Xin Xiao

8.9k total citations · 6 hit papers
105 papers, 7.0k citations indexed

About

Xin Xiao is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Water Science and Technology and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Xin Xiao has authored 105 papers receiving a total of 7.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 18 papers in Water Science and Technology and 17 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Xin Xiao's work include Advancements in Battery Materials (20 papers), Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (17 papers) and Advanced Battery Technologies Research (10 papers). Xin Xiao is often cited by papers focused on Advancements in Battery Materials (20 papers), Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (17 papers) and Advanced Battery Technologies Research (10 papers). Xin Xiao collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Japan. Xin Xiao's co-authors include Baoliang Chen, Zaiming Chen, Li Zhu, Yi Cui, Jerald L. Schnoor, Lizhong Zhu, Christopher P. Higgins, Yusheng Ye, Yaofeng Wang and Zhiao Yu and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Xin Xiao

98 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.

Rational solvent molecule tuning for high-performance lithium metal battery electrolytes

2022 722 citations Zhiao Yu, Zewen Zhang et al. profile →
Insight into Multiple and Multilevel Structures of Biochars and Their Potential Environmental Applications: A Critical Review

2018 717 citations Xin Xiao, Baoliang Chen et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →
Transformation, Morphology, and Dissolution of Silicon and Carbon in Rice Straw-Derived Biochars under Different Pyrolytic Temperatures

2014 467 citations Xin Xiao, Baoliang Chen et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →
Sorption of Poly- and Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) Relevant to Aqueous Film-Forming Foam (AFFF)-Impacted Groundwater by Biochars and Activated Carbon

2017 318 citations Xin Xiao, Baoliang Chen et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →
Scalable, Ultrathin, and High‐Temperature‐Resistant Solid Polymer Electrolytes for Energy‐Dense Lithium Metal Batteries

2022 297 citations Jiayu Wan, Yufei Yang et al. profile →
Recovery of isolated lithium through discharged state calendar ageing

2024 100 citations Wenbo Zhang, Philaphon Sayavong et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Xin Xiao China	39	2.3k	1.4k	1.1k	963	880	105	7.0k
Kai Liu China	40	1.6k 0.7×	629 0.5×	697 0.6×	580 0.6×	1.3k 1.5×	123	5.8k
Chen Li China	48	1.6k 0.7×	785 0.6×	361 0.3×	691 0.7×	1.5k 1.7×	402	7.4k
Tingting Zhang China	50	2.1k 0.9×	1.6k 1.2×	361 0.3×	1.2k 1.3×	1.5k 1.7×	301	8.5k
Zhihong Ye China	55	3.5k 1.5×	1.3k 0.9×	241 0.2×	701 0.7×	2.6k 2.9×	198	8.9k
Ran Bi China	37	1.4k 0.6×	595 0.4×	161 0.1×	1.0k 1.0×	981 1.1×	131	4.7k
Dong Zhang China	37	1.6k 0.7×	904 0.7×	232 0.2×	599 0.6×	1.2k 1.4×	208	4.6k
Di He China	50	2.7k 1.2×	3.8k 2.8×	625 0.6×	4.5k 4.7×	1.9k 2.2×	177	11.3k
Francesca Pagnanelli Italy	43	1.4k 0.6×	2.2k 1.6×	183 0.2×	1.1k 1.1×	477 0.5×	168	6.2k
Yanmei Li China	38	1.1k 0.5×	705 0.5×	184 0.2×	416 0.4×	987 1.1×	164	4.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xin Xiao

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20 of 20 papers shown

Kang, Hui, et al.. (2025). Reaction-induced interface engineering of high-density In2O3-TiO2 oxide for modulating CO2 reduction intermediates. Molecular Catalysis. 577. 114979–114979.

Xiao, Xin, et al.. (2025). Magnetic zero valent nickel nanoparticles composite with algal-derived biochar for superior removal performance toward phenanthrene. Separation and Purification Technology. 378. 134555–134555.

