peroxymonosulfate activation. Chemical Engineering Journal. 471. 144469–144469. 33 indexed citations

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Qu, Xin, Beilei Zhang, Jingjing Zhao, et al.. (2023). Fast ammonium sulfate salt assisted roasting for selectively recycling degraded LiFePO4 cathode. Journal of Cleaner Production. 435. 140428–140428. 34 indexed citations

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Wang, Dandan, Huiru Yang, Ziang Zhao, et al.. (2023). Unravelling the adsorption and electroreduction performance of CO₂ and N₂ over defective and B, P, Si-doped C₃Ns: a DFT study. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 25(25). 16952–16961. 4 indexed citations

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Wang, Dandan, et al.. (2023). Transition metal doped and strain engineered VS−MoS2 as electrocatalysts for N2 electroreduction: A DFT study. Molecular Catalysis. 550. 113538–113538. 9 indexed citations

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Qu, Xin, Lihua Yang, Jian Lv, et al.. (2022). Particle Swarm Predictions of a SrB₈ Monolayer with 12-Fold Metal Coordination. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 144(25). 11120–11128. 18 indexed citations

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Zhao, Jingjing, Jiakang Qu, Xin Qu, et al.. (2022). Cathode electrolysis for the comprehensive recycling of spent lithium-ion batteries. Green Chemistry. 24(16). 6179–6188. 28 indexed citations

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Li, Mengting, Beilei Zhang, Xin Qu, et al.. (2022). A SiCl₄-Assisted Roasting Approach for Recovering Spent LiCoO₂ Cathode. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 10(26). 8305–8313. 38 indexed citations

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Koffler, Jacob, Wei Zhu, Xin Qu, et al.. (2019). Biomimetic 3D-printed scaffolds for spinal cord injury repair. Nature Medicine. 25(2). 263–269. 545 indexed citations breakdown →

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Zhu, Changyan, Haifeng Lv, Xin Qu, et al.. (2019). TMC (TM = Co, Ni, and Cu) monolayers with planar pentacoordinate carbon and their potential applications. Journal of Materials Chemistry C. 7(21). 6406–6413. 34 indexed citations

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