Xiao, Xin, et al.. (2025). Mechanistic Insights into the Inhibitory Role of Soil Humic Components in Iron (Oxyhydr)oxide Formation: From In Situ Kinetics to Molecular Thermodynamics. Environmental Science & Technology. 59(13). 6579–6589. 2 indexed citations

Xu, Jinwei, et al.. (2025). Advances in triple-phase catalysis for energy and environmental applications. Chemical Society Reviews. 54(24). 11545–11582. 1 indexed citations

Li, Yuqi, Xun Guan, Guoliang Hu, et al.. (2024). Spontaneous lithium extraction and enrichment from brine with net energy output driven by counter-ion gradients. Nature Water. 2(11). 1091–1101. 30 indexed citations

Xiao, Xin, et al.. (2024). The interfacial engineering of seaurchin-like CoP/Ni2P heterostructure for highly efficient alkaline hydrogen evolution. Chemical Engineering Science. 301. 120740–120740. 5 indexed citations

Xiao, Xin, Jingwei Li, Shizhao Yang, et al.. (2024). Effect of phosphorus impurities on sulfoaluminate cement-modified gypsum-based self-leveling mortar and improvement method. Construction and Building Materials. 442. 137616–137616. 5 indexed citations

Zhu, Xiangyu, Congcong Liu, Yajing Wu, et al.. (2024). Natural Disinfection-like Process Unveiled in Soil Microenvironments by Enzyme-Catalyzed Chlorination. Environmental Science & Technology. 58(8). 3838–3848. 4 indexed citations

Zhang, Wenbo, Philaphon Sayavong, Xin Xiao, et al.. (2024). Recovery of isolated lithium through discharged state calendar ageing. Nature. 626(7998). 306–312. 100 indexed citations breakdown →

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Li, Shan, Jian Wang, Dawei Li, et al.. (2024). Integrative Active Sites of Cathode for Electron-Oxygen-Proton Coupling To Favor H₂O₂ Production in a Photoelectrochemical System. Environmental Science & Technology. 58(23). 10072–10083. 6 indexed citations

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Zhao, Lei, et al.. (2023). Multi-scale design of MOF-based membrane separation for CO2/CH4 mixture via integration of molecular simulation, machine learning and process modeling and simulation. Journal of Membrane Science. 672. 121430–121430. 36 indexed citations

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Xiao, Xin, Jingwei Li, Yanhui Liu, et al.. (2023). Reuse of by-product gypsum with solid wastes-derived sulfoaluminate cement modification for the preparation of self-leveling mortar and influence mechanism of H3PO4. Construction and Building Materials. 411. 134298–134298. 15 indexed citations

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Xiao, Xin, et al.. (2022). Selective Separation Catalysis Membrane for Highly Efficient Water and Soil Decontamination via a Persulfate-Based Advanced Oxidation Process. Environmental Science & Technology. 56(5). 3234–3244. 38 indexed citations

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Yu, Zhiao, Weilai Yu, Yuelang Chen, et al.. (2022). Tuning Fluorination of Linear Carbonate for Lithium-Ion Batteries. Journal of The Electrochemical Society. 169(4). 40555–40555. 42 indexed citations

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Ye, Yusheng, Wenxiao Huang, Rong Xu, et al.. (2022). Cold‐Starting All‐Solid‐State Batteries from Room Temperature by Thermally Modulated Current Collector in Sub‐Minute. Advanced Materials. 34(36). e2202848–e2202848. 20 indexed citations

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Mao, Haiyan, Jing Tang, Gregory S. Day, et al.. (2022). A scalable solid-state nanoporous network with atomic-level interaction design for carbon dioxide capture. Science Advances. 8(31). eabo6849–eabo6849. 41 indexed citations

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Fan, Xingjun, Tao Cao, Yan Wang, et al.. (2020). The evolutionary behavior of chromophoric brown carbon during ozone aging of fine particles from biomass burning. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 20(8). 4593–4605. 56 indexed citations

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Wang, Yaofeng, Xin Xiao, Yiliang Xu, & Baoliang Chen. (2019). Environmental Effects of Silicon within Biochar (Sichar) and Carbon–Silicon Coupling Mechanisms: A Critical Review. Environmental Science & Technology. 53(23). 13570–13582. 112 indexed citations

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Chen, Zaiming, Xin Xiao, Baoshan Xing, & Baoliang Chen. (2019). pH-dependent sorption of sulfonamide antibiotics onto biochars: Sorption mechanisms and modeling. Environmental Pollution. 248. 48–56. 76 indexed citations

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Wang, Yaofeng, Xin Xiao, Kun Zhang, & Baoliang Chen. (2019). Effects of biochar amendment on the soil silicon cycle in a soil-rice ecosystem. Environmental Pollution. 248. 823–833. 35 indexed citations

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